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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May
4, 2008
Contact:
Denny Hartwig
(630)-566-6305
dennyhartwig@livenation.com
Media
Contact: Tony Gardea
(949) 365-5750
supercrossmedia@nextlevelsportsinc.com
Season
Ending Award Ceremony at Planet Hollywood Resort and
Casino
Round
out 2008 Monster Energy(r) Supercross Championship
AURORA,
Ill. (May 4, 2008) - Tonight at Planet Hollywood Resort
and Casino's Theater of Performing Arts the supercross
community gathered for the year-end awards ceremony
to recognize the championship's top riders and industry
personnel who enjoyed an exceptional 2008 Monster Energy(r)
AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, season.
Team
San Manuel's Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., was crowned
the AMA Supercross class championship after battling
with Geico Honda's Kevin Windham, of Centerville, Miss.
Reed came into Las Vegas with a 10-point lead over Windham
for the championship and put an exclamation point on
his stellar season with a big win last night at Sam
Boyd Stadium.
Three
new awards were added to this year's ceremony: Entertainer-of-the-Year
Award, Rising Star Award and the Rookie-of-the-Year
Award. Yamaha's Josh Hill, of Yoncalla, Ore., won the
Rookie-of-the-Year Award. Hill won one race and finished
fifth overall. Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Ryan Dungey,
of Belle Plaine, Minn., and winner of the Rising Start
Award, finished second in the Western Regional AMA Supercross
Lites class, but also competed in three AMA Supercross
class races, finishing in the top 10 in all three races
including a second at Minneapolis' Metrodome. Western
Regional AMA Supercross Lites class champion Jason Lawrence,
Carlsbad, Calif., won the Entertainer-of-the-Year Award.
"I'd
like to congratulate all of the riders, sponsors and
teams for making the 2008 Monster Energy(r) Supercross
season a huge success," said Dave Prater, director
of supercross, Live Nation Motor Sports, Inc. "Chad
Reed's heroic finish to the season says a lot about
his character and what this championship means to him
and Team San Manuel Band of Mission Indians."
Award
Recipients
AMA Recognition: Rob Dingman
FIM Recognition: John Gallagher
Team Manager of the Year: Forest Butler
Transport Driver of the Year: Brian Swead
100% Award: Thomas Hahn
Entertainer of the Year: Jason Lawrence
Team of the Year: Honda
Rising Star: Ryan Dungey
Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites class Champion:
Jason Lawrence
Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites class Champion:
Trey Canard
AMA Supercross Champion class
Mechanic of the Year: Oscar Wirdeman
Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout Champion: Ryan Dungey
Rookie of the Year: Josh Hill
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company Top Privateer Award:
Paul Carpenter
Lifetime Achievement: Selvaraj Narayana
For
more information on the Monster Energy® AMA Supercross,
an FIM World Championship, please log on to www.SupercrossOnline.com.
For all media requests, please contact Denny Hartwig
dennyhartwig@livenation.com
or 630-566-6305.
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