Villopoto Takes Third
Victory of Season After a Wild-Night of Racing Action
Dean Wilson Ends Eli
Tomac’s Three-Race Win Streak and Takes Control of Supercross Lites Class
Points Lead Following His Second Victory
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (February 11, 2012)
– A huge crowd of 58,782 fans welcomed the sixth race of the 2012 Monster
Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, season at Qualcomm Stadium.
Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., won his third race
of the season tonight to extend his points lead to six. In the Western Regional
Supercross Lites Class, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Dean Wilson, of
Menifee. Calif., won his second race and now controls the points lead as the
Western division takes a two-month break.
Yoshimura Suzuki’s Brett Metcalfe grabbed his
first Nuclear Cowboyz® Holeshot of the season to start the
Supercross Class Main Event with Villopoto and his Monster Energy Kawasaki
teammate Jake Weimer in tow. Villopoto took the lead on the second lap while a
battle ensued between TwoTwo Motorsports/Bel-Ray/Honda’s Chad Reed, JGRMX’s
James Stewart and Red Bull KTM’s Ryan Dungey behind him. On Lap 3, Reed charged
through the pack and made a pass on Weimer to assume second place. Shortly
after, Weimer lost his position to Metcalfe.
Midway through the race, Stewart passed Metcalfe
for third, but went down a few laps later in the whoops and handed over the
spot to Dungey. Back in front, Reed and Villopoto were bar to bar, and on lap
18, Reed stole the lead, but was unable to hold it as the duo came up to the
white flag. Reed went on to secure second place with Dungey rounding out the
podium in third.
“The whoops were treacherous tonight,” said
Villopoto. “I knew it was important to be consistent every lap. Battling Reed
on the last few laps was exciting and I was able to make a good pass. I’m happy
to keep the red plate on my bike and am excited for the Dallas race next week.”
Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil/Honda’s Vince
Friese opened the Western Regional Supercross Lites Class main Event with the
Nuclear Cowboyz Holeshot with Wilson trailing closely through the first turn.
Wilson quickly passed Friese and held the lead for the remaining 20 laps. GEICO
Honda’s Eli Tomac, of Cortez, Colo., who controlled the points lead heading
into the night, started mid-pack and charged his way to third place, however on
lap seven, he crashed in the whoops to surrender his podium spot and points
lead. With Tomac crashing out, JDR KTM’s Matt Moss moved into third place to
secure his squad’s first podium of the season behind Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil/Honda’s
Cole Seely.
“I’m absolutely ecstatic with the win,” said
Wilson. “I knew I needed to run consistent laps out there and get through the
whoops as fast as I could all night long. Eli [Tomac] is a tough competitor, so
it’s a bit of a surprise to be in the points lead, but I’m going to work my
butt off during the break to try and stay there.”
Supercross
Class Results: San Diego
1.
Ryan
Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki
2.
Chad
Reed, Dade City, Fla., Honda
3.
Ryan
Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM
4.
Brett
Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Suzuki
5.
Josh
Hansen, Elbert, Colo., Kawasaki
6.
Justin
Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Honda
7.
Davi
Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
8.
Kyle
Chisholm, Valrico, Fla., Kawasaki
9.
Mike
Alessi, Hilliard, Calif., Suzuki
10.
Nick
Wey, DeWitt, Mich., Kawasaki
Supercross
Class Season Standings
1.
Ryan
Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki – 133
2.
Chad
Reed, Dade City, Fla., Honda – 127
3.
Ryan
Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM – 123
4.
James
Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha – 101
5.
Kevin
Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda – 78
6.
Brett
Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Suzuki – 75
7.
Jake
Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki – 72
8.
Davi
Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha – 70
9.
Justin
Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Honda – 68
10. Josh Hansen, Elbert,
Colo., Kawasaki – 64
Western
Regional Supercross Lites Class Results: San Diego
1.
Dean
Wilson, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki
2.
Cole
Seely, Murrieta, Calif., Honda
3.
Matt
Moss, Sussex Inlet, AUS, KTM
4.
Gareth
Swanepoel, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
5.
Nico
Izzi, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha
6.
Gavin
Faith, Fort Dodge, Iowa., Honda
7.
Billy
Laninovich, Riverside, Calif., Honda
8.
Travis
Baker, Temecula, Calif., Honda
9.
Vince
Friese, Cape Girardeau, Mo., Honda
10.
Nick
Paluzzi, Riverside, Calif., Kawasaki
Western
Regional Supercross Lites Class Season Standings
1.
Dean
Wilson, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki – 116
2.
Eli
Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda – 114
3.
Cole
Seely, Murrieta, Calif., Honda – 101
4.
Marvin
Musquin, Murrieta, Calif., KTM – 89
5.
Nico
Izzi, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha – 78
6.
Matt
Moss, Sussex Inlet, NS, KTM - 73
7.
Zach
Osborne, Chesterfield, S.C., Yamaha – 67
8.
Travis
Baker, Temecula, Calif., Honda - 63
9.
Tyla
Rattray, Wildomar, Calif., Kawasaki – 60
10. Jason Anderson,
Edgewood, N.M., Suzuki – 58
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