Marvin Musquin Finishes 2nd at Thunder Valley MX to Maintain Lead in 450 Championship

Round 3 – AMA Pro Motocross Championship – June 3, 2017

Musquin rode a hard-fought race at the notoriously challenging Thunder Valley National. Despite the high elevation and the difficult track, Musquin, the current red plate holder, was the fastest 450 qualifier of the day and went 4-3 for second overall to maintain his lead in 450 rider point standings. Musquin went down with a group of riders at the start of the first 450 moto, but quickly remounted charged from last to 16th by the end of the second lap. He continued to push and navigated his KTM 450 SX-F FACTORY EDITION into 11th by the next lap. 

He charged hard and battled up to seventh before shadowing sixth at the halfway point then latched on to a freight train of riders in the front of the pack. He made the pass for fifth shortly thereafter, then got into an epic battle with the riders around him with eight minutes to go. Holding his ground, he charged into fourth and set his sights on the top-three. He was fired up and continued to battle, but fell back to fifth after a charge by fellow KTM rider Blake Baggett. He stayed focused and made the pass for fourth with two laps to go, and would eventually finish fourth. 

The Frenchman was ninth at the start of the second 450 moto and started putting in work to navigate through the pack. Making it to sixth by the second lap, he started battling and made a successful pass for the fifth-place spot before the start of the third lap and set his sights on the top-four. He quickly made the pass for fourth before hunting down third, and had the upper hand to make an impressive pass and overtake the position. Charging hard in third, he stayed steady and put in a strong ride to finish third. The 4-3 finish gave him second overall on the day and maintains his points lead in 450 rider point standings. 

Musquin: “The team is putting in a lot of work, and I’m trying not to put too much pressure on myself. It’s been good. We’ve been consistent for the first three rounds, and I’m happy to do good for the team since I’m the only rider. With Dungey retiring, I kind of wanted to step it up and be one of the best. I think I’m showing the team that I’m doing the work and giving it 100%. I’m just going to keep going."  

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team’s Trey Canard missed the first three rounds of racing due to a collarbone injury sustained in a practice crash before the season. Canard plans to make his return to the AMA Pro Motocross Championship in the coming rounds. 

Next Round: High Point National - June 17, 2017  

450 Class Overall Results
1. Blake Baggett , KTM (3-1) 
2. Marvin Musquin, KTM (4-3) 
3. Jason Anderson, HQV (2-6) 
4. Justin Bogle, SUZ (1-9) 
5. Eli Tomac, KAW (7-2) 
6. Cole Seely, HON (5-10) 
7. Dean Wilson, HQV (9-7) 
8. Broc Tickle, SUZ (8-8) 
9. Justin Barcia, SUZ (6-12) 
10. Martin Davalos, HQV (10-11) 

250 Class Overall Results
1. Joey Savatgy, KAW (4-1) 
2. Alex Martin, KTM (1-4) 
3. Jeremy Martin, HON (3-2) 
4. Austin Forkner, KAW (2-3) 
5. Zach Osborne, HQV (8-5) 
6. Dylan Ferrandis, YAM (9-6) 
7. Colt Nichols, YAM (6-12) 
8. Mitchell Harrison, YAM (11-8) 
9. Shane McElrath, KTM (10-9) 
10. Michael Mosiman, HQV (12-10) 

450 Class Championship Standings
1. Marvin Musquin (127) 
2. Eli Tomac (110) 
3. Blake Baggett (108) 
4. Jason Anderson (93) 
5. Justin Bogle (86) 
6. Dean Wilson (84) 
7. Cole Seely (81) 
8. Broc Tickle (79) 
9. Josh Grant (76) 
10. Justin Barcia (69) 

250 Class Championship Standings
1. Zach Osborne (119) 
2. Alex Martin (110) 
3. Jeremy Martin (101) 
4. Joey Savatgy (93) 
5. Austin Forkner (89) 
6. Colt Nichols (89) 
7. Adam Cianciarulo (85) 
8. Aaron Plessinger (78) 
9. Mitchell Harrison (66) 
10. Dylan Ferrandis (64)

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