Cianciarulo and Cooper Lead the Way in Thunder Valley Qualifying
Saturday, October 3, 2020 | 2:00 PM
The penultimate round of the 2020 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship is underway from Colorado's mile-high Thunder Valley Motocross Park. Qualifying is complete at the WPS/FLY Racing Thunder Valley National, establishing the starting lineup and order of gate selection for the pair of scheduled motos in both the 450 Class and 250 Class.
A strong second half of the 2020 season continued for 450 Class rookie Adam Cianciarulo, who posted the fastest time aboard his Monster Energy Kawasaki. The two-time winner this season and current occupant of second in the championship standings laid down a lap of 2:05.336 in the second session, putting him a full second ahead of Rocky Mountain ATV/MC-KTM-WPS' Blake Baggett in second (2:06.384). Current point leader Zach Osborne posted the seventh-fastest lap aboard his Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing machine (2:08.901).
In the 250 Class, Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing's Justin Cooper carried the momentum of his first overall podium finish of the season one week ago to lead the way. Cooper, who finished in a tie for the win at this event last season, topped the time sheets with a lap of 2:07.574 in what was a quicker first session for many in the 250 Class. He narrowly edged out teammate Shane McElrath by a tenth of a second (2:07.690), while fellow Star Yamaha rider and championship leader Dylan Ferrandis rounded out a sweep of the top three times for the Yamaha squad (2:08.097).
Thunder Valley - 450 Class Combined Qualifying
Thunder Valley Motocross Park - Lakewood, CO
Rider | Time | Interval | Best Lap | Hometown | Machine | |
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1 | ![]() | 2:05.336 | ![]() | |||
2 | ![]() | 2:06.384 | ![]() | |||
3 | ![]() | 2:07.107 | ![]() | |||
4 | ![]() | 2:07.408 | ![]() | |||
5 | ![]() | 2:07.806 | ![]() | |||
6 | ![]() | 2:08.319 | ![]() | |||
7 | ![]() | 2:08.901 | ![]() | |||
8 | ![]() | 2:08.949 | ![]() | |||
9 | ![]() | 2:09.168 | ![]() | |||
10 | ![]() | 2:09.240 | ![]() |
Thunder Valley - 250 Class Combined Qualifying
Thunder Valley Motocross Park - Lakewood, CO
Rider | Time | Interval | Best Lap | Hometown | Machine | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 2:07.574 | ![]() | |||
2 | Shane McElrath | 2:07.690 | ![]() | |||
3 | ![]() | 2:08.097 | ![]() | |||
4 | ![]() | 2:09.088 | ![]() | |||
5 | ![]() | 2:09.667 | ![]() | |||
6 | ![]() | 2:10.238 | ![]() | |||
7 | ![]() | 2:10.386 | ![]() | |||
8 | ![]() | 2:10.607 | ![]() | |||
9 | Carson Mumford | 2:11.369 | ![]() | |||
10 | ![]() | 2:11.392 | ![]() |