Villopoto reigns again

Monster Energy Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., raced to his second-consecutive Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, 450SX Class Main Event win at O.co Coliseum before a record crowd of 46,896. Red Bull KTM's Ken Roczen, of Germany, won his first Western Regional 250SX Class race of the season, snapping Eli Tomac's three-race win streak. Villopoto jumped out to an early lead, scoring the Nuclear Cowboyz® Holeshot Award. JGRMX/Toyota/Yamaha's Justin Brayton, of Cornelius, N.C., and Rockstar Energy Racing's Davi Millsaps, of Murrieta, Calif., followed Villopoto in second and third, respectively. A huge crash in turn two collected TwoTwo Motorsports' Chad Reed, Yoshimura Suzuki's James Stewart and Team Honda/Muscle Milk's Justin Barcia. Stewart and Reed re-entered the race near the back of the pack and Barcia was forced to withdraw from the race. By Lap 3, Villopoto established a 7-second lead over Millsaps, who passed Brayton for the number-two position on the same lap. Red Bull KTM's Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., passed Brayton for second place on Lap 11. Millsaps finished second and Dungey finished third. "The points race is what we are going after, and winning the holeshot gives you a great advantage," said Villopoto. "We made some changes to the bike today that I think really helped us out there tonight, so hats off to my team. It is a long season, and we are going to keep plugging away." 450SX Class Results: Oakland 1. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki 2. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki 3. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM 4. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda 5. Mike Alessi, Hilliard, Fla., Suzuki 6. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda 7. Matt Goerke, Lake Helen, Fla., KTM 8. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki 9. Vince Friese, Cape Girardeau, Mo., Honda 10. Justin Brayton, Cornelius, N.C., Yamaha 450SX Class Points 1. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki – 85 2. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda – 78 3. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki – 77 4. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM – 68 5. Chad Reed, Australia, Honda – 65 6. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda – 56 7. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki – 47 8. Justin Brayton, Cornelius, N.C., Yamaha - 42 9. Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda – 41 10. Matt Goerke, Lake Helen, Fla., KTM – 39

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