Chad Reed took his third win of the season at round four of the Monster Energy AMA With defending Supercross champion James Stewart on the sidelines, Chad Reed took an easy win at Anaheim 2, topping fellow Yamaha rider Josh Hill by an eight second margin at round three of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.

Reed turned the fastest qualifying lap in timed practice earlier in the day, and carried that momentum into the final where he led all 20 laps of the main en route to his second win of the season.

"I felt awesome out here tonight, I think bringing the retro thing back was a lot of fun," said Reed. "We just put it in cruise control and let the thing wind down. I think with James gone, it made it kind of hard to focus but I've just got to put my head down and keep it going."

Suzuki's Mike Alessi ran in second during the opening laps after grabbing the holeshot, but gave way to the hard-charging Hill on lap four. Like Reed, Hill also gapped the field and at one point even gained ground on the leader.

Kevin Windham claimed his second podium in a row by putting his Torco Racing Fuels Honda into third, while Alessi held on to finish fourth ahead of Honda's Ivan Tedesco.

After qualifying second in practice, Stewart called a press conference before the evening program, announcing that he would be sitting out the night's race due to complications with the knee that he injured last year. This caused some speculation that Stewart might be out for the remainder of the Supercross season.

"It was a tough decision to make," said Stewart. "For me it was really difficult because as you could see during the first two races, I wasn't racing at 100 percent. I'm going to go in for a MRI and then we will make a decision on the future. I'm just sorry for my fans; I know it is disappointing for them."

Tonight was retro night at A2 and the track featured some of the same obstacles that were found on the 1986 version of the course. Tonight's track included a 75-foot triple, a sand section, a right-hand first turn and some very steep jump-faces.

In the Lites division, Suzuki's Ryan Dungey stretched his lead in the West standings by taking the win over Yamaha's Broc Hepler.

"I was just trying to be consistent," Dungey said. "The track was really choppy, and I made a couple of mistakes, but I just tried to not make the same mistake twice. We are just doing our program and trying to be as consistent as we can be."

Monster Kawasaki's Austin Stroupe finished third ahead of Torco Racing Fuel's Dan Readon and Kawasaki's Brett Metcalfe.

Meanwhile, Boost Mobile Yamaha's Jason Lawrence stalled his bike while running in third position and was eventually credited with 21st place.

Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim, California
Results: January 19, 2008 (Round 3 of 17)

SX HEAT 1 (8 laps, 1-9 transfer): 1. Davi Millsaps (Hon); 2. Grant Langston (Yam); 3. Josh Hansen (Yam); 4. Tim Ferry (Kaw); 5. Jason Thomas (Hon); 6. Eric Sorby (Hon); 7. Manuel Rivas Gomez (Kaw); 8. Paul Carpenter (Hon); 9. Nick Wey (Hon); 10. David Vuillemin (Suz); 11. Nathan Ramsey (Yam); 12. Bryan Johnson (Hon); 13. Joe Oehlhof (Kaw); 14. Rene Tercero Reyes (Kaw); 15. Antonio Balbi (Hon); 16. Ryan Abrigo (Yam); 17. Chris Hay (Hon); 18. Michael Sleeter (KTM); 19. James Stewart (Kaw).
Race Time: 6 min., 35.91 sec

SX HEAT 2 (8 laps, 1-9 transfer): 1. Kevin Windham (Hon); 2. Mike Alessi (Suz); 3. Chad Reed (Yam); 4. Ivan Tedesco (Hon); 5. Andrew Short (Hon); 6. Josh Hill (Yam); 7. Charles Summey (Yam); 8. Heath Voss (Hon); 9. Jeff Gibson (Kaw); 10. Cole Siebler (Hon); 11. Jacob Marsack (Hon); 12. Jiri Dostal (Kaw); 13. Kyle Mace (Kaw); 14. Vincent Blair (Hon); 15. Chris Barrett (Hon); 16. Jake Christensen (Hon); 17. Chad Robbins (Yam); 18. Troy Adams (Hon); 19. Ryan Clark (Hon).
Race Time: 6 min., 41.86 sec.

SX LCQ (6 laps, 1-2 transfer): 1. David Vuillemin (Suz); 2. Nathan Ramsey (Yam); 3. Troy Adams (Hon); 4. Ryan Clark (Hon); 5. Bryan Johnson (Hon); 6. Ryan Abrigo (Yam); 7. Kyle Mace (Kaw); 8. Cole Siebler (Hon); 9. Jacob Marsack (Hon); 10. Jiri Dostal (Kaw); 11. Vincent Blair (Hon); 12. Rene Tercero Reyes (Kaw); 13. Micahel Sleeter (KTM); 14. Antonio Balbi (Hon); 15. Chris Barrett (Hon); 16. Joe Oehlhof (Kaw); 17. Chad Robbins (Yam); 18. Jake Christensen (Hon); 19. Chris Hay (Hay); 20. James Stewart (Kaw).
Race Time: 5 min., 09.89 sec.

