Chad Reed wins Anaheim II

On “Throwback Night” at Angel Stadium, Australian Chad Reed
won the Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World
Championship, in front of a sold out crowd of 45,050 in Anaheim,
Calif. Ryan Dungey on his Suzuki won the Western Regional AMA
Supercross Lites main event.

Suzuki's Mike Alessi won the $1,500 Progressive Holeshot Award
on his Suzuki with Reed coming through in second aboard his
Yamaha on a track layout reminiscent of the 1986 Anaheim race.

In capturing his second win of the season, both in Anaheim, Reed
took the lead early in Lap 1 and went the distance, beating
Yamaha’s Josh Hill by 6.911 seconds. It was the first podium
finish for Hill, who took second on Lap 3 from Alessi. Kevin
Windham finished third on his Honda. “I felt awesome out there,”
said Reed, who leads the Championship standings with 72 points.
“The track was a lot of fun. I had a ball with it. My bike is a lot of
fun to ride, and I just need to go out and race and try to get
wins.”

Kawasaki rider James Stewart, the defending Championship title
holder and points leader heading into Round Three, did not
compete in tonight’s race. Stewart injured his left knee last week
during his win in Phoenix, and after evaluating the injury following
an earlier practice session, Stewart and the team decided to not
compete in tonight’s event. fullnoise.com.au
pic from RacerX A2 Photo Report