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Honda rider Kevin Windham, of
Centerville, Miss., won his second THQ AMA Supercross
Series race in front of a sold out (45,050 fans)
Edison International Field in Anaheim, Calif.
Kawasaki’s Ivan Tedesco, of Murrieta, Calif., won his
fifth consecutive THQ AMA Supercross Series 125
Western Regional championship race.
Series points leader Chad Reed, of
Dade City, Fla., moved into the early lead, earning
the $1,500 Butterfinger Holeshot Award over Windham.
On lap five, four passes took place between Reed and
Windham with Reed holding the number-one position
until lap 14, when Reed went inside of Windham and
crashed. Between lap five and 14, an additional 11
passes were made between Windham and Reed. The crash
sent Reed to third place, allowing LaRocco to move
into second place. With two and a half laps to go,
Reed re-passed LaRocco and finished second.
“I heard during the week that no
rider has ever won all three races at Anaheim, so I
wanted to be the one who stopped the streak,” said
Windham. “That was a great race, and it’s inevitable
that the whole season is going to be racing like this.
The way my bike worked through the whoops really
helped me.”
Kawasaki’s Stephane Roncada, of
Lake Elsinore, Calif., won the $1,000 Butterfinger
Holeshot Award as he edged teammate Tedesco through
the apex of the first turn. Tedesco trailed Roncada
for the first 10 laps before making the move into the
lead on lap 11. Travis Preston, of Hesperia, Calif.,
moved his Honda past Roncada to secure second place.
“It seems like each week gets
harder to win the race,” said Tedesco. “I was glad I
passed Stephan (Roncada) when I did because Travis
(Preston) was catching up fast
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