OAKLAND, Calif. – Red Bull/KTM’s Marvin Musquin matched his best finish of the season at the fourth round of the AMA West Supercross Lites Series held at the Oakland Coliseum where he finished 2^nd overall.

Musquin turned heads throughout the day after putting down quick times during the timed qualifying sessions. In the final practice he turned the fastest time of the SX Lites practices which also held as the third fastest practice time of the day when you combined his time with that of the SX class.

His fast lap earned him the top gate pick heading to his heat. Unfortunately he suffered a bad start in his heat and came around the first corner in 8^th position. He put on a hard charge and was able to pass four riders to secure a 4^th place finish and a decent gate pick for the main event.

When the gate dropped for the main event, Musquin got a late jump and came around the first corner mid-pack. By the end of the first lap he was sitting in 8^th position. He made the pass for 7^th a few laps later and climbed into 6^th place at the halfway point. He really turned up the speed after the ninth lap where he was able to move into 5^th when Jason Anderson made a mistake. He continued to move forward at an impressive rate and began to catch the top three riders. With only four laps to go he passed into 3^rd and then went one step further and began to pressure Zach Osborne for 2^nd. He made the pass with three laps left in the race to secure 2^nd for the evening.

Musquin’s 2^nd place result moved him up three positions in the overall point standings. Four rounds into the race he now sits 4^th in the overall standings just three points off of the third place position.

“I am so excited with my result tonight. When my mechanic said I was 10^th on the pit board the first lap, I was worried I would not be able to make the passes I needed. But I rode as hard as I could and made some smart passes and worked my way up. This helps me a lot in the point standings and I am looking forward to more success next week,” stated Musquin.

Next round: Anaheim, CA – February 4, 2012

Overall Results SX Lites Class –

1. Eli Tomac
2. Marvin Musquin – KTM
3. Zach Osborne
4. Ryan Sipes
5. Matt Moss – KTM
6. Travis Baker
7. Nico Izzi
8. Max Anstie
9. Martin Davalos
10. Dean Wilson
11. Cole Seely
12. Jason Anderson
13. Billy Laninovich
14. Gavin Faith
15. Gareth Swanepoel
16. Michael Leib
17. Vince Friese
18. Killy Rusk
19. Ryan Marmont – KTM
20. Topher Ingalls

Overall Point Standings SX Lites Class –

1. Eli Tomac – 88
2. Dean Wilson – 73
3. Zach Osborne – 67
4. Marvin Musquin – 64
5. Tyla Rattray – 60

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