With more than 100 career wins and 10 career championships in the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, Ricky Carmichael is the standard bearer of success and it's why he's affectionately known as the G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time). In celebration of Carmichael's legacy Pro Motocross has been recognizing the most determined rider at each respective round of the championship with the Ricky Carmichael Hard Charger Award for more than a decade. This award recognizes the one competitor at each of the nine rounds on the schedule  who overtakes the highest number of his fellow racers in either 450 Class moto.

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Each recipient of the Deltran Battery Tender RC Hard Charger Award is recognized during the riders meeting at the following national and is awarded with a custom-designed trophy.

A historic weekend from legendary RedBud MX kicked off on Friday for the first of two rounds of Labor Day weekend action at the Michigan track. The Circle K RedBud I National provided a unique setting with it's weekday positioning, but it was business as usual once bikes took to the track. Throughout the 2020 season Monster Energy Yamaha Factory Racing's Justin Barcia has shown flashes of brilliance, with the trademark speed that has made him one of the sport's most exciting riders. While Barcia's confidence is certainly high, some inconsistent starts have arguably been the one thing keeping the Yamaha rider from the top step of the podium, and it showed again at RedBud I. As the 450 Class field approached the first turn to start Moto 1, Barcia unfortunately found himself caught up in another rider's misfortune. With virtually the entire field ahead Barcia got back on track and went to work, quickly battling his way up to 24th place by the completion of the opening lap. From there he continued his charge up the running order and sustained his determined pace to fight back to just outside the top five in sixth. The improvement of 18 positions in the moto helped Barcia earn his second RC Hard Charger Award in four races this season, and the effort ultimately put him in a position to capture an overall podium result at the end of the day.

RedBud I: 
#51 Justin Barcia / Monroe, New York / Yamaha
+18 positions in 450 Moto 1 (24th to 6th)

2020 Deltran Battery Tender RC Hard Charger Award Recipients

Loretta Lynn's:
#51 Justin Barcia / Monroe, New York / Yamaha
+15 positions in 450 Moto 2 (22nd to 7th)

Loretta Lynn's 2: 
#16 Zach Osborne / Abingdon, Virginia / Husqvarna
+26 positions in 450 Moto 1 (31st to 5th)

Ironman: 
#62 Christian Craig / El Cajon, California / Honda
+24 positions in 450 Moto 2 (36th to 12th)