Amp'd Mobile Supercross Stats Weekly Notes, Seattle

AMA Supercross Class Laps Led:
James Stewart 203
Chad Reed 54
Ricky Carmichael 51
Kevin Windham 5
Eric Sorby 3
Nick Wey 2
Andrew Short 2

AMA Supercross Lites Class Laps Led:
Ryan Villopoto 84
Ryan Dungey 48
Ben Townley 38
Christophe Pourcel 17
Branden Jesseman 10
Billy Laninovich 5
Darcy Lange 4
Jason Lawrence 3
Steve Boniface 1
Andrew Mcfarlane 1

Progressive Direct Holeshot Award (AMA Supercross)
Nick Wey (Toronto): $1,500
James Stewart (Vancouver): $1,500
Chad Reed (Anaheim 1): $1,500
Jeff Dement (Phoenix): $1,500
Nick Wey (Anaheim 2): $1,500
Chad Reed (San Francisco): $1,500
Nick Wey (Anaheim 3): $1,500
Tim Ferry (Houston): $1,500
Ivan Tedesco (San Diego): $1,500
Chad Reed (Atlanta): $1,500
Chad Reed (St. Louis): $1,500
Chad Reed (Orlando): $1,500
Chad Reed (Indianapolis): $1,500
Andrew Short (Dallas): $1,500
James Stewart (Detroit): $1,500

Progressive Direct Holeshot Award (AMA Supercross Lites)
Christophe Pourcel (Anaheim 1): $1,000
Martin Davalos (Phoenix): $1,000
Steve Boniface (Anaheim 2): $1,000
Chris Gosselaar (San Francisco): $1,000
Ryan Villopoto (Anaheim 3): $1,000
Ryan Villopoto (Houston): $1,000
Christopher Gosselaar (San Diego): $1,000
Mike Alessi (Atlanta): $1,000
Ben Townley (St. Louis): $1,000
Billy Laninovich (Orlando): $1,000
Ryan Dungey (Indianapolis): $1,000
Ben Townley (Dallas): $1,000
Ryan Dungey (Detroit): $1,000

MMI Top Tech Award
Jeremy Albrecht (Anaheim 1): $500.00
Mike Gosselaar (Phoenix): $500.00
Jason Thomas (Anaheim 2): $500.00
John Mitcheff (San Francisco): $500.00
Willie Manning (Anaheim 3): $500.00
Manual Rivas (Houston): $500.00
John Mitcheff (San Diego): $500.00
Jason Thomas (Atlanta): $500.00
Craig Behl (St. Louis): $500.00
Todd Williams (Orlando): $500.00
Lars Winstron (Indianapolis): $500.00
Michael Williamson (Dallas): $500.00
Jan Gloeckner (Detroit): $500.00

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Pro Privateer Challenge

1. David Vuillemin 208 Points
2. Heath Voss 175 Points
3. Paul Carpenter 170 Points

 

Asterisk Medic Card
Charles Castloo (Anaheim 1)
Michael Willard (Phoenix)
Charles Castloo (Anaheim 2)
Logan Darien (San Francisco)
Tyler Keefe (Anaheim 3)
Adam Chatfield (Houston)
Adam Chatfield (San Diego)
Cory Green (Atlanta)
Zach Ames (St. Louis)
Kevin Rookstool (Orlando)
Chad Ward (Indianapolis)
Travis Sewell (Dallas)
Carlos Gonzalez (Detroit)

Racer X Gas Card
Nathan Ramsey (Anaheim 1)
Eric Sorby (Phoenix)
Bryan Johnson (Anaheim 2)
Manuel Rivas (San Francisco)
Jason Thomas (Anaheim 3)
Erick Vallejo (Houston)
Doug DeHaan (San Diego)
Erick Vallejo (Atlanta)
Tyler Evans (St. Louis)
Eric Sorby (Orlando)
Doug Dehaan (Indianapolis)
Kyle Lewis (Dallas)
Kevin Johnson (Detroit)

Toyota Tundra Fan Challenge
Jeff Gibson (Anaheim 1)
Nick Wey (Phoenix)
Nick Wey (Anaheim 2)
Jeff Gibson (San Francisco)
Nick Wey (Anaheim 3)
David Vuillemin (Houston)
Paul Carpenter (San Diego)
Bryan Johnson (Atlanta)
Cole Seibler (St. Louis)
Paul Carpenter (Orlando)
David Vuilleman (Indianapolis)
David Vuilleman (Dallas)
Jason Thomas (Detroit)

Race Recap:
DETROIT (April 21, 2007) – Kawasaki’s James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., won his fifth consecutive Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series race at Ford Field. Kawasaki’s Ben Townley, of Tallahassee, Fla., won the Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Championship with a second place finish tonight. Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., won the main event, leading all 15 laps.

KTM Junior Supercross Challenge

1. Garrett Bercaw, Zephyrhills, Fla., KTM
2. Landon Armbruster, Brookville, Ohio, KTM
3. Broc Schindler, Pueblo West, Colo., KTM
4. Joseph Crown, Metamora, Mich., KTM
5. Parker Witbanks, Trabucco Canyon, Calif., KTM
6. Zachary Swain, Flushing, Mich., KTM
7. Evan Herr, DeMotte, Ind., KTM
8. Connor Lochhead, West Seneca, N.Y., KTM
9. Justin Graham, Riverside, Calif., KTM
10. Matthew Carpenter, Zeeland, Mich., KTM
11. Noah Park, Moss Point, Miss., KTM
12. Max Lillibridge, Bettendorf, Iowa, KTM
13. Wesley Morey, Muscle Shoals, Ala., KTM
14. Evan Hansen, Spencer, Iowa, KTM
15. McKie Larson, Clemont, Fla., KTM 

Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP Season Standings

1. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Kawasaki, 354
2. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha, 322
3. Timmy Ferry, Largo, Fla., Kawasaki, 262
4. David Vuillemin, Menifee, Calif., Honda, 208
5. Ricky Carmichael, Tallahassee, Fla., Suzuki, 185
6. Michael Byrne, Newnan, Ga., Suzuki, 180
7. Heath Voss, Mico, Texas, Honda, 175
8. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 174
9. Paul Carpenter, Ithaca, N.Y., Kawasaki, 170
10. Jeff Gibson, Blacklick, Ohio, Kawasaki, 150

Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series Event Results, Detroit

1. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Kawasaki
2. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha
3. Tim Ferry, Largo, Fla., Kawasaki
4. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda
5. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda
6. David Vuillemin, Murrieta, Calif., Honda
7. Heath Voss, Mico, Texas, Yamaha
8. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki
9. Paul Carpenter, Ithaca, N.Y., Kawasaki
10. Jason Thomas, Melrose, Fla., Honda 

Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series Season Standings

1. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Kawasaki, 335
2. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha, 297
3. Timmy Ferry, Largo, Fla., Kawasaki, 243
4. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda, 200
5. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 171
6. David Vuillemin, Menifee, Calif., Honda, 169
7. Michael Byrne, Newnan, Ga., Suzuki, 164
8. Ricky Carmichael, Tallahassee, Fla., Suzuki, 160
9. Heath Voss, Mico, Texas, Honda, 148
10. Paul Carpenter, Ithaca, N.Y., Kawasaki, 125

Amp’d Mobile Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Event Results, Detroit

1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki
2. Ben Townley, Tallahassee, Fla., Kawasaki
3. Thomas Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda
4. Billy Laninovich, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda
5. Ryan Morais, Temecula, Calif., Yamaha
6. Branden Jesseman, New Brighton, Pa., Yamaha
7. Kelly Smith, Ludington, Mich., Suzuki
8. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., KTM
9. Matt Boni, Geneva, Fla., Kawasaki
10. Darcy Lange, Hemet, Calif., Kawasaki

Amp’d Mobile Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Season Standings

1. Ben Townley, Tallahassee, Fla., Kawasaki, 133
2. Ryan Morais, Temecula, Calif., Yamaha, 130
3. Darcy Lange, Hemet, Calif., Kawasaki, 117
4. Branden Jesseman, New Brighton, Pa., Yamaha, 103
5. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plain, Minn., Suzuki, 98
6. Billy Laninovich, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda, 85
7. Thomas Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda 84
8. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., KTM, 84
9. Matt Goerke, Lake Helen, Fla., Yamaha, 83
10. Justin Brayton, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Yamaha, 68

Amp’d Mobile Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Season Standings

1. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 172
2. Jason Lawrence, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha, 135
3. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Honda, 103
4. Christopher Gosselaar, Victorville, Calif., Kawasaki, 97
5. Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Honda, 92
6. Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha, 88
7. Josh Hansen, Lake Elsinore, Calif., KTM, 87
8. Matthew Lemoine, Pilot Point, Texas, Yamaha, 86
9. Troy Adams, Homosassa, Fla., Suzuki, 71
10. Kyle Cunningham, Springtown, Texas, Yamaha, 66

AMA Supercross Class Stats

• James Stewart earned his 11th win of the season, 22nd of his career. 
• Chad Reed earned his 19th consecutive podium, 45th consecutive top five. Reed is the only rider to finish on the podium every race this season. 
• For the fifth consecutive race Tim Ferry earned a top five finish. 
• Stewart joins Jeremy McGrath and Ricky Carmichael as only riders to win 11 races in a season. 
• McGrath and Carmichael hold the record with 14 win in a single season. 

AMA Supercross Lites Stats
· Ben Townley won the Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Championship last weekend, which was the first of his career. 
· Townley’s championship marked the 17th for Kawasaki. 
· Team Pro Circuit Kawasaki has 15 AMA Supercross Lites titles. 
· This is the fourth time in history that Pro Circuit Kawasaki has won the Eastern and Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Championships.
· Townley is the first rider in Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites class history to start the season in 21st place and still win the championship. 

AMA Supercross Class Stats in Seattle 

• This is the 35th time the gate will drop in Seattle. 
• First race, February 18th, 1978, and Jimmy Ellis won on a Honda. 
• From 1978 to 1999, AMA Supercross was held at the Seattle Kingdome. 
• This will be the 3rd year the Supercross will be held in Quest field.
• First time winners in Seattle: Darrel Shultz: 1981; Rick Johnson: 1984, Jeff Ward: 1984; Larry Ward: 1990.
• In 1984, during a double-header weekend in Seattle, Jeff Ward and Rick Johnson won their first ever AMA Supercross races.
• Larry Ward won his first AMA Supercross race in Seattle on a Suzuki, and nine years later he won the last race of his career in Seattle. That also marked the last ever race in Seattle.

AMA Supercross Class Wins by Brand in Seattle:
Honda-16
Yamaha-8
Kawasaki-6
Suzuki-5

AMA Supercross Lites Class Stats in Seattle

• Kawasaki won their first ever AMA Supercross Lites race in Seattle in 1985. 
• Kawasaki also won the last race at the Kingdome in 1999 and the first race held at Qwest Field.

 

AMA Supercross Lites Class Wins by brand in Seattle:
Kawasaki-10
Honda-5
Suzuki-4
Yamaha-3

Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP Rider Finishes

Chad Reed
Toronto: 1
Vancouver 3
Anaheim 1: 3
Phoenix: 3
Anaheim 2: 2
San Francisco: 3
Anaheim 3: 2
Houston: 2
San Diego: 1
Atlanta: 3
St. Louis: 3
Daytona: 3
Orlando: 3
Indianapolis: 2
Dallas: 2
Detroit: 2

Ricky Carmichael
Toronto: 2
Vancouver 1
Anaheim 1: 2
Phoenix: 2
Anaheim 2: N/A
San Francisco: 1
Anaheim 3: N/A
Houston: N/A
San Diego: N/A
Atlanta: 2
St. Louis: 1
Daytona: 2
Orlando: 2
Indianapolis: N/A
Dallas: N/A
Detroit: N/A

James Stewart
Toronto: 3
Vancouver 2
Anaheim 1: 1
Phoenix: 1
Anaheim 2: 1
San Francisco: 2
Anaheim 3: 1
Houston: 1
San Diego: 5
Atlanta: 1
St. Louis: 2
Daytona: 1
Orlando: 1
Indianapolis: 1
Dallas: 1
Detroit: 1

