Red Bull KTM’s Ryan Dungey won the Monster Energy AMA Supercross race Saturday night in the season’s third and final event at Angel Stadium, his first victory of the season.
Team Honda rookie Cole Seely carded his best ride of his 450SX rookie season with a 2nd place finish. GEICO Honda’s Eli Tomac placed third, rounding out the podium.
450-class winners – 2nd Place – Cole Seely, 1st Place – Ryan Dungey, 3rd Place – Eli Tomac (Photo cred: Supercross LIVE Instagram)
Yamalube/Star Racing/Yamaha’s Cooper Webb won his third Western Regional 250SX Class Main Event in five races to extended his points lead. Troy Lee Designs’ Jessy Nelson crossed the line in second-place followed by Webb’s teammate, Aaron Plessinger, in third.
Congratulations to all of the winners!
Did you know that the top three riders from both classes have MMI graduates as technicians?
- Carlos Rivera is the technician for Ryan Dungey, KTM/Red Bull. Carlos was always awarded the “MMI Top Tech Award” for the third Anaheim race, earning him a $1,000 check to his name.
- Rich Simmons is the technician for Cole Seely, Factory Honda.
- Brand Kranz is the technician for Eli Tomac, Geico Honda.
- Eric Gass is the technician for Cooper Webb, Yamaha Star Racing.
- Jordan Troxel is the technician for Jessy Nelson, Troy Lee Design/KTM
- Billy Hartel is the technician for Aaron Plessinger, Yamaha Star Racing.
Watch this video about Motorcycle Mechanics Institute:
MMI Graduate and Supercross Technician, Brian Kranz graduated from MMI Phoenix in 2003 and discusses how MMI helped him turn his passion into a career in Supercross.
