Southwick Moto Results

This weekend was one of the most eventful this season at the Southwick National race. As Hurricane Irene threatened the weekend, riders and fans still showed up to partake in the weekend.

Riders managed to stay dry during Moto 1 where Ryan Dungey took first followed by Ryan Villopoto in second and Brett Metcalfe in third. But fans hearts broke when Chad Reed's bike bit the dust forcing him to retire during the first race and leaving him another 47 points behind leader Villopoto. Dungy's win, however, managed to cut the distance between him and Villopoto in the point standing in half and gave him another chance at the title.

The second race was a messy one as the rain really began to come down. But the racers weren't fazed as they plowed through the mud. Shockingly, the gates dropped to find Dungey standing without a bike. It wasn't until halfway through the first lap that he was finally able to get out of the gate and try to catch up with the other racers. Luckily, Dungey was able to crawl his way up to seventh and, with his first place win in Moto 1, he only lost 1 point.

It was Justin Barcia who came in first, which is his first 450 win and only the second time on this bike. Brett Metcalfe followed him up to take second while Justin Brayton finished off the podium.

Chad Reed continued to have a rough day when his bike died, once again, leaving him with a DNF in both races. Losing 40 points after both races, the rider is now behind Villopoto by 65 points making his chances of winning the title as dismal as the weather was this weekend.