2008 Anaheim 1 Monster Energy Ama Supercross Championship - Round 1 of 17 - Part 2

FIRST PLACE GOES TO RYAN DUNGEE, CONTENDER FOR THE WEST CST CROWN. RYAN DUNGEE WILL MAKE HIS WAY TO THE VICTORY PODIUM. CROSSING THE LINE IN THIRD, HERE COMES REARDON. THE WHOLE SHOT. HE WILL END UP FINISHINFOURTH AND AUSTIN STRUPP NUMBER FIVE. ■> A GREA■ FINISH FOR THE T >> AND WHAT A LEARNING CURVE HE JUST WENT THROUGH. THE WEST COAST SEASON IS UNDERWAY AND RYAN DUNGEE WINS ROUND ONE. >>> OF COURSE SUPERCROSS HIGHLIGHTS WILL BE A B PART OF THAT TOMORROW AS WE KICK OFF THE SEASON. DUNG TAKES THE WIN.■ JASON LAWRENCE, DAN REARDON AND AUSTIN STRUPP, ALL HAVING A GREAT RUN. MOM AND DAD HAVE TO BE FEELING PRETTY GD. PRETTY PUMPED ABOUTHAT BUT NOT AS PUMD AT RYAN DUNGEE. >> RYAN DUNGEE STTING OFF THE SEASON ON THE RIGHT FOOT. WHAT DOES THIS WIN MN TO YOU? >> IT IS GREAT, WE PREPAR SO HARD, THE SUZUKI IS AWESOME AND GREAT TO GET AT IT AND I AM JUST PUMPED. >> HOW HAS HAVING JOHNNY AS YOUR TRAINER HELPED YOU OUT? >> IT IS GREAT. MENTALLY, AIM DIFFERENPERSON. I HAVE A WINNING ATTITUDE AND I WANT TO DO IT ALL. I WANT TO BE THE BEST BUT ONE STEP AT A TIME. >> A ONING ATTITUDE IS WHAT YOU WILL TAKE YOU THERE, A PERFECT START TO FINISH. >> THANK YOU. >> EACH ROUND OF THE SUPERCROSS ASON, A BIG PART OF THE ROAD TO VEGAS WHERE IT ALL WRAPS UP ON SPEED IN MAY. THE FIRST WEEKEND, YOU WILL SE IT RIGHT HERE. FOR THOSE GUYS, IT WILL BE A PART OF THE DAVE COOMBS MEMORIAL EAST-WEST SHOOTOUT. HERE ARE THE WEST COAST POINTS, EXACTLY LIKE THE FINISHING ORDER BUT A THREE-POINT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DUNGEE AND LAWRENCE AS WE HEA THROUGH THE FIELD. I WAS THINKING JASON LAWRENCE SHOULD BE PRETTY POSITIVE ABOUT THIS FINISH. >> Reporter: WELL, HE IS DEFINITELY EXCITED ABOUT THE FINISH BUT LOOKING A LITTLE UPSET. ONE LITTLE MISTAKE COST YOU, JASON? >> YES, I THINK I COULD HE WON THAT RACE. BATTLING FOR THE LEAD AND GOT WAY TOO ANXIOUS UP THERE. I WILL COME NEXT WEEKEND A LITTLE HARDER. >> RYAN HUGHES, WILL HE BE BEATING ON YOU THIS WEEK? >> NO, WE'LL JUST CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE DO. I FEEL LIKE I AM THE FASTEST GUY HERE AND I WILL BEEF UP ON MY FITNESS AND COME IN FIRST. >> NOW BACK TO YOU. >> AND THAT ISHE CONFIDENCE YOU NEED ATHESE RIDERS GET READY FOR THE UPCOMING COMPETITION. OF COURSE WE'RE MOVING ON TO PHOENIX AND THEN TO ANAHEIM. WE WILL BE HERE THREE TIMES. AND THEN OF COURSE WE TO GO SAN FRANCISCO, SAN DIEGO, HOUSTON, AND WE START MOVING TO THE EAST. OF COURSE WE'LL BE AT THE BIG SPEEDWAY IN DAYTONA, MINNEAPOLIS' SUPERDOME, IN MARCH, ONE MORE RACE AND THEN ON TO LAS VEGAS. >> WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU? >> WELL, THIS