Roczen and Cooper Lead the Way in Thunder Valley Qualifying

Saturday, June 5, 2021 | 2:00 PM

Morning action from the second round of the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship has set the tone for what looks to be another exciting afternoon of racing at the Toyota Thunder Valley National. Practice and qualifying has wrapped up, with a pair of familiar names atop the time sheets.

Fresh off a stellar performance at the opening round one week ago, Team Honda HRC's Ken Roczen kept the momentum rolling by pacing the 450 Class field in qualifying. The former series champion posted a time of 2:05.667 in the first morning session, which held up to give him first gate pick entering Moto 1. Monster Energy Kawasaki's Adam Cianciarulo followed in second (2:06.755) with his teammate, and defending Thunder Valley winner, Eli Tomac in third (2:07.095).

    

Over in the 250 Class, Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing's Justin Cooper once again showed his affinity for Thunder Valley by leading the way in qualifying. The defending event winner posted the second-fastest lap across all competitors, in either class, with a time of 2:05.899, just a couple tenths off Roczen's 450 Class mark. Cooper paced a top-three sweep for Monster Energy/Star/Yamaha Racing in qualifying, with Jeremy Martin in second (2:07.292) and Nate Thrasher in third (2:07.376).

Thunder Valley National
450 Class: Combined Qualifying

Full Results
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown
1 Ken Roczen Ken Roczen 11:15.338 2:05.667 Mattstedt, Germany Germany
2 Adam Cianciarulo Adam Cianciarulo 10:48.904 2:06.755 Port Orange, FL United States
3 Eli Tomac Eli Tomac 11:09.949 2:07.095 Cortez, CO United States
4 Christian Craig Christian Craig 12:06.562 2:07.395 El Cajon, CA United States
5 Dylan Ferrandis Dylan Ferrandis 10:24.982 2:07.570 Avignon, France France
6 Joey Savatgy Joey Savatgy 11:46.114 2:07.713 Thomasville, GA United States
7 Zach Osborne Zach Osborne 11:18.491 2:07.772 Abingdon, VA United States
8 Chase Sexton Chase Sexton 10:06.686 2:08.923 La Moille, IL United States
9 Cooper Webb Cooper Webb 10:26.328 2:08.997 Newport, NC United States
10 Marvin Musquin Marvin Musquin 12:22.933 2:09.054 La Reole, France France

    

Thunder Valley National
250 Class: Combined Qualifying

Full Results
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown
1 Justin Cooper Justin Cooper 10:46.957 2:05.899 Cold Spring Harbor, NY United States
2 Jeremy Martin Jeremy Martin 11:51.068 2:07.292 Millville, MN United States
3 Nate Thrasher Nate Thrasher 10:48.142 2:07.376 Livingston, TN United States
4 Hunter Lawrence Hunter Lawrence 10:55.741 2:07.565 Landsborough, Australia Australia
5 Michael Mosiman
Michael Mosiman
10:02.535 2:07.948 Sebastopol, CA United States
6 Jett Lawrence
Jett Lawrence
11:57.225 2:07.978 Landsborough, Australia Australia
7 Alex Martin Alex Martin 11:39.491 2:08.108 Millville, MN United States
8 Colt Nichols Colt Nichols 11:13.797 2:08.501 Muskogee, OK United States
9 Ty Masterpool
Ty Masterpool
10:09.800 2:08.735 Fallon, NV United States
10 Austin Forkner Austin Forkner 11:56.339 2:08.997 Richards, MO United States

    

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