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Round six of the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross season provided some incredible racing as Justin Barcia went 1-2 for the overall win at Spring Creek.

In a day that saw both title contenders face adversity, Barcia was able to capitalize and take his first overall win since 2018, a first win in the premier class for the TLD Red Bull GasGas team.

In moto one, Barcia grabbed the holeshot and managed to lead every lap of the moto, but it wasn’t without pressure throughout. In the early stages, Adam Cianciarulo pressured him, but Cianciarulo would make a mistake just past the halfway mark.

As he crashed, Cianciarulo was coming under pressure from a charging Dylan Ferrandis with Eli Tomac in tow, setting up a battle for the lead in the final few laps.  Ferrandis made a charge for the lead in the last lap, but Barcia was not to be denied going on to take the win.

The story of the moto, however, was Ken Roczen hitting the ground in the opening corner, getting run over, unable to remount and finish the moto, dropping him to 39 points behind Ferrandis in the standings.

The Team Honda HRC man didn’t let it phase him in moto two though, as he grabbed the lead from Barcia in the opening lap and never looked back. Ferrandis had his first bit of adversity of the season, as he crashed with his teammate Aaron Plessinger in the opening lap.

In the end, Roczen grabbed the moto win as Barcia settled into second place to take his fourth career overall win ahead of Eli Tomac who went 3-4, and Ferrandis who recovered for a 2-5 finish and third overall.

Chase Sexton (Team Honda HRC) had a solid day after a rough start to the season, going 7-3 for fourth overall. Sexton is looking to turn things around as the series heads into the second half.

Fifth on the day for the second weekend in a row went to Christian Craig. The Monster Energy Star Racing rider notched 4-6 finishes on the day, continuing to prove he’s got solid form going so far this season.

Just behind him was his teammate Plessinger who went 5-9 on the day. Plessinger recovered well in moto two following his crash with Ferrandis in the opening stages. Marvin Musquin (Red Bull KTM) took 8-8 on the day to finish seventh.

Roczen’s moto two win propelled him to eighth overall, his scores on the day were 40-1, putting him in front of Joey Savatgy (Rocky Mountain ATV/MC who went 11-7, running up front in moto two, battling for fifth throughout.

The final spot in the top 10 went to Dean Wilson (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna) with a pair of 10th places, taking his second top 10 in a row after ninth last week at Southwick.

Ferrandis now leads the championship by 32 points as the championship heads to round seven at Washougal next Saturday.

Detailed results