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SX: Villopoto Back On Top
Defending Monster Energy Supercross champ Ryan Villopoto became the first two-race winner of the '12 season by storming to a second Anaheim victory.
Media Release  |  Posted February 05, 2012   Anaheim, CA
Monster Energy Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto (Photo: Simon Cudby)
PROGRAMMING NOTE: Round 5 of the Monster Energy Supercross Lites West Championship from Anaheim, CA will air on SPEED Sunday, February 5 at 1:00pm ET. #SXonSPEED

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., became the first rider of the 2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, to win two races, leading all 20 laps of the Main Event tonight at Angel Stadium in front of a sold-out crowd.

Villopoto picked up his second Nuclear Cowboyz® Holeshot of the season to start the Supercross Class Main Event with TwoTwo Motorsports/Bel-Ray/Honda’s Chad Reed in tow. Reed passed Villopoto on the opening lap but was passed back the following lap. Toyota/Yamaha/JGRMX’s James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., moved into third place on Lap 1. On Lap 8, Stewart passed Reed for second place. Stewart finished second and Reed finished third.
Monster Energy Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto (Photo: Hoppenworld.com)

“James (Stewart) and Chad (Reed) were riding good tonight,” said Villopoto. “I knew I had to stay on my toes and not make a mistake. We need to take it one race at a time. I had a great start and to be perfect on the start difficult.”

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