Kawasaki’s James Stewart of Haines City, Fla., won his sixth Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series before 43,081 fans at the Citrus Bowl. Honda’s Josh Grant, of Riverside, Calif., won his second AMA Supercross Lites race of the season.
Stewart won the $1,500 Progressive Direct Holeshot Award with Michael Byrne, of Menifee, Calif., in second and Suzuki’s Ricky Carmichael, of Tallahassee, Fla., in third. Carmichael moved into second on lap 1 and followed Stewart for the remainder of the race. Honda’s Nick Wey, of Dewitt, Mich., made a last lap pass on Suzuki’s Ivan Tedesco, of Murrieta, Calif., to finish third.
Carmichael extended his points lead over Yamaha’s Chad Reed to XX
“It has been a good day, all day,” said Stewart. “I felt very comfortable on the track today and wanted to win for Polk County where I live. I am the local boy at Orlando so I wanted to win for the fans. I had a scary crash last week in Daytona but put it back together for this week. I am going to keep my head down and see what happens the rest of the season.”
Yamaha’s Bryan Johnson, of Cairo, Ga., earned the $1,000 Progressive Direct Holeshot Award with Kawasaki’s Chris Gosselaar, of Victorville, Calif., in second. On lap 3 Grant moved into the lead after he passed Gosselaar. Millsaps started mid-pack and moved into second place on lap 3.
Grant held on for the next 12 laps to pick up the win. Millsaps was second and Gosselaar third.
“I made my pass on Gosselaar in the whoops, which was a big for me because I have been working on riding the whops a lot lately,” said Grant. “My teammate Kevin Windham has been helping me in the whoops and it paid off tonight.”
Tonight’s race will air on SPEED on Sunday, March 19, at 6:00 p.m. EST. A separate one-hour broadcast of the AMA Supercross Lites racing will air on SPEED on Saturday, March 25, at 6 p.m. EST.
Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP Season Standings
1. Ricky Carmichael, Havana, Fla., Suzuki, 264
2. James Stewart, Tallahassee, Fla., Kawasaki, 258
3. Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Yamaha, 247
4. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 209
5. Nicholas Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Honda, 199
6. Michael Byrne, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 194
7. Jeff Gibson, Blacklick, Ohio,, Honda, 141
8. Ryan Clark, Waddell, Ariz., Honda, 134
9. Jason Thomas, Melrose, Fla., Honda, 133
10. Tyler Evans, Corona, Calif., Suzuki, 116
Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series Event Results, Orlando
1. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Kawasaki
2. Ricky Carmichael, Havana, Fla., Suzuki
3. Nicholas Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Honda
4. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki
5. Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Yamaha
6. Travis Preston, Hesperia, Calif., Honda
7. Michael Byrne, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki
8. Tim Ferry, Largo, Fla., Honda
9. Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda
10. Jeff Dement, Kingwood, Texas, Suzuki
Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series Season Standings
1. Ricky Carmichael, Tallahassee, Fla., Suzuki, 237
2. Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Yamaha, 229
3. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Kawasaki, 214
4. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 176
5. Nicholas Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Honda, 169
6. Michael Byrne, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 166
7. Travis Preston, Hesperia, Calif., Honda, 136
8. Ernesto Fonseca, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 125
9. Mike LaRocco, Corona, Calif., Honda, 108
10. Tim Ferry, Dade City, Fla., Honda, 84
Amp’d Mobile Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Event Results, Orlando
1. Joshua Grant, Riverside, Calif., Honda
2. Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda
3. Christopher Gosselaar, Victorville, Calif., Kawasaki
4. Branden Jesseman, New Brighton, Pa., Yamaha
5. Martin Davalos, Cairo, Ga., Yamaha
6. Thomas Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda
7. Kelly Smith, Ludington, Much., Honda
8. Dusty Klatt, Campbell River, B.C., Honda
9. Michael Blose, Phoenix, Ariz., Honda
10. Josh Woods, Flint, Mich., Suzuki
Amp’d Mobile Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Season Standings
1. Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda, 119
2. Joshua Grant, Riverside, Calif., Honda, 94
3. Chris Gosselaar, Victorville, Calif., Kawasaki, 94
4. Jesseman, New Brighton, Pa., Yamaha, 86
5. Thomas Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda, 62
6. Kelly Smith, Ludington, Mich., Honda, 51
7. Robert Kiniry, Lafayette, N.Y., Honda, 51
8. Martin Davalos, Cairo, Ga., Honda, 48
9. Michael Blose, Phoenix, Ariz., Honda, 43
10. Teddy Maier, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Kawasaki, 39
Amp’d Mobile Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Season Standings
1. Andrew Short, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 118
2. Grant Langston, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 116
3. Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., KTM, 107
4. Billy Laninovich, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda, 99
5. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., KTM, 95
6. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 94
7. Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 91
8. Paul Carpenter, Ithaca, N.Y., Honda, 78
9. Darcy Lange, San Jacinto, Calif., Kawasaki, 55
10. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Honda, 52
KTM Junior Supercross Challenge Results
- Davey Pootjes, Ammerzoden, Holland, KTM
- Cameron Cannon, Anderson, S.C., KTM
- Sammy Porter, Monticello, Mo., KTM
- Casey Provoncha, Newport, Vt., KTM
- Austin Wolf, Jackson, Mich., KTM
- Jesse Hults, Benson, Vt., KTM
- Austin Mayo, Middleburg, Fla., KTM
- James Petersen, San Diego, Calif., KTM
- Logan Stefanko, Plymouth, Mich., KTM
- Sebastian Knapp, Webster, N.Y., KTM
- Justin Streets, Inwood, W.V., KTM
- Grayson Knowlton, Chippewa Falls, Wis., KTM
- Dominic Ottolini, Marshfield, Mass., KTM
- Santiago Medina, Doral, Fla., KTM