Stewart Remains Perfect in AMA Toyota Motocross from Southwick
Villopoto Returns to Victory in AMA Motocross Lites

AMA Motocross

SOUTHWICK, Mass. (August 24, 2008)
Monster Energy Kawasaki’s James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., earned his 11th overall victory of the 2008 AMA Toyota Motocross Championship Presented by FMF season at the Kicker Audio Southwick Motocross National. The 2008 AMA Motocross Champion also won his 21st and 22nd motos to keep his hopes of a perfect season intact with one round remaining.

 

“It definitely wasn’t smooth,” explained Stewart, who earned career win 14 to move into seventh on the all-time AMA Motocross win list. “I’ve won a moto here before, but that was it. I’ve gotten this far (with the perfect season) so I want to win (next weekend). But it hasn’t really hit me yet.”

 

Suzuki City Biloxi, MS/OTSFF Suzuki’s Cody Cooper, of Tallahassee, Fla., finished a career best second overall with 7-2 moto results. Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Tim Ferry, of Largo, Fla., finished third after posting 4-4 moto finishes.

 

In AMA Motocross Lites, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., ended a two-race drought to take the overall victory, the 20th of his career. Just a week after winning his third consecutive AMA Motocross Lites title, Villopoto posted wins in each of the day’s motos.

 

“The track was rough,” said Villopoto. “Being sand, you could just about anywhere you want, but obviously there is going to be one fast line. The last two races I’ve made mistakes here and there. Coming in here, I wanted to win (the overall) because I’ve never done that.”

 

Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., finished second overall (3-2), while Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Brett Metcalfe, of Lake Elsinore, Calif., went 2-3 for third overall.

 

The series concludes next weekend with the Monster Energy/Kawasaki Steel City National, part of the inaugural American Motocross Festival from Delmont, Pa.’s Steel City Raceway on August 29-30.

 

AMA Toyota Motocross Championship Presented by FMF
Kicker Audio Southwick Motocross National
Motocross 338 – Southwick, Mass.
August 24, 2008
Round 11 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 36 14 (7) 22 (2) 902 C. Cooper Suzuki RM-Z450
3 36 18 (4) 18 (4) 15 T. Ferry Kawasaki KX450F
4 34 22 (2) 12 (9) 29 A. Short Honda CRF450R
5 30 15 (6) 15 (6) 105 S. Hamblin Yamaha YZ450F
6 28 12 (9) 16 (5) 16 J. Dowd Suzuki RM-Z450
7 26 13 (8) 13 (8) 801 J. Alessi Honda CRF450R
8 24 10 (11) 14 (7) 26 M. Byrne Suzuki RM-Z450
9 20 0 (37) 20 (3) 40 J. Hill Yamaha YZ450F
10 20 20 (3) 0 (34) 154 M. De Reuver Honda CRF450R
11 18 7 (14) 11 (10) 27 N. Wey KTM 450SX
12 16 16 (5) 0 (31) 41 M. Goerke KTM 450SX
13 15 8 (13) 7 (14) 9 I. Tedesco Honda CRF450R
14 11 11 (10) 0 (35) 55 A. Balbi Honda CRF450R
15 10 0 (32) 10 (11) 76 Z. Osborne Yamaha YZ450F
16 10 1 (20) 9 (12) 37 J. Thomas Honda CRF450R
17 10 9 (12) 1 (20) 60 B. Hepler Yamaha YZ450F
18 9 3 (18) 6 (15) 86 M. Willard Yamaha YZ450F
19 8 0 (29) 8 (13) 263 C. Charbonneau Honda CRF450R
20 6 6 (15) 0 (37) 109 M. Boni Honda CRF450R
21 5 0 (22) 5 (16) 39 R. Clark Honda CRF450R
22 5 5 (16) 0 (36) 66 J. Marsack Honda CRF450R
23 4 0 (23) 4 (17) 404 T. Medaglia Suzuki RM-Z450
24 4 4 (17) 0 (25) 53 C. Siebler Honda CRF450R
25 3 0 (24) 3 (18) 215 C. Burdette Yamaha YZ450F
26 2 0 (27) 2 (19) 42 P. Carpenter Honda CRF450R
27 2 2 (19) 0 (27) 94 K. Rookstool Honda CRF450R
28 0 0 (25) 0 (22) 873 J. Carpenter Honda CRF450R
29 0 0 (26) 0 (24) 165 C. Gurnee Honda CRF450R
30 0 0 (34) 0 (23) 335 K. Tobin Honda CRF450R
31 0 0 (31) 0 (26) 547 A. Blessing Honda CRF450R
32 0 0 (28) 0 (30) 261 J. Morrison Kawasaki KX450F
33 0 0 (21) 0 (38) 719 V. Friese Honda CRF450R
34 0 0 (39) 0 (21) 927 T. Sewell Yamaha YZ450F
35 0 0 (33) 0 (28) 731 S. Roman Kawasaki KX450F
36 0 0 (36) 0 (29) 709 T. Bright Honda CRF450R
37 0 0 (35) 0 (33) 75 R. Renner Kawasaki KX450F
38 0 0 (30) 0 (39) 526 B. Lamay Yamaha YZ450F
39 0 0 (38) 0 (32) 56 S. Skinner Honda CRF450R
40 0 0 (40) 0 (40) 24 C. Summey Yamaha YZ450F

