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May
3, 2008
Contact:
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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(r) 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.
AMA
Supercross Class Results, Las Vegas
1. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha
2. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda
3. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda
4. Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha
5. Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda
6. Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., KTM
7. Josh Summey, Huntersville, N.C., Yamaha
8. Travis Preston, Hesperia, Calif., Kawasaki
9. Tim Ferry, Dade City, Fla., Kawasaki
10. David Vuillemin, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki
AMA Supercross Class Season Standings
1. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha, 365
2. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda, 352
3. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 281
4. Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda, 278
5. Joshua Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha, 228
6. Tim Ferry, Largo, Fla., Kawasaki, 218
7. Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha, 173
8. David Vuillemin, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 169
9. Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., KTM, 159
10. Paul Carpenter, Ithaca, N.Y., Honda, 145
Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout
1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki
2. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki
3. Trey Canard, Elk City, Okla., Honda
4. Dan Reardon, Murrieta, Calif., Honda
5. Ryan Morais, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
6. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM
7. Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki
8. Kyle Chisholm, Seminole, Calif., Kawasaki
9. Broc Hepler, Kittanning, Pa., Yamaha
10. Austin Stroupe, Corona, Calif., Kawasaki
KTM Junior Supercross Challenge
1. Derek Drake, San Luis Obispo, Calif., KTM
2. Gaige DeMars, Carlin, Nev., KTM
3. Brandon Hairston, Aledo, Texas, KTM
4. Devin Irwin, Grover Beach, Calif., KTM
5. Glenn Hecox, Rocklin, Calif., KTM
6. Gavin Chabot, Caronado, Wash., KTM
7. Cole Gallagher, West Palm Beach, Fla., KTM
8. Tyler DuCray, Galt, Calif., KTM
9. Shea Koning, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., KTM
10. Blaze Lee, Romona, Calif., KTM
11. Nate Renner, Westminster, Calif., KTM
12. Cammron MccLaughlin, Las Vegas, Nev., KTM
13. Janiel de Villiers, Mantagu, South Africa, KTM
14. Chandler LaRocque, Alta Loma, Calif., KTM
For
more information on the Monster Energy® AMA Supercross,
an FIM World Championship, please log on to www.SupercrossOnline.com.
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dennyhartwig@livenation.com
or 630-566-6305.
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