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AMA SX: Stewart, Weimer Take Phoenix
Written by: Steve Cox   http://racerxill.com
01/12/2008
Phoenix, AZ
 
Jake Weimer fought hard to take home his first-ever AMA Supercross main-event win in the Lites class in Phoenix. (Photo: Steve Cox) ยป More Photos

When the Monster Energy/AMA Supercross Series rolled into Phoenix for round two, the only thing anyone knew for sure was that the track was going to be dry, unlike the opener in Anaheim. A lot of riders who had poor outings in the mud at the opening round were hoping to prove their mettle on the dry circuit.

At least one definitely succeeded.

Torco Racing Fuels Honda's Jake Weimer failed to make the main event at the series opener after injuring his shoulder in a heat-race crash and then falling again while in a qualifying position in the Lites LCQ. However, despite the injury, and limited riding time during the week because of it, Weimer grabbed the holeshot in the Lites main and led the first lap in front of opening-round winner Ryan Dungey of the Rockstar/Makita Suzuki squad, Yamaha's Broc Hepler, Monster/Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Brett Metcalfe, MDK KTM's Justin Brayton, DNA Honda's Kyle Cunningham and opening-round runner-up Jason Lawrence of the Boost Mobile/Yamaha of Troy squad.

Dungey and Hepler both found their way by Weimer on the second lap, displacing Weimer to third, where he came under fire from Metcalfe. Meanwhile, up front, Hepler was giving Dungey all
he could handle, and then some, and repeatedly passed the Suzuki phenom, which had the side result of allowing Weimer to stay close enough to strike if anything happened.

And it did.

On the 10th lap of 15, Hepler and Dungey got a little too close for comfort coming up to the triple on Chase Field's first-base line and Dungey was forced to forego jumping the obstacle, which moved Weimer up into second. On the very next lap, Hepler fell down by himself in a tight right-hand turn following the finish line, and Weimer reassumed the lead with four laps to go, and Dungey breathing down his neck.

Over the final four laps, Dungey tried everything to get by Weimer, but he was thwarted at every turn until the last lap of the race, when Dungey tried to dive inside Weimer approaching the same first-base-line triple he had trouble on previously, and Weimer squeezed him down low, halting Dungey's momentum and forcing him again not to jump the obstacle. Weimer, meanwhile, dropped the hammer and seat-bounced the triple, which gave him all the space he needed to win his first-ever AMA Supercross main event � one race after failing to qualify for the main event altogether.
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