Utah Governor Gary Herbert and the Utah Sports Commission Welcome Back Monster Energy Supercross 1

Dungey Presents Jersey to Governor
Herbert at Supercross Press Conference

AURORA, Ill. (April 30, 2010) – To preview
tomorrow’s Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, race
from Salt Lake City’s Rice-Eccles Stadium, Utah Governor Gary Herbert
joined AMA Supercross class champion Ryan Dungey, current AMA Supercross Lites
class points leader Jake Weimer and President of the Utah Sports Commission
Jeff Robbins at a press conference today.

“The Utah Sports Commission is proud to
bring back Monster Energy Supercross to Utah for the second consecutive
season,” said Jeff Robbins, CEO and President of the Utah Sports
Commission. “This is a world-class event, and Rice-Eccles is the perfect
place to showcase the talent of these great athletes.”

Ryan Dungey Presents
his Jersey to Governor Herbert

Photo Credit: Kent
Diamond

Monster Energy Supercross will bring a $9
million economic impact to Salt Lake City. Last year more than 40,000 fans
packed Rice-Eccles Stadium to showcase its first tour stop since 2004.

“This type of event is very important
to Utah’s economy, and there are a lot of people that worked very hard to
bring this race back to Salt Lake City”, said Governor Herbert. “I
have great respect for what these racers do and wish all of them the best of
luck Saturday night.”

Jake Weimer, Ryan
Dungey, Governor Herbert and Jeff Robbins (Left to Right) Discuss Monster
Energy Supercross’ Return to Rice Eccles Stadium

Photo Credit: Kent
Diamond

“Salt Lake City is a special place for
me; last year I won my Lites class championship here, and this year I will ride
my first race as the champion,” said Dungey. “I’d like to
thank Mark Burke from Rice-Eccles Stadium, Jeff Robbins from the Utah Sports
Commission and Governor Herbert for the opportunity to race in the great state
of Utah.

Governor Herbert
Wishes Weimer Luck and Shares Some Pointers for Saturday Night

Photo Credit: Kent
Diamond

“I have a 19-point lead coming into
tomorrow night’s race, and I feel really comfortable here because I grew
up Idaho riding in the wet conditions,” said Weimer. “I will have a
lot of family and friends on hand to support me tomorrow night, and I hope to
win my first championship.”

The first supercross race held at Rice-Eccles
Stadium took place in 2001 where 42,135 packed the home of the 2002 Olympic Opening
and Closing Ceremonies to watch Ricky Carmichael race to victory.

Ryan Dungey Joins
Jeremy McGrath as the Only Rookies to Win an AMA Supercross Championship

Photo Credit: Kent
Diamond

Tickets are available
at www.SupercrossOnline.com, www.utahtickets.com, by phone at 801-581-UTIX, the Rice-Eccles Box
Office, Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com,
and participating Yamaha dealerships. Goldcircle seats are $40; Mid-Level seats
are $20 for adults and $10 for kids; Treadhead seats are $10. All seats are $2
extra on the day of the event. Practice and qualifying times begin at 12:30
p.m. with the main event beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Past Winners in Salt Lake City

AMA Supercross Class

April 25, 2009:                           James
Stewart

April 24, 2004:                           Kevin
Windham

April 26, 2003:                           Chad
Reed

April 27, 2002:                           Ricky
Carmichael

April 28, 2001:                           Ricky
Carmichael

AMA Supercross Lites Class

April 25, 2009:                           Trey
Canard

April 24, 2004:                           Ivan
Tedesco

April 26, 2003:                           James
Stewart

April 27, 2002:                           James
Stewart

April 28, 2001:                           Ernesto
Fonseca

A season-long subscription to the official
webcast of Monster Energy Supercross, Supercross LIVE®, is available
for $10.99:  http://www.supercrossonline.com/supercrosslive. 
Supercross LIVE® is the only weekly live Monster Energy Supercross
race call, and features long time voices of supercross, Jason Weigandt and Jim
Holley. 

For more information on the Monster Energy
AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, please log on to www.SupercrossOnline.com. For all
media requests, please contact Denny Hartwig dhartwig@feldinc.com or
630-566-6305.

About Feld Motor Sports

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world leader in specialized arena and stadium-based motor sports entertainment.
Feld Motor Sports, Inc. productions include Advance Auto Parts Monster
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ABOUT
THE UTAH SPORTS COMMISSION

The Utah Sports Commission is a
not-for-profit, 501c3 charitable organization consisting of a statewide
coalition of leaders from both public and private spheres throughout
Utah.  The Commission was created to foster national and international
amateur sports competitions held in the state of Utah acting as a catalyst in
unifying Utah's sports community and strengthening Utah's presence in the
global sports marketplace.  The Utah Sports Commission partners with Utah
Sports Commission members and sports entities to target and develop bids,
coordinate volunteer efforts, and develop sponsorship and promotional
opportunities for new sporting events.  For further information, visit www.utahsportscommission.com.

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