2017 Monster Energy Cup Results: In the six previous years of the Monster Energy Cup, no racer had ever managed to win the event twice. And in terms of winning the Monster Million, only Ryan Villopoto had ever managed to do that, and he did it in the inaugural running of the event back in 2011.
With Davi Millsaps out with a broken elbow and a head injury, the only two racers who could’ve possibly repeated as Monster Energy Cup champs at the 2017 running of the event were defending champ Eli Tomac and 2012 champ Justin Barcia, but it wasn’t to be for either of them.
2017 Monster Energy Cup Results
Red Bull KTM’s Marvin Musquin (25) duked it out with Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Eli Tomac (1) early in the first of the three Monster Energy Cup main events, stealing the lead back from Tomac after taking the Joker Lane on the second lap of the race, but Tomac went down really hard soon afterward and dropped out of the event. Musquin won the first two main events going away. PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE COX
2017 Monster Energy Cup Results
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna’s Jason Anderson gave Musquin as much pressure as he could, but ended up with a 2-2-2 showing for second overall behind his training partner Musquin. PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE COX
2017 Monster Energy Cup Results
Anderson’s teammate Dean Wilson was the fastest qualifier in the daytime, and ended up third overall with a 3-5-3 showing, despite an obvious cough he believes he caught in the flight back from the UK to the US after racing for Great Britain at the Motocross of Nations. PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE COX
2017 Monster Energy Cup Results
Musquin (25) knew he needed a good start in the third and final moto in order to give himself the best chance at winning the Monster Million, and boy did he get one. Musquin took home a million dollars (or, at least, $50,000 over the next 20 years, courtesy of event promoter Feld Motorsports). PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE COX
2017 Monster Energy Cup Results
Broc Tickle had a strong debut for the Red Bull KTM team, going 4-3-4 for fourth overall. PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE COX
2017 Monster Energy Cup Results
Jett Reynolds went 1-2 to win the Supermini class, barely losing the second moto – by .02 of a second – to Jace Kessler, who went 12-1 for fifth. PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE COX
2017 Monster Energy Cup Results
Seth Hammaker, who won the first Supermini moto at last year’s Monster Energy Cup, put in a very strong showing to go 1-1 and win the Amateur All-Stars event at this year’s MEC. PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE COX
2017 Monster Energy Cup Results
At intermission, there was a Best Whip contest that qualifies riders for the Best Whip contest at the X Games next year, and Tyler Bereman edged out Jarryd McNeil to win it. PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE COX
2017 Monster Energy Cup Results
2017 Monster Energy Cup Results
2017 Monster Energy Cup Results
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