Tim Ferry
Toronto: 4
Vancouver 5
Anaheim 1: 5
Phoenix: 5
Anaheim 2: 4
San Francisco: 4
Anaheim 3: 3
Houston: 3
San Diego: 2
Atlanta: 6
St. Louis: 17
Daytona: 4
Orlando: 5
Indianapolis: 3
Dallas: 3
Detroit: 3

David Vuillemin
Toronto: 5
Vancouver 4
Anaheim 1: 6
Phoenix: 20
Anaheim 2: 11
San Francisco: 6
Anaheim 3: 12
Houston: 10
San Diego: 9
Atlanta: 8
St. Louis: 6
Daytona: 8
Orlando: 7
Indianapolis: 7
Dallas: 9
Detroit: 6

Nick Wey
Toronto: 6
Vancouver 9
Anaheim 1: 7
Phoenix: 9
Anaheim 2: 3
San Francisco: 5
Anaheim 3: 4
Houston: N/A
San Diego: N/A
Atlanta: N/A
St. Louis: N/A
Daytona: N/A
Orlando: N/A
Indianapolis: N/A
Dallas: N/A
Detroit: N/A

Ryan Clark
Toronto: 7
Vancouver: 14
Anaheim 1: 17
Phoenix: N/A
Anaheim 2: N/A
San Francisco: N/A
Anaheim 3: 17
Houston: 16
San Diego: 14
Atlanta: N/A
St. Louis: 18
Daytona: 13
Orlando: 21
Indianapolis: N/A
Dallas: N/A
Detroit: N/A

Paul Carpenter
Toronto: 8
Vancouver: 12
Anaheim 1: 11
Phoenix: 19
Anaheim 2: 7
San Francisco: 15
Anaheim 3: 9
Houston: 9
San Diego: 8
Atlanta: 20
St. Louis: 7
Daytona: N/A
Orlando: N/A
Indianapolis: 15
Dallas: 8
Detroit: 9

Heath Voss
Toronto: 9
Vancouver: 11
Anaheim 1: 8
Phoenix: 10
Anaheim 2: 13
San Francisco: 12
Anaheim 3: 8
Houston: 7
San Diego: 7
Atlanta: 9
St. Louis: 8
Daytona: 11
Orlando: 9
Indianapolis: 16
Dallas: N/A
Detroit: 7

Jeff Gibson
Toronto: 10
Vancouver 8
Anaheim 1: 15
Phoenix: 15
Anaheim 2: 12
San Francisco: 9
Anaheim 3: 13
Houston: 17
San Diego: 13
Atlanta: 10
St. Louis: 12
Daytona: N/A
Orlando: 20
Indianapolis: 12
Dallas: 10
Detroit: 12

Nathan Ramsey
Toronto: 21
Vancouver: 6
Anaheim 1: DNF
Phoenix: 11
Anaheim 2: 10
San Francisco: 13
Anaheim 3: 6
Houston: 19
San Diego: N/A
Atlanta: 16
St. Louis: 5
Daytona: N/A
Orlando: N/A
Indianapolis: N/A
Dallas: N/A
Detroit: N/A

Travis Preston
Toronto: 16
Vancouver: 7
Anaheim 1: 4
Phoenix: 4
Anaheim 2: N/A
San Francisco: 7
Anaheim 3: 11
Houston: 5
San Diego: 10
Orlando: 16
Indianapolis: N/A
Dallas: N/A
Detroit: N/A

Kevin Windham
Toronto: N/A
Vancouver: N/A
Anaheim 1: 9
Phoenix: 8
Anaheim 2: 6
San Francisco: 10
Anaheim 3: 7
Houston: 4
San Diego: 3
Atlanta: 5
St. Louis: 4
Daytona: 5
Orlando: 8
Indianapolis: 21
Dallas: 6
Detroit: 4

Michael Byrne
Toronto: 15
Vancouver: 19
Anaheim 1: 10
Phoenix: 6
Anaheim 2: 5
San Francisco: 8
Anaheim 3: 5
Houston: 6
San Diego: 6
Atlanta: 14
St. Louis: 15
Daytona: 12
Orlando: 12
Indianapolis: 9
Dallas: 7
Detroit: 15

Ivan Tedesco
Toronto: N/A
Vancouver: N/A
Anaheim 1: 14
Phoenix: 7
Anaheim 2: 8
San Francisco: 14
Anaheim 3: 10
Houston: 8
San Diego: 4
Atlanta: 4
St. Louis: 9
Daytona: 6
Orlando: 4
Indianapolis: 5
Dallas: 15
Detroit: 8

Joshua Summey
Toronto: 19
Vancouver: 16
Anaheim 1: N/A
Phoenix: N/A
Anaheim 2: 9
San Francisco: 11
Anaheim 3: 19
Houston: N/A
San Diego: 12
Atlanta: N/A
St. Louis: 20
Daytona: 10
Orlando: 10
Indianapolis: 10
Dallas: 20
Detroit: 11

Bryan Johnson
Toronto: 20
Vancouver: 20
Anaheim 1: N/A
Phoenix: N/A
Anaheim 2: N/A
San Francisco: 20
Anaheim 3: 18
Houston: 14
San Diego: 16
Atlanta: 7
St. Louis: N/A
Daytona: N/A
Orlando: N/A
Indianapolis: N/A
Dallas: N/A
Detroit: N/A

Eric Sorby
Toronto: N/A
Vancouver: N/A
Anaheim 1: 16
Phoenix: N/A
Anaheim 2: 15
San Francisco: 19
Anaheim 3: 20
Houston: 20
San Diego: 11
Atlanta: 19
St. Louis: 9
Daytona: 18
Orlando: N/A
Indianapolis: 13
Dallas: 17
Detroit: 18

Cole Siebler
Toronto: 12
Vancouver: 18
Anaheim 1: N/A
Phoenix: 21
Anaheim 2: 14
San Francisco: N/A
Anaheim 3: 16
Houston: 11
San Diego: N/A
Atlanta: N/A
St. Louis: 10
Daytona: N/A
Orlando: 17
Indianapolis: 11
Dallas: 18
Detroit: N/A

