Three up! Dungey makes it happen in Vegas last throw

Las Vegas was a fitting final stage for the closest and most entertaining AMA Supercross series in recent memory and Ryan Dungey edged out a tight contest with Eli Tomac to reign supreme for the third year in a row with KTM and for the fourth time in his career.

The KTM 450 SX-F rider only missed the podium four times this season (and just six times in three years) and rode to 4th at the Sam Boyd Stadium to go three-in-a-row. The seventeen race campaign was a tense and testing chase with Tomac chipping away at a lead Ryan had built in the first half of the calendar and teammate Marvin Musquin also coming to form to grasp his maiden victories in the division. Dungey celebrated victory in New Jersey while his rival foundered and then chiselled another small piece of history in the glitzy capital of gambling.

Round 1/17: Anaheim 1 – Successful start
Race: 2nd place
World Championship: 2nd place

Ryan Dungey (USA) KTM 450 SX-F Anaheim 1 (USA) 2017

Round 2/17: San Diego – Orange teamwork
Race: 2nd place
World Championship: 2nd place

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team San Diego (USA) 2017

Round 3/17: Anaheim 2 – Double win
Race: 1st place
World Championship: 1st place

Marvin Musquin (FRA), Aldon Baker (USA), Ryan Dungey (USA) & Roger De Coster (BEL) Anaheim 2 (USA) 2017

Round 4/17: Phoenix – Battling for the podium
Race: 3rd place
World Championship: 1st place

Ryan Dungey (USA) KTM 450 SX-F Phoenix (USA) 2017

Round 5/17: Oakland – Number 1
Race: 2nd
World Championship: 1st place

Ryan Dungey´s KTM 450 SX-F Oakland (USA) 2017

Round 6/17: Arlington – Strong team
Race: 4th place
World Championship: 1st place

Marvin Musquin (FRA) & Ryan Dungey (USA) Arlington (USA) 2017

Round 7/17: Minneapolis – Home race
Race: 3rd place
World Championship: 1st place

Ryan Dungey (USA) KTM 450 SX-F Minneapolis (USA) 2017

Round 8/17: Atlanta – Back on top
Race: 1st place
World Championship: 1st place

Ryan Dungey (USA) Atlanta (USA) 2017

Round 9/17: Toronto – A good start that´s half the battle
Race: 2nd place
World Championship: 1st place

Carlos Rivera (USA) & Ryan Dungey (USA) KTM 450 SX-F Toronto (USA) 2017

Round 10/17: Daytona Beach – READY TO RACE
Race: 4th place
World Championship: 1st place

Ryan Dungey (USA) KTM 450 SX-F Daytona Beach (USA) 2017

Round 11/17: Indianapolis – Keep fighting
Race: 3rd place
World Championship: 1st place

Ryan Dungey (USA) Indianapolis (USA) 2017

Round 12/17: Detroit – Collecting points
Race: 3rd place
World Championship: 1st place

Ryan Dungey (USA) KTM 450 SX-F Detroit (USA) 2017

Round 13/17: St. Louis – Holeshot
Race: 2nd place
World Championship: 1st place

Ryan Dungey (USA) KTM 450 SX-F St. Louis (USA) 2017

Round 14/17: Seattle – Pursuit race
Race: 4th place
World Championship: 2nd place

Ryan Dungey (USA) KTM 450 SX-F Seattle (USA) 2017

Round 15/17: Salt Lake City – Keep calm
Race: 2nd place
World Championship: 2nd place

Ryan Dungey (USA) KTM 450 SX-F Salt Lake City (USA) 2017

Round 16/17: East Rutherford – Complete concentration
Race: 1st place
World Championship: 1st place

Roger De Coster (BEL) & Ryan Dungey (USA) East Rutherford (USA) 2017

Round 17/17: Las Vegas – Showdown and happy end
Race: 4th place
World Championship: 1st place

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team KTM 450 SX-F Las Vegas (USA) 2017

Photos: KTM