Dungey Secures Contented Position at Monster Energy Supercross Halfway Point

Pourcel Continues
Dominance of Lites Eastern Regional While Weimer Leads West Region

AURORA, Ill (March 2, 2010) – As Monster Energy AMA
Supercross, an FIM World Championship, reaches its halfway point in the
season,  Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn. leads the
AMA Supercross class with 170 points followed by San Manuel Yamaha’s Josh Hill,
of Carlsbad, Calif., with 150 points.  Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s
Christophe Pourcel, of Groveland, Fla., continues to dominate the Eastern
Regional Supercross Lites class with a perfect 50 points after two races while
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Jake Weimer, of Rupert, Idaho leads the
Western Regional Supercross Lites Class with 135 points.

A rookie in the premier AMA Supercross class,
Dungey has won three races and claimed two additional podium finishes.  He
currently has led 74 of the 160 laps this season and has the most Spike
Holeshots with four overall.  He has work cut out for him as the second half of
the season approaches this weekend in Daytona. 

“The
bike feels great, but there’s always room for improvement”, said Dungey. 
“Everyone on the Rockstar/Makita Suzuki team is behind me 110 percent, which is
good. When I see people putting in everything they’ve got, then I can put in
everything I’ve got and we make a great team. We’re just trying to keep moving
forward as a team and sometimes you have to go backward to go forward but
things are working out so far.”

Heading
into Indianapolis two weekends ago, Dungey was tied in points with Hill, but
this changed when Hill finished ninth and dropped back into third place in
season points standings.  As Hill fell in the standings, Villopoto, who sat in
third place at the time, won the Indianapolis stop and moved up into a share of
first place with Dungey as they rolled into Atlanta.  During the Atlanta race,
Villopoto crashed on lap 10 while chasing down his rival, allowing Dungey to
comfortably win and lock-in a 20-point lead over Hill heading into this
weekend.  Villopoto now sits back in third place with 147 points, 23 out of the
lead.

In
the coming weeks, defending AMA Supercross class champion James Stewart, of
Haines City, Fla., and former AMA Supercross champion Chad Reed, of Tampa,
Fla., plan their return to the circuit following injuries which left them out
for a several of races.

After
two races in the Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites class, Christophe
Pourcel sits in first place with 50 points followed by Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s
Austin Stroupe, from Lincolnton, N.C., with 44 points.  During the Atlanta
race, Pourcel’s Pro Circuit teammate Dean Wilson, from San Jacinto, Calif.,
claimed the holeshot and led the first nine laps, but was stalked and soon
passed by Stroupe, followed by GEICO Powersports Honda’s Justin Barcia, of
Ochlocknee, Ga., and Pourcel, respectively.  Three laps later, Stroupe’s wheel
slid out from under him, opening a lane for Pourcel to slip into first place. 
Pourcel continued to lead the remaining two laps and win the race and is now
two-for-two in wins this season.

“This was a crazy race,” explained Pourcel.
“They were running fast. I got a good start and just kept my pace. I was
pushing real hard and stayed in (the battle). With Barcia and Stroupe in there
it was tough but I ended up winning the race and I wouldn’t be able to do it
without my team.”

As
for the Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites class, currently on a mid-season
break, Weimer leads through six races with 135 points followed by Honda Red
Bull Racing’s Trey Canard, of Shawnee, Okla., with 121 points.  Weimer has led
47 of the 90 laps completed and has four wins along with one additional podium
finish.  The Western Regional Supercross Lites class resumes at the Seattle
stop on April 24.

“So
far, so good for me,” said Weimer. “I wanted to come out here and win, and that
is what I have earned. I am really excited about this. This is a huge step in
the right direction.”

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