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Stewart Wins Race and Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP, Carmichael Collects 5th Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series Championship

Short Rides off to Second Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout

LAS VEGAS (May 6, 2006) – In what was dubbed the most anticipated race ever, Suzuki’s Ricky Carmichael, of Tallahassee, Fla., won his fifth Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series race in front of 39,506 fans at Sam Boyd Stadium. Kawasaki’s James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., won tonight’s race and his first-ever Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP. Tonight’s race aired on SPEED live for the first time in the sport’s 34-year history.

Heading into tonight’s race, Yamaha’s Chad Reed, of Dade City, Fla., and Carmichael were tied with 316 points each and Stewart was in third place, five points out from the lead. Stewart earned the $1,500 Progressive Direct Holeshot Award in the Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series class and held off Honda’s Kevin Windham, of Centerville, Miss., through turn one. Carmichael started in fourth place and moved into second on lap two while Reed held onto third place. The trio rode the in the same order until the checkered flag. Stewart won his eighth race of the season.

“I kept saying to myself there is no way Chad (Reed) is beating me tonight,” said Carmichael. “He beat me last weekend in Seattle heads up, and I was not going to let it happen. This has been a team effort; we had a lot of adversity this season and we over came it. I had a heck of a career, and I wanted to go on top.”

In a pre-race press conference before the weekend’s race, he announced that this would be his last full year of racing.

“We went through a tough year, and I was down in the dumps, but I came on strong at the end of the season and learned a lot,” said Stewart. “Winning this World Supercross GP championship is awesome, and I take my hat off to Ricky for winning his championship.”

Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., earned the $1,000 Progressive Direct Holeshot Award in the Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout with Andrew Short one wheel behind in second place through turn one. KTM’s Mike Alessi, of Apple Valley, Calif., moved into the lead as the pack negotiated their way through the rhythm section. Villopoto crashed on lap one and remounted in last place.

Short and his Honda teammate, Davi Millsaps, of Cairo, Ga., passed Alessi on lap two and held down the number one and two positions, respectively. On lap eight Millsaps crashed, allowing Short to ride away with his second Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout and won a 2006 Toyota Tundra truck. Alessi finished a season-best second place and Honda’s Thomas Hahn, of Decatur, Texas, finished third place, his best finish of the year.

“My first win in 2003 was pretty good but this one was even better,” said Short. “Maybe some of us west coast riders had a little advantage (racing in the outdoor-like stadiums). It was good to race against the riders on the east coast. In was looking forward to racing with my teammate Davi Millsaps but he had some bad luck.”

Tonight’s race will air on SPEED on Sunday, May 7, at 6:00 p.m. EST. A separate one-hour broadcast of the AMA Supercross Lites racing will air on SPEED on Sunday, May 13, at 8:00 p.m. EST.

Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP Season Standings

1. James Stewart, Tallahassee, Fla., Kawasaki, 380
2. Ricky Carmichael, Havana, Fla., Suzuki, 365
3. Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Yamaha, 354
4. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 292
5. Nicholas Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Honda, 286
6. Michael Byrne, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 259
7. Jason Thomas, Melrose, Fla., Honda, 193
8. Jeff Gibson, Blacklick, Ohio,, Honda, 188
9. Ryan Clark, Waddell, Ariz., Honda, 185
10. Tyler Evans, Corona, Calif., Suzuki, 138

Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series Event Results, Las Vegas

1. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Kawasaki
2. Ricky Carmichael, Havana, Fla., Suzuki
3. Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Yamaha
4. Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda
5. Travis Preston, Hesperia, Calif., Honda
6. Nicholas Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Honda
7. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki
8. Josh Demuth, Grapevine, Texas, Honda
9. Brock Sellards, Sherrodsville, Ohio, Honda
10. Heath Voss, Mico, Texas, Yamaha

Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series Season Standings

1. Ricky Carmichael, Tallahassee, Fla., Suzuki, 338
2. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Kawasaki, 336
3. Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Yamaha, 336
4. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 255
5. Nicholas Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Honda, 249
6. Michael Byrne, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 228
7. Travis Preston, Hesperia, Calif., Honda, 207
8. Ernesto Fonseca, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 125
9. Ryan Clark, Waddell, Ariz., Honda, 118
10. Mike LaRocco, Corona, Calif., Honda, 108

Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout

1. Andrew Short, Murrieta, Calif., Honda
2. Mike Alessi, Apple Valley, Calif., KTM
3. Thomas Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda
4. Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Honda
5. Ryan Morais, Temecula, Calif., Suzuki
6. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki
7. Darcy Lange, San Jacinto, Calif., Kawasaki
8. Bobby Kiniry, Lafayette, N.Y., Honda
9. Kyle Partridge, Las Vegas, Nev., Yamaha
10. Justin Brayton, Fort Dodge, Iowa,

Amp’d Mobile Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Season Standings

1. Davi Millsaps, Cairo, Ga., Honda, 119
2. Joshua Grant, Riverside, Calif., Honda, 94
3. Chris Gosselaar, Victorville, Calif., Kawasaki, 94
4. Jesseman, New Brighton, Pa., Yamaha, 86
5. Thomas Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda, 62
6. Kelly Smith, Ludington, Mich., Honda, 51
7. Robert Kiniry, Lafayette, N.Y., Honda, 51
8. Martin Davalos, Cairo, Ga., Honda, 48
9. Michael Blose, Phoenix, Ariz., Honda, 43
10. Teddy Maier, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Kawasaki, 39

Amp’d Mobile Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Season Standings

1. Andrew Short, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 118
2. Grant Langston, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 116
3. Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., KTM, 107
4. Billy Laninovich, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda, 99
5. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., KTM, 95
6. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 94
7. Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 91
8. Paul Carpenter, Ithaca, N.Y., Honda, 78
9. Darcy Lange, San Jacinto, Calif., Kawasaki, 55
10. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Honda, 52

KTM Junior Supercross Challenge Results

Blake Green, Riverside, Calif., KTM
Dalton Phillips, Bloomfield, N.Y., KTM
Jayce Baldwin. St. George, Utah, KTM
Tryston Frye, Apple Valley, Calif., KTM
Tristen Morris Lake Havasu City, Ariz., KTM
Logan Poteet, Hewitt, Texas, KTM
Payton Long, Pearland, Texas, KTM
Michelle Baker, Crittenden, Ken., KTM
Myles Cheek, Yorba Linda, Calif., KTM
Tyler Davis, Loveland, Colo., KTM
Branden Wing, Nipomo, Calif., KTM
Brandon Pozas, Palmdale, Calif., KTM
Haley Nicole Beyer, Reno, Nev., KTM
Raja Rajcic, Ranson Canyon, Texas, KTM

For more information about the Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series, please log on to www.supercross.cc.com.

AMA TO FIELD 'AMA TEAM USA' AT 2006 MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS

PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has announced that "AMA Team USA" will compete at the 2006 Motocross of Nations, scheduled for September 23 - 24 at Matterley Basin/Winchester, Great Britain.

The presenting sponsor of AMA Team USA will be Loretta Lynn's, which is marking its 25th year of hosting the AMA Air Nautiques Amateur Motocross National Championships at Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee.

Motocross fans will be involved in choosing the members of AMA Team USA, presented by Loretta Lynn's, by casting their votes at AMADirectlink.com, and will be able to contribute to an online fundraiser supporting the team.

The online nomination process, during which fans can suggest who should be considered for AMA Team USA, presented by Loretta Lynn's, will begin by the end of next week. When the list of top vote-getters is posted in mid-June, fans will be able to vote on these final nominees, in return for a $5.00-per-vote contribution to the team.

The members of AMA Team USA, presented by Loretta Lynn's, will be announced in August during the 2006 AMA Air Nautiques Amateur Motocross National Championships.

"The AMA is proud that this year's team will compete as the reigning champions of the Motocross of Nations," said AMA President Robert Rasor. "We know that American motocross fans will join us in supporting AMA Team USA, presented by Loretta Lynn's, both with their votes and with their contributions, to help us bring home the winner's trophy again."

"We're also thrilled to have the support of Loretta Lynn's as presenting sponsor of AMA Team USA," Rasor continued. "Today's top professional motocross racers all 'grew up' at Loretta Lynn's, and we believe that this is a great way to celebrate our 25-year relationship."

Often called "The Olympics of Motorcycling," the Motocross of Nations features three-rider teams from around the world competing in three races, or motos. In 2005, the team of Ricky Carmichael, Kevin Windham, and Ivan Tedesco -- all "graduates" of the AMA amateur nationals at Loretta Lynn's, and led by team manager Roger DeCoster -- defeated a strong international field to take the winner's trophy for the 16th time, and for the first time since 2000. From 1981 to 1993, Team USA was undefeated in the Motocross of Nations, winning 13 straight times.

All proceeds from the online fundraiser will go toward supporting AMA Team USA, presented by Loretta Lynn's. Final team selection will be made by the AMA.

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