IS GREAT. I HAVE BEEN WORKING MY TAIL OFF WITH THE TRAINER STEVE, HITTING THE TRACK EVERY DAY, JUST WORKING HARD A IT PAYS OFF. I GOT A LITTLE INSPIRATION FROM THE FAMILY BACK HOME, A DAUGHTER PASSED AWAY TH I WAS REALLY CLOSE TO. >> CONGRATULATIONS ON THIRD PLACE OVERALL. >> THANKS A LOT. LIKE TO THANK MY TEAM, AN AWESOME TEAM. HOPEFULLY MORE TO COME. >> ON JANUARY 13th, COURAGE WILL BE TESTED AND GRAVITY DEFIED AS MAN AND CAR FLY THROUGH THE AIR. GET VERTICAL, JUARY 13, 6:00 P.M. EASTERN, 3:00 P.M. PACIFIC LIVE AND ONLY ON SPEED. >>> THE VALLEY OF THE SUN WILL WAIT TILL NEXT WEEK. TONIGHT WE DRO >>> IT'SHAT EVERY FAN HAS BEEN WAITING FOR, THE MAINVENT O IS008SURCSS SEA OPENER. LCOME CK AELDIUM N, IT HAS BEEN A LONG DAY. WE HAVEAD BRAVE THE ELEMENTS, AND THEY HAVE BEEN TRAI FOR HOURS FOR THIS. THE BIG DOGS ARE ABOUT TO EAT AND, BOY, ARE THEY HUNGRY. LET'S TAKE LOOK T SUPERCROSS UPCLOSE HE I WHATY HAVE COMING UP. 20 WRITERS, 20 LAPS. LAST YEAR'S WINNER OF THE RACE AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP. NOW RALPH AND JEFF ARE GOING TO HAVE THE CALL BUT ERIN IS DOING ALL THE DIRTY WORK. LET'S GO BACK TO THE PRERACE EVENT. >> HE MOVED HIM AND HIS FAMILY TO THE FARM IN TALLAHASSEE. HE ONLY LIVED TWO MILES AWAY FROM 'EM. EVEN HIRED RICKY'S DAD TO BE THE MECHANIC AND HIS MOM TO DO THE TIME AND THE TESTING. HE IS HOPING THE SAME RESULTS WILL WORK FOR HIM. JEFF, THERE W SO MUCH BUILT UP AROUND IVAN. A LOT OF US THOUGHT LASTYEAR WAS GOING TO BE HIS BREAK THROUGH SEASON. THE EXPECTATION ARRIVES WHEN YOU WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION AND RACES AND KEEP YOU FORWARD ON. WAS STRUGGLING WITH THE TRK BUT THIS YEAR, HE CAN WORK >> ALL ANERROH. KEVIWIMON A BIG MUD EVENT HERE IN ANAHEIM JUSA COUPLE HOURS AGO. >> HE WAS QUIETN THIS HEAT CE. ONE OF T PERIDS AND HE CAN GET AWAWITH IT. >> THERE IS AOO JAMES STEWART AND OF COURSE CHAD READ GETTING READY. >> I WILTELL YOU WHO I LOO TO HAVE A CH BETTER EVENT AND I T H RE. H SHING TO PRE. LIKE HE HAS TO WORK SOMETHING OUT ON THE BIKO RE COMFORBLE THE MAIN EVENT. >> CARRYING THE ONBOARD CAMATH N ONE. T TTBE W T, INSIAN BUT YOU GET OUT THAT, THAT IS THE CHILI BOARD BACK THERE. YOU WILL E EVERY LAP P E ON HE ON E C■ IJUST UNDERWAY. JAMES ART GOES DOWN IN THE FIRST RN. JAMES STEWART IS OHE GROUN HE IS ALMOST DEAD LAST COMING OUT THE FIRST CORNER. >> SERAL RIDERS ARE DOWN AND THIS COULD IT. WE TALKED ABOUT THE FIRST CORNER AND WE HAVE SEEN JAMES CO BA IN T PASBUT DOING IT ON A RACEACK LIIS, WILBE MUCH TOUGH. >> THERE IS CARNAGE EVERYWHERE. U CA SEE STERT CHALLENGING HILL AT THE MOMENT. LOVE SWA WHEN DOES THIS. LAST YEAR, UNDERWAY R TOO, 2008, ABOUT TTHME MEANWHILE,HAD