CARMICHAEL HURT IN SEASON FINALE
10 September 2006 - AMA Pro Racing

Kawasaki’s James Stewart stole the thunder as he took advantage of an injury to Carmichael to capture the Toyota AMA Motocross Championship season finale at today’s Giant RV Glen Helen National.

Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto was the AMA Motocross Lites winner and clinched the season championship.

Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., had settled in behind Carmichael in the first moto when the 10-time AMA Motocross champ went down on lap six, which handed the victory to Stewart, who also cruised to the second moto win and the 1-1 moto sweep.

In the crash, Carmichael suffered a contusion to his left shoulder and was forced to sit out the second moto. He will head home to Tallahassee, Fla., for further tests and examinations.

Honda’s Davi Millsaps, of Cairo, Ga., put in a strong 3-2 moto finish to earn second place overall, while Honda teammate Travis Preston, of Hesperia, Calif., earned his first podium of the season with a third place finish (4-3).

“I felt good in practice yesterday and today and it really helped in the motos,” said Stewart, who registered his third AMA Motocross win of the year. “I was pretty close to (Carmichael) where I could see him when he went down. He caught an edge and just went right over. It was pretty bad. I hope he’s alright.”

Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., put in another solid ride en route to his sixth win of the season. He entered Glen Helen with a 29-point advantage over KTM’s Mike Alessi but easily won the AMA Motocross Lites championship by a comfortable 35-point advantage.

Alessi, of Victorville, Calif., posted a 2-2 moto finish for second overall, with Kawasaki’s Ben Townley, a South African who resides in Tallahassee, Fla., during the season, finishing in third place (3-3).

The Toyota AMA Motocross Championship, presented by FMF, heads west for the season finale on September 10 for the Giant RV Glen Helen National, presented by Yamaha, in San Bernardino, Calif.

AMA Toyota Motocross Championships, presented by FMF

Giant RV Glen Helen National, presented by Yamaha

Glen Helen Raceway – San Bernardino, Calif.

Round 12 of 12 – September 10, 2006

Motocross (Moto Finish)

James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Kawasaki, 1-1
Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda, 3-2
Travis Preston, Hesperia, Calif., Honda, 4-3
Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda, 2-7
Nick Wey, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 6-5
Michael Byrne, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki, 5-6
Josh Summey, Stanley, N.C., Honda, 7-9
David Vuillemin, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha, 10-8
Bobby Garrison, Sparks, Nev., Yamaha, 13-10
Timmy Ferry, Largo, Fla., Honda, 24-4

Motocross Class Point Standings

Ricky Carmichael, Tallahassee, Fla., Suzuki, 539
Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda, 407
Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda, 400
James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Kawasaki, 381
Travis Preston, Hesperia, Calif., Honda, 334
Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha, 333
David Vuillemin, Frisco, Tex., Yamaha, 314
Nicholas Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Honda, 303
Timmy Ferry, Largo, Fla., Honda, 265
Josh Summey, Stanley, N.C., Honda, 181

Motocross Lites (Moto Finish)

Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 1-1
Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., KTM, 2-2
Ben Townley, Tallahassee, Fla., Kawasaki, 3-3
Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Honda, 4-6
Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 5-5
Thomas Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda, 11-4
Kyle Chisholm, Seminole, Fla., Kawasaki, 12-7
Broc Hepler, Kittanning, Pa., Suzuki, 6-16
Martin Davalos, Cairo, Ga., Yamaha, 14-9
Jason Lawrence, Murrieta, Ga., Suzuki, 13-12

Motocross Lites Point Standings

Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 483
Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., KTM, 448
Joshua Grant, Riverside, Calif., Honda, 372
Andrew Short, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 359
Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 335
Broc Hepler, Kittanning, Pa., Suzuki, 293
Andrew McFarlane, Newport Beach, Calif., 281
Matt Goerke, Lake Helen, Fla., Yamaha, 195
Nathan Ramsey, Murrieta, Calif., KTM, 195
Troy Adams, Brooksville, Fla., Kawasaki, 191

Fans can follow this epic Toyota AMA Motocross Championship, presented by FMF, all year from the telecasts of the premier AMA Motocross class on Saturdays following each race with coverage on OLN of the Motocross Lites class set to air on the Monday after that. Two events, Red Bud and Unadilla, will be seen the following Sunday, one week after the race, due to OLN’s coverage of the Tour de France.

For more information on the Toyota AMA Motocross Championship, presented by FMF, log on to www.amamotocross.com, where a weekly webcast of each race will available to fans throughout the season. In addition, www.amamotocross.com offers fans live@thewire Live timing and scoring.

About the NPG
The NPG is comprised of the 12 individual promoters of the Toyota AMA Motocross Championship, presented by FMF. The goal of the NPG is to raise awareness of motocross through the production of professional championship racing events.

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