• Edison Dye Cup in Sight: Ken Roczen needs to score a total of 37 points at Budds Creek in order to clinch the 450 Class title. His lowest single event point total of 2016 is 43 points.
• Clean Sweep: For the third time this season Roczen swept both motos and also led every lap of competition. He’s swept the motos in all seven wins this season and has led 79% of the total laps completed in 2016.
• Carrying the Flag: Rookie Marvin Musquin has carried the flag for KTM in Ryan Dungey’s absence, scoring 124 points the last three rounds. It took him five rounds to score that many points to start the season.
• Going to Work: While he’s significantly improved his starting average over the second half of the season, highlighted by his first holeshot at Unadilla, Eli Tomac is still needing to pass an average of four riders per moto for his 2.5 finishing average.
• Big Mover: Rookie Benny Bloss’ career-best finish at Unadilla vaulted him from 10th to sixth in the 450 Class standings.
• Team USA 2016: The three-rider lineup for Team USA at September’s Motocross of Nations was announced at Unadilla, with first-time representatives Jason Anderson and Alex Martin joining second-year member Cooper Webb.

1. Suzuki – 484
2. Kawasaki – 423
3. KTM – 393
4. Yamaha – 310
5. Honda – 297
6. Husqvarna – 288

1. Ken Roczen, Germany, Suzuki – 484
2. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Kawasaki – 421
3. Marvin Musquin, France, KTM – 325
4. Justin Barcia, Monroe, N.Y., Yamaha – 276
5. Christophe Pourcel, France, Husqvarna – 217
6. Benny Bloss, Oak Grove, Mo., KTM – 183
7. Justin Brayton, Ft. Dodge, Iowa, KTM – 173
8. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki – 171
9. Phil Nicoletti, Cohocton, N.Y., Yamaha – 168
10. Andrew Short, Colorado Springs, Colo., KTM – 163

• Gary Jones Cup Within Reach: Cooper Webb needs to score just 19 points at Budds Creek in order to clinch his first 250 Class title. He’s failed to score less than that in a single moto just six times in 20 motos this season.
• The Closer: Webb has started first in just one of his moto wins this season, passing an average of 3.3 riders in those eight victories. He’s led just the third-most laps in the division despite having three more moto wins than anyone else.
• Tight Fight for Second: Joey Savatgy and Alex Martin are now tied for second in the 250 Class standings. They finished 10th and seventh at Unadilla, respectively.
• Back on the Podium: Aaron Plessinger earned his first overall podium result of the season at Unadilla. It was his first finish on the box since winning the final round last season.
• Hot Rookie: Austin Forkner used the momentum of his first moto win to once again finish on the overall podium for the back-to-back rounds. He has three overall podium finishes this season and sits fifth in the 250 Class standings.

1. Yamaha – 477
2. Kawasaki – 423
3. Husqvarna – 284
4. KTM – 276
5. Honda – 225
6. Suzuki – 102

1. Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., Yamaha – 422
2. Joey Savatgy, Thomasville, Ga., Kawasaki – 341
3. Alex Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha – 341
4. Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha – 321
5. Austin Forkner, Richards, Mo., Kawasaki – 293
6. Aaron Plessinger, Hamilton, Ohio, Yamaha – 285
7. Zach Osborne, Abingdon, Va., Husqvarna – 253
8. Adam Cianciarulo, Port Orange, Fla., Kawasaki – 197
9. Arnaud Tonus, Switzerland, Kawasaki – 195
10. Mitchell Oldenburg, Alvord, Texas, KTM – 194

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