REEOU IN FRONT NOW. HITEAMMATE TIM RRYS TH GRESEPLAY, LET GBACK EE W O THEER SIDE. START LOSES THE FRONTHEELN THE GREEN KASAKI. HE STACKED UP ALL TSE RIDER IS S BEHI HIM. OU T TY T DER THBIKE AND COMETY LI I O OF . >> AND HERE COMESES. I LOCHING M BECSE WILL TOW EMPTYING A I ■- WILL THW EVYTNG AT IT TO WORK ITS WAY TO E FRONT. HERE IS GRANT AND NOW CHAD REED IS HAVING PROBLEMS. NOW TAKING THE LEAD, REED IS BACK DEALING PERRY AND MADE SHORT WORK OF HIM BY LITERALLY JUMPING OVER PERRY ON THATRIPLE. AD RD MAY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE THEREBUHE IS ON A MISSION. >> H HAD TROUBLE ON THE START-OFF BUT NOW BOUNCING BACK HERE. CAN HE DO THAT AT THE MAIN EVENT? I AN, WHEN WE GET TO THE ■AIN EVENT, IT WIL SAR THEER ON THE YELLOW SUZUKI IS IN POSITION TOE T ER ONE G AND TRYINTO LIVE UP TO THEON. NOW THE GREAT CHAD REED,ULLING HIS HA OUT. HE HAD PROBLEMS AFTER THIS. IN THE CORNEIS RIGHT HAND, IT.■YOU CA RH@eeAMSp S WHEN YOU SEE HIM PATIENTLYWORKING HIS WAY THROUGH THE LAST RIDER THROUGH HIS . HE HAS BEEN OVER ARESSIVE RIGHT NOW. HE SEEMS TO BE VERY PATIENT, CHOOSING SE DIFFERENT LINES. HE JUST OVERTOOK KEVIN WINDHAM AND GETS AROUND DAVIDINSIDEND THE FIGHT FOR THE LEAD CONTINUES. REEDHE GOES FOR YO■ TALK ABOUT HANDING SOMEBY THE LEAD,JUST MISSED THE ON/OFF. REED IS DEFINITELY DIAL IN AT THIS POINT. REED WINNING THE SUPERCROSS IN THE WINTER, AN OFF-SEASON EVENT IN FE. CONSISTE WIS NEW Y MA. >> DEFINITELY RIGHT ABOUT THAT. HE WASN TR■ WITH THE NEW MACHINE FROM YAMAHA THIS YR AND VERY SUCCESSFUL. >> ANDRE STEWART. HE HASEEN REOPIN REHABBING THE KNEE, THE LEFT KNEE, AND ERODY WONDERIN WAS HE READY? LY FLAPS THIS 20-LAP EVE MAOR MISTAKES RIGHT CHAD READ ON THE N■S TO■ W F GOIN SOM O AUT6 A HALF SONDS SERATING THO. EARLIER TODAY THAT I■SI HED HA TO STARTINN THIRD. AND THISeeAMSUROdSURIDERS NEE■. I TOP FIV BACK CHLI. PICTURISSS WINNING THETHAT CHAMPIIP. NG FOR TIN IH■ EVER GIVES UP DOESOT LIKE TO LOSE.D RIDER A A UPLEF STACLES AT BEMES A YAH F THIS FOR TRE THAT ISTEWART'S INALKIO AM SAID IS O WHAT INENE D B ON PACEO N HERE HE IS NO YOUNGSTESp HAS TOLDE, K IS IN S MI SEE ANY AS LG BACK IR CECROSTHE HOW■ ER THAT TIME SC.eedAMA SU■H@7ñÑ■ >> WE' GNGLOSE ANDHE IE LA CREATED. >> A HE HAS RRSpeedAT >>A RO■TOIPULL TA BOFL MAKE Y THAT TIMeeSpH@eeSpdA ee.■dAM 13 >> HE TRAID ON W G HAS CHANGED FOR ST■WART. HE ISAL LY A WILL IT WORK OUT? A 5SECOND THAT WAS AMAZI■G. TCAT STEWART DOES HERE.HENCS . >■ TRLEMEAM TOUGH C.13 WINERATSUPEeeAMA SUROSpeed ANAHEIM.