Monday, February 15, 2010

Canard Wins Again, Windham Third in Anaheim

Team AMSOIL supercross rider Trey Canard won his second AMA Supercross Lites race of the season Saturday by blowing away the field at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Canard wasted little time getting to the front of the pack in the 15-lap main event and managed to extend his lead each lap, winning with plenty of room to spare before an enthusiastic, near-capacity crowd.

"Smooth and smart," Canard said. "That's how I wanted to ride and it came together well for me."

Racer X Five Minutes with Trey Canard

Canard, who also won two weeks ago in San Francisco, entered the race second in the points behind Jake Weimer and will certainly gain a substantial amount of ground as Weimer struggled in the race. Canard now sits just 14 points behind Weimer in the standings.

"I saw Jake go down at one point and it really made me focus on what I was doing even more because I knew I had a great chance to make up some ground," Canard said. "He's got a pretty good lead in the standings but we knocked it down a bit tonight.


Meanwhile, teammates Kevin Windham and Blake Wharton also had strong showings in the sixth race of the Monster Energy season, with Windham posting a third-place finish in the Supercross main and Wharton taking fourth behind Canard in Supercross Lites.

Windham looked racy from the gate in the 20-lap Supercross main and managed to pass a few riders in the middle part of the race to climb into third place. The finish equaled his effort at the first race of the year, which also was held in Anaheim.

"I'm pumped up," said Windham, a 16-year veteran on the circuit. "We had a tough finish last weekend so we really wanted to step up big here for GEICO Powersports/AMSOIL/Honda. We were right there all night. There was a bit of a freight train going with the lead pack and it was some exciting racing. That was a respectable race for us and it sets the team up nice as we head east."

Wharton rode alone for most of the night, caught in a large gap between the front three riders and the chase group.
Canard will be joining Windham in the 450 class in Indianapolis this weekend as he fills in for Team Honda rider Andrew Short. The Lites West Coast Series will take a few weeks off as the East Coast Lites Series gets underway in Indy. Team AMSOIL riders Brett Metcalfe and Justin Barcia will be making their 2010 debut this weekend.
Until then, we'll see you at the races.