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Millsaps takes 5th in Seattle as Sipes wins with YZ250F
The fifteenth round of the AMA SX series, also an FIM World Championship, took place in in front of more than 52,000 spectators at the open-air CenturyLink Field in Seattle and JGRMX’s David Millsaps grabbed fifth position in the SX class while Justin Sipes returned with a bang from injury to pick up his first victory in the West Coast Lites category.

Across a damp and rough layout Millsaps pushed on towards his sixth top five finish of the season after almost being hit by champion Ryan Villopoto on the first lap. The 24 year old was again the sole representative for the team in the main event as James Stewart was still not fit enough to compete and now only two rounds remain in the next fortnight of the 2012 contest.

"Davi is putting in 100-percent effort for us, and that's all we can ask for,” said Team Principal Coy Gibbs. “Tonight was tough because of the ruts and all that but Davi still had a really good ride, all things considered. It was an opportunity to win a race if he could've gotten a better start but he was in the mix for the whole distance, so that says a lot."

In the Lites Sipes made a great start on his Star/Valli YZ250F and pulled away from the rest of the West Coast pack for what was a fairly simple run to the chequered flag. "Honestly, I didn't push too hard,” he said. “I wheelied off the start in the heat race, so I knew I had to keep it down for the main and it just worked out. I just rode 15 solid laps."

Millsaps is heading for second place in the 2012 championship with a 3 point lead over Justin Brayton in the standings. The penultimate meeting takes place at Salt Lake City this coming Saturday.