UPDATE! You can check out a large gallery of photos from Friday night's action by clicking here.
Maybe it was the full moon that was hanging over the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA, because there certainly were a few odd events on the first night of the Jeremy McGrath Invitational.
Michael Sleeter started things off in practice on Friday afternoon when he augered in a rhythm section, which left him with a broke humerus, and at least one (and possibly two) broken collarbones.
Then there was a tangle in the heat race between Eric Sorby and Ryan Clark that left Ryan with a badly cut hand, but plenty of energy to march across the infield to give Eric a piece of his mind.
And finally, there was MC himself, who ejected in mid-air through a rhythm section, leaving him with a tweaked neck, as well as a broken big toe.
Oh yeah, there was plenty of racing, too, including head-to-head contests, and a more normal format main event. Kevin Windham topped both the dual event, as well as the final, and is halfway to a very large payday out of the $500,000 purse. K-Dub's main competition came from Josh Grant, who was aboard his usual Honda CR250F, against Kevin's 450.
The Xyience/MDK squad was also quick, with Nick Wey grabbing third spot after a mid-pack start. His new teammate, David Vuillemin, finished fourth, and looked much more akin to the Cobra that we're accustomed to seeing.
Oh, and you can click the photo above to open a wallpaper-sized image.
Jeremy McGrath Invitational Friday Night Results
MAIN EVENT
- Kevin Windham 22:28:41.323
- Josh Grant 22:28:43.608
- Nick Wey 22:28:49.965
- David Vuillemin 22:28:59.720
- Heath Voss 22:29:11.685
- Danny Smith 22:29:18.254
- Jason Thomas 22:29:20.531
- Chad Johnson 22:29:22.174
- Kyle Lewis 22:29:25.024
- Eric Sorby 22:29:27.214
- Jiri Dostal 22:29:28.217
- Jeff Dement 22:29:45.176
- Kyle Mace 22:28:032 (completed 15 of 16 laps)
- Greg Schnell 22:29:10.335 (completed 15 of 16 laps)
- Justin Mace-DNF 22:25:38.292(completed 11 of 16 laps)
- Robbie Reynard-DNF 22:29:22.894 (completed 6 of 16 laps)
- Josh Hansen-DNF 22:15:55.941 (completed 3 of 16 laps)
FAST LAP
- Kevin Windham #14 00:57.6
- Josh Grant #24 00:58.3
- Nick Wey #27 00:58.6
- Travis Pastrana #199 00:59.1
- Jeremy McGrath #2 00:59.2
- Josh Hansen #100 00:59.5
- Eric Sorby #917 00:59.6
- David Vuillemin #12 00:59.7
- Heath Voss #13 00:59.8
- Greg Schnell #146 01:00.6
- Jeff Dement #38 01:00.9
- Danny Smith #33 01:01.0
- Chad Johnson #827 01:01.1
- Jason Thomas #31 01:01.3
- Ryan Clark #32 01:01.3
- Robbie Reynard #17 01:01.6
- Kyle Mace #717 01:01.8
- Jiri Dostal #70 01:01.9
- Kyle Lewis #23 01:02.1
- Justin Mace #442 01:07.4
MOTO 1 – 8 LAPS
- Kevin Windham 20:19:28.182
- Nick Wey 20:19:33.725
- Danny Smith 20:19:44.597
- David Vuillemin 20:19:45.072
- Chad Johnson 20:19:46.097
- Josh Hansen 20:19:51.251
- Eric Sorby 20:19:53.122
- Jiri Dostal 20:19:54.475
- Jason Thomas 20:19:55.060
- Kyle Lewis 20:19:55.701
- Heath Voss 20:19:56.624
- Josh Grant 20:19:59.991
- Kyle Mace 20:20:03.578
- Jeff Dement 20:20:23.377
- Greg Schnell 20:20:28.365
- Justin Mace 20:20:25.568 (finishing at 7 laps)
- Ryan Clark DNF 20:17:46.334 (finishing 6 laps)
BRACKET RACING – 2 LAPS
- Kevin Windham
- Josh Grant
- Nick Wey
- Josh Hansen
- David Vuillemin
- Heath Voss
- Danny Smith
- Travis Pastrana
- Jason Thomas
- Chad Johnson
- Jeff Dement
- Jiri Dostal
- Kyle Mace
- Greg Schnell
- Eric Sorby
- Robbie Reynard