US Supercross Series: 15th round St. Louis, MO
By TMX Archives on 21st Apr 08
MDK KTM riders Nick Wey and Justin Brayton made history when they both qualified for the Supercross main event aboard their KTM 450SX-F machines marking the first time two KTM 450's have ever competed in the Supercross main event.
MDK KTM West Lites rider Justin Brayton made his debut on the KTM 450SX-F inHeat #2 with a massive holeshot (number 3 for those counting). He continued tolead the opening lap of his first-ever Supercross race before surrendering thelead to Josh Hill. He stayed in second until lap 7 when he was passed by KevinWindham. He would go on to finish a remarkable 3rd place to qualify into hisfirst Supercross main event.
Wey got a great jump on the start of theSupercross main event but it ended when he found himself in the middle of afirst turn pile up. Brayton managed to avoid the wreckage and came around in 7thon lap 1. Even with Wey's 19th place spot at the end of lap one, he rode hisheart out and passed each rider within his site to finish 11th for the night.This included a last lap, bar-to-bar battle with David Vuillemin for that 11thspot. Brayton had an astonishing ride in his Supercross class debut working ashigh as 6th place which he held until lap 14 when he was passed by DaviMillsaps. Brayton rode consistent and smooth throughout the night and finished asolid 7th overall on his new KTM 450SX-F ride. With this finish, he has theconfidence he needs to return to the West Lites Championship Series next week inSeattle, WA.
Next Event: Round 16, Seattle, WA - April 26, 2008
Results
POS. RIDER MANUFACT. NAT.
1 14 KevinWindham Honda
2 22 Chad Reed Yamaha
3 29 Andrew Short Honda
4 25Nathan Ramsey Yamaha
5 32 Thomas Hahn Kawasaki
6 118 David MillsapsHonda
7 114 Justin Brayton KTM
8 42 Paul Carpenter Honda
9 11Travis Preston Kawasaki
10 37 Jason Thomas Honda
11 27 Nicholas WeyKTM
Standings
POS. RIDER MANUFACT. NAT. POINTS
1 22 Chad Reed Yamaha 318
2 14 Kevin Windham Honda 305
3 118David Millsaps Honda 244
4 29 Andrew Short Honda 241
5 40 Joshua HillYamaha 196
10 27 Nicholas Wey KTM 131