Kawasaki Clinches Dual AMA Toyota Motocross Championships in Millville

AMA Motocross

Spring Creek, MN (August 17, 2008)
After effectively dominating the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship through 10 of the 12 rounds, both Monster Energy Kawasaki's James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., and Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., clinched the 2008 titles with two rounds remaining in AMA Motocross and AMA Motocross Lites at the Honda Spring Creek Pro National Presented by Scott USA.

 

The championship marks the first of Stewart's career in the premier AMA Motocross class. Additionally, he continued his perfect season, clinching the title by taking the first moto win and cruising to victory in the final moto of the day. He is now a perfect 20-0 in motos this season and 10-0 overall.

 

James Stewart

James Stewart


"This has been my toughest season," said Stewart. "All the struggles before and everything I went through to get back (healthy). It really makes this (championship) special to me. This is one of the (best) tracks we've ridden all year. I really want to thank Kawasaki for all the hard work they've put in."

 

In AMA Motocross Lites, Rockstar/Makita Suzuki's Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., capitalized when Villopoto crashed on the opening lap of the second moto and rode to his second straight victory at his home track.

 

"It feels good," explained Dungey. "Two months ago I was just settling for second. I had to believe in myself to get where I am now and compared to last year, when I didn't win at all, I'm thankful to be healthy and having success."

 

Villopoto secured his third straight title after rebounding from his misfortune, bringing home second in the moto and second overall just behind Dungey.

 

"I just came down the first downhill and I was pushing hard," stated Villopoto. "I think I hit a wet spot. The next thing I know I was rolling on the ground. I didn't know exactly where I needed to finish but I had an idea. I just wanted to finish second because I knew I could (catch them)."

 

Television coverage of the AMA Motocross class can be seen on August 23 at 10 p.m. ET on SPEED with an AMA Motocross Lites show on August 26 at 2 p.m. ET. The AMA Toyota Motocross Championship Presented by FMF heads to Southwick, Mass. for the penultimate Kicker Audio Southwick Motocross National from Motocross 338 on August 23-24.


AMA Toyota Motocross Championship Presented by FMF
Honda Spring Creek Pro National Presented by Scott USA

Spring Creek Motocross Park Millville, Minn.

August 17, 2008, Round 10 of 12

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Motocross Event Results

Pos. Pts. Moto 1 Moto 2 No. Rider name Bike
1 50 25 (1) 25 (1) 7 J. Stewart Kawasaki KX450F
2 38 22 (2) 16 (5) 29 A. Short Honda CRF450R
3 37 15 (6) 22 (2) 26 M. Byrne Suzuki RM-Z450
4 29 11 (10) 18 (4) 27 N. Wey KTM 450SX
5 29 20 (3) 9 (12) 15 T. Ferry Kawasaki KX450F
6 28 13 (8) 15 (6) 801 J. Alessi Honda CRF450R
7 26 12 (9) 14 (7) 41 M. Goerke KTM 450SX
8 26 16 (5) 10 (11) 60 B. Hepler Yamaha YZ450F
9 22 2 (19) 20 (3) 902 C. Cooper Suzuki RM-Z450
10 19 8 (13) 11 (10) 24 C. Summey Yamaha YZ450F
11 19 14 (7) 5 (16) 9 I. Tedesco Honda CRF450R
12 18 5 (16) 13 (8) 273 G. Gracyk Yamaha YZ450F
13 18 18 (4) 0 (39) 40 J. Hill Yamaha YZ450F
14 14 7 (14) 7 (14) 105 S. Hamblin Yamaha YZ450F
15 12 0 (28) 12 (9) 196 T. Wharton Honda CRF450R
16 10 10 (11) 0 (32) 55 A. Balbi Honda CRF450R
17 9 1 (20) 8 (13) 37 J. Thomas Honda CRF450R
18 9 9 (12) 0 (29) 56 S. Skinner Honda CRF450R
19 6 0 (32) 6 (15) 526 B. Lamay Yamaha YZ450F
20 6 6 (15) 0 (33) 53 C. Siebler Honda CRF450R
21 4 0 (22) 4 (17) 207 S. Collier Kawasaki KX450F
22 4 4 (17) 0 (23) 722 J. Lewis Honda CRF450R
23 3 0 (36) 3 (18) 109 M. Boni Honda CRF450R
24 3 3 (18) 0 (38) 23 K. Lewis Honda CRF450R
25 2 0 (23) 2 (19) 86 M. Willard Yamaha YZ450F
26 1 0 (26) 1 (20) 94 K. Rookstool Honda CRF450R
27 0 0 (21) 0 (22) 75 R. Renner Kawasaki KX450F
28 0 0 (29) 0 (21) 39 R. Clark Honda CRF450R
29 0 0 (25) 0 (30) 95 K. Partridge Honda CRF450R
30 0 0 (30) 0 (28) 927 T. Sewell Yamaha YZ450F
31 0 0 (34) 0 (25) 719 V. Friese Honda CRF450R
32 0 0 (33) 0 (27) 269 K. Miller Honda CRF450R
33 0 0 (37) 0 (24) 66 J. Marsack Honda CRF450R
34 0 0 (27) 0 (34) 42 P. Carpenter Honda CRF450R
35 0 0 (24) 0 (40) 335 K. Tobin Honda CRF450R
36 0 0 (40) 0 (26) 183 M. Blose Honda CRF450R
37 0 0 (31) 0 (37) 261 J. Morrison Kawasaki KX450F
38 0 0 (38) 0 (31) 323 J. Povolny Kawasaki KX450F
39 0 0 (35) 0 (36) 350 B. Evans Honda CRF450R
40 0 0 (39) 0 (35) 597 M. Dougherty Honda CRF450R

