SAN FRANCISCO WIN FOR CARMICHAEL
30 January 2007 - Suzuki Racing

Ricky Carmichael raced his RM-Z450 to an 8.5-second victory at Saturday night’s San Francisco Supercross at AT& T Park in California.

The Makita Suzuki rider – taking part in his last West Coast Supercross ride of the season as he opts to take up NASCAR Racing – gated third behind Chad Reed (Yamaha) and James Stewart (Kawasaki) in the 20-lap Main Event.

He took the lead at the mid-race point when both Stewart and Reed slipped off and was never challenged from then on.

He said: “It feels great to win but it was difficult out there. From the 10th lap I was riding real tight and holding my breath. I’m going to take a few weeks off now to concentrate on some driving then I’ll be back for the Atlanta Supercross.”

Team mate Ivan Tedesco gated his RM-Z450 in the top seven but crashed before the halfway stage, eventually finishing 14th.

Main Event: 1 Ricky Carmichael (Makita Suzuki), 2 James Stewart (Kawasaki), 3 Chad Reed (Yamaha), 4 Tim Ferry (Kawasaki), 5 Nick Wey (Honda), 6 David Vuillemin (Honda), 7 Travis Preston (Honda), 8 Michael Byrne (Suzuki), 9 Jeff Gibson (Kawasaki), 10 Kevin Windham (Honda).

AMA Supercross Points (after 4 rounds): 1 Stewart 97, 2 Reed 82, 3 Ferry 70, 4 Carmichael 69, 5 Byrne 57, 6 Windham 52, 7 Preston 50, 8 Wey 42, 9 Vuillemin 42, 10 Tedesco 42.

World Supercross Points (after 6 rounds): 1 Stewart 139, 2 Reed 127, 3 Carmichael 116, 4 Ferry 102, 5 Wey 90, 6 Vuillemin 79, 7 Preston 69, 8 Voss 66, 9 Byrne 64, 10 Gibson 61. 13 Tedesco 44.

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