Reed Wins Monster Energy® Supercross Championship

Dungey Wins Second Consecutive Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout

LAS VEGAS (May 3, 2008)
Team San Manuel Yamaha’s Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., won Monster Energy® Supercross, an FIM World Championship before 39,227 fans at a sold-out Sam Boyd Stadium. Reed, who won the 2004 AMA Supercross class championship, also won the main event. Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., won the Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout in the AMA Supercross Lites class main event.

Red Bull Honda Racing’s Davi Millsaps opened the AMA Supercross class main event by winning the Progressive Holeshot Award, and Windham trailed in second. Reed started in seventh place. On lap three Windham passed Millsaps and secured the lead. Reed worked his way through the pack and passed Windham for the lead on lap 13 to claim the ninth win of the season. Red Bull Honda Racing’s Andrew Short, of Smithville, Texas, finished third.

“I worked my butt of this year,” said Reed. “I had a new bike this year, and that made my job a lot easier. It has been a great season for me this year. This is very special. It was unfortunate that James Stewart, the defending champion, got hurt, but this was a great year for us.”

Reed’s mechanic, Oscar Wirdeman, was awarded a 2008 Toyota Tundra truck as the season’s top mechanic.

In the Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout, Dungey followed Progressive Holeshot Award winner Ryan Villopoto’s Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki. It quickly became a two-horse race as Villopoto and Dungey pulled away from the field. Villopoto led the first 14 laps while Dungey inched in Villopoto’s lead. On the last lap, Dungey, who won last year’s Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout, passed Villopoto and rode to victory. Dungey was awarded a brand new 2008 Toyota Tundra truck for winning the Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout. Geico Honda’s Trey Canard, of Elk City, Okla., finished third.

“To win this race two years in a row is huge for me,” said Dungey. “It was a very special win for me because I came from behind and rode smart. I lost some time in the beginning of the race, and I was able to find my grove as the race progressed.”

“That was one of the fastest starts I have ever raced on at a supercross race,” said Villopoto. “The lappers played a big part in the race, but Ryan (Dungey) was riding great. I made some mistakes, and he capitalized on them.”

Atomic Racing’s Paul Carpenter, of Ithaca, N.Y., won the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Pro Privateer Challenge (USSTC) and was awarded $25,000.

The AMA Supercross class will be broadcast in HD on SPEED on Sunday, May 4, at 6:00 p.m. EST and the AMA Supercross Lites class will air on SPEED in HD Saturday May 10, at 2:00 p.m. EST. CBS Sports will air a season-end recap show Sunday, May 4 at Noon EST

Supercross Main Event Results

Pos.	No.	Rider name	Bike	Lap	Int.
1	22	Chad Reed	Yamaha YZ450F	20	---
2	14	Kevin W. Windham	Honda CRF450R	20	6.629
3	29	Andrew T. Short	Honda CRF450R	20	10.544
4	40	Joshua R. Hill	Yamaha YZ450F	20	20.546
5	118	David D. Millsaps	Honda CRF450R	20	24.7
6	27	Nicholas A. Wey	KTM 450SX	20	27.7
7	24	Charles J. Summey	Yamaha YZ450F	20	35.916
8	11	Travis A. Preston	Kawasaki KX450F	20	46.244
9	15	Timmy M. Ferry	Kawasaki KX450F	20	65.687
10	12	David Vuillemin	Suzuki RM-Z450	20	70.01
11	13	Heath D. Voss	Honda CRF450R	19	---
12	42	Paul P. Carpenter	Honda CRF450R	19	---
13	37	Jason W. Thomas	Honda CRF450R	19	---
14	107	Kelly D. Smith	Kawasaki KX450F	19	---
15	39	Ryan D. Clark	Honda CRF450R	19	---
16	72	Kevin W. Johnson	Yamaha YZ450F	19	---
17	709	Tyler Bright	Honda CRF450R	19	---
18	100	Joshua Hansen	Honda CRF450R	18	---
19	17	Robbie L. Reynard	Suzuki RM-Z450	6	---
20	917	Eric Sorby	Honda CRF450R	3	---

