AURORA (April 22, 2008)
AMA Supercross Class Stats: Seattle
- First race February 18th, 1978 and Jimmy Ellis won on a Honda. It was his first and only win on a Honda.
- This is the 37th time the gate will drop in Seattle for an AMA Supercross race.
- This is the first race at Quest Field.
- From 1978-1999, the AMA Supercross race was held at the Seattle King Dome.
- First time winners in Seattle: Darrel Shultz-1981, Rick Johnson-1984, Jeff Ward-1984, Larry Ward-1990.
- In 1984 the Seattle stop was a double header weekend in Seattle. Jeff Ward and Rick Johnson won their first AMA Supercross class races.
- From 1979-1989, the King Dome hosted double header races.
- Riders to sweep double headers at the King Dome: Mike Bell-1980, Darrel Shultz-1981, Bob Hannah-1983, Ron Lechien-1985, Rick Johnson-1987 & 1989.
- Larry Ward won his first AMA Supercross class race at the King Dome in 1990 on a Suzuki. Nine years later, he won his last race in Seattle on a Suzuki; it was the last race ever held at the King Dome.
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AURORA (April 21, 2008)
In one of the most dramatic Monster Energy® Supercross, an FIM World Championship, seasons in history the fate of Chad Reed’s championship season hangs in the wind as he battles injury this Saturday at Seattle’s Qwest Field Saturday. In the Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites class a champion will be crowned this weekend.
The AMA Supercross will air on SPEED Sunday, April 27 at 6:00 p.m., and the AMA Supercross Lites class race will air on SPEED Saturday May 3 at 3:00 p.m. EST.
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YAMAHA (April 21, 2008)
Yamaha’s Chad Reed battled through the pain of his fractured shoulder to take a decent second position to main title rival Kevin Windham in front of almost 49,000 fans last weekend at the Edward Jones Dome in St Louis for the fifteenth round of seventeen in the Monster Energy AMA Supercross championship, also an FIM World Championship.
Reed seized the lead on the first lap of the main event, taking place just one week after his heavy practice crash in Detroit, but was powerless to prevent Windham from seizing control. The result was nevertheless the Australian’s eleventh podium of the season on the San Manuel YZ450F and means that his points lead was only cut to 13 with two races to go.
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Speed TV (April 20, 2008)
Windham immediately began to pull away, and went on to win his third main event of the season. However, Reed hung on for second, minimizing his points loss to Windham for the second-straight week.
“I’m happy,” Windham said, “but at the same time, I think I’d rather finish eighth and gain 15 points than win and only gain three at this point.”
Windham now trails Reed by 13 points with two races left to run. Next weekend comes the Seattle Supercross, which seems to be a perpetual mud race, so anything can happen.
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Canard Clinches Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Championship
ST. LOUIS (April 19, 2008)
Torco Honda’s Kevin Windham picked up his third main event win of the season and tightened the championship race in the Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, before a crowd of 48,698 at the Edward Jones Dome. Torco Honda’s Trey Canard clinched his first-ever AMA Supercross Lites class championship with a win.
Windham, who entered tonight’s race trialing Reed by 16 points, cut the deficit to 13 points with two races remaining. Reed, who is riding with a cracked shoulder blade, turned in a valiant ride to earn second. Red Bull Honda’s Andrew Short, of Smithville, Texas, finished third.
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AURORA, Ill. (April 18, 2008)
Perhaps one of the most pivotal Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, races of the season will unfold tomorrow night at St. Louis’ Edward Jones Dome as Team San Manuel Band of Mission Indians’ Chad Reed fights through an injured shoulder to hold on to his AMA Supercross class points lead. The AMA Supercross class race from St. Louis will air on CBS Sports Sunday, April 20 at Noon. The AMA Supercross Lites class race will air on SPEED Sunday, April 26 at 4:30 p.m.
Last weekend at Detroit’s Ford Field Reed, of Tampa, Fla., suffered a hard crash in practice and was forced to use an AMA Provisional, which allows for a rider within the top 10 in points to advance directly to the feature, to land a spot in the main event. Finishing 12th, Reed’s 27 point lead heading into last weekend diminish narrowed to 16 over Torco Fuels Honda’s Kevin Windham, of Centerville, Miss.
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AURORA, Ill. (April 15, 2008)
AMA Supercross Stats – St. Louis
- First race April 27, 1996 and Jeff Emig won on a Kawasaki.
