Lites Moto 1
Chris Gosselaar grabbed the holeshot and led the pack through the first couple turns, followed by MotoworldRacing / PPG / Yamaha's Justin Brayton, Team Honda's Andrew Short, and Star Racing Yamaha's Matt Goerke. The riders atop the point standings, Monster Energy / Pro Circuit / Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto and Red Bull KTM's Mike Alessi, were inside the top ten, and trying to work their way up to the front.
Much to the dismay of the partisan hometown crowd, Ryan Villopoto dropped out early with a valve failure on his Kawasaki.
By lap three, Honda's Short had worked his way into the lead, and was closely followed by another Honda, with Sobe/Samsung Mobile/No Fear's Josh Grant aboard. Mike Alessi was also trying to maximize the opportunity to make up points on the idled Ryan Villopoto, and had moved into third.
Late in the moto, the top three remained the same, but Makita Suzuki's Broc Hepler got by Matt Goerke for fourth spot.
Motocross Moto 1
Davi Millsaps holeshot the first moto ahead of Sobe/Samsung Mobile/No Fear's Kevin Windham, Kyle Mace, and Team Honda's Travis Preston, Daniel Sani (MB1/Fox/Tokyo Mods) and Yamaha's Chad Reed. Neither Carmichael nor Stewart got a great start, and were mired in mid-pack. Reed (who had skipped Saturday practice to rest a sore knee) passed Windham early in the moto, and took off after Millsaps' Honda.
Millsaps' lead was short-lived, and Reed went by him through the whoops before the finish line, and Stewart had charged up to fourth spot and wasted little time in getting by Kevin Windham, and later, Millsaps as well.
Carmichael was on a charge of his own, slipped by Kevin Windham, and took off in pursuit of the lead trio of Reed, Stewart and Millsaps. RC made his way past Davi in the new (and very narrow) back section of the Washougal circuit, and set his sights on Stewart, who had a gap that was most of the length of the finish straight.
The riding surface of Washougal is a bit deceiving. While it looks loamy and traction-filled on the surface, underneath the top layer is slippery, as Chad Reed discovered on the fourth lap when he lost the front end on an off-camber section, handing the lead over to Stewart. That left James and RC running 1-2 on the track, and from then on, it was another of their classic battles. The two traded the lead a couple times, including what RC admitted was short of a cheap shot in getting by James, but the Kawasaki rider returned the favor not long afterward. and scoring showed that Stewart led the next nine laps, all while being dogged by Carmichael. Three laps from the end, RC made his way by Stewart, and held on for the win, though neither one of them were coasting in.
Lites Moto 2
Nathan Ramsey was first into the first turn aboard his KTM 250 SX-F, followed by Andrew Short, Josh Grant, and Alessi. Josh Grant moved by Ramsey on the first lap, but later had a minor crash that dropped him back a few spots. That moved Alessi up a spot, and he got by his Red Bull teammate, Ramsey, and settled into second behind Short, who was pulling away out front.
The man on the move however, was Villopoto, who made his way past both Ramsey and Alessi, and settled in to second spot behind Short. Josh Grant was also marching forward, and was trying to reel in Villopoto.
Motocross Moto 2
Stewart holeshot the second moto, with Millsaps on his elbow, and exiting the second turn it was Stewart, with his Kawasaki teammate, Michael Byrne, and Millsaps, Reed, and Carmichael. Reed quickly made his way into second, but up front, Stewart was alreadys starting to build a healthy lead.
Just behind the lead duo, Michael Byrne and Davi Millsaps went down, and collected Ricky Carmichael as well. That moved Rockstar Suzuki's Mike Brown into third spot, after making his jump from the Lites to the 450s.
