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.

While most of the country enjoyed a break on the Monday Labor Day holiday, the stars of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship were hard at work for the second half of a historic doubleheader from RedBud MX. The Circle K RedBud II National featured hard-fought battles throughout the field on the sprawling layout, which once again demanded the most out of the riders. For reigning three-time 450 Class Champion Eli Tomac, the 2020 season hasn't gotten off to the start virtually anyone expected. The Monster Energy Kawasaki rider has been hit with a myriad of misfortune thus far, where his quest for the four-peat had been anything but smooth. At RedBud II, Tomac was one of several top riders left on the ground after an incident in the second turn to start Moto 2, with the champ getting the worst of it by completing the opening lap in 29th place. Never one to quit, Tomac had no choice but to go to work. Over the course of the 30-minutes-plus-two-laps moto Tomac pushed as hard as possible and was able to make an impressive climb through the field to finish in seventh and salvage what could have easily been a disaster of a moto. By virtue of his improvement of 22 positions in the final moto, Tomac earned the RC Hard Charger Award for RedBud II.

RedBud II: 
#1 Eli Tomac / Cortez, Colorado / Kawasaki
+22 positions in 450 Moto 2 (29th to 7th)

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)

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