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

- Lakewood, CO

RiderTimeIntervalBest LapHometownMachine
1 Ken Roczen 11:15.338Germany Mattstedt, Germany
2 Adam Cianciarulo 10:48.904United States Port Orange, FL
3 Eli Tomac 11:09.949United States Cortez, CO
4 Christian Craig 12:06.562United States El Cajon, CA
5 Dylan Ferrandis 10:24.982France Avignon, France
6 Joey Savatgy 11:46.114United States Thomasville, GA
7 Zach Osborne 11:18.491United States Abingdon, VA
8 Chase Sexton 10:06.686United States La Moille, IL
9 Cooper Webb 10:26.328United States Newport, NC
10 Marvin Musquin 12:22.933France La Reole, France
Full Results

    

Thunder Valley National - 250 Class Combined Qualifying

- Lakewood, CO

RiderTimeIntervalBest LapHometownMachine
1 Justin Cooper 10:46.957United States Cold Spring Harbor, NY
2 Jeremy Martin 11:51.068United States Millville, MN
3 Nate Thrasher 10:48.142United States Livingston, TN
4 Hunter Lawrence 10:55.741Australia Landsborough, Australia
5 Michael Mosiman 10:02.535United States Sebastopol, CA
6 Jett Lawrence 11:57.225Australia Landsborough, Australia
7 Alex Martin 11:39.491United States Millville, MN
8 Colt Nichols 11:13.797United States Muskogee, OK
9 Ty Masterpool 10:09.800United States Fallon, NV
10 Austin Forkner 11:56.339United States Richards, MO
Full Results

    

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