Sign Of The (Lap) Times: Indianapolis
AMA Supercross class
James Stewart kept his streak of being the fastest rider in tact in Indianapolis, and his fastest time came on lap 11, when he finally had a clear track to chase down Chad Reed, who pulled the Progressive Direct holeshot and tried to sneak away with the win. Stewart started in 19th, and stalked down Reed and made the pass for the lead on lap 14. Reed’s fastest time was a little over a half-second off of #7, and Team Yamaha’s Grant Langston had the third fastest time in the SX class. Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Tim Ferry was fourth fastest, and Team Honda’s Davi Millsaps was fifth.
Finish
|
Best Lap Time
|
Rider
|
Bike
|
1
|
44.015 |
Kawasaki
|
|
2
|
44.894 |
Yamaha
|
|
4
|
45.724 |
Yamaha
|
|
3
|
45.788 |
Kawasaki
|
|
6
|
46.048 |
Honda
|
|
5
|
46.319 |
Suzuki
|
|
9
|
46.785 |
Suzuki
|
|
7
|
46.824 |
David Vuillemin
|
Honda
|
8
|
46.962 |
Honda
|
|
16
|
47.080 |
Honda
|
|
10
|
47.198 |
Honda
|
|
15
|
47.602 |
Kawasaki
|
|
14
|
47.833 |
Keith R. Johnson
|
Yamaha
|
11
|
47.932 |
Honda
|
|
13
|
47.934 |
Eric Sorby
|
Kawasaki
|
17
|
47.943 |
Kevin W. Johnson
|
Yamaha
|
18
|
48.040 |
Joe Oehlhof
|
Kawasaki
|
12
|
48.079 |
Kawasaki
|
|
19
|
48.324 |
Brock Sellards
|
Honda
|
20
|
49.347 |
Tyler Evans
|
Suzuki
|
|
AMA Supercross Lites
Finally, the fastest lap time of the Lites main came from a rider that wasn’t on a green-colored bike! Last week’s winner in Orlando—PPG/Motoworldracing.com Yamaha’s Branden Jesseman—was again on pace in Indy, and set the fastest lap time of the Lites main event on Lap 3. He rode smooth but couldn’t seem to reel in the leaders, and settled for third-place. Meanwhile, the rider with the fastest times throughout practice and qualifying was Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, who led every lap in the main and kept Ben Townley at bay for his second win of the season. The top three finishers all had lap times in the 46-second range, which puts them in the top 10 of the Supercross class, as well.
Finish
|
Best Lap Time
|
Rider
|
Bike
|
3
|
46.429 |
Branden Jesseman
|
Yamaha
|
1
|
46.475 |
Suzuki
|
|
2
|
46.505 |
Ben Townley
|
Kawasaki
|
4
|
47.059 |
Yamaha
|
|
7
|
47.152 |
Yamaha
|
|
5
|
47.355 |
Yamaha
|
|
6
|
47.465 |
KTM
|
|
8
|
47.494 |
Honda
|
|
9
|
47.783 |
Darcy Lange
|
Kawasaki
|
12
|
48.141 |
Honda
|
|
11
|
48.170 |
Kawasaki
|
|
10
|
48.379 |
Yamaha
|
|
15
|
48.595 |
Kawasaki
|
|
13
|
48.772 |
Kelly Smith
|
Suzuki
|
14
|
48.847 |
Kawasaki
|
|
20
|
48.907 |
Zach Ames
|
Honda
|
18
|
49.089 |
Zach Osborne
|
KTM
|
17
|
49.703 |
Kawasaki
|
|
21
|
49.761 |
Travis Sewell
|
Suzuki
|
16
|
50.768 |
Suzuki
|
Ryan Dungey and Ben Townley congratulate each other after the main event
Biggest surprise: From a spectator’s point of view, the Indianapolis track didn’t look that bad. It wasn’t really rutted or slick and the whoops didn’t even look that tall, so what’s up with some of the pre-season favorites barely cracking the top 10 in both finishing position and lap times? Looking at these lap times, one would assume that riders like Billy Laninovich, Tommy Hahn and even Darcy Lange would have times near the top of the list, but rather they’re just middle of the road. Also, of the six fastest riders of the night in the Lites class, four of them were aboard Yamahas! (And that’s without Team Yamaha’s pre-season title hopeful Broc Hepler in the mix.) Looks like the blue bikes are on the rise.