For the third consecutive weekend, Yamaha’s Chad Reed and Jason Lawrence topped their respective Supercross and Supercross Lites classes, this time in San Diego, CA. on Saturday night, Feb. 9. Reed’s victory, his fifth this year, means he has won all five California rounds of the 2008 AMA Supercross Series. Even more importantly, he now holds a big 35-point advantage over Kevin Windham in the championship standings. Lawrence’s win is also his third of the season and vaults him into the Lites points lead over Ryan Dungey.
Supercross... Reed was quickest in practice and finished second to Windham in his heat race aboard an L&M Racing YZ450F. Davi Millsaps grabbed the holeshot at the start of the 20-lap main event and Reed jetted past him a few corners later. Millsaps then forged back into the lead, battling with Reed as the enormous crowd of 64,251 cheered both riders. Reed reclaimed the lead on lap three and held it for 10 laps before falling in a sandy section and giving Millsaps the edge. He quickly remounted though, caught Millsaps on lap 17, and raced home for the win as Millsaps faded to third behind Tim Ferry. “There’s just something about this event!” Reed said afterwards. “I am pumped to get another win in San Diego and to win all the California rounds – I don’t think anyone has ever done that before.”
Supercross Results - Round 6 |
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Chad Reed - YAM |
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Tim Ferry |
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| 3 |
David Millsaps |
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| 4 |
Andrew Short |
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| 5 |
Kevin Windham |
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| 6 |
Josh Hill - YAM |
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| 7 |
David Vuillemin |
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| 8 |
Nathan Ramsey - YAM |
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| 9 |
Nick Wey |
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| 10 |
Jason Thomas |
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Supercross Standings - After Round 6 of 17 |
| 1 |
Chad Reed - YAM |
147 |
| 2 |
Kevin Windham |
112 |
| 3 |
Tim Ferry |
99 |
| 4 |
David Millsaps |
85 |
| 5 |
Andrew Short |
85 |
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Nathan Ramsey - YAM |
70 |
| 7 |
Mike Alessi |
69 |
| 8 |
Nick Wey |
65 |
| 9 |
Josh Hill - YAM |
64 |
| 10 |
Ivan Tedesco |
53 |
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Supercross Lites... Although Lawrence finished only ninth in his Lites qualifying race, in the final he blazed out of the gate to take the holeshot and lead all 15 laps aboard his Yamaha of Troy YZ250F. Fortunately for Lawrence, points leader Dungey had a troublesome night and crashed repeatedly, finishing sixth and giving Lawrence a slender two-point lead. “I was glad to see another sweep for Chad and Jason and it was nice to have Jason take over the Lites points lead for the first time in his career,” said Supercross team manager Jim Perry after the event. “Now we’re moving on to Houston!”
In other Yamaha Factory Racing news, Broc Hepler, injured at Anaheim III on Feb. 2, had a pin put in his thumb last week and will be out for four to six weeks. While Grant Langston, who likewise withdrew from Anaheim III with an eye problem, will have a corrective procedure done on Feb. 11 and is also expected to be out for four weeks. Josh Hill remains healthy and finished sixth in the Supercross main event – his second-best finish this season.
Supercross Lites West Results - Round 6 |
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Jason Lawrence - YAM |
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| 2 |
Thomas Hahn |
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| 3 |
Robert Kiniry |
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| 4 |
Brett Metcalfe |
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| 5 |
Justin Brayton |
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| 6 |
Ryan Dungy |
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| 7 |
Austin Stroupe |
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| 8 |
Will Hahn - YAM |
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| 9 |
Mike LaPaglia |
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| 10 |
Billy Laninovich |
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Supercross Lites West Points- After Round 6 of 8 |
| 1 |
Jason Lawrence - YAM |
113 |
| 2 |
Ryan Dungy |
111 |
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Brett Metcalfe |
96 |
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Thomas Hahn |
92 |
| 5 |
Austin Stroupe |
88 |
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Justin Brayton |
85 |
| 7 |
Daniel Reardon |
80 |
| 8 |
Gaven Gracyk |
62 |
| 9 |
Broc Hepler - YAM |
59 |
| 10 |
Robert Kiniry |
57 |
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