Monster Energy Supercross: Daytona 2009
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After a pair of main events like we had in Daytona, all we can say is…wow.
When the gate dropped for the Supercross main event, it didn’t take long for things to start happening. A little too much front brake heading into the first turn of the grass-covered start area was all it took for Jame’s Stewart’s front end to wash out, which started a chain reaction crash that took out Stewart ( San Manuel / Yamaha / JSE), Michael Byrne (Rockstar Makita Suzuki) and Andrew Short (Honda Red Bull Racing). But it also opened the door for heroics by others, including Jason Lawrence, and Chad Reed. Lawrence led 16 laps of the 20-lap main event, and by winning this year’s main event, Reed exacted some measure of revenge on Daytona after being robbed of a win last year when his bike expired with two turns to go. Stewart was able to get back to seventh spot, but lost ground in the title chase. Reed now has an 11-point advantage.
In Lites action, Christophe Pourcel hunted down Martin Davalos (Muscle Milk KTM) for his third win of the season, and after a crash by his Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki teammate, Austin Stroupe, Pourcel now has a 15-point lead in the Lites East standings.
Be sure to check the photo galleries (see the links above) for much more from Daytona.
Results
2009 Monster Energy Supercross
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
Supercross Lites Heat 1
1. Nico Izzi
2. Darryn Durham
3. Martin Davalos
4. Josh Lichtle
5. Matt Goerke
6. Matt Lemoine
7. Levi Kilbarger
8. Brad Ripple
9. Jason Thomas
Supercross Lites Heat 2
1. Austin Stroupe
2. Christophe Pourcel
3. Wil Hahn
4. Daniel Blair
5. Steven Clarke
6. Kyle Keylon
7. Vince Friese
8. Blake Wharton
9. Shane Sewell
Supercross Heat 1
1. James Stewart
2. Kevin Windham
3. Ryan Villopoto
4. Ryan Sipes
5. Mike Alessi
6. Heath Voss
7. Michael Byrne
8. Benjamin Coisy
9. Timmy Ferry
Supercross Heat 2
1. Josh Hill
2. Chad Reed
3. Jason Lawrence
4. Matt Boni
5. Andrew Short
6. Tyler Bowers
7. Broc Hepler
8. Kyle Chisholm
9. Tommy Hahn
Supercross Lites LCQ
1. Branden Jesseman
2. Broc Tickle
Supercross LCQ
1. Davi Millsaps
2. Ivan Tedesco
Supercross Lites Main Event
1. Christophe Pourcel (Kawasaki)
2. Martin Davalos (KTM)
3. Nico Izzi (Suzuki)
4. Matt Lemoine (Yamaha)
5. Wil Hahn (KTM)
6. Matt Goerke (Suzuki)
7. Darryn Durham (Yamaha)
8. Broc Tickle (Yamaha)
9. Blake Wharton (Honda)
10. Kyle Keylon (Honda)
11. Daniel Blair (Honda)
12. Levi Kilbarger (Honda)
13. Branden Jesseman (Kawasaki)
14. Vince Friese (Honda)
15. Shane Sewell (Yamaha)
16. Steven Clarke (Suzuki)
17. Josh Lichtle (Honda)
18. Brad Ripple (Honda)
19. Austin Stroupe (Kawasaki)
20. Jason Thomas (Honda)
Supercross Main Event
1. Chad Reed (Suzuki)
2. Jason Lawrence (Yamaha)
3. Davi Millsaps (Honda)
4. Mike Alessi (Suzuki)
5. Kevin Windham (Honda)
6. Ryan Villopoto (Kawasaki)
7. James Stewart (Yamaha)
8. Andrew Short (Honda)
9. Ryan Sipes (KTM)
10. Tommy Hahn (Kawasaki)
11. Josh Hill (Yamaha)
12. Broc Hepler (Yamaha)
13. Ivan Tedesco (Honda)
14. Tyler Bowers (Honda)
15. Heath Voss (Honda)
16. Kyle Chisholm (Yamaha)
17. Benjamin Coisy (Honda)
18. Matt Boni (Honda)
19. Timmy Ferry (Kawasaki)
20. Michael Byrne (Suzuki)
Supercross Lites East Point Standings
1. Christophe Pourcel 97
2. Nico Izzi 82
3. Austin Stroupe 59
4. Martin Davalos 56
5. Wil Hahn 52
6. Branden Jesseman 51
7. Matt Lemoine 47
8. Blake Wharton 46
9. Steven Clarke 40
10. Matt Goerke 38
Supercross Point Standings
1. Chad Reed 224
2. James Stewart 213
3. Andrew Short 163
4. Ryan Villopoto 153
5. Ivan Tedesco 140
6. Josh Grant 138
7. Davi Millsaps 136
8. Mike Alessi 131
9. Kevin Windham 128
10. Timmy Ferry 100
