Sign of the (Lap) Times: Dallas
Supercross class
It took 13 rounds to happen, but finally someone knocked James Stewart off the pedestal of being the fastest rider of the night. And surely no one is surprised of the rider who did it—San Manuel Yamaha’s Chad Reed. But it was bound to happen, wasn’t it? Stewart has a championship to win now; how can he possibly be the fastest rider every weekend without throwing it away at least once. Stewart rode very smooth and concise on the tacky Dallas track, where one wrong line could’ve put the #7 in a deep hole (remember what happened to RC here last year?).
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Finish
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Best Lap Time
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Rider
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Bike
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2
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45.271 |
Yamaha
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1
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45.487 |
Kawasaki
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3
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45.835 |
Kawasaki
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4
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46.477 |
Honda
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5
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46.804 |
Honda
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14
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46.898 |
Yamaha
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6
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46.990 |
Honda
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9
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46.994 |
David Vuillemin
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Honda
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15
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47.118 |
Suzuki
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17
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47.177 |
Eric Sorby
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Kawasaki
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7
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47.536 |
Suzuki
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11
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47.906 |
Kawasaki
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20
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47.936 |
Honda
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8
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48.001 |
Kawasaki
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10
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48.021 |
Kawasaki
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21
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48.028 |
Honda
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12
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48.221 |
Joe Oehlhof
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Kawasaki
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13
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48.638 |
Brock Sellards
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Honda
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16
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48.732 |
Kevin Johnson
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Yamaha
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18
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48.794 |
Honda
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Looking at the lap chart on www.amasupercross.com, it shows something very interesting. Reed’s fastest time came on Lap 20—the very last lap! (Stewart ran a 47.049 that lap.) Reed is showing more speed each and every weekend, but is it too little too late? Stewart told us he was taking the next two weeks off, so will that give Reed an opportunity to close the gap even more when the series resumes in Detroit? And when will it be time for desperate measures—if ever?
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Supercross Lites
Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey scored the fastest lap for the second consecutive race, and if it wasn’t for a small mistake, Dungey quite possibly could’ve scored his third win of the season. #62’s fastest time came on Lap 7. The very next lap is when he crashed, handing the lead to New Zealand’s Ben Townley, who had the second-fastest Lites lap of the night (Lap 4). Townley put his head down and charged home for the win, chopping Ryan Morais’ point’s lead to three points with one round remaining. It’s going to be a long two weeks for these guys, and Detroit is a race you won’t want to miss. For tickets, check out www.supercrossonline.com.
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Finish
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Best Lap Time
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Rider
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Bike
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3
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47.229 |
Suzuki
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1
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47.534 |
Ben Townley
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Kawasaki
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2
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47.609 |
Darcy Lange
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Kawasaki
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4
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47.619 |
Yamaha
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10
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48.080 |
Yamaha
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5
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48.143 |
Thomas Hahn
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Honda
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9
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48.260 |
Yamaha
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11
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48.411 |
Kawasaki
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13
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48.521 |
Honda
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22
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48.590 |
KTM
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7
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48.607 |
Branden Jesseman
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Yamaha
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6
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48.617 |
Yamaha
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8
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48.677 |
Kelly Smith
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Suzuki
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19
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48.720 |
Ronny Jackson
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Kawasaki
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16
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49.198 |
Sean Hackley
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Yamaha
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14
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49.258 |
Zach Osborne
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KTM
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15
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49.350 |
KTM
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12
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49.368 |
Kawasaki
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17
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49.510 |
Fred Karrle
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Suzuki
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21
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49.622 |
Eric Nye
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KTM
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Biggest surprise: We’re definitely going with Motor City Power Sports/Monster Energy/Yamaha’s Tucker Hibbert for this one. After winning the first heat race of his career (topping such riders as Dungey and Matt Goerke and Ryan Morais), Hibbert went out and laid down the fifth-fastest Lites lap time of the main event on his YZ250F. Unfortunately an 18th place start ruined Hibbert’s chances for a top five finish, but he charged up through the pack for 10th. Well done, Tucker.
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