Team AMSOIL Earns Podium Finish in Florida

The AMSOIL Offshore Racing Team traveled to Sarasota, Fla. to compete in the annual Suncoast Offshore Grand Prix race held on the 4th of July weekend. This is one of the largest summer events in the region and drew huge crowds. The AMSOIL Offshore Race Boat and support rigs participated in the annual parade through the city of Sarasota.

By race time on Sunday, the conditions had become very rough. Because the race course was located several miles by water from the pits in the Gulf of Mexico, there was not an option of going down in prop pitch or gears which would have been better for the rougher conditions. The team had to settle for moving weight forward in the boat as the best solution.

Once the green flag dropped, Team AMSOIL, driven by Paul Whittier and throttled by Bob Teague, battled the conditions on the 80-mile race course, finishing strong in second place.

Currently, Team AMSOIL is the high points leader in Offshore Super Series, OPA, and Pacific Offshore Racing Association. The second place finish in Sarasota marks the seventh consecutive podium finish for Team AMSOIL this year.

Until then, we'll see you at the races.

Douglas Makes History on NBC

AMSOIL/Kumho Tires Super Team driver Scott Douglas picked an opportune time to pick up his first win of the 2008 season. The El Cajon, Calif. native picked his home track (Chula Vista) and made a historical run in becoming the first Pro 4 driver to win a Championship Off Road Racing event on live network television (NBC).

Entering the weekend, Douglas had mad the podium in five of the first six CORR races and a strong run on Saturday brought that total to six.

The inverted starting grid put Douglas on the outside of row two. Just moments after the green flag was waved, the red flag came out as fellow AMSOIL/Red Bull driver Steve Barlow had a hard crash, flying end over end in the air, as his truck attempted to fly over the front straightaway table top. Fortunately, Steve was okay, but the truck was in need of serious repair.

The rolling restart saw Douglas and his #7 AMSOIL Kumho Tire Sycuan Casino Ford F150 hold its fourth place position, at the end of the first lap. After four laps, Scott is challenged by #99 Kyle LeDuc, but the attack ends as LeDuc rolls on lap seven. (LeDuc lands on his wheels and keeps going, but loses a lot ground to Scott.) Then, #3 Rick Huseman, feeling pressure from Scott, came into Turn 5 too fast, and had to drive through the Hot Pit to avoid rolling over. This moved Douglas Motorsports in third place. After fourteen laps, Douglas finishes Round 7 on the podium, in third place.

Sunday morning qualifying saw the grey and black AMSOIL Ford stop the clocks at 53.425 seconds, the second fastest qualifying time in PRO-4.

Quickly, Douglas moved in behind the leader, Johnny Greaves, as Huseman was right on the Douglas' rear bumper. The top three stayed in this order through the mandatory caution on lap eight, and the full caution on lap eleven. Several times Huseman made a run, but the Kumho Tires kept Scott in second place. Then on lap twelve, Greaves hit the Turn 2 berm hard, bending a tie rod and damaging his power steering. This put the Douglas into the lead. Huseman took one final shot at Douglas, but the El Cajon driver pulled away for his first win of the season in front of a nationwide, NBC audience.

"I couldn't be prouder of my crew," said Douglas. "It's the biggest reason we've been on the podium in seven of the eight races, and always qualifying up front all year long. The Round 8 win is the result of my crew. This truck has been solid all year. Saturday night the guys worked until 10:00pm checking and rechecking everything and it shows in our results. The track in Chula Vista is really hard on equipment. It's really fast, yet it has many of the abusive characteristics of a desert race. It was great to win when NBC Sports was broadcasting live, in front of my hometown fans, with AMSOIL supporting us at the track. Having everyone here made the victory that much sweeter."

Other AMSOIL drivers had solid weekends with Chad Hord taking a fourth in Pro Lite on Sunday after getting caught up in two wrecks on Saturday. Mike Oberg pushed his Pro Lite up at least four spots on both Saturday and Sunday, finishing ninth on Sunday despite a bad crash during qualifying. The Oberg crew had less than two hours to get the AMSOIL Chevy back on track for the top ten run.

The next race for CORR is the third and final race in Pomona, Calif, August 16-17.

Until then, we'll see you at the races.

CORR Live on NBC and SPEED This Weekend

Scott Douglas timed in second quick in the CORR Pro-4 class while Pro Lite driver Chad Hord turned the fourth fastest time in Chula Vista, Calif. on Friday. Those two AMSOIL Super Team drivers will both start towards the front for Satuday's live telecast on SPEED.

