AMA Supercross

Since James Stewart’s departure, San Manuel Yamaha’s Chad Reed has been the fastest rider on the track at every round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross tour from Anaheim 2 on. Although Kevin Windham was able to top him in practice this past weekend in Houston, Reed still managed to log the fastest lap time of the night, which came on lap four of the 20-lap main event. Windham wasn’t that far off of Reed’s best lap, and his 46.890 came on lap seven. Yamaha factory rider Josh Hill had the next best time—a 47.302—which came on lap five. Check out the rest of the fastest lap times below:

Finish	Best Lap Time	Rider	Bike
2	46.794	Chad Reed	Yamaha
1	46.890	Kevin Windham	Honda
4	47.302	Josh Hill	Yamaha
5	47.468	Andrew Short	Honda
3	47.509	Tim Ferry	Kawasaki
8	48.220	Davi Millsaps	Honda
6	48.664	Nathan Ramsey	Yamaha
19	49.002	Josh Hansen	Yamaha
7	49.229	Charles Summey	Yamaha
9	49.954	Nick Wey	KTM
11	50.767	Paul Carpenter	Honda
12	50.783	Ryan Clark	Honda
10	50.795	David Vuillemin	Suzuki
13	50.914	Jeff Gibson	Kawasaki
20	50.941	Travis Preston	Kawasaki
15	51.203	Jason Thomas	Honda
14	51.448	Jake Marsack	Honda
18	51.578	Antonio Balbi	Honda
17	51.682	Bryan Johnson	Honda
16	51.735	Dusty Klatt	Kawasaki

Nate Ramsey had a season-best sixth place in Houston.

Biggest Surprise: Let’s give some credit to Chad Reed’s teammate, Nathan Ramsey, who is quietly putting in a very solid and consistent season aboard his San Manuel Yamaha. Ramsey finished sixth in Houston, the best finish of his 2008 campaign, and is sixth in points. Keep it up, Nate Dogg.

Supercross Lites

The three-race win streak for Boost Mobile/Yamaha of Troy’s Jason Lawrence came to a halt Saturday night at the hand of Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Austin Stroupe, who grabbed his first-ever professional victory, as well as the first on the season for Mitch Payton’s team.  Regardless, it appeared that Lawrence may have just been playing it safe, protecting his points lead after Ryan Dungey crashed out of the lead on lap 2. Lawrence still posted the fastest main event time (48.246), followed closely by Stroupe (48.350). Phoenix winner Jake Weimer was back on form, as he ran a 48.609, pointing his Torco Racing Fuels Honda to a podium finish. As for Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, he had the fourth-fastest time—coming on lap 10—and finished fourth. Check out all the top lap times below.

Finish	Best Lap Time	Rider	Bike
2	48.246	Jason Lawrence	Yamaha
1	48.350	Austin Stroupe	Kawasaki
3	48.609	Jake Weimer	Honda
4	48.726	Ryan Dungey	Suzuki
5	48.788	Brett Metcalfe	Kawasaki
13	49.581	Billy Laninovich	KTM
12	49.954	Tom Hahn	Kawasaki
21	50.134	Zach Osborne	Yamaha
11	50.337	Kyle Cunningham	Honda
6	50.391	Dan Reardon	Honda
10	50.589	Matt Lemoine	Yamaha
9	50.794	Michael LaPaglia	Suzuki
8	50.812	Wil Hahn	Yamaha
7	51.063	Robert Kiniry	Honda
15	51.566	Chris Blose	Suzuki
16	51.877	Jeff Northrop	Honda
18	51.929	Brad Graham	KTM
17	51.976	Adam Chatfield	Suzuki
20	52.139	Michael Willard	Honda
22	52.215	Davide Esposti	Suzuki
14	52.298	Michael Blose	Suzuki
19	52.605	Brady Sheren	Suzuki

Zach Osborne

Biggest Surprise: In only his second race back after suffering a shoulder injury, Boost Mobile/Yamaha of Troy’s Zach Osborne is laying down some pretty impressive lap times. He had the eighth quickest time in Houston, less than two seconds slower than that of his teammate, Lawrence. If he can keep it together for 15 laps in Seattle, Osborne could contend for a podium position.