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AMA SX: This Week In Supercross: Atlanta
The AMA Supercross season is heating up heading into the eighth race of the season this weekend from Atlanta’s Georgia Dome.
Denny Hartwig  |  Posted February 26, 2010   Aurora, IL
Monster Energy Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto (Photo: Kawasaki Racing)

PROGRAMMING NOTE: The AMA Supercross and Supercross Lites races from Atlanta will air live on SPEED starting at 7:30pm ET on Saturday, February 27.

The 2010 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, season is heating up heading into the eighth race of the season this weekend from Atlanta’s Georgia Dome. For the second week in a row, Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, who has led the AMA Supercross class since the second week of the season, has company atop the standings. Last weekend it was San Manuel Yamaha’s Josh Hill. This weekend it’s Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, who won his third race over the last four weeks and holds the tie-breaker over Dungey by virtue of his three victories.

Villopoto is riding a big wave of momentum as the season reaches its midpoint, and he is happy with his position. He is undoubtedly the hottest rider in the championship and looks to maintain the control he’s established over the last month.

“All along I’ve had my eye on the championship,” said Villopoto. “I knew I needed to put myself in the right position to do that. Winning three of the last four races has been good, but I need to keep working hard and pushing so I can stay out front.”

Villopoto’s teammate Nick Wey has stayed consistent with the team as he rides while Chad Reed recovers from a broken hand. In his four races with Monster Energy Kawasaki, Wey has scored four top-10 finishes.

“These top 10s are good, but I know we can do better,” said Wey. “Every week we seem to find a little thing here and a little thing there that helps. Everybody on the team is great to work with and I’m getting good information to take with me when Chad comes back.”

Although he wasn’t able to reassert control at the top of the standings, Dungey had a great weekend in Indy. The two-time race winner rode strongly, closing in on Villopoto in the closing laps. After a three-week hiatus from the podium, he returned to protect the points lead with a solid runner-up finish.


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