CARMICHAEL WINS IN SAN FRANCISCO
 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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