2001 AMA SuperCross - Round 9 results

Ricky Carmichael rode away with his sixth consecutive victory of the AMA season when he captured the checkered flag in Saturday’s Daytona Supercross by Honda at Daytona International Speedway.

Carmichael took the hole shot on the start and dominated the 20-lap race for his second straight Daytona Supercross By Honda victory.

"This track, only the strong survive," Carmichael said. Rounding out the podium was Mike Larocco (Honda) and Ezra Lusk (Honda).

Carmichael, whose margin of victory was 6.20 seconds, becomes only the fourth rider in the history of Supercross to win six races in a row. He joins four riders in being able to win the Daytona Supercross By Honda back to back.

"I’ve had really good starts and that’s what it takes to be consistent," said Carmichael, who picked up Kawasaki’s seventh win in the Daytona Supercross. "I've had luck on my side and I’ve been riding very well."

While Carmichael was thrilled about his victory on Daytona’s demanding course, he also has an eye on the big prize, the Supercross title.

"It’s something that I’ve always wanted -- to win a Supercross title," Carmichael said. "Everybody’s main goal is to win a Supercross title. Without a Supercross title, you really amount to nothing in a lot of people’s eyes. This was a good race for me this year. I didn’t have Jeremy (McGrath) breathing down my neck for 13 laps. At this stage in the series and with the way the points are going, the main guy that I want to beat is Jeremy. I’ve been doing that the last six races. "I would love to win this title while Jeremy is here. Until I get that, I’m going to do what it takes."

McGrath, the series’ defending champion, was never a factor in the race. The three-time winner of the Daytona Supercross By Honda finished sixth.

"You can’t start from that far behind and try contend for the lead," McGrath said. "I got a pretty good jump out of the line, but then I got popped up and did a wheelie or something. I got pretty closed in. It’s hard to pick up anything when you’re mid pack. You got to get out with the leaders and get that fast pace going. I didn’t feel like I got tired."

Crowd favorite Travis Pastrana credited his high-performing Suzuki and a love of the diverse Daytona Supercross track with his success in defending his victory in the 125cc. The young rider got off to a bad start but quickly rebounded, taking the lead early in the race and riding to a definitive victory.

"Tallon Vohland and I started off side by side," Carmichael said. "We kind of connected a little bit. I ended up coming off pretty far back but I was able to maneuver my way in the first couple of laps where I didn’t actually lose that much time by having a bad start. My Suzuki was really running good. We’ve been down here testing all week and I was ready coming into this one."

125 overall Result

250 overall Result

Pos.	Rider Name	Machine
1	TRAVIS A PASTRANA	SUZ
2	TALLON S VOHLAND	KAW
3	GREG S SCHNELL	YAM
4	BROCK SELLARDS	KTM
5	MICHAEL L BROWN	KAW
6	NATHAN RAMSEY	YAM
7	CHRISTOPHER GOSSELAAR	HUS
8	NICHOLAS A WEY	YAM
9	BOBBY B BONDS	KAW
10	ANDY R HARRINGTON	YAM

Pos.	Rider Name	Machine
1	RICKY CARMICHAEL	KAW
2	MIKE LAROCCO	HON
3	EZRA LUSK	HON
4	DAVID VUILLEMIN	YAM
5	TIMMY M FERRY	YAM
6	JEREMY A MCGRATH	YAM
7	KEVIN W WINDHAM	SUZ
8	SEBASTIEN TORTELLI	HON
9	HEATH D VOSS	HON
10	DAMON W HUFFMAN	YAM
11	KYLE LEWIS	YAM
12	JEANSEBASTIEN ROY	HON
13	STEVE LAMSON	HUS
14	JASON W THOMAS	HUS
15	KEITH R JOHNSON	YAM
16	MICHAEL BYRNE	KAW
17	DOUG DEHAAN	HON

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