by Chase Stallo
Sign Of The Lap Times: Indianapolis
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 | 11:00 AM
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PrintRound 10 of Monster Energy Supercross from Indianapolis was played out on a super technical track that was very unforgiving in many places. Ryan Villopoto walked away with his third straight win, while on the other side of the table Ryan Sipes was picking up his first. After a long and treacherous Daytona course, things returned to normal in Indy with lap times back under the one-minute mark. Let's comb through the lap charts, brought to you by Motion Pro, to see how it all broke down.
AMA Supercross
| Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Avg Lap Time | Rider |
| 1 | 2 |
48.295 |
5 |
50.458 |
James Stewart |
| 2 |
1 |
48.433 |
6 |
50.312 |
Ryan Villopoto |
| 3 | 4 |
48.644 |
6 |
50.679 |
Ryan Dungey |
| 4 | 3 |
48.870 |
6 |
50.751 |
Chad Reed |
| 5 | 6 |
49.479 |
8 |
51.584 | Trey Canard |
| 6 | 7 |
50.178 |
6 |
52.841 |
Kevin Windham |
| 7 | 5 |
50.232 |
5 |
52.006 |
Justin Brayton |
| 8 |
11 |
50.429 |
4 |
54.426 | Davi Millsaps |
| 9 | 9 |
50.580 |
6 |
54.006 |
Cole Seely |
| 10 | 19 |
51.145 |
5 |
57.491 |
Ivan Tedesco |
| 11 | 10 |
51.471 |
7 |
54.090 |
Mike Alessi |
| 12 | 8 |
51.735 |
7 |
53.723 | Nick Wey |
| 13 | 12 |
52.019 |
5 |
54.314 |
Matt Boni |
| 14 | 16 |
52.781 |
3 |
55.283 |
Tye Simmonds |
| 15 | 13 |
52.793 |
8 |
54.370 |
Michael Byrne |
| 16 | 14 |
52.837 |
11 |
54.639 |
Fabian izoird |
| 17 |
15 |
52.862 |
7 |
55.044 |
Matt Goerke |
| 18 | 18 |
53.392 |
4 |
57.084 |
Chris Blose |
| 19 | 17 |
54.362 |
5 |
56.567 |
Robert Kiniry |
| 20 | 20 |
1 Lap | 1 Lap | 1 Lap | Andrew Short |
James Stewart was mistake prone early in Indy, but he laid the wood down after a few early bobbles. The San Manuel Yamaha rider set the fastest lap of the night with a 48.295. While Stewart was visibly frustrated with his results in Indy, at least he can take solace in being the King of the Lap Charts.
RV2 made it three in a row at Indy.
Photo: Andrew Fredrickson
Earlier in the day Cole Seely told us that he had about three weeks to get adjusted to the 450. Well, I guess three weeks was all the kid needed because he tamed a very difficult track in Indy en route to a ninth-place finish. Coincidentally, he also set the ninth fastest lap of the night. Pretty solid for his first dance in the big show.
AMA Supercross Lites
| Lap Rank | Finish | Best Lap | In Lap | Avg Lap Time | Rider |
| 1 | 2 |
49.519 |
5 |
50.746 |
Justin Barcia |
| 2 | 1 |
49.557 |
5 |
50.765 |
Ryan Sipes |
| 3 | 3 |
49.564 |
4 |
51.564 |
Blake Baggett |
| 4 | 4 |
50.535 |
4 |
51.664 | Malcolm Stewart |
| 5 |
7 |
50.580 | 8 |
52.186 | Blake Wharton |
| 6 | 6 |
50.774 | 8 |
52.081 | Dean Wilson |
| 7 | 5 |
50.869 | 2 |
52.203 | Matt Lemoine |
| 8 | 18 |
51.497 | 3 |
51.664 | Jason Anderson |
| 9 | 8 |
51.211 | 4 |
52.824 | PJ Larsen |
| 10 | 16 |
52.255 | 4 |
1:00.895 | Nico Izzi |
| 11 | 19 |
52.579 | 5 |
53.941 |
Shawn Rife |
| 12 | 9 |
52.414 |
7 | 53.574 | Alex Martin |
| 13 | 10 |
52.668 | 6 |
54.186 |
Les Smith |
| 14 | 11 |
52.707 | 6 |
54.375 | Gannon Audette |
| 15 | 14 |
53.155 | 6 |
56.556 | Ricky Renner |
| 16 | 20 |
53.678 | 5 |
2:03.076 |
Hunter Hewitt |
| 17 | 13 |
53.792 | 3 |
56.070 | Taylor Futrell |
| 18 | 12 |
54.129 |
7 |
55.466 | Bradley Ripple |
| 19 | 15 |
54.820 |
4 |
1:00.234 |
Michael Akaydin |
| 20 | 17 |
55.088 |
4 |
1:08.278 | Tyler Sjoberg |
Justin Barcia was on fire at Indy setting the fastest lap of the night with a 49.519. Another interesting fact is that he also set the best average lap mark with a 50.746, yet he came up just shy of capturing victory.
