Round four of the 2010 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship made its annual visit to Southern Maryland on Saturday in front of thousands of energetic fans for the MotoTees.com Budds Creek National from Budds Creek Motocross Park, a full day of intense bar-to-bar action from the world’s fastest riders resulting in a third consecutive 450 Class victory for Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey and a first career win for Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Dean Wilson.

Dungey, the current 450 Class points leader, carried a four-moto win streak into Budds Creek but had to settle for third in moto one behind Honda Red Bull Racing’s Andrew Short and Jagermeister KTM’s Mike Alessi after an early crash.

In moto two, the Suzuki rider bounced back with a strong start and made the winning move on Short, who captured his second consecutive holeshot on the day, on lap four. His third straight overall victory and fifth win in the last six motos helped Dungey extend his early season points lead.

“I think its half luck and half confidence,” said Dungey, who is a rookie in the premier class. “The team has done testing on the bike and we’re learning what works and what doesn’t. I needed a good start in the second moto and it took me awhile to get going.

“But once I got out front it was good to be in that position and choose my own lines. When you’re behind someone you lose a lot of energy chasing. These guys don’t make it easy on me out there so it really forces me to be on my game.”

Short used his first moto win to take the runner-up spot for the second straight week (1-5) while Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Chad Reed, of Australia, rebounded from a rough weekend at round three to finish third.

“This was definitely a much better result than last week,” Reed admitted. “But I still feel like I am a little bit off on a few things. I guess the hard thing is that I do the majority of my testing in California and the bike was awesome at the first race which was in California. Since then, I have been struggling a bit and I have also been struggling at my home test track.

“Our challenge now it to iron out a few of these little issues that are holding us back but on a positive note, pretty much every race from here will be on tracks that are more like my track. I know we can do better, and there are a few things that we will do to make that happen.”

Wilson, a rookie in the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship, became the fourth different overall winner in four races of the 250 Class. After a fourth place effort in moto one, he posted a strong start in moto two and grabbed the lead on lap three, never looking back.

“I just tried to pace myself all day,” said Wilson. “If you pushed too hard you were going to get tired because of the heat. In the second moto, I just wanted to win and I didn’t even know I won the overall. I didn’t find out until after. I was just trying to get the monkey off my back after Texas. The fans were awesome out there and the track was really tough but I had a lot of fun out there.”

GEICO Powersports Honda’s Justin Barcia finished second overall (3-2) and Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Tyla Rattray, of South Africa, rounded out the podium in third (2-3) one week after claiming his first career win. Class points leader Christophe Pourcel, of France, posted a fourth place result after winning the opening moto.

The Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship continues next weekend in Colorado for round five at the Toyota Trucks Thunder Valley National from Thunder Valley Motocross Park on 26 June.

OVERALL ROUND RESULTS AND STANDINGS:
450 Class (Moto Finish)
1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki (3-1)
2. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda (1-5)
3. Chad Reed, Australia, Kawasaki (4-2)
4. Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Yamaha (5-4)
5. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., KTM (2-12)
6. Brett Metcalfe, Australia, Honda (6-6)
7. Ryan Sipes, Vine Grove, Ky., Yamaha (7-7)
8. Ben Townley, New Zealand, Honda (14-3)
9. Kyle Chisholm, Valrico, Fla., Yamaha (8-8)
10. Justin Brayton, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Yamaha (10-10)

450 Class Championship Standings
1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 171
2. Chad Reed, Australia, Kawasaki, 135
3. Brett Metcalfe, Australia, Honda, 131
4. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., KTM, 129
5. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 120
6. Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Yamaha, 116
7. Ben Townley, New Zealand, Honda, 114
8. Ryan Sipes, Vine Grove, Ky., Yamaha, 81
9. Kyle Chisholm, Valrico, Fla., Yamaha, 81
10. Tommy Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Suzuki, 81

250 Class (Moto Finish)
1. Dean Wilson, Scotland, Kawasaki (4-1)
2. Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda (3-2)
3. Tyla Rattray, South Africa, Kawasaki (2-3)
4. Christophe Pourcel, France, Kawasaki (1-6)
5. Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda (5-4)
6. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Yamaha (6-5)
7. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda (7-8)
8. Martin Davalos, Ecuador, Yamaha (9-10)
9. Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Honda (11-9)
10. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda (10-13)

250 Class Championship Standings
1. Christophe Pourcel, France, Kawasaki, 169
2. Tyla Rattray, South Africa, Kawasaki, 144
3. Dean Wilson, Scotland, Kawasaki, 143
4. Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda, 121
5. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Yamaha, 120
6. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda, 120
7. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda, 109
8. Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda, 106
9. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki, 94
10. Martin Davalos, Ecuador, Yamaha, 82