Honda Riders Win Supercross and Lites Classes at Dodger Stadium

Torrance, CA: The Monster Energy AMA
Supercross, an FIM World Championship series made its way to Dodger
Stadium in Los Angeles, California this weekend for round three.
Honda was on the top of the podium with TwoTwo Motorsport’s Chad
Reed winning the Supercross class and GEICO Honda’s Eli Tomac
winning the Lites class.

It was a tough night for Team Honda
Muscle Milk. After getting a bad start in his heat race Justin
Brayton missed transferring to the main by one position. In the LCQ
he got the holeshot and led for the first few laps but crashed in the
whoops, sending him to sixth place, out of contention for the main.
Right after the main began, fellow Team Honda Muscle Milk rider Trey
Canard got tangled up with a tuff block in the first corner, dragging
the cover with him. As a result, he was hindered through the triple
jump and was unfortunate enough to have another rider land on him.
Canard was knocked unconscious and taken off the track by the
Asterisk medical team, where he was then transferred to the hospital
for further evaluation.

Canard injured his back in the
accident, but has 100-percent movement of his legs. American Honda
will release additional information on his condition as it becomes
available.

Following a less-than-desirable start
in the main, TwoTwo Motorsports Honda rider Chad Reed was given a
second chance after the race was red flagged due to the first-lap
pileup. Reed got a third-place start the second time around and
battled his way to the front of the pack, where he rode consistently
to a first-place podium finish. “It feels awesome to get a win,
especially at the third round. We are early in the series so I am
trying to stay consistent to hopefully get more wins,” said Reed.

Lites rider Eli Tomac was setting
remarkable lap times during both his practice and heat race, showing
that he was going to be the guy to beat that night. In the main event
the GEICO Honda rider took the holeshot and never looked back. He
quickly gapped the rest of the pack by several seconds, riding a
solid 15 laps to the checkered flag. “I am excited for the win
tonight and am happy to be leading the points into round four,”
said Tomac. “If I can get consistently good starts, I believe I can
win like I did tonight. I am comfortable out front and plan to stay
there.”

Supercross Main Event

1. Chad Reed (Honda)

2. Ryan Dungey

3. James Stewart

4. Ryan Villopoto

5. Brett Metcalfe

6. Davi Millsaps

7. Josh Hansen

8. Broc Tickle

9. Kevin Windham (Honda)

10. Mike Alessi

Supercross Championship Points (after 3
of 17 rounds)

1. Ryan Dungey 67

2. Chad Reed 63

4. Ryan Villopoto 63

5. Jake Weimer 48

6. James Stewart 48

7. Kevin Windham 43

8. Brett Metcalfe 38

9. Andrew Short 36

10. Josh Hansen 36

Supercross Lites West Main Event

1. Eli Tomac (Honda)

2. Dean Wilson

3. Zach Osborne

4. Tyla Rattray

5. Jason Anderson

6. Max Anstie (Honda)

7. Michael Leib (Honda)

8. Matt Moss

9. Martin Davalos

10. Billy Laninovich (Honda)

Supercross Lites West Points (after 3
of 9 rounds)

1. Eli Tomac 63

2. Dean Wilson 62

3. Tyla Rattray 60

4. Cole Seely 47

5. Zach Osborne 47

6. Jason Anderson 44

7. Marvin Musquin 42

8. Max Anstie 32

9. Nico Izzi 32

10. Billy Laninovich 27

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