The 20-lap Supercross main saw Tedesco get a good jump off the gate but a mishap resulted in a mid-pack start. In spite of this, he charged hard and reeled in the competition.
“I started way outside, ” said Tedesco. “I was the last guy on the gate, but I got a killer jump and went for it again like last week. But I kind of got bumped into the hay bales and had to stand it up and let everybody do their thing. I was around 10th on the first lap and just tried to pick off as many guys as I could and ended up in fifth. Fourth place was right in front of me at the end, but I just ran out of time. I need to work on putting myself up front at the beginning of the race. That’s the thing I need to do to get my pace up there, my speed up there, and put myself in a better position. When you’re mid-pack, a lot of bad stuff happens. But I did what I could with the start I got; I’m happy with the way I rode, but not happy with the result. “
In the Supercross Lites class, Dungey won his six-lap heat race hands down. This came as no surprise to the team considering Dungey and his Makita Suzuki RM-Z250 had been setting a blistering pace during the day’s practice sessions.
“Practice went well, ” said Dungey. “We were fastest in the first practice and second-fastest in the second practice and then we were only off by a few 100ths of a second. I knew we had it, I knew we could get the holeshot and put ourselves in good positions all night. The heat race was good and we got what we had to get done. “
In the 15-lap Main Event, Dungey again was untouchable and the Minnesota rider got the holeshot and led the entire race.
“The Main was good - we got a great holeshot. During the whole race, Ben Townley was pressuring me but I told myself it was just another day of riding and to ride like I do at the practice track. That’s what I felt like I did. The Indy track was good and the Makita Suzuki RM-Z250 worked great everywhere on the track. “
Team Makita Suzuki Racing will return next week for round 13 of the Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series at Texas Stadium in Dallas on Saturday.
Supercross Class Top 10 Finishers:
1 James Stewart (Kawasaki)
2 Chad Reed (Yamaha)
3 Tim Ferry (Kawasaki)
4 Grant Langston (Yamaha)
5 Ivan Tedesco (Makita Suzuki)
6 Davi Millsaps (Honda)
7 David Vuillemin (Honda)
8 Andrew Short (Honda)
9 Michael Byrne (Suzuki)
10 Josh Summey (Honda)
Supercross Lites Class Top 10 Finishers:
1 Ryan Dungey (Makita Suzuki)
2 Ben Townley (Kawasaki)
3 Branden Jesseman (Yamaha)
4 Ryan Morais (Yamaha)
5 Justin Brayton (Yamaha)
6 Mike Alessi (KTM)
7 Matt Goerke (Yamaha)
8 Thomas Hahn (Honda)
9 Darcy Lange (Kawasaki)
10 Broc Trickle (Yamaha)
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