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

- Lakewood, CO

RiderTimeIntervalBest LapHometownMachine
1Adam Cianciarulo 2:05.336United States Port Orange, FL
2Blake Baggett 2:06.384United States Grand Terrace, CA
3Chase Sexton 2:07.107United States La Moille, IL
4Christian Craig 2:07.408United States El Cajon, CA
5Marvin Musquin 2:07.806France La Reole, France
6Eli Tomac 2:08.319United States Cortez, CO
7Zach Osborne 2:08.901United States Abingdon, VA
8Justin Barcia 2:08.949United States Monroe, NY
9Justin Bogle 2:09.168United States Cushing, OK
10Broc Tickle 2:09.240United States Holly, MI
Full Results

    

Thunder Valley - 250 Class Combined Qualifying

- Lakewood, CO

RiderTimeIntervalBest LapHometownMachine
1Justin Cooper 2:07.574United States Cold Spring Harbor, NY
2 2:07.690United States Canton, NC
3Dylan Ferrandis 2:08.097France Avignon, France
4R.J. Hampshire 2:09.088United States Hudson, FL
5Jeremy Martin 2:09.667United States Millville, MN
6Hunter Lawrence 2:10.238Australia Landsborough, Australia
7Jarrett Frye 2:10.386United States Mechanicsville, MD
8Nate Thrasher 2:10.607United States Livingston, TN
9 2:11.369United States Simi Valley, CA
10Brandon Hartranft 2:11.392United States Brick, NJ
Full Results

    

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