Goerke Claims Upset Win with First Career Victory at Southwick

Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship
Moto-X 338 Motocross National
Moto-X 338 - Southwick, Mass.
August 29, 2009
Round 11 of 12

450 Class (Moto Finish)

Matt Goerke, Lake Helen, Fla., Yamaha (6-1)
Michael Byrne, Australia, Suzuki (3-3)
John Dowd, Ludlow, Mass., Kawasaki (10-2)
Tommy Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Kawasaki (9-4)
Robby Marshall, Stow, Mass., Suzuki (5-7)
Kyle Regal, Kemp, Texas, Yamaha (4-10)
Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda (7-9)
Chad Reed, Australia, Suzuki (1-31)
Jake Moss, Australia, Kawasaki (2-30)
Ricky Renner, Lakeland, Fla., Honda (11-12)

450 Class Championship Standings

Chad Reed, Australia, Suzuki, 459
Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 356
Ivan Tedesco, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda, 338
Michael Byrne, Australia, Suzuki, 316
Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Yamaha, 280
Thomas Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Kawasaki, 259
Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM, 214
Cody Cooper, New Zealand, Yamaha, 184
Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Yamaha, 182
Jimmy Albertson, Ozark, Mo., Yamaha, 164

250 Class (Moto Finish)

Justin Barcia, Cairo, Ga., Honda (1-3)
Tyla Rattray, South Africa, Kawasaki (6-1)
Brett Metcalfe, Australia, Honda (4-2)
Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki (2-4)
Taylor Futrell, Clinton, N.C., Honda (7-7)
Tommy Searle, Great Britain, KTM (9-6)
Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Honda (3-15)
Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Yamaha (8-13)
Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki (13-9)
Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Kawasaki (15-8)

250 Class Championship Standings

Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 459
Christophe Pourcel, France, Kawasaki, 442
Brett Metcalfe, Australia, Honda, 352
Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki, 322
Justin Barcia, Cairo, Ga., Honda, 312
Tommy Searle, Great Britain, KTM, 309
Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Yamaha, 263
Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Honda, 240
Tyla Rattray, South Africa, Kawasaki, 236
Kyle Cunningham, Ft. Worth, Texas, Kawasaki, 174

WMX Class (Moto Finish)

Jessica Patterson, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda (1-1)
Ashley Fiolek, St. Augustine, Fla., Honda (3-2)
Tarah Gieger, Vero Beach, Fla., Yamaha (7-3)
Sherri Cruse, Bakersfield, Calif., Suzuki (2-9)
Heidi Cooke, Canada, Kawasaki (6-4)
Sara Price, Canyon Lake, Calif., Kawasaki (4-6)
Julie Anne Parizek, Willington, Conn., Kawasaki (5-5)
Alyssa Fitch, Denver, Colo., Honda (9-7)
Elizabeth Bash, Riverside, Calif., Kawasaki (8-8)
Jacqueline Strong, Sedona, Ariz., Honda (12-11)

WMX Class Standings

Ashley Fiolek, St. Augustine, Fla., Honda, 336
Jessica Patterson, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda, 295
Sherri Cruse, Bakersfield, Calif., Suzuki, 258
Sara Price, Canyon Lake, Calif., Kawasaki, 208
Vicki Golden, El Cajon, Calif., Honda, 192
Elizabeth Bash, Riverside, Calif., Kawasaki, 187
Sarah Whitmore, Cheboygan, Mich., KTM, 149
Penni Cyrus, Queen Creek, Ariz., Kawasaki, 134
Mariana Balbi, Brazil, Honda, 126
Jacqueline Strong, Sedona, Ariz., Honda, 114

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