2014 Supercross | Vegas Finale Predictions

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It's L'Egregious Silo out of Southern Utah that has the guys on The Fan Morning Show here in Denver buzzing as the Broncos first round pick but the tasty morsel of sports news they're ignoring is the 4-time SX champ Ryan Villopoto.  We all know the significance by now so I won't get all schmoopy about it here but what a year it's been for Monster Energy Kawasaki.

The 450 class has been settled but the 4-time champ won't let up in the final round and the race for second place is still up for grabs.  The injury bug hit again in practice this week and our Colorado boy Eli Tomac is out with a collarbone injury.  Sounds like James Stewart will line up but not sure how strong he'll be with a bum knee.  This weekend could be a race between the KTM teammates, Ryan Dungey and Ken Roczen, for rule of the Roost, should be fun.

The 250 class is oozing with excitement and this final round should once again be a night to remember.  The West is tight with Jason Anderson heading into Vegas with the momentum.  His closest competition is Cole Seely and the Troy Lee Designs rider is going to give it his best shot – man I wish I could be there!  In the East it is Justin Bogle's title to lose.  The real race is for second place.  With Martin Davalos out and Baggett a game time decision, the privateer Vince Friese is on the verge of a podium spot and that has to have the Factory Metal Works camp pumped.

Vegas is what we wait for all year – the track, the drama but nothing more so than the 250 shootout.  Who will be the best 250 rider for 2014?  With all the injuries we'll never know but you have to be in it to win it and the best rider who I believe will emerge victorious is Jason Anderson.  He's been pounding out laps and wreaking havoc on the competition all season and if he takes the West title he'll be tough to stop in the shootout.

Prognosticating is a futile exercise in the sport of Supercross but there's nothing like sport within a sport.  Here we are, the 2014 season is coming to a close and Motocross is right around the corner.  "History is written by winners."  Ryan Villopoto is in the history books; who will join him when Supercross concludes in Vegas?  Thunder to descend in the Nevada desert; picks in the gate…

450 SX (+/- handicap)

1.       Ryan Villopoto (-1)

2.       Justin Barcia (-1)

3.       Ken Roczen (+1)

4.       Josh Hill (+1)

5.       James Stewart (+1)

6.       Ryan Dungey (+1)

7.       Trey Canard (+1)

8.       Weston Peick (-1)

9.       Andrew Short (+1)

10.   Mike Alessi (+1)

250 East SX (+/- handicap)

1.       Justin Bogle (-1)

2.       Vince Friese (-1)

3.       Jeremy Martin (+1)

4.       Kyle Cunningham (-1)

5.       Matt Bisceglia (-1)

6.       Alex Martin (+1)

7.       Matt Lemoine (+1)

8.       James Decotis (+1)

9.       Mitchell Oldenburg (+1)

10.   Gannon Audette (-1)

250 West SX (+/- handicap)

1.       Jason Anderson (-1)

2.       Cole Seely (+1)

3.       Dean Wilson (-1)

4.       Justin Hill (+1)

5.       Zach Osborne (+1)

6.       Malcolm Stewart (+1)

7.       Cooper Webb (-1)

8.       Jessy Nelson (+1)

9.       Jake Canada (+1)

10.   Shane McElrath (+1)

250 East/West Shootout (+/- handicap)

1.       J. Anderson (-1)

2.       C. Seely (-1)

3.       J. Bogle (+1)

4.       D. Wilson (-1)

5.       J. Hill (+1)

6.       J. Martin (-1)

7.       V. Friese (+1)

8.       Z. Osborne (-1)

9.       M. Stewart (+1)

10.   C. Webb (+1)

The Roost'r