Douglas, the AMSOIL Pro04 Super Team driver picked up three championship points with his second fastest qualifying time on Friday. That puts him just six points out from the overall lead heading into this weekends racing.

This marks a double live weekend for Championship Off Road Racing. The live SPEED telecast begins at 6:00 p.m. EST tonight. On Sunday. NBC will host its first live CORR race of the year with coverage beginning at 3:00 p.m. EST.

"This weekend marks an important milestone for CORR. For the first time, both days of racing will be broadcast live on network television," said Deanne Vernengo, CORR's Broadcast Director. "We are thrilled to bring CORR fans high-definition racing in real time from the home of off road racing, San Diego, CA."

Gates open at 9:00 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. Racing action begins at 11:55 a.m. on Saturday and 11:00 a.m. on Sunday. Tickets are available online at www.corracing.com as well as onsite, at the event.

The Chula Vista International Raceway is a purpose-built facility, located in southeast Chula Vista. Built in a working rock quarry, the Chula Vista International Raceway offers a challenging surface for drivers and provides a stunning backdrop for fans. The track includes major elevation changes and areas where driving skill are rewarded.

AMSOIL Dealers, don't forget about the AMSOIL/CORR parties and your chance to win a free trip to the final CORR races in December.

Until then, we'll see you at the races.

Storm Stops Motocrossers in Their Tracks

A staple on the AMA Motocross circuit, Unadilla is both known for its history and its slick, rocky racing surface. The GEICO Powersports/AMSOIL/ Honda team went into Unadilla down one rider, as Aussie Dan Reardon missed the event with the shoulder injury he suffered in practice at the previous round. His return is considered week-to-week.


In the first Lites moto, Josh Grant started at the tail end of the top five, and over the next few laps, worked his way past Martin Davalos and into third. After battling it out with a couple of other riders for the rest of the race, he fought them off to finish a strong third in the moto.

Unfortunately for Grant, and a lot of other riders, the second moto was red-flagged for lightning at just short of 10 minutes into the moto as a storm rolled in, which meant the entire race would have to start over. On the restart, Grant found himself well back around midpack and had a hard time going forward, as the track had become one-lined and he lost his goggles early on in the muddy conditions.

"After they red-flagged it, I went back to the truck and we changed the tire thinking that if it rained or if it was muddy that it would clear out the mud a little better, but it didn't help that much," Grant said. "Also, it didn't help losing my goggles on the second lap, either. With how gnarly and rocky Unadilla is, you can't get behind someone and get roosted. You ruin your eyes. I couldn't really move forward or backward because it was one-lined and I'd get roosted and couldn't see. I'd just follow the guy in front of me from a distance, basically."

Still, Grant's 3-12 score was good for fifth overall on the day and he moved up to 15th in the points standings with four rounds left to run after missing most of the first half of the championship with a concussion.

Trey Canard had never been to Unadilla before, but he didn't think it was as bad as what he had heard.

"I heard quite a few negative things about Unadilla, like that it's rocky and things like that, but I thought the place was sweet," Canard said. "It had a really cool layout and the dirt wasn't actually too bad."

Canard started near the tail end of the top 20 in the first moto and fought throughout the moto, eventually landing in a very worthy fifth place by the finish. In the second moto, Canard started even more poorly than the first moto, and with the track in the condition it was in with the mud and rain, he was unable to move up very far, eventually finishing just behind teammate Grant in 13th. Canard's 5-13 was good enough for eighth on the day.

Jake Weimer had a tough day at Unadilla. In the first moto, he started near the tail end of the top 15 and then fought his way up to ninth, and things could've been even better than that if not for a few key mistakes. However, in moto two, Weimer fell victim to the conditions and rounded the first lap in 34th place due in part to a goggle malfunction, then had to stop for goggles, falling even further back. He eventually got up to 25th in the moto, but that wasn't far enough to get any points for the effort. Weimer still sits fourth in the points standings with four rounds left to run.

The AMSOIL team is now headed for Washougal MX Park, all the way across the continent in Washington state, this weekend for round nine of the 12-round AMA National Motocross Championship.

Until then, we'll see you at the races.

CORR Live on NBC and SPEED This Weekend

Heading to the home of off road racing, San Diego County, Calif. for the first time this season, Championship Off Road Racing is gearing up for a weekend of live television action on July 26 and 27 at the Chula Vista International Raceway. For the first time in CORR history, the weekend’s action will be broadcast live and in high-definition Saturday on SPEED and Sunday on NBC.

