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Reed Wins Seventh AMA Supercross Race In Toronto
TORONTO (March 29, 2008) - Team San Manuel Yamaha's Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., won his seventh Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship race of the season before 36,888 fans at Rogers Centre, marking his second consecutive race win in Toronto. Honda's Shaun Skinner, of Stuart, Fla., won the first AMA Supercross Lites class main event of his career.
Reed won the $1,500 Progressive Holeshot Award with Yamaha's Josh Hill, of Yoncalla, Ore., Honda's Davi Millsaps, of Cairo, Ga., following closely in second and third respectively. Hill crashed on the opening lap and allowed Millsaps to move into second place.
Millsaps went down on the second lap and allowed Honda's Kevin Windham, of Centerville, Miss., to move into second place. Windham crashed on lap seven and gave the number-two position back to Millsaps. On lap 15 Windham re-passed Millsaps for second place.
"I think this year we have been saying that each race gets tougher and tougher," said Reed. "I did not want to crash in the main like I have in the last few races. The track had a lot of ruts and you had to be smart. We had a great week off, and I flew home to Australia."
After starting the AMA Supercross Lites class main event in third place Skinner moved into the lead by the end of the opening lap and ran away with the next 14 laps en route to victory. He was challenged early by his teammate Kyle Cunningham, of Fort Worth, Texas, but a crash on lap two set Cunningham back several positions.
"That was a long race," said Skinner. "I rode smart and smooth tonight. I tried to find a good line and keep moving forward. Our team swept the podium tonight, so we are really happy.
The AMA Supercross class will be broadcast in HD on CBS Sports tomorrow at Noon and the AMA Supercross Lites class will air on SPEED in HD Saturday April 5 at 6:00 p.m.
AMA Supercross Class Results, Toronto
1. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha
2. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda
3. Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda
4. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda
5. Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha
6. Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., KTM
7. Tim Ferry, Dade City, Fla., Kawasaki
8. Troy Adams, Homosassa, Fla., Honda
9. Charles Summey, Huntersville, N.C., Yamaha
10. Jason Thomas, Melrose, Fla., Honda
AMA Supercross Class Season Standings
1. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha, 262
2. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda, 242
3. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 190
4. Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda, 184
5. Tim Ferry, Largo, Fla., Kawasaki, 151
6. Joshua Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha, 151
7. Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha, 137
8. David Vuillemin, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 123
9. Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., KTM, 110
10. Paul Carpenter, Ithaca, N.Y., Honda, 107
AMA Supercross Lites Class Results, Toronto
1. Shaun Skinner, Stuart, Fla., Honda
2. Matt Boni, Oviedo, Fla., Honda
3. Kyle Cunningham, Fort Worth, Texas, Honda
4. Brady Sheren, Surrey, B.C., Suzuki
5. Kyle Tobin, Climax, Ga., Kawasaki
6. Levi Kilbarger, Logan, Ohio, Honda
7. Nathan Skaggs, Bainbridge, Ohio, Honda
8. Kyle Keylon, Brooksville, Fla., Honda
9. Ryan Lockhart, Spring Hill, NS, KTM
10. Jack Carpenter, Ithaca, N.Y., Honda
Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Season Standings
1. Trey Canard, Elk City, Okla., Honda, 93
2. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 69
3. Ryan Sipes, Vine Grove, Ken., KTM, 67
4. Nico Izzi, Saint Clair., Mich., Suzuki, 54
5. Martin Davalos, Cairo, Ga., KTM, 53
6. Ben Coisy, Manosque, France, Honda, 53
7. Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Honda, 47
8. Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ken., Yamaha, 45
9. Billy Payne, Simi Valley, Calif., Honda, 42
10. Branden Jesseman, New Brighton, Pa., Kawasaki, 39
Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Season Standings
1. Jason Lawrence, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha, 135
2. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 129
3. Austin Stroupe, Corona, Calif., Kawasaki, 113
4. Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 112
5. Tommy Hahn, Alvord, Texas, Kawasaki, 101
6. Dan Reardon, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 95
7. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM, 85
8. Robert Kiniry, LaFayette, N.Y., Kawasaki, 71
9. Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Yamaha, 69
10. Billy Laninovich, Lake Elsinore, Calif., KTM 62
KTM Junior Supercross Challenge
1. Christopher-Jay Da Silva, St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec, KTM
2. Sam Gaynor, Erin, ON, KTM
3. Connor Arsenault, Perth, ON, KTM
4. Mark Law, Cambridge ON, KTM
5. Sam Dooley, Grand Prairie, Alberta, KTM
6. Marco Cannella, Waterdown, ON, KTM
7. Ismael Fortier, Ste-Claire, Quebec, KTM
8. Just Neiser, Waterdown, ON, KTM
9. Jordan Gagnor, St-Valere, Quebec, KTM
10. Morgan Smethurst, Loretto, ON, KTM
11. James DeVlugt, Ailsa Craig, ON, KTM
12. Mitchel Tomasin, Stoney Creek, ON, KTM
13. Tyler Colquhoun, Kitchener, ON, KTM
14. Kyle Potter, Barrie, ON
15. Cole Willis, Nobel, ON, KTM
The next Monster Energy Supercross race takes place at Texas Stadium in Dallas next Saturday, April 5.
For more information on the Monster Energy AMA Supercross an FIM World Championship please log on to www.SupercrossOnline.com. For all media requests, please contact Denny Hartwig dennyhartwig@livenation.com or 630-566-6305.
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