D CHAMPIONSHIP
Dungey ( 5) focused on getting a good start in the main and it paid off.
was having a rough go after running into the back of Davi Millsaps
on the first lap. The defending
champ was nearly last when he
got going again but was shredding the course on his way back
to the front. With the laps winding down, Villopoto caught up to
Windham, who had put in a great
race to that point on his GEICO
Powersports Honda. The Mississippi rider looked like he might
just hold on for the final podium
spot, but then Villopoto made a
final push to slip by with less than
half a lap to go.
Chad Reed, who was second
at Anaheim, finished fifth after
BRIEFLY...
has spent the winter testing at the
Joe Gibbs Racing MX facility in
North Carolina.
Cole Seely and Ryan Villopoto
held the two red plate number
plates for the Phoenix race, which
signifies the series points leader
in each class, however, Tyla Rattray will be running a red plate for
Dodger Stadium after taking over
the points lead in the Lites division, while Ryan Dungey will run
it in the 450 class. Villopoto and
Dungey are tied in the 450 standings, but the red plate goes to the
latest winner.
end of the lap. From there, Dungey ticked off the laps that were
consistently in the low to mid 52s
until the final few laps when he
dropped into the 53-range. Only
Villopoto had a lower lap time all
night.
At the finish, Dungey was six
seconds ahead of Weimer who
was having the ride of this life.
Villopoto, on the other hand,
