With a record event attendance of nearly 25,000 fans, the 45th running of the Red Bull Hangtown Motocross Classic proved to be one for the history books as the 2013 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, kicked off in Sacramento, Calif. on Saturday. After missing an entire season in 2012 due to injury, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto made a valiant return, sweeping both 450 Class motos atop one of the most stacked fields in the series’ recent history. Additionally, Red Bull KTM’s Ken Roczen claimed his first career 250 Class overall victory at Hangtown.
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Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto made a big return to Lucas Oil Pro Motocross, taking a decisive victory in Hangtown Moto 1 over 21 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Ryan Dungey of Red Bull KTM. Yoshimura Suzuki’s James Stewart rounded out the podium, coming across the finish an additional 19 second back.
Stewart was strong off the start, earning the first Motorcycle-Superstore.com Holeshot point of the year, but was bar-to-bar with Villopoto through the first turns … More