Dean Wilson Ends Eli Tomac's Three-Race Win Streak and Takes Control of Supercross Lites Class Points Lead Following His Second Victory


SAN DIEGO, Calif.(February 11, 2012) - A huge crowd of 58,782 fans welcomed the sixth race of the 2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, season at Qualcomm Stadium. Monster Energy Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., won his third race of the season tonight to extend his points lead to six. In the Western Regional Supercross Lites Class, Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Dean Wilson, of Menifee. Calif., won his second race and now controls the points lead as the Western division takes a two-month break.

Yoshimura Suzuki's Brett Metcalfe grabbed his first Nuclear Cowboyz® Holeshot of the season to start the Supercross Class Main Event with Villopoto and his Monster Energy Kawasaki teammate Jake Weimer in tow. Villopoto took the lead on the second lap while a battle ensued between TwoTwo Motorsports/Bel-Ray/Honda's Chad Reed, JGRMX's James Stewart and Red Bull KTM's Ryan Dungey behind him. On Lap 3, Reed charged through the pack and made a pass on Weimer to assume second place. Shortly after, Weimer lost his position to Metcalfe.

Midway through the race, Stewart passed Metcalfe for third, but went down a few laps later in the whoops and handed over the spot to Dungey. Back in front, Reed and Villopoto were bar to bar, and on lap 18, Reed stole the lead, but was unable to hold it as the duo came up to the white flag. Reed went on to secure second place with Dungey rounding out the podium in third.

"The whoops were treacherous tonight," said Villopoto. "I knew it was important to be consistent every lap. Battling Reed on the last few laps was exciting and I was able to make a good pass. I'm happy to keep the red plate on my bike and am excited for the Dallas race next week."

Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil/Honda's Vince Friese opened the Western Regional Supercross Lites Class main Event with the Nuclear Cowboyz Holeshot with Wilson trailing closely through the first turn. Wilson quickly passed Friese and held the lead for the remaining 20 laps. GEICO Honda's Eli Tomac, of Cortez, Colo., who controlled the points lead heading into the night, started mid-pack and charged his way to third place, however on lap seven, he crashed in the whoops to surrender his podium spot and points lead. With Tomac crashing out, JDR KTM's Matt Moss moved into third place to secure his squad's first podium of the season behind Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil/Honda's Cole Seely.

"I'm absolutely ecstatic with the win," said Wilson. "I knew I needed to run consistent laps out there and get through the whoops as fast as I could all night long. Eli [Tomac] is a tough competitor, so it's a bit of a surprise to be in the points lead, but I'm going to work my butt off during the break to try and stay there."

Supercross Class Results: San Diego
1. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki
2. Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Honda
3. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM
4. Brett Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Suzuki
5. Josh Hansen, Elbert, Colo., Kawasaki
6. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Honda
7. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
8. Kyle Chisholm, Valrico, Fla., Kawasaki
9. Mike Alessi, Hilliard, Calif., Suzuki
10. Nick Wey, DeWitt, Mich., Kawasaki

Supercross Class Season Standings
1. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki - 133
2. Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Honda - 127
3. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM - 123
4. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha - 101
5. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda - 78
6. Brett Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Suzuki - 75
7. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki - 72
8. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha - 70
9. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Honda - 68
10. Josh Hansen, Elbert, Colo., Kawasaki - 64

Western Regional Supercross Lites Class Results: San Diego
1. Dean Wilson, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki
2. Cole Seely, Murrieta, Calif., Honda
3. Matt Moss, Sussex Inlet, AUS, KTM
4. Gareth Swanepoel, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
5. Nico Izzi, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha
6. Gavin Faith, Fort Dodge, Iowa., Honda
7. Billy Laninovich, Riverside, Calif., Honda
8. Travis Baker, Temecula, Calif., Honda
9. Vince Friese, Cape Girardeau, Mo., Honda
10. Nick Paluzzi, Riverside, Calif., Kawasaki