Sipes captured his first career victory in Indy.
Photo: Matt Pavelek
Speaking of Ryan Sipes, after a long, tough journey, the likable kid from Kentucky finally reached the pinnacle of Supercross by grabbing his first career SX victory. He also set the second fastest lap of the night with a 49.557 aboard his DNA Shred Stix Yamaha.
Mistakes continue to pile up for Nico Izzi. The Michigan native has had a rough go of it this season, but has continuously shown top speed in practice and the main, but can't seem to keep the mistakes under wraps long enough for a top finish. But if this kid can figure out how to capitalize on his speed, watch out because he could he a top-five threat soon.
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Top 3 in the lites were CLOSE in Speed!! JS FMOP!!! LOL had to say it :)
Bubba's due for a win setting these fast laps everyweek! Keep it in rythum and go get'em James! I think the title is still in sight.
James needs to start scrubbin if he wants to win this now, thats his only hope
Once again Bubba has the fastest lap with no win to show for it. See the trend here??? Too bad for you Bubba fans the race wasn't only 1 lap.
@TOMKTM...looking at your other posts it is obvious that you look for any chance to slight bubba. You are a sad, sad excuse for human...
Rv2 deserves this title if he can keep it on 2 wheels
js7 will go down 7 times in this series
cr22 will finish this series 22 pts out of the lead
tc41 will not be racing when he is 41
rd1 will be lucky to get 1 win this year, lucky is the word...
The only way James will win is if he sweeps the rest of the races along with Ryan having one bad night. It could happen, but it's a stretch.
tomktm,, who are your favorite riders ??? Short and Alessi ??? hahahahah..
acejas,,, think you better re-think that statement.. What would happen if RV DNF's, and JS wins ???
answer : JS would only be one point behind RV in just ONE race....
I'm sad because I speak the truth? Or, maybe I'm just not spoonfed this "fastest man on the planet" BS from a guy who hasn't done much in the big boy class for the amount of time he's been in it. I take it I'm probably older than a lot of you guys anyway so I can see why....
No, Short and Alessi are far from my favorite riders. I like Dungey and Villopoto. I actually race off road anyway but am a fan of SX/MX.... if you all must know.
Something's funny here or Nick Wey is superhuman - his average and best lap times are the same!
If they add a " How many riders passed me" column, Alessi would be top dog !!
Something about Wey's times dont look right????
There's more to racing than the fastest lap folks. RV2 has also had fastest laps where he didn't win this year, they are interesting but meaningless, in and of themselves. But if you like that kind of thing, go back and look at some of the 2007 MX times. There are a number of races where the then RV51 had faster lap times than both JS and RC, and he was doing it on a 250F. Check it out, it's interesting.
Time to add 5 laps to the mains if they can't get the tracks closer to 1 min laps. 15 Minute mains are weak, the fans deserve more and the riders need a better test of their endurance.
No matter how you look at it one thing is really impressive, The top 7 fastest lap times in the 450's are all less that 1 second apart. that deos show the depth of the class this year. It's not over yet!!!