After remounting quickly, RC put on a passing clinic, getting around Sani, Preston, Brown, and Windham, all within a lap. Up front, Stewart had build a sizeable gap over Reed, and Reed had an even larger gap over RC. But RC was riding like he was on a mission, and not only reeled in and passed Reed, but with just a couple laps left, made his way by Stewart in the mechanic's area. But not long afterward, RC's front end crabbed in a rutted section before a very peaked jump, and as everyone watched in horror, he got bucked off his Suzuki right as he peaked the jump. Windmilling all the way back down to earth, he looked unaffected, and was already scrambling for his bike.
Stewart cruised in for the win, and the overall, capping one of the most exciting races in recent memory.
Note: The story doesn't end here! If you click any of the photos in the article, it jumps you to the photo gallery for this race, which includes a total of 30 photos. Click the images in the gallery to get a jumbo-sized images.
Results
AMA Motocross Lites Washougal Results
1 | Andrew Short | 1 | 1 | Honda |
2 | Josh Grant | 2 | 3 | Honda |
3 | Mike Alessi | 3 | 4 | KTM |
4 | Troy Adams | 6 | 5 | Kawasaki |
5 | Matt Goerke | 5 | 14 | Yamaha |
6 | Ryan Villopoto | 40 | 2 | Kawasaki |
7 | Nate Ramsey | 14 | 6 | KTM |
8 | Danny Smith | 10 | 10 | Honda |
9 | Brett Metcalfe | 15 | 7 | Yamaha |
10 | Chris Gosselaar | 7 | 15 | Kawasaki |
11 | Jason Lawrence | 16 | 8 | Suzuki |
12 | Paul Carpenter | 13 | 11 | Honda |
13 | Sean Collier | 12 | 12 | Yamaha |
14 | Broc Hepler | 4 | 39 | Suzuki |
15 | Steve Boniface | 8 | 17 | Honda |
16 | Martin Davalos | 39 | 9 | Yamaha |
17 | Robert Kiniry | 11 | 19 | Honda |
18 | Matt Walker | 9 | 35 | Yamaha |
19 | Jake Weimer | 17 | 16 | Honda |
20 | Kelly Smith | 26 | 13 | Honda |
21 | Brian Gray | 20 | 18 | Suzuki |
22 | Ryan Morais | 19 | 20 | Suzuki |
23 | Justin Brayton | 18 | 26 | Yamaha |
24 | Yohei Kojima | 24 | 21 | Suzuki |
25 | Eric Nye | 23 | 22 | KTM |
26 | Justin Keeney | 22 | 23 | Honda |
27 | Adam Metzler | 21 | 28 | Honda |
28 | Michael Sleeter | 30 | 25 | KTM |
29 | Levi Kilbarger | 25 | 30 | Honda |
30 | Tony Sherman | 32 | 29 | Yamaha |
31 | Tucker Hibbert | 38 | 24 | Yamaha |
32 | Charles Castloo | 31 | 31 | Yamaha |
33 | Anthony Charette | 28 | 34 | KTM |
34 | Cory Green | 36 | 27 | Honda |
35 | Chris Pugrab | 27 | 36 | Kawasaki |
36 | Brad Kelly | 33 | 33 | Yamaha |
37 | Levi Reid | 29 | 37 | Honda |
38 | Garth Sutherlin | 35 | 32 | Kawasaki |
39 | Bryan Johnson | 34 | 38 | Yamaha |
40 | Richie Owens | 37 | 40 | Yamaha |
Motocross Lites Point Standings
1 | Mike Alessi | 315 |
2 | Ryan Villopoto | 312 |
3 | Andrew Short | 280 |
4 | Josh Grant | 261 |
5 | Andrew McFarlane | 229 |
