Townley Victorious in AMA Supercross Lites

IRVING, TEXAS (March 31, 2007) – Kawasaki’s James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., picked up his tenth win of the season in the Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series before a crowd of 41,635 at Texas Stadium. Kawasaki’s Ben Townley, of Tallahassee, Fla., won the AMA Supercross Lites main event.

Honda’s Andrew Short, of Smithville, Texas, grabbed the $1,500 Progressive Direct Holeshot Award off the start. Short’s lead was short lived as Stewart went flying by at the start of lap three. Yamaha’s Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., kept him honest as only a few bike lengths separated the two riders for the remaining 18 laps.

In the final turn, Reed made one last attempt at the win but came up just short of sneaking inside of Stewart, who finished with a .085-margin of victory.

“I’ll take anything over last weekend,” said Stewart in reference to his poor start and come-from-behind win last week in Indianapolis. “The first two laps I was just kind of riding. The track changed a lot from the heat race to the main. I swept Texas this year (winning Houston earlier in the year) and that’s big.”

Townley earned the $1,000 Progressive Direct Holeshot Award to the start the Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites main event, followed by Kawasaki teammate Darcy Lange, of Hemet, Calif., and Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn. Lange would claim the lead on the opening lap with Dungey and Townley in close tow.

Dungey took over the lead on lap four and was beginning to pull away before a crash on lap eight handed the lead to Townley. Once out front, Townley went on to the victory, his third of the season. Lange finished second while Dungey rounded out the top three.

“Darcy and Dungey gave me a good battle out there,” said Townley, who closed to within three points of series points leader Ryan Morais, of Temecula, Calif., who finished fourth. “It’s (the championship) going to go down to the wire. Detroit’s going to be an intense one. I’m just going to go home and work as hard as I can to be ready for it.”

This weekend AMA Supercross race will air on SPEED, Sunday, April 1, at 6:00 p.m. EST. The AMA Supercross Lites class race will air on SPEED Saturday, April 7, at 6:00 p.m. EST. The next round of Amp’d Mobile Supercross takes place on Saturday, April 21, at Detroit’s Ford Field.

KTM Junior Supercross Challenge

Jack Fowler, Dallas, Ore., KTM
Lane Hamlin, Moscow, Kan., KTM
Carter Halpain, Lubbock, Texas, KTM
Christon Nelson, Sulphur, La., KTM
Payton Whatley, Cleveland, Ms., KTM
Lane Rathmann, Taylor, Texas, KTM
Diego Strode, Marysville, Wash., KTM
Hannah Hodges, DeLand, Fla., KTM
Clayton Moody, Graham, Texas, KTM
Jarett Megla, Newberry Park, Calif., KTM
Zachary Harris, Lincoln, Neb., KTM
Chase Parten, Azle, Texas, KTM
Riley Franzel, Crestview, Fla., KTM
Rory Datsun, Orange, Calif., KTM
Parker Rothey, Breckenridge, Colo., KTM

Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP Season Standings

James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Kawasaki, 329
Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha, 300
Timmy Ferry, Largo, Fla., Kawasaki, 242
David Vuillemin, Menifee, Calif., Honda, 190
Ricky Carmichael, Tallahassee, Fla., Suzuki, 185
Michael Byrne, Newnan, Ga., Suzuki, 171
Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 159
Heath Voss, Mico, Texas, Honda, 159
Paul Carpenter, Ithaca, N.Y., Kawasaki, 156
Jeff Gibson, Blacklick, Ohio, Kawasaki, 139

Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series Event Results, Dallas

James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Kawasaki
Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha
Tim Ferry, Largo, Fla., Kawasaki
Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda
Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda
Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda
Michael Byrne, Newnan, Ga., Suzuki
Paul Carpenter, Ithaca, N.Y., Kawasaki
David Vuillemin, Menifee, Calif., Honda
Jeff Gibson, Blacklick, Ohio, Kawasaki

Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series Season Standings

James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Kawasaki, 310
Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha, 275
Timmy Ferry, Largo, Fla., Kawasaki, 223
Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda, 182
Ricky Carmichael, Tallahassee, Fla., Suzuki, 160
Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 158
Michael Byrne, Newnan, Ga., Suzuki, 158
David Vuillemin, Menifee, Calif., Honda, 154
Heath Voss, Mico, Texas, Honda, 134
Paul Carpenter, Ithaca, N.Y., Kawasaki, 113

Amp’d Mobile Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Event Results, Dallas

