Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Baggett Dominates in Daytona

Corona,
Calif. (March 7, 2011) - Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Blake Baggett
earned his first win of the season in dominating fashion as he led wire-to-wire
and finished 15 seconds in front of second place at the Daytona Supercross at
Daytona International Speedway. Teammate Dean Wilson overcame a rough start and
a minor crash to finish eighth.

Baggett
already has a supercross win on his resume when he won in Dallas
last season, but this victory seemed almost as special. A win in the main
boosted his confidence and Baggett was ready to tackle the demanding Daytona
track. He shot out to grab the holeshot and put in fast lap after fast lap to
win by a very comfortable 15 seconds.

“Winning
last year was amazing, but it was almost over-shadowed by people saying I only
won because everyone crashed,” said Baggett. “This win felt so good and I think
I proved that I am here to win a championship. I want to keep doing what I’m
doing because I know its working. I’ll be looking for another win next
week.”

Teammate
Wilson
started the day with the second-fastest lap time and looked capable on the
technical and long track. He got off to a mid-pack start and after going down on
the second lap, Wilson
regrouped and put in a solid ride to finish eighth.

“I
am not very happy because I want to win and know that I can win,” said
Wilson.
“I just made a few mistakes that cost me. I need to make sure I get a good start
so I don’t put myself in a bad position right from the beginning of the race. I
am very motivated to come out strong in Indianapolis.”

The
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki team heads to the
Indianapolis
this weekend as the Monster Energy Supercross, an FIM Championship enters the
fourth round of the AMA Supercross Lites Eastern Region. Baggett currently holds
second in the point standings with 65, only four points behind first.
Wilson
is not far behind in third with 60 points.