Oakland, CA – Red Bull KTM Factory riders Ryan Dungey and Ken Roczen finished 4th and 6th respectively at the fourth round of the Monster Energy Supercross Series held at Oakland Coliseum.
Roczen was placed in the first heat race where he got a great jump out of the gate to round the first corner in 3rd place. He battled with Ivan Tedesco for the first lap before moving around him to fill the 2nd place position. He rode a steady pace and finished the heat in 2nd to easily qualify to the main event.
Dungey was placed in the second 450 SX heat. Dungey started the race in 4th position and battled Wil Hahn for 3rd throughout the heat. He was unable to make the pass but held on to take 4th to transfer to the main event.
When the gate dropped for the 450 SX main event, Dungey launched off the line to a 6th place start while Roczen was a few positions back in 9th. By the fourth lap, Dungey had moved up to 4th position while Roczen had moved up two spots to sit in 7th.
The next lap, Dungey began to battle with James Stewart for the 4th place position. The two riders actually hit a few times during their battle but managed to stay up and charge forward. Stewart was able to move around Dungey to take the position but through the battle they both reeled in Justin Brayton. On lap eight, Stewart and Dungey both passed Brayton which moved Dungey to 4th once again. Meanwhile, Roczen moved into 6th place after Justin Barcia crashed. Roczen spent the remainder of the race chasing down Brayton. With two laps to go, Roczen was able to move around to move into 5th. Unfortunately, Roczen made a small mistake on the final lap and lost the position back to Brayton. Out front, Dungey managed to close the gap on Chad Reed for 3rd position on the final lap but was unable to gain the position and finished 4th for the evening.
“Of course, I would have liked to finish on the podium,” remarked Dungey. “The top three were riding really good tonight, and unfortunately, I wasn’t able to move up. I am looking forward to the next Anaheim race and hope to get closer to getting a win.”
Next Event: Anaheim III – February 1, 2014
Overall Results –
1. Ryan Villopoto
2. James Stewart
3. Chad Reed
4. Ryan Dungey – KTM
5. Justin Brayton
6. Ken Roczen – KTM
7. Justin Barcia
8. Wil Hahn
9. Jake Weimer
10. Andrew Short – KTM
11. Joshua Grant
12. Ivan Tedesco – KTM
13. Mike Alessi
14. Vince Friese
15. Nick Wey
16. Matt Goerke – KTM
17. Kyle Chisholm
18. Jimmy Albertson
19. Nick Schmidt
20. James Decotis
21. Kyle Partridge
22. Weston Peick
Overall Point Standings –
1. Ryan Villopoto – 84
2. Chad Reed – 77
3. Ken Roczen – 75
4. Ryan Dungey – 75
5. Justin Brayton – 71