Ben Townley, Tallahassee, Fla., Kawasaki
Darcy Lange, Hemet, Calif., Kawasaki
Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki
Ryan Morais, Temecula, Calif., Yamaha
Thomas Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda
Matt Goerke, Lake Helen, Fla., Yamaha
Branden Jesseman, New Brighton, Pa., Yamaha
Kelly Smith, Ludington, Mich., Suzuki
Broc Trickle, Cary, N.C., Yamaha
Tucker Hibbert, Centreville, Miss., Yamaha

Amp’d Mobile Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Season Standings

Ryan Morais, Temecula, Calif., Yamaha, 114
Ben Townley, Tallahassee, Fla., Kawasaki, 111
Darcy Lange, Hemet, Calif., Kawasaki, 106
Branden Jesseman, New Brighton, Pa., Yamaha, 88
Matt Goerke, Lake Helen, Fla., Yamaha, 83
Ryan Dungey, Belle Plain, Minn., Suzuki, 73
Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., KTM, 71
Justin Brayton, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Yamaha, 68
Billy Laninovich, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda, 67
Thomas Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda 64

Amp’d Mobile Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Season Standings

Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 172
Jason Lawrence, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha, 135
Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Honda, 103
Christopher Gosselaar, Victorville, Calif., Kawasaki, 97
Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Honda, 92
Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha, 88
Josh Hansen, Lake Elsinore, Calif., KTM, 87
Matthew Lemoine, Pilot Point, Texas, Yamaha, 86
Troy Adams, Homosassa, Fla., Suzuki, 71
Kyle Cunningham, Springtown, Texas, Yamaha, 66

For more information about the Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series, please log on to www.supercrossonline.com. For media requests, please contact Denny Hartwig at 630-566-6305 or e-mail at dennyhartwig@livenation.com.

About Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP™/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series

Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP, produced and promoted by Live Nation is a 17-round global off-road motorcycle stadium racing circuit. Riders must compete in the international rounds to be eligible to win the world championship. In 2006-2007, the 17-event Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP will be comprised of two international events and 15 of the 16 events that are conducted in major cities throughout the United States as a part of the Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series. Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series is a 16-event series solely conducted in the United States. The other Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series event held in Daytona Beach, Fla., is independently produced by the International Speedway Corporation and is not a part of the Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP. An Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series rider will be crowned as the national champion for the series of events conducted in the United States only.

The FIM, Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme, is the body that globally governs motorcycle sport at the world level. Among other matters, the FIM groups together 94 affiliated National Federations relating to the sport of motorcycle racing. AMA Pro Racing is the National Federation representative that sanctions motorcycle-racing events in the United States. Dorna Off Road S.L. is an internationally recognized sports management group established in 1988 with an emphasis on major international motor sports events. Dorna is headquartered in Madrid, Spain with branch offices in Barcelona, London and Tokyo. In addition to its involvement with Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP, Dorna manages the rights to MotoGP. For more information on Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/ Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series, log on to www.supercrossonline.com.

About Live Nation

Live Nation is the world's largest live music company. Our mission is to inspire passion for live music around the world. We are the largest promoter of live concerts in the world, the second-largest entertainment venue management company and have a rapidly growing online presence. We create superior experiences for artists and fans, regularly producing tours for the biggest superstars in the business, including The Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand, Madonna, U2 and Coldplay. Globally, we own, operate, have booking rights for and/or have an equity interest in more than 160 venues, including House of Blues® music venues and prestigious locations such as The Fillmore in San Francisco, Nikon at Jones Beach in New York and London’s Wembley Arena. Our websites collectively are the second most popular entertainment/event websites in the United States, according to Nielsen//NetRatings. In addition, we also produce, promote or host theatrical, specialized motor sports and other live entertainment events. In 2006, we connected nearly 60 million fans with their favorite performers at approximately 26,000 events in 18 countries around the world. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Live Nation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol “LYV.”

About AMA Racing

AMA Racing is the competition arm of the American Motorcyclist Association and is the leading sanctioning body for motorcycle sport in the United States. Its professional properties include the Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series, the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship presented by FMF, the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited, the AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship, the AMA Supermoto Championship and the AMA Pro ATV Championship. In amateur and pro-am competition, AMA Racing sanctions over 4000 events in 24 different disciplines and supports over 110 thousand active members. For more information about professional racing, visit www.amaproracing.com. Accredited media outlets can also access an on line Press Room at www.amaproracing.com/pressroom. For amateur racing information visit www.amadirectlink.com/amrace/amasports.asp.