- This will be the 13th time the gate will drop for an AMA Supercross class race at the Edward Jones Dome.
Wins by Brand in St. Louis
Yamaha-6,
Suzuki-3
Kawasaki-2
Honda-1
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St. Louis’ Edward Jones Dome to Host Round 15 This Saturday
AURORA, Ill. (April 15, 2008)
The Monster Energy® Supercross, an FIM World Championship, story line took an interesting turn last Saturday night at Detroit’s Ford Field, and this Saturday night St. Louis’ Edward Jones Dome could play host to the most influential race of the season.
AMA Supercross class points leader Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., suffered a horrific crash in practice, forcing him to use an AMA Provisional, which allows for a rider within the top 10 in points to advance directly to the main, where he would eventually finish in 12th place. Coming into the race Reed, who has eight wins this season, had a 27-point lead over Torco Fuels Honda’s Kevin Windham. Heading into St. Louis Reed is now only 17 points ahead of Windham.
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Suzuki Press (April 15, 2008)
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing's Nico Izzi celebrated an impressive fourth-place finish in front of his home crowd at Saturday night's AMA Supercross Lites race at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.
The St. Clair, Michigan, native started the night by nabbing a second-place finish in his heat race and then a fourth-place result in the 15-lap main. Izzi's performance puts the young rider in third-place overall in the championship points chase.
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LOS ANGELES, CA (April 15, 2008)
After sustaining injuries during a nasty crash in practice, Team San Manuel's Chad Reed was treated at an area hospital, released and given an AMA provisional in order to race in the evening's Main event. Despite what we now know were significant injuries, the ever-tough Reed raced the Main and finished 12th. Teammate Nathan Ramsey followed closely behind Reed and finished 13th at the fourteenth stop of the 2008 Monster Energy Supercross series, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. Despite one of the worst scenarios a professional SX racer could ever encounter, Reed's courageous ride Saturday evening allowed him to maintain the championship points lead with 296 points while Ramsey continues to rally a top ten standing holding the seventh overall spot, for several weeks now, with 155 points.
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YAMAHA (April 14, 2008)
Yamaha’s Chad Reed defied chest and back pain to score 12th position in Detroit for the fourteenth round of the 2008 Monster Energy AMA Supercross championship last weekend. The Australian crashed heavily in practice and had to visit hospital prior to being released to take his slot in the gate for the main event at Ford Field.
Reed used his AMA provisional ‘joker’ (that enables riders in the top ten of the standings to miss one qualification and still be eligible to compete) after his accident that saw a diagnosis of a fractured scapula (shoulder blade), and likely some lung bruising among other small ailments. The 25 year old was coughing up blood at one point but was determined not to miss the race.
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Speed TV (April 14, 2008)
Red Bull Honda’s Davi Millsaps picked up his second win of the season at tonight’s Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, at Ford Field. Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., won the AMA Supercross Lites class main event win.
Check out Speed Tv's video highlights from Detroit, MI.
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Villopoto Grabs The Win In AMA Supercross Lites
DETROIT (April 12, 2008)
Red Bull Honda’s Davi Millsaps picked up his second win of the season at tonight’s Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, at Ford Field. Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., won the AMA Supercross Lites class main event win.
Honda’s Eric Sorby, of Lake Elsinore, Calif., won the $1,500 Progressive Holeshot Award to begin the 20-lap AMA Supercross class main event. Millsaps closed in on Sorby and took over the lead on the second lap, bringing Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Timmy Ferry and Torco Honda’s Kevin Windham with him to round out the top three.
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AURORA, Ill. (April 11, 2008)
Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, returns to Ford Field tomorrow night. The AMA Supercross class race will air on SPEED Sunday at 6:00 p.m. EST and the AMA Supercross Lites class will air the following Sunday, April 20 at 6:00 p.m.
For only the seventh time in supercross history there have been five different winners in one season, Chad Reed, James Stewart, Davi Millsaps, Kevin Windham and Josh Hill. While Reed has the AMA Supercross class points lead, this competitive field shows each weekend looking to remove him from the number-one position.
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Yahama (April 8, 2008)
Chad Reed moved up to third place in the all-time AMA Supercross victories table after clinching the 34th win of his career and the eighth of the 2008 championship at the Texas Stadium in Dallas last Saturday. The Australian led from the second lap until the chequered flag for his second triumph in the space of a week. The 25 year old owned the thirteenth round of seventeen and now stands 27 points ahead of Kevin Windham.
