Chad Reed and Jason Lawrence put their Yamaha YZs on top of the podium in their respective Supercross and Supercross Lites classes at the fourth round of the 2008 AMA Supercross Series in San Francisco, CA. on Saturday, Jan. 26. The wins in rainy, difficult conditions put Reed 19 points ahead of Kevin Windham in the Supercross standings and boost Lawrence into third in Supercross Lites. They also represent the first time in recent years that Yamaha has won both Supercross classes on the same night.
Supercross... The Supercross final was likewise reduced to 15 laps. Reed didn’t get the start he wanted, arriving at the first corner in mid-pack and having to battle his way forward from there. He moved his L&M Racing YZ450F to fifth by the end of the first lap, third by lap three, and passed early leaders Windham and Davi Millsaps for the lead by lap seven. From then on Reed put his Yamaha on cruise control and pulled out an 11.4-sec. lead over Windham for his third win of the year. “I came into this season prepared to lay it down – I want to get these race wins!” he enthused. “It was a very muddy, exciting night and both Jason and Chad put on an awesome show,” added Yamaha Supercross team manager Jim Perry. “They deserve those wins for sure.”
Supercross Results - Round 4 |
| 1 |
Chad Reed - YAM |
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| 2 |
Kevin Windham |
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| 3 |
David Millsaps |
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| 4 |
Jacob Marsack |
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| 5 |
Grant Langston - YAM |
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| 6 |
Ivan Tedesco |
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| 7 |
Nick Wey |
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| 8 |
Heath Voss |
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| 9 |
Troy Adams |
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| 10 |
Tim Ferry |
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Supercross Standings - After Round 4 of 17 |
| 1 |
Chad Reed - YAM |
97 |
| 2 |
Kevin Windham |
78 |
| 3 |
Tim Ferry |
57 |
| 4 |
Mike Alessi |
54 |
| 5 |
Ivan Tedesco |
53 |
| 6 |
Andrew Short |
51 |
| 7 |
James Stewart |
47 |
| 8 |
Nathan Ramsey - YAM |
43 |
| 9 |
David Millsaps |
43 |
| 10 |
Josh Hill - YAM |
40 |
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Supercross Lites... In Supercross Lites, Lawrence blitzed the field in practice by setting the quickest lap time aboard his Yamaha of Troy YZ250F. The final was shortened to 10 laps from the usual 15 laps due to the rutty, muddy track, and Lawrence reached the first turn in third behind Thomas Hahn and Austin Stroupe. But he quickly passed both and led every lap of the race for his first career Supercross Lites victory. “I am excited to get my first Supercross win,” he grinned later. “I’ve been close several times and I‘m glad to finally put it all together.”
Supercross Lites West Results - Round 4 |
| 1 |
Jason Lawrence - YAM |
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| 2 |
Brett Metcalfe |
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| 3 |
Thomas Hahn |
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| 4 |
Daniel Reardon |
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| 5 |
Austin Stroupe |
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| 6 |
Gaven Gracyk |
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| 7 |
Ryan Dungy |
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| 8 |
Chris Blose |
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| 9 |
Will Hahn - YAM |
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| 10 |
Michael Blose |
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Supercross Lites West Points- After Round 4 of 8 |
| 1 |
Ryan Dungy |
86 |
| 2 |
Daniel Reardon |
67 |
| 3 |
Jason Lawrence - YAM |
63 |
| 4 |
Broc Hepler - YAM |
59 |
| 5 |
Brett Metcalfe |
58 |
| 6 |
Justin Brayton |
55 |
| 7 |
Thomas Hahn |
55 |
| 8 |
Austin Stroupe |
52 |
| 9 |
Will Hahn - YAM |
42 |
| 10 |
Gaven Gracyk |
42 |
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