Red Bull KTM

After a fifth-place finish in the first moto from High Point, Ken Roczen looked poised to capture his first moto win on U.S. soil in Moto 2. However, Roczen settled for second after the late charge by Tomac to once again finish third overall for the fourth consecutive weekend. Roczen is the only rider in the 250 Class to land on the overall podium at each round this season and currently sits fourth in the championship.

After posting the fastest lap in practice, Marvin Musquin rode to a strong fifth-place finish in Pennsylvania. The French rider was solid in each of the motos, posting 6-4 moto scores. He currently sits fifth in the championship and appears to be making strides forward with each passing week. He’ll look to keep the ball rolling at Budds Creek.

Rockstar Energy Racing Suzuki

Blake Wharton endured misfortune at High Point and will be looking to get back on track this Saturday. In Pennsylvania, the Texas rider posted 16-38 moto scores to finish 19th overall and ultimately dropped to seventh in the point standings.

“I had some trouble in the first moto,” said Wharton. “I fell twice. I was doing all right but it’s not the way I wanted to finish the first moto. In the second moto, I felt like I was going to be riding better, but I actually crashed and tore my bike up. It was disappointing, but we’ll go back and keep at it for Budds Creek.”

Jason Anderson broke into the top 10 in the championship thanks to a strong effort last weekend. Anderson has shown impressive speed this season and at High Point he landed eighth overall (13-6) thanks to a pair of solid motos. He occupies the 10th spot in the points and will look to keep moving forward.

“It was good a day, but High Point is always tough,” said Anderson. “In my first moto, I had a couple of crashes and ended up 13th. In the second moto, I got a decent start and ran in sixth. I ended up eighth overall for the day. We’re getting closer to the front and we’ve broken into the top 10 (in points). I like Budds Creek and I’m looking forward to putting in some solid motos this weekend.”

Star/Valli Yamaha

Kyle Cunningham once again landed inside the top 10 in the overall classification at High Point, thanks to 14-7 moto results. Thanks to his continued consistency, Cunningham sits ninth in the championship and continues to make progress from an injury suffered earlier in the season.

“I had some battles at High Point,” said Cunningham. “(My teammate) Gareth Swanepoel and I both pushed to the finish and ended up with decent results. We’ll get to Budds Creek and try to do a little better. I’ve had some good results there and I like that track.”