Honda Sweeps Salt Lake City Supercross

Torrance, CA: The Honda Red Riders took on round 16 of the 2010
Supercross series in Salt Lake City, UT, on Saturday, May 1, and Honda
Red Bull Racing’s Davi Millsaps and Andrew Short joined forces with
GEICO Powersports Honda’s KevinWindham to sweep the Supercross podium.
Facing grueling, sloppy racing conditions and battling the
weather—including everything from rain to hail and even snow in the
open stadium—the Honda trio captured the top three spots aboard their
Honda CRF450Rs, withWindham claiming his second consecutive Supercross
victory.

After winning their heat races, Millsaps andWindham
were again fastest out of the start gate in the final and the pair
diced for the lead early on. Pulling off a rock-solid block pass on
Millsaps to move into the number one spot,Windham set about showcasing
his skills in the mud, taking control out front. Just as he did last
weekend, the 32-year-old Honda veteran led every lap in the main to
claim back-to-back Supercross wins. So dominating wasWindham’s victory
that he lapped all but three riders in the process.Millsaps settled
into the number-two spot for the remainder of the race and finished
runner-up. Short put in a solid come-from-behind performance after
rounding the opening lap in seventh to pull off his second consecutive
third-place finish and complete Honda’s podium sweep.

“To
see Honda up here in the top spot again is just great,” saidWindham.
“The GEICO Powersports Honda team did an amazing job and it’s another
great night for the team. The track was so rutted and slick, and the
conditions were gnarly tonight.We were prepared for a mud race and knew
it was going to be tough, but it became especially tough once it
started to snow while we lined up on the start line. I’m very grateful
to be in the number one spot for the second week in a row.”

Windham’s victory moved him into second in the 2010 Supercross championship heading into the season finale in Las Vegas.

The
final round of the Supercross LitesWest competition saw GEICO
Powersports Honda’s Trey Canard overcome a mid-pack start as he fought
his way forward to finish in second place. Troy Lee Designs Honda’sWil
Hahn put in a gutsy performance to finish in third despite separating
his shoulder earlier in the week. Hahn’s teammate Cole Seely struggled
in the muddy, dismal conditions to finish in 11th place while GEICO
Powersports Honda’s BlakeWharton was 12th. Hahn’s courageous effort
resulted in his holding off Canard for the number-two spot in the Lites
West championship standings, as Canard finished third overall in points.

“It’s
been a tough Lites season for me, full of highs and lows,” said Canard.
“Last weekend’s 11th-place finish really hurt my position in the series
points standings but I have to give it up toWil (Hahn); he hung in
there right until the end. The team did an amazing job, giving me a
perfect race bike each and every week, and I can’t thank everyone
enough for their support this year.”

AMA Supercross Championship Main Results
1. KevinWindham (Hon)
2. Davi Millsaps (Hon)
3. Andrew Short (Hon)
4. Ryan Dungey
5. Kyle Chisholm
6.Michael Byrne
7. Justin Brayton
8. Tommy Hahn
9. NickWey
10. Chris Blose (Hon)

Supercross Championship Points Standings (Round 16 of 17):
1. Ryan Dungey 338
2. KevinWindham 273 (Hon)
3. Ryan Villopoto 266
4. Davi Millsaps 253 (Hon)
5. Josh Hill 229
6. Justin Brayton 225
7. NickWey 186
8. Ivan Tedesco 183
9. Tommy Hahn 174
10. Kyle Chisholm 163

AMA Supercross LitesWest Results
1.
Josh Hansen
2.Trey Canard (Hon)
3.Wil Hahn (Hon)
4. Ryan Morais
5. JakeWeimer
6. Broc Tickle
7. Phil Nicoletti
8. Hunter Hewitt
9. Travis Baker
10. Jeff Alessi

Supercross LitesWest Final Point Standings:
1. JakeWeimer 171
2.Wil Hahn 156 (Hon)
3.Trey Canard 153 (Hon)
4. Broc Tickle 140
5. BlakeWharton 116 (Hon)
6. Josh Hansen 100
7. Cole Seely 100 (Hon)
8. Phil Nicoletti 83
9.Max Anstie 82
10. Ryan Morais 76