BLOUNTVILLE, Tennessee — The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, presented by AMA Pro Racing, enjoyed its most competitive afternoon of the 2016 season on Saturday with the Red Bull Tennessee National at Muddy Creek Raceway. Hotly contested battles for the win were showcased in each class during the hottest conditions of the first five rounds.

In the 450 Class, RCH Soaring Eagle/Jimmy John’s/Suzuki Factory Racing’s Ken Roczen continued his dominant start to a potential second title, sweeping the motos yet again to secure his fourth victory in five rounds. In the 250 Class, Yamalube/Star Racing Yamaha’s Cooper Webb claimed his first overall win of the championship.

Roczen’s fourth 1-1 sweep of the season gives him wins in nine out of 10 motos this season, continuing the most successful start of his professional career. It was the landmark 10th career win for the German rider.

“That [second moto win] felt good. That’s the way you want to win a race,” said Roczen. “[Tomac] was pushing during the final laps but I was able to hold him off. This was one of the hotter races [this season], which made it tougher. I’m just going to keep doing what I’m doing [in training] because it seems to be working. We were able to get another win today and go 1-1, so we’ll just keep working.”
Tomac’s 2-2 effort for second overall was his best of the season and gives him four overall podium finishes in five rounds.

Tickle’s third-place finish in the final moto vaulted him to his fifth career overall podium finish (6-3), his first since the 2012 season.

“We [Roczen and I] were just nailing our lines and clicking off laps out there. He got a little out of touch [in the middle of the moto] but we were able to close in,” said Tomac. “He was just riding awesome and kept me behind him. It’s good. We’ll take this and move on to fight another day. I really just want to beat him across the line next weekend.”

Roczen added to his already comfortable lead in the 450 Class standings, which now sits at 47 points over Tomac, just three shy of two full motos.

Seely, who finished fourth overall, jumped to third in points and sits 92 points out of the lead.

Webb’s first career win came at Muddy Creek, his adopted home race, during the 2014 season and his 2-1 results made him the first repeat winner in the 250 Class at the facility. It was the fourth win of his career.

Savatgy’s lead in the 250 Class standings was trimmed to 12 points over Webb. Jeremy Martin, who finished fifth overall (6-5), sits third, 32 points out of the lead.

The Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship will reach the halfway point of the 2016 season next weekend with the RedBud National in Buchanan, Michigan.

The sixth round of the championship will commence over Independence Day weekend Saturday.