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Yamaha’s Chad Reed, of
Dade City, Fla., won his 10th THQ AMA Supercross
Series race at Texas Stadium in front of 41,276
fans. Kawasaki’s Ivan Tedesco, of Murrieta, Calif.,
clinched the AMA THQ 125 Western Region Supercross
Series championship.
In the 250 class, Kevin
Windham, of Centerville, Miss., placed his Honda in
front of the pack through turn one, earning the $1,500
Butterfinger Holeshot Award in front of Reed and
Honda’s Mike LaRocco.
Reed passed Windham on
lap three and held on for his 10th win of the season.
On lap four, Yamaha’s David Vuillemin, of Murrieta,
Calif., passed LaRocco, of Murrieta, Calif., but was
re-passed by LaRocco late in the race. Windham was
second and LaRocco was third.
“The lappers were
tough tonight,” said Reed. “It takes 20 solid laps
to win these races, and that is what I did tonight. I
raced hard every lap and came away with another win.
This has been a great season for me.”
Honda’s Nathan Ramsey
won the $1,000 Butterfinger Holeshot Award in the 125
class with Tedesco in second through turn one.
On lap two, Tedesco and
Ramsey swapped positions three times before Tedesco
pulled away with the lead. The next lap, Tedesco’s
teammate, Stephane Roncada, traded places with Ramsey,
allowing Tedesco to extend his lead.
The win marked
Tedesco’s sixth win of the season. Ramsey finished
second and Honda’s Greg Schnell finished third.
“This season I worked
hard on winning races and not the championship,”
said Tedesco. “I have been waiting my whole life for
this championship, and it feels so great to finally
accomplish this goal.” |
