Honda Red Riders Win At Millville

Torrance, CA: The Honda Red Riders took
on round seven of the 2010 AMA Motocross Championship and Women’s
Motocross Championship at Spring Creek MX Park in Millville, MN on
Saturday, July 17, and Honda Red Bull Racing’s Andrew Short, Kevin
Windham and Ashley Fiolek led the way aboard their CRF450R and
CRF250R race machines while GEICO Powersports Honda’s Trey Canard
captured his second-straight overall 250-class victory aboard his
CRF250R.

With Honda Red Bull Racing’s Davi
Millsaps out with an injury, veteran Honda racer Windham joined Short
on the team to contest the 450 class aboard the CRF450R. In moto one,
Windham got away to a flying start, grabbing the holeshot and racing
to an early lead which he held for seven laps. Windham surrendered a
few spots before the race’s end, including a spot to Short, to
finish moto one in a solid fifth position. Once by Windham, Short
continued to press hard among the leaders and eventually finished
third. In moto two it was Short who was fastest out of the starting
gate, grabbing the holeshot before fellow Honda racer Ben Townley got
by aboard his Troy Lee Designs CRF450R to take the lead. Short
retaliated with a series of aggressive maneuvers to regain control of
the lead on lap two. A lap later, Short surrendered the lead and
ultimately finished moto two in third place—putting him second
overall for the round. Windham was never far away, taking the
checkers in fourth spot for fourth overall.

“It feels so good to be back racing
motocross,” said Windham. “I was pumped to get such a good start
and holeshot the first moto. I came into the first round not knowing
where I stood in terms of race speed as I haven’t raced motocross
in the 450-class since 2007. I personally was hoping for a top-ten
finish, so to get fourth overall is awesome. It was definitely a lot
of fun and I’m really looking forward to seeing what I can do at
the next round.”

In more 450-class action, privateer
Honda racer Kyle Regal scored another solid result aboard his
CRF450R, going 8-2 to finish the round third overall. Townley placed
fifth overall with 4-5 moto finishes and GEICO Powersports Honda’s
Brett Metcalfe went 16-6 to get ninth overall.

GEICO Powersports Honda’s Trey Canard
made it two wins in a row in the 250 class, going 2-1 aboard his
CRF250R to clinch his second consecutive overall victory. From start
to finish, Canard battled back and forth for the lead in moto one
before settling for the number two spot. Come moto two, the Honda Red
Rider got away to a good start and quickly moved into the top spot,
where he soon extended a lengthy lead he would never relinquish,
clinching the overall victory. Teammate Justin Barcia joined Canard
on the moto two podium and his 16-3 moto finishes put him eighth
overall. Blake Wharton raced his GEICO Powersports Honda CRF250R to
sixth overall (5-7) and teammate Eli Tomac went 13-11 to end the
round 11th overall.

“I’m so happy right now,” said
Canard. “It was tough work in the heat and humidity but I got the
job done and I’m really happy about that. It’s nice to be able to
make it two in a row for the GEICO Powersports Honda team.”

Ashley Fiolek finished moto one in
third position but retaliated in moto two to dominate the competition
and clinch her third moto win of the season and finish second overall
for the round. Fastest out of the start gate in both races, Fiolek
held off the competition to claim both holeshots. Troy Lee Designs
Honda’s Tara Gieger joined Fiolek on the podium, going 2-4 to end
the round third overall.

450 Results

1. Ryan Dungey 1-1

2. Andrew Short 3-3 (Honda)

3. Kyle Regal 8-2 (Honda)

4. Kevin Windham 5-4 (Honda)

5. Ben Townley 4-5 (Honda)

6. Josh Grant 2-10

7. Ryan Sipes 9-7

8. Kyle Chisholm 7-9

9. Brett Metcalfe 16-6 (Honda)

10. Nick Wey 11-11

450 Point Standings

1. Ryan Dungey 318

2. Andrew Short 229

3. Ben Townley 223

4. Brett Metcalfe 221

5. Josh Grant 215

6. Chad Reed 204

7. Mike Alessi 196

8. Kyle Regal 157

9. Ryan Sipes 140

10. Kyle Chisholm 134

250 Results

1. Trey Canard 2-1 (Honda)

2. Dean Wilson 6-2

3. Tyla Rattray 4-4

4. Jake Weimer 3-5

5. Christophe Pourcel 1-10

6. Blake Wharton 5-7 (Honda)

7. Broc Tickle 7-6

8. Justin Barcia 16-3 (Honda)

9. Tommy Searle 11-9

10. Alex Martin 8-15 (Honda)

250 Point Standings

1. Christophe Pourcel 296

2. Dean Wilson 264

3. Trey Canard 252

4. Tyla Rattray 248

5. Broc Tickle 209

6. Justin Barcia 201

7. Blake Wharton 175

8. Eli Tomac 174

9. Jake Weimer 165

10. Martin Davalos 147

WMX Results

1. Jessica Patterson 1-2

2. Ashley Fiolek 3-1 (Honda)

3. Tarah Gieger 2-4 (Honda)

4. Vicki Golden 4-3

5. Sarah Whitmore 9-5

6. Mariana Balbi 8-6

7. Sara Price 7-7

8. Jacqueline Strong 6-8

9. Penni Cyrus 10-10

10. Erica Cook 11-12

WMX Point Standings

1. Jessica Patterson 194

2. Ashley Fiolek 174

3. Tarah Geiger 149

4. Vicki Golden 121

5. Sara Price 120

6. Mariana Balbi 110

7. Sarah Whitmore 102

8. Alexah Pearson 96

9. Tatum Sik 94

10. Erica Cook 84

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