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AMA MX: Dungey Claims 250 Crown
A summer of some of the most memorable racing in Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship history came to an conclusion at Steel City Raceway on Saturday.
SPEED Staff  |  Posted September 05, 2009   Delmont, PA
Rockstar Makita's Ryan Dungey (Photo: Steve Cox)
(Photo: Steve Cox)

A summer of some of the most memorable racing in Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship history came to an exciting conclusion at the American Motocross Festival from Steel City Raceway on Saturday. The tight and highly-competitive 250 Class championship came down to the wire with Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki's Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., edging out Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Christophe Pourcel, the race winner, for his first career national championship.

Canidae/Motosport/Kawasaki's Tommy Hahn, of Decatur, Texas, became the seventh first-time winner of the 2009 season in the 450 Class, winning his first career moto en route to the victory. In the WMX Class season finale, Honda Red Bull Racing's Ashley Fiolek, of St. Augustine, Fla., secured her second straight title despite not competing in the final moto of the day. GEICO Powersports Honda's Jessica Patterson, of Tallahassee, Fla., won her third race in a row to close out the season second in the standings.

After a dramatic turnaround in the 250 Class title fight last weekend, Dungey entered Steel City with a 17-point advantage. Pourcel, of France, did what he needed to do in order to stay in the hunt, sweeping the day's motos. However, Dungey kept the Frenchman in his sights with a pair of runner-up finishes to add this AMA Motocross championship to the AMA Supercross title won earlier this season.

"I knew all year from the very beginning it was going to take every weekend to be there and be in the hunt," said Dungey, who becomes the eighth rider in history to claim entry-class titles in each discipline. "After Southwick, I was able to come out with a bit of a lead to carry into this weekend. All year it's been him and (I) in a back and forth battle with wins and everything so I'm just pumped to be up here with (the championship)."

GEICO Powersports Honda's Blake Wharton, of Pilot Point, Texas, rounded out the podium in third.


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