Viewers at the track and at home will feel like they are in the center of the fight as they watch the fiercely competitive Pro 2 class. After capturing two first place wins in Pomona, Rockstar/Makita’s Todd LeDuc is tied for third in the standings with former Supercross Champion and Monster Energy/AMSOIL's Jeremy McGrath. LeDuc, one of the youngest drivers in the Pro 2 class, will try to duplicate his winning weekend in Pomona in order to catapult him to the top of the standings.

AMSOIL Super Team Pro 4 driver Scott Douglas is hoping that being in his hometown will give him the extra bit he needs to stand high on the podium. Finishing in the top-three five times in his last six starts, the El Cajon, Calif. native has never won a CORR championship and knows that this is his year. Currently sitting second in the standings, can Douglas overcome Rick Huseman to sit on the top of the leader board?

In the Pro Lite class, five-time CORR Champion Jeff Kincaid is leading the standings, fighting off the 2007 Driver of the Year, Robert Naughton and AMSOIL Super Team member Chad Hord, the 2006 class champion.

“This weekend marks an important milestone for CORR. For the first time, both days of racing will be broadcast live on network television,” said Deanne Vernengo, CORR’s Broadcast Director. “We are thrilled to bring CORR fans high-definition racing in real time from the home of off road racing, San Diego, Calif.”

Gates open at 9:00 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. Racing action begins at 11:55 a.m. on Saturday and 11:00 a.m. on Sunday. Tickets are available online at http://www.corracing.com/ as well as onsite, at the event.

Until then, we'll see you at the races.

AMSOIL 35th Anniversary a Huge Success

Last weekend, AMSOIL celebrated its 35th Anniversary with an unrivaled convention featuring Dealers, new product, a new plant and more than 30 race teams and series.

On Thursday, more than 1,000 AMSOIL Dealers, employees, friends and family were on hand for the Opening Ceremonies which featured Dean Alexander, Al Amatuzio and the introduction of the corporate race teams and series partners. Dealers learned first hand about AMSOIL's involvement in Championship Off Road Racing, the new sponsorships of Daytona Bike Week and Sturgis Bike Rally and met some old (Mike LaRocco) and new (Scott Douglas, Mike Oberg) racers.

From there, the group was led to the Winning Formula Expo which had all of the race teams and series on display to talk about their efforts and sign autographs. Those in attendance included Brady Smith, Scheuring Speedsports, PJ Wanderscheid, Sudden Impact Racing, Chad Hord, Judnick Motorsports, Darrell Nelson, AJ Diemel, Bob Richardson, Bob Teague, and Terry Rinker.

The trackside voices of AMSOIL, Robi Powers and Faron Meeks also lent their incredible talents to both the Expo and the opening ceremonies. Powers and Meeks helped introduced the racers and also worked the Expo floor as "Pit Reporters" which was broadcast on large, 50-foot screens inside the expo hall.

"The AMSOIL 35th Anniversary Convention was a great success," said Jeremy Meyer, AMSOIL Race Program Manager. "We believe everyone from the race teams to the Dealers to the AMSOIL employees has been energized by the entire convention. We had great speakers throughout the show and our Dealers walked away with a great amount of knowledge and enthusiasm that we feel will translate to their AMSOIL business."

Also being unveiled was the introduction of the new AMSOIL Dominator Racing Oils. These three new oils (RD50, RD30 and RD20) were designed to expand the Dominator line and will offer three new viscosity's that race teams have been asking for. Read more about the AMSOIL Dominator Racing Oils at http://www.amsoil.com/.

Until then, we'll see you at the races.

AMSOIL 35th Anniversary Highlights Race Teams

AMSOIL, the First in Synthetics, will be celebrating it's 35th Anniversary this week in Superior, Wis. and Duluth, Minn. The Twin Ports will play host to all of the festivities and more than 1,000 AMSOIL Dealers, family and friends.

Hot on the list of activities will be the Winning Formula Expo on Thursday afternoon at the DECC in Duluth. About 30 race teams will be in attendance, including: Brady Smith, Scott Douglas, Mike Oberg, Scheuring Speedsports, PJ Wanderscheid, Sudden Impact Racing, Chad Hord, Judnick Motorsports, Darrell Nelson, AJ Diemel, Bob Richardson, Bob Teague, and Terry Rinker.