Even the King had a bad year in 97. Who cares how many titles he wins,,,Js7 has done a lot for this sport and will always be remembered as one of the greats. I met him this weekend in Indy and all I can say is don't hate on him until you've met him. James, Big James and Malcolm are all class acts and I have a great deal of respect for that family.
James sits 3rd all time on the wins list, holds many other records and has a combined I believe 9 titles with all the lites stuff. Not too shabby of a resume for a guy 25 years old. Too many people on here full of hate!!
JS deserves all the hate after that disrespectful a$$ in the camera display. You wanna wear a buttpatch during a race, go for it. Shove you a$$ into a camera like a jr high jokester? Grow the hell up.
It just so happens I DO like Short & Alessi. What? You don't? That's O.K. I remember back when I couldn't think for myself and was affraid to have a different opinion from the other children on the playground. Growing up will change EVERYTHING. Just remember to not touch it too much, you'll go blind.
Chase,
You say: "Another interesting fact is that he also set the best average lap mark with a 50.746, yet he came up just shy of capturing victory"
If you keep track of time from the gate drop until the finish line, then the rider with the lowest average time wins. When does "time" begin in this case?
tomktm... No, I dont need to know what you race,, I simply asked who your favorite riders are,, thats all... Please dont flatter yourself by thinking I "must" know.
So now you think you are older than most of us... I remeber watching Marty Smith race at a national in Missouri,, when he was the man to beat... Do I earn your respect now,, oh wise one ???
Carlsbad,,, I think I asked tomktm that question, not you, but feel free to respond. I like Shorty,, but I do NOT like MA..
Stewart with the fastest lap time and didn't win again? This is sounding like a broken record! This championship is over and it's just a matter of time before Stewart crashes out!
@Voulkg: Lap 2 is when they started recording lap times at Indy, which is the case at most races. So while the majority of the time you will have the winner have the best average lap times, there are times-- like Indy-- when that is not the case. Which is a rare feat, hence an interesting fact. Hope that helps. Thanks for reading.
acejas -The only way James will win is if he sweeps the rest of the races along with Ryan having one bad night. It could happen, but it's a stretch.
mxmofo- acejas,,, think you better re-think that statement.. What would happen if RV DNF's, and JS wins ???
DUDE! How the hell is what you said any different than what I said??? How bout you think before you type and then answer my question.
acejas,,,, wow,, do I really have to xplain this to you ???
You said JS needs to " sweep the REST of the races," meaning ALL OF THEM....
My point is that JS could be just ONE POINT behind RV id RV dnf's and JS wins, in just ONE RACE... UNDERSTAND ???
acejas,,, I think you better take some of your own advice before YOU type..
mxmofo, you weren't asking a question, you were making a disparaging comment with a (flip) question attatched. As if to say someone is ridiculous for giving Andrew Short or Mike Alessi the time of day. Come on, Man!
Carlsbad,,,,Once again,,, I wasnt even talking to you.
Good times!! LOL
RV2 had the fastest average time over all 20 laps. that makes him the Fastest man on the planet. It also makes him the race winner.
BillC,, sometimes I wonder about a few poeple on this board ....
The thing with JS is he could win out, I don't thinks so But I would not be shocked to see it either. This is far from over, If RV can't stay off the ground and avoid a DNF he should win it. TC is out of it, RD is pretty much out of it at this point, Reed is hanging by a thread too. IMO JS is the only one with a shot (because of his speed)IF he can stay off the ground. Cores one DNF by RV and that all goes out the window.
Me two mofo... people say I have issue.... You think so??
Yes BD200 but JS still was faster right?? The times prove it!!! LOL... This is getting crazy!!
Ok, let me make myself a little clearer. The KEY in my statement is if Ryan has a bad night. Could be a DNF (as what you said), could be a fourth. My point is 7x3 only equals 21. James will need to hope for much more than to win over RV for the rest of the season. Same as what you said, basically. 'cept I made a statement while you just asked a "what if" question. Also your question gives hope for stewart while my statement (as stated) calls it a stretch. And statistically sir, you are down.
