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Australian
wows supercross crowd at Texas Stadium
01:19
AM CDT on Sunday, April 18, 2004
By
MEYLA T. HOOKER / The Dallas Morning News
IRVING – If Ricky Carmichael is the
biggest star in supercross, then Australian Chad Reed is its
most popular young star.
Reed, who lives in Tuscany Hills,
Calif., was the crowd favorite at Texas Stadium on Saturday.
Reed won the AMA Supercross Series 250cc race ahead of Honda's
Kevin Windham. It was Reed's 10th win of the season.
The 22-year-old Yamaha factory rider
leads the AMA Supercross 250cc series with 336 points.
Reed is looking for that title to go
along with his 2003 THQ World Supercross GP 250cc title.
It was Reed who was starstruck
Saturday, however, when he was informed that supercross legend
Jeremy McGrath was in the stands. McGrath, who retired last
year, was a seven-time 250cc supercross champion.
"It's always an honor to race
here," Reed said. "Jeremy is a great friend and gives
me great advice. It's all about having fun. That's what makes it
motivating to go race to race."
Reed has been a pro for six years. He
won the Australian supercross championship in 2000 and finished
second in the world standings in 2001. In 2002, Reed was the
125cc East champion, winning seven of the eight races.
Voss puts on show for 'home crowd'
Heath Voss told
the "home crowd' at Texas Stadium that he had a feeling it
would be his night to shine.
Voss, from Mico, Texas, near San
Antonio, didn't disappoint, finishing second in his heat of the
250cc race and fifth in the finals.
Voss, 26, also took the lead in the THQ
World Supercross GP season standings after earning 25 points
Saturday, increasing his season total to 296.
Voss, a Yamaha satellite team member,
entered the competition tied for first with Honda's Damon
Huffman with 271 points.
Voss and Huffman have two more races
against each other. The next event is in Salt Lake City on
Saturday, and the schedule concludes in Las Vegas on May 1.
Youngsters shine in exhibition
One of the most entertaining events of
the AMA Supercross Series was the KTM Jr. Supercross Challenge.
Fourteen 7- and 8-year-olds raced for
one spot in Salt Lake City on Saturday.
Joshua Cartwright,
8, from Memphis, Tenn., took a commanding lead early and held
it. Seven-year-old Cadin Carter of Humble, Texas,
finished ninth, and 8-year-old Koby Morrow of Houston was
10th. E-mail mhooker@dallasnews.com.
AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES
(at Texas Stadium)
SATURDAY'S RESULTS
250cc
1. Chad Reed (Yamaha)
2. Kevin Windham (Honda)
3. Mike LaRocco (Honda)
4. David Vuillemin (Yamaha)
5. Heath Voss (Yamaha)
125cc West
1. Ivan Tedesco (Kawasaki)
2. Nathan Ramsey (Honda)
3. Greg Schnell (Honda)
4. Jay Marmont (KTM)
5. Michael Blose (Yamaha)
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