2009 AMA Motocross Championship – Round Ten – Budds Creek
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— Reed Report
Australia’s Chad Reed delivered another dominant performance at Saturday’s Budd’s Creek round to wrap up the 2009 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship with four motos still to run.
The 27-year-old from Kurri Kurri in New South Wales entered round 10 of 12 with an 82-point lead and needed to leave with over 100 points in the bag to secure the 450cc crown.
He overcame a slow start to the opening moto to claw his way back to second place, missing the win by a matter of metres.
The Rockstar Makita Suzuki rider left nothing to chance in moto two, battling for the lead into the first corner and emerging with the advantage which would rarely be challenged.
The 2-1 result saw him take his fourth overall win in a row and more importantly, stretch his lead to an unbeatable 104 points.
An emphatic Reed proudly gestured towards the #22 plate as he greeted the chequered flag, wrapping up his first ever professional motocross championship after years of Supercross success.
“I feel like (my career) is complete,” said Reed.
“I also feel like I got a lot more fight in me, but it’s a step in the right direction. This is what hard work is all about.
“I want to thank everyone at Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki for putting this together.
“It was a last minute deal and just like in all racing, we had our ups and downs but came out on top in the end.”
The title win adds another trophy to the mantle for Reed, who has won two AMA/World Supercross championships amongst many others.
The round victory also saw Reed wrap up the Monster Energy Triple Crown, an additional reward for wins at High Point Raceway, Red Bud and Budds Creek.
— Rockstar Makita Suzuki Report
Chad Reed Wins Championship & Overall at Budds Creek Motocross
Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Chad Reed clinched the 2009 AMA Motocross Championship with two rounds remaining in the season on Saturday afternoon at Budds Creek Motocross Park in Mechanicsville, Maryland.
The rainy weekend saw the two-time AMA Supercross Champion capture the overall victory at Budds Creek as well, thanks to second- and first-place moto finishes. En route to his first-ever AMA Motocross Championship, Reed has picked up five overall wins so far this season. Rockstar Makita Suzuki teammate
Michael Byrne finished up the wet weekend with a sixth-place finish overall. Australian Byrne had a rough first moto, charging hard from around 15th place to sixth. Then, in the second moto, he brought home a fifth-place finish with the final result being the sixth-place overall at Budds Creek.
In the 250 class, Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey battled flooding conditions in an abbreviated second moto before celebrating a third-place finish overall at Budds Creek. Dungey captured a third-place finish in the first moto and then went back out in the pouring rain for the second moto. The second moto was red-flagged after just 25 minutes because of the inclement weather. Dungey had moved into fourth place before the red flag and the combined moto results put him on the podium with third-place overall.
Chad Reed:
“I feel like my career is complete, though I also feel like I have a lot of fight left in me but this is definitely a step in the right direction. In the first moto, I was pretty disappointed that I didn’t put myself in a position to win. Winning the championship is what this hard work is all about and I want to thank everybody – the Rockstar Makita Suzuki team because everybody did a great job. We were a last-minute entry and we gave it our all. We are all very, very happy to get this championship.”
Michael Byrne:
“It was an OK race for me. I felt like I rode good, I just didn’t get the starts that I needed. In the first moto, I didn’t go down but I got caught up in the first corner mess and that kind of ruined my start. Then, I just took too long to get going. I tried to make up time and pass people, but it was too little, too late. But overall, I felt good at the end of both motos, I’m happy Chad got the championship wrapped up — I’m pumped for him and it’s good for team — and hopefully I can get a win before the end of the year.”
Ryan Dungey:
“With the rain and the flooding, this was a crazy race but the fans made it all worthwhile. I had a pretty good first moto and got up on the podium. But then in the second moto, I saw the water coming over the dams and onto the track, I lost my brakes — it was just survival out there. But these things happen and you just have to take it one race at a time. I’m just happy to get out of here safe and healthy.”
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing will race next at Moto-X338 in Southwick, Massachusetts, on Saturday, August 29, 2009.
AMA Motocross 450 Class Top 10 Overall Event Finishers:
Chad Reed, Suzuki (2-1)
Davi Millsaps, Honda (1-6)
Ivan Tedesco, Honda (5-3)
Kyle Regal, Yamaha (4-4)
Tommy Hahn, Kawasaki (12-2)
Michael Byrne, Suzuki (6-5)
Timmy Ferry, Kawasaki (9-8)
Andrew Short, Honda (7-10)
Matt Goerke, Yamaha (3-27)
Jimmy Albertson, Yamaha (11-12)
AMA Motocross 450 Series Standings
Chad Reed, Suzuki, 434
Andrew Short, Honda, 330
Ivan Tedesco, Honda, 322
Josh Grant, Yamaha, 280
Michael Byrne, Suzuki, 276
Thomas Hahn, Kawasaki, 229
Justin Brayton, KTM, 201
Cody Cooper, Yamaha, 176
Nick Wey, Yamaha, 176
Jimmy Albertson, Yamaha, 150
AMA Motocross 250 Class Top 10 Overall Event Finishers:
1. Jake Weimer, Kawasaki
2. Christophe Pourcel, Kawasaki
3. Ryan Dungey, Suzuki
4. Justin Barcia, Honda
5. Andrew Stroupe, Kawasaki
6. Brett Metcalfe, Honda
7. Matt Lemoine, Yamaha
8. Ryan Sipes, KTM
9. PJ Larsen, Kawasaki
10. Tyla Rattray, Kawasaki