Tomac leaves rivals in the dirt at Washougal National motocross

WASHOUGAL — Eli Tomac shot past Marvin Musquin and then Ken Roczen in the final three laps to win the second moto and capture the overall 450 title at the Washougal National on Saturday at Washougal MX Park.

The victory gave Tomac his 13th moto win and seventh overall win on the season. Tomac beat Musquin, the 2017 Washougal 450 winner, in the first moto. Five of Tomac’s seven victories have come in the form of 1-1 sweeps.

Saturday’s win allowed Tomac to double his series lead over Musquin from seven to 15 points with three events to go in the season.

With his better finish in the second moto, Ken Roczen finished second overall on Saturday, followed by Musquin, Justin Garcia and Blake Baggett.

Aaron Plessinger, who finished fourth in the first moto and third in the second, was the overall winner of the 250 class over Shane McElrath.

Brush Prairie native Mason Wharton placed 30th overall after 30th- and 27th-place moto finishes.