AMA SUPERCROSS – ATLANTA : MILLSAPS & CANARD REDONNENT DES COULEURS À HONDA..!
Georgia’s Own Millsaps Scores First Monster Energy® Supercross Wins of his Career
Rookie Canard Leads Lites Class Wire to Wire
ATLANTA (February 23, 2008) – Red Bull Honda’s Davi Millsaps, of Cairo, Ga., won the first Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, race at the Georgia Dome in front of 67,429 fans. In the first professional Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites race of his career, Torco Fuels Honda’s Trey Cannard, of Elk City, Okla., led all 15 laps of the main event en route to the victory.
Team San Manuel’s Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., jumped out of the gate and won the $1,500 Progressive Holeshot Award with Millsaps and Team San Manuel’s Nathan Ramsey, of Menifee, Calif., following in second and third respectively.
While leading, Reed crashed before the finish line on lap six and re-mounted in 11th place. Millsaps assumed the lead while last week’s winner, Kevin Windham, moved into second place on lap six but was unable to reel in Millsaps. Red Bull Honda’s Andrew Short, of Smithville, Texas, moved into third in the race and finished on the podium.
“I don’t like to take a win like this, but a win is a win,” said Millsaps. “I had a lot of friends and family here tonight, so winning in front of them is huge, especially my first win in this class.”
Canard won the $1,000 Progressive Holeshot Award with KTM’s Ryan Sipes, of Vine Grove, Ken., in tow. Reigning Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites champion, Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., crashed in turn one along with Torco Fuels Honda’s Josh Grant, of Riverside. Both Villopoto and Grant were heavy favorites to win the main event.
On lap six, Villopoto, while working his way through traffic, crashed once again and could not finish the race. On lap seven, KTM’s Martin Davalos, of Cairo, Ga., passed Sipes for second place.
“I do not know what to say right now,” said Cannard. “I have waited my whole life for this, and to get the win means so much to me. “I had a great heat race and was ready for the main.”
Tonight’s AMA Supercross class race will air on CBS Sports tomorrow at Noon (EST). The AMA Supercross Lites class race will air on SPEED Saturday, March 1 at 6:00 p.m.
AMA Supercross Heat race 1 results
Pos. No. Rider name Hometown Bike Lap Sponsors
1 14 Kevin W Windham Centreville, MS Honda CRF450R 8 Torco Racing Fuels / Honda
2 29 Andrew T Short Smithville, TX Honda CRF450R 8 Honda Red Bull Racing
3 40 Joshua R Hill Yoncalla, OR Yamaha YZ450F 8 Yamaha Motor Corp / Bridgestone
4 44 Troy K Adams Homosassa, FL Honda CRF450R 8 Rockstar / Hart & Huntington Tatoo Co / Leo Vince / JST
5 256 Bryan K Johnson Cairo, GA Honda CRF450R 8 DNA Energy Drink / BTO Sports / Rick Case Honda / Fly /
6 24 Charles J Summey Huntersville, NC Yamaha YZ450F 8 Joe Gibbs Racing / Yamaha
7 42 Paul P Carpenter Ithaca, NY Honda CRF450R 8 Atomic Racing / Fox / KYB / Enzo / Deluge Sports Drink / Ice
8 27 Nicholas A Wey Dewitt, MI KTM 450SX 8 MDK KTM