 

Motocross Overall Results

Pos. Pts. Rider name RD 9 M1 RD 9 M2 RD 9 OA RD 10 M1 RD 10 M2 RD 10 OA
1 500 J. Stewart 25(1) 25(1) 50(1) 25(1) 25(1) 50(1)
2 334 T. Ferry 10(11) 15(6) 25(8) 20(3) 9(12) 29(5)
3 328 A. Short 22(2) 22(2) 44(2) 22(2) 16(5) 38(2)
4 317 M. Byrne 20(3) 20(3) 40(3) 15(6) 22(2) 37(3)
5 230 C. Cooper 18(4) 18(4) 36(4) 2(19) 20(3) 22(9)
6 228 N. Wey 7(14) 10(11) 17(11) 11(10) 18(4) 29(4)
7 221 M. Alessi                
8 205 J. Alessi 14(7) 12(9) 26(7) 13(8) 15(6) 28(6)
9 203 D. Millsaps                
10 188 J. Hill 16(5) 16(5) 32(5) 18(4) 0(39) 18(13)
11 168 S. Hamblin 13(8) 0(31) 13(13) 7(14) 7(14) 14(14)
12 153 A. Balbi 8(13) 11(10) 19(9) 10(11) 0(32) 10(16)
13 123 J. Albertson 15(6) 14(7) 29(6)        
14 114 I. Tedesco         14(7) 5(16) 19(11)
15 104 C. Summey 0(39) 9(12) 9(15) 8(13) 11(10) 19(10)
16 77 M. Boni         0(36) 3(18) 3(23)
17 60 S. Collier 0(38) 13(8) 13(12) 0(22) 4(17) 4(21)
18 57 C. Blose 12(9) 0(33) 12(14)        
19 50 S. Skinner         9(12) 0(29) 9(18)
20 49 S. Boniface                

 

Motocross Lites Event Results

Pos. Pts. Moto 1 Moto 2 No. Rider name Bike
1 47 22 (2) 25 (1) 28 R. Dungey Suzuki RM-Z250
2 47 25 (1) 22 (2) 1 R. Villopoto Kawasaki KX250F
3 38 18 (4) 20 (3) 123 B. Metcalfe Kawasaki KX250F
4 30 14 (7) 16 (5) 30 J. Weimer Honda CRF250R
5 29 11 (10) 18 (4) 721 B. Wharton Honda CRF250R
6 26 16 (5) 10 (11) 58 K. Cunningham Honda CRF250R
7 24 12 (9) 12 (9) 38 A. McFarlane Kawasaki KX250F
8 24 13 (8) 11 (10) 99 W. Hahn Yamaha YZ250F
9 23 9 (12) 14 (7) 114 J. Brayton KTM 250SXF
10 20 20 (3) 0 (34) 20 J. Grant Honda CRF250R
11 19 4 (17) 15 (6) 341 N. Izzi Suzuki RM-Z250
12 15 6 (15) 9 (12) 87 T. Hibbert Yamaha YZ250F
13 15 15 (6) 0 (37) 35 B. Tickle Yamaha YZ250F
14 13 0 (23) 13 (8) 82 J. Moss Yamaha YZ250F
15 11 5 (16) 6 (15) 327 P. Larsen Kawasaki KX250F
16 11 7 (14) 4 (17) 178 P. Nicoletti Kawasaki KX250F
17 10 10 (11) 0 (33) 122 D. Reardon Honda CRF250R
18 8 0 (35) 8 (13) 36 K. Chisholm Kawasaki KX250F
19 8 8 (13) 0 (24) 45 R. Kiniry Honda CRF250R
20 7 0 (29) 7 (14) 144 A. Martin Honda CRF250R
21 5 0 (28) 5 (16) 57 R. Sipes KTM 250SXF
22 4 2 (19) 2 (19) 351 S. Sewell Suzuki RM-Z250
23 3 0 (21) 3 (18) 148 H. Hewitt Kawasaki KX250F
24 3 3 (18) 0 (35) 577 M. Davalos KTM 250SXF
25 1 0 (24) 1 (20) 156 W. Browning Suzuki RM-Z250
26 1 1 (20) 0 (36) 732 T. Hames Suzuki RM-Z250
27 0 0 (22) 0 (22) 509 A. Miller KTM 250SXF
28 0 0 (26) 0 (23) 371 B. Dehn Kawasaki KX250F
29 0 0 (27) 0 (25) 881 J. Lorenz Honda CRF250R
30 0 0 (25) 0 (27) 991 B. Miller Kawasaki KX250F
31 0 0 (36) 0 (21) 624 M. Hall KTM 250SXF
32 0 0 (32) 0 (26) 309 S. Dally Honda CRF250R
33 0 0 (31) 0 (29) 521 K. Gills Suzuki RM-Z250
34 0 0 (34) 0 (28) 412 L. Kilbarger Honda CRF250R
35 0 0 (30) 0 (32) 71 K. Keylon Honda CRF250R
36 0 0 (33) 0 (31) 52 M. Lemoine Yamaha YZ250F
37 0 0 (37) 0 (30) 424 C. Castloo Kawasaki KX250F
38 0 0 (39) 0 (38) 32 T. Hahn Kawasaki KX250F
39 0 0 (38) 0 (40) 737 T. Reidman Suzuki RM-Z250
40 0 0 (40) 0 (39) 256 B. Johnson Honda CRF250R

