Ryan Dungey wins Anaheim II

In the Lites class Kawasaki rider Austin Stroupe won the $1,000
Progressive Holeshot Award but was unable to hold off a hard-charging
Dungey, who took the checkered flag 1.279 seconds ahead of Broc
Hepler on his Yamaha. Stroupe held on for third place.

Dungey battled Stroupe early before taking the lead for good on Lap 6.
Hepler made his move into the second spot on Lap 10 and started
closing in on Dungey, who held a 3.6 second lead on Lap 12, before
putting the race away. It was Dungey’s second win of the season as he
took the season-opening race in Anaheim on January 5th. Dungey
retained his championship points lead, while Hepler moves into second
place.

“I was just trying to be consistent,” Dungey said. “The track was really
choppy, and I made a couple of mistakes. I just tried to not make the
same mistake twice. We are just doing our program and trying to be as
consistent as we can be.”

Daniel Reardon fought came back from a bad start to battle with
compatriot Brett Metcalfe for 4th for most of the 15 lap journey. Reardon
got the upper hand in the end to equal hi last Anaheim appearance with
4th overall, Metcalfe finished just behind in 5th. fullnoise.com.au

pic from RacerX A2 Photo Report