I gota say There is a GREAT bunch of guys posting on here the last few weeks!! Thanks for the fun guys!!! Some real Fan's of the sport IMO!!!
acejas,,, You basically made a " what if " statement also, because you seem to be assuming that RV will NOT throw it away,,, and last year has shown that that can happen,,, statistically speaking of course. Not saying he will, but he can throw it away just like JS has doen in the past.
Jimmy Stewart is the FMOTLC again! yay! fastest man on the lap chart! yay!
I know Bill, I know. ha ha !! I have a blast here, some guys are so serious and get there feelings hurt...I am just glad we have a great season to write about on here. If it wasnt for RV2 and Stewie it would already be real boring.. One dnf by RV and it is seriously on. It could happen, a mechanical like what happened to Dungey with his chain. You never know..
Banjo Pete ... Your name says it all , backwards hat , four wheeler , no helmet goggles , and a mullet.. Am I right .. LOL ! KMA!
Your right. And I believe I'm right for assuming that due to how THIS season has been going. I have momentum on my side. What is even your point??? You just said both have thrown it away. duh. Right now JS is desparate and RV is sitting pretty. No one can argue that when your more stressed, you'll make more mistakes. Look I'm not even rooting for RV, I want James to win because he's too young to get upped by the new guy already, but I'm just calling it like I see it.
acejas,,,, ahhhhhhh,, my point was trying to get you to understand that JS doesn't neccesarilly have to " SWEEP " the rest of the races.. You are pretty confident about RV not having a bad race... I believe RV had momentum on his side last year,, and look what happened... Do you see my point now,,, or am I going to have to explain more ?
It ain't over till the fat lady sings , RV did throw it away last year ! I hope he gets it this year , but anything can happen and it would be great if it came down to the wire in Vegas like 2006 !
Examinator,,, that sure could happen,,, but I would take Dungy instead of Reed.
The scrub JS7 placed on f@#$%^& cr22 was sick or wait should cr22 be sick..
I know that, and congratulations on your arguing over semantics. And RV had momentum last year but he still had to race to win every time (desperation) which even if he did all the way to Vegas, it still wouldn't have been enough points. Gee, kinda like, I don't know this year?
Im glad they finally put that "its simple math" crap to rest this week about the avg lap times. So tired of hearing it, and It doesnt hurt to be right either haha
acejas,,, He had to race to win because Dungy never had a bad race !!!! If RD had a DNF,, RV would'nt of had to push so hard,,, right ???
I think we all need to eliminated these words from all discussions and articles about the 2011 Supercross series, because it insults those who know that a win is a win, and the series leader is there because he really did earn it:
gift giving
giving gifts
gift
freebie
gratis
early Christmas
Christmas present
lottery
gift wrapped
dropped it in his lap
gave it to him
present
RIGHT!! What the hell are you saying???
I thought RV was down 12 with 4 to go?? that would be a tie and RV win's because of wins. I forgot to say I was Odd to see RD on the ground and JS riding by last week. Bizzarow world!! LOL
Wow BillC, you totally got me on that one. This whole time I was convinced for some reason that RD had it sealed before st. louis. Thanks.
I am NOT sure Acejas, I just think thats the case. I seem to rememeber that. TRICK LOOK IT UP!!! LOL
i am not the worlds biggest bubba fan but tomktm made the stupidest comment ever at the top of the page. Bubba hasn't accomplished much in the big boy class? LOL! did everyone forget that other than ricky he is the ONLY rider who has ever gone UNDEFEATED 24 motos outdoors? and ill bet it will never happen again. plus 2 supercross titles.
No your right. Take the damn credit haha! All the stats and articles can be had in the motorcycle-usa archives. The pages load super quick too.
You know what it was? RD did have it sealed if he kept getting second, but then he took 5th in Houston and the seal popped off. Still, RV road aggro in St. Louis and sealed his own fate. RV has it much easier this year.
