Sign of the (Lap) Times: A2

January 22, 2008, 10:38am

AMA Supercross Lites

Finish	Best Lap Time	Rider	Bike
21	49.663	Jason Lawrence	Yamaha
2	50.659	Broc Hepler	Yamah
1	50.773	Ryan Dungey	Suzuki
4	50.940	Dan Reardon	Honda
15	51.127	Jake Weimer	Honda
5	51.162	Brett Metcalfe	Kawasaki
3	51.382	Austin Stroupe	Kawasaki
7	51.902	Billy Laninovich	KTM
11	51.934	Kyle Cunningham	Honda
9	51.938	Justin Brayton	KTM
6	51.992	Bobby Kiniry	Honda
10	52.254	Tommy Hahn	Kawasaki
16	52.296	Wil Hahn	Yamaha
8	52.802	Gavin Gracyk	Honda
12	53.645	Jeff Northrop	Honda
14	53.833	Cedric Soubeyras	Yamaha
17	53.918	Andrew McFarlane	Kawasaki
13	54.007	Tiger Lacey	Honda
18	54.575	Daniel Blair	Yamaha
20	54.829	Drew Gosselaar	KTM
19	55.306	Hugo Dagod	KTM

If only Jason Lawrence could get a break…The Boost Mobile/Yamaha of Troy pilot set the fastest lap time in both practice (50.868) and in the main event (49.63) this past Saturday night, but an unfortunate mistake in the main cost him dearly as he was clearly the fastest rider on the track. Lawrence got another mediocre start and came around the first lap in ninth place, but on the third lap Lawrence passed five riders and went from eighth to third! He then stalled his bike, resulting in a 21st-place finish. But his lap time was less than a half-second slower than the fastest lap time of Chad Reed in the AMA Supercross class. Lawrence’s lap time was the third fastest of the night in both classes combined.

Jason Lawrence

The second fastest time in the Lites main event was Yamaha’s Broc Hepler, who charged from a 10th at the end of lap one up to Dungey’s rear tire on the last lap. Dungey had the third-fastest lap time, followed by Torco Racing Fuels Honda teammates Dan Reardon and Jake Weimer.

Biggest Surprise: DNA Energy/BTO Sports/BBMX’s Kyle Cunningham continues to improve and shows that he’s definitely top-10 material. He had the ninth-fastest time at Anaheim 2 and finished 11th.

AMA Supercross

Finish	Best Lap Time	Rider	Bike
1	49.399	Chad Reed	Yamaha
2	49.501	Josh Hill	Yamaha
3	50.007	Kevin Windham	Honda
4	50.550	Mike Alessi	Suzuki
19	50.601	Davi Millsaps	Honda
6	50.845	Tim Ferry	Kawasaki
18	51.042	Grant Langston	Yamaha
7	51.074	Nathan Ramsey	Yamaha
5	51.176	Ivan Tedesco	Honda
9	51.234	Andrew Short	Honda
8	51.492	Josh Hansen	Yamaha
11	51.562	David Vuillemin	Suzuki
10	51.701	Charles Summey	Yamaha
12	51.793	Nick Wey	KTM
15	51.977	Manuel Rivas	Kawasaki
13	52.023	Paul Carpenter	Honda
14	52.164	Heath Voss	Honda
16	52.831	Jeff Gibson	Kawasaki
17	53.533	Jason Thomas	Honda

Team San Manuel Yamaha’s Chad Reed recorded the fastest lap time in both the timed practice (49.374) and the main event, proving he’s in control for the championship. The second-fastest rider in the main was Factory Yamaha’s Josh Hill, who turned a 49.501. Kevin Windham was third fastest, improving from an eighth-place qualifying timing, followed by Mike Alessi. It’s interesting to note that Alessi qualified with only the 12th fastest time, but that may be due to his knee injury.

Biggest Surprise: Or should we say disappointment? Honda Red Bull riders Andrew Short and Ivan Tedesco logged the 9th and 10th fastest lap times of the main event, almost two full seconds off the pace of Reed. Tedesco and Short finished fifth and ninth.

Andrew Short