AMA-SX: Three Yamahas in Atlanta top six

RACE REPORT 28/02/2010 Three Yamahas in Atlanta top six Josh Hill in Atlanta Yamaha LandM San Manuel's Josh Hill finished 6th at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta for round eight of seventeen in the AMA Supercross/FIM World SX Championship and keeps within 20 points of the 2010 title chase. The 20 year old was one of three YZ450F riders in the top six of the 32nd Main Event to be run in the Georgian capital. The highest finisher Saturday night in front of more than 69,000 spectators was Valli Motorsports Ivan Tedesco; the veteran taking his second best result of the year with 4th spot. The day started in a tough way for Hill who suffered a crash in which he bent his handlebars with his chest in the final timed period and negotiated the 20 lap Main Event in some discomfort. 'That was the hardest race I've ever had,' he said. 'I wasn't even going to race until about 6:30, and I started feeling a little better. But 20 laps out there in my condition, that was so hard. At least I'm still there in the points, but I'm just going to go home and try to heal-up for next week in Daytona." Justin Brayton 20 seconds in front of the youngster was Joe Gibbs Racing's Justin Brayton, who was hunting a way past Tedesco but ultimately had to settle for 5th in what is becoming a very solid campaign for the 2009 Bercy SX winner. Tedesco was the first of six 2010 YZ450Fs on the leader-board that filled positions down to 9th place. After Hill followed Michael Byrne, Jason Lawrence and Grant Langston. Hill is now back to second place in the championship behind Ryan Dungey as the winner of the last two rounds, Ryan Villopoto, could only cross the line in 19th in Atlanta after a mistake caused a crash and necessitated a visit to the pits. Brayton's excellent consistency, which has seen three top five finishes in the last four events, means he is 5th and 13 points away from moving up another spot. Round nine takes place next Saturday as the series move to Daytona on the east coast. Crowd: 69, 182 Weather: Dry Lap Record: 0'52.919 (Ricky Carmichael , 01/01/2006) Last Years Winner: James Stewart 2010 AMA-SX Atlanta, GA 28/02/2010 Race 1 - 20 Laps Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time 1 Ryan Dungey Suzuki USA 18'38.901 2 Trey Canard Honda USA 0'10.976 3 David D Millsaps Honda USA 0'13.239 4 Ivan Tedesco Yamaha USA 0'16.672 5 Justin Brayton Yamaha USA 0'17.157 6 Josh Hill Yamaha USA 0'37.668 7 Michael Byrne Yamaha AUS 0'41.606 8 Jason Lawrence Yamaha USA 0'45.254 9 Grant Langston Yamaha RSA 0'47.817 10 Nicholas Wey Kawasaki USA 0'49.766 11 Chris Blose Honda USA -1Laps 12 Kyle Chisholm Yamaha USA -1Laps 13 Matt Boni Honda USA -1Laps 14 Kevin Windham Honda USA -1Laps 15 Jason Thomas Suzuki USA -1Laps 17 Weston Peick Yamaha USA -1Laps 18 Dan Reardon Yamaha USA -1Laps Rider Standings 27/02/2010 Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points 1. Ryan Dungey Suzuki USA 170 2. Josh Hill Yamaha USA 150 3. Ryan Villopoto Kawasaki USA 147 4. David D Millsaps Honda USA 134 5. Justin Brayton Yamaha USA 121 6. Ivan Tedesco Yamaha USA 115 7. Kevin Windham Honda USA 113 8. Nicholas Wey Kawasaki USA 85 9. Michael Byrne Yamaha AUS 71 10. Kyle Chisholm Yamaha USA 69 11. Andrew Short Honda USA 69 12. Grant Langston Yamaha RSA 66 13. Thomas Hahn Yamaha USA 61 14. Chris Blose Honda USA 60 15. James Stewart Yamaha USA 51 18. Jason Lawrence Yamaha USA 28 19. Dan Reardon Yamaha USA 25 28. Weston Peick Yamaha USA 7 35. Josh Grant Yamaha USA 1 Manufacturer Standings 27/02/2010 Pos. Manufacturer Points 1. Suzuki 170 2. Yamaha 169 3. Honda 161 4. Kawasaki 156 5. KTM 3 Yamaha Racing Communications Hoogte Kadijk 61 HS / 1018 BE Amsterdam / The Netherlands T. +31 (0) 20 330 2709 / F. +31 (0) 20 420 9470 E. office@yrc.nl W. www.yamaha-racing.com Unsubscribe