The 17th and final Monster Energy® Supercross, an FIM World
Championship, race at Indianapolis’ historic RCA Dome will take place
this Saturday. Last weekend in Atlanta Honda’s Davi Millsaps (AMA
Supercross class) and Torco Fuels Honda’s Trey Canard (AMA Supercross
Lites) each earned the first wins of their respective careers, and they
will bring that momentum into the RCA Dome this weekend.
This weekend’s AMA Supercross class race will air on SPEED Sunday,
March 2 at 6:00 p.m. The AMA Supercross Lites class race will air on
SPEED Saturday, March 8 at 6:00 p.m.
The supercross fan four pack – four $25 tickets, four hot dogs and
four sodas, all for just $98 has been added this year. Also available
are the $10 Treadhead® seats.
Last week in front of 67,429 fans at Atlanta’s Georgia Dome, Team
San Manuel’s Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., jumped out of the gate and won
the $1,500 Progressive Holeshot Award with Millsaps and Team San
Manuel’s Nathan Ramsey, of Menifee, Calif., following in second and
third respectively.
While leading, Reed crashed before the finish line on lap six and
re-mounted in 11th place. Millsaps assumed the lead while last week’s
winner, Kevin Windham, moved into second place on lap six but was unable
to reel in Millsaps. Red Bull Honda’s Andrew Short, of Smithville,
Texas, moved into third in the race and finished on the podium.
“I stuck it out, and put in 20 hard laps,” said Millsaps “My
whole family is here, so I am pumped to do this in front of them. I was
coming off a mess of injuries last year, and I am healthy now, so it
makes a huge difference.”
Windham is in second place overall in the points standings and has
one win on the season.
“I am glad to see all of the Honda riders on the podium,” said
Windham. “If I can’t win, I would rather see one of these Honda guys
win; we work great together.”
Short rounded out the Honda sweep by finishing third.
“This is awesome for Honda,” said Short. “We worked hard and
everything fell into place.”
Canard won the $1,000 Progressive Holeshot Award with KTM’s Ryan
Sipes, of Vine Grove, Ken., in tow. Reigning Western Regional AMA
Supercross Lites champion, Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., crashed in
turn one along with Torco Fuels Honda’s Josh Grant, of Riverside. Both
Villopoto and Grant were heavy favorites to win the main event.
Canard led all 15 laps en route to the main event.
“I do not know what to say,” said Canard after the race. “I am
so excited, and I want to dedicate this win to my deceased father. I was
very consistent tonight, and I do not want to get too excited about
tonight’s win because this is a long season.”
Sipes, who finished third, has not been on the odium since Phoenix in
2005.
“This was a very technical track, and if you made a mistake and
lost your rhythm, you lost a lot of time,” said Sipes. “Trey rode a
great race. He wasn’t even in my sites after lap five.”
Last year in Indianapolis Kawasaki’s James Stewart, of Haines City,
Fla., won his eighth AMA Supercross class race in front of 54,626 fans
at the RCA Dome. In the AMA Supercross Lites class, Suzuki’s Ryan
Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., earned the second Eastern Regional AMA
Supercross Lites win of his career.
In the AMA Supercross main event last year, Team San Manuel’s Chad
Reed, of Dade City, Fla., began to establish a huge lead as Stewart made
up for a poor start. Stewart started his chase on Reed immediately,
moving into second place on lap seven. On lap 14 Stewart passed Reed for
lead and rode to victory. Reed finished second and Kawasaki’s Tim
Ferry, of Dade City, Fla., finished third.
"I had a great start tonight,” said Reed from the podium last
year. “It was a lot of riding up front, but I need to be more
aggressive out there.”
“I was a little nervous when I saw Chad out front, and I was so far
back in the pack,” said Stewart on his eighth victory last season.
“I have worked hard for everything for my entire life, and that’s
what I did tonight, worked hard. I am so happy right now.”
Dungey won the early holeshot award to start the AMA Supercross Lites
main event. Through turn one, Kawasaki’s Ben Townley, of Tallahassee,
Fla., came out in second place and followed Dungey for all 15 laps.
“This was a huge win for me,” said Dungey after holding off the
hard charging Townley. “I have had some bad luck lately, and to pick
up this win is huge for me and my team, who has been behind me all year.
“I have to use this as momentum for next weekend in Dallas.”
The first AMA Supercross race at the RCA Dome was March 21, 1992,
where Honda’s Jeff Stanton won the main event. Yamaha’s Jimmy Button
won the first AMA Supercross Lites main event the same evening.
Seven-time supercross champion Jeremy McGrath holds the AMA Supercross
all-time win record at the RCA Dome with six.
Tickets are available at www.supercrossonline.com,
participating Yamaha dealers, all Ticketmaster outlets, Karma Records or
by phone at 317-239-5151 for $35, $25 or 10. All tickets are $2 more on
the day of the race. Practice and qualifying begins at 12:30 p.m., and
racing begins at 7:00.