Grant Langston
Toronto: N/A
Vancouver: N/A
Anaheim 1: 20
Phoenix: N/A
Anaheim 2: N/A
San Francisco: N/A
Anaheim 3: N/A
Houston: N/A
San Diego: N/A
Atlanta: N/A
St. Louis: N/A
Daytona: 7
Orlando: 6
Indianapolis: 4
Dallas: 14
Detroit: N/A

David Millsaps
Toronto: N/A
Vancouver: N/A
Anaheim 1: N/A
Phoenix: N/A
Anaheim 2: N/A
San Francisco: N/A
Anaheim 3: N/A
Houston: N/A
San Diego: N/A
Atlanta: 18
St. Louis: 16
Daytona: 9
Orlando: 19
Indianapolis: 6
Dallas: 4
Detroit: 21

Andrew Short
Toronto: N/A
Vancouver: N/A
Anaheim 1: N/A
Phoenix: N/A
Anaheim 2: N/A
San Francisco: N/A
Anaheim 3: N/A
Houston: N/A
San Diego: N/A
Atlanta: N/A
St. Louis: N/A
Daytona: N/A
Orlando: N/A
Indianapolis: N/A
Dallas: 5
Detroit: 5

Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross East Lites Class Rider Finishes

Ryan Dungey
Atlanta: 1
St. Louis: 18
Daytona: N/A
Orlando: 21
Indianapolis: 1
Dallas: 3
Detroit: 1

Darcy Lange
Atlanta: 2
St. Louis: 6
Daytona: 6
Orlando: 3
Indianapolis: 9
Dallas: 2
Detroit: 10

Matthew Goerke
Atlanta: 3
St. Louis: 3
Daytona: 12
Orlando: 16
Indianapolis: 7
Dallas: 6

Detroit: N/A

Ryan Morais
Atlanta: 4
St. Louis: 2
Daytona: 5
Orlando: 2
Indianapolis: 4
Dallas: 4
Detroit: 5

Branden Jesseman
Atlanta: 5
St. Louis: N/A
Daytona: 8
Orlando: 1
Indianapolis: 3
Dallas: 7
Detroit: 6

Justin Brayton
Atlanta: 6
St. Louis: 10
Daytona: 10
Orlando: 6
Indianapolis: 5
Dallas: N/A
Detroit: N/A

Zach Osborne
Atlanta: 7
St. Louis: 9
Daytona: N/A
Orlando: N/A
Indianapolis: 18
Dallas: 14
Detroit: 12

Matt Boni
Atlanta: 8
St. Louis: 19
Daytona: 14
Orlando: N/A
Indianapolis: 11
Dallas: 12
Detroit: 9

Ryan Sipes
Atlanta: 9
St. Louis: 8
Daytona: 9
Orlando: 22
Indianapolis: N/A
Dallas: N/A
Detroit: N/A

Kelly Smith
Atlanta: 10
St. Louis: N/A
Daytona: 18
Orlando: 18
Indianapolis: 13
Dallas: 8
Detroit: 7

Ben Townley
Atlanta: 22
St. Louis: 1
Daytona: 1
Orlando: 7
Indianapolis: 2
Dallas: 1
Detroit: 2

Mike Alessi
Atlanta: 21
St. Louis: 4
Daytona: 3
Orlando: 4
Indianapolis: 6
Dallas: 22

Detroit: 8


Broc Oneal Tickle
Atlanta: N/A
St. Louis: 5
Daytona: 15
Orlando: 19
Indianapolis: 10
Dallas: 9
Detroit: 17

Jeff Alessi
Atlanta: 13
St. Louis: 7
Daytona: 7
Orlando: 9
Indianapolis: 6
Dallas: 15
Detroit: 18

Thomas Hahn
Atlanta: 18
St. Louis: N/A
Daytona: 2
Orlando: 11
Indianapolis: 8
Dallas: 5
Detroit: 3

Billy Laninovich
Atlanta: 12
St. Louis: 14
Daytona: 4
Orlando: 5
Indianapolis: 12
Dallas: 13
Detroit: 4

Robert Kiniry
Atlanta: 14
St. Louis: N/A
Daytona: 13
Orlando: 8
Indianapolis: 15
Dallas: 11
Detroit: 11

Tucker Hibbert
Atlanta: 19
St. Louis: 11
Daytona: 17
Orlando: 10
Indianapolis: N/A
Dallas: 10
Detroit: 13

AMP’D MOBILE AMA SUPERCROSS 2007 DETROIT
POST-RACE PODIUMS AND INTERVIEWS – 4/21/07

JASON WEIGANDT: Let’s go to the podium with our winner, Ryan Dungey.

BRITTANY GEORGE: You kicked it off good, a tough season, but you also took home the Progressive Direct holeshot tonight.

RYAN DUNGEY: Yeah, it was a good night. What better way to end the series than a first. I wished it would have been a championship but we’re learning. Hopefully I’ll get it next year, but congrats to Ben, my team, my mechanic and everybody I’d like to thank. I appreciate it.

BRITTANY GEORGE: It’s also a great way to start off your first season of Supercross. Do you think those two weeks gave you an edge? Did you get any practice with the nationals?

RYAN DUNGEY: Yeah, I’m really looking forward to the outdoors. But we got Vegas, so we’ll just take that race and go have a good time. I really want to get it in outdoors; hit it hard and have a good time.

BRITTANY GEORGE: Now you knew there was a championship battle going on behind you, but you took the lead right off the start.

RYAN DUNGEY: Yeah, I got the holeshot and just took off. That’s the way to do it. I couldn’t have done it without my family and all my sponsors.

BRITTANY GEORGE: Alright, great way to have the East Coast Lites. Here you have it, Ryan Dungey, taking home the Progress Direct Holeshot.

JASON WEIGANDT: Alright, Ryan Dungey has got himself a thousand bucks from Progressive and a win. We’ll see if we can get the mechanic.

