Yamaha’s Jeremy McGrath took the holeshot over Kawasaki’s Ricky Carmichael this evening in Atlanta, but Carmichael quickly took the lead and pulled away to a comfortable, but still close, margin over McGrath. Carmichael was the winner of the 250 class, with McGrath second and Honda’s Ezra Lusk third. Mike LaRocco (Honda) charged hard to finish 2/10ths of a second behind Lusk in fourth place.
In the 125 East supercross race, Yamaha YZ250F-mounted Nathan Ramsey took the holeshot and built a huge lead (18.2 seconds at the checkered flag) over second place Brock Sellards (KTM). Ramsey’s teammate Nick Wey finished third. Suzuki’s Travis Pastrana, winner of the first round of the 125 East series, crashed twice in the first lap, and finished in fourteenth place.
The Atlanta track was extremely difficult, with very deep ruts that caused lots of crashing in both classes.
Carmichael stretches his series points lead to nine over McGrath, while Ramsey takes the 125 East points lead.
125 East Final Race Results (Top 10)
1. Nathan Ramsey #28 YAMAHA 2. Brock Sellards #18 KTM 3. Nick Wey #23 YAMAHA 4. Michael Brown #100 KAWASAKI 5. Matt Walker #59 HONDA 6. Travis Elliott #61 HONDA 7. Tallon Vohland #22 KAWASAKI 8. Kelly Smith #35 KTM 9. Ben Riddle #88 SUZUKI 10. Paul Currie #34 HONDA
250 Final Race Results (Top 10)
1. Ricky Carmichael #4 KAWASAKI 2. Jeremy McGrath #1 YAMAHA 3. Ezra Lusk #11 HONDA 4. Mike LaRocco #5 HONDA 5. Stephane Roncada #21 KAWASAKI 6. David Vuillemin #934 YAMAHA 7. Tim Ferry #15 YAMAHA 8. Steve Lamson #6 HUSQVARNA 9. Kevin Windham #14 SUZUKI 10. Damon Huffman #20 YAMAHA
125 East Points Standing (Top 10)
1. Nathan Ramsey (#28 YAMAHA) 47 pts. 2. Michael Brown (#100 KAWASAKI) 38 pts. 3. Nick Wey (#23 YAMAHA) 38 pts. 4. Brock Sellards (#18 KTM) 36 pts. 5. Travis Pastrana (#199 SUZUKI) 32 pts. 6. Kelly Smith (#35 KTM) 29 pts. 7. Travis Elliott (#61 HONDA) 28 pts. 8. Chris Gosselaar (#51 HUSQVARNA) 22 pts. 9. Matt Walker (#59 HONDA) 22 pts. 10. Tallon Vohland (#22 KAWASAKI) 14 pts.
250 Points Standing (Top 10)
1. Ricky Carmichael (#4 KAWASAKI) 167 pts. 2. Jeremy McGrath (#1 YAMAHA) 158 pts. 3. Mike LaRocco (#5 HONDA) 129 pts. 4. Kevin Windham (#14 SUZUKI) 109 pts. 5. Ezra Lusk (#11 HONDA) 108 pts. 6. David Vuillemin (#934 YAMAHA) 100 pts. 7. Stephane Roncada (#21 KAWASAKI) 93 pts. 8. Tim Ferry (#15 YAMAHA) 72 pts. 9. Nicholas Wey (#23 YAMAHA) 62 pts. 10. Sebastien Tortelli (#13 HONDA) 56 pts.
