Villopoto Wins in Hometown
5/1/2007
Seattle, WA - After already clinching the Amp'd Mobile AMA Western Region Supercross Lites title, Ryan Villopoto stomped his competition in front of 47,445 hometown fans. Chad Reed on the other hand had a night he'd like to forget as he encountered problems at the start of the main and had to receive mechanical assistance before returning in dead last only to work his way up to sixth by the end of the night..
Chris Gosselaar ripped out of the gate to grab the holeshot in the Lites Main Event and looked to be a contender before fading back to fifth by the end of the night. Josh Hill made his way into the lead on lap two and also looked strong before Villopoto made his way from a poor start and into the lead on lap six. Once out front, Villopoto rode to a relatively easy seventh win of the season. Behind RV, Jason Lawrence and Josh Grant made their way past Hill on lap nine. One lap later, Grant made his way around Lawrence only to go off the track shortly after. From there, Lawrence took over second and Hill grabbed the final podium spot.
When the gate dropped for the Supercross Main Event it was all James Stewart out front. To keep his title hopes alive, Reed needed to beat Stewart in Seattle but a first turn tangle with Ivan Tedesco quickly shot those hopes down. After crossing the line in dead last, Reed was able to charge up to sixth position by the end of the night. Meanwhile, Stewart rode smart and smooth to earn the win and his first AMA Supercross Championship. Davi Millsaps put on his best ride of the year and finished second while Kevin Windham grabbed the final podium spot in third.
Supercross Results
- 7 James M Stewart
- 118 David D Millsaps
- 14 Kevin W Windham
- 15 Timmy M Ferry
- 29 Andrew T Short
- 22 Chad Reed - Parts Unlimited & THOR
- 26 Michael Byrne
- 12 David Vuillemin
- 36 Joshua Summey - Moose Racing
- 40 Jeff Gibson - Moose Racing
Lites Results
- 51 Ryan D Villopoto - Parts Unlimited & THOR
- 338 Jason D Lawrence
- 58 Joshua R Hill - Parts Unlimited & THOR
- 73 Jake T Weimer
- 102 Christopher Gosselaar - Parts Unlimited & THOR
- 138 Michael J Lapaglia
- 34 Troy K Adams
- 344 Dusty Klatt
- 622 Kyle B Cunningham
- 100 Joshua Hansen
Supercross Overall Points
- 360 J. Stewart
- 312 C. Reed - Parts Unlimited & THOR
- 261 T. Ferry
- 220 K. Windham
- 182 D. Vuillemin
- 179 I. Tedesco - Parts Unlimited & THOR
- 178 M. Byrne
- 160 R. Carmichael
- 148 H. Voss
- 135 P. Carpenter - Moose Racing
Lites Overall Points
- 197 R. Villopoto - Parts Unlimited & THOR
- 157 J. Lawrence
- 128 J. Hill - Parts Unlimited & THOR
- 120 J. Weimer
- 111 C. Gosselaar - Parts Unlimited & THOR
- 98 J. Hansen
- 91 J. Grant
- 85 M. Lemoine
- 84 T. Adams
- 77 K. Cunningham