Oakland, CA – Red Bull KTM Factory riders Ryan Dungey and Ken Roczen finished 4^th and 6^th respectively at the fourth round of the Monster Energy Supercross Series held at Oakland Coliseum.

Roczen was placed in the first heat race where he got a great jump out of the gate to round the first corner in 3^rd place. He battled with Ivan Tedesco for the first lap before moving around him to fill the 2^nd place position. He rode a steady pace and finished the heat in 2^nd to easily qualify to the main event.

Dungey was placed in the second 450 SX heat. Dungey started the race in 4^th position and battled Wil Hahn for 3^rd throughout the heat. He was unable to make the pass but held on to take 4^th to transfer to the main event.

When the gate dropped for the 450 SX main event, Dungey launched off the line to a 6^th place start while Roczen was a few positions back in 9^th. By the fourth lap, Dungey had moved up to 4^th position while Roczen had moved up two spots to sit in 7^th.

The next lap, Dungey began to battle with James Stewart for the 4^th place position. The two riders actually hit a few times during their battle but managed to stay up and charge forward. Stewart was able to move around Dungey to take the position but through the battle they both reeled in Justin Brayton. On lap eight, Stewart and Dungey both passed Brayton which moved Dungey to 4^th once again. Meanwhile, Roczen moved into 6^th place after Justin Barcia crashed. Roczen spent the remainder of the race chasing down Brayton. With two laps to go, Roczen was able to move around  to move into 5^th. Unfortunately, Roczen made a small mistake on the final lap and lost the position back to Brayton. Out front, Dungey managed to close the gap on Chad Reed for 3^rd position on the final lap but was unable to gain the position and finished 4^th for the evening.

“Of course, I would have liked to finish on the podium,” remarked Dungey. “The top three were riding really good tonight, and unfortunately, I wasn’t able to move up. I am looking forward to the next Anaheim race and hope to get closer to getting a win.”

Next Event: Anaheim III – February 1, 2014

Overall Results –

1. Ryan Villopoto
2. James Stewart
3. Chad Reed
4. Ryan Dungey – KTM
5. Justin Brayton
6. Ken Roczen – KTM
7. Justin Barcia
8. Wil Hahn
9. Jake Weimer
10. Andrew Short – KTM
11. Joshua Grant
12. Ivan Tedesco – KTM
13. Mike Alessi
14. Vince Friese
15. Nick Wey
16. Matt Goerke – KTM
17. Kyle Chisholm
18. Jimmy Albertson
19. Nick Schmidt
20. James Decotis

21. Kyle Partridge
22. Weston Peick

Overall Point Standings –

1. Ryan Villopoto – 84
2. Chad Reed – 77
3. Ken Roczen – 75
4. Ryan Dungey – 75
5. Justin Brayton – 71

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Ferris Earns 10^th Overall at Oakland Supercross

Oakland, CA – Red Bull KTM Factory rider Dean Ferris earned 10^th overall at the fourth round of the 250 SX Monster Energy Supercross Series held at Oakland Coliseum.

Ferris got off to a decent start in the second 250 SX heat where he rounded the first corner in 4^th place. Over the course of the six lap heat, he dropped a few positions, but was able to cross the finish line in 7^th to transfer to the main event.

In the main event, Ferris launched off the line to a 9^th place start. Ferris maintained his pace and held 9^th position despite an all-race battle with Jake Canada until the final two laps. During a battle with Canada on the final lap, Ferris made a mistake in a rhythm which allowed Canada to make a pass. The mistake cost Ferris one position and he crossed the checkered flag in 10^th position.

A big congrats goes out to Rockstar Energy KTM Racing rider Jason Anderson who secured his third win of the season at Oakland to earn back the point leader red number plate. Now four rounds into the Supercross series, Ferris sits 10^th overall in the series point standings.

Next Event: Anaheim III – February 1, 2014

Overall Results –

1. Jason Anderson – KTM
2. Dean Wilson
3. Justin Hill
4. Cole Seely
5. Zach Osborne
6. Michael Leib
7. Jessy Nelson
8. Shane McElrath
9. Cooper Webb
10. Dean Ferris – KTM
11. Jake Canada
12. Scott Champion
13. Dakota Tedder
14. Valentin Teillet
15. Topher Ingalls
16. Malcolm Stewart
17. Cole Martinez
18. Brandon Scharer
19. Ruben Alanis – KTM
20. Austin Burns
21. Brian Burns – KTM
22. Aaron Siminoe