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SX: Surging Champ Leads Into Indy
Ryan Villopoto has rediscovered his mojo and once again established himself as the man to be.
Media Release  |  Posted March 11, 2013   Aurora, IL

Through its first four races, the Eastern Regional 250SX Class Championship has boasted three different winners, making for a parity-filled start to the season. In Daytona, Red Bull KTM’s Marvin Musquin became the second rider this season to claim his first career Monster Energy Supercross victory, joining championship leader Wil Hahn.

Musquin timed the drop of the gate perfectly in the Main Event to pull an easy holeshot and establish himself as the early leader. Following several laps of pressure from Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Dean Wilson, Musquin maintained control of the lead and eventually began to pull away from the field to become the 90th different winner in 250SX Class history and the fifth Frenchman to ever win a Main Event in the division.

“Obviously I had a lot of fun riding the [Daytona] track,” said Musquin after the race. “I knew everyone was going to be fast, so I stayed calm out front and tried to have fun. I am so happy to get this win and to also gain more confidence knowing that I was pulling away from them each lap.”

Hahn maintained control of the championship lead aboard his GEICO Honda, finishing second to follow-up his back-to-back victories. He is now the only rider in the Eastern Regional Championship to finish on the podium in each of the four races this season.

Hahn currently holds a five-point lead over Wilson, who ultimately settled for a fourth-place finish in Daytona after challenging for the lead early.

Last season’s Eastern Regional 250SX Class race in Indianapolis was a memorable one for Rockstar Energy Racing’s Blake Wharton, who raced to his second career victory inside Lucas Oil Stadium following a late pass for the lead.

The first 450SX Class race held in Indianapolis was March 21, 1992, when Jeff Stanton won aboard a Honda. Jeremy McGrath has the most wins in Indianapolis with six, all of which came inside the old RCA Dome, which hosted Monster Energy Supercross from 1992 to 2008. Since 2009, only Villopoto and Chad Reed have emerged victorious inside Lucas Oil Stadium. Reed, Ricky Carmichael, and Ezra Lusk are the only riders to win at Indy in both the 450SX Class and 250SX Class. Jimmy Button claimed the first 250SX Class victory in Indianapolis in 1992 while riding a Yamaha. Since Lucas Oil Stadium began hosting Monster Energy Supercross in 2009, four different riders have claimed the 250SX Class win, making it one of the unpredictable stops of the Eastern Regional Championship.

Tickets are available at the Lucas Oil Stadium Box Office, all Ticketmaster Outlets, charge by phone at (800)745-3000, and online at www.supercrossonline.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Practice and qualifying begin at 12:30 p.m., and the Main Event begins at 7:00 p.m. Total Access Passes are available for $125 Adult/Child (Total Access Passes includes one (1) ticket to club seating and access to the Pit Party one (1) hour before the general public; Club Level Tickets are $55 Adult/Child; Gold Circle Tickets are $37 Adult/Child; Mid-Level Tickets are $25 Adult/Child and Treadhead Seats are $10 Adult/Child. Plus, for the first time ever, fans can enjoy an outdoor Party in the Pits from 12:30pm to 6pm Race Day when they purchase a $10 pit pass through Ticketmaster.com or the box office (valid only with an event ticket.)
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