The Expo runs Thursday afternoon. The AMSOIL Late Model Series will also be part of the event with the third race of the year scheduled for Friday night at Superior Speedway. Darrell Nelson will try take over the points lead from Pat Doar, while Richardson and Diemel will be looking for their first ALS win of the year.

Until then, we'll see you at the races.

Smith Wins Takes First World of Outlaws Victory

Brady Smith is on a mid-summer hot streak. The AMSOIL late model driver is taking part in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series "Wild West Tour" and won two straight events over the weekend. One was by just inches, the other in dominating fashion.

Friday Night

Smith came out on top of a classic 50-lap A-Main on Friday night at River Cities Speedway, holding off a frenetic last-lap bid by Shannon Babb that had the quarter-mile oval’s big crowd holding their collective breath.

The 31-year-old Smith held off a hard charging Babb coming out of turn four. Smith pushed his AMSOIL late model across the stripe a scant 0.121 of a second before Babb – while rubbing doors with the lapped car driven by Joey Pederson of East Grand Forks, Minn.


"That race had to be exciting for the fans,” said Smith. “I know it was an exciting race for me. I worked hard for it.”



Saturday Night

Smith quickly proved to sceptics that his win in North Dakota was no fluke. Twenty-four hours after capturing his first-ever WoO victory, Smith made it two straight with a dominant performance in Saturday night’s ‘Energy City 50’ at Estevan Motor Speedway in Saskatchewan. Smith drove forward from the 14th starting spot to take the lead from Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., on lap 27 and then sailed away from the field, beating Lanigan by commanding 5.792 seconds, one of the largest victory margins of this season’s WoO LMS.

“To win two World of Outlaws features is an accomplishment,” said Smith. “But winning two in-a-row is just awesome. Doing this against the competition on this series, I couldn’t be more proud for our AMSOIL team.”

Smith's next scheduled race is in Zanesville, Ohio on July 24 at the Muskingum County Speedway.

Canard Takes First MX Podium

The GEICO Powersports/AMSOIL/Honda team has reached the halfway point of the 2008 AMA National Motocross Championship and continues to consistently occupy the front of the Lites pack. At Red Bud Track 'n' Trail in Buchanan, Mich. for round six, the AMSOIL team held down half of the top-four spots, while another two team riders ran near the front of the pack most of the day.

After scoring his first-ever podium moto finish at the last round in Colorado, Trey Canard did one better at Red Bud. Canard started at the tail end of the top five and quickly fought his way up into second place by the end of the third lap. By that point leader Ryan Villopoto had a comfortable gap on him and the rest of the field, but Canard kept the lead at a consistent distance throughout the rest of the moto to finish out in second place. Moto two was quite similar, as Canard started about fourth, then quickly found his way into second. This time, however, Canard was much closer to Villopoto and pressured him for a few laps, only to fall. He got up still running second, but then had to contend with Ryan Dungey behind him. He held Dungey off until the final lap, when Dungey's bike broke, and Canard finished the day with a strong 2-2 for his first-ever AMA National overall podium finish at second overall.

"I wasn't just trying my best like I was in Supercross," Canard said. "That's what I did in Supercross, was just give it 200%, and I know that saying's kind of old, but that's my style, that's what I do. I think I just put too much emphasis on winning and kind of left out some of the other aspects."

Team AMSOIL teammate Josh Grant took a bet before the first practice of the weekend that he would jump LaRocco's Leap on the first lap. LaRocco's Leap is the track's infamous huge uphill triple, made famous by retired Team AMSOIL rider Mike LaRocco years ago. Not normally a jump that's easily cleared on a Lites machine, Grant not only figured he could do it, but did so on the first lap of practice.

"I said, 'I bet I can do it the first lap,' and he said, 'I bet you that you can't,' so it was on," Grant said. "On the first lap, I came around the corner slow and did it, and that was that. But during the race, it was hard to do from the inside, because it was dug so deep, and to do it from the outside, it wasn't really faster."

Grant also said that even though he finished second in his return race at Colorado, his goal to finish inside the top five at Red Bud wouldn't change. So, for the second week in a row, he met that goal, going 5-4 for fourth overall with two top-10 starts and two top-five finishes.

Jake Weimer continued to make up ground in the points standings, even though his weekend wasn't ideal. He went down early in the first moto and got back going a lap down, eventually finishing 28th. In the second moto, he started outside the top 10 and fought his way up to sixth place at the finish despite a shoulder injury suffered during Saturday practice. He says his shoulder should be fine for Budds Creek this weekend. Weimer is now solidly third in points at the halfway point in the championship.

