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Hot, humid conditions made for a compelling afternoon of racing at the Circle K Budds Creek National, as the ninth round of the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship featured an exceptional battle for victory across both the 450 Class and 250 Class. With its demanding, technical layout, Budds Creek Motocross Park always serves as one of the toughest tests of the season and it lived up to expectation yet again.

Fittingly enough, the battle for the 450 Class victory came down to the championship’s top two contenders as Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Dylan Ferrandis and Team Honda HRC’s Ken Roczen went head-to-head all afternoon long. The international stars traded moto wins and finished the day tied atop the overall standings, but it was Ferrandis’ triumph in the second moto that gave him the tiebreaker and an impressive fifth win during his maiden season in the premier division.

In the 250 Class, all eyes were on Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Justin Cooper and Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence as the championship rivals entered the day separated by a handful of points. While each rider made their presence felt over the course of two motos, it was Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing’s Jeremy Martin who spoiled the party to capture his class-leading third victory of the season.

Budds Creek National – 450 Class

Budds Creek Motocross Park – Mechanicsville, MD

August 21, 2021

	Rider	Hometown	Motos	Machine
1	Dylan Ferrandis	Avignon, France	2 – 1	Yamaha YZ450F
2	Ken Roczen	Mattstedt, Germany	1 – 2	Honda CRF450R
3	Eli Tomac	Cortez, CO	4 – 3	Kawasaki KX450
4	Chase Sexton	La Moille, IL	3 – 4	Honda CRF450R
5	Cooper Webb	Newport, NC	5 – 6	KTM 450 SX-F
6	Joey Savatgy	Thomasville, GA	6 – 7	KTM 450 SX-F
7	Marvin Musquin	La Reole, France	10 – 5	KTM 450 SX-F
8	Dean Wilson	Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom	8 – 9	Husqvarna FC 450
9	Coty Schock	Dover, DE	7 – 11	Honda CRF450R
10	Max Anstie	Newbury, England, United Kingdom	9 – 10	Suzuki RM-Z450

Full Results

450 Class Standings – 2021

	Rider	Hometown	Points
1	Dylan Ferrandis	Avignon, France	531
2	Eli Tomac	Cortez, CO	458
3	Ken Roczen	Mattstedt, Germany	446
4	Cooper Webb	Newport, NC	358
5	Chase Sexton	La Moille, IL	342
6	Christian Craig	El Cajon, CA	292
7	Marvin Musquin	La Reole, France	240
8	Joey Savatgy	Thomasville, GA	240
9	Justin Barcia	Monroe, NY	239
10	Aaron Plessinger	Hamilton, OH	232

Full Standings

Budds Creek National – 250 Class

Budds Creek Motocross Park – Mechanicsville, MD

August 21, 2021

	Rider	Hometown	Motos	Machine
1	Jeremy Martin	Millville, MN	3 – 1	Yamaha YZ250F
2	Jett Lawrence	Landsborough, Queensland, Australia	2 – 2	Honda CRF250R
3	Justin Cooper	Cold Spring Harbor, NY	1 – 4	Yamaha YZ250F
4	Hunter Lawrence	Landsborough, Queensland, Australia	6 – 3	Honda CRF250R
5	Austin Forkner	Richards, MO	4 – 5	Kawasaki KX250F
6	Jo Shimoda	Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan	7 – 7	Kawasaki KX250F
7	R.J. Hampshire	Hudson, FL	9 – 6	Husqvarna FC 250
8	Ty Masterpool	Fallon, NV	8 – 9	GasGas MC 250F
9	Dilan Schwartz	Alpine, CA	10 – 8	Suzuki Rm-z250
10	Jalek Swoll	Belleview, FL	5 – 15	Husqvarna FC 250

Full Results

250 Class Standings – 2021

	Rider	Hometown	Points
1	Jett Lawrence	Landsborough, Queensland, Australia	497
2	Justin Cooper	Cold Spring Harbor, NY	491
3	Hunter Lawrence	Landsborough, Queensland, Australia	381
4	R.J. Hampshire	Hudson, FL	364
5	Jo Shimoda	Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Japan	340
6	Jeremy Martin	Millville, MN	307
7	Austin Forkner	Richards, MO	256
8	Michael Mosiman	Sebastopol, CA	252
9	Max Vohland	Sacramento, CA	236
10	Dilan Schwartz	Alpine, CA	209