Reed becomes 3rd most successful AMA-SX rider
Published: 07th April 2008
Author: Yamaha Racing Communications
Chad Reed moved up to third place in the all-time AMA Supercross victories table after clinching the 34th win of his career and the eighth of the 2008 championship at the Texas Stadium in Dallas last Saturday.
The Australian led from the second lap until the chequered flag for his second triumph in the space of a week. The 25 year old owned the thirteenth round of seventeen and now stands 27 points ahead of Kevin Windham.
In front of more than 46,000 fans, Reed enacted a fine performance to form part of yet another excellent night's racing for Yamaha with young hotshot Josh Hill taking second position for the third '1-2' of the campaign for the YZ450F. Hill fought with Davi Millsaps (even surviving a scary moment when the Honda rider landed on him) and Kevin Windham and was understandably excited to capture the fourth podium of an impressive season so far.
"I feel like I've given a lot of wins away this year - four, to be exact - and we're just trying to go out there and win this title," said Reed who now needs another 14 wins to match Ricky Carmichael's total (Jeremy McGrath has a mighty 72). "Tonight was awesome. I'm so happy for Josh Hill to get up here and put Yamaha 1-2."
"It should be a lot more, but I made a lot of mistakes," he added regarding his points lead of more than one main event (a win counts for 25). "I really want to win this title, and before this season ever started, we did our work and put our heads down and we never shied away from the goal. We lost a competitor [James Stewart], but we're still out there fighting for this thing, and that's all that counts."
"The track was real slick, and I just spun off that double, and he was already committed," said Hill remembering the clash with Millsaps. "I think I have a tire mark on my shoulder from it. I actually still jumped the rhythm section. It was kind of a hectic main event. I was making mistakes all over, but I had the stamina to finish it."
"It's awesome," he added about his achievement and the fact that he has become a regular protagonist; now fifth in the points table. "These guys are the guys I looked up to my whole life, and it's just awesome to be racing with them."
Tyler Bowers was fifth in the Lites class and lies seventh in the standings.
The AMA schedule, also an FIM World Championship, moves to MI Ford Field in Detroit next weekend with only four races remaining.
2008 AMA-SX Irving, Texas 07/04/2008
Race 1 - 20 Laps
Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time
1 Chad Reed Yamaha AUS 17'56.530
2 Josh Hill Yamaha USA 0'1.872
3 David D Millsaps Honda USA 0'3.670
4 Kevin Windham Honda USA 0'4.572
5 Tim Ferry Kawasaki USA 0'18.308
6 Andrew Short Honda USA 0'21.398
7 Charles Summey Yamaha USA 0'31.811
8 Paul Carpenter Honda USA 0'43.715
9 Troy Adams Honda USA 0'49.143
10 Travis Preston Kawasaki USA 0'50.911
11 Nathan Ramsey Yamaha USA 0'52.685
12 Heath Voss Honda USA 0'58.930
13 Jason Thomas Honda USA -1 Laps
14 Nicholas Wey KTM USA -1 Laps
15 Eric Sorby Honda USA -1 Laps
Rider Standings 05/04/2008
1. Chad Reed Yamaha AUS 287
2. Kevin Windham Honda USA 260
3. Andrew Short Honda USA 205
4. David D Millsaps Honda USA 204
5. Josh Hill Yamaha USA 173
6. Tim Ferry Kawasaki USA 167
7. Nathan Ramsey Yamaha USA 147
8. David Vuillemin Suzuki FRA 123
9. Paul Carpenter Honda USA 119
10. Nicholas Wey KTM USA 117
11. Charles Summey Yamaha USA 107
12. Heath Voss Honda USA 89
13. Troy Adams Honda USA 72
14. Eric Sorby Honda USA 70
15. Mike Alessi Suzuki USA 69
23. Grant Langston Yamaha RSA 38
36. Broc Hepler Yamaha USA 3
Manufacturer Standings 05/04/2008
Pos. Manufacturer Points
1. Yamaha 299
2. Honda 277
3. Kawasaki 229
4. Suzuki 172
5. KTM 117