6 | Brett Metcalfe | 226 |
7 | Nathan Ramsey | 168 |
8 | Troy Adams | 143 |
9 | Matt Goerke | 136 |
10 | Broc Hepler | 133 |
11 | Paul Carpenter | 115 |
12 | Sean Collier | 112 |
13 | Steve Boniface | 109 |
14 | Danny Smith | 105 |
15 | Jason Lawrence | 100 |
16 | Martin Davalos | 90 |
17 | Matt Walker | 76 |
18 | Kyle Chisholm | 69 |
19 | Grant Langston | 61 |
20 | Kelly Smith | 59 |
21 | Billy Laninovich | 53 |
22 | Robery Kiniry | 48 |
23 | Chris Gosselaar | 46 |
24 | Mike Brown | 41 |
25 | Brian Gray | 34 |
AMA Motocross Washougal Results
1 | James Stewart | 2 | 1 | Kawasaki |
2 | Ricky Carmichael | 1 | 2 | Suzuki |
3 | Chad Reed | 3 | 3 | Yamaha |
4 | Davi Millsaps | 4 | 6 | Honda |
5 | Tim Ferry | 7 | 4 | Honda |
6 | Travis Preston | 6 | 5 | Honda |
7 | Kevin Windham | 5 | 7 | Honda |
8 | David Vuillemin | 8 | 9 | Yamaha |
9 | Daniel Sani | 10 | 10 | Honda |
10 | Michael Byrne | 9 | 11 | Kawasaki |
11 | Mike Brown | 14 | 8 | Suzuki |
12 | Josh Demuth | 11 | 15 | Honda |
13 | Ryan Clark | 18 | 12 | Honda |
14 | Nick Wey | 12 | 38 | Honda |
15 | Josh Summey | 36 | 13 | Honda |
16 | Clark Stiles | 13 | 22 | Yamaha |
17 | Kuraudo Toda | 23 | 14 | Suzuki |
18 | Heath Voss | 19 | 16 | Yamaha |
19 | Jason Thomas | 16 | 19 | Honda |
20 | Yoshitaka Atsuta | 15 | 27 | Honda |
21 | Jeff Dement | 17 | 20 | Suzuki |
22 | Kyle Lewis | 22 | 17 | Honda |
23 | Antonio Balbi Jr. | 38 | 18 | Honda |
24 | Jeff Gibson | 20 | 39 | Honda |
25 | Colton Facciotti | 24 | 21 | Kawasaki |
26 | Matt Karlsen | 26 | 24 | Kawasaki |
27 | Michael Lapaglia | 28 | 26 | Suzuki |
28 | Doug Dehaan | 21 | 33 | Honda |
29 | Tony Boughten | 31 | 25 | Yamaha |
30 | Robbie Reynard | 34 | 23 | Honda |
31 | Bobby Garrison | 29 | 28 | Yamaha |
32 | Kyle Mace | 27 | 30 | Kawasaki |
33 | Michael Blose | 25 | 34 | Kawasaki |
34 | Joe Oehlhof | 35 | 29 | Suzuki |
35 | Ryan Grantom | 33 | 31 | Yamaha |
36 | Jacob Saylor | 30 | 35 | Honda |
37 | Derek Mahoney | 32 | 36 | Honda |
38 | Gregg Crater | 39 | 32 | Honda |
39 | Chris Blose | 37 | 37 | Kawasaki |
40 | Kyle Partridge | 40 | 40 | Honda |
Motocross Point Standings
1 | Ricky Carmichael | 389 |
2 | Chad Reed | 313 |
3 | Davi Millsaps | 269 |
4 | Kevin Windham | 261 |
5 | Travis Preston | 226 |
6 | James Stewart | 211 |
7 | David Vuillemin | 206 |
8 | Nick Wey | 202 |
9 | Tim Ferry | 178 |
10 | Josh Summey | 129 |
11 | Josh Demuth | 112 |
12 | Ryan Clark | 100 |
13 | Kyle Lewis | 97 |
14 | Jason Thomas | 88 |
15 | Michael Byrne | 62 |
16 | Antonion Balbi Jr. | 60 |
17 | Robbie Reynard | 55 |
18 | Clark Stiles | 54 |
19 | Jeff Dement | 53 |
20 | John Dowd | 49 |
21 | Sean Skinner | 38 |
22 | Juss Laansoo | 35 |
23 | Jeff Gibson | 34 |
24 | Heath Voss | 33 |
25 | Daniel Sani | 32 |