2008 Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open Invited Rider List

AURORA, Ill. (August 6, 2008) – Live Nation Motor Sports, Inc., announced today the invited rider list for the 2008 Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open, which takes place October 10-12 inside Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. The world’s top AMA Supercross and AMA Supercross Lites riders will once again compete in one class for one overall championship.


Last year Yamaha’s Grant Langston of Clermont, Fla., fresh off of his first AMA Motocross National championship, captured his first overall Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open victory with 2-5 finishes over the two nights of racing inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Honda’s Jake Weimer, of Rupert, Idaho, won Saturday night’s main event as a Lites rider, beating the impressive line-up of premier-class riders.


For the first time in Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open history the format featured one combined class comprised of Lites class and the supercross class racers.


“We have invited the best of the best this year, and I look forward to seeing which Lites riders step up in the way that Jake Weimer did last year when he won Saturday night’s main event,” said Dave Prater, director of supercross, Live Nation Motor Sports, Inc. “Year in and Year out, the U.S. Open has proven to be one of the most competitive races and 2007 was no different as the two nightly winners, Chad Reed and Weimer, were beat out by the more consistent Grant Langston.”

Invited Riders

1. Grant Langston

2. Chad Reed

3. James Stewart

4. Tim Ferry

5. Kevin Windham

6. Ivan Tedesco

7. David Vuillemin

8. Michael Byrne

9. Ryan Villopoto

10. Ben Townley

11. Jason Lawrence

12. Ryan Morais

13. Darcy Lange

14. Ryan Dungey

15. Josh Hill

16. Jake Weimer

17. Josh Demuth

18. Mike Alessi

19. Trey Canard

20. Jeff Alessi

21. Nico Izzi

22. Paul Carpenter

23. Nick Wey

24. Davi Millsaps

25. Andrew Short

26. Nathan Ramsey

27. Dan Reardon

28. Branden Jesseman

29. Chris Gosselaar

30. Josh Hansen

31. Billy Laninovich

32. Josh Grant

33. Tommy Hahn

34. Matthew Lemoine

35. Tyler Bowers

36. Troy Adams

37. Mat Goerke

38. Kevin Johnson

39. Kyle Cunningham

40. Austin Stroupe

41. Robert Kiniry

42. Michael LaPaglia

43. Danny Smith

44. Bryan Johnson

45. Joe Oehlhof

46. Chris Blose

47. Ryan Clark

48. Heath Voss

49. Jeff Gibson

50. Josh Summey

51. Travis Preston

52. Eric Sorby

53. Cole Siebler

54. Jason Thomas

55. Tyler Evans

56. Justin Brayton

57. Brock Sellards

58. Jake Marsack

Tickets are now available for the 10th annual Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas October 10-12, 2008 at www.ussx.com, www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at 702-474-4000 or the MGM Grand Garden Arena box office. Regarded as one of off-road motorcycling’s premier races, the Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open is the final ‘major’ race of the motocross season. Tickets are available for as low as $20 through Ticketmaster.com. All tickets subject to 5% Las Vegas Entertainment tax.