San
Diego, CA – Red Bull/KTM Factory rider Ryan Dungey put his KTM back
on the podium at the sixth round of the AMA Supercross Series held
during perfect weather at Qualcomm Stadium.
Dungey
was placed in the second Supercross class heat where the first
attempt at the heat race was red flagged after three laps. On the
restart, Dungey came around the first corner in 2nd
place and began a battle with James Stewart throughout the remaining
laps for the position. On the final corner, Dungey attempted a block
pass to try and steal the position from Stewart but fell short of
making the pass and finished a solid 3rd
place overall.
In the
main event, Dungey lined up in a similar gate to his heat and earned
another impressive start. He was within the top five around the first
corner but made a small mistake in the first rhythm section and fell
back to 5th
place. He remained in the 5th
spot for the first seven laps of the race, chasing the pack ahead of
him. On the seventh lap of the race Stewart went down handing Dungey
4th
place and then Dungey made a quick pass on Brett Metcalfe to move up
an additional spot. Once in podium position, Dungey maintained his
pace and held on through the checkered flags to secure the podium
spot.
“I
struggled a little bit tonight in some sections and it held me back
from fighting for the top spot. Overall, I am glad I was able to get
on the podium and salvage some points but I need to battle for the
win to help my fight in the championship chase. I am looking forward
to heading east and hoping to run up front next weekend,” remarked
Dungey.
After
six rounds Dungey now sits 3rd
in the points chase just 10 points behind Villopoto.
Next
Round: Dallas, TX – February 18, 2012
AMA
Supercross Class Overall –
Ryan
VillopotoChad
ReedRyan
Dungey – KTMBrett
MetcalfeJosh
HansenJustin
BraytonDavi
MillsapsKyle
ChisholmMike
AlessiNick
WeyJason
ThomasCody
MackieWeston
PeickRobert
KiniryJames
StewartKevin
WindhamMatt
GoerkeBroc
TickleKyle
PartridgeJake
Weimer
AMA
Supercross Class Points –
Ryan
Villopoto – 133Chad
Reed – 127Ryan
Dungey – 123James
Stewart – 101Kevin
Windham – 78