After earning his second win of the 2013 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, at Minneapolis' Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome last Saturday night, Red Bull KTM's Ryan Dungey moved into second place in the season standings and has his sights on another win when the championship returns to Seattle's CenturyLink Field this weekend. Dungey's teammate Ken Roczen leads the Western Regional 250SX Class Championship into Seattle after a seven race break.For the first time since 2008, Monster Energy Supercross returned to Minneapolis and Dungey, a Minnesota native, brought 48,846 fans to their feet when he caught and passed two-time defending 450SX Class Champion Villopoto in the Main Event. The blistering pace set by Dungey and Villopoto, who came into the race with a five-race win streak, set the stage for the hotly contested duel that culminated on Lap 16 when Dungey made his final pass on Villopoto.The win was Dungey's 13th of his career and he now trails Villopoto by 22 points in the season standings."Man, what a ride," said Dungey, who finished second at the last Monster Energy Supercross race in Minneapolis. "Ryan [Villopoto] and I put on a hard charge and he kept me honest the whole way. It's been a while since I've been on top of box, but, man, in front of all these fans it was amazing. We could hear them out there. It was pretty loud and I've never felt anything like it. This is amazing to win in front of the home crowd, and I never could have dreamed something like this.""Me and Ryan [Dungey] had a hell of a race out there," said Villopoto. "The fans were unbelievable. I knew they were rooting for Ryan, but it was awesome to hear them in every turn. It makes it easy to race when they're so pumped about it. The track was tough, which made it one-lined in some areas, and that allowed [Ryan] to see where I was going and try something else. It was a good night overall."Millsaps rounded out the podium in third and lost some ground in the championship. Villopoto maintained his points lead heading into his home race next weekend and now sits 22 points ahead of Dungey, who moved past Millsaps into second.During last year's race in Seattle, Andrew Short captured the first 450SX Class win of his career and the fifth different rider to pick up a win in 2012. Behind Short in second was Red Bull KTM's Roczen, who was an Eastern Regional 250SX Class rider competing in the premier class.Villopoto, who already clinched the second Monster Energy Supercross Championship of his career, crashed during last year's Main Event and suffered a torn ACL, forcing him to miss the final two races of the season.The first race in Seattle was held on February 18, 1978, and Jimmy Ellis won on a Honda. The first 250SX Class race was held on February 8 1985, and Bader Mannea, won on a Kawasaki. The 2013 season marks the 42nd time the gates will drop for a supercross race in Seattle. From 1978 – 1999, the race was held at the Seattle King Dome, and this year marks the ninth race at CenturyLink Field.Results: Minneapolis1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM2. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki3. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki4. Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda5. Chad Reed, Australia, Honda6. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM7. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda8. Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Suzuki9. Justin Brayton, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Yamaha10. Weston Peick, Wildomar, Calif., SuzukiSeason Standings1. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 2992. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM, 2773. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 2764. Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda, 2205. Chad Reed, Australia, Honda, 2126. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda, 1997. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM, 1778. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki, 1749. Justin Brayton, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Yamaha, 14910. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki, 141
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