Reed Wins Seventh AMA Supercross Race in Toronto

Skinner Scores his First AMA Supercross Lites Win

TORONTO (March 29, 2008) – Team San Manuel Yamaha’s Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., won his seventh Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship race of the season before 36,888 fans at Rogers Centre, marking his second consecutive race win in Toronto. Honda’s Shaun Skinner, of Stuart, Fla., won the first AMA Supercross Lites class main event of his career.

Reed won the $1,500 Progressive Holeshot Award with Yamaha’s Josh Hill, of Yoncalla, Ore., Honda’s Davi Millsaps, of Cairo, Ga., following closely in second and third respectively. Hill crashed on the opening lap and allowed Millsaps to move into second place.

Millsaps went down on the second lap and allowed Honda’s Kevin Windham, of Centerville, Miss., to move into second place. Windham crashed on lap seven and gave the number-two position back to Millsaps. On lap 15 Windham re-passed Millsaps for second place.

“I think this year we have been saying that each race gets tougher and tougher,” said Reed. “I did not want to crash in the main like I have in the last few races. The track had a lot of ruts and you had to be smart. We had a great week off, and I flew home to Australia.”

After starting the AMA Supercross Lites class main event in third place Skinner moved into the lead by the end of the opening lap and ran away with the next 14 laps en route to victory. He was challenged early by his teammate Kyle Cunningham, of Fort Worth, Texas, but a crash on lap two set Cunningham back several positions.

“That was a long race,” said Skinner. “I rode smart and smooth tonight. I tried to find a good line and keep moving forward. Our team swept the podium tonight, so we are really happy.

The AMA Supercross class will be broadcast in HD on CBS Sports tomorrow at Noon and the AMA Supercross Lites class will air on SPEED in HD Saturday April 5 at 6:00 p.m.

AMA Supercross Class Results, Toronto

Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha
Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda
Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda
Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda
Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha
Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., KTM
Tim Ferry, Dade City, Fla., Kawasaki
Troy Adams, Homosassa, Fla., Honda
Charles Summey, Huntersville, N.C., Yamaha
Jason Thomas, Melrose, Fla., Honda

AMA Supercross Class Season Standings

Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha, 262
Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda, 242
Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 190
Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda, 184
Tim Ferry, Largo, Fla., Kawasaki, 151
Joshua Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha, 151
Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha, 137
David Vuillemin, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 123
Nick Wey, Dewitt, Mich., KTM, 110
Paul Carpenter, Ithaca, N.Y., Honda, 107

AMA Supercross Lites Class Results, Toronto

Shaun Skinner, Stuart, Fla., Honda
Matt Boni, Oviedo, Fla., Honda
Kyle Cunningham, Fort Worth, Texas, Honda
Brady Sheren, Surrey, B.C., Suzuki
Kyle Tobin, Climax, Ga., Kawasaki
Levi Kilbarger, Logan, Ohio, Honda
Nathan Skaggs, Bainbridge, Ohio, Honda
Kyle Keylon, Brooksville, Fla., Honda
Ryan Lockhart, Spring Hill, NS, KTM
Jack Carpenter, Ithaca, N.Y., Honda

Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Season Standings

Trey Canard, Elk City, Okla., Honda, 93
Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 69
Ryan Sipes, Vine Grove, Ken., KTM, 67
Nico Izzi, Saint Clair., Mich., Suzuki, 54
Martin Davalos, Cairo, Ga., KTM, 53
Ben Coisy, Manosque, France, Honda, 53
Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Honda, 47
Tyler Bowers, Danville, Ken., Yamaha, 45
Billy Payne, Simi Valley, Calif., Honda, 42
Branden Jesseman, New Brighton, Pa., Kawasaki, 39

Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Season Standings

Jason Lawrence, Carlsbad, Calif., Yamaha, 135
Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 129
Austin Stroupe, Corona, Calif., Kawasaki, 113
Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 112
Tommy Hahn, Alvord, Texas, Kawasaki, 101
Dan Reardon, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 95
Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM, 85
Robert Kiniry, LaFayette, N.Y., Kawasaki, 71
Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Yamaha, 69
Billy Laninovich, Lake Elsinore, Calif., KTM 62

KTM Junior Supercross Challenge

Christopher-Jay Da Silva, St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec, KTM
Sam Gaynor, Erin, ON, KTM
Connor Arsenault, Perth, ON, KTM
Mark Law, Cambridge ON, KTM
Sam Dooley, Grand Prairie, Alberta, KTM
Marco Cannella, Waterdown, ON, KTM
Ismael Fortier, Ste-Claire, Quebec, KTM
Just Neiser, Waterdown, ON, KTM
Jordan Gagnor, St-Valere, Quebec, KTM
Morgan Smethurst, Loretto, ON, KTM
James DeVlugt, Ailsa Craig, ON, KTM
Mitchel Tomasin, Stoney Creek, ON, KTM
Tyler Colquhoun, Kitchener, ON, KTM
Kyle Potter, Barrie, ON
Cole Willis, Nobel, ON, KTM

The next Monster Energy Supercross race takes place at Texas Stadium in Dallas next Saturday, April 5.