Dungey Lands on the Podium at San Diego Supercross

San
Diego, CA – Red Bull/KTM Factory rider Ryan Dungey put his KTM back
on the podium at the sixth round of the AMA Supercross Series held
during perfect weather at Qualcomm Stadium.

Dungey
was placed in the second Supercross class heat where the first
attempt at the heat race was red flagged after three laps. On the
restart, Dungey came around the first corner in 2^nd
place and began a battle with James Stewart throughout the remaining
laps for the position. On the final corner, Dungey attempted a block
pass to try and steal the position from Stewart but fell short of
making the pass and finished a solid 3^rd
place overall.

In the
main event, Dungey lined up in a similar gate to his heat and earned
another impressive start. He was within the top five around the first
corner but made a small mistake in the first rhythm section and fell
back to 5^th
place. He remained in the 5^th
spot for the first seven laps of the race, chasing the pack ahead of
him. On the seventh lap of the race Stewart went down handing Dungey
4^th
place and then Dungey made a quick pass on Brett Metcalfe to move up
an additional spot. Once in podium position, Dungey maintained his
pace and held on through the checkered flags to secure the podium
spot.

“I
struggled a little bit tonight in some sections and it held me back
from fighting for the top spot. Overall, I am glad I was able to get
on the podium and salvage some points but I need to battle for the
win to help my fight in the championship chase. I am looking forward
to heading east and hoping to run up front next weekend,” remarked
Dungey.

Next
Round: Dallas, TX – February 18, 2012

AMA
Supercross Class Overall –

1. Ryan
   Villopoto

   
   

2. Chad
   Reed

   
   

3. Ryan
   Dungey – KTM
   

   
   

4. Brett
   Metcalfe
   

   
   

5. Josh
   Hansen

   
   

6. Justin
   Brayton
   

   
   

7. Davi
   Millsaps

   
   

8. Kyle
   Chisholm

   
   

9. Mike
   Alessi
   

   
   

10. Nick
    Wey

    
    

11. Jason
    Thomas

    
    

12. Cody
    Mackie

    
    

13. Weston
    Peick

    
    

14. Robert
    Kiniry
    

    
    

15. James
    Stewart

    
    

16. Kevin
    Windham

    
    

17. Matt
    Goerke

    
    

18. Broc
    Tickle
    

    
    

19. Kyle
    Partridge

    
    

20. Jake
    Weimer
    

    
    

AMA
Supercross Class Points –

1. Ryan
   Villopoto – 133
   

   
   

2. Chad
   Reed – 127
   

   
   

3. Ryan
   Dungey – 123
   

   
   

4. James
   Stewart – 101
   

   
   

5. Kevin
   Windham – 78