For the first time in the 2007 AMA Toyota Motocross Championship we’re seeing a new rider take possession of the number one spot in our Racer X/Toyota Power Rankings—and it’s no surprise that it’s Monster Energy Kawasaki’s James Stewart. But it is a surprise that he did it without winning a single moto in last weekend’s Thunder Valley National. Stewart miraculously gutted out an overall win with 4-2 moto scores, which was enough to thrust him into the number one spot. He was followed by the Pro Circuit tandem of Ryan Villopoto and Ben Townley, who are currently tied for the Lites points lead. Our former number one, Ricky Carmichael, absent for the second consecutive weekend, fell to fourth, and Tim Ferry remained in fifth.
Other big moves came from Team Honda’s
Davi Millsaps, whose first-ever AMA Motocross moto win lifted him five spots to number eight. His teammate,
Andrew Short, moved up two spots to seventh.
Unadilla’s AMA Motocross winner,
Kevin Windham, fell five spots to 11th after a dismal day in Colorado. And after another impressive run, privateer
Gavin Gracyk swapped positions with Makita Suzuki’s
Ivan Tedesco, which puts him in 15th. New to the poll is Moto XXX Honda’s
Josh Summey and
Brett Metcalfe. Summey finished seventh overall in the AMA Motocross class, and Metcalfe finished fifth in the Lites class.
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|
PTS |
# |
RIDER |
SPONSOR |
| 1. |
+1 |
507 |
7 |
Stewart James (8) |
Monster Energy Kawasaki |
| 2. |
+1 |
473 |
1 |
Villopoto Ryan |
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki |
| 3. |
+1 |
470 |
101 |
Townley Ben |
Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki |
| 4. |
-3 |
457 |
4 |
Carmichael Ricky (13) |
Makita Suzuki |
| 5. |
|
440 |
15 |
Ferry Tim |
Monster Energy Kawasaki |
| 6. |
+1 |
418 |
800 |
Alessi Mike |
Red Bull KTM |
| 7. |
+2 |
387 |
29 |
Short Andrew |
Factory Honda |
| 8. |
+5 |
363 |
118 |
Millsaps Davi |
Factory Honda |
| 9. |
+3 |
329 |
24 |
Grant Josh |
Sobe No Fear/Samsung Mobile Honda |
| 10. |
|
325 |
338 |
Lawrence Jason |
Yamaha of Troy Yamaha |
| 11. |
-5 |
318 |
14 |
Windham Kevin |
Sobe No Fear/Samsung Mobile Honda |
| 12. |
-4 |
290 |
62 |
Dungey Ryan |
Makita Suzuki |
| 13. |
-2 |
276 |
8 |
Langston Grant |
Factory Yamaha |
| 14. |
|
239 |
12 |
Vuillemin David |
MDK Motorsports Honda |
| 15. |
+1 |
176 |
273 |
Gracyk Gavin |
Honda |
| 16. |
-1 |
165 |
9 |
Tedesco Ivan |
Makita Suzuki |
| 17. |
|
126 |
26 |
Byrne Michael |
Rockstar Suzuki |
| 18. |
|
110 |
73 |
Weimer Jake |
Sobe No Fear/Samsung Mobile Honda |
| 19. |
new |
102 |
36 |
Summey Josh |
Moto XXX Honda |
| 20. |
new |
101 |
123 |
Metcalfe Brett |
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki |
| 21. |
-2 |
101 |
60 |
Hepler Broc |
Factory Yamaha |
| 22. |
+2 |
100 |
30 |
McFarlane Andrew |
Rockstar Suzuki |
| 23. |
-3 |
76 |
58 |
Hill Joshua |
Factory Yamaha |
| 24. |
-1 |
73 |
52 |
Hahn Tommy |
Factory Honda |
| 25. |
-4 |
71 |
22 |
Reed Chad |
San Manuel Yamaha |
Total number of votes: 21
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