RESULTS | ATLANTA SX
ATLANTA, Ga. – Monster Energy AMA Supercross, a FIM World Championship, made its yearly visit toward the south and indeed it was a race to recall as 69,182 fans filled Atlanta’s amazing Georgia Dome on Saturday night. Entering the night in a dead warmth on the standings with Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., caught his third triumph of 2010 to move into sole position of the best spot. In the AMA Supercross Lites Eastern Regional Championship, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Christophe Pourcel, of Groveland, Fla., dashed to his second-back to back win of the season.
As the entryways dropped on the head AMA Supercross class headliner, Dungey got the Spike Holeshot Award, trailed by Honda Red Bull Racing’s Trey Canard, of Shawnee, Okla., and Villopoto.
Dungey immediately stood up for himself in advance, opening up an early hole over Canard who started a warmed fight with Villopoto. In the end, the Kawasaki rider moved his way into second and set his sights on his adversary. Villopoto shut in marginally, however on lap 10 endured a terrifying get off, enabling Dungey to command whatever is left of the way.
“It was unquestionably a decent win,” said Dungey. “The begin was key since it was an intense track to pass on. My tires snared incredible and I wouldn’t be here without my group. I won my first supercross race here so it feels great to return and get my first huge bicycle win (in Atlanta). We’re simply attempting to continue pushing ahead as a group and some of the time you need to move in reverse to go ahead however things are working out up until now.”
Canard caught his vocation best head class complete with a sprinter up result in simply his second race on the greater bicycle while Davi Millsaps, of Murrieta, Calif., gave Honda Red Bull Racing a 2-3 result. Villopoto got back home in nineteenth.
As the AMA Supercross Lites class impacted out of the doors, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Dean Wilson, from San Jacinto, Calif., got the Spike Holeshot Award with Pourcel and Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Austin Stroupe, from Lincolnton, N.C., in second and third, separately.
Wilson exploited his first chance to lead as an expert, holding off his rivals for the initial nine laps while a serious fight occurred behind him. On lap nine, Stroupe made his turn, bringing GEICO Powersports Honda’s Justin Barcia, of Ochlocknee, Ga., with him. Only three laps later, Stroupe’s back wheel slid out from under him, holding up Barcia and enabling Pourcel to sneak by for the lead, which he never surrendered. Barcia would make an endeavor to move past the protecting champion, yet missed the mark time later. Stroupe would expect the sprinter up spot while GEICO Powersports Honda’s Brett Metcalfe, of Lake Elsinore, Calif., snatched the last platform spot in third.
“This was an insane race,” clarified Pourcel. “They were running quick. I got a decent begin and simply kept my pace. I was pushing genuine hard and remained in (the fight). With Barcia and Stroupe in there it was extreme however I wound up winning the race and I wouldn’t have the capacity to do it without my group.”
Dungey right now holds a 20-point lead over San Manuel Yamaha’s Josh Hill, of Carlsbad, Calif., in the AMA Supercross standings while Villopoto tumbles to third, 23 brings up of first. Pourcel drives Stroupe by six focuses in the AMA Supercross Lites Eastern Regional Championship.
AMA Supercross Class Results: Atlanta
1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki
2. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda
3. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Honda Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda
4. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
5. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
6. Josh Hill, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha
7. Michael Byrne, Noonan, Ga., Yamaha
8. Jason Lawrence, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha
9. Give Langston, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
10. Scratch Wey, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki
AMA Supercross Class Season Standings
1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 170
2. Josh Hill, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha, 150
3. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 147
4. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 134
5. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 121
6. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 115
7. Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda, 113
8. Scratch Wey, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 85
9. Michael Byrne, Noonan, Ga., Yamaha, 71
10. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 69
Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Results: Atlanta
1. Christophe Pourcel, Groveland, Fla., Kawasaki
2. Austin Stroupe, Lincolnton, N.C., Suzuki
3. Brett Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda
4. Senior member Wilson, San Jacinto, Calif., Kawasaki
5. Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Suzuki
6. Vince Friese, Cape Girardeau, Mo., Yamaha
7. Matt Lemoine, Collinsville, Texas, Suzuki
8. Jake Moss, Temecula, Calif., Suzuki
9. Levi Kilbarger, Logan, Ohio, Honda
10. Kyle Cunningham, Fort Worth, Texas, Honda
Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Season Standings
1. Christophe Pourcel, Groveland, Fla., Kawasaki, 50
2. Austin Stroupe, Lincolnton, N.C., Suzuki, 44
3. Brett Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda, 36
4. Dignitary Wilson, San Jacinto, Calif., Kawasaki, 33
5. Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Suzuki, 26
6. Ryan Sipes, Vine Grove, Ky., Yamaha, 24
7. Kyle Regal, Kemp, Texas, Yamaha, 24
8. Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda, 23
9. Jake Moss, Temecula, Calif., Suzuki, 22
10. Nico Izzi, Albany, Ga., Yamaha, 22
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