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Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, enjoyed a historic afternoon in the greater New York City area on Saturday as 60,582 fans were on hand inside MetLife Stadium.

Following a dominant season for Red Bull KTM, Frenchman Marvin Musquin clinched his first title on US soil with the Eastern Regional 250SX Class Championship, winning his sixth main event this year.

GEICO Honda’s Eli Tomac emerged victorious in the premier 450SX thanks to a strong charge in the closing laps to secure his third win of the season and the third victory of his career.

BTO Sports KTM’s Andrew Short kicked off the 20-lap 450SX Class main event by racing to the SupercrossLive.com Holeshot Award ahead of Team Honda HRC rider Cole Seely and Autotrader.com/Toyota/Yamaha’s Weston Peick.

Behind them, both Tomac and Red Bull KTM’s Ryan Dungey, the 2015 Monster Energy Supercross Champion, had to battle their way forward from starts outside the top-five.

Just as he did just a couple weeks ago in Houston when he won his first career 450SX Class main event, Seely set a torrid pace out front to open a healthy lead over the field.

Tomac made quick work in fighting his way to the front and was able to take control of second from Peick on lap two. Just a few moments later Dungey followed into third.

At the halfway point of the race Tomac started to close in on Seely and moved to within just over a second of the lead, but a mistake by Seely brought the two riders within a few inches of one another.

Just after they crossed the finish line to start lap 13, Tomac moved alongside Seely and made the pass through the whoops. Once out front, Tomac pulled away to take a comfortable win.

“The track really broke down out there. I just tried to be as consistent as I could and keep it on two wheels, and I started to close in on Cole,” explained Tomac.

“He made a couple mistakes that allowed me to get on his rear fender and I just pulled the trigger in the whoops. One I got out front I was able to just get through lappers and bring it home.”

Dungey made a strong push as well in the closing laps and was able to also pass Seely to earn a runner-up finish and extend his podium streak to 15 races. Seely held on for third.

Tomac and Seely, who sit behind Dungey in second and third in the 450SX Class point standings, further asserted their positions heading into the last race of the season.

Australia’s Chad Reed was a non-starter today, exiting the round after he was unable to overcome a painful shoulder injury – still suffering from the effects of last year’s injuries.

GEICO Honda’s Justin Bogle, the defending Eastern Regional 250SX Class Champion, needed a win in order to even have a chance at repeating in 2015 and he got the start he needed in the main event by grabbing the SupercrossLive.com Holeshot Award.

Musquin was right behind in second. Musquin applied some early pressure on Bogle, but the Honda rider was able to fend it off and pull away.

Behind the leaders Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Joey Savatgy, who slotted into third, started to come under fire from Yamalube/Star Racing Yamaha’s Jeremy Martin, who started seventh, establishing an exciting battle for the last spot on the podium.

On lap seven, Martin briefly passed Savatgy going into a turn, but Savatgy got back under him and pushed him off the track. As this happened Musquin made another run on Bogle and closed in again, ultimately making the pass for the lead on lap 10.

Three laps later Martin and Savatgy resumed their battle for third, but this time Martin crashed while trying to turn under Savatgy.

Musquin pulled away over the final five laps of the 15-lap main event to take the win and the title. Bogle was second, while Savatgy earned his third straight podium finish.

“It feels great and winning the main event makes it even better,” boasted Musquin. “Every time you race you want to do good, and today I made it happen. I’m ready to move on and chase some more dreams.

“It has been great to race alongside Ryan this season with all his success and it’s helped me get better as well. We have a great team at KTM and I’m excited to keep it going.”

It marked the first time this season that Dungey and Musquin failed to win at the same race.

Bogle finished runner-up in the final championship standings, while Martin’s fourth-place finish helped him secure third.

The 17th and final race of Monster Energy Supercross commences next Saturday, 2 May, from Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium.

2015 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship
Round 16 – East Rutherford, NJ

450SX Class results:
1. Eli Tomac
2. Ryan Dungey
3. Cole Seely
4. Blake Baggett
5. Andrew Short
6. Broc Tickle
7. Josh Grant
8. Kyle Chisholm
9. Jason Anderson
10. Weston Peick

450SX Class championship standings:
1. Ryan Dungey 365
2. Eli Tomac 283
3. Cole Seely 259
4. Chad Reed (AUS) 212
5. Blake Baggett 208
6. Trey Canard 204
7. Jason Anderson 200
8. Broc Tickle 183
9. Andrew Short 180
10. Ken Roczen 156

Eastern Regional 250SX Class results:
1. Marvin Musquin
2. Justin Bogle
3. Joey Savatgy
4. Jeremy Martin
5. RJ Hampshire
6. Kyle Peters
7. Anthony Rodriquez
8. Michael Oldenburg
9. Kyle Cunningham
10. Luke Renzland

Eastern Regional 250SX Class championship standings:
1. Marvin Musquin 194
2. Justin Bogle 171
3. Jeremy Martin 143
4. Joey Savatgy 133
5. RJ Hampshire 100
6. Anthony Rodriguez 98
7. Kyle Peters 91
8. Jimmy Decotis 87
9. Kyle Cunningham 72
10. Martin Davalos 63
25 Taylor Potter (AUS) 10

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