Supercross: Results Rd3 Los Angeles

New Winner as round three of the AMA Supercross heats up

The Monster Energy AMA Supercross series continues to throw out all manner of surprises this season, as for the third week in a row the main event is won by a different rider. This week it was the turn of Two Two Motorsports Chad Reed to step it up as he rode to the main event win inside the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Last week’s winner KTM’s Ryan Dungey, remains the only constant in an unpredictable championship as he remained on the podium to finish second behind Reed while also extending his points lead in the series. James Stewart – Yamaha finally remained relatively mistake free to grab his first podium of the season. GEICO Honda’s Eli Tomac, also captured his first Western Regional Supercross Lites Class main event win of the season to secure Honda a winning night in Los Angeles

Out Front: Dungey is the points leader after round three

Series leader, Dungey had a decent gate pick for the main event and got off to a flying start. He grabbed the holeshot and was locked in battle for the lead with rival Ryan Villopoto. Shortly after the race was red flagged when Trey Canard and Ryan Morais crashed. He then got away well in the restart, was fourth at the first corner and sat there for the first seven laps in a four-way battle with Jake Weimer, James Stewart and Chad Reed. He was able to move up to third after Weimer went down and then fought for second place with Stewart, who also crashed and handed Dungey his second place. He is the only rider to have been on the podium in all three races so far this season and is now 4 points clear of Villopoto and Reed who are tied for second.

“I have been trying to figure out what I have been doing wrong this year,” said Reed. “I switched to a tyre that I used last year and it worked. I am going to keep trying to get better each week. I will take the good with the bad and keep moving forward.”

“It feels great to hold the red number plate as we head into the fourth round,” reflected Dungey. “It’s still early in the series, but it is definitely off to a good start for the Red Bull/KTM Team. I can’t thank everybody on the team enough. They have put in so many hours and we have made so much progress on the new 450. The bike is running amazing.”

Blast Off: The Lites division remains as unpredictable as ever

In the Lites division, Tomac’s win marked the third of his career, and he is now the Western Regional Supercross Lites Class point’s leader, one point ahead of Wilson.

“I was able to sneak into the lead and ride 15 solid laps,” said Tomac. “It’s makes a huge difference when you get a good start. I should have been getting starts like this all season.”