Honda Red Riders Score Big at First-Ever Dodger Stadium Event

Torrance,
CA: The Honda Red Riders took on round three of the 2011 AMA Supercross
series, an FIM World Championship at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA
on Saturday, January 22. The weekend’s racing marked the first-ever
Supercross event held at the renowned Dodger Stadium and American Honda
Racing’s Trey Canard brought the battle to the Supercross competition
aboard his Honda CRF450R. Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil/Honda’s Cole Seely
recorded his career-best result aboard his Honda CRF250R by winning the
first-ever Supercross Lites West Championship race at this prominent
venue.

With teammate Josh Grant out with an injury,
Canard was American Honda Racing’s sole representative in the
Supercross competition. After crashing hard in his heat race, Canard
transferred to the main event by way of the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ)
race. Getting a mid-pack start in the main and rounding the opening lap
in seventh position, Canard quickly set about working his way through
the pack and moved into the number three spot by lap four. He fought
his way into second position by the midway point in the race only to
relinquish two places before the race’s end and he finished a solid
fourth overall.

“Boy was it a tough night of racing for
me,” Canard said after the race. “I really hit the ground hard in my
heat race and by the midway point in the main I was starting to feel
the effects of that crash. I had some good battles for second and third
but in the end fourth place was the best I could do tonight. It was
amazing to watch the whole American Honda Racing team come together to
repair my bike in time for the LCQ race. I could tell I was watching a
well-oiled machine as everyone did their part to get my bike back
together in time for the race. I’m just glad we were able to get back
out there and I’m glad I was able to ride a strong race in the main
event.”

GEICO Honda’s Kevin Windham put in a solid
effort aboard his Honda CRF450R to record his second sixth-place result
of the season. Chad Reed dug deep to recover from an opening-lap crash
and charged from 19th place to seventh position by the race’s end
aboard his TwoTwo Motorsports Honda CRF450R.

In the
Supercross Lites West competition, Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil/Honda’s
Cole Seely dominated the entire field aboard his Honda CRF250R in
taking his first-ever Supercross Lites race win. In the main, Seely
cranked off a hot start and quickly seized control of the race. Once in
the lead, he never relinquished control and went on to score his
first-ever Supercross victory. Also recording a personal-best result,
GEICO Honda’s Eli Tomac finished runner-up aboard his CRF250R. The
rookie racer’s second-place finish gave Honda the top two spots in the
class at the inaugural Dodger Stadium Supercross. Teammate Jimmy
DeCotis finished eighth

aboard his GEICO Honda CRF250R, while Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil/Honda’s Travis Baker finished 12th.

Supercross Lites Main Event

1. Cole Seely (Honda)

2. Eli Tomac (Honda)

3. Ryan Morais

4. Broc Tickle

5. Josh Hansen

6. Ken Roczen

7. Ryan Marmont

8. Jimmy Decotis (Honda)

9. Nick Paluzzi

10. Kyle Cunningham

Supercross Lites West Points (after 3 of 9 rounds)

1. Josh Hansen 66

2. Broc Tickle 62

3. Cole Seely 59

4. Ryan Morais 55

5. Eli Tomac 49

6. Tyla Rattray 42

7. Martin Davalos 40

8. Travis Baker 35

9. Ken Roczen 31

10. Nick Paluzzi 30

Supercross Main Event

1. Ryan Villopoto

2. James Stewart

3. Ryan Dungey

4. Trey Canard (Honda)

5. Justin Brayton

6. Kevin Windham (Honda)

7. Chad Reed (Honda)

8. Brett Metcalfe

9. Andrew Short

10. Kyle Chisholm

Supercross Championship Points (after 3 of 17 rounds)

1. Ryan Villopoto 72

2. James Stewart 67

3. Ryan Dungey 58

4. Trey Canard 56

5. Chad Reed 48

6. Brett Metcalfe 39

7. Andrew Short 37

8. Justin Brayton 36

9. Kyle Chisholm 33

10. Kevin Windham 32

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