Western Regional Supercross Lites Class Season Standings
1. Dean Wilson, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki - 116
2. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda - 114
3. Cole Seely, Murrieta, Calif., Honda - 101
4. Marvin Musquin, Murrieta, Calif., KTM - 89
5. Nico Izzi, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha - 78
6. Matt Moss, Sussex Inlet, NS, KTM - 73
7. Zach Osborne, Chesterfield, S.C., Yamaha - 67
8. Travis Baker, Temecula, Calif., Honda - 63
9. Tyla Rattray, Wildomar, Calif., Kawasaki - 60
10. Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Suzuki - 58

Tune into the enhanced exclusive weekly video content from Supercross LIVE! during the entire 2012 season on SupercrossOnline.com, the Official Website of Monster Energy Supercross.


Weekly Supercross LIVE! Video Content Schedule

The Official Supercross LIVE! Pre-Show Race Days at 11 AM Local Race Time
Behind the Scenes with Supercross LIVE! All Day on Race Days
2 Minutes on the Track Race Days at 3:30 & 5:30 PM Local Race Time
And on the Podium Tonight Following Each Round's Main Events
The Official Supercross LIVE! Post-Show Saturday Nights at Each Round
Toyota Tailgate Talk Wednesdays at 5 PM ET
After The Checkered Flag Thursdays at 5PM ET

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Feld Motor Sports®, Inc. is the world leader in specialized arena and stadium-based motor sports entertainment. Feld Motor Sports, Inc. productions include Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam®, Monster Energy Supercross, AMA Arenacross Series, Nuclear Cowboyz®, and IHRA® Nitro Jam®. Feld Motor Sports, Inc. is a division of Feld Entertainment, the world's largest producer of live family entertainment. For more information on Feld Entertainment, visit http://www.feldentertainment.com.

An episodic series presented by Rockstar titled "Todd Potter Is..." follows the life of freestyle motocross rider Todd Potter. The series is designed to give an inside perspective on the life of an X Games FMX superstar.

As a veteran of the sport Potter offers plenty of credible insight on the sport that has made a life for him. The focus of the first four parts of the series covers the goal of competing at the X Games and all the different elements which come into play like training, practice, dedication, media, sponsors, national television, and of coarse Temecula.

Be sure to check out Rockstar as every week there's a new episode.

Here's the first four parts of the series.

The Metal Mulisha crew along with friends and family made the journey to Pala Raceway to honor the life of their fallen brother with the 2nd Annual Jeremy Lusk Memorial Ride Day.

After a highly successful first year the crew decided to continue the tradition as it's a great way to remember what Lusk meant to the sport of FMX. It also serves as a reminder to not take life for granted as what these guys do day in and day out may come with severe consequences.

Lusk nicknamed 'Pitbull' because of his tenacity on a motorcycle was believed to be the first pro rider to have died from injuries sustained in an FMX contest. In 2009 he suffered severe head injuries during a crash at a competition in San Jose, Costa Rica. He was 24 when he passed away.

The Mulisha and the rest of the FMX community continue to honor Lusk's legacy.



Check out more pictures from Metal Mulisha.


Photos courtesy of Metal Mulisha

Story By Chris Green
Photos By Scott Hoffman

This past Saturday was Round 5 of the 2012 AMA Supercross series and the second stop at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, CA. With tons of complaints about the track at Anaheim 1, the track crew stepped up and gave the riders a great track for A2. The main points of A2's layout were the many places to pass, a nice long whoop section and numerous rhythm sections that gave the riders optional flight paths around the track.
Justin Brayton laid down the fastest lap in practice and looked solid in his heat race leading a couple of laps after being handed the number one position when Millsaps and Alessi oddly went down in the same corner, each on their own. Weimer was running side by side with JB10 when this happened and he went down in the next corner. After a few laps Villopoto caught Brayton taking the lead and went on with the heat win.

James Stewart looked good in his heat race but went down hard after a tire tap in a rhythm section went bad, ultimately flinging him down hard on his back and right shoulder. Stewart hardly moved and definitely had the wind knocked out of him. As far as injuries, Stewart may have broken some ribs and there is no doubt he felt a bit sore by the time he lined up for the LCQ and especially when the main event rolled around. Dungey took over the lead while Chad Reed made a charge, making RD5 work for the heat win.