9 39 Ryan D Clark Waddell, AZ Honda CRF450R 8 Teamsolitaire.com / MB1 Susp / Kingdom Cloth / American
10 55 Antonio Balbi Riverside, CA Honda CRF450R 8 Hooters / Tamer Billet / Moto XXX / Cumberland / Amer Hon
11 11 Travis A Preston Hesperia, CA Kawasaki KX450F 8 Monster Energy Kawasaki
12 323 James M Povolny Jeffersonville, IN Kawasaki KX450F 8 SF Performance / Panicrevmx.xom / Medsker Racing Buddy
13 25 Nathan Ramsey Menifee, CA Yamaha YZ450F 7 San Manuel Band of Mission Indians / Yamaha / Fusion
14 917 Eric Sorby Lake Elsinore, CA Honda CRF450R 7 Hooters / Tamer Billet / Moto XXX / Cumberland / Amer Hon
15 136 Barry Carsten Bayville, NJ Suzuki RM-Z450 7 MDKMotorsports / WonderWarthogRacing / Bromley / FMF /
16 150 Scott Metz Brookville, IN Yamaha YZ450F 7
AMA Supercross Heat race 2 results
Pos. No. Rider name Hometown Bike Lap Sponsors
1 22 Chad Reed Tampa, FL Yamaha YZ450F 8 San Manuel Band of Mission Indians / Yamaha / Fusion
2 118 David D Millsaps Tallahassee, FL Honda CRF450R 8 Honda Red Bull Racing
3 15 Timmy M Ferry Largo, FL Kawasaki KX450F 8 Monster Energy Kawasaki
4 37 Jason W Thomas Melrose, FL Honda CRF450R 8 DNA Energy Drink / BTO Sports / Rick Case Honda / Fly /
5 12 David Vuillemin Murrieta, CA Suzuki RM-Z450 8 Rockstar / Makita Suzuki / Bridgestone / Alpinestars / Suz
6 43 Jeff Gibson Blacklick, OH Kawasaki KX450F 8 Kawasaki / Cernics / Shift / Pirelli / Athena / Silkolene / TCX /
7 100 Joshua Hansen Murrieta, CA Yamaha YZ450F 8 Joe Gibbs Yamaha
8 53 Cole T Siebler Emmett, ID Honda CRF450R 8 Rockstar / Hart & Huntington Tatoo Co / Leo Vince / JST
9 66 Jacob Marsack Berlin, MI Honda CRF450R 8 Bad Boy Power Drinks / RWR / Full Travel Innovations /
10 13 Heath D Voss Mico, TX Honda CRF450R 8 MDKMotosports / AirForce / Mastercraft / WWR / NoFear /
11 102 Christopher Gosselaar Spring Valley Lake, CA Honda CRF450R 8 MB2 / WonderWarthogRacing / TroyLeeDesigns / Procircuit /
12 709 Tyler Bright Lexington, NC Honda CRF450R 8
13 63 Dusty Klatt Riverside, CA Kawasaki KX450F 8 Kawasaki / Cernics / Shift / Pirelli / Athena / Silkolene / TCX /
14 921 Manuel Rivas Ceuti Murcia, Kawasaki KX450F 7 MDKMotosports / Kawasaki / WWR / Mastercraft /
15 84 Christopher R Whitcraft Pickerington, OH Kawasaki KX450F 7
16 930 Tom Parsons Citra, FL Honda CRF450R 6
AMA Supercross Last Chance Qualifier results
Pos. No. Rider name Hometown Bike Lap Sponsors
1 13 Heath D Voss Mico, TX Honda CRF450R 6 MDKMotosports / AirForce / Mastercraft / WWR / NoFear /
2 25 Nathan Ramsey Menifee, CA Yamaha YZ450F 6 San Manuel Band of Mission Indians / Yamaha / Fusion
3 102 Christopher Gosselaar Spring Valley Lake, CA Honda CRF450R 6 MB2 / WonderWarthogRacing / TroyLeeDesigns / Procircuit /
4 63 Dusty Klatt Riverside, CA Kawasaki KX450F 6 Kawasaki / Cernics / Shift / Pirelli / Athena / Silkolene / TCX /
5 11 Travis A Preston Hesperia, CA Kawasaki KX450F 6 Monster Energy Kawasaki
6 917 Eric Sorby Lake Elsinore, CA Honda CRF450R 6 Hooters / Tamer Billet / Moto XXX / Cumberland / Amer Hon
7 323 James M Povolny Jeffersonville, IN Kawasaki KX450F 6 SF Performance / Panicrevmx.xom / Medsker Racing Buddy
8 84 Christopher R Whitcraft Pickerington, OH Kawasaki KX450F 6
