Windham Wins Final 2007 Moto

The entire world of motocross has been witness to a resurgence of sorts by SoBe No Fear/Samsung/AMSOIL rider Kevin Windham the past few weeks. K-Dub didn't disappoint his legion of fans at the final round of the AMA Outdoor Nationals at the Glen Helen track in San Bernardino, Calif.

Windham finished the first lap of Sunday's first moto in third and was putting pressure on the race leaders. On lap nine, K-Dub was putting pressure on race leader Mike Alessi heading into the bottom of Yamaha Hill. Windham found trouble in the valley, getting cross-rutted and sending him to the ground. Windham would lose three spots in the crash and was able to salvage a fifth place finish.

In the second and final moto of the Outdoor Nationals, Windham made up for his earlier crash. K-Dub pulled in behind hole-shot artist Alessi. Windham was on a mission as he shifted and slung his CRF 450 into the lead. Once out front, K-dub was in control, pulling out a comfortable gap within two laps and cruised to his second win of the season. Windham finished third overall for the day and fifth in the final championship standings.

In the Lites class, AMSOIL rider Josh Grant looked to have regained his top-end speed, despite nursing and injured hand. He raced into third in the first moto, but was pushed off his bike when he washed out in turn number one. Grant would pull off the track and finished third overall in the Lites championship standings.

Rookie Trey Canard finished fourth in the first moto but couldn't duplicate his success in moto 2. The young rider finished 12th overall on Sunday. Teammate Jake Weimer ran solid in both moto's, finishing 6-7 for seventh overall. Weimer finished the season sixth in the Championship standings.

Much of the team is off until the U.S. Open in mid-October. The AMA Outdoor Nationals, in which AMSOIL is the exclusive Official Oil, will be aired on SPEED this week. The Lites class will air on September 11 and 18 @ 3 p.m. The MX class will air on September 15 at 8:30 p.m.

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

Jeremy Meyer

AMSOIL Race Program Manager