Oakland, CA – Red Bull KTM Factory rider Ryan Dungey put his KTM back on the podium at the fourth round of the Monster Energy Supercross Series in the 450SX class after fighting his way from a near last place start to 3^rd overall.

Dungey had a great day all around at the O. Co Coliseum. He finished with the fastest lap time in the final practice session of the day and went on to race in the first heat. In his heat, he earned a 3^rd place start and quickly passed into 2^nd. He maintained his pace and finished in 2^nd position to easily qualify in the main event.

When the gate dropped for the main event, Dungey rounded the first corner in the middle of the pack. As he headed toward the second corner, Chad Reed swapped out and crashed taking out multiple riders with him. As the riders fell around Dungey, his bike got pushed to the outside of the track. Dungey fell back in position, but luckily, didn’t crash and was able to move around the fallen riders. Although at the back of the pack, he quickly began to pick up ground. A few laps into the race he had already moved into the top ten. At the halfway point he had moved into the top five, and from there, he began to close on the top three riders. He passed Mike Alessi to take over 4^th position and a lap later moved around Justin Brayton to move into a podium spot.

Dungey continued to close the gap on the 2^nd place ride of Davi Millsaps until the final lap. Dungey crossed the finish line just a few bike lengths behind him to claim his second podium of the season. Dungey’s speed was definitely evident to all who watched him in Oakland and his determination to get back up front landed him a podium spot. Now four rounds into the season, Dungey sits 4^th overall in the point standings.

Next Event: Anaheim III – February 2, 2013

Overall Results 450SX Class –

1. Ryan Villopoto
2. Davi Millsaps
3. Ryan Dungey – KTM
4. Trey Canard
5. Mike Alessi
6. Andrew Short
7. Matt Goerke
8. Broc Tickle
9. Vince Friese

10. Justin Brayton

11. Jimmy Albertson

12. Chad Reed

13. Kyle Chisholm

14. Les Smith

15. Bobby Kiniry

16. Josh Grant

17. Cedric Soubeyras

18. Matt Lemoine

19. James Stewart

20. Justin Barcia

Overall Point Standings 450SX –

1. Davi Millsaps – 85
2. Trey Canard – 78
3. Ryan Villopoto – 77
4. Ryan Dungey – 68
5. Chad Reed – 65

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