Houston Supercross Practice
January 24, 2009 7:20am | by: Steve Cox
James Stewart was fastest in practice today, although he went down twice. But he threw down a 48.960-second lap. Steve Cox Chad Reed crashed three times in practice, but was second-fastest with a 49.447. Steve Cox Ryan Villopoto was third-fastest with a 50.107. Steve Cox Ivan Tedesco was fourth-fastest with a 50.653. Steve Cox Andrew Short was fifth-fastest with a 50.672. Steve Cox Timmy Ferry was sixth-fastest with a 50.685. Steve Cox Josh Grant was seventh-fastest with a 50.762. Fourth through seventh are barely a tenth of a second apart in times. Steve Cox Kevin Windham was eighth-fastest with a 51.158. Steve Cox Mike Alessi was ninth-fastest with a 51.389. Steve Cox Davi Millsaps was tenth-fastest in the 450cc class with a 51.553. Steve Cox Austin Stroupe was fastest in the Lites class with a 51.663-second lap. Steve Cox Stroupe's teammate Christophe Pourcel was second-fastest with a time he got from the first unseeded practice. He wasn't nearly as fast once they put him with the other seeded riders. He put down a 51.701. Steve Cox Nico Izzi was third-fastest with a 51.921. Steve Cox Matt Lemoine was fourth-fastest with a 51.926. Steve Cox Martin Davalos was fifth-fastest with a 52.143. Steve Cox Brett Metcalfe was sixth-fastest with a 52.182. Steve Cox Wil Hahn was seventh-fastest with a 52.501. Steve Cox Steven Clarke was eighth-fastest with a 52.517. Steve Cox Blake Wharton was ninth-fastest with a 52.839. Steve Cox Phil Nicoletti was eleventh-fastest with a 53.106, just behind Darryn Durham. Steve Cox