JIM HOLLEY: We got the mechanic, Tool Time Tim McAdams! Hey, that is three wins on the season for you.

TIM MC ADAMS: Yeah, I wish we could have had a stronger full season. But, we got some wins in and Ryan’s hauling butt, so we know he’s going to do well. 

JASON WEIGANDT: Hey, you guys are working hard for the outdoors. I know you’ll be back for that too, right Tim?

TIM MC ADAMS: Oh, yeah, he’s hauling on the outdoors. We’re pumping. I can’t wait for Hang Town.

JASON WEIGANDT: Well, it’s been an awesome rookie season. Congrats! Alright, that’s Tool Time Tim – That’s the mechanic. Let’s go back to the podium with Tommy Hahn.

TOMMY HAHN: Team Honda’s great! They’ve backed me so much. They’ve been really patient with me all year. I’d also like to thank Fox, Deluge, Thor, Asterisk, Amp’d Mobile, Specialized Bicycles and Dunlop. Lastly, I’d like to thank my mom and dad, my little brother,my trainer, Sandy, my­ buddy, Trent, and everyone just behind me is awesome. Thank you.

BRITTANY GEORGE: It’s also kind of like a deja vu last year when you were riding the East Coast. I think it was your last race that you made it up to the podium.

TOMMY HAHN: Yeah, I got a second last year at the last race. I don’t know what it is. I gotta improve at the beginning of the year instead of the end of the year. I’m happy and that’s the main thing.

BRITTANY GEORGE: Alright, do you know anything you’re going to carry from Supercross over into Motocross season?

TOMMY HAHN: I’ve kind of started the outdoor testing already and I feel really good outdoors; the best I ever have. I just want to carry the speed over into the outdoor series. So, look for me outdoors – I should be running up front for sure.

BRITTANY GEORGE: Alright, there you have it, Tommy Hahn.

BRITTANY GEORGE: Ben Townley, all smiles. Right after the finish line jump – put the bike down and you knew you had it. We’re going to have Steve Whitelock here give you the number one plate.

STEVE WHITELOCK: Ben, you’ve come a long way from New Zealand to win this number one plate. Congratulations, and I’m sure I’m going to give you a couple more before your career’s done here. Good luck and thanks a lot.

BRITTANY GEORGE: Alright, now all smiles coming off of that. You knew it was to the very end – You know, the points were tallied at the very end. You were all smiles.

BEN TOWNLEY: Yeah, it was – This was a dream come true. My parents are here, and my sister, and everyone in my whole crew – Ruben, Lucy, Craig, Mitch, Bones, everyone on the team, Zach and Aaron, Joey – Everyone that’s supported me this whole championship. We started off in a bit of a hole and we’ve managed to come back and take it. I just gotta give it up to Pro Circuit, Monster Energy, Kawasaki – They’ve just done an awesome job. Everyone on the team – Thor, Parts Unlimited, Scott, Bridgestone, Amp’d Mobile – everyone is just awesome to work with and, you know, it’s just great to give them this number one plate.

BRITTANY GEORGE: I remember talking to you last year going through injuries here and there, but now you had a full, secure Supercross season.

BEN TOWNLEY: Yeah, it’s cool to get a whole season under my belt and to come out and win this championship in my first season; it is another dream come true for me. So, man, it’s going to be an awesome night – I’ll race you to the bar.

BRITTANY GEORGE: Alright, there you have it; your champion.

JASON WEIGANDT: So he’s still got something left after fifteen laps. He’ll be taking a couple more later. I don’t know if we’ll get Ben on here or not.

Oh, we’ve got Ryan Dungey with us. Ryan, what’s happening?

RYAN DUNGEY: How you doing?

JASON WEIGANDT: You did it again, man 

RYAN DUNGEY: Yeah, it was a good night. I just got the holeshot and just took off with it. It was a good one.

JIM HOLLEY: Hey, are you already thinking about the ’08 season? I mean, you know, Ryan, you have three wins on the season; you had that bad luck there for those three races. I mean, you have the speed, you’ve got the starts – Do you think about that as a rider? Like, hey, wait ‘til next year?

RYAN DUNGEY: Yeah, definitely, I mean, it’s a bummer that I didn’t get the number one plate. You know, but it’s my first year. You know, I’m really looking forward, I love what I do, and I think it shows. But, you know, I just want to keep doing this for the rest of my career and make a good one at it.

JIM HOLLEY: You know, I saw Tool Time Tim – He gave you a sign board out there. He said smooth plus five. Are you reading the sign board when you come out of that turn #8 going into 9? Did you see that?

RYAN DUNGEY: Yeah, I’d seen it all. It went like to five, to seven, and then six by the last couple laps; just taking it easy – really wanted to get that win.

JASON WEIGANDT: Hey, Ryan, I just want to ask you, when Suzuki signed you last year, you were real young, and I remember Roger DeCoster told me, “We’re not expecting him to win races until 2008. He’s a project for the future.” How pleasantly surprised? Forget 2008, you’ve already got a bunch of wins under your belt in ’07.

RYAN DUNGEY: Yeah, you know, let’s hope in 2008 we get more. But, you know, I just gotta thank Roger for giving me this opportunity in life. You know, it’s a dream come true, and it’s all because of him. But I just want to thank him most of all.

JASON WEIGANDT: How ‘bout your old buddy, Cole Gress. He sets you guys up good for this ride, doesn’t he?

RYAN DUNGEY: Yeah.

JASON WEIGANDT: Hey, that’s awesome, Ryan, and congratulations again on another win.

RYAN DUNGEY: I appreciate it, man.

JASON WEIGANDT: Alright, Ryan Dungey has won our Lites main event. 

JASON WEIGANDT: We got Ben Townley. Ben! Now, we had your mom on and we had your mechanic on – You’ve gotta be even more pumped than them, and I think you’re doing it. How stoked are you right now, man?

BEN TOWNLEY: Oh, man, this is what it’s about. This is a dream come true. Since ’98, when I came to the race in America and I knew that this was what I wanted to do and my dream in life – To achieve something like this, this is what it’s about. I can’t say enough for my family, for all their support, and everyone – Everyone in my crew, man.

