Bel-Ray Los Angeles Race Report
January 26, 2011 10:00am
Round 3 of the Monster Energy Supercross Series took place at historic Dodger Stadium on Saturday night, January 22nd. Bel-Ray backed race teams, Two Two Motorsports and Dodge Motorsports Hart and Huntington racing were on hand, intent on bettering their round 2 performances from Phoenix Arizona a week before.
Qualifying went well for the riders with Two Two Motorsports’ Chad Reed setting the 6th fastest time with a 53.017, followed by Dodge Motorsports / Hart & Huntington teammates Ivan Tedesco in 9th with a 53.222 and Chris Blose in 17th with a 54.582.
In heat race qualifying action, it would be Reed in 3rd and Tedesco in 4th. Blose missed the cut in the second qualifying heat and had to make the main event via his second place in the Last Chance Qualifier.
Both Tedesco and Reed went down at the start of the main event, with Blose too suffering from a poor start. Reed got up and started his charge to the front to salvage points for the season long points chase. He was 19th at the end of lap 1 and 15th by the end of lap 5. Methodically, he began picking off riders one at a time. He was in 10th with only 7 laps left and by the end of the main event, he was 7th place, salvaging some points in his hunt for the championship. Blose worked his way up to 14th by the end of the race and Tedesco, who was under his bike from the first lap crash, soldiered on for a 19th place finish at the end of the night.
All 3 Bel-Ray riders were again in the evenings main event and although luck wasn’t on their side this night, they are all still in the Top 15 in the seasons points standings.
Bel-Ray will be posting updates Saturday night from the upcoming Oakland round on their Twitter Feed and Facebook page as well as their website www.belray.com .
You can see TV coverage of both Bel-Ray backed teams in action Sunday afternoon on CBS at 12:00 pm EST.
Results:
AMA Supercross Class:
1. Ryan Villopoto Kaw
2. James Stewart Yam
3. Ryan Dungey Suz
4. Trey Canard Hon
5. Justin Brayton Yam
6. Kevin Windham Hon
7. Chad Reed Hon –Bel-Ray
8. Brett Metcalfe Suz
9. Andrew Short KTM
10. Kyle Chisholm Yam
11. Nick Wey Yam
12. Austin Stroupe Yam
13. Davi Millsaps Yam
14. Chris Blose Kaw – Bel-Ray
15. Tye Simmonds KTM
16. Kyle Regal Yam
17. Mike Alessi KTM
18. Jason Thomas Suz
19. Ivan Tedesco Kaw – Bel-Ray
20. Tommy Hahn Yam
Standings:
Season Points Standings:
Ryan Villopoto... 72pts.
James Stewart... 67pts.
Ryan Dungey.... 58pts.
Trey Canard..... 56pts.
Chad Reed....... 48pts.- Bel-Ray
Brett Metcalfe... 39pts.
Andrew Short... 37pts.
Justin Brayton... 36pts.
Kyle Chisholm... 33pts.
Kevin Windham.. 32pts.
Nick Wey............ 28pts.
Kyle Regal......... 24pts.
Ivan Tedesco..... 23pts. – Bel-Ray
Davi Millsaps...... 20pts.
Chris Blose......... 17pts – Bel-Ray
Bel Ray Company Inc was founded in 1946 and is a privately held, woman owned business serving the lubrication needs of powersports, industrial and mining customers worldwide. Bel-Ray is recognized as the leader in the specialty lubricants industry for setting high standards of quality and performance with products formulated for the motorcycle, automotive, aviation, energy, food, marine, military, mining, OEM, Industrial steel, and textile industries.
“Flex Your Engine” with Bel-Ray’s superior Powersports line that delivers top quality Made-in-the-USA products to motorcycle and recreational vehicle enthusiasts around the world. Bel-Ray products are available at powersports dealers worldwide. Visit Bel-Ray.com for a complete dealer listing. Like us on Facebook.com/BelRay or follow us on Twitter/Bel_Ray
Qualifying went well for the riders with Two Two Motorsports’ Chad Reed setting the 6th fastest time with a 53.017, followed by Dodge Motorsports / Hart & Huntington teammates Ivan Tedesco in 9th with a 53.222 and Chris Blose in 17th with a 54.582.
In heat race qualifying action, it would be Reed in 3rd and Tedesco in 4th. Blose missed the cut in the second qualifying heat and had to make the main event via his second place in the Last Chance Qualifier.
Both Tedesco and Reed went down at the start of the main event, with Blose too suffering from a poor start. Reed got up and started his charge to the front to salvage points for the season long points chase. He was 19th at the end of lap 1 and 15th by the end of lap 5. Methodically, he began picking off riders one at a time. He was in 10th with only 7 laps left and by the end of the main event, he was 7th place, salvaging some points in his hunt for the championship. Blose worked his way up to 14th by the end of the race and Tedesco, who was under his bike from the first lap crash, soldiered on for a 19th place finish at the end of the night.
All 3 Bel-Ray riders were again in the evenings main event and although luck wasn’t on their side this night, they are all still in the Top 15 in the seasons points standings.
Bel-Ray will be posting updates Saturday night from the upcoming Oakland round on their Twitter Feed and Facebook page as well as their website www.belray.com .
You can see TV coverage of both Bel-Ray backed teams in action Sunday afternoon on CBS at 12:00 pm EST.
Results:
AMA Supercross Class:
1. Ryan Villopoto Kaw
2. James Stewart Yam
3. Ryan Dungey Suz
4. Trey Canard Hon
5. Justin Brayton Yam
6. Kevin Windham Hon
7. Chad Reed Hon –Bel-Ray
8. Brett Metcalfe Suz
9. Andrew Short KTM
10. Kyle Chisholm Yam
11. Nick Wey Yam
12. Austin Stroupe Yam
13. Davi Millsaps Yam
14. Chris Blose Kaw – Bel-Ray
15. Tye Simmonds KTM
16. Kyle Regal Yam
17. Mike Alessi KTM
18. Jason Thomas Suz
19. Ivan Tedesco Kaw – Bel-Ray
20. Tommy Hahn Yam
Standings:
Season Points Standings:
Ryan Villopoto... 72pts.
James Stewart... 67pts.
Ryan Dungey.... 58pts.
Trey Canard..... 56pts.
Chad Reed....... 48pts.- Bel-Ray
Brett Metcalfe... 39pts.
Andrew Short... 37pts.
Justin Brayton... 36pts.
Kyle Chisholm... 33pts.
Kevin Windham.. 32pts.
Nick Wey............ 28pts.
Kyle Regal......... 24pts.
Ivan Tedesco..... 23pts. – Bel-Ray
Davi Millsaps...... 20pts.
Chris Blose......... 17pts – Bel-Ray
Bel Ray Company Inc was founded in 1946 and is a privately held, woman owned business serving the lubrication needs of powersports, industrial and mining customers worldwide. Bel-Ray is recognized as the leader in the specialty lubricants industry for setting high standards of quality and performance with products formulated for the motorcycle, automotive, aviation, energy, food, marine, military, mining, OEM, Industrial steel, and textile industries.
“Flex Your Engine” with Bel-Ray’s superior Powersports line that delivers top quality Made-in-the-USA products to motorcycle and recreational vehicle enthusiasts around the world. Bel-Ray products are available at powersports dealers worldwide. Visit Bel-Ray.com for a complete dealer listing. Like us on Facebook.com/BelRay or follow us on Twitter/Bel_Ray