■SUPE KAWASASKI. MAE HEA M JAMES STEWART, EVEN IF eeRCIS OR S ARE OFF A■U SPENGER THEY WIN, IT IS ACMPLISHMENT FOR THEMSELS. IJUSD NEEDS ANDAWWHERE STEWT WAS IN T HE GOT LOOK AT WHERTHE N WAS■ STARNI■ REED ISd.A SULAP. E. HLIEVES ■ SECONDS.A RCeeSpSUM WHAT EE■SpdROSSH@dSUC. BE HERY CALM AND CONCENTRATE. ANM ULT FO C■AD REED AS STEWARTT QUIR■D THAT COMUND,eeA PERCRO C.H@dSpPEdd OTHAMPERCSS PRETTIET SEEN ITAPO KEEP DRESSING, KEEP ARGIGHT HE ISSpRC NOTHING TOSp■ SE HE HAS ■ COULD BE E SEEFTT■NTPE LP NTO, CH HUGE RACN ROOUdSUPERCROSS SPEeeeeeeTHSURCd LITHOU TOAMPEINHESp4uC&RO SdPERW THC.IFNT OH,■H@A H@A ERd AMA eeeeA H@Sp TWRI■IN THINGS, WITH T■HOOUAD .eeF D NETHE BE LEAD. >> >>: FORH@ W. AMRO EW.7,SUSS E THE FIRSTA RON HERTONIGHT.SS ST TSpeeCK Dee ON HIS W A 27th 13 FOROSS W, BOING TO B■R THERMERUPERCROSS CHAMPION, THEAT A■% THEREATESID LOT■ O COUCH■NG ERYONE ELSGO C■■ >>HAGHRIEN I ODNG GHINRESpSA UD,■ O Sp■eeTHUM T Y CAN FHET■ AREATIG HAT HAPPENEDTHEAR■PEA SSPEeeeedU GELONGH AA H@ CHAN FSSOFF T FIRST, REAL HAPPY. >> OKAE MINGH@ WLLALK HE WIERFTHI■ >>E ARA RACS ■AKE ON E TORCPESpWN S CO■NG GEBADE. REALLY GOOD OUT THEREDSHIP. AD WTHERAN■- A MIST NS R NOW.SpEE SPET FOR T THE CORRECNSWER SHER WHORCPE THE WINNBEIFD ON ■-D,ITY.S4S4S4■eePE SH@ THAPRACp AD TOAMA SUdd W IT MEANS YOU? TOP REE GUYS AM S I AM HAP. TH A SEE YOU NS, E YOU NEXT EK IN OEHE GATHI XT W BAU I ALL ITTSO WE Y ROUND OF THE 28AMA SUPERCSS SEASON IS A TWIST AND A TURN ON THE ROAD TO LAS VEGAS. WE WILL THERE BE IN MAY. YOU WILL SEE IT ALL HERE EED AS WE WRAP U SEASON AND PCE TO DO IT. CAN JOIN US IN S VEGAS THAT NIGHT AND IF CAN'T, MAKE SU YO■ TUNE IN THTI@ ABS THREE-SpeedSpSS CHAMPIONSHIP. IT ISN FI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LL.ILL S ON SPEEASE CT THE SEASON.REED, A WHILENCWE■ CH, L IN THE FIRST ? MAYBE SMALL BOBBLE, IHINK APAT MADE BACK AND F D FO NE YEAR FOR YOU, AC FYOHATHG P THTYOU S >> NO, A COUPL RA WANTPESp CORATUTOIM A HISS NGW. >> IT WREMES Y■ FOR CHAD REED AS WE SE O. H ANVISIT PROGRESSIVE.COTODA >>> UNBELIEVABLE SHOWING F OUR SUPERCROSS SEA OPER HERN ANAHEIM. DOWN IN TURN ONE, THERE WAS A ROUGH THAT BECAME MORE LIKE A . FF TALD AT TOP OF THE SHOWTHAT WOULD BE THE KEY SO RALPH AND JEFOU THOUGHTS AS WE WRAP UP THE SEASON OPENER. IE SAID ITOULDE, WHO WOULWIN, COAS FAST AND AS STRONG INTLE MORE DIFFICULT ANTICIPATEDEAASON OP. I THE WEST COAST DIVISION, THIN LOOK AN >> YES, VERY ENCOURAGIN THERE WAS TREMENDOUSUN CLASS. AR■AT RIDS TT TAKE FROM THIS EVENT? >> IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE ANY OF E E ABLE TO RIDE CKONIG. IF YOU TAKE A LOOK A TRACK,RE ARE SO MANY DEEP IT IS T TO TT CHADO MANY RUTS GAME. NOW BACK TO Y. ET ■AMES STUART WILL GO TO PHOENIX WHEN O GO EED. STRIK FIRST, KNHE DEFENDING CHAMP JAMES STEWART OFF HIS ANAHEIM PEDESTAL. REED WON IN'03. IN '04, HE DOES IT AGAIN AND THEN IN '07. THIS AS THE AMA SUPERCROSS HEADS TO THE DESERT