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--  New Points Leader Ryan Villopoto Carries Two-Race Win Streak into Monster Energy Supercross Return to Indianapolis --  Wil Hahn Holds On To Slight Advantage in 250SX Class For the first time in 2013, a rider other than Rockstar Energy Racing’s Davi Millsaps will carry the red number plate in Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, as the world’s best riders make their return to Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday night for the 11th race of the season. Following a dominant outing at Daytona en route to his 450SX Class-leading fifth win of the season, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto surpassed Millsaps atop the championship standings and carries a two-point lead into Saturday night’s race. Villopoto has gained considerable momentum in the championship over the past month of competition. In the last four races Villopoto boasts three victories and a runner-up effort, compared to second, third, sixth, and 10th-place efforts for Millsaps over that span. Villopoto has made up a 24-point deficit with his recent surge, passing both Millsaps and Red Bull KTM’s Ryan Dungey along the way. In Daytona, Villopoto grabbed the holeshot and opened a slight gap early, only to lose traction in his rear wheel, turn sideways, and ultimately launch off the side of the track in an effort to prevent falling over. He dropped to third following the incident, but worked his way past Team Honda Muscle Milk’s Justin Barcia for second and Red Bull KTM’s Ken Roczen for the lead by Lap 4. Once back out front, Villopoto pulled away from the field for perhaps his most convincing effort of the season and now has posted at least five victories for four consecutive seasons. “We’re in a good place,” said Villopoto following the race. “The track was so tough [in Daytona], you just had to keep on your toes and be ready for anything. We didn’t expect to be back in the points lead this fast, but from here we will try to keep the wins coming.” Saturday in Indianapolis will mark the first time Villopoto has carried the red number plate, which signifies the current championship points leader, since the opening race in Anaheim, when it signified Villopoto as the defending Monster Energy Supercross Champion. The timing to reclaim his possession of the red plate couldn’t be better as Lucas Oil Stadium could very well be considered Villopoto’s favorite venue, taking the checkered flag for three consecutive seasons. On the heels of his worst two results of the entire 2013 season, Millsaps will be looking up in the standings for the first time this year, albeit just two points out. Millsaps is enduring some lingering effects from incidents at the St. Louis stop of the championship as well as practice in the week leading up to Daytona. Admittedly, he wasn’t at his best last weekend settling for a season-worst 10th-place finish, but after such a strong start to his championship campaign, Millsaps is still well within reach of his first career title. "Well, Daytona was the worst race of the season so far, [so] I got that out of my way,” said Millsaps. “Now it's time to climb my way back up to the top. It's supercross, it's going to happen. Other guys had bad races and now I just got rid of mine." Should Millsaps finish in front of Villopoto on Saturday night in Indianapolis, he would almost be guaranteed a share of the points lead. The third member of this developing championship battle is Red Bull KTM’s Ryan Dungey. In Daytona, Dungey posted a quiet runner-up effort to claim his sixth podium finish of the season, ending a two-race drought. He was gaining on Villopoto in the closing stages of the Main Event, but took the strong result as a step towards gaining more momentum in Indianapolis. He enters Lucas Oil Stadium with a 14-point deficit to Villopoto in the standings. “It was a pretty rough track [in Daytona],” commented Dungey on the podium. “Luckily, we got my suspension dialed in after practice and my bike worked really well. I got off to a great start and was able to put myself in a good position early on. It feels great to get back up on the podium.” This trio of championship leaders will lead the highly-talented lineup of riders set to make their anticipated return the “Circle City,” arguably the mecca of motorsports in America. A total of five different winners have stood atop the podium thus far in 2013, and with seven races still remaining, the 450SX Class title fight is only beginning to heat up. During the 2012 stop from Lucas Oil Stadium in front of nearly 60,000 spectators, Villopoto needed to overcome a bad start in order to capture the win. After climbing through the field throughout the Main Event, Villopoto made a late pass on leader Justin Brayton with only four laps remaining to claim his sixth win of the year en route to the title. Through its first four races, the Eastern Regional 250SX Class Championship has boasted three different winners, making for a parity-filled start to the season. In Daytona, Red Bull KTM’s Marvin Musquin became the second rider this season to claim his first career Monster Energy Supercross victory, joining championship leader Wil Hahn. Musquin timed the drop of the gate perfectly in the Main Event to pull an easy holeshot and establish himself as the early leader. Following several laps of pressure from Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Dean Wilson, Musquin maintained control of the lead and eventually began to pull away from the field to become the 90th different winner in 250SX Class history and the fifth Frenchman to ever win a Main Event in the division. “Obviously I had a lot of fun riding the [Daytona] track,” said Musquin after the race. “I knew everyone was going to be fast, so I stayed calm out front and tried to have fun. I am so happy to get this win and to also gain more confidence knowing that I was pulling away from them each lap.” Hahn maintained control of the championship lead aboard his GEICO Honda, finishing second to follow-up his back-to-back victories. He is now the only rider in the Eastern Regional Championship to finish on the podium in each of the four races this season. Hahn currently holds a five-point lead over Wilson, who ultimately settled for a fourth-place finish in Daytona after challenging for the lead early. Last season’s Eastern Regional 250SX Class race in Indianapolis was a memorable one for Rockstar Energy Racing’s Blake Wharton, who raced to his second career victory inside Lucas Oil Stadium following a late pass for the lead. The first 450SX Class race held in Indianapolis was March 21, 1992, when Jeff Stanton won aboard a Honda. Jeremy McGrath has the most wins in Indianapolis with six, all of which came inside the old RCA Dome, which hosted Monster Energy Supercross from 1992 to 2008. Since 2009, only Villopoto and Chad Reed have emerged victorious inside Lucas Oil Stadium. Reed, Ricky Carmichael, and Ezra Lusk are the only riders to win at Indy in both the 450SX Class and 250SX Class. Jimmy Button claimed the first 250SX Class victory in Indianapolis in 1992 while riding a Yamaha. Since Lucas Oil Stadium began hosting Monster Energy Supercross in 2009, four different riders have claimed the 250SX Class win, making it one of the unpredictable stops of the Eastern Regional Championship. 450SX Class Results: Daytona Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda Chad Reed, Australia, Honda Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda Ken Roczen, Germany, KTM James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki 450SX Class Points Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 202 Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 200 Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM, 188 Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda, 163 Chad Reed, Australia, Honda, 163 Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda, 152 James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki, 135 Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM, 122 Justin Brayton, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Yamaha, 104 Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki, 99 Eastern Regional 250SX Class Results: Daytona Marvin Musquin, France, KTM Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha Dean Wilson, Scotland, Kawasaki Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Suzuki Justin Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Kawasaki Kyle Peters, Greensboro, N.C., Honda Zachary Freeberg, Riverview, Fla., Honda Cole Thompson, Canada, Honda Vince Friese, Cape Girardeau, Mo., Honda Eastern Regional 250SX Class Points Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda, 92 Dean Wilson, Scotland, Kawasaki, 87 Marvin Musquin, France, KTM, 78 Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Suzuki, 76 Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha, 52 Justin Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Kawasaki, 51 Vince Friese, Cape Girardeau, Mo., Honda, 50 Kyle Peters, Greensboro, N.C., Honda, 45 James Decotis, Peabody, Mass., Honda, 43 Gavin Faith, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Honda, 40 Past Winners in Indianapolis 450SX Class March 17, 2012: Ryan Villopoto March 12, 2011: Ryan Villopoto February 20, 2010: Ryan Villopoto February 28, 2009: Chad Reed March 1, 2008: Chad Reed March 24, 2007: James Stewart March 4, 2006: Ricky Carmichael February 12, 2005: Ricky Carmichael March 20, 2004: Mike LaRocco March 1, 2003: Ricky Carmichael February 9, 2002: David Vuillemin February 10, 2001: Ricky Carmichael February 12, 2000: Jeremy McGrath April 24, 1999: Ezra Lusk February 14, 1998: Jeremy McGrath February 15, 1997: Jeff Emig March 30, 1996: Jeremy McGrath March 18, 1995: Jeremy McGrath March 9, 1994: Jeremy McGrath April 24, 1993: Jeremy McGrath March 21, 1992: Jeff Stanton 250SX Class March 17, 2012: Blake Wharton March 12, 2011: Ryan Sipes February 20, 2010: Christophe Pourcel February 28, 2009: Austin Stroupe March 1, 2008: Trey Canard March 24, 2007: Ryan Dungey March 4, 2006: Davi Millsaps February 12, 2005: Davi Millsaps March 20, 2004: Josh Hansen March 1, 2003: Branden Jesseman February 9, 2002: Chad Reed February 10, 2001: Travis Pastrana February 12, 2000: Michael Brandes April 24, 1999: Ernesto Fonseca February 14, 1998: Ricky Carmichael February 15, 1997: John Dowd March 30, 1996: Mickael Pichon March 18, 1995: Mickael Pichon March 19, 1994: Ezra Lusk April 24, 1993: Doug Henry March 21, 1992: Jimmy Button --  Images - Round Ten - Gallery A - --  Images - Round Nine - Gallery A - Gallery B - Gallery C - Gallery D - --  Images - Round Eight - Gallery A - Gallery B - Gallery C - --  Images - Round Seven - Gallery A - Gallery B - Gallery C - --  Images - Round Six - Gallery A - Gallery B- Gallery C- Gallery D - --  Images - Round Five - Gallery A - Gallery B - Gallery C - Gallery D - --  Images - Round Four - Gallery A - Gallery B - Gallery C - Gallery D - Gallery E - Gallery F - --  Images - Round Three - Gallery A - Gallery B - Gallery C - Gallery D - Gallery E - Gallery F - --  Images - Round Two - Gallery A - Gallery B - Gallery C - Gallery D - Gallery E - --  Images - Round One - Gallery A - Gallery B - Gallery C - Gallery D -

