Round 5 of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship is underway from Muddy Creek. Check back here for recaps and highlights from the 450 Class throughout the day.

QUALIFYING

For the third time this season, Eli Tomac will get the top gate pick for Moto 1 after setting the fastest lap time in 450 Class qualifying. Tomac (1:51.405) topped his rival Marvin Musquin (1:52.034) by about a half second in qualifying session No. 2. After an intense battle to close out last weekend’s race at High Point, will these two find each other on the track again today?

Qualifying in third was Justin Barcia (1:53.159), who had actually been the top rider in the morning’s first qualifying session. However, lap times in that earlier session were slower overall due to some rain that hit Tennessee in the morning.

450 Qualifying Times
1. Eli Tomac, 1:51.405
2. Marvin Musquin, 1:52.034
3. Justin Barcia, 1:53.159
4. Blake Baggett, 1:53.431
5. Justin Hill, 1:53.900
6. Ken Roczen, 1:54.228
7. Phil Nicoletti, 1:54.690
8. Benny Bloss, 1:54.977
9. Brandon Scharer, 1:56.359
10. Weston Peick, 1:56.628
11. Kyle Cunningham, 1:57.084
12. Alex Ray, 1:57.916
13. Ben LaMay, 1:57.996
14. Chris Canning, 1:58.020
15. Henry Miller, 1:58.278
16. Jerry Robin, 1:58.363
17. Lorenzo Locurcio, 1:59.006
18. Brandan Leith, 1:59.038
19. Cody Cooper, 1:59.062
20. Tyler Stepek, 1:59.141
Full Results

MOTO 1

Though Eli Tomac hasn’t traditionally been known as a great starter, he’s been turning things around recently. That continued at Muddy Creek as he got another strong start but was edged out for the Moto 1 holeshot by Ken Roczen. Meanwhile Marvin Musquin was involved in a crash on the first lap and ended up around 20th.

While Tomac spent the first few laps stalking Roczen, Justin Barcia made a few passes to work his way up to third and close in on the lead pack. About 10 minutes into the moto, Tomac found a line that carried him past Roczen into the lead and enabled him to open up a slight gap. Less than two minutes later, Barcia also got around Roczen to take second place.

Over the next few laps, Tomac was able to turn some fast times and put some more distance between himself and Barcia. By the time there were eight minutes left on the countdown clock, Tomac’s lead had already grown to over 10 seconds.

The top three (Tomac, Barcia, Roczen) remained unchanged over the remainder of the moto, and Blake Baggett took fourth place. Behind them, Musquin had been making moves throughout the moto. After his first-lap incident, the Frenchman made a number of passes to get up to fifth place and salvage some points.

450 Moto 1 Results
1. Eli Tomac
2. Justin Barcia
3. Ken Roczen
4. Blake Baggett
5. Marvin Musquin
6. Weston Peick
7. Phil Nicoletti
8. Justin Hill
9. Benny Bloss
10. Henry Miller
11. Kyle Cunningham
12. Dylan Merriam
13. Ben LaMay
14. Heath Harrison
15. Jacob Hayes
16. Brandon Scharer
17. Nick Gaines
18. Alex Ray
19. Jake Masterpool
20. Cody Cooper
Full Results

MOTO 1 EXTENDED RECAP

MOTO 1 HIGHLIGHT: ROCZEN, TOMAC START 1-2; MUSQUIN CRASHES

MOTO 1 HIGHLIGHT: TOMAC VS. ROCZEN FOR THE LEAD 

 

MOTO 2

Ken Roczen grabbed his second holeshot of the day with Justin Barcia and Marvin Musquin next in line. This time though, Tomac was nowhere to be seen near the front of the group — he started around 20th and would have his work cut out for him.

With Tomac out of the picture (at least for the time being), the 450 Class’s other premier riders had a prime opportunity to capture a moto win. On the opening lap, it was Barcia taking advantage by passing Roczen for the lead. Musquin soon got around Roczen as well to move into second place. Musquin then set his sights on Barcia and was able to pass him about eight minutes into the race.

While Musquin, Barcia and Roczen continued to run in the top three spots, Tomac continued his charge through the field. By getting around Blake Baggett and Weston Peick, the Kawasaki rider moved himself into fourth with a little over 10 minutes remaining on the countdown clock. That left Tomac with more than enough time to reel in Roczen and make a pass for third place — a pass which moved Tomac into position for the day’s overall victory.

At that point, Tomac had some time left to go after Barcia, but the battle never materialized. Tomac backed off in the closing laps and settled for third place. Barcia (2-2) took second place in the moto and second overall for the day (his best result since 2016), while Musquin (5-1) wrapped up the Moto 2 victory and third place overall.

But for the fifth straight round, Tomac was the overall victor. He also extended his points lead a bit and will now take a 32-point lead into Southwick.

450 Moto 2 Results
1. Marvin Musquin
2. Justin Barcia
3. Eli Tomac
4. Ken Roczen
5. Blake Baggett
6. Weston Peick
7. Justin Hill
8. Benny Bloss
9. Phil Nicoletti
10. Kyle Cunningham
11. Cody Cooper
12. Jacob Hayes
13. Alex Ray
14. Cade Autenrieth
15. Brandon Scharer
16. Jake Masterpool
17. Dylan Merriam
18. Brandan Leith
19. Henry Miller
20. Ben LaMay
Full Results

MOTO 2 EXTENDED RECAP

MOTO 2 HIGHLIGHT: MUSQUIN VS. BARCIA FOR THE LEAD

MOTO 2 HIGHLIGHT: TOMAC PASSES ROCZEN TO SECURE OVERALL WIN

 

450 OVERALL RESULTS

1. Eli Tomac (1-3)
2. Justin Barcia  (2-2)
3. Marvin Musquin (5-1)
4. Ken Roczen (3-4)
5. Blake Baggett (4-5)
6. Weston Peick (6-6)
7. Justin Hill (8-7)
8. Phil Nicoletti (7-9)
9. Benny Bloss (9-8)
10. Kyle Cunningham (11-10)
11. Jacob Hayes (16-12)
12. Dylan Merriam (12-17)
13. Henry Miller (10-19)
14. Brandon Scharer (15-15)
15. Cody Cooper (20-11)
16. Alex Ray (18-13)
17. Ben LaMay (13-20)
18. Cade Autenrieth (21-14)
19. Jake Masterpool (19-16)
20. Heath Harrison (14-32)

450 POINT STANDINGS

1. Eli Tomac, 242
2. Marvin Musquin, 210
3. Justin Barcia, 184
4. Ken Roczen, 169
5. Blake Baggett, 164
6. Weston Peick, 148
7. Benny Bloss, 126
8. Phil Nicoletti, 118
9. Cody Cooper, 80
10. Jason Anderson, 73

(Story and photos from ProMotocross.com)