Pastrana crowned 125 East champ!
Suzuki's Travis Pastrana has won the 125cc East Coast Supercross championship with a second place finish in Pontiac, Michigan, while in the 250's Carmichael's streak continues.
In the 250cc class Ricky Carmichael and his Team Chevy Trucks/Kawasaki KX 250 dominated the 20 lap main event - again! Ricky took command on lap one, and kept it that way until the chequered flag fell to build his winning streak to 10 in a row!
Suzuki's Travis Pastrana has won the 125cc East Coast Supercross championship with a second place finish in Pontiac, Michigan, while in the 250's Carmichael's streak continues.
In the 250cc class Ricky Carmichael and his Team Chevy Trucks/Kawasaki KX 250 dominated the 20 lap main event - again! Ricky took command on lap one, and kept it that way until the chequered flag fell to build his winning streak to 10 in a row!
Carmichael now has an almost unmatchable 46 point lead over Jeremy McGrath, and could clinch the series championship at the next event in Dallas, on April 21.
In front of over 61,000 fans, Honda's Ezra Lusk took second, with Mike LaRocco third. Reigning champ Jeremy McGrath finished fourth, after suffering from bike problems.
In the 125 East coast main event, Nate Ramsey took his Yamaha of Troy four-stroke to a start-to-finish victory, but Suzuki's Travis Pastrana claimed the 2001 AMA/EA Sports Supercross Series 125 East coast championship with a second place finish.
Travis battled through a poor start and injured knee to claim his first ever Supercross title. Local favourite Nick Wey finished third.
250 Main Event:
1. Ricky Carmichael - KAW
2. Ezra Lusk - HON
3. Mike LaRocco - HON
4. Jeremy McGrath - YAM
5. Kevin Windham - SUZ
6. Tim Ferry - YAM
7. Robbie Reynard - YAM
8. Stephane Roncada - KAW
9. Michael Byrne - KAW
10. Damon Huffman - YAM
250 Point Standings:
1. Ricky Carmichael - 317
2. Jeremy McGrath - 271
3. Mike LaRocco - 233
4. Kevin Windham - 217
5. Ezra Lusk - 216
6. Tim Ferry - 163
7. David Vuillemin - 135
8. Stephane Roncada - 121
9. Sebastien Tortelli - 109
10. Damon Huffman - 107
125 East Main Event:
1. Nate Ramsey - YAM
2. Travis Pastrana - SUZ
3. Nick Wey - YAM
4. Mike Brown - KAW
5. Brock Sellards - KTM
6. Chris Gosselaar - HUS
7. Kelly Smith - KTM
8. Steve Boniface - HON
9. Travis Elliot - HON
10. Ben Riddle - SUZ
125 East Point Standings:
1. Travis Pastrana - 154
2. Nate Ramsey - 146
3. Mike Brown - 135
4. Nick Wey - 123
5. Tallon Vohland - 86
6. K. Smith - 82
6. Sellards - 82
8. Travis Elliot - 71
9. Matt Walker - 69
10. Ben Riddle - 65
Pictures courtesy of www.supercross.com
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