9 136 Barry Carsten Bayville, NJ Suzuki RM-Z450 6 MDKMotorsports / WonderWarthogRacing / Bromley / FMF /
10 55 Antonio Balbi Riverside, CA Honda CRF450R 6 Hooters / Tamer Billet / Moto XXX / Cumberland / Amer Hon
11 150 Scott Metz Brookville, IN Yamaha YZ450F 6
12 930 Tom Parsons Citra, FL Honda CRF450R 5
13 709 Tyler Bright Lexington, NC Honda CRF450R 5
14 921 Manuel Rivas Ceuti Murcia, Kawasaki KX450F 0-DNF MDKMotosports / Kawasaki / WWR / Mastercraft /
AMA Supercross Class Results, Atlanta
1 Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda
2 Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda
3 Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda
4 Tim Ferry, Largo, Fla., Kawasaki
5 Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha
6 Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha
7 Charles Summey, Huntersville, N.C., Yamaha
8 Paul Carpenter, Ithaca, N.Y., Honda
9 David Vuillemin, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki
10 Jason Thomas, Melrose, Fla., Honda
AMA Supercross Class Season Standings
1 Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha, 184
2 Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda, 159
3 Tim Ferry, Largo, Fla., Kawasaki, 137
4 Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda, 123
5 Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 121
6 Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha, 101
7 Joshua Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha, 84
8 Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., KTM, 84
9 David Vuillemin, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 72
10 Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., Suzuki, 69
AMA Supercross Lites Heat race 1 results
Pos. No. Rider name Hometown Bike Lap Sponsors
1 48 Trey G Canard Elk City, OK Honda CRF250R 6 Torco Racing Fuels / Honda
2 57 Ryan Sipes Vine Grove, KY KTM 250SXF 6 MDK / KTM / Kalgard / Pro Taper / FMF
3 577 Martin Davalos Cairo, GA KTM 250SXF 6 MDK KTM
4 178 Phillip J Nicoletti Cochecton, NY Kawasaki KX250F 6 Motosport / Xtreme / Kawasaki / Moose / Pro Circuit / One /
5 116 Ryan Morais Murrieta, CA Yamaha YZ250F 6 Yamaha Motor Corp / Boost Mobile / FMF / Dasa / CP /
6 391 Tyler T Bowers Danville, KY Yamaha YZ250F 6 Yamaha Motor Corp / Boost Mobile / FMF / Dasa / CP /
7 2 Ryan D Villopoto Poulsbo, WA Kawasaki KX250F 6 Monster Energy / Pro Circuit / Kawasaki
8 95 Kyle Partridge Menifee, CA Honda CRF250R 6 Teamsolitaire.com / MB1 Susp / Kingdom Cloth / American
9 270 Nathan H Skaggs Bainbridge, OH Honda CRF250R 6 SpineChillerRacing.com / UFO / Fly / Dunlop / EVS /
10 97 Tyson D Hadsell Hudson, FL Honda CRF250R 6 MDKMotosports / WonderWarthogRacing /
11 596 Zach T Ames Prospect, OH Honda CRF250R 6
12 597 Mitchell S Dougherty Whitesboro, NY Honda CRF250R 6 Hoters / Perfex Corp / Moto XXX / Tamer / Cumberland /
13 71 Kyle D Keylon Brooksville, FL Honda CRF250R 6 DNA Energy Drink / BTO Sports / Rick Case Honda / Fly /
14 521 Kyle M Gills Wiggins, MS Kawasaki KX250F 6 Pro Flow Kawasaki / Suncoast / Fly / Vortex
15 70 Ryan Mills Clintondale, NY Honda CRF250R 6 MDKMotosports / WonderWarthogRacing / MDKSpeed /
