Pro Motocross: Ironman 2021 Results – RM Rider Exchange

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The 10th round of the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship took place at Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville, Indiana on August 28. The series is officially winding down, but that didn’t stop racers in both classes from putting in some statement rides. It’s all included below.

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450MX Report

Moto 1

In an unexpected show of speed, Joey Savatgy flew out of the gate in 450 Moto 1 to take the holeshot. He looked calm and confident leading Dylan Ferrandis, Eli Tomac, and Chase Sexton around the first lap. Ken Roczen had gotten a slower start near the back of the top 10 but had climbed up to 4th place – ousting Sexton – before the end of the second lap.

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Roczen’s tear didn’t end there. After Sexton was in the rearview, Tomac was next to get passed. Roczen’s speed pushed Ferrandis up to Savatgy, but Roczen closed the gap. The top-3 riders were nearly bar-to-bar, and Ferrandis took advantage of the proximity to get on the throttle. He overtook 1st, leading Roczen past Savatgy as well. Tomac eventually caught up and passed Savatgy, too.

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The race was then between Ferrandis, Roczen, and Tomac. The three caught up to each other, fell behind a few seconds, and made pass attempts throughout the rest of the moto. In the end, the only pass that stuck was Tomac’s on Roczen. At the checkered flag, it was Ferrandis, Tomac, Roczen, Cooper Webb, and Sexton making up the top 5.

Moto 2

It seemed as though Webb would take the holeshot of the second 450 moto, but Ferrandis narrowly crossed the line first and slotted into 1st. Before the end of the first lap, however, Webb retaliated and took back the position. With Ferrandis scrambling to catch back up to Webb, Tomac came speeding towards him and made a quick pass.

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After making the pass for 2nd place, Tomac was on fire. It didn’t take him more than a few laps to catch up to Webb and overtake the lead. This left Webb fending off Ferrandis, which he didn’t do for very long. Ferrandis made his way past Webb over the finish line jump, even making some contact.

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Behind the battle for the podium positions, teammates Sexton and Roczen were in a battle of their own. The two played cat-and-mouse for a while, but Sexton eventually blew past Roczen. By that point, there wasn’t much time left for anything else. Tomac, Ferrandis, Webb, Sexton, and Roczen finished in the top 5 positions. The overall win went to Tomac – his first of the season – with Ferrandis and Webb taking the other podium positions. Roczen took 4th overall for the day with Sexton finishing in 5th place.

450MX Results

Pos.	No.	Name	M1	M2	Points	Overall
1	3	Eli Tomac	2	1	47	368
2	14	Dylan Ferrandis	1	2	47	439
3	2	Cooper Webb	4	3	38	278
4	94	Ken Roczen	3	5	36	389
5	23	Chase Sexton	5	4	34	342
6	72	Coty Schock	8	6	28	130
7	17	Joey Savatgy	7	8	27	216
8	19	Justin Bogle	10	7	25	143
9	28	Brandon Hartranft	9	9	24	135
10	11	Kyle Chisholm	11	10	21	41
11	97	Ben LaMay	12	11	19	54
12	951	Ryan Surratt	14	13	15	57
13	7	Aaron Plessinger	6	36	15	232
14	76	Grant Harlan	18	12	12	12
15	122	Jeremy Hand	16	14	12	34
16	57	Justin Rodbell	15	16	11	67
17	800	Jace Kessler	13	DNF	8	16
18	341	Tyler Stepek	23	15	6	27
19	85	Kevin Moranz	21	17	4	4
20	270	Jacob Runkles	20	18	4	27
21	280	William Clason	17	35	4	13
22	794	Bryce Backaus	28	19	2	3
23	376	Chris Canning	19	38	2	48
24	87	Curren Thurman	25	22	0	4
25	148	Bryce Hansen	26	20	1	1
26	144	Nicolas Rolando	27	21	0	0
27	124	Lane Shaw	30	26	0	0
28	647	Matthew Hubert	29	27	0	0
29	460	Michael Hicks	34	23	0	0
30	139	Nathen LaPorte	32	25	0	0
31	309	Jeremy Smith	24	33	0	2
32	178	Clayton Tucker	31	28	0	0
33	441	Scott Meshey	22	39	0	17
34	118	Cheyenne Harmon	38	24	0	0
35	546	Tylor Skodras	33	29	0	0
36	615	Cody Groves	39	30	0	4
37	136	Joshua Philbrick	37	32	0	0
38	999	Nicholas Tomasunas	36	34	0	0
39	391	Rody Schroyer	35	40	0	0
40	248	Travis Delnicki	DNF	31	0	0
41	525	Spencer Winter	DNF	37	0	0
42	711	Tristan Lane	40	DNF	0	0

250MX Report

Moto 1

The 250MX championship has come down to Justin Cooper and Jett Lawrence. With only three points separating the two riders headed into Ironman, the focal point of the race was their battle – and battle they did. Lawrence tore down the start straight first, but Cooper snuck in at the holeshot and took the early lead of the race. Lawrence, Max Vohland, and Jeremy Martin were all in tow. Just behind them, a large pileup claimed Jo Shimoda, Derek Kelley, RJ Hampshire, and Jarrett Frye, sending the podium threats back into the pack.

