2007 AMA National MX Championship: Washougal -ozzy go- vitalmx.com

Wow, what a wild day! After comfortably winning the first moto,
James Stewart looked set to take his second-straight overall win
in the AMA Motocross class. But a crash near the end of the
second moto left him with a DNF, a 1-35 score for eighth overall,
and an appointment for an MRI on Monday to check out an
injured left knee.

With Stewart out, it looked like Grant Langston would take the
overall. He'd finished fourth in the first moto, and was leading the
second moto, with Kevin Windham (6th in the first moto) in
second, and Timmy Ferry (2nd in moto one) in third. While
Langston went on to take the win, Windham incorrectly thought
that he'd taken the checkered flag, and slowed, allowing Ferry to
pass him for second. Though Timmy nearly crashed before the
finish line trying to stay ahead of Windham, who was trying to
correct his mistake, he finished with a 2-2 score, and took the
overall win, saying, "This tops anything I've ever done."

The severity of James' injury calls into question both his
participation in the rest of the series, and the upcoming Motocross
of Nations, leaving Timmy Ferry and Andrew Short as possible leading candidates for the National Championship. There's a 15-
point spread between Stewart in first and Short in third, though there's only eight points between Short and Ferry.

In the Motocross Lites class, Ben Townley took yet another
overall win, though he split moto wins with his Monster Energy Pro
Circuit Kawasaki teammate, Ryan Villopoto. Ryan crashed on the
start of the second moto, and turned in an amazing ride, moving
from 40th to 20th in one lap, and finally charging to third by the
finish. Makita Suzuki's Ryan Dungey took third overall for the
day.

Townley now holds a two-point advantage in the chase for the
Lites title.

Be sure to check the photos and captions in the gallery above for
much more infomation on what happened in Washougal.