Dan Reardon fell in love with the Red Bud track right away. Reardon had a strong first moto, fighting his way through the field for ninth. Then, in the second moto, he passed his way up into sixth and was actually gaining slowly on Grant when he had an encounter with a lapper and went down, ending his race

The GEICO Powersports/AMSOIL/Honda team is now headed for Budds Creek Raceway in Maryland this weekend for round seven of the 12-round AMA National Motocross Championship. AMSOIL is the Official Oil of the Outdoor Nationals.

Until then, we'll see you at the races.

NBC to Broadcast Missed CORR Show

NBC Sports will broadcast Championship Off Road Racing’s round 6 from the Fairplex in Pomona on July 19th at 10 am – 11:30 am Pacific (1 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern). Originally scheduled last Sunday,. the episode was preempted due to the Wimbledon Finals which lasted for more than four and a half hours.

Tune in at the new date and time to witness the heated battles in the Pro 2 and Pro 4 classes. You won’t want to miss the fender-to-fender racing action and see which Pro 2 driver will prevail as the weekend’s big winner. Plus see the highlights from the Pro Lite class as things heat up.

In even more racing action, fans will now get a chance to see CORR on back to back weekends. Broadcasting from the Quarry in Chula Vista, just south of San Diego, SPEED and NBC will bring you racing LIVE and in high-definition on July 26 and 27.

Sunday, July 27 will mark an important milestone for CORR. For the first time the races will be nationally broadcast LIVE on network television. You won’t want to miss this thrilling first step into the future of CORR’s programming. The action begins Saturday, July 26 on SPEED at 3 pm PT and Sunday, July 27 on NBC at 12 pm PT.

Championship Off Road Racing™ brings high action, four wheel motorsports including two wheel drive and four wheel drive trucks to the closed course off road arena. The 2008 Championship Off Road Racing’s race season includes eight events at tracks located in Los Angeles, CA, San Diego, CA and Las Vegas, NV.

AMSOIL is the exclusive Official Oil of Championship Off Road Racing.

Podium in Pittsburgh for Rinker

Terry Rinker celebrated the Fourth of July in Pittsburgh for the 27th Annual Three Rivers Regatta. The Tampa, Fla. ChampBoat driver also celebrated his second straight podium finish in front of tens of thousands of fans along the Alleghany River in downtown Pittsburgh.

Shaun Torrente earned the pole and never trailed by surviving a final two lap shootout and winning Regatta. The driver from Miami, Florida earned pole position after finishing 3rd and 1st in his two heat races and led from the drop of the flag around the 4-pin 1.25 mile (2 kilometer) course.
Torrente had his hands full after Lynn Simburger and Billy Joule came to a stop on lap 48 (out of 50). The entire field was forced back to the start dock for a final two lap “dash for cash” to determine the winner of the Grand Prix. Team AMSOIL driver Terry Rinker used the restart to his advantage, putting immense pressure on Torrente and Tim Seebold. But with only 2.5 miles, Rinker's efforts came up just short as he finished in third with Torrente taking his third straight win.

Rinker’s podium has him now 90 points back of series leader Torrente, who leads the drivers championship with 1711 points. Randy Rinker was sixth in his AMSOIL sponsored boat.

The F1-ChampBoat Series heads off to another historic race event for the Bud Light St. Louis Grand Prix on August 2-3. AMSOIL is the Official Oil of the F1 ChampBoat series.

Unofficial Results

Until then, we'll see you at the races.

Lovell's Try New Colorado Course

The Lovell Racing team just finished their third race in as many weeks, two of which were a two truck effort. With some luck and plenty of hours in the shop, both Rangers were in top order for the ROC Race at the RAM Off-Road Park in Colorado Springs, but unfortunately a faulty seal would take out one of the trucks.

This was the first race of its kind – a roughly two mile course of sandstone climbs, rocks, gap jumps, and short course style dirt track. Each driver ran three timed laps starting in one minute intervals. The fastest combined time won.

Brad’Lovell's day would start well. After having an opportunity to pre-run the course twice with his co-driver (wife Natalie), most turns and challenges were committed to memory. The FABTECH/AMSOIL Ranger was lighting fast off the start line and up the jumps to the climbs and into the dirt. The rehearsed run through the dirt went error free and the pair zoomed back into the rocks. Up the boulders, down the drops, over the jumps and back to the XRRA course from only two weeks ago; the Dirtlogic Shocks easily ate up all the destructive boulders and #232 flew across the finish line. The couple posted a 7:29 run which was one second faster than rival Shannon Campbell and would stand as the fastest official lap time of the day. On the second run, however, luck ran out. While on pace to best their previous fast time, a transmission gasket blew and Brad was forced to throw in the towel.

