Reed
Sweeps Anaheim Races with Big Win Tonight
Lawrence Scores
Second Consecutive Win in Lites Class
ANAHEIM, Calif. (February
2 2008) Team San Manuels Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., captured
his fourth Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship race,
tonight at Angel Stadium in front of 43,785 fans. Yamaha of Troys Jason
Lawrence, of Carlsbad, Calif., won his second consecutive Western Regional AMA
Supercross Lites class race.
Reed won the $1,500 Progressive Holeshot
Award in the AMA Supercross class main event and never looked back. Torco Fuels
Hondas Kevin Windham, of Centerville, Miss., followed Reed trough turn one
with Red Bull Hondas Davi Millsaps, of Cairo, Ga., in third.
A
three way battle ensued between Windham, Millsaps and Monster Energy® Kawasakis
Tim Ferry on lap nine for second place. Millsaps moved into second place where
he would finish and Ferry locked up the third-place position, marking the second
podium finish of his season.
After last weekend, I set some
goals for myself, and winning this race was definitely one of them, said
Reed. I knew that if I won the holeshot, I would be able to get this done.
I had a lot in the tank after the race, so I was really happy tonight.
Kawasakis Austin Stroupe, of Corona, Calif., opened the Western Regional
AMA Supercross Lites class main event with the $1,000 Progressive Holeshot Award.
On his rear wheel was Lawrence, who made the pass for the lead a few turns later.
Points leader Ryan Dungey, of the Rockstar Makita Suzuki, team crashed in turn
one and started near the back of the pack.
As Lawrence extended
is lead, Dungeys dash to the front of the pack slowed down when he tangled
with another rider in the whoops. Lawrence rode off to the win with Stroupe finishing
second and Pro Circuit Kawasakis Bret Metcalfe, of Murrieta, Calif., third.
I hope to be up here every weekend for the remainder of the season,
said Lawrence. I am so excited to get this win for my team.
Tonights AMA Supercross class race will air on CBS Sports tomorrow
at 3 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Racing continues next Saturday, February 9 at San Diegos
Qualcomm Stadium.
AMA Supercross Class Results, Anaheim 3
Chad
Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha
Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda
Tim Ferry,
Largo, Fla., Kawasaki
Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda
Andrew
Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda
Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., Suzuki
Nathan
Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha
Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., KTM
Troy Adams,
Homosassa, Fla., Honda
Manuel Gomez, Spain, Kawasaki
AMA Supercross
Class Season Standings
Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha, 122
Kevin
Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda, 96
Tim Ferry, Largo, Fla., Kawasaki, 77
Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., Suzuki, 69
Andrew Short, Smithville,
Texas, Honda, 67
Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda, 65
Nathan Ramsey, Menifee,
Calif., Yamaha, 57
Ivan Tedesco, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda, 53
Nick Wey,
Dewitt, Mich., KTM, 53
Joshua Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha, 49
Western
Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Results, Anaheim 3
Jason Lawrence,
Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha
Austin Stroupe, Corona, Calif., Kawasaki
Brett
Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki
Billy Laninovich, Lake Elsinore, Calif.,
Honda
Kyle Cunningham, Fort Worth, Texas, Honda
Thomas Hahn, Alvord, Texas,
Kawasaki
Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM
Dan Reardon, Murrieta,
Calif., Honda
Robert Kiniry, LaFayette, N.Y., Honda
Gavin Gracyk, Blissfield,
Ohio, Honda
Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Season Standings
Ryan
Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 96
Jason Lawrence, Carlsbad, Calif.,
Yamaha, 88
Dan Reardon, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 80
Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta,
Calif., Kawasaki, 78
Austin Stroupe, Corona, Calif., Kawasaki, 74
Tommy
Hahn, Alvord, Texas, Kawasaki, 70
Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM, 69
Broc Hepler, Kittanning, Pa., Yamaha, 59
Gavin Gracyk, Blissfield, Ohio,
Honda, 53
Kyle Cunningham, Fort Worth, Texas, Honda, 47
KTM
Junior Supercross Challenge
Derrick Crider, Corona, Calif., KTM
Christian
OConner, Upland, Calif., KTM
Jared Ostello, Fulton, Calif., KTM
Hunter
Daly, Pearblossom, Calif., KTM
Brayden Bartlett, Excelsior Springs, Mo., KTM
Christopher Lopeman, Prescott Valley, Ariz., KTM
Kaden Lehne, Malibu,
Calif., KTM
Reese Kelley, Custer, S.D., KTM
Dustin Pilgram, Maricopa,
Ariz., KTM
Curren German, Corona, Calif., KTM
Max Lee, Corona, Calif.,
KTM
Wybrand Vanderdussen, Corona, Calif., KTM
Shawn Fleisher, Riverside,
Calif., KTM
Colby Wemple, Hemet, Calif., KTM
Jace Pearce, Chandler, Ariz.,
KTM
The Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites class race will air Saturday,
February 8 at Noon EST on SPEED.
For more information on the Monster
Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, please log on to www.SupercrossOnline.com.
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