AMA Toyota MX: Southwick 2

Click the following link for a 34-photo gallery of AMA National motocross race action from Motocross 338 at Southwick, MA. You can also click the following link for a 24-photo gallery from Saturday's pre-race action in the pits, as well as 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.

There's only one sand track on the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship schedule, but maybe that's what makes it one of the most interesting events on each year's calendar. Watching the riders attack the corners there, it almost resembles surfing, with roost in the corners that resembles slashing cutbacks. There are also different lines to choose on every lap as the track changes.

While both championships were wrapped up at the previous round in Millville, there was plenty to make this race interesting. For example, Dutch sand specialist Marc de Reuver came over to try his hand on the Motocross 338 circuit, and put in a strong first moto, moving from just inside to top ten, to third. Unfortunately, the stepped-up pace and aggression, along with the heat left him out of gas after the first moto. After a bad start and a crash in the second moto, he decided to pack it in early. But it definitely was interesting seeing him here, and it also generated some spirited bench racing.

While he didn't have anything for James Stewart this time around, there's no denying that he's fast on the loose surface at Southwick...very fast. We'll see him again in late September in England at the Motocross of Nations.

James Stewart was his usual dominating self at Southwick, winning two more motos (he's now at 22 straight wins in the '08 season), That leaves him just two shy of a perfect season, and short of a mechanical or something very unexpected, he should complete that feat next week in Steel City. In Southwick James shared the podium with Suzuki City's Cody Cooper, who went 7-2 for second overall. Also on the podium was Stewart's Monster Energy Kawasaki teammate, Timmy Ferry (4-4).

In MX2 action, Ryan Villopoto returned to the top of the podium, taking two more moto wins (he now has 19 this season), and another overall. The battle was behind him, though, as Ryan Dungey and Brett Metcalfe traded second- and third-place finishes. Dungey had the better hand at the end, taking second overall, while Metty finished in third overall.

Notable was new pro Blake Wharton taking the first moto holeshot and leading for four laps. Unfortunately, he also got caught up in a crash at the start of moto two, which dropped him down in the overall standings. Motosport Xtreme Kawaski's Kyle Chisholm also talled his best moto scores of the year with a pair of fifth-place finishes.

 For much more from Southwick, including 34 photos from Sunday's race action (and Saturday's pit and practic action), click the links above.

MX1

1. James Stewart (Kawasaki) 1-1

2. Cody Cooper (Suzuki) 7-2

3. Timmy Ferry (Kawasaki) 4-4

4. Andrew Short (Honda) 2-9

5. Sean Hamblin (Yamaha) 6-6

6. John Dowd (Suzuki) 9-5

7. Jeff Alessi (Honda) 8-8

8. Michael Byrne (Suzuki) 11-7

9. Josh Hill (Yamaha) 37-3

10. Marc de Reuver (Honda) 3-34

11. Nick Wey (KTM) 14-10

12. Matt Goerke (KTM) 5-31

13. Ivan Tedesco (Honda) 13-14

14. Antonio Balbi (Honda) 10-35

15. Zach Osborne (Yamaha) 32-11

16. Jason Thomas (Honda) 20-12

17. Broc Hepler (Yamaha) 12-20

18. Michael Willard (Yamaha) 18-15

19. Chad Charbonneau (Honda) 29-13

20. Matt Boni (Honda) 15-37

21. Ryan Clark (Honda) 22-16

22. Jake Marsack (Honda) 16-36

23. Tyler Medaglia (Suzuki) 23-17

24. Cole Siebler (Honda) 17-25

25. Chase Burdette (Yamaha) 24-18

26. Paul Carpenter (Honda) 27-19

27. Kevin Rookstool (Honda) 19-27

28. Travis Sewell (Yamaha) 39-21

29. Jack Carpenter (Honda) 25-22

30. Kyle Tobin (Honda) 34-23

31. Carter Gurnee (Honda) 26-24

32. Adam Blessing (Honda) 31-26

33. Steven Roman (Kawasaki) 33-28

34. Tyler Bright (Honda) 36-29

35. Jacob Morrison (Kawasaki) 28-30

36. Shaun Skinner (Honda) 38-32

37. Ricky Renner (Kawasaki) 35-33

38. Vince Friese (Honda) 21-38

39. Ben Lamay (Yamaha) 30-39

40. Charles Summey (Yamaha) 40-40

MX2

1. Ryan Villopoto (Kawasaki) 1-1

2. Ryan Dungey (Suzuki) 3-2

3. Brett Metcalfe (Kawasaki) 2-3

4. Kyle Chisholm (Kawasaki) 5-5

5. Jake Weimer (Honda) 6-9

6. Dan Reardon (Honda) 8-8

7. Nico Izzi (Suzuki) 11-8

8. Matt Lemoine (Yamaha) 7-12

9. Ryan Sipes (KTM) 38-4

10. Blake Wharton (Honda) 4-28

11. Kyle Cunningham (Kawasaki) 19-6

12. Broc Tickle (Yamaha) 14-11

13. Phil Nicoletti (Kawasaki) 12-15

14. Steven Clarke (Suzuki) 9-32

15. Jake Moss (Yamaha) 23-10

16. Robert Kiniry (Honda) 10-26

17. Wil Hahn (Yamaha) 18-14

18. Scott Champion (Honda) 29-13

19. Justin Brayton (KTM) 13-22

20. Jeremy Medaglia (Yamaha) 15-38

21. Sean Borkenhagen (Honda) 22-16

22. Michael Pugrab (Kawasaki) 16-27

23. Martin Barr (Yamaha) 25-1

24. Andrew McFarlane (Kawasaki) 17-31

25. Billy Ainsworth (Kawasaki) 27-18

26. Jerry Lorenz (Honda) 21-19

27. Matthew Sheafor (Honda) 33-20

28. Kyle Keylon (Honda) 20-23

29. Michael Picone (Honda) 26-21

30. Ozzy Barbaree (Suzuki) 31-24

31. Doug Leavitt (Suzuki) 39-25

32. Stephen Stella (Kawasaki) 30-29

33. Jonathan Six (Yamaha) 35-30

34. Craig Dube (Kawasaki) 37-33

35. Michael Hall (KTM) 36-34

36. Tony Larusso (Suzuki) 28-35

37. P. J. Larsen (Kawasaki) 24-36

38. Spencer Dally (Honda) 34-37

39. Josh Grant 40-39

40. Jerry Lymburner (Yamaha) 32-40

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