Dungey's Dome comforts
By TMX Archives on 21st Apr 10
ALMOST 60,000 fans piled into the Edward Jones Dome, St Louis, to witness series leader Ryan Dungey and Kawasaki rider Ryan Villopoto resume their battle for the World AMA and Monster Energy Supercross title. And it was action all the way as Dungey secured his fifth race win after struggling with the tricky track conditions whilst Villopoto suffered a heavy crash and was unable to continue. Meanwhile, in the Supercross East Lites class, British ex-pat, Dean Wilson returned from a spell on the sidelines following immigration problems to secure a career best in the second.
As the gate dropped for the main event it was Kawasaki's Nick Wey who shot into the first turn to claim the Spike Holeshot award as Dungey and Davi Millsaps followed in second and third.
Dungey wasted no time in piling on the pressure, and by lap two had moved to the front as Villopoto was climbing the ranks to sit in second. The pair then headed off to play cat and mouse, both riders giving 100 per cent. However, on lap nine Villopoto saw his chance to move past Dungey but unfortunately the pair collided, sending them both to ground.
AMA & WORLD SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Rd 14 – Edward Jones Dome, St Louis, USA
SUPERCROSS CLASS: 1 Ryan Dungey (Suz), 2 Kevin Windham (Hon), 3 Andrew Short (Hon), 4 Nick Wey (Kaw), 5 Chad Reed (AUS - Kaw), 6 Justin Brayton (Yam), 7 Michael Byrne (AUS - Kaw), 8 Kyle Chisholm (Yam), 9 Davi Millsaps (Hon), 10 Thomas Hahn (Suz), 11 Jason Lawrence (Yam), 12 Justin Keeney (Kaw), 13 Josh Hill (Yam), 14 Chris Blose (Hon), 15 Matt Boni (Hon), 16 Jason Thomas (Suz), 17 Ivan Tedesco (Yam), 18 Manuel Rivas (E - Kaw), 19 Jeff Gibson (Yam), 20 Ryan Villopoto (Kaw).
SERIES STANDINGS after 14 (of 17) rounds: 1 Dungey 302 points, 2 Villopoto 266, 3 Hill 225, 4 Windham 223, 5 Millsaps 215, 6 Brayton 191, 7 Tedesco 183, 8 Wey 159, 9 Hahn 139, 10 Chisholm 136, 11 Byrne 131, 12 Canard 103, 13 Short 102, 14 Blose 95, 15 Thomas 69, 16 Langston 67, 17 Boni 57, 18 Lawrence 53, 19 Stewart 51, 20 Reed 38,...
SUPERCROSS LITES (East): 1 Justin Barcia (Hon), 2 Dean WILSON (GB - Kaw), 3 Brett Metcalfe (AUS - Hon), 4 Martin Davalos (Yam), 5 Blake Baggett (Suz), 6 Kyle Cunningham (Hon), 7 Michael Willard (Hon), 8 Matthew Lemoine (Suz), 9 Steven CLARK (GB - Suz), 10 Kyle Keylon (Suz), 11 Vince Friese (Yam), 12 Adam CHATFIELD (GB - Kaw), 13 James Decotis (Hon), 14 Jason Hussey (Kaw), 15 Les Smith (Yam), 16 Tevin Tapia (KTM), 17 Sean Lipanovich (Hon), 18 Levi Kilbarger (Hon), 19 Justin Sipes (Kaw), 20 Christophe Pourcel (F - Kaw).
FINAL SERIES STANDINGS after 8 rounds: 1 Christophe Pourcel 160 points (CHAMPION), 2 Justin Barcia 147, 3 Brett Metcalfe 133, 4 Stroupe 126, 5 Baggett 118, 6 WILSON 105, 7 Ryan Sipes 91, 8 Davalos 83, 9 Cunningham 81, 10 Willard 66, 11 Lemoine 61, 12 Decotis 59, 13 Adams 58, 14 Friese 54, 15 CHATFIELD 47, 16 CLARK 46, 17 Izzi 41, 18 Futrell 41, 19 Kilbarger 37, 20 Moss 33,...
NEXT ROUND: April 24 – Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington, USA.
FOR FULL STORY SEE T+MX NEWS, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2010
With arch rival Villopoto sidelined, Ryan Dungey (5) strengthened his grip at the top of the 2010 series standings.