Honda’s Ricky Carmichael and Chevy Trucks Kawasaki’s James Stewart, once again, dominated the racing action at the Spring Creek National today, with both riders sweeping both motos in their respective classes. Carmichael recorded his ninth overall win of the season in the 250cc class, while Stewart posted his eighth overall victory in the 125cc class.
But the talk of the day was Mike Alessi’s debut in the pro class. The 16-year-old rider who just graduated from the amateur ranks said that he was hoping for a top-five finish, or even make the podium. Although he fell way short of his goals, he still announced to the world that he will be a force to contend with in the near future.
In the first moto, Alessi got off to a good start but got bumped around in the first turn and nearly crashed. He saved it only to crash later in the first lap when he tangled with Suzuki rider Sean Hamblin. Alessi eventually finished out the moto in 27th place.
In the second moto, Alessi got a much better start and ran as high as fourth behind Carmichael, Kevin Windham and Sebastien Tortelli (on the third lap), before dropping back a couple of position. Late in the race, Alessi had firm control of sixth place when his Honda suddenly coasted to a stop with a blown engine. He was credited with 25th-place in the moto and 31st overall.
After the race, Alessi admitted that the Nationals are “nothing like racing against the amateurs. They’re real fast and everything happens a lot faster,” he said.
But the day belonged to Carmichael and Stewart. Both riders had little trouble winning today, though Yamaha’s Chad Reed gave Carmichael a couple of good laps in the first 250cc moto.
Second in the 250cc class went to AMSOIL/Chaparral/Honda’s Kevin Windham, who went 5-2, while Team Suzuki’s Sebastien Tortelli took third with a 4-3.
After leading the first three laps of the first moto and then going on to finish second to RC, Reed suffered a DNF in the second moto when he crashed on the blind side of one of the track’s uphill double-jumps. Reed was up and about to re-enter the race when he was T-boned by Hamblin, putting both riders out of the race. Neither riders were seriously injured, but Reed, who rode his bike back to the pits, left immediately after the race to get checked out.
Yamaha’s David Vuillemin (3-4) and Team Honda’s Ernesto Fonseca (7-5) rounded out the top five overall.
In the 125cc class, Stewart again dominated both motos, while Suzuki’s Broc Hepler was also fast and consistent, going 2-2 for second overall.
Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Matt Walker took advantage of good starts and went 3-6 to get on the podium in third.
Honda’s Nathan Ramsey and AMSOIL/Chaparral/Honda’s Ryan Mills rounded out the top five overall.
Results
125 MOTO 1: 1. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Broc Hepler (Suz); 3. Matt Walker (Kaw); 4. Nate Ramsey (Hon); 5. Troy Adams (Kaw); 6. Ryan Mills (Hon); 7. Josh Grant (Hon); 8. Andrew Short (Suz); 9. Ivan Tedesco (Kaw); 10. Kelly Smith (Yam); 11. Josh Woods (KTM); 12. Brandon Jesseman (Suz); 13. Turbo Reif (Hon); 14. Tim Weigand (Hon); 15. Paul Carpenter (Kaw); 16. Josh Summey (Yam); 17. Matthieu Lalloz (Hon); 18. Sean Collier (Hon); 19. Kyle Mace (Hon); 20. Teddy Maier (Kaw); 21. Erick Vallejo (Yam); 22. Greg Schnell (Hon); 23. Levi Reid (Suz); 24. Jesse Casillas (Yam); 25. Brian Gray (Suz).
125 MOTO 2: 1. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Broc Hepler (Suz); 3. Mike Brown (Kaw); 4. Davi Millsaps (Suz); 5. Nate Ramsey (Hon); 6. Matt Walker (Kaw); 7. Danny Smith (Yam); 8. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 9. Greg Schnell (Hon); 10. Ryan Mills (Hon); 11. Brian Gray (Suz); 12. Ivan Tedesco (Kaw); 13. Troy Adams (Kaw); 14. Daryl Hurley (Suz); 15. Tim Weigand (Hon); 16. Brett Metcalfe (KTM); 17. Turbo Reif (Hon); 18. Paul Carpenter (Kaw); 19. Josh Summey (Yam); 20. Branden Jesseman (Suz); 21. Sean Collier (Hon); 22. Teddy Maier (Kaw); 23. Cole Siebler (Suz); 24. Matthieu Lalloz (Suz); 25. Levi Reid (Suz).