16 383 Robert R Fitch Sheridan, CO Yamaha YZ250F 6 Big Entertaiment / Race Day Perf / Coyote Motorsports /
17 79 Justin M Sipes Vine Grove, KY Suzuki RM-Z250 6 Suzuki City / OTSFF / Rockstar / Alpinestars / Pirelli /
18 702 Jimmy Albertson Ozark, MO Suzuki RM-Z250 5
19 552 Fred D Karrle Hobart, IN Suzuki RM-Z250 5
20 404 Tyler D Medaglia Kemptville, ON Suzuki RM-Z250 2
AMA Supercross Lites Heat race 2 results
Pos. No. Rider name Hometown Bike Lap Sponsors
1 341 Nico A Izzi Saint Clair, MI Suzuki RM-Z250 6 Rockstar / Makita Suzuki / Bridgestone / Alpinestars /
2 20 Joshua M Grant Riverside, CA Honda CRF250R 6 Torco Racing Fuels / Honda
3 77 Branden L Jesseman New Brighton, PA Kawasaki KX250F 6 Monster Energy / Pro Circuit / Kawasaki
4 82 Jake Moss Australia, Yamaha YZ250F 6 Yamaha Motor Corp / Toyota / Fly / FMF / North County /
5 36 Kyle P Chisholm Seminole, FL Kawasaki KX250F 6 Motosport / Xtreme / Kawasaki / Moose / Pro Circuit / One /
6 321 Chad E Ward Cleveland, AL Kawasaki KX250F 6 Pro Source Cycle Ft Payne AL / Fastlap Susp / Loco MX /
7 109 Matt Boni Geneva, FL Honda CRF250R 6 DNA Energy Drink / BTO Sports / Rick Case Honda / Fly /
8 195 Billy R Payne Simi Valley, CA Honda CRF250R 6 SVM / MDK / Bud Select / Factory Connection / Pirelli / Shift
9 412 Levi W Kilbarger Logan, OH Honda CRF250R 6 Cernics / MSR / Smith / Cycra / Gabriel Logan / One /
10 779 Augie L Lieber Loxahatchee, FL Kawasaki KX250F 6 Motorsport Fox Kawasaki / AXO / Wiseco / Sunstar / Big
11 75 Ricky L Renner Mulberry, FL Kawasaki KX250F 6 Chaplin Kawasaki / Titan MX Graphics / Shift / Pirelli /
12 191 Roberto Castro Columbiana, AL Kawasaki KX250F 6 Team R&F Racing / Bookoo Energy Drinks / Pro Flow
13 627 Leighton T Lillie Lewiston, ID Honda CRF250R 6
14 156 William A Browning Rushville, OH Suzuki RM-Z250 6 Suzuki City / OTSFF / Rockstar / Alpinestars / Braking /
15 786 Danny J Smith Fountain Inn, SC Honda CRF250 5 Makson Plumbing and Construction / BDR Racing / Blazer
16 979 Ben Coisy Manosque, Honda CRF250R 5 Honda Red Bull Racing
17 89 Robert A Marshall Stow, MA Kawasaki KX250F 2 Chaplin Kawasaki / Titan MX Graphics / Shift / Pirelli /
18 157 Sean L Hackley Ovilla, TX Suzuki RM-Z250 2 MD Racing / Pro Grip / Airoh / TCX / Vortex / Dunlop / FX
19 129 Vernon A Mckiddie Huffman, TX Honda CRF250R 1 Hooters / Tamer Billet / Moto XXX / Cumberland / Amer Hon
20 41 Matthew C Goerke Lake Helen, FL KTM 250SXF 0-DNF MDK / KTM / Kalgard / FMF / Pro Taper
AMA Supercross Lites Last Chance Qualifier results
Pos. No. Rider name Hometown Bike Lap Sponsors
1 979 Ben Coisy Manosque, Honda CRF250R 4 Honda Red Bull Racing
2 75 Ricky L Renner Mulberry, FL Kawasaki KX250F 4 Chaplin Kawasaki / Titan MX Graphics / Shift / Pirelli /
3 70 Ryan Mills Clintondale, NY Honda CRF250R 4 MDKMotosports / WonderWarthogRacing / MDKSpeed /
4 702 Jimmy Albertson Ozark, MO Suzuki RM-Z250 4
5 79 Justin M Sipes Vine Grove, KY Suzuki RM-Z250 4 Suzuki City / OTSFF / Rockstar / Alpinestars / Pirelli /
6 156 William A Browning Rushville, OH Suzuki RM-Z250 4 Suzuki City / OTSFF / Rockstar / Alpinestars /
