DALLAS, Tex. – Red Bull/KTM Factory Team rider Ryan Dungey impressed the Texas crowd during the seventh round of the AMA Supercross Series held at the Cowboy Stadium when he came from a poor start to finish 2^nd overall for the night.

Dungey had a rough start to the day when he suffered a crash in the first lap of his heat. A rider swapped in front of Dungey forcing him to jump to the other side which knocked him off balance in the middle of the pack. Luckily Dungey was able to avoid colliding with any other riders and quickly picked his bike up to get back in the action. He restarted in last position and worked the entire eight laps passing forward to move into qualifying position. With a lap to go he moved into 9^th place and crossed the checkers in the final transfer spot.

Dungey had his work cut out for him again in the main event. This time he had a great jump off the gate but got pushed back in the first corner and came into the first rhythm section in 14^th place. He quickly moved into the top ten in the first lap and continued to pick up positions from there. On lap thirteen he made the pass against Windham for 5^th and then passed Mike Alessi for 4^th two laps later. With only five laps to go he started to reel in the 3^rd place ride of Jake Weimer. With two laps to go, Dungey was on Weimer’s rear wheel. He made the pass once after a rhythm section but Weimer was able to get him back. On the final lap, Dungey charged again and this time made the pass stick to takeover 2^nd position. He crossed the finish line a few turns later to take home 2^nd for the night and move up to 2^nd in the overall point standings.

“I felt really good tonight,” remarked Dungey. “Our team made some great improvements to the bike over the last week and I felt very comfortable all day. I’m glad I was able to make the pass on the final lap. I am happy with my finish tonight and am grateful to the Red Bull/KTM Team for all their hard work.”

Next Round: Atlanta Supercross – February 25, 2012

Overall Results –

1. Ryan Villopoto
2. Ryan Dungey – KTM
3. Jake Weimer
4. Mike Alessi
5. Josh Hansen
6. James Stewart
7. Kevin Windham
8. Brett Metcalfe
9. Justin Brayton

10.  Kyle Chisholm

11.  Broc Tickle

12.  Nick Wey

13.  Kyle Partridge

14.  Bobby Kiniry

15.  Davi Millsaps

16.  Matt Goerke

17.  Gavin Faith

18.  Nico Izzi

19.  Jeff Alessi

20.  Chad Reed

Overall Point Standings –

1. Ryan Villopoto – 158
2. Ryan Dungey – 145
3. Chad Reed – 128

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