125 O/A: 1. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Broc Hepler (Suz); 3. Matt Walker (Kaw); 4. Nate Ramsey (Hon); 5. Ryan Mills (Hon); 6. Troy Adams (Kaw); 7. Ivan Tedesco (Kaw); 8. Mike Brown (Yam); 9. Davi Millsaps (Suz); 10. Danny Smith (Yam); 11. Josh Grant (Hon); 12. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 13. Tim Weigand (Hon); 14. Andrew Short (Suz); 15. Greg Schnell (Hon); 16. Turbo Reif (Hon); 17. Kelly Smith (Yam); 18. Brian Gray (Suz); 19. Branden Jesseman (Suz); 20. Josh Woods (KTM); 21. Paul Carpenter (Kaw); 22. Daryl Hurley (Suz); 23. Josh Summey (Yam); 24. Brett Metcalfe (KTM); 25. Matthieu Lalloz (Hon); 26. Sean Collier (Hon); 27. Kyle Mace (Hon); 28. Teddy Maier (Kaw); 29. Cole Siebler (Suz); 30 Levi Reid (Suz); 31. Chad Ward (Hon); 32. Jacob Marsack (Hon); 33. Cody Gilmore (Kaw); 34. Ryan Newton (Kaw); 35. Tucker Hibbert (Suz); 36. Jesse Casillas (Yam); 37. Erick Vallejo (Yam); 38. Kyle Partridge (Suz); 39. Zack Lundy (Hon); 40. Bryan Johnson (Yam).
125 POINT STANDINGS (After 9 of 12 Rounds): 1. James Stewart (425/8 wins); 2. Broc Hepler (296); 3. Mike Brown (286/1 win); 4. Nate Ramsey (250); 5. Matt Walker (202); 6. Josh Grant (200); 7. Ivan Tedesco (182); 8. Danny Smith (159); 9. Ryan Hughes (158); 10. Davi Millsaps (153); 11. Ryan Mills (152); 12. Kelly Smith (147); 13. (TIE)Chris Gosselaar/Troy Adams (121); 15. Greg Schnell (119); 16. Stephane Roncada (104); 17. Paul Carpenter (102); 18. Brett Metcalfe (92); 19. Daryl Hurley (84); 20. Brian Gray (68); 21. Brock Sellards (62); 22. Eric Sorby (46); 23. Steve Lamson (36); 24. Branden Jesseman (35); 25. Sean Collier (32); 26. (TIE)Josh Hansen/Josh Summey (31); 28. Michael Blose (28); 29. Tim Weigand (27); 30. Matt Goerke (24); 31. Andrew Short (22); 32. Ryan Sipes (21); 33. Bryan Johnson (18); 34. Ryan Morais (17); 35. (TIE)Gaveth Swanepoel/Turbo Reif (16); 37. Rodrig Thain (14); 38. Matthieu Lalloz (12); 39. (TIE)Josh Woods/Bobby Kiniry (10); 41. (TIE)Levi Reid/Gavin Gracyk (7); 43. (TIE)Steve Boniface/Evan Laughridge (6); 45. (TIE)Tony Lorusso/Justin Buckelew (5); 47. (TIE)Richie Owens/Matt Barnes (3); 49. (TIE)Yoshihide Fukadome/Kyle Mace/Jesse Casillas (2); 52. Teddy Maier (1).
250 MOTO 1: 1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Chad Reed (Yam); 3. David Vuillemin (Yam); 4. Sebastien Tortelli (Suz); 5. Kevin Windham (Hon); 6. Nick Wey (Suz); 7. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 8. Heath Voss (Yam); 9. Michael Byrne (Kaw); 10. Joaquim Rodrigues (KTM); 11. Clark Stiles (Hon); 12. Jason Thomas (Hon); 13. Craig Anderson (Hon); 14. Ryan Clark (Yam); 15. Jeff Gibson (Yam); 16. Joe Oehlhof (Hon); 17. Justin Brayton (Suz); 18. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 19. Justin Buckelew (Hon); 20. Brian Mason (Hon); 21. Rodrig Thain (Suz); 22. Richie Owens (Kaw); 23. Rusty Holland (Hon); 24. Eric Kowalik (Hon); 25. Scott Jendro (Hon); 26. James Marshall (Yam); 27. Mike Alessi (Hon); 28. Brent Miller (Hon); 29. Ryan Abrigo (Hon); 30. John Dehn (Yam).
