The 450 Class opening moto started with Autotrader.com/Toyota/Yamaha’s Justin Barcia taking his third Motosport.com Holeshot Award of the season. He had quick company in Bud Light Fastest Qualifier Christophe Pourcel, who traded spots with Barcia several times on the opening lap aboard his Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing machine. After the field came around for Lap 1, the top six riders were within three seconds of each other with Weston Peick, Broc Tickle, Roczen and points leader Ryan Dungey all staying close to the front two riders.

Despite his sixth-place start, Dungey was able to get by three riders on the next lap and quickly put his Red Bull KTM into a podium spot. He wouldn’t stop there as he stalked and eventually overtook both Pourcel and Barcia by the fourth lap. Roczen followed suit and made his move into the runner-up position just before the halfway mark.

Roczen kept Dungey honest all moto, only finishing four seconds behind the current points leader. Dungey claimed his third moto win of the season. Roczen was second, and Pourcel held onto third, his first podium finish of the year.

Familiar riders led the pack around the first turn in Moto 2 with Pourcel earning the Motosport.com Holeshot Award and Barcia in tow. Roczen and Dungey also grabbed good starts and by the second lap, Roczen did exactly what he needed to do and made his way to the lead. Dungey hunted down his closest championship contender and made his way into the runner-up spot by the end of Lap 2.

The duo played cat and mouse for the entire moto, with Dungey having his best opportunity to try for the lead with less than five minutes remaining. He closed the gap to less than a second, but Roczen answered the call and quickly widened the gap to three seconds.

Behind the championship contenders, Pourcel, Barcia and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jason Anderson battled for the final podium position. After Pourcel had a small bobble, Anderson got by the Frenchman and then quickly pursued Barcia, moving into third in the first half of the race and maintaining a comfortable distance in front of Barcia.

By the end of the moto Roczen stretched the gap to 10-plus seconds, giving the German titleholder his first overall win of the season with a 2-1 finish. It also signified the first Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship victory for RCH Soaring Eagle/Jimmy Johns/Suzuki Factory Racing.

“I am so stoked to finally get an overall,” said Roczen. “The fans were incredible. The track was a little tricky so you had to stay on it. I love racing and it’s good to go into an off weekend with a win and have the motivation to get even stronger. It’s a bummer we didn’t gain any points, but we’re taking it step by step right now. It’s a good step in the right direction.”

Dungey (1-2) finished second overall after the tiebreaker while rookie Anderson scored his third overall podium finish of the season with a 4-3.

With Roczen and Dungey splitting the motos at High Point, Dungey maintained his 37-point lead heading into the first break of the season. Anderson made a big jump from sixth to third in the point’s standings.

250 Class championship contender Musquin established himself early at High Point Raceway when he earned his first Bud Light Fastest Qualifier of the season. He didn’t miss a beat once the gate dropped on the first moto, grabbing the Motosport.com Holeshot Award over GEICO Honda’s RJ Hampshire and Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Adam Cianciarulo. GEICO Honda’s Christian Craig followed close in fourth. 

Musquin utilized a clear track in front of him to quickly pull a gap over the rest of the field, while entering point’s leader Martin was caught mid-pack and came through the first lap in 10^th. As Musquin extended his lead, behind him Hampshire tried his best to hold off pursuit from Cianciarulo, with the Kawasaki rider eventually taking over the runner-up spot on Lap 5.

Hampshire held onto the podium position for half the race until a mistake allowed both CycleTrader.com/Rock River Yamaha’s Alex Martin and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Zach Osborne to get by. Jeremy Martin took most of the moto to make it into the top five, pulling in behind his brother Alex with the white flag waving, but was ultimately unable to get by and settled for fourth. Cianciarulo held onto second, while Alex Martin finished third.  

For the second time this season, Musquin led from start to finish and claimed his fifth moto victory in Moto 1.