 

Motocross Lites Overall Results

Pos. Pts. Rider name RD 9 M1 RD 9 M2 RD 9 OA RD 10 M1 RD 10 M2 RD 10 OA
1 485 R. Villopoto 25(1) 22(2) 47(2) 25(1) 22(2) 47(2)
2 376 R. Dungey 22(2) 25(1) 47(1) 22(2) 25(1) 47(1)
3 305 B. Metcalfe 16(5) 20(3) 36(4) 18(4) 20(3) 38(3)
4 259 J. Weimer 15(6) 15(6) 30(6) 14(7) 16(5) 30(4)
5 230 N. Izzi 14(7) 14(7) 28(7) 4(17) 15(6) 19(11)
6 192 R. Sipes 18(4) 16(5) 34(5) 0(28) 5(16) 5(21)
7 174 K. Cunningham 11(10) 10(11) 21(11) 16(5) 10(11) 26(6)
8 173 J. Grant 20(3) 18(4) 38(3) 20(3) 0(34) 20(10)
9 173 T. Canard 0(22) 0(22)        
10 156 A. McFarlane 5(16) 8(13) 13(15) 12(9) 12(9) 24(7)
11 152 A. Stroupe                
12 145 M. Goerke 9(12) 13(8) 22(9)        
13 138 J. Moss 8(13) 7(14) 15(13) 0(23) 13(8) 13(14)
14 138 K. Chisholm 10(11) 12(9) 22(10) 0(35) 8(13) 8(18)
15 127 M. Davalos 13(8) 6(15) 19(12) 3(18) 0(35) 3(24)
16 126 D. Reardon         10(11) 0(33) 10(17)
17 124 M. Lemoine 0(36) 0(33) 0(33) 0(31)
18 120 J. Lawrence                
19 113 B. Tickle 0(33) 3(18) 3(20) 15(6) 0(37) 15(13)
20 105 R. Kiniry 12(9) 11(10) 23(8) 8(13) 0(24) 8(19)

 

 

 

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2008 AMA Toyota Motocross Championship Presented by FMF Weekend Schedule

Schedule Of Events Saturday Schedule
8:00am Semi Truck Parking
8:00am Paddock Open To Credential Holders
9:00am - 12:00pm Rider Registration At Track
9:00am - 4:00pm Will Call
9:00am - 12:00pm Tech Inspection Open
12:30pm - 3:30pm Early Entry for Fans
1:00pm - 1:15pm Motocross Lites Practice Group A
1:20pm - 1:35pm Motocross Lites Practice Group B
1:40pm - 1:55pm Motocross Practice Group A
2:00pm - 2:15pm Motocross Practice Group B

Track Maintenance
2:25pm - 2:45pm Motocross Lites Timed Qualifying Group A - Top 12 advance to Sunday Motos
2:50pm - 3:10pm Motocross Lites Timed Qualifying Group B - Top 12 advance to Sunday Motos
3:15pm - 3:35pm Motocross Timed Qualifying Group A - Top 12 advance to Sunday Motos
3:40pm - 4:00pm Motocross Timed Qualifying Group B - Top 12 advance to Sunday Motos

Sunday Schedule
7:30am - 1:00pm Will Call
8:30am Mandatory Riders Meeting
8:45am Chapel Service
9:00am - 9:20am Motocross Lites Timed Qualifying for Gate Pick (10 min. free / 10 min. timed)
9:25am - 9:45am Motocross Timed Qualifying for Gate Pick (10 min. free / 10 min. timed)

Track Maintenance
10:00am - 10:15am Motocross Lites Timed Qualifying for Gate Pick
10:20am - 10:35am Motocross Timed Qualifying for Gate Pick
12:30pm OPENING CEREMONIES
1:00pm Moto 1 - Motocross Lites (30 min. + 2 laps)
2:00pm Moto 1 - Motocross (30 min. + 2 laps)

Intermission
3:30pm Moto 2 - Motocross Lites (30 min. + 2 laps)
4:10pm Motocross Lites Victory Circle
4:30pm Moto 2 - Motocross (30 min. + 2 laps)
5:10pm Motocross Victory Circle

 

 



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