JIM HOLLEY: I gotta ask you – Turn #4 here, you go around it, you see your rival, Morais – he stalls the motorcycle; what’s going through your mind?

BEN TOWNLEY: Yeah, I actually don’t know if it was Goerke or him, to be honest. I was just racing – I just wanted to get to the front. You know, five laps into the race, when I could see Ryan was leading, it was Billy, then myself, and I actually sort of looked around a little bit to see where I was at and once again, I didn’t really read the pit board until the last lap where it said go inside. That was the first time I’d seen that all season, but man, I’ve gotta say thanks to Monster Energy, Pro Circuit, Kawasaki – you know, I’ve said it over and over and over, they’re just an amazing team. They work so hard and, you know, I’m glad to put this number one plate on the door. It’s gratifying to be able to give back to them after what happened last year and, man, this is awesome. You know, I thought I was pumped after Dallas, but this is a high right here.

JIM HOLLEY: Hey, Ben, I gotta ask you – You’re sitting there you’re in third, you see Billy Laninovich just ahead of you there, you look like you’re closing and you made a couple little mistakes, you dropped back, you regrouped and you made that pass, where you made sure that there was no contact and you made sure that he couldn’t retaliate.

BEN TOWNLEY: Yeah, that’s what you gotta do when you’re going after a championship and you want to be a champion.You’ve got to be able to, regroup in situations like that and I knew that I wasn’t gaining – I picked up on that triple on/off section and I just started to inch away a little bit and, you know, it was kind of a sort of a mellow race for me and I didn’t want to make too many mistakes, but I wanted to make sure I had enough points to clinch that title. So, I just tried to do what I needed to do and sometimes you can’t win them all but, I got that championship, and that’s what’s going to do it mean for me.

JIM HOLLEY: Hey, congratulations on that championship. Go enjoy it. Have a beer with your mom and dad. We’re going to get ready for the Supercross main.

BEN TOWNLEY: I’ve gotta shout out to everyone in New Zealand – grandparents, friends watching, and so many people all over the world now that are rooting for me and I’ve got to say such a big thanks for all their support, you know, throughout all the years. And no one knows what this means; this is what it’s all about. Thanks guys.

JIM HOLLEY: We got Ivan Tedesco – Ivan, how you doing, bud?

IVAN TEDESCO: I’ve been better.

JIM HOLLEY: You know, I thought for sure tonight you were gonna have that podium. What happened when you came out of turn #8 there? You look up, you see the mechanics area there – What happened?

IVAN TEDESCO: Man, you know, I got a good start and I made a few mistakes. Ferry put a pretty aggressive pass on me the first lap and I lost a few spots and then, you know, the track’s slick tonight. And I just struggled a little bit at the beginning of the race and then, man, coming around that mechanics area I got sideways and hit the mechanics area tuff block and I went flying and, well, by the time I got up, I was way back and tried to make a charge.

JASON WEIGANDT: Did you think you could make the podium? You ran up with those guys for a couple laps tonight. Are you there with ‘em?

IVAN TEDESCO: Yeah, for sure, There isn’t any doubt my speed’s there. It’s just – Man, I just can’t catch a break. I don’t know if it’s just me riding like an idiot or what. You know, I’m just having problems that I shouldn’t have and I’ll just keep working at it. That’s all I can do. Hopefully I’ve got two more left to try and get it on the box, and it’d be really nice to get one.

JASON WEIGANDT: Alright, Ivan. Hey, man, thanks for joining us.

IVAN TEDESCO: Thanks a lot. You guys take care.

JASON WEIGANDT: I think we’re going to go down to the podium in just a moment – Let’s talk to Tim Ferry.

TERRY BOYD: . . . seemed to be sort of the problem tonight.

TIM FERRY: Yeah, definitely the track was tight and I think we all knew that, coming into this race. We walked the track this morning and, you know, it played into Chad’s favor. He was riding good; he was actually inching up on me. I don’t know if he could have gotten all the way to me without those lappers in my way, but, you know, that’s racing and I’m sure that maybe next week I’ll get in his way, so we’ll see.

TERRY BOYD: Let me ask you now – You got out there in second place. You really hung with James Stewart, right on his pace there for the first five laps. That’s really a testament to how fast you’re going now.

TIM FERRY: Yeah, it definitely is. My speed’s getting there and that was the first time I’ve been able to try to run that pace. And, you know, definitely I got a thigh cramp; I was breathing hard – I’m not gonna lie. I got something to work with, for sure. I’ve seen James for about ten laps on the same straightaway and that’s something I haven’t seen all year. So I’d definitely like to thank all the guys at Kawasaki, Monster, O’Neill, Scott Goggles, 661 all the people for sticking behind me.

TERRY BOYD: Well, you know what – We’re going to see you next week in Seattle. Lots of momentum for our good friend, Tim Ferry.

JASON WEIGANDT: Let’s go to the podium with James Stewart.

JAMES STEWART: I saw the white line – I was like, I gotta go for it. And on the first couple laps, I was out of control. I was trying to push it a little harder than what the track was giving me and I smoothed it out a little bit and it was good.

TERRY BOYD: You know what I love about talking to you? You’re always smiling; you’re always having a great time, like you said. Hey, I saw that white line – I want that holeshot. It didn’t even matter at that moment whether you were going to win the main event. Once you get out in front, I saw a more mature James Stewart. Irv and I were talking about it – You rode at a pace that was comfortable for you because you weren’t going to win the championship tonight, but you definitely could have thrown it away.

JAMES STEWART: Yeah, exactly, and that fifteen hundred bucks is going to pay for my flight here, so I’m leaving here good.

TERRY BOYD: What is your plan for next week when we go to Seattle?

JAMES STEWART: Uh, bring my mud boots and – the next advisory – you know. It’s going to be super muddy there. I just gotta be careful. We’re sitting in a position to have a good time next week, so all I can do is drive there and do my best.

TERRY BOYD: Let me give you some good news, since I live in that neck of woods – Sunny, 65 is what it looks like for the weather in Seattle. 

