ANAHEIM,
Calif. – Red Bull/KTM Factory Supercross rider Ryan Dungey earned
fourth overall for the second consecutive weekend at the fifth round
of the AMA Supercross Series at Angel Stadium.
A sold
out crowd was on hand for the fifth round of the series. Dungey
looked great all day finishing the timed practice sessions with the
fourth fastest time. He was placed in the first Supercross class heat
race. He had a great jump off the gate rounding the first corner in
third position. After one lap he was able to move around Josh Hansen
to take over second place. He then set his sights on the early leader
James Stewart. On the fourth lap of the heat, Stewart suffered a
crash on his own which allowed Dungey to sneak pass. Dungey moved
into the lead and went on to take the heat win.
Dungey’s
heat win earned him a great gate choice for the main event. He chose
a spot in the middle of the starting gate. When the gate dropped he
leaped forward and found himself in sixth place at the end of the
first few corners. It took him four laps to pass Davi Millsaps but he
finally got around him with a smooth inside pass through a corner.
Dungey spent the remainder of the first half of the race reeling in
the fourth place ride of Justin Brayton. On the twelfth lap of the
main event, he was able to secure the pass on Brayton in the same
corner he passed Millsaps and took over the position. He continued to
knock off impressive lap times throughout the remainder of the event
but the top three riders had already pulled out to a sizeable gap
that he was not able to close.
“I am
not pleased to finish off the podium for a second weekend in a row. I
had a better start in the main event this weekend but I struggled to
make my passes and allowed those guys to move ahead. I will continue
to work on my starts for next weekend and make sure I get my KTM back
on the podium to remain in the points chase for the championship,”
stated Dungey.
Next
Round: San Diego, CA – February 11, 2012
AMA
Supercross Class Results –
1) Ryan
Villopoto
2) James
Stewart
3) Chad
Reed
4) Ryan
Dungey – KTM
5)
Justin Brayton
6) Kevin
Windham
7) Davi
Millsaps
8) Mike
Alessi
9) Brett
Metcalfe
10) Broc
Tickle
11) Jake
Weimer
12) Kyle
Chisholm
13) Nick
Wey
14)
Andrew Short
15)
Weston Peick
16) Kyle
Partridge
17)
Justin Sipes
18)
Jimmy Albertson
19) Jeff
Alessi
20) Josh
Hansen
AMA
Supercross Class Overall Point Standings –
1) Ryan
Villopoto – 108
2) Chad
Reed – 105
3) Ryan
Dungey – 103
4) James
Stewart – 95
5) Kevin
Windham – 72