WMX MOTO 1

+ Leading into the race weekend, American Honda’s Ashley Fiolek suffered from a bout of food poisoning, which forced her to sit out of the first practice session of the day in order to conserve energy.

+ When the first WMX moto hit the track, however, Fiolek jumped out to a great start to take the early lead aboard her Red Bull-backed CRF250R.

+ Unable to push hard thanks to the lingering affects of her illness, Fiolek gave way to a hard-charging Jessica Patterson on lap two.

+ Despite a courageous effort to stay with Patterson, Fiolek eventually began fading late in the moto, but held strong to finish in second ahead of Australia’s Meghan Rutledge.

+ While running fourth early in the moto, TLD Honda Red Bull’s Tarah Gieger crashed hard, but regrouped to finish the race in the seventh spot.

WMX MOTO 1 RESULTS

1. Jessica Patterson 2. Ashley Fiolek 3. Meghan Rutledge 4. Kasie Creson 5. Jacqueline Strong

WMX MOTO 2

+ With a couple hours to rest and rehydrate, Fiolek came out swinging in moto number two, capturing the holeshot and immediately opening up a comfortable lead.

+ By the halfway point of the race, Fiolek extended her lead to over 10 seconds ahead of Rutledge and Patterson, and looked to have the moto well within her control.

+ After cruising on the eighth and final lap, Fiolek crossed the checkers with a comfortable five-second gap between herself and rival Patterson, and captured the overall win with her gutsy 2-1 performance.

+ Banged up from her first moto crash, Gieger rode a conservative race to finish in the fourth spot behind Rutledge.

+ After trading moto wins at Freestone, Fiolek trails Patterson by a mere three points in the championship standings as the series moves on to the Thunder Valley National in Lakewood, Colorado next weekend.

WMX MOTO 2 RESULTS

1. Ashley Fiolek 2. Jessica Patterson 3. Meghan Rutledge 4. Tarah Gieger 5. Sayaka Kaneshiro

WMX OVERALL RESULTS

1. Ashley Fiolek 2. Jessica Patterson 3. Meghan Rutledge 4. Tarah Gieger 5. Sayaka Kaneshiro