Sign of the (Lap) Times: Detroit
You read the race reports and results, watched the race in High Def on CBS and SPEED, but what story does the lap times from the Detroit Supercross tell us? For one, Chad Reed definitely wasn’t the 12th fastest rider out on the track, but his gamble to ride the main and salvage points turned out to be a great decision—possibly a championship-winning one. But let’s begin this week’s Sign of the (Lap) Times with the Lites class.
Supercross Lites
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Villopoto logged the fastest Lites time in Detroit with a 49.149, but a surprise second was Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Nico Izzi. The St. Clair, Michigan native fed off the energy from his hometown crowed and posted a 49.947, which came on lap two. Unfortunately, Izzi faded a bit and had to back it down a notch and finished fourth in the main.
The third fastest lap time came from Torco Racing Fuels Honda’s Josh Grant (50.217), followed by his teammate Trey Canard (50.233) and Boost Mobile/Yamaha of Troy’s Ryan Morais (50.725). Take a look at the rest of the field below:
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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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1
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49.149 |
Kawasaki
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4
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49.947 |
Suzuki
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19
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50.217 |
Honda
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10
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50.233 |
Honda
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2
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50.725 |
Yamaha
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3
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50.971 |
Branden Jesseman
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Kawasaki
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5
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51.165 |
KTM
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6
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51.515 |
Yamaha
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7
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52.548 |
Honda
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18
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53.172 |
KTM
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8
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53.460 |
Kawasaki
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9
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53.742 |
Travis Sewell
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Suzuki
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11
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53.763 |
Kyle Keylon
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Honda
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14
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54.128 |
Honda
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12
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54.311 |
Zach Ames
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Honda
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16
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54.809 |
Kawasaki
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13
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54.838 |
Nathan Skaggs
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Honda
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17
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55.112 |
Suzuki
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20
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55.675 |
Shane Sewell
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Kawasaki
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15
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57.691 |
Levi Kilbarger
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Honda
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21
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1:20.185 |
KTM
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22
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3:15.063 |
Honda
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Biggest surprise: At this very race one year ago, Ryan Morais was battling for the Eastern Regional Lites championship with Ben Townley; this year he came into this event without any podiums, but he put in 15 solid laps and scored a season-best second in Michigan.
Boost Mobile/Yamaha of Troy's Ryan Morais was on it in Detroit.
AMA Supercross
An injured Chad Reed meant we’d see another rider posting the fastest lap in the AMA Supercross main event. The rider filling in for Reed at the top was Honda Red Bull Racing’s Davi Millsaps, who recorded a 48.723 on lap three en route to his second career AMA Supercross victory. Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Tim Ferry wasn’t far off the pace, and his fast lap of a 48.913 came on lap five. Yamaha’s Josh Hill was next (49.303), followed by Kevin Windham (49.523) and Andrew Short (50.040). As for Reed, a broken scapula resulted in him only being able to log the 19th fastest lap in the main—a 53.185. Check out the rest of the field below:
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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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1
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48.723 |
Honda
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2
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48.913 |
Kawasaki
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4
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49.303 |
Yamaha
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3
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49.523 |
Honda
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5
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50.040 |
Honda
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6
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50.444 |
Yamaha
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7
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50.756 |
Kawasaki
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6
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50.942 |
Kawasaki
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13
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51.316 |
Yamaha
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7
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51.432 |
David Vuillemin
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Suzuki
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11
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51.655 |
Kelly Smith
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Kawasaki
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17
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52.024 |
KTM
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18
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52.032 |
Honda
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10
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52.181 |
Honda
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9
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52.501 |
Honda
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14
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52.744 |
Honda
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19
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52.926 |
Shaun Skinner
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Honda
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15
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53.083 |
Eric Sorby
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Honda
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12
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53.185 |
Yamaha
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20
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53.567 |
Honda
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16
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53.763 |
Keith R. Johnson
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Yamaha
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Biggest surprise: Full-time AMA Toyota Arenacrosser Kelly Smith from nearby Ludington, Michigan was the 11th fastest rider in the AMA Supercross class on his way to finishing 11th on his Babbitt’s Kawasaki. It was a good showing for Smith, who was the top Michigan native, topping fellow statesman Nick Wey and Jake Marsack in both lap times and results.
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