Houston Supercross Lites class Main Event

Once again it was a clinic on how to properly choke one's self out
of championship contention courtesy of Rockstar Makita Suzuki's
Ryan Dungey. The one-time points leader needed a great start and
smooth pace to best the red-hot Jason Lawrence and his Yamaha
of Troy mount.

With the Progressive Direct holeshot under his belt, the first part of
the equation was complete, but a pair of crashes on Lap 1 and Lap
4 sent the RM-Z rider from first to 13th. While the mechanics
wrestled the suicidal gun away from Roger DeCoster, Monster Pro
Circuit Kawasaki's Brett Metcalfe gave way to Lawrence and PC
teammate Austin Stroupe for the lead on Lap 2.

Rookie Stroupe followed J-Law for four laps before making his
move stick and then held the point position until the finish of the
15-lap main event.

"I finally had a decent start, and that helped me in the beginning
of the race," said Stroupe. "I put myself in position to stay up front
and that's what I did."

Lawrence took second place and Metty was well on his way to the
box as well before a hard-charging Jake Weimer on his Torco
Racing Fuels Honda made the pass on the final circuit, as did the
rebounding Dungey to salvage fourth.

"I am going to the next race, and I plan to do exactly what I did
here tonight," said Lawrence. "I will be ready for the next race."

That race is a long way off as the series heads to the East Coast
until finally returning to Seattle on April 26. motorcycle-usa.com

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