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Townley Wins St Louis Supercross

New Zealander, Ben Townley has claimed his first East coast SX Lites win after he put together a stellar performance in front of 58.000 spectators at the Edward Jones Dome in St Louis, Missouri.

The Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/ Kawasaki rider was not the fastest on the night, but Townley took advantage of a hole-shot in the final to make a run for it in the 15 lap main event. Team-mate Darcy Lange and championship rival Ryan Dungey both tried to pressure the 22-year-old and with one lap to go Lange in fact made a pass to steal the lead however Townley immediately retaliated to take a deserved win and his first career SX Lites victory.

“I got the hole-shot and tried to ride my own race,” explained an elated Townley. “It is new for me riding out front, especially as though I couldn’t see what the other guys were doing behind me so I had to put some steady laps in, breathe and try and stay calm. I rode pretty solid for the 15 laps – it wasn’t the fastest race I have ever ridden but it was definitely one of the smartest ones. I’m really pumped about this victory and would like to thank my Team, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki, THOR and Parts Unlimited, Scott, Alpinestars and the rest of the sponsors and people behind the scenes who have supported me through the rough times and have never doubted me. This is pay back time…”

Townley has jumped to 7th in the championship standings after his disappointment in Atlanta and is only 15 points adrift of the lead. The SX Lites championship is turning out to be a thriller as the series heads to Daytona next week for the 3rd round of The AMP’D Mobile AMA Supercross Lites series.

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Race results:
St Louis - SX Lites East Coast.

1 Ben Townley Tallahassee, FL Kawasaki KX250F
2 Ryan Morais Temecula, CA Yamaha YZ250F
3 Matthew C Goerke Lake Helen, FL Yamaha YZ250F
4 Mike A Alessi Victorville, CA KTM 250SXF
5 Broc Oneal Tickle Cary, NC Yamaha YZ250F
6 Darcy G Lange Hemet, CA Kawasaki KX250F
7 Jeff Alessi Victorville, CA KTM 250SXF
8 Ryan Sipes Vine Grove, KY Honda CRF250R
9 Zach M Osborne Abingdon, VA KTM 250SXF
10 Justin D Brayton Fort Dodge, IA Yamaha YZ250F

SX Lites championship standings:

1 40 R. Morais
2 40 M. Goerke
3 37 D. Lange
4 28 R. Dungey
5 26 J. Brayton
6 26 Z. Osborne
7 25 B. Townley
8 25 R. Sipes
9 22 J. Alessi
10 18 M. Alessi

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