Chad Reed Clears Out At Anaheim II

With defending Supercross champion James Stewart on the
sidelines, Chad Reed took an easy win at Anaheim 2, topping
fellow Yamaha rider Josh Hill by an eight second margin at
round three of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross
Championship at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

Reed turned the fastest qualifying lap in timed practice earlier in
the day, and carried that momentum into the final where he led
all 20 laps of the main en route to his second win of the season.

“I felt awesome out here tonight, I think bringing the retro thing
back was a lot of fun,” said Reed. “We just put it in cruise
control and let the thing wind down. I think with James gone, it
made it kind of hard to focus but I’ve just got to put my head
down and keep it going.”

Suzuki’s Mike Alessi ran in second during the opening laps after
grabbing the holeshot, but gave way to the hard-charging Hill on
lap four. Like Reed, Hill also gapped the field and at one point
even gained ground on the leader.

Kevin Windham claimed his second podium in a row by putting
his Torco Racing Fuels Honda into third, while Alessi held on to
finish fourth ahead of Honda’s Ivan Tedesco.

After qualifying second in practice, Stewart called a press
conference before the evening program, announcing that he
would be sitting out the night’s race due to complications with
the knee that he injured last year. This caused some
speculation that Stewart might be out for the remainder of the
Supercross season.

“It was a tough decision to make,” said Stewart. “For me it was
really difficult because as you could see during the first two
races, I wasn’t racing at 100 percent. I’m going to go in for a
MRI and then we will make a decision on the future. I’m just
sorry for my fans; I know it is disappointing for them.”

Tonight was retro night at A2 and the track featured some of
the same obstacles that were found on the 1986 version of the
course. Tonight’s track included a 75-foot triple, a sand section,
a right-hand first turn and some very steep jump-faces.
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