The Main Event shaped up good with the top riders all starting out up front. Villopoto took the holeshot and Reed stuck a pass on him right away in the first whoop section confirming the lead over the following triple. Following the two was Brayton, Millsaps, Stewart and Dungey. RV2 quickly took the lead after the first lap and lead the other 19 taking the checkers. We have seen James Stewart fly through the pack early in the race before and this worked out great getting himself away from Dungey and into third place trailing Reed. James got by Chad on lap eight of the main and put a decent cushion on the #22 right away. Later on in the night Chad would catch back up to JS7 but never got close enough to make a move, although there were times it seemed he might reclaim the number two position.

The pink TLD Hondas of Cole Seely and Travis Baker were by far the best "pink bikes" we have seen at the breast cancer awareness themed A2 round.

Supercross Lites/250 Class

The Supercross Lites Main started off with Cole Seely and Eli Tomac putting their Hondas out front right off the bat. Seely was riding great and put a bit of a cushion on Tomac making it look like he was going to run away with the win. Unfortunately Seely slid his rear end out ripping down the loose dirt
of the start straight on lap four. He did however get back up in second place and stayed there for the remainder of the race. At this point, the top five riders were Tomac, Seely, Musquin, Wilson and Izzi--who ended up finishing in this same running order. Nico Izzi didn't stay in fifth the entire time though, he lost fifth place to fellow Yamaha rider Ryan Sipes and didn't gain the position back until the final lap. Even though Eli Tomac was handed the lead early on, he went on to set the fastest lap time and even tossed out a quick line going triple, triple then singling into the corner--something we hadn't seen from any of the other riders. He was riding extremely consistent all night, didn't slow down at all and was very, very confident in his mount. The Geico Honda rider took his third main event win in a row and is currently leading the points series by 22 points.

Ryan Villopoto and Eli Tomac are proving themselves as the guys to beat from the 450 and 250
classes this year in Supercross. At this point, we know there are many guys who have the speed
and can challenge these guys for the win. And the starts are important more than ever this year. With so many fast riders with the potential to win, it makes working through the pack that much more difficult. We can't count out guys like Brayton and Windham in the Supercross class or Dean Wilson riding Lites, as they have shown great speed and all have a chance at running up front.

Supercross Class Results: A2

1. Ryan Villopoto
2. James Stewart
3. Chad Reed
4. Ryan Dungey
5. Justin Brayton

Supercross Overal Points:

1. Ryan Villopoto
2. Chad Reed
3. Ryan Dungey
4. James Stewart
5. Kevin Windham

Supercross Lites Class Results: A2

1. Eli Tomac
2. Cole Seely
3. Marvin Musquin
4. Dean Wilson
5. Nico Izzi

Supercross Lites (West) Overall Points:

1. Eli Tomac
2. Dean Wilson
3. Marvin Musquin
4. Cole Seely
5. Zachary Osborne

Tomac Takes Third Consecutive Supercross Lites Class Win


ANAHEIM, Calif.(February 4, 2012) - Monster Energy Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., became the first rider of the 2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, to win two races, leading all 20 laps of the Main Event tonight at Angel Stadium in front of a sold-out crowd. GEICO Honda's Eli Tomac, of Cortez, Colo., won his third consecutive Western Regional Supercross Lites Class race and extended his points lead to 22.

Villopoto picked up his second Nuclear Cowboyz® Holeshot of the season to start the Supercross Class Main Event with TwoTwo Motorsports/Bel-Ray/Honda's Chad Reed in tow. Reed passed Villopoto on the opening lap but was passed back the following lap. Toyota/Yamaha/JGRMX's James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., moved into third place on Lap 1. On Lap 8, Stewart passed Reed for second place. Stewart finished second and Reed finished third.

"James (Stewart) and Chad (Reed) were riding good tonight," said Villopoto. "I knew I had to stay on my toes and not make a mistake. We need to take it one race at a time. I had a great start and to be perfect on the start difficult."

