After the insanely wet conditions in Daytona, Monster Energy AMA Supercross riders were ready and raring to get back to racing on dry conditions, as the series returned to Minneapolis’ Metrodome for Round 11. Let's begin by showing you the lap times from the AMA Supercross Lites class:

AMA Supercross Lites

Finish	Best Lap Time	Rider	Bike
1	47.491	Ryan Villopoto	Kawasaki
2	47.865	Josh Grant	Honda
4	48.230	Trey Canard	Honda
21	48.235	Jake Moss	Yamaha
3	48.513	Martin Davalos	KTM
5	48.951	Ryan Sipes	KTM
6	49.378	Tyler Bowers	Yamaha
12	49.408	Branden Jesseman	Kawasaki
15	49.410	Ben Coisy	Honda
8	49.665	Kyle Partridge	Honda
7	49.809	Ryan Morais	Yamaha
10	49.996	Billy Payne	Honda
9	50.076	Nico Izzi	Suzuki
18	50.148	Phillip Nicoletti	Kawasaki
11	50.286	Kyle Chisholm	Kawasaki
13	50.734	Travis Sewell	Suzuki
14	51.136	Matt Boni	Kawasaki
20	51.634	Nathan Skaggs	Honda
16	51.658	Zach Ames	Honda
22	52.599	Ryan Mills	Honda
19	53.619	Kyle Gills	Kawasaki
17	53.754	Tyler Medaglia	Suzuki

RV finally got that first win of '08.

It took four rounds, but Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto finally got his KX250F on top of the box, and he did so by only leading one lap, but it was the one that counted. In doing so, RV also set the fastest Lites lap time of the night with a 47.491, narrowly topping Torco Racing Fuels Honda teammates Josh Grant (47.865) and Trey Canard (48.230).

Star Racing Yamaha’s Jake Moss was the fourth fastest, followed by MDK KTM teammates Martin Davalos and Ryan Sipes. Following them on the lap charts was Yamaha of Troy’s Tyler Bowers and Branden Jesseman. Honda Red Bull Racing’s Ben Coisy was a bit off the pace in Minnesota, as he could only muster the ninth-fastest lap time in the 15-lap main event.

Biggest surprise: Although he’s only 13th in points, Australian Jake Moss has been turning some heads this season, evidenced by his fourth-fastest lap time in Minnesota. He opened up the season with a fourth in Atlanta, but a string of bad luck and crashes have kept him out of the hunt for a podium finish or win, and his bad luck continued this past weekend. His friend Mark Rodgers gave us an update: “Jake was running in the top five in Minneapolis, and he kept Canard honest and even made up some ground on him at times, but unfortunately a crash in the latter stages of the main knocked him out of the race. He is sore, but they think nothing is broken. His hip is sore, so he is on crutches just to be safe.”


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For the second race in a row, San Manuel Yamaha’s Chad Reed was the fastest rider on the track, yet finished seventh in the main event. Reed laid down a 46.707 on lap five, but four laps later he crashed after working his way up in to second. He remounted and came across the line with a 1:14 lap time in ninth place.

Finish	Best Lap Time	Rider	Bike
7	46.707	Chad Reed	Yamaha
2	47.068	Ryan Dungey	Suzuki
1	47.069	Josh Hill	Yamaha
3	47.242	Kevin Windham	Honda
4	47.686	Andrew Short	Honda
5	48.103	Tommy Hahn	Kawasaki
10	48.136	Nathan Ramsey	Yamaha
6	48.198	Davi Millsaps	Honda
9	48.244	Travis Preston	Kawasaki
8	48.570	David Vuillemin	Suzuki
14	48.934	Heath Voss	Honda
12	49.087	Charles Summey	Yamaha
11	49.399	Paul Carpenter	Honda
15	49.451	Nick Wey	KTM
19	49.533	Jason Thomas	Honda
20	49.738	Manuel Rivas	Kawasaki
17	49.832	Jeff Gibson	Kawasaki
13	49.928	Eric Sorby	Honda
18	50.055	Dusty Klatt	Kawasaki
16	50.917	Tyler Bright	Honda

The second fastest AMA Supercross class rider in Minneapolis was native son Ryan Dungey, who grew up in nearby Belle Plaine, Minnesota. Dungey logged a 47.068 on his Rockstar/Makita Suzuki RM-Z450 on his way to his first career podium finish in the premier class in only his third attempt. His fastest lap topped that of main event winner Josh Hill, who had a 47.069 on his Factory Yamaha. Torco Racing Fuels Honda’s Kevin Windham was fourth fastest, followed by Honda Red Bull Racing’s Andrew Short.

Ryan Dungey had the second-fastest lap time in front of his hometown crowd.

Biggest surprise: In his maiden voyage in the AMA Supercross class, Motosport Xtreme Team Green’s Tommy Hahn logged the sixth fastest lap time (48.103) on his way to a very impressive fifth-place finish.

Tommy Hahn was impressive in his 450 debut.