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Speed TV (April 7, 2008)
Yamaha’s Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., picked up his eighth win of the season at tonight’s Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship before 46,656 fans at Texas Stadium. Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., won the AMA Supercross Lites class main event.
Check out Speed Tv's video highlights from Dallas Texas.
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Team Suzuki Press Office (April 6. 2008)
Team Teka Suzuki WMX1 dominated proceedings in front of 26,000 spectators during round one of the FIM MX1 World Motocross Championship at Valkenswaard in the Netherlands.
Team riders Ken De Dycker and Steve Ramon finished first and second overall on their aluminium-framed, Electronically Fuel-Injected RM-Z450s to lead the individual rider and manufacturer title chases after the first of 15 rounds.
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Villopoto Takes the Win in AMA Supercross Lites
Irving, Texas (April 5, 2008)
Yamaha’s Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., picked up his eighth win of the season at tonight’s Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship before 46,656 fans at Texas Stadium. Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., won the AMA Supercross Lites class main event.
Kawasaki’s Travis Preston, of Hesperia, Calif., won the $1,500 Progressive Direct Holeshot Award but it was the Yamaha’s of Reed and Josh Hill, of Yoncalla, Ore., who took over the top two positions on lap two.
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AURORA, Ill. (April 4, 2008)
Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, takes to the track tomorrow atTexas Stadium where the gate will drop for the 29th time. The AMA Supercross class race will air on SPEED Sunday, April 6 at 6:00 p.m. (EST), and the AMA Supercross Lites race will air on SPEED Saturday April 12 at 4:00 p.m.
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing is in full swing again, following last week’s AMA Supercross race at Toronto, Ontario. Because the Toronto event was an independent race, AMA Supercross Lites contender Nico Izzi did not participate. Izzi took advantage of the downtime, however, to focus on saddle time in preparation for this weekend’s race at Texas Stadium
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AURORA, Ill. (April 3, 2008)
Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, announced today that a record $60,000 was raised for the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto (SickKids) through MX for Children www.mxforchildren.org. The money raised for the second annual event to benefit the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto nearly doubled last year’s numbers.
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Badboy Press (April 2 2008)
Team Bad Boy rider Ryan Smith # 831, nephew of legendary rider David Bailey, had an impressive debut in the SX Lites division in the AMA Supercross series on March 29th at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada. After finishing last in his heat, Smith came alive in the LCQ grabbing the holeshot and then winning the 4-lap qualifier for a spot in the main event. When the gates dropped in the SX Lites main, Smith had another incredible start, getting his second holeshot of the night. After the race, Ryan received the Progressive Holeshot Award on the podium, along with a check for $1000.00.
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Dallas, Texas (April 2 2008)
AMA Supercross Class Stats
- First race, Feb. 28th, 1975, Jimmy Ellis won on a Can-Am.
- This will be the 29th time the gate will drop for an AMA Supercross race in Texas stadium.
First-Time Winners in Dallas
- Jimmy Ellis, Can-AM, 1975
- Jean-Michael Bayle, Honda, 1990
- Doug Henry, Honda, 1995
- James Stewart, Kawasaki, 2005
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Torrance, CA (April 1st 2008)
Riding enthusiasts hungry for motorcycle and ATV content will
be excited to learn that American Honda now allows free access to all online
content in the Honda Rider's Club of America (HRCA) Clubhouse. This
exciting and engaging Web site, www.hrca.honda.com, was previously password
protected and reserved for exclusive use by members of the HRCA but now the
site is open to all visitors.
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Skinner Scores his First AMA Supercross Lites Win
TORONTO (March 29, 2008)
Team San Manuel Yamaha’s Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., won his seventh Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship race of the season before 36,888 fans at Rogers Centre, marking his second consecutive race win in Toronto. Honda’s Shaun Skinner, of Stuart, Fla., won the first AMA Supercross Lites class main event of his career.
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Monster Energy® Supercross Heads North to Canada
AURORA, Ill. (March 28, 2008)
Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, races at Toronto’s Rogers Centre tomorrow in the tour’s only international stop. After 11 races, five riders – Chad Reed, James Stewart, Kevin Windham, Davi Millsaps and Josh Hill – have won AMA Supercross class main events. The AMA Supercross class will be broadcast in HD on CBS Sports this Sunday at Noon and the AMA Supercross Lites class will air on SPEED in HD Saturday April 5 at 6:00 p.m.
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AURORA, Ill. (March 26, 2008)
AMA Supercross Class Stats
- First race, December 3rd, 2004 and Ricky Carmichael won on a Suzuki.
