Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open Final Results

October 15, 2006 11:11am

Stewart Finishes 1-1 and Wins $100,000 at Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open; Grant Sweeps Both Nights in MMI AMA Supercross Lites Racing

LAS VEGAS, NV (October 14, 2006) – Kawasaki’s James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., walked away with $100,000 by winning both Friday and Saturday nights’ events at the Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Suzuki’s Ricky Carmichael finished second overall and Honda’s Kevin Windham finished third. Honda’s Josh Grant, of Riverside , Calif. , swept both nights of racing in the Motorcycle Mechanics Institute (MMI) AMA Supercross Lites class. Honda’s Jake Weimer finished second overall and Kawasaki ’s Chris Gosselaar finished third.

Suzuki’s Ivan Tedesco, of Murrieta , Calif. , won the Progressive Direct Holeshot Award, but crashed on lap 3 during Saturday night’s contest. Honda’s David Vuillemin, Stewart and Carmichael, followed Tedesco, respectively. As Carmichael passed Vuillemin on lap 8, Stewart snuck to the inside of both of them and took the lead.

Carmichael stalked Stewart until lap 21 when Stewart stalled his bike in a corner of the track on the outside portion of the MGM Grand Garden Arena, thus causing Carmichael to crash. Carmichael ended up finishing second and Vuillemin ended in third place.

“What was weird is that it wasn’t a mistake on my part,” said Carmichael . “James stalled it and I had no where to go and I went down. I had no intention on doing so well this weekend. This guy next to me (Stewart) has grown up over the last year and we have had some epic battles.”

Stewart stated, “This is what you guys came to see. This gives me a lot of motivation to go home and work hard. I didn’t know it was going to be so tough to race 25 laps like that. It has been a great weekend in Las Vegas .”

Stewart’s mechanic Jeremy Albrecht was awarded the Toyota Trifecta award vehicle (Toyota Tundra) for being the evening’s top mechanic.

In the MMI AMA Supercross Lites main event, last night’s winner Josh Grant moved into the lead early by winning the Progressive Direct Holeshot Award. Several riders went down in turn one, including Gosselaar who finished second Friday night. On lap 8 Weimer passed fellow Honda Rider Steve Boniface and ended up finishing in second place. After failing to qualify last night, Honda’s Tommy Hahn rallied from the back of the pack to secure a third-place finish.

“We trained really hard and are working towards the supercross championship,” said Grant. “I am having a good time and am stoked about next year.”

