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Supercross & Motocross
SX: This Week In Supercross - San Diego
There have been four different winners through five races to open the 2013 Monter Energy Supercross Championship.
Red Bull KTM's Ryan Dungey (Photo: Simon Cudby)
PROGRAMMING NOTE: Round 6 of the 2013 Monster Energy Supercross Championship from San Diego, CA will air LIVE on SPEED on Saturday, February 9nd at 10:30pm ET.
Through five Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, races, there have been four different 450SX Class Main Event winners: Davi Millsaps, Justin Barcia, Ryan Villopoto and Ryan Dungey. All four of these riders have won 250SX Class Championships before moving to the premier class but only Dungey and Villopoto have captured 450SX Class titles. This year’s field includes two former 450SX Class Champions in James Stewart and Chad Reed, who are winless this year. As the championship heads to San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium tomorrow night, will a fifth rider take home the win?
The biggest surprise has been the emergence of Rockstar Energy Racing’s Millsaps who made a statement at the season opener when he brought home his fourth 450SX Class Main Event win of his career. He erased all doubt of his season-opening win being a fluke by earning four top-four finishes and has an average finish of 2.3, the lowest average in the class.
"All in all it was a good, smart weekend,” said Millsaps about his second-place finish in Anaheim Saturday night. “I didn't get that great of a start, but somehow I came out of the first turn pretty decent, then a bunch of people went down so that helped me out. I'm not gonna complain about that. I almost threw it away on lap 18 but I pulled it together. There are a bunch of guys out there that can win any weekend. This is [Ryan] Dungey's first win so that's pretty cool for him. I had some good battles; it was a good race and I'm just pumped to be on the podium. I'm trying to be as consistent as I can."
Millsaps enjoyed a career-best second place overall in last year’s Monster Energy Supercross Championship, foreshadowing his epic 2013 season. Another key to Millsaps’ success has been his ability to be in it to win it. This weekend will mark Millsaps 100 consecutive 450SX Class start, which will tie him with Kevin Windham on the all-time consecutive start list.
After winning the 12th 450SX Class Main Event of his career, Dungey moved from fourth to second in season point standings, narrowing his deficit from 17 to 14. Due to inconsistent finishes in Phoenix (8th) and the second race in Anaheim (6th), Dungey’s march to the top has slowed. Dungey has won in San Diego in the 250SX Class and could become a dual-class winner this weekend.
Of the six different riders to earn podium finishes this year, Team Muscle Milk Honda’s Trey Canard and TwoTwo Motorsports’ Reed are the only ones that have not scored a win. Canard has the best average finish with four and has been inside the top seven at the first four races. On Saturday night he turned in his worst performance of the season with a seventh place.
“It was one of those nights that you just need to do your best to keep going,” said Canard. “I was riding really cautious in the beginning and stalled my bike. After that I made another mistake. It was a tough night but I need to just look forward and head into next weekend.”
Reed has been within the top five at four of the five races and has an average finish of 5.6. At the second race in Anaheim, Reed earned his lone podium finish, and on Saturday night, he finished fifth overall. Reed may have advantage coming into San Diego; he holds the all-time win record at Qualcomm Stadium at six.
“I am honestly happy with how tonight went,” stated Reed about his fifth-place finish. “I feel like we now have all the pieces of the puzzle, and it was the first time this year I felt like I could win. I know we are headed in the right direction and I really want to put it all together for a good result. Bring on San Diego.”
Through five Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, races, there have been four different 450SX Class Main Event winners: Davi Millsaps, Justin Barcia, Ryan Villopoto and Ryan Dungey. All four of these riders have won 250SX Class Championships before moving to the premier class but only Dungey and Villopoto have captured 450SX Class titles. This year’s field includes two former 450SX Class Champions in James Stewart and Chad Reed, who are winless this year. As the championship heads to San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium tomorrow night, will a fifth rider take home the win?
The biggest surprise has been the emergence of Rockstar Energy Racing’s Millsaps who made a statement at the season opener when he brought home his fourth 450SX Class Main Event win of his career. He erased all doubt of his season-opening win being a fluke by earning four top-four finishes and has an average finish of 2.3, the lowest average in the class.
"All in all it was a good, smart weekend,” said Millsaps about his second-place finish in Anaheim Saturday night. “I didn't get that great of a start, but somehow I came out of the first turn pretty decent, then a bunch of people went down so that helped me out. I'm not gonna complain about that. I almost threw it away on lap 18 but I pulled it together. There are a bunch of guys out there that can win any weekend. This is [Ryan] Dungey's first win so that's pretty cool for him. I had some good battles; it was a good race and I'm just pumped to be on the podium. I'm trying to be as consistent as I can."
Millsaps enjoyed a career-best second place overall in last year’s Monster Energy Supercross Championship, foreshadowing his epic 2013 season. Another key to Millsaps’ success has been his ability to be in it to win it. This weekend will mark Millsaps 100 consecutive 450SX Class start, which will tie him with Kevin Windham on the all-time consecutive start list.
After winning the 12th 450SX Class Main Event of his career, Dungey moved from fourth to second in season point standings, narrowing his deficit from 17 to 14. Due to inconsistent finishes in Phoenix (8th) and the second race in Anaheim (6th), Dungey’s march to the top has slowed. Dungey has won in San Diego in the 250SX Class and could become a dual-class winner this weekend.
Of the six different riders to earn podium finishes this year, Team Muscle Milk Honda’s Trey Canard and TwoTwo Motorsports’ Reed are the only ones that have not scored a win. Canard has the best average finish with four and has been inside the top seven at the first four races. On Saturday night he turned in his worst performance of the season with a seventh place.
“It was one of those nights that you just need to do your best to keep going,” said Canard. “I was riding really cautious in the beginning and stalled my bike. After that I made another mistake. It was a tough night but I need to just look forward and head into next weekend.”
Reed has been within the top five at four of the five races and has an average finish of 5.6. At the second race in Anaheim, Reed earned his lone podium finish, and on Saturday night, he finished fifth overall. Reed may have advantage coming into San Diego; he holds the all-time win record at Qualcomm Stadium at six.
“I am honestly happy with how tonight went,” stated Reed about his fifth-place finish. “I feel like we now have all the pieces of the puzzle, and it was the first time this year I felt like I could win. I know we are headed in the right direction and I really want to put it all together for a good result. Bring on San Diego.”
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