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SPEED Staff
SPEEDtv.com
Two sessions of practice and qualifying have concluded at legendary RedBud in Buchanan, Mich. JGRMX/Toyota/Yamaha's Josh Grant posted the quickest time of the day in the 450 Class while Muscle Milk/MDK/KTM's Tommy Searle sat atop the charts in the 250 Class for the first time in 2009.
The first gates drop on the Monster Energy Motocross National at 1 p.m. ET and can be seen via live video feed on www.allisports.com. Television coverage from RedBud can be seen live on NBC at 3:30 p.m. ET.
450 Class Morning Practice
1. Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Yamaha, 2:24.921
2. Jason Lawrence, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha, 2:26.464
3. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 2:26.514
4. Cody Cooper, New Zealand, Yamaha, 2:26.847
5. Chad Reed, Australia, Suzuki, 2:27.276
6. Ivan Tedesco, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda, 2:27.775
7. Josh Hill, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 2:28.041
8. Jimmy Albertson, Ozark, Mo., 2:28.124
9. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM, 2:28.522
10. Ricky Dietrich, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki, 2:28.919
250 Class Morning Practice
1. Tommy Searle, Great Britain, KTM, 2:26.818
2. Christophe Pourcel, France, Kawasaki, 2:27.550
3. Tyla Rattray, South Africa, Kawasaki, 2:27.687
4. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Yamaha, 2:27.821
5. Justin Barcia, Cairo, Ga., Honda, 2:28.020
6. Max Anstie, Great Britain, KTM, 2:28.085
7. Kyle Cunningham, Ft. Worth, Texas, Kawasaki, 2:28.621
8. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 2:28.777
9. Brett Metcalfe, Australia, Honda, 2:29.028
10. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki, 2:29.335
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