“Its disappointing for sure,” commented Brad, “Natalie and I could still smile though because we had a great time practicing for the race and competing together. She did a great job and is already on board as co-driver if this race is held again in September.”

While Brad had a win or break type day, Roger did his best to test the limits of the #32 DIRTLOGIC/AMSOIL Ranger while remaining in control. Fellow wheeler and friend Chris Richardson served as Roger’s co-driver and helped keep an eye on the vehicle while Roger focused on the course. The team suffered from rutted out dirt climb near the start of the first run but was clean otherwise and posted a 10:11 lap time. On the second run, they ran into (quite literally) lap traffic. #81 Brian Shirley was experiencing engine trouble and stalled at the bottom of a 15’ ditch. While a flagman was able to prevent catastrophic damage, Roger came over the top of the hill and tattooed Shirley’s radiator. Lovell was forced to maneuver a more difficult line around the stricken vehicle but even with the foul luck, he bested his previous time by 30 seconds.

Roger was now poised for a podium finish with a few more runs. His third lap was clear of broken vehicles and clean. He had been fighting overheating issues all day but the crew had tweaked the trucked and he was able to push it faster. This effort was good enough for a fast time of 9:06, more than a minute faster than his first time. Bearing confidence and a speedy car, the team worked fast to cool everything down for the final round. Unfortunately, and for unknown reasons, the promoter decided not to have a final round and Roger ended the race in 6th place.

“I just wish I had another run to make up time,” commented Roger, “Everything felt better and faster as the day progressed. Getting bugs worked out of the truck and more seat time is really paying off.”

The next stop for Lovell Racing is Donner, Calif. on July 18–20 for the final round of 2008 WE-Rock season were the team has a lead in Series points and hopes to once again claim the title of series champions.


Until then, we'll see you at the races.

Full Roster Finds Success in Colorado

For the first time during the outdoor season, the GEICO Powersports/AMSOIL/Honda team had a full roster at the Lakewood, Colorado round of the AMA National Motocross Championships (round five of the 12-round series). with the return of Trey Canard after he took a week off with a mild concussion and Josh Grant, who has been out since the Las Vegas Supercross in early May.

The result was impressive, as the GEICO Powersports/AMSOIL/Honda team filled four of the top eight positions on the day in the highly competitive Lites class. The top team rider was Grant, who had the fastest qualifying time during Friday practice, and then turned good starts into good finishes in both motos.

In the first moto, he finished fourth, and then in moto two, he grabbed the holeshot and led the first 12 laps of the race before losing the lead to Ryan Villopoto and finishing second. But the 4-2 score was good enough for second overall in his first race back in nearly two months.

"I got in about four or five days of riding in the last week, and I felt good enough to come out and ride, so I'm just pumped to be here," Grant said. "These last five days, I've really worked on being smooth and not riding too crazy, and I think the way the track was set up tonight, it kind of suited that. So, it was just easy for me to get in my groove and stay with the lines that I chose, and it worked out. I was just really excited to come back and get a good result for our team, and I just want to do it again next weekend."

Eastern Regional SX champ Canard also looked really good in his return from injury, scoring a 5-3 for fourth overall, and he was all over Grant at the finish of the second moto for second place.

"I don't think anything has changed too much in the last few weeks, I just got a little bit of rest," Canard said of recovering from the injury he suffered at round three. "I felt like I was riding really good this weekend, and I was happy with what I was doing on the bike, but all the speed in the world doesn't matter much if you're not up front."

Lakewood also marked a best for Dan Reardon, as the Aussie pilot finished inside the top five overall for the first time outdoors. Reardon has been improving every week.

Round-four runner-up Jake Weimer had a tough go of it in Colorado but still pulled of eighth overall. Unlike the past two years, Weimer did finish both motos in Colorado, which resulted in a significant jump up in the points, as he's now tied for third with Austin Stroupe and is within striking distance of second in the championship.

The GEICO Powersports/AMSOIL/Honda team sets off for Red Bud, the halfway point in the AMA National Motocross Championship, this Sunday, July 6th in Buchanan, Michigan, where all four riders are again expected to mix it up at the front of the Lites pack. AMSOIL is the Official Oil of the AMA Outdoor Nationals.

Until then, we'll see you at the races.