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Up front, Lawrence made a quick move on Cooper to slot into 1st. Martin made a pass on Vohland to overtake 3rd, and suddenly Cooper was feeling the pressure. He began to falter, dropping two positions. As Cooper lost speed, Martin gained it, closing in on Lawrence. At one point, Martin made it into 1st, but Lawrence quickly moved back into the position.

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With Lawrence back in 1st, Martin was riding aggressively and, as it turned out, dangerously. Martin came out of a corner too hard and ended up getting launched off his bike. He landed on his arm, breaking his left wrist and ending his 2021 MX season.

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With Martin out of the race, Lawrence went on to take 1st. Shimoda managed to take 2nd, followed by Michael Mosiman, Cooper, and Austin Forkner.

Moto 2

After working to regain positions in the first 250 moto, Shimoda started out front in the second. His lead was a little shaky, but he held off Lawrence, Ty Masterpool, Cooper, and Hampshire for several laps before Lawrence took over the lead. Spots shuffled around at that point with Hampshire making a few passes, Shimoda falling back, and Cooper fighting to catch up to his title rival.

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In a few more laps and with a few more passes, Hampshire and Shimoda became locked in a battle for 2nd place. For the last half of the race, the two contended until Hampshire eventually secured the upper hand. Shimoda settled into 3rd place, staying ahead of Cooper in 4th. Cooper wasn’t really much competition in the moto, certainly not enough to catch up to Lawrence.

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In the end, Lawrence went 1-1 to take the overall win. Shimoda’s 2-3 finishes put him in 2nd, with Cooper finishing 3rd with finishes of 4-4. Mosiman and Forkner rounded out the top 5.

250MX Results

Pos.	No.	Name	M1	M2	Points	Overall
1	18	Jett Lawrence	1	1	50	414
2	30	Jo Shimoda	2	3	42	262
3	32	Justin Cooper	4	4	36	403
4	42	Michael Mosiman	3	6	35	189
5	38	Austin Forkner		5	32	218
6	24	RJ Hampshire	13	2	30	300
7	75	Ty Masterpool	6	7	29	138
8	39	Carson Mumford	8	8	26	153
9	41	Hunter Lawrence	12	9	21	319
10	90	Dilan Schwartz	9	13	20	160
11	380	Preston Kilory	10	14	18	47
12	59	Jarrett Frye	15	10	17	140
13	307	Brandon Scharer	14	12	16	29
14	241	Joshua Varize	16	11	15	91
15	115	Max Vohland	7	29	14	182
16	147	Levi Kitchen	11	35	10	57
17	172	Tommy Rios	18	15	9	10
18	995	Christopher Prebula	20	16	6	13
19	170	Devin Simonson	21	17	4	6
20	77	Jerry Robin	17	26	4	11
21	874	Zack William	22	18	3	9
22	742	TJ Uselman	24	19	2	3
23	432	Kaeden Amerine	19	40	2	8
24	437	Vincent Luhovey	23	20	1	1
25	544	Noah Willbrant	27	24	0	0
26	841	Jeffrey Walker	30	22	0	0
27	554	Wade Brommel	25	28	0	0
28	412	Jared Lesher	33	21	0	0
29	766	Levi Newby	31	23	0	0
30	807	Cole Harkins	34	25	0	0
31	341	Evan Haimowitz	29	31	0	0
32	162	Maxwell Sanford	32	30	0	0
33	73	Derek Kelley	26	38	0	25
34	443	Luke Renzland	28	37	0	1
35	112	Xylian Ramella	36	34	0	8
36	153	Stephen Hooker	35	39	0	0
37	366	Blaze Cremaldi	DNF	37	0	0
38	364	Chad Saultz	DNF	32	0	0
39	266	Brett Greenly	DNF	33	0	0
40	164	Matthew Klann	DNF	36	0	0
41	6	Jeremy Martin	37	DNS	0	307
42	379	Coner Burger	38	DNF	0	0
43	204	Kyle Greeson	49	DNF	0	0
44	337	Slade Smith	40	DNF	0	0

Dylan Ferrandis is now a full 50 points ahead of Ken Roczen for the 450 class. For the 250 class, however, Jett Lawrence has now taken over the top spot with an 11-point lead over Justin Cooper. There’s still time for things to change, so we’ll see what happens next week.