Torco Fuels Honda’s Kevin Windham, of Centerville, Miss., won his
second consecutive Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World
Championship race in front of 48,328 fans at Qwest Field. Yamaha of
Troy’s Jason Lawrence, of Carlsbad, Calif., won the Western Regional
AMA Supercross Lites class championship. Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan
Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., won the main event and finished second
overall in the Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites class.
Honda Red Bull Racing’s Andrew Short, of Smithville, Texas, won the
$1,500 Progressive Holeshot Award to start the AMA Supercross class main
event, but Windham quickly passed him and moved into the lead. Team San
Manuel Yamaha’s Chad Reed, who came into tonight’s race 13
points ahead of Windham, crashed in turn one and started the race in
last place.
On lap 2, while leading, Windham suffered a mechanical malfunction
when a banner got tied up in his back wheel. He stopped his bike and
removed the banner from the rear wheel, dropping back to sixth place.
Windham charged back through the field and re-captured the lead on lap
17. Reed charged his way to second place with a last-lap pass on Short.
“In the first turn, I crashed into the back wheel of Davi Millsaps’
bike and fell down,” said Reed. “When I was coming through the pack,
I saw a bunch of Honda bikes and knew I was outnumbered, but I made the
pass.”
“I rode great tonight,” said Windham. “I wish I came away with
more points, but that’s how it goes. I am excited to go to Las Vegas
next week. It’s going to be a great race.”
In the Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites class race, Team
Solitaire’s Bobby Kiniry, of Lafayette, N.Y., won the $1,000
Progressive Holeshot Award. Dungey followed closely in second while
Lawrence, who came into tonight’s race with a six-point lead over
Dungey, started in fourth place.
While Dungey pulled away from the field, Lawrence moved into second
place and rode to the first AMA Supercross Lites championship of his
career. Yamaha’s Broc Hepler, of Kittanning, Pa., finished in third
place. The win for Dungey was his third of the season.
“Once I settled into second place, I was really nervous,” said
Lawrence. “I just wanted to keep it on two wheels and ride a smart
race. I was really comfortable when my Yamaha teammate Broc Hepler was
behind me.”
“I was really happy with the way I rode tonight,” said Dungey.
“I know where I made some mistakes this year, and I am going to fix
them. I learned a lot this year.
The AMA Supercross will air on SPEED Sunday, April 27 at 6:00 p.m.,
and the AMA Supercross Lites class race will air on SPEED Saturday May 3
at 3:00 p.m. EST.