2008 Monster Energy Supercross: San Francisco Photo Gallery and Results

Click the following link for a 40-photo gallery of Supercross race action from San Francisco. You can also click the following link for a 18-photo gallery from Saturday's pre-race action in the pits, as well as timed qualifying. Don't forget, if you're a Vital MX member, you can comment on any of the photos in the gallery. Not a member? Join now! It's fast and free.

Coming into San Francisco, everyone was looking for a real mudder of a race. Sure, the track had been covered in plastic leading up to the event, but multiple days of rain had caused flooding around the Bay Area, and there was more rain in the forecast. Well, credit is definitely due to both Live Nation and the Dirt Wurx crews. They pumped water off the track around the clock leading to the event, and once unwrapped, the riders found it in surprisingly good shape. Yeah, it was soupy between jumps, but it was apparently easier to ride than the muddy track at Anaheim 1, which most guys described as a greasier surface.

While the track was good and raceable, everyone was casting a wary eye at the weather radar…there were still storms in the area. That concern wasn’t unfounded, as the skies opened up right before the two main events, which were shortened to 10 laps (for the Lites), and 15 laps (for the Supercross class).

In the Lites class, Jason Lawrence (Boost Mobile Yamaha of Troy) was probably as happy to see the rain coming down, as he has some considerable mud riding skills. He scored his first Lites win ahead of Tommy Hahn (Xtreme Pro Lites Kawaski) and Brett Metcalfe (Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki).

The current Lites point leader, Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, rode conservatively to a seventh-place finish, and still has a 19-point advantage over the rest of the field.

The rain started falling even harder for the Supercross main event, and with the tough conditions it looked like it could be anyone’s race. Kevin Windham (Torco Racing Fuels Honda) controlled the early part of the main event, leading nearly a third of the laps. Davi Millsaps (Honda Red Bull Racing) then took over for two circuits, until he was displaced by Chad Reed (L&M Racing / San Manuel Band of Mission Indians / Yamaha) who had worked his way from fifth place at the start. Chad lead the remaining laps, and at the end cruised in for his third win of the season.

Check the photo gallery (the link is above) for more from the night’s racing, as well as the Pit Bits gallery which covers the afternoon’s action from the pits.

Supercross Lites Heat 1

1. Brett Metcalfe
2. Ryan Dungey
3. Tommy Hahn
4. Dan Reardon
5. Wil Hahn
6. Justin Brayton
7. Michael Blose
8. Eric McCrummen
9. Chris Blose

Supercross Lites Heat 2

1. Jake Weimer
2. Austin Stroupe
3. Jason Lawrence
4. Gavin Gracyk
5. Kyle Cunningham
6. Kyle Beaton
7. Carlos Gonzalez
8. Michael Lapaglia
9. Michael Willard

Supercross Heat 1

1. Kevin Windham
2. Mike Alessi
3. Andrew Short
4. Josh Hill
5. Jake Marsack
6. Grant Langston
7. Cole Siebler
8. Paul Carpenter
9. Jason Thomas

Supercross Heat 2

1. Chad Reed
2. Davi Millsaps
3. Ivan Tedesco
4. Timmy Ferry
5. David Vuillemin
6. Charles Summey
7. Heath Voss
8. Eric Sorby
9. Nick Wey

Supercross Lites LCQ

1. Robert Kiniry
2. Broc Hepler
3. Chris Gosselaar
4. Adam Metzler

Supercross LCQ

1. Ryan Clark
2. Troy Adams

Supercross Lites Main Event

1. Jason Lawrence (Yamaha)
2. Tommy Hahn (Kawasaki)
3. Brett Metcalfe (Kawasaki)
4. Dan Reardon (Honda)
5. Austin Stroupe (Kawasaki)
6. Gavin Gracyk (Honda)
7. Ryan Dungey (Suzuki)
8. Chris Blose (Suzuki)
9. Wil Hahn (Yamaha)
10. Michael Blose (Suzuki)
11. Robert Kiniry (Honda)
12. Broc Hepler (Yamaha)
13. Justin Brayton (KTM)
14. Michael Willard (Honda)
15. Carlos Gonzalez (KTM)
16. Kyle Cunningham (Honda)
17. Michael Lapaglia (Suzuki)
18. Eric McCrummen (Honda)
19. Chris Gosselaar (Honda)
20. Kyle Beaton (Yamaha)
21. Adam Metzler (Honda)
22. Jake Weimer (Honda)

Supercross Main Event

1. Chad Reed (Yamaha)
2. Kevin Windham (Honda)
3. Davi Millsaps (Honda)
4. Jake Marsack (Honda)
5. Grant Langston (Yamaha)
6. Ivan Tedesco (Honda)
7. Nick Wey (KTM)
8. Heath Voss (Honda)
9. Troy Adams (Honda)
10. Timmy Ferry (Kawasaki)
11. Charles Summey (Yamaha)
12. Cole Siebler (Honda)
13. Andrew Short (Honda)
14. Eric Sorby (Honda)
15. Mike Alessi (Suzuki)
16. Nate Ramsey (Yamaha)
17. Ryan Clark (Honda)
18. Josh Hill (Yamaha)
19. Jason Thomas (Honda)
20. David Vuillemin (Suzuki)
21. Paul Carpenter (Honda)

Supercross Lites West Point Standings (after four rounds)

1. Ryan Dungey 86
2. Dan Reardon 67
3. Jason Lawrence 63
4. Broc Hepler 59
5. Brett Metcalfe 58
6. Tommy Hahn 55
7. Justin Brayton 55
8. Austin Stroupe 52
9. Gavin Gracyk 42
10. Wil Hahn 42

Supercross Point Standings (after four rounds)

1. Chad Reed 97
2. Kevin Windham 78
3. Timmy Ferry 57
4. Mike Alessi 54
5. Ivan Tedesco 53
6. Andrew Short 51
7. James Stewart 47
8. Davi Millsaps 43
9. Nate Ramsey 43
10. Josh Hill 40