 

Motocross Overall Results

Pos. Pts. Rider name RD 10 M1 RD 10 M2 RD 10 OA RD 11 M1 RD 11 M2 RD 11 OA
1 550 J. Stewart 25(1) 25(1) 50(1) 25(1) 25(1) 50(1)
2 370 T. Ferry 20(3) 9(12) 29(5) 18(4) 18(4) 36(3)
3 362 A. Short 22(2) 16(5) 38(2) 22(2) 12(9) 34(4)
4 341 M. Byrne 15(6) 22(2) 37(3) 10(11) 14(7) 24(8)
5 266 C. Cooper 2(19) 20(3) 22(9) 14(7) 22(2) 36(2)
6 246 N. Wey 11(10) 18(4) 29(4) 7(14) 11(10) 18(11)
7 231 J. Alessi 13(8) 15(6) 28(6) 13(8) 13(8) 26(7)
8 221 M. Alessi                
9 208 J. Hill 18(4) 0(39) 18(13) 0(37) 20(3) 20(9)
10 203 D. Millsaps                
11 198 S. Hamblin 7(14) 7(14) 14(14) 15(6) 15(6) 30(5)
12 164 A. Balbi 10(11) 0(32) 10(16) 11(10) 0(35) 11(14)
13 129 I. Tedesco 14(7) 5(16) 19(11) 8(13) 7(14) 15(13)
14 123 J. Albertson                
15 104 C. Summey 8(13) 11(10) 19(10) 0(40) 0(40)
16 83 M. Boni 0(36) 3(18) 3(23) 6(15) 0(37) 6(20)
17 60 S. Collier 0(22) 4(17) 4(21)        
18 57 C. Blose                
19 50 S. Skinner 9(12) 0(29) 9(18) 0(38) 0(32)
20 49 S. Boniface                

 