250 MOTO 2: 1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Kevin Windham (Hon); 3. Sebastien Tortelli (Suz); 4. David Vuillemin (Yam); 5. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 6. Joaquim Rodrigues (KTM); 7. Michael Byrne (Kaw); 8. Nick Wey (Suz); 9. Heath Voss (Yam); 10. Jason Thomas (Hon); 11. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 12. Rodrig Thain (Suz); 13. Ryan Abrigo (Hon); 14. Craig Anderson (Hon); 15. Ryan Clark (Yam); 16. Richie Owens (Kaw); 17. Justin Buckelew (Hon); 18. Kevin Johnson (Yam); 19. James Povolny (Hon); 20. Rusty Holland (Hon); 21. James Marshall (Yam); 22. Adam Mennenga (Yam); 23. Scott Jendro (Hon); 24. Brent Miller (Hon).
250 O/A: 1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Kevin Windham (Hon); 3. Sebastien Tortelli (Suz); 4. David Vuillemin (Yam); 5. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 6. Nick Wey (Suz); 7. Joaquim Rodrigues (KTM); 8. Michael Byrne (Kaw); 9. Heath Voss (Yam); 10. Chad Reed (Yam); 11. Jason Thomas (Hon); 12. Craig Anderson (Hon); 13. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 14. Ryan Clark (Yam); 15. Clark Stiles (Hon); 16. Rodrig Thain (Suz); 17. Ryan Abrigo (Hon); 18. Justin Buckelew (Hon); 19. Jeff Gibson (Yam); 20. Richie Owens (Kaw); 21. Joe Oehlhof (Hon); 22. Justin Brayton (Suz); 23. Kevin W. Johnson (Yam); 24. James Povolny (Hon); 25. Rusty Holland (Hon); 26. Brian Mason (Hon); 27. James Marshall (Yam); 28. Adam Mennenga (Yam); 29. Scott Jendro (Hon); 30. Brent Miller (Hon); 31. Mike Alessi (Hon); 32. Dan Truman (Kaw); 33. Thomas Barron (Hon); 34. John Dehn (Yam); 35. Brad Modjewski (Suz); 36. Eric Kowalik (Hon); 37. Gerrit Ordelman (Hon); 38. Sean Hamblin (Suz); 39. Matthew Maximoff (Hon); 40. Matt Goerke (Suz).
250 POINT STANDINGS (After 9 of 12 Rounds): 1. Ricky Carmichael (450/9 wins); 2. Chad Reed (362); 3. Kevin Windham (355); 4. David Vuillemin (294); 5. Michael Byrne (237); 6. Ernesto Fonseca (211); 7. Nick Wey (210); 8. Heath Voss (182); 9. Sebastien Tortelli (164); 10. Tim Ferry (142); 11. Sean Hamblin (127); 12. Jason Thomas (123); 13. Joaquim Rodrigues (119); 14. Kyle Lewis (106); 15. Craig Anderson (103); 16. Ryan Clark (81); 17. Clark Stiles (78); 18. Johnny Aubert (58); 19. Jeff Gibson (51); 20. James Povolny (49); 21. Rodrig Thain (45); 22. Casey Johnson (43); 23. (TIE)Ezra Lusk/Jean Sebastien Roy (29); 25. (TIE)Mike LaRocco/Rusty Holland (27); 27. John Dowd (26); 28. Damon Huffman (24); 29. Doug Dehaan (22); 30. (TIE)Pierrick Paget/Keith S. Johnson (21); 32. Bruce Stratton (17); 33. Ryan Abrigo (16); 34. Joe Oehlhof (15); 35. Brad Modjewski (13); 36. (TIE)Mike Corder/Brian Mason (12); 38. Jim Neese (10); 39. Justin Buckelew (8); 40. Tyson Hadsell (7); 41. (TIE)Matt Karlsen/Kevin W. Johnson (6); 43. (TIE)Blair Morgan/Richie Owens/Matthew Burris (5); 46. (TIE)Justin Brayton/Mark Eastwood/Barry Carsten (4); 49. (TIE)Austin Squires/Matthew Maximoff/Anthony Amaradio (3); 52. David Oettel (2); 53. (TIE)Adam Mennenga/Daniel Pepoon (1).
