More than 50,000 spectators cheered as hometown hero Ryan Villopoto (Suzuki) won his first ever AMS Supercross final.
Points leader Chad Reed (Suzuki) did not enjoy himself as much as Villopoto, after falling at the start of the final and spending the rest of the race slicing through back markers, and reaching seventh place at the end. Reed also dropped to second place behind arch rival James Stewart in the season championship, with only two races to go.
To add to the drama, James Stewart also had a bad start in the final, and fought his way back up to 2nd at the chequered. This turned out to be a good deal for Stewart as he got past Reed in the season championship, and will take a three point lead into the last two events of the season.
AMA Supercross Seattle Results
1 Ryan Villopoto
2 James Stewart
3 Davey Millsaps
4 Mike Alessi
5 Andrew Short
6 Josh Grant
.......
AMA Supercross 2009 Championship Points (After 15 of 17 races)
1 J. Stewart 332
2 C. Reed 329
3 A. Short 241
4 J. Grant 208
5 K. Windham 204
6 M. Alessi 203
7 I. Tedesco 199
8 R. Villopoto 190
9 D. Millsaps 188
10 J. Hill 146
photo:Philippe Champoux
Points leader Chad Reed (Suzuki) did not enjoy himself as much as Villopoto, after falling at the start of the final and spending the rest of the race slicing through back markers, and reaching seventh place at the end. Reed also dropped to second place behind arch rival James Stewart in the season championship, with only two races to go.
To add to the drama, James Stewart also had a bad start in the final, and fought his way back up to 2nd at the chequered. This turned out to be a good deal for Stewart as he got past Reed in the season championship, and will take a three point lead into the last two events of the season.
AMA Supercross Seattle Results
1 Ryan Villopoto
2 James Stewart
3 Davey Millsaps
4 Mike Alessi
5 Andrew Short
6 Josh Grant
.......
AMA Supercross 2009 Championship Points (After 15 of 17 races)
1 J. Stewart 332
2 C. Reed 329
3 A. Short 241
4 J. Grant 208
5 K. Windham 204
6 M. Alessi 203
7 I. Tedesco 199
8 R. Villopoto 190
9 D. Millsaps 188
10 J. Hill 146
photo:Philippe Champoux