Jeff Ward kept his eyes on the prize at Redmond, taking a well-
considered second place on his Troy Lee Designs Red Bull Honda
CRF450R to stay just three points behind in the season’s
standings, with plenty of time—three more rounds—left to make
up the deficit on his main rival, Mark Burkhart.
Veteran MX, Indy Car and Supermoto Star Ward slotted into
second at the start behind Burkhart, but was unable to quite
match the leader’s pace. Troy Herfoss would eventually move up
to challenge Ward for the second-place spot, but Ward’s superior
strategy in passing lapped riders kept him ahead at the wire.
After standing on the second step of the winner’s podium, two-
time series champion Ward said: “I’m really happy to be up here
and I need to find some more speed to get a little closer to Mark.”
All Access Honda’s Micky Dymond brought his CRF450R home in
fourth, with Honda riders Jason Conlon in sixth and Cassidy
Anderson in eighth, making it four CRF450Rs in the top ten.
Ward and Burkhart came into the Redmond round tied in the
points standings, and their close points... read the full story