Ricky Carmichael raced his RM-Z450 to an 8.5-second victory at Saturday night’s San Francisco Supercross at AT& T Park in California. The Makita Suzuki rider – taking part in his last West Coast Supercross ride of the season as he opts to take up NASCAR Racing – gated third behind Chad Reed (Yamaha) and James Stewart (Kawasaki) in the 20-lap Main Event. He took the lead at the mid-race point when both Stewart and Reed slipped off and was never challenged from then on.
He said: “It feels great to win but it was difficult out there. From the 10th lap I was riding real tight and holding my breath. I’m going to take a few weeks off now to concentrate on some driving then I’ll be back for the Atlanta Supercross.”
Team mate Ivan Tedesco gated his RM-Z450 in the top seven but crashed before the halfway stage, eventually finishing 14th.
Main Event:1 Ricky Carmichael (Makita Suzuki),
2 James Stewart (Kawasaki),
3 Chad Reed (Yamaha),
4 Tim Ferry (Kawasaki
5 Nick Wey (Honda),
6 David Vuillemin (Honda),
7 Travis Preston (Honda),
8 Michael Byrne (Suzuki),
9 Jeff Gibson (Kawasaki),
10 Kevin Windham (Honda).
AMA Supercross Points (after 4 rounds): 1 Stewart 97,
2 Reed 82,
3 Ferry 70,
4 Carmichael 69,
5 Byrne 57,
6 Windham 52,
7 Preston 50,
8 Wey 42,
9 Vuillemin 42,
10 Tedesco 42.
World Supercross Points (after 6 rounds): 1 Stewart 139,
2 Reed 127,
3 Carmichael 116,
4 Ferry 102,
5 Wey 90,
6 Vuillemin 79,
7 Preston 69,
8 Voss 66,
9 Byrne 64,
10 Gibson 61.
13 Tedesco 44.
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