Tomac and Shimoda Set the Pace in Qualifying at RedBud

Saturday, July 2, 2022 | 11:00 AM

The annual Fourth of July tradition of the 50th Anniversary of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship is underway with the KTM RedBud National. The fifth round of the 2022 season kicked off with sunny and blue skies in a morning filled with competitive qualifying in both classes.

The 450 Class time sheets were topped by Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing's Eli Tomac, who used a fast lap of 2:02.784 in the first session to lead the way. He edged out Monster Energy Kawasaki's Jason Anderson (2:03.505), while Anderson's teammate Joey Savatgy sat  just behind them in third with a time of 2:03.698.

In the 250 Class, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Jo Shimoda set the pace in 250 qualifying by clocking the fastest time (2:03.742) in the final session. Team Honda HRC's Hunter Lawrence used a time of 2:03.753 set in the first session to just miss out on pole position. Championship point leader Jett Lawrence was third quickest (2:04.206) and set his best time in the second session.

RedBud National
450 Class: Combined Qualifying

Full Results
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown
1 Eli Tomac Eli Tomac 15:16.403 2:02.784 Cortez, CO United States
2 Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
15:31.165 2:03.505 Edgewood, NM United States
3 Joey Savatgy Joey Savatgy 15:18.910 2:03.698 Thomasville, GA United States
4 Chase Sexton Chase Sexton 16:36.854 2:03.718 La Moille, IL United States
5 Christian Craig Christian Craig 17:01.119 2:03.913 El Cajon, CA United States
6 Ken Roczen Ken Roczen 17:25.402 2:05.269 Mattstedt, Germany Germany
7 Ryan Dungey Ryan Dungey 15:53.497 2:05.393 Belle Plaine, MN United States
8 Max Anstie Max Anstie 13:01.090 2:05.550 Newbury, England, United Kingdom United Kingdom
9 Alex Martin Alex Martin 15:55.507 2:06.066 Millville, MN United States
10 Shane McElrath Shane McElrath 16:18.753 2:06.812 Canton, NC United States

    

RedBud National
250 Class: Combined Qualifying

Full Results
Rider Time Interval Best Lap Hometown
1 Jo Shimoda
Jo Shimoda
16:40.192 2:03.742 Suzuka City, Japan Japan
2 Hunter Lawrence Hunter Lawrence 15:49.428 2:03.753 Landsborough, Australia Australia
3 Jett Lawrence
Jett Lawrence
15:02.180 2:04.206 Landsborough, Australia Australia
4 Nick Romano Nick Romano 15:47.527 2:04.942 Bayside, NY United States
5 Levi Kitchen Levi Kitchen 15:56.057 2:05.147 Washougal, WA United States
6 Justin Cooper Justin Cooper 15:59.887 2:05.237 Cold Spring Harbor, NY United States
7 R.J. Hampshire R.J. Hampshire 15:46.441 2:05.796 Hudson, FL United States
8 Stilez Robertson Stilez Robertson 16:57.748 2:06.107 Bakersfield, CA United States
9 Seth Hammaker Seth Hammaker 15:58.554 2:06.226 Bainbridge, PA United States
10 Michael Mosiman
Michael Mosiman
16:32.401 2:06.240 Sebastopol, CA United States

    

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