Team San Manuel’s 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 Troy’s 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 Honda’s Kevin
Windham, of Centerville, Miss., followed Reed trough turn one with Red
Bull Honda’s Davi Millsaps, of Cairo, Ga., in third.
A three way battle ensued between Windham, Millsaps and Monster
Energy® Kawasaki’s 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.”
Kawasaki’s 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 his lead, Dungey’s 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 Kawasaki’s 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.”
The AMA Supercross class race will air on CBS Sports Sunday
at 2:00 p.m. EST. Check local listings. Racing continues next Saturday,
February 9 at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium.