Davi Millsaps Finishes Strong Second In Salt Lake After Back Marker Denies A Deserved Win

Pirelli
and JGRMX poised for strong season end behind Millsaps

Salt
Lake City, Utah, April 30, 2012  -
Racing in
back-to-back open air stadiums, team JGRMX/ Toyota/ Yamaha riders
Davi Millsaps and Gavin Faith had the weather on their side as the
Salt Lake City skies remained blue and cloudless for round 16 of the
2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross series. Faith rode in place of
aninjured James “Bubba” Stewart at Rice-Eccles Stadium in front
of 40,548 fans for the penultimate round.

Competing
on Pirelli's Scorpion MX family of tires, both riders transferred
directly to the main event from their respective heats, with Millsaps
winning his. In the main event, Millsaps shot out of the gate and led
all riders through the first turn with Faith about mid-pack. Despite
a small blunder in the rhythm section, Millsaps continued his
consistent performance and finished second overall. Faith placed
14^th for the night.

“We've
been working hard each race to give our riders the best opportunity
to win and both Davi and Gavin easily qualified for the
main event this weekend,” said Josh Whitmire, Pirelli North America
Off Road Manager. “Davi has proven he has the grit and
determination to finish the season strong. The 2012
Supercross Championship has been a great success for Pirelli and we
look forward to finishing second overall in the AMA Supercross
Championship.”

Millsaps
is currently second in overall points leading into the final race of
the season. Stewart is fifth overall and still undetermined to race
next weekend.

Round
17 of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship will be held May
5 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev. SPEED will air the event in
its entirety starting at 10:00 p.m. (EST). CBS will air a Supercross
Season Review on May 6, beginning at 12:30 p.m. (EST). Fuel TV will
re-air the Las Vegas broadcast at 8:00 p.m. on May 6.