Anderson’s Consistency at Budds Creek Rewarded with Second Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Victory

Hampshire Becomes Third Different 250 Class Winner of the Season

MECHANICSVILLE, MD – August 21, 2022 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, made its annual visit to Southern Maryland for Round 10 of the 50th anniversary season in the shadow of the nation’s capital. The GEICO Motorcycle Budds Creek National featured hot and humid conditions at famed Budds Creek Motocross Park, which resulted in a competitive afternoon of racing where a consistent effort from Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jason Anderson allowed him to prevail for a second career 450 Class victory. In the 250 Class, Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s RJ Hampshire emerged to become the division’s third different winner of the season.

Moto 1

The first moto in the 450 Class began with Team Honda HRC’s Ken Roczen leading the way for the MotoSport.com Holeshot with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Ryan Dungey in tow, followed by Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing’s Eli Tomac and Team Honda HRC’s Chase Sexton, the two championship leaders. Sexton then crashed and dropped deep in the field. He encountered even more misfortune on the following lap when he was caught up in another rider’s incident.

Sexton’s hard luck provided an opening for Tomac, who made the pass on Dungey for second and pressured Roczen for the lead. Tomac bided his time and made the pass happen seven minutes into the moto as Sexton looked to fight his way back into the top 20 in the running order.

Tomac slowly added to his lead through the middle portion of the moto and moved out to more than five seconds clear of Roczen, who asserted his hold on second. Dungey maintained third for most of the moto but was forced to do battle with Anderson as the moto reached its final 10 minutes. Anderson went on the attack at his first opportunity and made the pass for the position.

Anderson’s march forward didn’t end there. He closed in on Roczen just a couple laps later and made an easy pass for second inside the final five minutes of the moto. From there the battle for third came down to Roczen and Dungey as the two longtime rivals gave chase to one another throughout the closing minutes of the moto.

Tomac was in a class of his own out front and charged to his 11th moto win of the season by 12.1 seconds over Anderson, while Roczen held off Dungey for third. Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing’s Christian Craig rounded out the top five. Sexton…