Motocross Lites Event Results

Pos. Pts. Moto 1 Moto 2 No. Rider name Bike
1 50 25 (1) 25 (1) 1 R. Villopoto Kawasaki KX250F
2 42 20 (3) 22 (2) 28 R. Dungey Suzuki RM-Z250
3 42 22 (2) 20 (3) 123 B. Metcalfe Kawasaki KX250F
4 32 16 (5) 16 (5) 36 K. Chisholm Kawasaki KX250F
5 27 15 (6) 12 (9) 30 J. Weimer Honda CRF250R
6 26 13 (8) 13 (8) 122 D. Reardon Honda CRF250R
7 24 10 (11) 14 (7) 341 N. Izzi Suzuki RM-Z250
8 23 14 (7) 9 (12) 52 M. Lemoine Yamaha YZ250F
9 18 0 (38) 18 (4) 57 R. Sipes KTM 250SXF
10 18 18 (4) 0 (28) 721 B. Wharton Honda CRF250R
11 17 2 (19) 15 (6) 58 K. Cunningham Kawasaki KX250F
12 17 7 (14) 10 (11) 35 B. Tickle Yamaha YZ250F
13 15 9 (12) 6 (15) 178 P. Nicoletti Kawasaki KX250F
14 12 12 (9) 0 (32) 211 S. Clarke Suzuki RM-Z250
15 11 0 (23) 11 (10) 82 J. Moss Yamaha YZ250F
16 11 11 (10) 0 (26) 45 R. Kiniry Honda CRF250R
17 10 3 (18) 7 (14) 99 W. Hahn Yamaha YZ250F
18 8 0 (29) 8 (13) 152 S. Champion Honda CRF250R
19 8 8 (13) 0 (22) 114 J. Brayton KTM 250SXF
20 6 6 (15) 0 (38) 281 J. Medaglia Yamaha YZ250F
21 5 0 (22) 5 (16) 187 S. Borkenhagen Honda CRF250R
22 5 5 (16) 0 (27) 870 M. Pugrab Kawasaki KX250F
23 4 0 (25) 4 (17) 932 M. Barr Yamaha YZ250F
24 4 4 (17) 0 (31) 38 A. McFarlane Kawasaki KX250F
25 3 0 (27) 3 (18) 85 B. Ainsworth Kawasaki KX250F
26 2 0 (21) 2 (19) 881 J. Lorenz Honda CRF250R
27 1 0 (33) 1 (20) 767 M. Sheafor Honda CRF250R
28 1 1 (20) 0 (23) 71 K. Keylon Honda CRF250R
29 0 0 (26) 0 (21) 621 M. Picone Honda CRF250R
30 0 0 (31) 0 (24) 862 O. Barbaree Suzuki RM-Z250
31 0 0 (30) 0 (29) 343 S. Stella Kawasaki KX250F
32 0 0 (24) 0 (36) 327 P. Larsen Kawasaki KX250F
33 0 0 (28) 0 (35) 203 T. Lorusso Suzuki RM-Z250
34 0 0 (39) 0 (25) 180 D. Leavitt Suzuki RM-Z250
35 0 0 (35) 0 (30) 673 J. Six Yamaha YZ250F
36 0 0 (37) 0 (33) 170 C. Dube Kawasaki KX250F
37 0 0 (36) 0 (34) 624 M. Hall KTM 250SXF
38 0 0 (34) 0 (37) 309 S. Dally Honda CRF250R
39 0 0 (32) 0 (40) 556 J. Lymburner Yamaha YZ250F
40 0 0 (40) 0 (39) 20 J. Grant Honda CRF250R

 

Motocross Lites Overall Results

Pos. Pts. Rider name RD 10 M1 RD 10 M2 RD 10 OA RD 11 M1 RD 11 M2 RD 11 OA
1 535 R. Villopoto 25(1) 22(2) 47(2) 25(1) 25(1) 50(1)
2 418 R. Dungey 22(2) 25(1) 47(1) 20(3) 22(2) 42(2)
3 347 B. Metcalfe 18(4) 20(3) 38(3) 22(2) 20(3) 42(3)
4 286 J. Weimer 14(7) 16(5) 30(4) 15(6) 12(9) 27(5)
5 254 N. Izzi 4(17) 15(6) 19(11) 10(11) 14(7) 24(7)
6 210 R. Sipes 0(28) 5(16) 5(21) 0(38) 18(4) 18(9)
7 191 K. Cunningham 16(5) 10(11) 26(6) 2(19) 15(6) 17(11)
8 173 T. Canard                
9 173 J. Grant 20(3) 0(34) 20(10) 0(40) 0(39)
10 170 K. Chisholm 0(35) 8(13) 8(18) 16(5) 16(5) 32(4)
11 160 A. McFarlane 12(9) 12(9) 24(7) 4(17) 0(31) 4(24)
12 152 A. Stroupe                
13 152 D. Reardon 10(11) 0(33) 10(17) 13(8) 13(8) 26(6)
14 149 J. Moss 0(23) 13(8) 13(14) 0(23) 11(10) 11(15)
15 147 M. Lemoine 0(33) 0(31) 14(7) 9(12) 23(8)
16 145 M. Goerke                
17 130 B. Tickle 15(6) 0(37) 15(13) 7(14) 10(11) 17(12)
18 127 M. Davalos 3(18) 0(35) 3(24)        
19 120 J. Lawrence                
20 116 R. Kiniry 8(13) 0(24) 8(19) 11(10) 0(26) 11(16)

 

 

 

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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)

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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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