Press Release

Acerbis' Ryan Villopoto Wins Atlanta Supercross

ocscottie
2/28/2011 1:28pm

Sun
Valley, ID - Acerbis-backed Monster Energy Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto
took the win in one of the most epic races to take place in the past
two decades of Supercross History.   Red Bull KTM's and Acerbis-backed Andrew Short took an impressive 6th place finish.

After posting the 7th fastest
last time during the daytime qualifiers one might not have pegged
Villopoto to be the man on top of the podium at the end of the night's
racing.  However,
Villopoto showed a strong performance during his heat race, taking the
win and transferring into the main event with a prime gate pick.

At the start of the main event, Villopoto found himself with a decent 4th place positioning right behind James Steweart, Chad Reed and Trey Canard.  While
Stewart and Reed were battling back and forth for the lead, a crash by
Canard allowed for Villopoto to slide into third place.  Villopoto
could not quite get close to battle with the points-starved leaders,
but his consistent and smart payed off in the end.  On
the last lap, in a desperate attempt to take the lead, Reed made an
aggressive pass on Stewart causing both riders to go down, giving way
to Villopoto to take the lead.  Villopoto took the win and extended his championship lead to ten points over James Stewart.  

 


Ryan Villopoto
Ryan Villopoto

Meanwhile, Acerbis' Andrew Short found himself in 8th place at the start of the main event and charged hard to bring home a 6th place finish for Red Bull KTM.

 

Event Points and Series Standings
*Acerbis riders bolded and italicized

East Coast Lites Main Event:

  1. Dean Wilson
  2. Justin Barcia
  3. Blake Baggett
  4. Blake Wharton
  5. Ryan Sipes
  6. Hunter Hewitt
  7. PJ Larsen
  8. Malcolm Stewart
  9. Jason Anderson
  10. Matt Lemoine

 

Supercross Main Event:

  1. Ryan Villopoto
  2. Ryan Dungey
  3. Chad Reed
  4. James Stewart
  5. Trey Canard
  6. Andrew Short
  7. Justin Brayton
  8. Kevin Windham
  9. Ivan Tedesco
  10. Brett Metcalfe

 

East Coast Lites Points Standings

  1. Dean Wilson (47)
  2. Justin Barcia (47)
  3. Blake Baggett (40)
  4. Ryan Sipes (34)
  5. Blake Wharton (33)
  6. Jason Anderson (26)
  7. Lance Vincent (23)
  8. Matt Lemoine (23)
  9. Malcolm Stewart (20)
  10. Alex Martin (20)

 

Supercross Points Standings

  1. Ryan Villopoto (171)
  2. James Stewart (161)
  3. Chad Reed (150)
  4. Trey Canard (146)
  5. Ryan Dungey (145)
  6. Andrew Short (110)
  7. Brett Metcalfe (104)
  8. Justin Brayton (90)
  9. Davi Millsaps (88)
  10. Ivan Tedesco (78)

About Acerbis USA
Since
1973, Acerbis' continued drive for excellence has established the
corporation as a world leader in the production of plastic components.
Founded
on Franco Acerbis' vision of combining fine artisan craftsmanship with
cutting edge technology, Acerbis provides the highest quality and most
innovative solutions in the field.
To learn more visit: www.acerbis.com

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