Honda Red Riders Finish One-Two-Three in Texas

Torrance, CA: The Honda Red Riders took
control of the top spots at round 13 of the AMA Supercross
Championship in Arlington, TX, over the weekend, taking victory in
the Supercross class and nabbing two Supercross Lites East podiums.
American Honda Racing’s Trey Canard clinched his third Supercross
win of the season at Cowboys Stadium, while GEICO Honda teammates
Justin Barcia and Blake Wharton took second and third on the Lites
East podium.

After finishing second in his heat
race, Canard got away to a good start in the main, moving into the
number one spot early on the opening lap. Once out front, Canard was
unstoppable on his CRF450R, leading all 20 laps to take a
wire-to-wire victory. Canard’s finish marked his third win and
fifth podium of the season and elevated him to fourth overall in the
championship. Fill-in teammate Cole Seely, who finished third in his
heat race, had a coming together with another rider on the opening
lap, and he was unable to finish the race.

“I am the happiest I have been all
season right now,” said Canard. “Everything about this weekend
felt right. My bike setup was spot on and I rode really well, plus I
had a lot of family and friends here to support me; everything about
this event felt good to me. The track was tough, especially the
whoops section. I crashed hard in the whoops in practice, but I’m
happy that I didn’t let that get to me and I was able to get
through them without any issues in the main. It feels amazing to take
my third Supercross win and to move up to fourth in the championship
points.”

TwoTwo Motorsports’ Chad Reed headed
into the event leading the title chase, but his campaign suffered a
setback after being hit hard by another rider on lap nine in the main
event. Suffering extensive damage to his bike in the crash, Reed
soldiered on to finish eighth overall and is now second in the points
standings. GEICO Honda’s Kevin Windham had a strong showing,
finishing in fifth position.

In Lites East competition, Barcia
recorded his seventh-straight podium of the season in Texas.
Finishing second in his heat race, Barcia got away to a good start in
the main, grabbing the holeshot and moving into the lead on the
opening lap. Despite racing with a broken wrist, Barcia put in a
solid performance on his CRF250R, and after several exchanges for the
lead, eventually took the checkers in the runner-up spot. Teammate
Wharton also got a good start in the main, and scored his second
podium of the season with a third-place finish. Privateer Honda racer
Darryn Durham finished sixth, while Alex Martin and Tyler Bright
rounded out the ninth and 10th spots.

Supercross Lites East Main Event

1. Dean Wilson

2. Justin Barcia (Honda)

3. Blake Wharton (Honda)

4. Malcolm Stewart

5. Matt Lemoine

6. Darryn Durham (Honda)

7. Blake Baggett

8. Gannon Audette

9. Alex Martin (Honda)

10. Tyler Bright (Honda)

Supercross Lites East Point Standings

1. Justin Barcia 160

2. Dean Wilson 147

3. Ryan Sipes 119

4. Blake Baggett 114

5. Blake Wharton 109

6. Matt Lemoine 96

7. PJ Larsen 80

8. Malcolm Stewart 73

9. Alex Martin 59

10. Lance Vincent 56

Supercross Main Event

1. Trey Canard (Honda)

2. Ryan Villopoto

3. Ryan Dungey

4. James Stewart

5. Kevin Windham (Honda)

6. Andrew Short

7. Tommy Hahn

8. Chad Reed (Honda)

9. Austin Stroupe

10. Mike Alessi

Supercross Point Standings

1. Ryan Villopoto 255

2. Chad Reed 249

3. Ryan Dungey 248

4. Trey Canard 239

5. James Stewart 234

6. Andrew Short 174

7. Kevin Windham 150

8. Justin Brayton 141

9. Davi Millsaps 128

10. Ivan Tedesco 114

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Honda Motor Co., Inc. (310) 783-3745.

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