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Ryan Dungey wins Seattle Supercross Lites

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21 aprile 2009

Ryan Dungey wins Seattle Supercross Lites

Ryan Dungey won the AMA Supercross LItes race and extended his points lead at Washington's QWest Stadium in Seattle on Saturday night.

After two months off from racing due to the season's hiatus, the young rider got a great start on his Rockstar Makita Suzuki RM-Z250 and gapped the field to take the win in the 15-lap race.

Dungey leads the overall championship point's standings by nine points going into the final round of the Supercross LItes West Coast series next weekend.

In the Supercross class, Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Mike Alessi celebrated an impressive evening: The Californian got the holeshot on his RM-Z450, led the first several laps and then battled for a podium spot for most of the night. Unfortunately, he had a minor get-off but remounted to finish in fourth place.

Team mate Chad Reed had a tough night: The defending and two-time AMA Supercross Champion fell at the start of the race and had trouble working his way through the field. In the end, Reed finished up in seventh place is now trails Yamaha's James Stewart by three points with two rounds remaining.

Ryan Dungey: "I was fastest in both practices at Seattle and set-up for the Rockstar Makita Suzuki RM-Z250 was really good right from the beginning. I had 100 per cent effort from my whole team; from the tyre guys; to the mechanics; to my family. The track was falling apart out there but everybody stayed focused and worked hard. I was able to get a good start in the Main and just took it from there... I'm just really happy with how the race went, the fans were great and now I have some momentum going into next weekend."

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