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Supercross & Motocross
SX: Villopoto Continues Surge With Third Straight
Ryan Villopoto continued his midseason tear by securing a third consecutive Monster Energy Supercross victory Saturday night in Dallas.
Reigning Monster Energy Supercross Champion Ryan Villopoto furthered his increasingly dominant position in the 2012 title fight by claiming a third consecutive victory tonight in Dallas.
The main event picked up right where last week's thrilling tilt in San Diego left off -- with Villopoto and chief rival, Chad Reed, racing wheel-to-wheel well out front of the remainder of the field.
Reed, who looked strong all day, seemed ideally positioned to get his revenge… until lap 8 of 20, that is. The TwoTwo Motorsports ace landed awkwardly on his front wheel while in hot pursuit of the Kawasaki superstar and was sent flipping over his bars. Reed slowly returned to his feet but was in obvious pain and unable to reenter the fray. Trailing Villopoto by just six points before the evening's program, Reed's misfortune and Villopoto's continued success combine to have massive championship implications.
Villopoto, who now boasts four victories in seven races and a 13-point title lead, said, "Obviously, I couldn't see (Reed) but I could hear the panic rev. I just assumed he went over the bars. It's always a bummer -- in that position he was in he was always able to outbrake me a little bit and push a little harder and inch up on me.
"I knew I just had to ride a clean race and ride smart and stay out of the trouble."
Reed is now 30 points back with his physical condition uncertain.
Yet again, Red Bull KTM's Ryan Dungey and JGRMX's James Stewart suffered from so-so starts and were forced to work their way up through the field. Stewart was a bit better off than 10th-place Dungey in the early going, running in seventh, but his race took a turn for the worse when teammate Davi Millsaps crashed directly in front of him. Stewart, with no place to go, stalled his machine after he took evasive action in order to avoid running his teammate over.
Dungey made a steady climb forward until he finally found himself challenging for the runner-up spot with Villopoto's teammate, Jake Weimer, over the race's final two laps. The '10 champ stormed by with two to go but Weimer immediately responded to reclaim the position.
Dungey worked by on the final lap as well, but once again Weimer made a counterattack. However, the KTM ace had the better line and narrowly held off Weimer to claim second at the checkered flag.
"I'm really glad I got by on the last lap," second-ranked Dungey said. "It never hurts to get a few more points in the championship hunt. It was kind of a rough and good night. The heat race didn't go as planned and I didn't get a good gate pick. The start hurt but I thought we did really well recovering from that. I'm really excited to get to the East Coast and see where we can go from here."
The main event picked up right where last week's thrilling tilt in San Diego left off -- with Villopoto and chief rival, Chad Reed, racing wheel-to-wheel well out front of the remainder of the field.
Reed, who looked strong all day, seemed ideally positioned to get his revenge… until lap 8 of 20, that is. The TwoTwo Motorsports ace landed awkwardly on his front wheel while in hot pursuit of the Kawasaki superstar and was sent flipping over his bars. Reed slowly returned to his feet but was in obvious pain and unable to reenter the fray. Trailing Villopoto by just six points before the evening's program, Reed's misfortune and Villopoto's continued success combine to have massive championship implications.
Villopoto, who now boasts four victories in seven races and a 13-point title lead, said, "Obviously, I couldn't see (Reed) but I could hear the panic rev. I just assumed he went over the bars. It's always a bummer -- in that position he was in he was always able to outbrake me a little bit and push a little harder and inch up on me.
"I knew I just had to ride a clean race and ride smart and stay out of the trouble."
Reed is now 30 points back with his physical condition uncertain.
Yet again, Red Bull KTM's Ryan Dungey and JGRMX's James Stewart suffered from so-so starts and were forced to work their way up through the field. Stewart was a bit better off than 10th-place Dungey in the early going, running in seventh, but his race took a turn for the worse when teammate Davi Millsaps crashed directly in front of him. Stewart, with no place to go, stalled his machine after he took evasive action in order to avoid running his teammate over.
Dungey made a steady climb forward until he finally found himself challenging for the runner-up spot with Villopoto's teammate, Jake Weimer, over the race's final two laps. The '10 champ stormed by with two to go but Weimer immediately responded to reclaim the position.
Dungey worked by on the final lap as well, but once again Weimer made a counterattack. However, the KTM ace had the better line and narrowly held off Weimer to claim second at the checkered flag.
"I'm really glad I got by on the last lap," second-ranked Dungey said. "It never hurts to get a few more points in the championship hunt. It was kind of a rough and good night. The heat race didn't go as planned and I didn't get a good gate pick. The start hurt but I thought we did really well recovering from that. I'm really excited to get to the East Coast and see where we can go from here."
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