Short had a decent day qualifying 7th fastest in practice times and qualifying 5th in his heat race. His teammate, Mike Alessi, qualified in 6th place behind Short to put his KTM 350 SX-F into the main.
In the main event, both Short and Alessi struggled off the start and began the race near the tail end of the pack. At the end of lap two, Short was sitting in 14th and Alessi was 17th. By the end of the race Short was able to fight his way into the top ten to finish 10th overall. Alessi suffered a crash late in the race and recovered to earn 16th.
“I was bummed that I couldn’t have been closer to the top five tonight. Unfortunately, I got a bad start and it’s very hard to climb through the pack with the level of competition we have this year. I will continue to work on my starts and hope for a better result next weekend,” remarked Short.
Next Event – April 16, 2011 – Seattle, WA
Overall Results –
1) James Stewart
2) Ryan Dungey
3) Ryan Villopoto
4) Chad Reed
5) Trey Canard
6) Kevin Windham
7) Davi Millsaps
8) Ivan Tedesco
9) Austin Stroupe
10) Andrew Short – KTM
11) Thomas Hahn
12) Chris Blose
13) Nick Wey
14) Kyle Regal
15) Michael Byrne
16) Robert Kiniry
17) Mike Alessi
18) Tye Simmonds
19) Fabien Izoird
20) Weston Peick
Overall Point Standings –
1) Ryan Villopoto – 275
2) Ryan Dungey – 270
3) Chad Reed – 267
4) James Stewart – 259
5) Trey Canard – 256
6) Andrew Short – 185
7) Kevin Windham – 165
8) Davi Millsaps – 143
9) Justin Brayton – 141
10) Ivan Tedesco – 127
