Supercross

AMA Supercross Class Laps Led:
James Stewart 183
Chad Reed 54
Ricky Carmichael 51
Kevin Windham 5
Eric Sorby 3
Nick Wey 2
Andrew Short 2

AMA Supercross Lites Class Laps Led:
Ryan Villopoto 84
Ben Townley 38
Ryan Dungey 33
Christophe Pourcel 17
Branden Jesseman 10

IRVING, TEXAS (March 31, 2007) – Kawasaki’s James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., picked up his tenth win of the season in the Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series before a crowd of 41,635 at Texas Stadium. Kawasaki’s Ben Townley, of Tallahassee, Fla., won the AMA Supercross Lites main event.

Honda’s Andrew Short, of Smithville, Texas, grabbed the $1,500 Progressive Direct Holeshot Award off the start. Short’s lead was short lived as Stewart went flying by at the start of lap three. Yamaha’s Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., kept him honest as only a few bike lengths separated the two riders for the remaining 18 laps.

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (April 17, 2007) – The Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Championship is heading for the home stretch as the series rolls into Detroit’s Ford Field on Saturday, April 21. While Monster Energy Kawasaki’s James Stewart is in firm control of the Supercross class with a 35-point lead over L&M Yamaha’s Chad Reed with three rounds to go, the AMA Supercross Lites East Series is coming down to the wire and will be decided in Detroit. Three riders are still in contention for the title.

Boost Mobile Yamaha’s Ryan Morais leads the Lites East standings. Morais has been the picture of consistency throughout the year. The 24-year old from Temecula, Calif., has finished fifth or better in every round leading up to Detroit. Morais has twice scored runner up finishes, but has yet to take victory in the series. The last time a rider won the East title without winning a race was in 1997 when Tim Ferry earned the title with steadiness throughout the season.

AMA Supercross Lites Champion to be Crowned

AURORA, Ill. (April 17, 2007) – Amp’d Mobile Supercross, the world’s premier indoor off-road motorcycle racing series, returns to Detroit’s Ford Field Saturday, April 21, featuring top racers Chad Reed, James Stewart and more. More than 500 truckloads of dirt will be brought into Ford Field for an event that brings a multi-million dollar economic impact to the city of Detroit.

A pre-race press conference will be held at Ford Field Thursday, April 19, from Noon-2:00 p.m. The riders will be available for the media and will ride the track, where they will jump some 70’ in distance and three stories high. For additional media opportunities, please contact dennyhartwig@livenation.com.

Honda’s Grant Captures Night 1 Win in MMI AMA Supercross Lites Feature

AURORA, Ill. (October 13, 2006) – Kawasaki’s James Stewart won the Alpinestars AMA Supercross class at the Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., won the opening night of the Toyota Trifecta by winning the Superpole, Progressive Direct Holeshot Award and main event, landing him a $50,000 pay check.

Leading all 20 laps Honda’s Josh Grant, of Riverside, Calif., won night one in the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute (MMI) AMA Supercross Lites class. CBS Sports Spectacular will broadcast the Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open Saturday, October 21, from 1:30-3:00 p.m. EST.

Las Vegas, NV, Audio Webcast, October 12th, 2005

James Stewart
HOST: James, it was a pretty good summer for you, you gotta be looking forward to the race this weekend.

JAMES: Yeah, it should be good coming off the summer, here I just want to get through this and have fun. It’s a good event and I haven’t raced it since ’99. Last year I tried and had some bad luck. I’m just excited about getting through this and getting ready for the upcoming supercross season.

HOST: We have the Toyota Trifecta on line – it’s something you’ve never been involved with before where the qualifying lap and the holeshot contributes to how much money you can make. Have you thought about that, is there any change in strategy for you to go out and get all the money?

Jay Marmont is now Red Bull KTM’s sole East Coast Supercross rider as Josh Hansen must sit out for the remainder of the season due to a plaguing back injury and young Jeff Alessi is still recuperating from two broken ankles. KTM wishes to see both riders out on the track only when they are 100% healed and healthy.

Jay Marmont began his night with a 7th place finish in the first Lites Heat race, advancing him to the main.

In the main, Marmont had a midpack start and finished the 15-lap race in 12th position.

AMA Amp’d Mobile Supercross Lites results, Orlando, FL

1. Josh Grant

By definition, no privateer’s season is complete without generous amounts of bad luck. As everyone at Unbound Energy/Moto XXX knows, teams are not exempt from it either. The tenth year squad definitely hit a rough patch in Indianapolis last weekend, but all was definitely not lost.

Timmy Ferry’s performance was the highlight of the weekend. At one point in practice, he had the 7th fastest lap time and felt confident going into the evening program. Once the lights came on, “Red Dog

AURORA, Ill. (March 2, 2006) – The culmination of an 19-year supercross/motocross career will unfold for Honda’s Mike LaRocco at Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Saturday, May 6. Announced today during the pre-race press conference at Indianapolis’ RCA Dome, LaRocco stated, “I’ve had a long, great career in motocross and supercross, but it’s time to call it quits. Unless you are winning, it’s hard to keep racing.

St. Louis (February 18, 2006) – Yamaha’s Chad Reed, of Dade City, Fla., put himself back into the championship hunt with his first victory of the season tonight before a crowd of 52,022 at the Edward Jones Dome. Honda’s Davi Millsaps, of Cairo, Ga., won the opening round of the Eastern Region AMA Supercross Lites.

Honda’s Jacob Saylor, of Knoxville, Tenn., won the Progressive Direct Holeshot Award to start the 20-lap main event. Suzuki’s Ivan Tedesco shot to the early lead as front runners James Stewart and Ricky Carmichael struggled with bad starts. Kawasaki’s Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., was held up in the first turn and found himself back in 12th place. Carmichael, of Tallahassee, Fla., found his fate much worse after a first turn crash caused apparent damage to his Suzuki that forced him to not finish the race.