- James Stewart would won on a Kawasaki in 2005 and Chad Reed won in 2006 on a Yamaha.
- Can Reed become the first two-time winner in Toronto?
- Can Davi Millsaps become the first rider to win in Toronto in both classes?
- Millsaps won the AMA Supercross Lites class in 2005 in Toronto.
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All Kids Seats Just $15
AURORA, Ill. (March 25, 2008)
After hosting the opening round of the Monster Energy® Supercross, an FIM World Championship, for the past three years, the Toronto race is making a mid-season tour stop this Saturday, March 29 at Rogers Centre, serving as the 12th race of the season and the only international stop. Heading into Toronto this weekend, five different riders have won AMA Supercross class main events.
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Fox Racing (March 24, 2008)
Arguably one of the best starters in his prime, Jeff Emig, the multi-time National Motocross & Supercross Champion, provides online viewers with the inside scoop on how to be a better starter.
Fox Racing will be producing a series of “How-To” videos throughout the year and in the first installment, Emig along with Fox amateur standout Sean Borkenhagen, take you through the key steps in becoming a better starter. As you’ll see, Fro still makes it look easy!
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Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s David Vuillemin gets 8th
Suzuki (March 17, 2008)
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing’s Ryan Dungey scored his first podium in the SX class Saturday
night with a strong second-place finish at the HHH Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After
grabbing the holeshot, Dungey led for three laps before relinquishing the lead and settling down in
second place. Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s David Vuillemin also put in a strong performance on the
Suzuki RM-Z450, maintaining sixth place for nearly the first half of the race until falling back and
settling for an eighth-place finish.
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Speed TV (March 17, 2008)
Yamaha’s Josh Hill, of Yoncalla, Ore., won the first Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, race of his career in front of 40,982 fans at the Metrodome. It was the first race at the Metrodome since 2004. Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., won his first Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites class race of the season.
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YAMAHA (March 17, 2008)
Yamaha’s Josh Hill toasted a fine maiden AMA-SX triumph in front of almost 41,000 fans at the Metrodome in Minneapolis last Saturday for round eleven of seventeen in the 2008 championship. The 18 year old steered his YZ450F to the chequered flag ahead of Ryan Dungey and Kevin Windham. Series leader Chad Reed was a protagonist in the Main Event but a crash dropped him down the race order and he finished seventh for the second week in succession.
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Villopoto Pulls out Win on Last Lap
MINNEAPOLIS (March 15, 2008)
Yamaha’s Josh Hill, of Yoncalla, Ore., won the first Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, race of his career in front of 40,982 fans at the Metrodome. It was the first race at the Metrodome since 2004. Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., won his first Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites class race of the season.
Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., won the $1,500 Progressive Holeshot Award to open the AMA Supercross class main event. Following Dungey through turn one was Torco Fuels Honda’s Kevin Windham, of Centerville, Miss., and the championship points leader Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., was fifth.
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Monster Energy® Supercross Returns to Metrodome for the First Time Since 2004
AURORA, Ill. (March 14, 2008)
Can Torco Fuels Honda’s Trey Canard, of Elk City, Okla., win his fourth consecutive Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites class ace this weekend as Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship returns to Minneapolis’ Metrodome for the first time since 2004? The 17-year-old rookie scored wins in Atlanta, Indianapolis and Daytona and carries a 24-point lead into this weekend’s race.
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Live Nation (March 12, 2008)
AMA Supercross Class Stats
- This will be the 12th time the gate will drop for an AMA Supercross race in Minnesota.
- First race, April 16th, 1994. Jeremy McGrath won on a Honda.
- McGrath won six in a row at the Metrodome from 1994 to 1999.
- McGrath became the first rider in AMA Supercross history to win at the same venue on three different brands.
- There are no first time winners in Minnesota.
- This is the first race at the Metrodome since 2004.
- In 11 races, from 1994 to 1999, only four different riders won in Minneapolis.
- McGrath-6; RC-3; Vuillemin-1; Windham-1
- Windham could become the first rider to win Minnesota in both classes.
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Motocross.com (March 11, 2008)
Ryan Dungey and David Vuillemin from Team Suzuki were featured riders on motocross.com today and we wanted to show these videos. Ryan has really done a great job moving to the 450 class and everyone's cheers for their favorite French racer DV12.
We spoke to Dungey at Daytona before the wet racing began and hear how DV's season has been going so far.
