Supercross Qualifying
Heat 1
Ryan Dungey nabbed the holeshot on his Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki followed very closely by San Manuel/Yamaha rider Josh Hill. Red Bull Honda’s Andrew Short and Boost Mobile/ampm/Yamaha’s Grant Langston followed not to far behind making for a very intense opening few laps. A mistake in the whoops by Hill allowed Short to sneak, but Hill quickly retaliated, jumping back up to second.
1) Ryan Dungey
2) Josh Hill
3) Andrew Short
4) Justin Brayton
5) Grant Langston
6) Davi Millsaps
7) Nick Wey
8) Cydric Coulon
9) Kyle Chisolm
Heat 2
Right off the start, Monster Energy Kawasaki ace Ryan Villopoto grabbed the holeshot but not far behind, Kyle Partridge and San Manuel/Yamaha star James Stewart came together, with Partridge landing on top of the San Manuel rider. With the yellow flags flying, Stewart sat on the side of the track and eventually was able to walk away. Up front, Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki’s Austin Stroupe made his way into first, as Villopoto and Reed started reeling in the 450 rookie. RV was eventually able to make the move, as his teammate, Reed, fell in a corner, but was able to regain his composure for second.
1) Ryan Villopoto
2) Austin Stroupe
3) Chad Reed
4) Ivan Tedesco
5) Kevin Windham
6) Michael Byrne
7) Chris Blose
8) Manuel Rivas
9) Jason Thomas
Supercross LCQ
James Stewart quickly established a lead head of Tommy Hahn and the duo never looked back.
Supercross Main Event
Ryan Dungey grabbed another holeshot, followed closely by Ryan Villopoto and Austin Stroupe. James Stewart and Chad Reed started around 13th place and both had their work cut out for them. Josh Hill made his way past Austin Stroupe as Villopoto kept Dungey in his sights. Further back, Ivan Tedesco held down fifth followed by Andrew Short and Justin Brayton.
About a quarter of the way into the race, Stewart and Reed were battling together through the pack, and the two riders came together, both going down. Stewart was unable to get back on his bike immediately. Reed kept his bike running, but as it turned out, Reed reportedly injured his hand in the crash. Reed pulled out of the race a lap later as Stewart remounted in 19th position to continue the race.
Out front, Ryan Dungey and Ryan Villopoto were separating themselves from third place Josh Hill. Dungey’s lead was not enough for comfort, with Villopoto only one second off the leader.
Stroupe had to contend with Tedesco, who eventually passed the Supercross class rookie, with Short not far behind. Way towards the back, Stewart gutted out pass after pass, working his way eventually up to 15th place.
Out front, Dungey continued to gap Villopoto and ride uncontested, eventually pushing on to his first ever Supercross class win in only four attmepts.
1) Ryan Dungey
2) Ryan Villopoto
3) Josh Hill
4) Ivan Tedesco
5) Andrew Short
6) Kevin Windham
7) Austin Stroupe
8) Justin Brayton
9) Davi Millsaps
10) Tommy Hahn
11) Manuel Rivas
12) Kyle Chisolm
13) Nick Wey
14) Jason Thomas
15) James Stewart
16) Chris Blose
17) Cydric Coulon
18) Grant Langston
19) Chad Reed
20) Michael Byrne
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