JAMES STEWART: That’s better than what I heard. Maybe we can go out and go golfing then.

TERRY BOYD: James, congratulations, my friend.

JASON WEIGANDT: Alright, James Stewart has won your main event, and he’s prepared for mud in Seattle. You don’t want mud when you’re trying to collect a championship...

JIM HOLLEY: Timmy Ferry, how’s it going, bud?

TIM FERRY: Good, guys.

JIM HOLLEY: Hey, six podiums already now for you and what a great ride you put in. Walk us through that start. You got a great start.

TIM FERRY: Yeah, definitely, James beat me – I think it was James that beat me to the first turn and then kind of just held it on and backed it into the first turn and come out second. I was pretty happy with that. And I kept James in sight a lot longer than I have been able to and I think that’s progress. I definitely rode a little bit faster than I have been and I’ve got a little bit of a side ache.

JASON WEIGANDT: How hard were you pushing, man? I saw you nailing those corners those first four or five laps. You were going after it. 

TIM FERRY: You know, I was definitely – I was going – I mean, that was pretty much everything I had and I think to stay that close to James – that’s good. Man, I’ve picked up a lot of speed. I don’t know where I’m getting it from, but I felt good tonight and I don’t know what else to say. The lappers kind of got in my way a little bit, but Chad was riding pretty good.

JIM HOLLEY: Hey, were you happy with the Bridgestones because you were pushing it so hard out there? I mean, it was pretty slick, especially coming out of that turn 8, when you come across the mechanics area.

TIM FERRY: Yeah, the Bridgestones worked good tonight. Obviously, all three guys on the podium had Bridgestones. And Doug hooked it up; he grooved out some tires and we made two changes between practice and the main event – I think we made the right move.

JASON WEIGANDT: In the latter laps of the race, did pushing that hard early have an effect? You said you had a side ache. Was that because you were pushing it so hard early on?

TIM FERRY: Yeah, I think that pace that I was running at the beginning, I haven’t run probably ever so, my heart rate was definitely way up there and I got a little bit of a side ache. I think I could have held Chad off, except for just making a few mistakes and a few lappers and that’s the way it goes.

JIM HOLLEY: Were you surprised at the pass he put on you – you know the step on/step off; when you were going to the outside. All his passes tonight were in that corner there.

TIM FERRY: You know, I was surprised only because I didn’t realize he was that close. When I got tangled up, actually Evans almost got my front wheel all the way out from underneath me and then I didn’t realize that he had gained that much time, so he more startled me than anything. It wasn’t the run; it was just that I wasn’t expecting it that lap.

JASON WEIGANDT: Hey, Tim, all year long, people have been talking about the trivia question, that you guys were the last guys that won an East Coast Supercross title on the Lites without winning a race and Ryan Morais came up short. So, I don’t know if that’s good for you or not, but you’re still the man as far as the trivia contest goes.

TIM FERRY: Alright, yeah, I guess – I’ve seen that a lot lately. Actually, Ryan rode well tonight. I was bummed to see him stall it. I think he actually would have won that title.

JASON WEIGANDT: I think he was where he needed to be, for sure. So are you, man, and thanks for joining us on the show. We’ll see you Seattle, right?

TIM FERRY: Thanks, guys, see you there.

 

JIM HOLLEY: Hey, Chad, what a good race. I mean, you came through the pack, you didn’t have the fastest time, but you had some moves in turn #6. That’s where you did all your passing tonight. You saw those guys go to that outside in the step on/step off. You say, you know what? I’m going to go right when they come out of the corner and put my bike there and they gotta shut the throttle off.

CHAD REED: Man, it was a really hard race track to go fast on and make passes. Everybody seemed like they were pretty close to the same pace. And that one turn was working for me and, actually, K-Dub passed me there the first lap and kind of showed me how to do it. So after that, I just needed to be close enough and then just go for it. You know, they pretty much had no option but to back it down and then at the end of the race, I actually went there every lap, so it was a good line.

JASON WEIGANDT: K-Dub. He kept you honest pretty much throughout the entire main event, man. He wouldn’t let go.

CHAD REED: Yeah, I mean, this is a good K-Dub track, you know? It was really, really slick. And, I was happy to have him there. He kind of kept me honest, kept me going forward and just made me search for lines. You know, I needed to pick it up. We were in the back and the podium was a long way; a long shot. So, man, I just put my head down and went for it. And we struggled all weekend. It was a hard weekend; I’m not going to lie. And we just struggled to go fast on this track. I don’t know why, but it was hard.

JIM HOLLEY: Chad, in the past, you’ve collected a lot of the Progressive Direct holeshots. I thought tonight for sure you were going to do it after the heat race; you got a good start. What happened when you came off the line? Did you spin?

CHAD REED: Yeah, I spun a lot. Red Dog stole my spot. I was going to line up on the other side of the box and he moved there and I was like, oh, crap. So I had to kind of re-think and then I was going to go where, you know, on the other side of the box, but it was kind of jacked up a little bit. So I went one more over and it looked really good and then Heath went there and Heath pulled the holeshot, so my decision making this weekend wasn’t real good.

JASON WEIGANDT: You said it was a struggle all weekend. In practice, you were fifth fastest in both sessions and you’re usually right up there at the top. So what were you chasing, or do you guys not even know?

CHAD REED: I think I was off this weekend and that didn’t help. We changed a bunch of things on the bike for the main event that made a big difference, I feel. But other than that, I think it was just mainly me. I just struggled from the very first time we came out here and we were just trying to work on it.

JASON WEIGANDT: No giving up, though. You’ll be in Seattle, ready to go, right?

CHAD REED: Hell yeah, man. We didn’t give up and I’m super pumped to get up on the podium. I know Red Dog’s been training hard and riding well and I saw him out front and I’m like, man, it’s gonna be tough. You know, we ride almost every day in Florida together and I knew he was strong, and I knew he was fast, and he wasn’t really the guy that I wanted to see in second, so hat’s off to him – he got pretty jacked by lappers, so I just capitalized on that and put a good pass and got second, so was super pumped.