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Save $35 off Supercross Fan Four Pack
AURORA, Ill. (March 11, 2008)
Monster Energy® Supercross, an FIM World Championship, returns to Minneapolis’ Metrodome for the first time since 2004 this Saturday. During the 11 races inside the Metrodome, spanning from 1994-2004, the event averaged 50,000-plus fans. The supercross fan four pack – four $20 tickets all for just $45 at www.Ticketmaster.com has been added this year.
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Yamaha (March 10, 2008)
The heavens opened and created a swamp at the Daytona Speedway for the tenth round of the 2008 AMA Supercross series, a FIM World Championship. Yamaha San Manuel’s Chad Reed was three corners from his seventh victory of the season before being forced to retire.
To make matters worse for the Australian he was later penalised for cutting the sodden track and dropped to seventh place for his lowest standing of the season so far. Despite the drama and eventual outcome, the 25 year old still leads the championship by 23 points with seven rounds remaining.
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Speed TV (March 8, 2008)
Honda’s Kevin Windham passed a stalled Chad Reed on the last lap of Friday night’s Daytona Supercross By Honda to earn his first win at Daytona International Speedway.
In muddy and rainy conditions, Reed led the previous 11 laps before getting stuck in one of the final turns of the last lap. He was unable restart his Yamaha opening the door for the stunning 22.42-second victory by Windham.
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Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Dungey gets 10th in second-ever SX
Daytona Beach, FL (March 8, 2008)
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing’s David Vuillemin overcame torrential rains to capture his
best AMA Supercross finish of the year at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach,
Florida, on Friday night. A strong rider in the wet, Vuillemin finished sixth in his heat race earlier in
the night before bringing home fourth place in the abbreviated 12-lap main. Rockstar Makita
Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey also put in a strong performance on the RM-Z450, battling for a podium spot
for the first several laps. Unfortunately, the swamp-like conditions took their toll on Dungey and he
fell behind, eventually finishing in 10th. Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Mike Alessi is still recovering after
breaking his collarbone at the San Diego round and did not race.
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Datona, FL (March 7, 2008)
Honda’s Kevin Windham passed a stalled Chad Reed on the last lap of Friday night’s Daytona Supercross By Honda to earn his first win at Daytona International Speedway.
In muddy and rainy conditions, Reed led the previous 11 laps before getting stuck in one of the final turns of the last lap. He was unable restart his Yamaha opening the door for the stunning 22.42-second victory by Windham.
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AURORA (March 7, 2008)
Monster Energy® Supercross, an FIM World Championship, is offering a family four-pack, which includes four $25 tickets, four fan fest photos, four hot dogs and four sodas, for the race at Detroit’s Ford Field Saturday, April 12 exclusively through www.Ticketmaster.com.
Tickets are available at www.supercrossonline.com, all TicketMaster outlets, participating Yamaha dealers, the Ford Field box office or by phone at 248-645-6666.
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Speed TV (March 3, 2008)
At the 17th and final Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, race at the RCA Dome, Yamaha’s Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., won the main event in front of 57,284 fans. Torco Fuels Honda’s Trey Canard, of Elk City, Okla., won his second consecutive Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites class race and leads the points standings.
Reed won the $1,500 Progressive Holeshot Award in the AMA Supercross class main event with Rockstar Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., and Red Bull Honda’s Andrew Short, of Smithville, Texas, following closely through turn one.
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Yamaha (March 3, 2008)
After missing the top five in an AMA Supercross event for the first time in 88 starts last week Yamaha’s Chad Reed bounced back to record his sixth victory of the season and finished ahead of brand-mate Josh Hill at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis last weekend. The Australian headed a YZ450F ‘1-2’ on the podium of the ninth round from seventeen in the series – an FIM World Championship - to give Yamaha their fourth win at the venue and first since 2002.
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Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Izzi podiums in second SX Lites race
Team Suzuki (March 3, 2008)
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing’s Ryan Dungey made a huge splash in his AMA Supercrossclass
debut by finishing fourth on the RM-Z450 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis on Saturday night.
Dungey started the evening with a third-place finish in his heat race and then he finished it with an
impressive fourth-place result in the 20-lap main. Dungey got great starts in both races and put on a
strong showing for his first time in the premier class. Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s David Vuillemin
rounded out the night by winning the Last Chance Qualifier and then picking up his fourth top-10
Supercross finish in a row. Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Mike Alessi is still recovering after breaking his
collarbone at the San Diego round and did not race.
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