Supercross Overall Points Standings

Pos.	Pts.	Rider name	RD 12	RD 13	RD 14	RD 15	RD 16	RD 17
1	365	C. Reed	25 (1)	25 (1)	9 (12)	22 (2)	22 (2)	25 (1)
2	352	K. Windham	22 (2)	18 (4)	20 (3)	25 (1)	25 (1)	22 (2)
3	281	A. Short	18 (4)	15 (6)	16 (5)	20 (3)	20 (3)	20 (3)
4	278	D. Millsaps	20 (3)	20 (3)	25 (1)	15 (6)	18 (4)	16 (5)
5	228	J. Hill	16 (5)	22 (2)	18 (4)	5 (16)	14 (7)	18 (4)
6	218	T. Ferry	14 (7)	16 (5)	22 (2)	1 (21)	16 (5)	12 (9)
7	173	N. Ramsey	3 (18)	10 (11)	8 (13)	18 (4)
8	169	D. Vuillemin	8 (13)		14 (7)	9 (12)	12 (9)	11 (10)
9	159	N. Wey	15 (6)	7 (14)	4 (17)	10 (11)	13 (8)	15 (6)
10	145	P. Carpenter	10 (11)	13 (8)	3 (18)	13 (8)		9 (12)
11	144	C. Summey	12 (9)	14 (7)	13 (8)		10 (11)	14 (7)
12	130	H. Voss	6 (15)	9 (12)	12 (9)	8 (13)	11 (10)	10 (11)
13	109	T. Preston	7 (14)	11 (10)	15 (6)	12 (9)	3 (18)	13 (8)
14	101	J. Thomas	11 (10)	8 (13)	11 (10)	11 (10)	7 (14)	8 (13)
15	84	E. Sorby	9 (12)	6 (15)	6 (15)	7 (14)		1 (20)
16	74	T. Adams	13 (8)	12 (9)		2 (19)
17	69	M. Alessi
18	66	J. Marsack	4 (17)		1 (20)
19	53	I. Tedesco
20	52	J. Gibson	5 (16)	3 (18)		4 (17)	8 (13)

Supercross Lites Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout Event Results

Pos.	No.	Rider name	Bike	Lap	Int.
1	28	Ryan M. Dungey	Suzuki RM-Z250	15	---
2	2	Ryan D. Villopoto	Kawasaki KX250F	15	4.829
3	1E	Trey G. Canard	Honda CRF250R	15	46.621
4	122	Dan Reardon	Honda CRF250R	15	55.74
5	116	Ryan Morais	Yamaha YZ250F	15	60.98
6	114	Justin D. Brayton	KTM 250SXF	15	61.325
7	123	Brett Metcalfe	Kawasaki KX250F	15	63.29
8	36	Kyle P. Chisholm	Kawasaki KX250F	14	---
9	60	Broc D. Hepler	Yamaha YZ250F	14	---
10	51	Austin L. Stroupe	Kawasaki KX250F	14	---
11	52	Matthew J. Lemoine	Yamaha YZ250F	14	---
12	45	Robert S. Kiniry	Honda CRF250R	14	---
13	99	Wil A. Hahn	Yamaha YZ250F	14	---
14	252	Justin F. Keeney	Honda CRF250R	14	---
15	341	Nico A. Izzi	Suzuki RM-Z250	14	---
16	58	Kyle B. Cunningham	Honda CRF250R	14	---
17	391	Tyler T. Bowers	Yamaha YZ250F	14	---
18	109	Matt Boni	Honda CRF250R	14	---
19	57	Ryan Sipes	KTM 250SXF	13	---
20	979	Ben Coisy	Honda CRF250R	10	---
21	41	Matthew C. Goerke	KTM 250SXF	7	---
22	1W	Jason D. Lawrence	Yamaha YZ250F	6	---