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Yamaha’s Chad Reed, of Dade City,
Fla., raced to his sixth THQ AMA Supercross Series
victory in front of 59,651 fans at the Georgia Dome.
Kawasaki’s James Stewart earned
his third consecutive THQ AMA 125 East Region
Supercross Series race, breaking the all-time
125-class win record (13) previously held by Jeremy
McGrath.
Honda’s Damon Huffman, of
Valencia, Calif., earned the $1,500 Butterfinger
Holeshot Award, leading the field through turn one.
Kawasaki’s Reed made his way into the lead on lap two
and held on for the victory. Windham, who started
mid-pack due to a block pass by Reed, moved into
second place late in the race after passing Yamaha’s
David Vuillemin. Vuillemin fell out of podium position
when Honda rider Mike LaRocco charged through the
field to pass him.
“I was riding for a win
tonight,” said Reed. “I need to get a streak going
here. I know I have a decent points lead, but you can
never have enough. I really liked the track here
tonight and enjoyed the race.”
In the 125 main event, Stewart,
who finished fourth in his heat race, passed the
$1,000 Butterfinger Holeshot Award winner Steve
Boniface on lap one to take the lead. Yamaha’s Josh
Hansen, who finished second last weekend in
Minneapolis, trailed close behind. Stewart pulled away
from the field and Hansen held down second place until
crashing on lap seven.
Suzuki’s Broc Hepler, of
Kittanning, Pa., secured second place late in the race
and earned his second career podium finish. Yamaha’s
Michael Blose, of Phoenix, Ariz., finished third,
marking his first-career podium finish.
“In my heat race, I had a crash
and was forced to play catch up,” said Stewart. “I
heard all of the fans cheering me on, and that was
very inspirational. This is a special race for me
because I broke Jeremy McGrath’s record and to be in
the same level as him is an awesome feeling; that is
why I have a McGrath jersey with me tonight.”
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