7 597 Mitchell S Dougherty Whitesboro, NY Honda CRF250R 4 Hoters / Perfex Corp / Moto XXX / Tamer / Cumberland /
8 97 Tyson D Hadsell Hudson, FL Honda CRF250R 4 MDKMotosports / WonderWarthogRacing /
9 129 Vernon A Mckiddie Huffman, TX Honda CRF250R 4 Hooters / Tamer Billet / Moto XXX / Cumberland / Amer Hon
10 779 Augie L Lieber Loxahatchee, FL Kawasaki KX250F 4 Motorsport Fox Kawasaki / AXO / Wiseco / Sunstar / Big
11 404 Tyler D Medaglia Kemptville, ON Suzuki RM-Z250 4
12 596 Zach T Ames Prospect, OH Honda CRF250R 4
13 89 Robert A Marshall Stow, MA Kawasaki KX250F 4 Chaplin Kawasaki / Titan MX Graphics / Shift / Pirelli /
14 191 Roberto Castro Columbiana, AL Kawasaki KX250F 4 Team R&F Racing / Bookoo Energy Drinks / Pro Flow
15 627 Leighton T Lillie Lewiston, ID Honda CRF250R 4
16 786 Danny J Smith Fountain Inn, SC Honda CRF250 3 Makson Plumbing and Construction / BDR Racing / Blazer
17 383 Robert R Fitch Sheridan, CO Yamaha YZ250F 3 Big Entertaiment / Race Day Perf / Coyote Motorsports /
18 521 Kyle M Gills Wiggins, MS Kawasaki KX250F 3 Pro Flow Kawasaki / Suncoast / Fly / Vortex
19 552 Fred D Karrle Hobart, IN Suzuki RM-Z250 2
20 71 Kyle D Keylon Brooksville, FL Honda CRF250R 1 DNA Energy Drink / BTO Sports / Rick Case Honda / Fly /
21 41 Matthew C Goerke Lake Helen, FL KTM 250SXF 0-DNF MDK / KTM / Kalgard / FMF / Pro Taper
22 157 Sean L Hackley Ovilla, TX Suzuki RM-Z250 0-DNS MD Racing / Pro Grip / Airoh / TCX / Vortex /
Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Results, Atlanta
1 Trey Cannard, Elk City, Okla., Honda
2 Martin Davalos, Cairo, Ga., KTM
3 Ryan Sipes, Vine Grove, Ken., KTM
4 Jake Moss, Australia., Yamaha
5 Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ken., Yamaha
6 Branden Jesseman, New Brighton, Pa., Kawasaki
7 Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Honda
8 Nico Izzi, Saint Clair., Mich., Suzuki
9 Kyle Chisholm, Seminole, Fla., Kawasaki
10 Ben Coisy, Manosque, France, Honda
Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Season Standings
1 Trey Cannard, Elk City, Okla., Honda, 25
2 Martin Davalos, Cairo, Ga., KTM, 22
3 Ryan Sipes, Vine Grove, Ken., KTM, 20
4 Jake Moss, Australia., Yamaha, 18
5 Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ken., Yamaha, 16
6 Branden Jesseman, New Brighton, Pa., Kawasaki, 15
7 Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Honda, 14
8 Nico Izzi, Saint Clair., Mich., Suzuki, 13
9 Kyle Chisholm, Seminole, Fla., Kawasaki, 12
10 Ben Coisy, Manosque, France, Honda, 11
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 Joshua Williams, Bonner Springs, Kan., KTM
2 Logan Stokes, Greer, S.C., KTM
3 Christopher Venditti, Fort Mill., S.C., KTM
4 Tyler Lang, Port Richey, Fla., KTM
5 Noah Aronson, Chattanooga, Tenn., KTM
6 Zachary Goddard, Buffalo, W.V., KTM
7 Cody Cook, Whigham, Ga., KTM
8 McCoy Brough, Kaysville, Utah, KTM
9 Dylan Lodge, Chesapeake, Va., KTM
10 Dalton DeLara, Maryville, Tenn., KTM
11 Jake Hurd, Rome, Ga., KTM
12 Wyatt Duke, Fort Supply, Okla., KTM
13 Alexandria Ennis, Centerville, Ga., KTM
Racing takes place next Saturday, March 1 at Indianapolis’ RCA Dome.
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