Tomac opened the Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class main Event with the Nuclear Cowboyz Holeshot with Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil/Honda's Cole Seely, who won the season opening race in Anaheim earlier this year, on his rear wheel through the first turn. Seely quickly passed Tomac for the lead. On Lap 3, Seely, of Murrieta, Calif., slid out and fell back to second place as Tomac assumed the lead. Seely finished second and Red Bull KTM's Marvin Musquin finished third.

"Tonight's track was difficult," said Tomac. "It's too bad Cole (Seely) slid out because he was going really fast, and I knew that I would have to work hard to get around him. I look forward to going to San Diego next weekend."

Supercross Class Results: Anaheim
1. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki
2. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha
3. Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Honda
4. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM
5. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Honda
6. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda
7. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
8. Mike Alessi, Hilliard, Calif., Suzuki
9. Brett Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Suzuki
10. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Kawasaki

Supercross Class Season Standings
1. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki - 108
2. Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Honda - 105
3. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM - 103
4. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha - 95
5. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda - 73
6. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki - 71
7. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda - 59
8. Brett Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Suzuki - 57
9. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha - 56
10. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Honda - 53

Western Regional Supercross Lites Class Results: Anaheim
1. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda
2. Cole Seely, Murrieta, Calif., Honda
3. Marvin Musquin, Murrieta, Calif., KTM
4. Dean Wilson, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki
5. Nico Izzi, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha
6. Michael Lieb, Menifee, Calif., Honda
7. Matt Moss, Sussex Inlet, NS, KTM
8. Vince Friese, Cape Girardeau, Mo., Honda
9. Travis Baker, Temecula, Calif., Honda
10. Martin Davalos, Cairo, Ga., Suzuki

Western Regional Supercross Lites Class Season Standings
1. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda - 113
2. Dean Wilson, Menifee, Calif., Kawasaki - 91
3. Marvin Musquin, Murrieta, Calif., KTM - 84
4. Cole Seely, Murrieta, Calif., Honda - 79
5. Zach Osborne, Chesterfield, S.C., Yamaha - 67
6. Nico Izzi, Menifee, Calif., Yamaha - 62
7. Tyla Rattray, Wildomar, Calif., Kawasaki - 60
8. Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Suzuki - 54
9. Ryan Sipes, Ekron, Ky., Yamaha - 53
10. Matt Moss, Sussex Inlet, NS, KTM

Tune into the enhanced exclusive weekly video content from Supercross LIVE! during the entire 2012 season on SupercrossOnline.com, the Official Website of Monster Energy Supercross.
Weekly Supercross LIVE! Video Content Schedule

The Official Supercross LIVE! Pre-Show Race Days at 11 AM Local Race Time
Behind the Scenes with Supercross LIVE! All Day on Race Days
2 Minutes on the Track Race Days at 3:30 & 5:30 PM Local Race Time
And on the Podium Tonight Following Each Round's Main Events
The Official Supercross LIVE! Post-Show Saturday Nights at Each Round
Toyota Tailgate Talk Wednesdays at 5 PM ET
After The Checkered Flag Thursdays at 5PM ET

For more information on the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, please log on to http://www.supercrossonline.com/, the official website of Monster Energy Supercross. For all media requests, please contact Denny Hartwig dhartwig@feldinc.com or 630-566-6305. To follow Monster Energy Supercross on Facebook and Twitter, log on to http://www.facebook.com/supercrosslive and http://twitter.com/supercrosslive.

About Feld Motor Sports®
Feld Motor Sports®, Inc. is the world leader in specialized arena and stadium-based motor sports entertainment. Feld Motor Sports, Inc. productions include Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam®, Monster Energy Supercross, AMA Arenacross Series, Nuclear Cowboyz®, and IHRA® Nitro Jam®. Feld Motor Sports, Inc. is a division of Feld Entertainment, the world's largest producer of live family entertainment. For more information on Feld Entertainment, visit http://www.feldentertainment.com.