JIM HOLLEY: You mentioned the lappers. How tough was it to get by a lot of lappers? We saw a lot of other riders getting jacked by lap riders.

CHAD REED: They were hard. The track was one line and you’d get off that line and it was really, really rocky and gravely, so everyone kind of had to stick to that one line to get traction and go fast and you got off that line and you would miss a jump or you’d just make a mistake. I’ve just kind of seen Red Dog making some mistakes and struggling a little bit and I just kind of put my head down and be patient. I had a look at the lap board and saw I had enough laps to get up there and make it happen.

JASON WEIGANDT: Alright, well, congratulations. Podiums in every race this year. So far, so good, man.

CHAD REED: Two more and then summers off.

JASON WEIGANDT: Yeah, I know you’re looking forward to that. Thanks a lot, Chad. Alright, that was Chad Reed.

JIM HOLLEY: We got James Stewart – the man who has eleven wins on the season, for James Stewart.

JASON WEIGANDT: James.

JAMES STEWART: What’s going on?

JASON WEIGANDT: Another one, man.

JAMES STEWART: I like these. They’re good.

JASON WEIGANDT: I figured. And this one, you did it right, man. You got the fifteen hundred extra bucks from Progressive. Well done.

JAMES STEWART: Yeah, paid for my plane flight over here – I’m good now. 

JASON WEIGANDT: Fifteen hundred bucks, yeah. Alright, you’re not flying commercial, are you?

JAMES STEWART: I’m flying commercial. Believe me, I’d have to holeshot all these to fly private!

JASON WEIGANDT: Take us through it. Your man, Tim Ferry, was staying close to you.

JAMES STEWART: Yeah, I was watching Tim and it was funny because J-Bone put Timmy on the board and I went by so fast, and he was like, “Mommy,” and I was trying to like figure it out what he was talking about? He’s talking about my mom. I have to pull in there. But it was good. I knew I had to get the holeshot tonight. You know, it was one of those tracks that everyone was kind of riding the same pace and I wanted to get a good start and try to hammer it out.

JIM HOLLEY: Hey, James, I noticed in the heat race, you hammered down. The track probably leant itself to being able to go a little faster. You had a 45-5. In the main event the track was considerably a lot slippery. You had a 47-0 out there. Walk us through it and tell us what the most difficult part of the track was for you.

JAMES STEWART: Well, I just think it was really slippery, like you said, and there was a lot of loose stuff on top and a lot of rocks, so you know, every time you would try to turn, you would be sliding on rocks like in Anaheim. And it was good. I think the hardest part for me was the track. It was just going across the mechanics area; it was so slippery, you just had to be careful.

JIM HOLLEY: Do you look out there at the mechanic every lap, when J-Bone’s got that board out there? Sometimes like you feel the front end push and you go, there’s no way I can look up and see what he’s saying.

JAMES STEWART: Well, it was a pretty slow section because you couldn’t really go too fast and J-Bone did a good job about holding the board out there. It was really easy to check it out this week. And we had a few races, like Indy where I couldn’t look at it the whole time. So it was good, though.

JIM HOLLEY: Well, you had your head down in Indy.

JAMES STEWART: Yeah.

JASON WEIGANDT: Hey, you’re closing in on it. Finally, the AMA Supercross Championship. It could happen next week in Seattle, man.

JAMES STEWART: Yeah, I mean, it’s been good. I put myself in a position where I can do stuff like that; kind of relax a little bit next weekend and just try to get through it. It ain’t over ‘til it’s over so, you know, I’m going to keep my head down and push like I always do, but if I’m in second, that’s where I’m going to finish at.

JIM HOLLEY: Hey, James, to the people listening in, you are putting your head down because I noticed that after you shake the champagne and then you took all the photos, you and your dad and everybody walked over, you know, to different parts of the track. What were you looking at?

JAMES STEWART: Just learning, you know? It’s hard when you’re out here racing. You’re always focused on trying to hit the lines perfect, trying not to slide out, the lappers. And I’m always learning. I’m still the rookie I kind of see myself as and I’m just trying to get out here and do my best. So any tips my dad can give me from what he saw from sitting on the side of the track always helps out for next time.

JIM HOLLEY: Well, when he’s on the side and you walk down there like that, what tips did he give you? You know, because you walked over to a certain part of the track there and what was he saying to you?

JAMES STEWART: He was showing me these lines. I kept getting crossed right in these whoops and almost sliding into the mechanics area and he was telling me if I just went a little bit farther out and missed the ruts, you know, there’s a lot smoother line. It’s amazing how he can see that, but he did.

JIM HOLLEY: Do you guys go back and study the tape from the race, say like Monday morning, like an NFL player? You know, they get back and they review the tapes.

JAMES STEWART: Yeah, he’ll watch it tomorrow and he’ll watch it all night and then we have our Monday meetings with the whole family. We just kind of go over the race and see how everybody’s feeling – see how the weekend went and make sure everything went cool. He’ll tell me the places I can do better. He was really happy today because I was hitting my corners really good and I’ve been kind of struggling with that the last few races. We worked on that during the off weeks, so it was good.

JASON WEIGANDT: Alright, well, James, we’re probably going to talk to you again on this show here – looking at a championship. So, we’ll let you go tonight. Congratulations.

JAMES STEWART: Yeah, thank you. I just want to say congratulations to Ben – He earned it. And, you know, he never quit. I mean, after that DNF, it would be easy to look at it and just be like, man, the season’s over, and he was still the champ. So, congratulations to him.

JIM HOLLEY: Thank you, James. And hey, how was Disneyland, by the way?

JAMES STEWART: Disneyland was cool, but Vegas was even better.

JASON WEIGANDT: Yeah, the 21-year-old James Stewart, now.

JAMES STEWART: Yeah, I was playing blackjack and this lady told me to go home and she kind of pissed me off, but I won all my money back, so I left.

JASON WEIGANDT: Wow, holeshot money, gambling money; you got it dialed, man.

JAMES STEWART: Yeah, I’m not a gambler, but it was good to get my money back.

JASON WEIGANDT: There you go. Alright, James, thanks a lot, buddy.

JAMES STEWART: Thank you.