1990 Motocross Des Nations Sweden

Ward, Stanton and Bradshaw teamed up for the Motocross of Nations in Vimmerby, Sweden, but this would turn out to be one of the toughest weekends ever for Team USA. Bradshaw had moved to the 250 class for ’90 but dropped back to a 125 for the MXdN. It didn’t go well, as Bradshaw struggled to find the pace on the smaller bike, and then crashed out of his second moto, leaving the track on a stretcher. Ward had troubles on his 500, too, blowing out a rear shock. It would come down to Stanton, riding the wheels off of his CR250 in a come-from-behind effort in the final moto to steal with win for Team USA by a single point. After nearly a decade of des Nations dominance, it appeared the European nations were beginning to find some chinks in Team USA’s armor. And with the win streak growing larger each year, so did the pressure to not be on the American team that blew it.

Race 1 (125-500)
1. Jacky Martens (Luxembourg/500)
2. Jeff Ward (USA/Kawasaki 500)
3. Soren Mortensen (Denmark/500)
4. Dirk Geukens (Belgium/500)
5. Stefan Larsson (Sweden/Kawasaki500)


Race 2 (125-250)
1. Jeff Stanton (USA/Honda 250)
2. Alex Puzar (Italy/Suzuki 250)
3. Peter Johansson (Sweden/250)
4. Manicq Bervoets (Belgium/250)
5. Jasinsky (Germany/250)

Race 3 (250/500)
1. Alex Puzar (Italy/Suzuki 250)
2. Jeff Stanton (USA/Honda 250)
3. Jeff Leisk (Australia/Honda 500)
4. Manicq Bervoets (Belgium/250)
5. Pekka Vehkonen (Finland/250)

Nations
1. USA (9 points) - Damon Bradshaw (125cc), Jeff Stanton (250cc), Jeff Ward (500cc)
2. Belgium (10)
3. Sweden (12)
4. Italy (15)
5. Netherlands (17)