Alpinestars AMA Supercross Class Overall Results

1. James Stewart, Haines City , Fla. , Kawasaki , 50

2. Ricky Carmichael, Tallahassee , Fla. , Suzuki , 44

3. Kevin Windham, Centerville , Miss. , Honda , 38

4. David Vuillemin, Menifee , Calif. , Honda, 35

5. Tim Ferry, Dade City , Fla. , Kawasaki , 33

6. Michael Byrne, Menifee , Calif. , Kawasaki , 33

7. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta , Calif. , Suzuki, 32

8. Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis. , Suzuki , 28

9. Cole Siebler, Emmett , Idaho , Suzuki, 22

10. Josh Demuth, Kingwood, Texas , Honda, 14

11. Heath Voss, Mico , Texas , Honda, 13

12. Keith Johnson, Albuquerque , N.M. , Yamaha, 12

13. Kyle Partridge, Carrollton , Texas , Honda, 11

14. Brock Sellards, Sherrodsville , Ohio , Honda, 11

15. Danny Smith, Middleton , Idaho , Honda, 10

MMI AMA Supercross Lites Class Overall Results

1. Josh Grant, Riverside , Calif. , Honda , 50

2. Jake Weimer, Corona , Calif. , Honda, 40

3. Chris Gosselaar, Victorville , Calif. , Kawasaki , 35

4. Justin Brayton, Murrieta , Calif. , Yamaha, 34

5. Steve Boniface, Lewisville , Texas , Honda, 31

6. Ben Townley, Tallahassee , Fla. , Kawasaki , 29

7. Troy Adams, Brookville , Fla. , Suzuki, 29

8. Kelly Smith, Ludington , Mich. , Suzuki, 23

9. Thomas Hahn, Corona , Calif. , Honda, 20

10. Sean Collier, Saugua , Calif. , Yamaha, 16

11. Sean Hackley, Ovilla , Texas , Yamaha, 12

12. Matt Georke, Valencia , Calif. , Yamaha, 12

13. Mathhew Lemoine, Pilot Point , Texas , Yamaha, 11

14. Josh Hansen, Temecula , Calif. , KTM, 10

15. Marvin Musquin, La Roele , France , Kawasaki , 9

16. Eric Sorby, Lake Elsinore , Calif. , Honda, 9

Alpinestars AMA Supercross Class Saturday Night Results

1. James Stewart, Haines City , Fla. , Kawasaki

2. Ricky Carmichael, Tallahassee , Fla. , Suzuki

3. David Vuillemin, Menifee , Calif. , Honda

4. Kevin Windham, Centerville , Miss. , Honda

5. Michael Byrne, Menifee , Calif. , Kawasaki

6. Tim Ferry, Dade City , Fla. , Kawasaki

7. Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis. , Suzuki

8. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta , Calif. , Suzuki

9. Heath Voss, Mico , Texas , Honda

10. Cole Siebler, Emmett , Idaho , Suzuki

11. Kyle Partridge, Carrollton , Texas , Honda

12. Danny Smith, Middleton , Idaho , Honda

MMI AMA Supercross Lites Class Saturday Night Results

1. Josh Grant, Riverside , Calif. , Honda

2. Jake Weimer, Corona , Calif. , Honda

3. Thomas Hahn, Corona , Calif. , Honda

4. Ben Townley, Tallahassee , Fla. , Kawasaki

5. Steve Boniface, Lewisville , Texas , Honda

6. Troy Adams, Brookville , Fla. , Suzuki

7. Justin Brayton, Murrieta , Calif. , Yamaha

8. Chris Gosselaar, Victorville , Calif. , Kawasaki

9. Sean Hackley, Ovilla , Texas , Yamaha

10. Mathhew Lemoine, Pilot Point , Texas , Yamaha

11. Kelly Smith, Ludington , Mich. , Suzuki

12. Marvin Musquin, La Roele , France , Kawasaki

KTM Junior Supercross Challenge Saturday Night Results

1. Mark Worth, Quenn Creek , Ariz. , KTM

2. Jerry Robin, Big Lake , Minn. , KTM

3. Tyler Kirschner, Columbia , Md. , KTM

4. Davy Pootjes, Ammerzoden, Holland , KTM

5. Ashton Hayes, Rockford , Mich. , KTM

6. Tyler Rosa, Mission Viejo , Calif. , KTM

7. Ryan Miller, Ocala , Fla. , KTM

8. Jacob Edison, Woodenhaven , Mich. , KTM

9. Brandon Tolsma, Holland , Mich. , KTM

10. Mason Bryan, Elizabethtown , Ken., KTM

11. Ricky Beaton, Holland Landing, ON, KTM

12. Senett Ferris, Pacific, Wash. , KTM

13. Troy Archer, San Diego , Calif. , KTM

14. Jeremy Crookshank, Moreno Valley , Calif. , KTM

15. Rookie White, Winchester , Calif. , KTM

16. Casey Kinney, Ukiah , Calif. , KTM

17. Blake Green, Riverside , Calif. , KTM

Alpinestars AMA Supercross Class Fright Night Results

1. James Stewart, Haines City , Fla. , Kawasaki

2. Ricky Carmichael, Tallahassee , Fla. , Suzuki

3. Kevin Windham, Centerville , Miss. , Honda

4. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta , Calif. , Suzuki

5. Tim Ferry, Dade City , Fla. , Kawasaki

6. Michael Byrne, Menifee , Calif. , Kawasaki

7. David Vuillemin, Menifee , Calif. , Honda

8. Josh Demuth, Kingwood, Texas , Honda

9. Chad Johnson, Rhinelander, Wis. , Suzuki

10. Keith Johnson, Albuquerque , N.M. , Yamaha

11. Brock Sellards, Sherrodsville , Ohio , Honda

12. Cole Siebler, Emmett , Idaho , Suzuki

MMI AMA Supercross Lites Class Friday Night Results

1. Josh Grant, Riverside , Calif. , Honda

2. Chris Gosselaar, Victorville , Calif. , Kawasaki

3. Justin Brayton, Murrieta , Calif. , Yamaha

4. Jake Weimer, Corona , Calif. , Honda

5. Sean Collier, Saugua , Calif. , Yamaha

6. Steve Boniface, Lewisville , Texas , Honda

7. Troy Adams, Brookville , Fla. , Suzuki

8. Kelly Smith, Ludington , Mich. , Suzuki

9. Matt Georke, Valencia , Calif. , Yamaha

10. Ben Townley, Tallahassee , Fla. , Kawasaki

11. Josh Hansen, Temecula , Calif. , KTM

12. Eric Sorby, Lake Elsinore , Calif. , Honda

KTM Junior Supercross Challenge Friday Night Results

1. Ashton Hayes, Rockford , Mich. , KTM

2. Ricky Beaton, Holland Landing, ON, KTM

3. Davy Pootjes, Ammerzoden, Holland , KTM

4. Jerry Robin, Big Lake , Minn. , KTM

5. Mark Worth, Quenn Creek , Ariz. , KTM

6. Senett Ferris, Pacific, Wash. , KTM

7. Rookie White, Winchester , Calif. , KTM

8. Tyler Rosa, Mission Viejo , Calif. , KTM

9. Jacob Edison, Woodenhaven , Mich. , KTM

10. Tyler Kirschner, Columbia , Md. , KTM

11. Ryan Miller, Ocala , Fla. , KTM

12. Brandon Tolsma, Holland , Mich. , KTM

13. Mason Bryan, Elizabethtown , Ken., KTM

14. Troy Archer, San Diego , Calif. , KTM

15. Jeremy Crookshank, Moreno Valley , Calif. , KTM

16. Casey Kinney, Ukiah , Calif. , KTM

17. Blake Green, Riverside , Calif. , KTM