It was a Raptor Titanium rider domination on Saturday night as Justin Barcia took yet another blistering holeshot followed closely by Ken Roczen and Justin Bogle. With clear track ahead of him, Barcia was able to open up a three second lead within the first three laps. Roczen began to lose ground on Barcia as the experienced Geico Honda rider edge out a lead on him, with Bogle began pressuring the Raptor Titanium and KTM Red Bull USA rider for the number two position.
Further back, Raptor Titanium and Motoconcepts sponsored rider Jake Canada was having his best ride of the season, and possibly of his career, while running in fourth ahead of Blake Wharton and Darryn Durham. As the laps wore on, Wharton was slowly able to close on Canada and by lap 11, made the pass to take over fourth place.
Back out front, Barcia continued to extend his lead and by the last lap had an eight second lead on Roczen. Bogle continued to pressure Roczen until the last lap, when the Honda rider made a mistake just before the step-over jump, falling in the tight right hander. Upon trying to remount, he dropped his bike again, getting passed by Wharton in the process before getting going again. At the finish Justin Barcia took his third win in a row. Roczen, Wharton, Durham, and Bogle completed the top five.
250 Lites East Results
1. J. Barcia HON
2. K. Roczen KTM
3. B. Wharton SUZ
4. D. Durham KAW
5. J. Bogle HON
6. J. Canada HON
7. M. Stewart KTM
8. K. Cunningham YAM
9. B. Baggett KAW
10. A. Martin HON
11. M. Lemoine KAW
12. H. Hewitt SUZ
13. C. Thompson HON
14. A. Catanzaro KTM
15. J. Gibson HON
16. A. Politelli HON
17. P. Larsen KTM
18. B. Ripple HON
19. P. Nicoletti HON
20. T. Bowers KAW
2012 AMA Supercross, St Louis - Supercross Class Main Event
JGR Yamaha's Davi Millsaps grabbed the holeshot just ahead of Geico Honda and Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Kevin Windham, Justin Brayton, and Ryan Villopoto. On the opening lap, just before the first triple, James Stewart went down, dropping all the way to last place.
Millsaps was able to hold Villopoto off for the first two laps before succumbing to the defending champ's speed. Behind Millsaps were Brayton and Ryan Dungey, who had worked his way up from a mid-pack start.
Again in the battle for second Brayton and Dungey both managed to make their way around Millsaps just before the step over jump. Brayton put in some excellent laps, but Dungey seemed to have a bit more speed in certain sections of the track. Soon enough, Millsaps had dropped several positions, being displace by Windham as well and was suddenly being pressured by his own teammate, Stewart who had worked his way into sixth place. In the closing laps, Stewart was finally able to make the pass on Millsaps, moving up to fifth place.
Out front, Villopoto slowed significantly in the closing laps, allowing Dungey to get well within striking distance had Villopoto made a mistake. But the mistake never came, and Villopoto took his fifth win of the season. Dungey finished a close second, with Brayton, Windham, and Stewart rounding out the top five. Barring any disastrous results or injuries, it's now a two-horse race between Dungey and Villopoto for the Supercross title in 2012. Good luck to Dungey on Raptor Titanium footpegs!
Raptor Titanium and KTM Red Bull USA's Marvin Musquin also put in an astonishing 9th place in his first ever Supercross Main Event start aboard the 350SX-F KTM.
Supercross Results
1. R. Villopoto KAW
2. R. Dungey KTM
3. J. Brayton HON
4. K. Windham HON
5. J. Stewart YAM
6. D. Millsaps YAM
7. J. Weimer KAW
8. B. Metcalfe SUZ
9. M. Musquin KTM
10. N. Wey KAW
11. B. Tickle KAW
12. M. Goerke SUZ
13. M. Alessi SUZ
14. R. Kiniry YAM
15. J. Sipes KAW
16. K. Chisholm KAW
17. G. Faith HON
18. J. Albertson SUZ
19. C. Seely HON
20. J. Hansen KAW
Standings after St Louis, Round 9
250 Lites East
J. Barcia 75
Ken Roczen 57
D. Durham 56
B. Wharton 56
Justin Bogle 43
Jake Canada 41
Blake Baggett 40
Hunter Hewitt 31
M. Stewart 29
K. Cunningham 28
PJ Larsen 26
Alex Martin 21
Lance Vincent 21
Cole Thompson 20
Matt Lemoine 20
P. Nicoletti 18
A. Politelli 15
Les Smith 12
Shane Sewell 11
Catanzaro,Pellegrini 7
Supercross Class
Ryan Villopoto 205
Ryan Dungey 192
James Stewart 152
Chad Reed 128
Kevin Windham 123
Jake Weimer 120
Justin Brayton 116
Brett Metcalfe 113
Davi Millsaps 109
Mike Alessi 98
Josh Hansen 87
Kyle Chisholm 82
Broc Tickle 69
Nick Wey 66
Andrew Short 59
Robert Kiniry 31
Kyle Partridge 29
Matt Goerke 26
Weston Peick 25
Ivan Tedesco 21
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