The Supercross season wrapped up this past weekend in Las Vegas. On hand for AMSOIL was the entire Factory Connection team including Kevin Windham in the Supercross class and Josh Grant, Jake Weimer and Billy Laninovich in the Lites class.
In the Supercross class, Kevin Windham continued his strong riding that placed him on the podium last week in Seattle. K-Dub capitalized on Ivan Tedesco's fall in the heat race to move into second behind Chad Reed. The second place finish moved him directly into the final where he was fourth out of the first turn. Windham pushed past Tim Ferry for the third spat after a few laps were completed. At the halfway mark, Windham closed in on Reed by only a bike length, eventually making a pass on Reed. The Yamaha rider passed him right back to take over second again. From there, Reed managed to hold Windham off for the remainder of the race. K-Dub finished third.
"It felt great I was making a great run on Chad, but I had a couple bobbles and he was able to open up the gap between us," said Windham. "Vegas has always been good to me; I love this town and this race."Windham finished third in the AMA Supercross points standings behind James Stewart, Chad Reed and Tim Ferry.
In the Lites class, AMSOIL rider Jake Weimer was a surprise rider in the main event. Weimer finished third in his heat race, while teammate Josh Grant finsihed sixth in the same qualifier. Teammate Laninovich had to make the final through the LCQ. Lano took the holeshot and battled for the lead with Martin Davalos and Jason Lawrence. Laninovich was able to cross teh finish line ahead of Lawrence for the win.
In the main, Weimer got into the mix early as two riders suffered mechanical problems and moved Weimer into second. Three spots behind him sat Grant. Weimer held on for a comfortable second place finish while Grant dropped back to sixth.The AMSOIL sponsored team will be heading towards the Outdoor Nationals in two weeks as the AMA opens up the motocross season May 19-20 in Sacramento, Calif.
Until then, we'll see you at the races,
Jeremy Meyer
AMSOIL Racing Coordinator
