Dave Mirra was so close to his 25th X-Games medal but he will have to wait till next year to make it happen. Here's a Rally Cross report from the Monster Energy crew about Dave's race:
Monster Energy X Games RallyCross Recap. The streets of downtown Los Angeles were once again host to X Games 17’s RallyCross with Monster Energy’s Dave Mirra, Liam Doran, and Ken Block all looking for X Games Gold.
Mirra would qualify from the second round after recovering from a dead last start to take the win and advance to the final. Mirra’s diverse background as an action sports athlete has set him up as the most successful X Games competitor with a total of 24 medals.
In the final Dave Mirra, starting from the second row, had his work cut out for him going into the eight-man, eight-lap final. Dave had a decent start sitting mid pack and slowly started picking off drivers.
At the half-way point Mirra had made his way into third and was sitting pretty for a medal but moments later disaster struck and Mirra lost traction coming into the dirt section just past the first corner. Dave would spin out, losing two positions and ending his hopes at what would have been his 25^th X Games medal.
Results X Games 17: RallyCross Final
Rank Driver_
Gold Brian Deegan
Silver Tanner Foust
Bronze Marcus Gronholm
4th Dave Mirra
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