Houston Supercross class Main Event

Nearly 50,000 fans were on hand at Reliant Stadium to see a
pair of stunning victories in AMA Supercross racing. Kevin
Windham snagged his first SX win since 2005 by besting his
podium mates Chad Reed and Tim Ferry.

It was Red Bull Honda's Davi Millsaps who had the fastest
reaction once the gate dropped for the 20-lap main event and
his CRF450R rocketed to the front with Windham's Torco
Racing Fuels Honda in second and factory Yamaha rider Josh
Hill in third by the end of the lap. Millsaps would crash to
dead last, putting him behind San Manuel Yamaha rider Reed
who finished Lap 1 in seventh. After only two laps he was into
fourth where he circled behind Andrew Short, Hill and
Windham who had taken the lead without complaint. K-dub
did his best to run and hide, knowing that Reed was storming
up behind him, but by the time the Yamaha rider passed his
teammate for second on Lap 10, Windham was too far gone.

"I have been working hard this year, and tonight it paid off,"
said Windham. "I could not have won in front of a better
crowd. I put my head down tonight and used the crowd to my
advantage. The crowd was on their feet for the entire race."

Reed still holds the title race firmly in his grasp with a 32-
point lead. Knowing that he can miss an entire round and still
hang onto the top spot is a serious chunk of insurance as the
series heads to the softer soils back East.

"This is a tough pill to swallow," said Reed. "I gave it
everything I had tonight, but Kevin rode a great race. We
have had a good season, and we will have to put it together
in Atlanta next weekend." motorcycle-usa.com
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