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Angel Stadium Hosts Second Annual Monster Energy Supercross Breast Cancer Awareness Race this Saturday‏




Pink-themed race to support the fight against breast cancer


AURORA,
Ill. (January 31, 2011) –  Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World
Championship, heads to Anaheim’s Angel Stadium this Saturday for its
second annual PINK themed race in support of finding a cure for breast
cancer. The PINK supercross race will help fund the Susan G. Komen
3-Day for the Cure 60-mile walk. With the season four races in, San
Manuel Yamaha’s James Stewart has assumed control of the points lead in
the Supercross class with a win last weekend, while Pro Circuit/Monster
Energy/Kawasaki’s Broc Tickle earned his first win in the Western
Regional Supercross Lites class, which puts him one point behind the
division leader. 


Media
day will be held Thursday, February 3 from Noon to 2:00 p.m. inside the
Diamond Club at Angel Stadium, featuring team Rockstar Energy Suzuki
and Troy Lee Designs Honda. Riders will be available for interviews and
will ride the track for the media.


Last
weekend before 44,394 fans at a rainy Oakland Coliseum, Monster Energy
Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto opened the main event by capturing the
holeshot. Leading through two laps, Villopoto went down and lost his
position to Stewart. Unfazed by a series of hard crashes earlier in the
day, Stewart controlled this lead for the remaining 18 laps,
registering his second victory of the season. This victory also moved
Stewart into first place in the standings with a two point lead over
Villopoto.



San Manuel Yamaha’s James Stewart now controls the points lead in the Supercross class after a victory last weekend in Oakland.

Photo Credit: Hoppenworld.com


 “This
is a great win for me and the team,” said Stewart. “It’s a long season
and it’s all about winning a championship. The rain tonight made it a
little difficult, but I am glad I came out on top.”


This
Saturday marks the second year in a row that the final Monster Energy
Supercross race in Anaheim will be PINK themed in support of the fight
against breast cancer.


Photo Credit: Feld Motor Sports


In
the Supercross Lites class, Geico Honda’s Eli Tomac., kicked off the
main event by winning the holeshot. Leading through three laps, Tomac
lost control of his bike and handed the lead to Red Bull KTM’s Ken
Roczen. On lap four, Hansen came up from the rear and traded the lead
with Roczen several times. Near the end of lap five, Hansen won the
battle between Roczen and regained full control of the lead.


“The
track was pretty difficult,” said Roczen. “I still need to learn how to
ride my own race. The first couple of laps were tight out there. Fourth
place is okay, but I actually wanted to get on the podium this race.”


Hansen
maintained this lead for three laps, but on lap eight, Pro
Circuit/Monster Energy/Kawasaki teammate Tickle charged his way to the
front, eventually making a solid pass on Hansen. Tickle went on to lead
the remaining laps and lock in his first victory of the season. Heading
into Anaheim, the race for the points lead in the Supercross Lites
class is now separated by one point with Hansen still in front.


Pro
Circuit/Monster Energy/Kawasaki’s Broc Tickle earned his first victory
of the 2011 Western Regional Supercross Lites class season last weekend
in Oakland. Tickle now trails division leader Hansen by one point
heading into Anaheim this Saturday.


Photo Credit: Hoppenworld.com


 “Man,
I overrode the track tonight,” exclaimed Hansen. “When I made the
mistake of tripling two in a row, I tightened up and my teammate
[Tickle] passed me fair and square. I need to pick it up for this
coming weekend in Anaheim and really be smart out there.”


“I
was so focused out there tonight,” said Tickle. “I knew it was going to
be really slick out there, so I tried to ride smooth and take it lap by
lap.”


Last
year during the final Anaheim race, Monster Energy/Kawasaki’s Ryan
Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., won the evening’s race, at Angel Stadium
in front of a nearly sold out crowd. GEICO Powersports Honda’s Trey
Canard, of Shawnee, Okla., won his second Western Regional Supercross
Lites class main event of the season.


The
first race was held in Anaheim on December 4, 1976, and Marty Smith won
on a Honda. Ricky Carmichael and Jeremy McGrath share the all-time
Supercross class win record at Angel Stadium with eight wins each. In
the Western Regional Supercross Lites class, three riders have swept
all three races at Angel Stadium: Villopoto, Ivan Tedesco and Ernesto
Fonseca. Stewart, Windham and McGrath are the only riders in history to
win in the Supercross Lites class and Supercross class at Anaheim.


 


Supercross Class Results: Oakland


1.             James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha


2.             Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Honda


3.             Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki


4.             Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki


5.             Brett Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Suzuki


6.             Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda


7.             Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda


8.             Davi Millsaps, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha


9.             Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM


10.          Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki


           


Supercross Class Season Standings



  1. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha – 92

  2. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki – 90

  3. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki – 78

  4. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda – 71

  5. Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Honda – 70

  6. Brett Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Suzuki – 55

  7. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM – 49

  8. Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda – 46

  9. Justin Brayton, Cornelius, N.C, Yamaha – 39

  10. Kyle Chisholm, Valrico, Fla., Yamaha – 39


 


Supercross Lites Class Western Regional Results: Oakland



  1. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Kawasaki

  2. Josh Hansen, Elbert, Colo., Kawasaki

  3. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda

  4. Ken Roczen, Mattstedt, Germany, KTM

  5. Tyla Rattray, Wildomar, Calif., Kawasaki

  6. Ryan Morais, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki

  7. Kyle Cunningham, Aledo, Texas, Yamaha

  8. Jimmy DeCotis, Peabody, Mass., Honda

  9. Bruce Rutherford, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki

  10. Ryan Marmont, Woonona, Australia, KTM


 


Supercross Lites Class Western Regional Season Standings


1.     Josh Hansen, Elbert, Colo., Kawasaki – 88


2.     Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Kawasaki – 87


3.     Ryan Morais, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki – 70


4.     Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda – 69


5.     Cole Seely, Corona, Calif., Honda – 60


6.     Tyla Rattray, Wildomar, Calif., Kawasaki – 58


7.     Ken Roczen, Mattstedt, Germany, KTM – 49


8.     Martin Davalos, Cairo, Ga., Suzuki – 45


9.     Kyle Cunningham, Aledo, Texas, Yamaha – 44


10.  Jimmy DeCotis, Peabody, Mass., Honda – 40


 


SPEED
will broadcast the Supercross Lites class at 5:00 p.m. EST followed by
the Supercross class at 6:00 p.m. EST on Sunday, February 6.


Tickets are available at Angel Stadium Box Office, all Ticketmaster retail locations, charge by phone at (800)745-3000, SupercrossOnline.com, or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
Practice and qualifying begins at 12:30 p.m., and the main event begins
at 7:00 p.m. Club Level tickets are available for $75 Adult/Child;
Diamond Club and Field $50 Adult/Child; Sections 401-436 $35
Adult/Child; Sections 506-535 $35 Adult/Child; Sections 501-505 &
536-540 $20 Adult/Child.  Fans can also get into the Pits for FREE from
12:30 – 6 PM Race Day when they recycle a MONSTER Energy Can at the
stadium Pit Entrance (valid only with event ticket). 


For more information on the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, please log on to www.SupercrossOnline.com. For all media requests, please contact Denny Hartwig dhartwig@feldinc.com or 630-566-6305. To follow Monster Energy Supercross on Facebook and Twitter, log on to http://www.facebook.com/supercrosslive and http://twitter.com/supercrosslive.


 


About Feld Motor Sports®


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Inc. is the world leader in specialized arena and stadium-based motor
sports entertainment.  Feld Motor Sports, Inc. productions include
Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam®, Monster Energy Supercross, AMA Arenacross Series, Nuclear Cowboyz
, and IHRA® Nitro Jam®
Feld Motor Sports, Inc. is a division of Feld Entertainment, the
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