Monster Energy Supercross Results: St. Louis
Sunday 03 March: Ryan Villopoto picks up win #4 at St. Louis and Will Hahn moves Into 250SX class points lead with a pivotal win.
St. Louis – a record 60,178 fans at the Edward Jones Dome watched
Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto win his fourth Monster Energy
AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, race.
Motoconcepts’ Mike Alessi jumped out to an early lead, winning the Nuclear Cowboyz Holeshot
Award. Team Muscle Milk Honda’s Justin Barcia tucked into the
number-two position on the opening lap with Yoshimura Suzuki’s James
Stewart in third. Championship points leader Davi Millsaps started in
eighth place.
On
Lap 1, Stewart moved into second place and advanced to the lead a few
turns later as Villopoto assumed fourth. The race was stopped due to a
red flag on lap three, and the field had to be re-started. Stewart,
Barcia and Reed held down the top three positions after the re-start,
and on Lap 5, Villopoto moved around Reed for third.
Villopoto
continued his charge, passing Barcia for second place. During Laps 9-11
Stewart and Villopoto traded places several times, and Villopoto
successfully moved into the leader position. After passing Stewart for
second place on Lap 13, Barcia made a mistake a lost several spots. This
allowed TwoTwo Motorsports’ Chad Reed to move into third place. Stewart
finished second and Reed finished third.
Rockstar
Energy Racing’s Millsaps holds a 12-point lead over Villopoto in season
standings and Red Bull KTM’s Ryan Dungey is in third.
"That
was a good race for us, we’re slowly getting better out here,” said
Stewart. "Villopoto caught me by surprise on the pass, but I was still
able to keep it together and hold the second place spot. It was one heck
of a race tonight. That’s what it’s about.”
"It
was a crazy night out there,” said Villopoto. "I made a costly mistake
on the first start, so I knew my work was cut out for me. I was able to
make things happen on the second start and get out in front after some
wild racing. It’s coming down to crunch time and we were all able to
make it happen tonight.”
450SX Class Results: St. Louis
- Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki
- James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki
- Chad Reed, Australia, Honda
- Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM
- Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda
- Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki
- Mike Alessi, Hilliard, Fla., Suzuki
- Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda
- Justin Brayton, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Yamaha
- Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM
450SX Class Season Standings
- Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 189
- Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 177
- Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM, 166
- Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda, 148
- Chad Reed, Australia, Honda, 147
- Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda, 132
- James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki, 122
- Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM, 113
- Justin Brayton, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Yamaha, 103
- Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki, 87
Eastern Regional 250SX Class Championship
For the second
consecutive race in the Eastern Regionals, GEICO
Honda’s Wil Hahn was victorious, and he is now the new points leader. After winning the Nuclear Cowboyz Holeshot
Award, Hahn led Rockstar Energy Racing’s Blake Wharton, who moved into
second place on Lap 1, and Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Dean
Wilson, who moved into third place on Lap 3.
After
a mid-pack start, Wilson continued his charge past Wharton on Lap 7 to
secure the number-two position. On Lap 9, Wilson was 1.5 seconds behind
Hahn, patiently waiting to make his move. The two traded positions on
Lap 12, but Hahn quickly regained the lead and rode to the second win of
his career. Wilson finished second and Wharton finished third.
"It
was a tough race,” said Wilson. "I didn’t make things easy on myself
tonight with that bad start. I passed him [Hahn] once, but it wasn’t
good enough.”
"That
wasn’t an easy race,” said Hahn. "It was a tight race tonight with
Blake [Wharton] pressuring me early and Dean [Wilson] came on strong
late in the race. Tonight was awesome, and my family was here tonight to
enjoy this with me.”
Hahn has a one-point lead over Wilson in season standings and Wharton is in third.
Racing resumes next weekend at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Eastern Regional 250SX Class Results: St. Louis
- Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda
- Dean Wilson, Scotland, Kawasaki
- Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Suzuki
- Marvin Musquin, France, KTM
- Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha
- Vince Friese, Cape Girardeau, Mo., Honda
- James Decotis, Peabody, Mass., Honda
- Cole Thompson, Brigden, Canada, Honda
- Zach Bell, Cairo, Ga., Honda
- Peter Larsen, Menifee, Calif., Honda,
Eastern Regional 250SX Class Season Standings
- Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda, 70
- Dean Wilson, Scotland, Kawasaki, 69
- Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Suzuki, 60
- Marvin Musquin, France, KTM, 53
- Vince Friese, Cape Girardeau, Mo., Honda, 39
- Gavin Faith, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Honda, 38
- Justin Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Kawasaki, 36
- James Decotis, Peabody, Mass., Honda, 34
- Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha, 32
- Kyle Peters, Greensboro, NC, Honda, 31
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