Wey and Brayton Make History
St. Louis, MO – MDK KTM riders Nick Wey and Justin Brayton made history when they both qualified for the Supercross main event aboard their KTM 450SX-F machines marking the first time two KTM 450’s have ever competed in the Supercross main event.
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Matt Goerke was up next in Heat #2 where he sat in 7th off the start and was able to work his way into 5th by the end of the heat. MDK KTM Factory rider Martin Davalos was unable to compete tonight after a crash in practice tore his inner thigh muscle.
MDK KTM Factory rider Nick Wey earned the second KTM holeshot of the night during his best heat race of the season. Shortly after the start, while still in the lead, he made a mistake that allowed two riders to pass. Soon he found himself back in the lead after a mistake by the first two. Wey maintained the lead until lap 7 when Davi Millsaps began to pressure him. Wey held him off for a lap until both riders came together and Wey crashed. He recovered quickly thanks to his electric start KTM 450SX-F and was able to finish 6th.
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Wey got a great jump on the start of the Supercross main event but it ended when he found himself in the middle of a first turn pile up. Brayton managed to avoid the wreckage and came around in 7th on lap 1. Even with Wey’s 19th place spot at the end of lap one, he rode his heart out and passed each rider within his site to finish 11th for the night. This included a last lap, bar-to-bar battle with David Vuillemin for that 11th spot. Brayton had an astonishing ride in his Supercross class debut working as high as 6th place which he held until lap 14 when he was passed by Davi Millsaps. Brayton rode consistent and smooth throughout the night and finished a solid 7th overall on his new KTM 450SX-F ride. With this finish, he has the confidence he needs to return to the West Lites Championship Series next week in Seattle, WA.
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Overall Results Lites Class:
1. T. Canard
2. B. Jesseman
3. J. Grant
4. R. Villopoto
5. R. Morias
6. K. Chisholm
7. R. Sipes – KTM
8. N. Izzi
9. M. Goerke – KTM
10. B. Payne
Overall Lites Series Points Results:
1. T. Canard – 147
2. R. Villopoto – 137
3. N. Izzi – 99
4. B. Jesseman – 94
5. J. Grant – 91
6. T. Bowers – 86
7. R. Morias – 84
8. R. Sipes – 84
9. M. Davalos – 73
10. B. Payne – 71
11. M. Goerke – 62
Overall Results Supercross Class:
1. K. Windham
2. C. Reed
3. A. Short
4. N. Ramsey
5. T. Hahn
6. D. Millsaps
7. J. Brayton – KTM
8. P. Carpenter
9. T. Preston
10. J. Thomas
11. N. Wey – KTM
12. D. Vuillemin
13. H. Voss
14. E. Sorby
15. B. Johnson
16. J. Hill
17. J. Gibson
18. K. Johnson
19. T. Adams
20. K. Smith
21. T. Ferry
Overall Supercross Series Points Results:
1. C. Reed – 318
2. K. Windham – 305
3. D. Millsaps – 244
4. A. Short – 241
5. J. Hill – 196
6. T. Ferry – 190
7. N. Ramsey – 173
8. D. Vuillemin – 146
9. P. Carpenter – 136
10. N. Wey – 131