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11 February 2006 - AMA Pro Racing

Stewart Wins Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series before 69,005 Fans

Short wins second AMA Supercross Lites main event of the season

Kawasaki’s James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., wins a thrilling Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series main event tonight at Qualcomm Stadium before a near-capacity crowd of 69,005. Honda’s Andrew Short, of Murrieta, Calif., was the Western Region AMA Supercross Lites winner.

Suzuki’s Ricky Carmichael, of Tallahassee, Fla., grabbed the Progressive Direct Holeshot Award to start the 20-lap feature, with Stewart settling in behind him to set up a two-rider battle at the front. Carmichael held the slightest of leads the entire race as Stewart patiently waited just a few bike lengths back. Stewart finally made his move on the second to last lap with an inside pass on Carmichael in a 180-degree turn after the first triple jump. Stewart held off Carmichael’s last lap charge to pick up the win, his fifth of the season. Carmichael was second and Yamaha’s Chad Reed, of Dade City, Fla., finished third.

“Ricky and I had a good battle,” said Stewart. “Throughout the race I sized him up and made my pass. It feels good to ride on a track that has tacky dirt. I knew that after last weekend I had a long way to go. I am three for three in San Diego and this is my favorite stadium.”

KTM’s Mike Alessi, of Apple Valley, Calif., won the Progressive Direct Holeshot Award to start the 15-lap AMA Supercross Lites main event. Short shot to the lead on the opening lap and began to pull away from the field as series points leader Grant Langston, of Clermont, Fla., was working his Kawasaki through the field after a 13th place start. Langston’s inspirational charge ended just a few turns too soon as Short crossed the finish line just 0.837-seconds ahead of Langston for the win. Langston finished second, and KTM’s Nathan Ramsey, of Menifee, Calif., was third.

“I put myself in a good spot of the start,” said Short, who picked up his second win of the season. “If we had one more lap Grant and I would be battling. It’s not over yet, we have two more races and I look forward to this challenge.”

Tonight’s race will air on CBS Sports tomorrow, February 12, 2006 at Noon EST.

Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP Season Standings

James Stewart, Tallahassee, Fla., Kawasaki, 157
Ricky Carmichael, Havana, Fla., Suzuki, 161
Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Yamaha, 144
Jeremy McGrath, Encinitas, Calif., Honda
Mike LaRocco, Corona, Calif., Honda
Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 115
Michael Byrne, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 114
Nicholas Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Honda, 114
Ernesto Fonseca, Murrieta, Calif., Honda
Eric Vallejo, Garland, Texas, Honda

Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series Event Results, San Diego

Ricky Carmichael, Havana, Fla., Suzuki, 183
James Stewart, Tallahassee, Fla., Kawasaki, 181
Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Yamaha, 164
Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 133
Michael Byrne, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 130
Nicholas Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Honda, 128
Jason Thomas, Melrose, Fla., Honda, 95
Jeff Gibson, Blacklick, Ohio,, Honda, 87
Ryan Clark, Waddell, Ariz., Honda, 82
Tyler Evans, Corona, Calif., Suzuki, 69

Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series Season Standings

Ricky Carmichael, Tallahassee, Fla., Suzuki, 139
James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Kawasaki, 128
Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Yamaha, 124
Mike LaRocco, Corona, Calif., Honda, 89
Michael Byrne, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 88
Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 86
Nicholas Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Honda, 85
Ernesto Fonseca, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 74
Jeremy McGrath, Encinitas, Calif., Honda, 67
Travis Preston, Hesperia, Calif., Honda, 63

Amp’d Mobile Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Event Results, San Diego

Andrew Short, Murrieta, Calif., Honda
Grant Langston, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki
Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., KTM
Mike Alessi, Apple Valley, Calif., KTM
Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki
Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
Darcy Lange, San Jacinto, Calif., Kawasaki
Ryan Morais, Menifee, Calif., Suzuki
Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Honda
Paul Carpenter, Ithaca, N.Y., Honda

Amp’d Mobile Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Season Standings

Andrew Short, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 118
Grant Langston, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 116
Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., KTM, 107
Billy Laninovich, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda, 99
Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., KTM, 95
Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 94
Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 91
Paul Carpenter, Ithaca, N.Y., Honda, 78
Darcy Lange, San Jacinto, Calif., Kawasaki, 55
Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Honda, 52

KTM Junior Supercross Challenge Results

Tyler Rosa, Mission Viejo, Calif., KTM
Sheldon Creed, El Cajon, Calif., KTM
Corbin Hayes, El Dorado Hills, Calif., KTM
Skyler Seifert, Perris, Calif., KTM
Cullen Nunes, Mesa, Ariz., KTM
Cody Whitsett, Long Beach, Calif., KTM
Will Agnew, Cotuit, Mass., KTM
Jake Kelley, Burbank, Calif., KTM
Jake Martineau, Hesperia, Calif., KTM
Noah Branch, Paso Robles, Calif., KTM
Alexander Guerrierie, Hackettstown, N.J., KTM
Magnus Mikkelsen, Fakse, Denmark, KTM
Ashley Avalos, Huntington Beach, Calif., KTM
Tyler Gallo, Prescott, Ariz., KTM
Jaryn Williams, Connersville, Ind., KTM

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