🎥 AMA MX: Ironman National Highlights

7 years ago | Words: Brandon Short/Pro Motocross | Photos: MX Sports Pro Racing / Jeff Kardas

The 12th and final round of the 2017 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship wasn’t short on drama, as the battle for the 450 Class title came down to the final moto of the season. While MXGP star Jeffrey Herlings stole the spotlight by posting a 1-1 sweep of the motos in his Pro Motocross debut, substituting at Team Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, it was Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac who walked away with the coveted #1 plate and hoisted the Edison Dye Cup. Tomac’s path to his first premier class title wasn’t without adversity, including a crash in the first moto and being forced to fight back from a start outside the top 10 in Moto 2. While Team Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Marvin Musquin and RMATV/MC-WPS-KTM’s Blake Baggett each put forth valiant efforts to erase their championship deficits en route to second and third, respectively, Tomac did enough to ensure the title would be his.

In the 250 Class, newly crowned champion and Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing rider Zach Osborne put a dominant finishing touch on his breakout season, bookending the summer with 1-1 sweeps. Osborne’s unparalleled consistency resulted in five wins and overall podium finishes in 11 of 12 rounds.

450 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

  1. Jeffrey Herlings, Elsendorp, Netherlands, KTM (1-1)
  2. Marvin Musquin, La Reole, France, KTM (2-2)
  3. Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., KTM (3-3)
  4. Cole Seely, Newbury Park, Calif., Honda (4-4)
  5. Cooper Webb, Morehead City, N.C., Yamaha (6-5)
  6. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Kawasaki (5-6)
  7. Weston Peick, Wildomar, Calif., Suzuki (7-8)
  8. Christian Craig, Corona, Calif., Honda (9-7)
  9. Justin Bogle, Cushing, Okla., Suzuki (11-9)
  10. Dean Wilson, Glasgow, Scotland, Husqvarna (12-10)

450 Class Championship Standings

  1. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Kawasaki – 470
  2. Marvin Musquin, La Reole, France, KTM – 453
  3. Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., KTM – 451
  4. Dean Wilson, Glasgow, Scotland, Husqvarna – 340
  5. Cole Seely, Newbury Park, Calif., Honda – 330
  6. Justin Bogle, Cushing, Okla., Suzuki – 308
  7. Cooper Webb, Morehead City, N.C., Yamaha – 268
  8. Weston Peick, Wildomar, Calif., Suzuki – 268
  9. Martin Davalos, Quito, Ecuador, Husqvarna – 263
  10. Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Husqvarna – 216
  11. Christian Craig, Corona, Calif., Honda – 216

250 Class Overall Results (Moto Finish)

  1. Zach Osborne, Abingdon, Va., Husqvarna (1-1)
  2. Adam Cianciarulo, Port Orange, Fla., Kawasaki (2-2)
  3. Colt Nichols, Muskogee, Okla., Yamaha (3-4)
  4. Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Honda (8-3)
  5. Mitchell Harrison, Brighton, Mich., Yamaha (5-8)
  6. Chase Sexton, La Moille, Ill., Honda (10-6)
  7. RJ Hampshire, Hudson, Fla., Honda (12-5)
  8. Sean Cantrell, Newbury Park, Calif., KTM (6-12)
  9. Justin Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Kawasaki (11-9)
  10. Bradley Taft, Nixa, Mo., Yamaha (7-13)

250 Class Championship Standings

  1. Zach Osborne, Abingdon, Va., Husqvarna – 501
  2. Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Honda – 420
  3. Adam Cianciarulo, Port Orange, Fla., Kawasaki – 374
  4. Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, Yamaha – 337
  5. Joey Savatgy, Thomasville, Ga., Kawasaki – 324
  6. Dylan Ferrandis, Avignon, France, Yamaha – 305
  7. Colt Nichols, Muskogee, Okla., Yamaha – 303
  8. Alex Martin, Millville, Minn., KTM – 296
  9. Mitchell Harrison, Brighton, Mich., Yamaha – 279
  10. Shane McElrath, Canton, N.C., KTM – 248
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