It’s official, Ryan Dungey is back! The press release says that he will contest in the opening Rounds, just like Antonio Cairoli, but we suspect that if they’re both scoring well, they’ll keep the train moving to Round three at Thunder Valley in Colorado. Read the press release from MX Sports below:
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (April 29, 2022) – With one of the most exciting and unexpected announcements in the history of American motocross, four-time AMA National Motocross Champion Ryan Dungey will come out of retirement to contest the opening rounds of the 2022 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. The Minnesota native amassed one of the most decorated careers in series history before he announced his retirement from racing just prior to the start of the 2017 summer campaign, but now, five seasons later, he’ll return to the starting gate as a member of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, with whom he captured the 2012 and 2015 titles in the 450 Class. Fittingly, Dungey’s comeback will also welcome the return of his famed No. 5 on the KTM 450 SX-F Factory Edition.