2008 AMA MX Championship: High Point 2

Click the following link for a 37-photo gallery of AMA National motocross race action from High Point. You can also click the following link for a 15-photo gallery from Saturday's abbriviated timed qualifying. Don't forget, if you're a Vital MX member, you can comment on any of the photos in the gallery. Not a member? Join now! It's fast and free.

Four races in, and we finally got our first encounter with rain. Half of Saturday’s qualifying was rained out. Well, not so much rained out (though the rain was coming down really hard), but the plug was pulled when thunderstorms, along with their accompanying lightning, rolled in. That left a mess for the track crews to clean up, but they did an awesome job. Both the riders and fans were treated to a great track, and good racing.

The best racing of the day went down in the MX2 class, where once again, Ryan Villopoto (Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki) went 1-1 to take his sixth and seventh moto wins of the year. The first moto at Glen Helen, which was won by Jason Lawrence, is the only blemish on his ’08 MX2 tour.

Jake Weimer (Geico Powersports Honda) had a breakout day, using a 2-5 score for second overall…his best ever outdoor overall. Since hooking up a deal with Randy Lawrence for coaching, he seems to be tapping into new levels of both confidence, and results.

Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey (6-2) took third overall. He had a first moto tangle with Jason Lawrence that left him fired up, as well as having to re-pass several riders that he’d worked his way by earlier in the moto.

Ryan Villopoto now leads the series by 28 points over Dungey, and 39 points over his teammate, Austin Stroupe.

In MX1, the top five guys all found their level in both motos, using matching moto scores (1-1, 2-2, 3-3, etc.) to determine their overall finishes.

James Stewart (Monster Energy Kawasaki) continued his string of moto wins (now at eight), finishing ahead of Mike Alessi (Rockstar Makita Suzuki), Davi Millsaps (Honda Red Bull Racing), Timmy Ferry (Monster Energy Kawasaki), and Andrew Short (Honda Red Bull Racing). Alessi provided the biggest challenge, continuing a streak of holeshots, but Stewart was able to work his way past in a lap or less in both motos.

Stewart now leads the MX1 class by 45 points…almost a full two moto’s worth of points.

For much more from High Point, click the link to the photo gallery above. The photos and captions will give you much more detail on the day from High Point.

MX1
1. James Stewart (Kawasaki) 1-1

2. Mike Alessi (Suzuki) 2-2

3. Davi Millsaps (Honda) 3-3

4. Timmy Ferry (Kawasaki) 4-4

5. Andrew Short (Honda) 5-5

6. Nick Wey (KTM) 7-8

7. Sean Hamblin (Yamaha) 6-9

8. Cody Cooper (Suzuki) 10-7

9. Josh Hill (Yamaha) 13-6

10. Michael Byrne (Suzuki) 8-13

11. Gavin Gracyk (Yamaha) 12-11

12. Jarred Brown (Suzuki) 20-10

13. Ivan Tedesco (Honda) 9-38

14. Jeff Alessi (Honda) 16-14

15. Jimmy Albertson (Honda) 15-17

16. Ryan Clark (Honda) 11-24

17. Chris Blose (Honda) 38-12

18. Tyler Bright (Honda) 30-14

19. Justin Sipes (Suzuki) 14-23

20. Matt Boni (Honda) 24-16

21. Adam Chatfield (Suzuki) 17-39

22. Ryan Grantom (Honda) 25-18

23. Antonio Balbi (Honda) 18-34

24. Billy Ainsworth (Kawasaki) 23-19

25. Charles Summey (Yamaha) 19-37

26. Chris Whitcraft (Kawasaki) 40-20

27. Jase Lewis (Honda) 21-21

28. Tony Boughten (Yamaha) 31-22

29. Barry Carsten (Suzuki) 22-25

30. Kyle Tobin (Honda) 27-26

31. Steven Houser (Yamaha) 29-27

32. Thomas Addy 34-28

33. Adam Blessing (Honda) 26-29

34. Mitch Dougherty (Honda) 35-30

35. Tyson Hadsell (Honda) 39-31

36. Dustin Gills (Suzuki) 36-32

37. Chad Sanner (Kawasaki) 37-33

38. Robbie Marshall (Honda) 32-35

39. Jack Carpenter (Honda) 33-36

40. Travis Sewell (Suzuki) 28-40

MX2
1. Ryan Villopoto (Kawasaki) 1-1

2. Jake Weimer (Honda) 2-5

3. Ryan Dungey (Suzuki) 6-2

4. Austin Stroupe (Kawasaki) 9-3

5. Brett Metcalfe (Kawasaki) 7-4

6. Ryan Sipes (KTM) 5-6

7. Matt Goerke (KTM) 8-7

8. Nico Izzi (Suzuki) 3-15

9. Dan Reardon (Honda) 11-8

10. Jake Moss (Yamaha) 10-9

11. Robert Kiniry (Honda) 12-11

12. Jason Lawrence (Yamaha) 4-36

13. Justin Brayton (KTM) 20-10

14. Michael Willard (Yamaha) 15-16

15. Broc Tickle (Yamaha) 13-19

16. Kyle Cunningham (Honda) 23-12

17. Andrew McFarlane (Kawasaki) 34-13

18. Wil Hahn (Yamaha) 21-14

19. Matt Lemoine (Yamaha) 14-34

20. Martin Davalos (KTM) 16-32

21. Ryan Morais (Yamaha) 22-17

22. Kyle Chisholm (Kawasaki) 17-22

23. Phil Nicoletti (Kawasaki) 36-18

24. Tommy Hahn (Kawasaki) 18-35

25. Willy Browning (Suzuki) 19-21

26. Levi Kilbarger (Honda) 24-20

27. Jerry Lorenz (Honda) 27-23

28. Ryan Smith (Honda) 25-24

29. Kyle Gills (Suzuki) 26-25

30. Dean Dyess (Honda) 28-26

31. Clayton Miller (Honda) 30-27

32. Matthew Sheafor (Honda) 39-28

33. Tyler Tiffany (Yamaha) 31-29

34. Tony Gallo (Suzuki) 33-30

35. Benjamin Ritter (Suzuki) 29-31

36. Sean Borkenhagen (Honda) 38-33

37. Ryan Newton (Kawasaki) 32-37

38. Stephen Stella (Kawasaki) 37-38

39. Michael McDade (Honda) 40-39

40. T.J. Phillips (Kawasaki) 35-40