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SX: This Week In Supercross - Oakland
Notes and numbers heading into this weekend's Monster Energy Supercross event in Oakland...
(Photo: Simon Cudby)
PROGRAMMING NOTE: Round 4 of the 2013 Monster Energy Western Regional 250SX Class Championship from Oakland will air on SPEED on Sunday, January 27th at 5:00pm ET.
Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, heads to California’s Bay Area on Saturday night for the fourth race of the 2013 season from Oakland’s O.Co Coliseum. Last week in Anaheim, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto became the third different winner in three races this season as the reigning back-to-back 450SX Class Champion dominated en route to victory. Rockstar Energy Racing’s Davi Millsaps will lead the field into action as the championship points leader, looking for his second win of the season. Broadcast coverage of both the 450SX Class and 250SX Class will air back-to-back on Sunday, January 27, beginning with the 450SX Class on CBS Sports at Noon ET, followed by the 250SX Class on SPEED at 1 p.m. ET. SupercrossLIVE!® will stream three hours of practice and qualifying at www.SupercrossOnline.com beginning at 5 p.m. ET.
Villopoto has battled his way from a misfortune-plagued 16th-place finish at the season opener three weeks ago to not only stand atop the podium for the first time this season, but also move into fourth in the 450SX Class point standings. He enters Oakland with arguably the most momentum of any rider in the championship, and will look to make it two in-a-row tomorrow night.
“It feels good to finally get the first win out of the way,” said Villopoto. “We got the ball rolling now so when we head to Oakland we’ll look to keep the wins coming. Looks like it might be a bit wet, but Saturday looks clear and the track looks fun.”
Fellow Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Jake Weimer also continued his strong start to the 2013 season in Anaheim. Weimer has posted top-10 finishes in all three races this season and currently sits sixth in the points. Although he had to battle through illness last weekend in Anaheim, he’ll look to keep up his strong performances in Oakland.
“Last week’s race was probably one of the best Main Events I’ve had,” said Weimer. “I was sick last weekend, but felt much better this week and was able to ride more. I know what the pace is up front now and I plan to be up there in Oakland.”
Coming into Anaheim last weekend, Millsaps stood as the only rider to finish on the podium in each of the first two races of the season. At the site of his impressive season-opening victory, Millsaps was once again in the thick of the battle for the podium, and after a lengthy battle with Chad Reed, he ultimately settled for a fourth-place finish. Nevertheless, Millsaps still maintains possession of the red number plate heading to the Bay Area and will look to get back atop the podium inside the Coliseum.
"The day started off good,” said Millsaps. “I had good qualifying times and felt good on the bike. The bike felt great. The track was pretty gnarly. I got a good jump in the Heat Race and blew an engine down the starting line; just a freak accident. There isn't anything anyone could have done. I went over the bars going into the first turn which is kind of weird. I hit my head a little bit, hurt my wrist, my hands, my fingers, my back and my shoulders. I won the LCQ, got a decent start in the Main Event, and worked my way into third. I rode in third for 18 laps and ended up going down with two to go. All in all it was a good race and I'm happy with the result. I would have been happier with third but with how the day was and how it ended it was pretty good."
After letting a surefire podium finish slip away from him in Phoenix following a late crash, Team Honda Muscle Milk’s Trey Canard bounced back to once again contend for the win inside Angel Stadium. Canard capitalized on a strong start to lead the early stages of the Main Event before ultimately giving way to Villopoto and securing his second runner-up finish in three weeks. Canard occupies second in the championship, three points behind Millsaps, and will look to become the fourth different winner of the 2013 season.
Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, heads to California’s Bay Area on Saturday night for the fourth race of the 2013 season from Oakland’s O.Co Coliseum. Last week in Anaheim, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto became the third different winner in three races this season as the reigning back-to-back 450SX Class Champion dominated en route to victory. Rockstar Energy Racing’s Davi Millsaps will lead the field into action as the championship points leader, looking for his second win of the season. Broadcast coverage of both the 450SX Class and 250SX Class will air back-to-back on Sunday, January 27, beginning with the 450SX Class on CBS Sports at Noon ET, followed by the 250SX Class on SPEED at 1 p.m. ET. SupercrossLIVE!® will stream three hours of practice and qualifying at www.SupercrossOnline.com beginning at 5 p.m. ET.
Villopoto has battled his way from a misfortune-plagued 16th-place finish at the season opener three weeks ago to not only stand atop the podium for the first time this season, but also move into fourth in the 450SX Class point standings. He enters Oakland with arguably the most momentum of any rider in the championship, and will look to make it two in-a-row tomorrow night.
“It feels good to finally get the first win out of the way,” said Villopoto. “We got the ball rolling now so when we head to Oakland we’ll look to keep the wins coming. Looks like it might be a bit wet, but Saturday looks clear and the track looks fun.”
Fellow Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Jake Weimer also continued his strong start to the 2013 season in Anaheim. Weimer has posted top-10 finishes in all three races this season and currently sits sixth in the points. Although he had to battle through illness last weekend in Anaheim, he’ll look to keep up his strong performances in Oakland.
“Last week’s race was probably one of the best Main Events I’ve had,” said Weimer. “I was sick last weekend, but felt much better this week and was able to ride more. I know what the pace is up front now and I plan to be up there in Oakland.”
Coming into Anaheim last weekend, Millsaps stood as the only rider to finish on the podium in each of the first two races of the season. At the site of his impressive season-opening victory, Millsaps was once again in the thick of the battle for the podium, and after a lengthy battle with Chad Reed, he ultimately settled for a fourth-place finish. Nevertheless, Millsaps still maintains possession of the red number plate heading to the Bay Area and will look to get back atop the podium inside the Coliseum.
"The day started off good,” said Millsaps. “I had good qualifying times and felt good on the bike. The bike felt great. The track was pretty gnarly. I got a good jump in the Heat Race and blew an engine down the starting line; just a freak accident. There isn't anything anyone could have done. I went over the bars going into the first turn which is kind of weird. I hit my head a little bit, hurt my wrist, my hands, my fingers, my back and my shoulders. I won the LCQ, got a decent start in the Main Event, and worked my way into third. I rode in third for 18 laps and ended up going down with two to go. All in all it was a good race and I'm happy with the result. I would have been happier with third but with how the day was and how it ended it was pretty good."
After letting a surefire podium finish slip away from him in Phoenix following a late crash, Team Honda Muscle Milk’s Trey Canard bounced back to once again contend for the win inside Angel Stadium. Canard capitalized on a strong start to lead the early stages of the Main Event before ultimately giving way to Villopoto and securing his second runner-up finish in three weeks. Canard occupies second in the championship, three points behind Millsaps, and will look to become the fourth different winner of the 2013 season.
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