- AMA Supercross 2013 -

RND 1 - MILLSAPS WINS ANAHEIM I	RND 2 - BARCIA WINS PHOENIX	RND 3 - RV OPENS ACCOUNT
RND 4 - RV & ROCZEN WIN OAKLAND	RND 5 - KTM DOMINATE ANAHEIM III	RND 6 - SAN DIEGO TO MILLSAPS
RND 7 - RV WINS TEXAS	RND 8 STEWART WINS GEORGIA	RND 9 - RV WINS ST. LOUIS
RND 10 - RV WINS DAYTONA

- AMA Supercross 2012 -

RND 1 - VILLOPOTO OPENS ACCOUNT	RND 2 - DUNGEY WINS PHOENIX	RND 3 - REED WINS AT DODGERS
RND 4 - BUBBA WINS OAKLAND	RND 5 - VILLOPOTO TAKES ANAHEIM II	RND 6 - VILLOPOTO AGAIN IN SAN DIEGO
RND 7 - VILLOPOTO WINS - REED OUT	RND 8 - DUNGEY WINS ATLANTA	RND 9 - VILLOPOTO BACK ON TOP
RND 10 - STEWART WINS DAYTONA	RND 11 - VILLOPOTO WINS INDY	RND 12 - VILLOPOTO WINS TORONTO
RND 13 - VILLOPOTO WINS TITLE	RND 14 - VILLOPOTO AGAIN	RND 15 - SHORT WINS SEATTLE
RND 16 - DUNGEY WINS SALT LAKE	RND 17 - DUNGEY WINS VEGAS

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