Hey idk why this stranger keeps posting stuff that i would never say but they dont have a life cause any real moto guy would ever spend his time blogging shit talk....... good job hater
I WAS RIGHT I WAS RIGHT!!! LOL... I guess my mind is not as shot as I though!! LOL
you are so right BD200. If dungey/gosselar can incur TWO mechanical dnfs already, then villopoto can too. I think he is going to start riding more conservatively, in "points protection mode", from now on. One really bad race and it's all even again.
So, Js7 was freaking flying!!! He scrubbed past Reed, And I'm A Reed guy, That was IMPRESSIVE!!!! Dude can fly!! Unfortunately for James, RV was faster. Great season!!!
lap times are about as good as a lap dance,,,they dont win championships,,only smart well prepared racers do that. I think James knows this too well. billc you only have an issue if you think you do..this site is cool to mix it up with other riders and mess with yer friends and I think pinecone can attest to that..he's got some real good friends.LOL
sure miss yz sean,,he musta got busted er somethin,,dude useta post daily..where you at yzsean?
I wish all you Bubba lovers would jump off of his jock and get out of Bubba's world into the real world! Fastest rider on the planet? Maybe for a race from time to time yes. Fastest practice time? Most of the time yes. Fastest to hit the dirt? Unequivocally YES!! I get so sick of so & so got a give me or a gift. Chad Reed took him out! Boo Who. Take off your panties put on some real boy pants and get off Bubba Johnson and look at it for what it is! 4 seasons 2 Championships! 1 by a mere 4 points! He always does something stupid! He is a little better version of Pastrana, Pastrana 2.0 if you will. All the what if's and but's you Bubba "FANS" make for him is sickening! Yes he makes it exciting! Yes he is fast! Yes he is fun to watch! But my gosh stop making the man a God and making excuses for him!
Ben, the way you go on and on about the little guy. What is it about him that fascinates you so much? Is it a secret man crush, or jealousy? Interesting, classic case of love/hate or love to hate.
Ben get real yourself, You say one title was bay only 4 points, Well he had a DNF that year. Has anyone else ever won the title with a DNF in SX?? Also going by what you say he only lost the title by 2 POINTS to RC so I guess ya could call that a win if you are dicounting one he won by 4 points?? Man the haters come up with some good stuff!!!
Lap times...lap dance...good one, wetto! LOL
James could win out, I guess it's possible. With 3 wins in 10 tries though.....and then he now wins 7 straight? I think the odds of Stewart going down again are WAY better than any of those other ones though. Stewart has a 9th and a 15th thanks to his CRASHING. Many of us asked in the preseason, will Stewart keep it on 2 wheels or crash his brains out? Well....?
BillC.. I believe RC won the SX title with a DNF back in '02
"Another interesting fact is that he also set the best average lap mark with a 50.746, yet he came up just shy of capturing victory." - Technically this is impossible. If the average lap time is calculated over the entire race from the start, the person who crosses the finish line first will have the fastest average lap time. Total time divided by 15 equals X. Average lap time would be an interesting statistic if it was reported over 5 lap intervals.
Close race looking at the lap times...
Too bad we didn't have 2 or 3 guys all together going for the win!!! Imagine a battle for the win with such a close pace!!
I liked what RV said this weekend (the opposite of the last 2 weeks), he said he will continue (start) to prevent some bad luck!! That's the spirit!!!
BigTireGuy, you're right, fan or not that was a COOL pass on Reed, maybe Dungey should get some notes... ;)
Sorry *****I liked what RV said this weekend (the opposite of the last 2 weeks), he said he will continue (start) to race hard for the win to prevent some bad luck!! That's the spirit!!!
Didierlotsyeng Hmmmmmmmmm maybe. I Don't rememeber. Either way I though it was funny how he tried to diminish a Title because he ONLY won it by 4 points!! But says nothing about a 2 point loss to the Goat. He is just a Hater.
it was fun reading a bunch of little girls bickering on here, can't wait til tomorrow it read more.
"pastrana 2.0" LmfaO
Man these top guys are SOOOO freaking close every race. I mean we are talking "photo finish" close every week.... I can see a race where Bubba and RV are so close at the line we need to go to the replay....lol.... Does the AMA have a replay or phot rule?