Reed Wins Fourth Consecutive Monster Energy Supercross Race of the Season in San Diego

Lawrence Moves Into Lites Class Points Lead

SAN DIEGO (February 9, 2008) – Team San Manuel’s Chad Reed,
of Tampa, Fla., won his fourth consecutive Monster Energy® AMA
Supercross, an FIM World Championship, race of the season at
Qualcomm Stadium before 64,251 fans.

Yamaha of Troy’s Jason Lawrence, of Carlsbad, Calif., won his
third consecutive Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites class
race and advanced into the championship points lead.

Red Bull Honda’s Davi Millsaps, of Cairo, Ga., jumped out to an
early lead as he won the $1,500 Progressive Holeshot Award.
Reed followed Millsaps through turn one in second place and
moved into the lead a few turns later. Millsaps struck back and
held the lead until lap three when Reed secured the number-one
position.

On lap 12, Reed crashed in turn one and Millsaps once again held
the number-one position. Reed remounted and chased down
Millsaps until lap 16 when he made the pass for the lead and rode
off to his fifth win of the season and his fifth win at Qualcomm
Stadium.

“I am so happy to get this win,” said Reed. “I knew I needed to
catch Davi after I fell. I have never won all of the races in
California, and with this win tonight, I accomplished a new goal. I
get to leave the west coast with a big points lead.”

Monster Energy® Kawasaki’s Tim Ferry, of Dade City, Fla.,
staged a late-race comeback and passed Millsaps on lap 13. It
was Ferry’s first second-place finish of the season. Millsaps
finished third.

Lawrence won his first $1,000 Progressive Holeshot Award,
leading Motorsport/Xtreme Kawasaki’s Tommy Hahn, of Alvord,
Texas, through turn one in the Western Regional AMA Supercross
Lites class main event.

Lawrence led all 15 laps of the main event en route to his first
win in San Diego. Hahn finished second and Team Solitaire’s
Robert Kiniry, of LaFayette, N.Y., finished a season- best third
place.

“I came into the first turn and had an open track in front of me,”
said Lawrence. “I am excited to take over the points lead
heading into Houston next weekend.

Coming into tonight’s race, Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan
Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., was the points leader, but a
series of crashes set him back. He finished sixth and is second
overall to Lawrence.

Australian Brett Metcalfe finished fourth to move into third in the
standings while Daniel Reardon had his worst night so far after
he crashed whilst running fourth and had to pull out with bike
problems on lap eleven. Reardon is a little sore and banged up
but will be back in action and looking to make up points next
week.

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