SX FINAL (20 laps): 1. Chad Reed (Yam); 2. Josh Hill (Yam); 3. Kevin Windham (Hon); 4. Mike Alessi (Suz); 5. Ivan Tedesco (Hon); 6. Tim Ferry (Kaw); 7. Nathan Ramsey (Yam); 8. Josh Hansen (Yam); 9. Andrew Short (Hon); 10. Charles Summey (Yam); 11. David Vuillemin (Suz); 12. Nick Wey (KTM); 13. Paul Carpenter (Hon); 14. Heath Voss (Hon); 15. Manuel Rivas Gomez (Kaw); 16. Jeff Gibson (Kaw); 17. Jason Thomas (Hon); 18. Grant Langston (Yam); 19. Davi Millsaps (Hon); 20. Eric Sorby (Hon). Race Time: 16 min., 50.15 sec.

MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS/FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (After 3 of 17 rounds): 1. Chad Reed (71/2 wins); 2. Kevin Windham (56); 3. Mike Alessi (48); 4. James Stewart (47/1 win); 5. Tim Ferry (46); 6. Andrew Short (43); 7. Ivan Tedesco (38); 8. Nathan Ramsey (38); 9. Josh Hill (37); 10. Josh Hansen (27); 11. David Vuillemin (27); 12. Nick Wey (26); 13. Paul Carpenter (25); 14. Davi Millsaps (23); 15. Charles Summey (23); 16. Grant Langston (22); 17. Heath Voss (22); 18. Eric Sorby (10); 19. Jeff Gibson (8); 20. Bryan Johnson (7).

Angel Stadium
Anaheim, California
Results: January 19, 2008 (Round 3 of 8)

SX LITES HEAT 1 (6 laps, 1-9 transfer): 1. Ryan Dungey (Suz); 2. Brett Metcalfe (Kaw); 3. Broc Hepler (Yam); 4. Jake Weimer (Hon); 5. Billy Laninovich (KTM); 6. Kyle Cunningham (Hon); 7. Drew Gosselaar (KTM); 8. Cedric Soubeyras (Yam); 9. Tiger Lacy (Hon); 10. Shaun Skinner (Hon); 11. Michael Willard (Hon); 12. Michael Blose (Suz); 13. Adam Chatfield (Suz); 14. Christophe Charlier (Yam); 15. Gavin Gracyk (Hon); 16. Andrew McFarlane (Kaw); 17. Ryan Beat (KTM); 18. Carlos Gonzalez (KTM); 19. Eric McCrummen (Hon); 20. Tyler Keefe (Kaw).
Race Time: 5 min., 00.73 sec

SX LITES HEAT 2 (6 laps, 1-9 transfer): 1. Jason Lawrence (Yam); 2. Austin Stroupe (Kaw); 3. Justin Brayton (KTM); 4. Daniel Blair (Yam); 5. Robert Kiniry (Hon); 6. Dan Reardon (Hon); 7. Wil Hahn (Yam); 8. Hugo Dagod (Yam); 9. Justin Keeney (Hon); 10. Jeff Northrop (Hon); 11. Bradley Graham (KTM); 12. Kevin Rookstool (Kaw); 13. Chris Blose (Suz); 14. Michael Lapaglia (Suz); 15. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 16. Rhett Uresth (Kaw); 17. Aron Harvey (Yam); 18. Davide Esposito (Suz); 19. Matty Dowell (Yam); 20. Tommy Hahn (Kaw).
Race Time: 5 min., 04.99 sec.

SX LITES LCQ (4 laps, 1-4 transfer): 1. 1. Andrew Mcfarlane (Kaw); 2. Tommy Hahn (Kaw); 3. Gavin Gracyk (Hon); 4. Jeff Northrop (Hon); 5. Chris Blose (Suz); 6. Bradley Graham (KTM); 7. Michael Willard (Hon); 8. Kevin Rookstool (Kaw); 9. Ryan Beat (KTM); 10. Rhett Urseth (Kaw); 11. Shaun Skinner (Hon); 12. Carlos Gonzalez (KTM); 13. Christophe Carlos (KTM); 14. Davide Esposito (Suz); 15. Adam Chatfield (Suz); 16. Michael Lapaglia (Suz); 17. Aron Harvey (Yam); 18. Eric McCrummen (Hon); 19. Matty Dowell (Yam); 20. Tyler Keefe (Kaw); 21. Michael Blose (Suz); 22. Chris Gosselaar (Hon).
Race Time: 3 min., 26.25 sec.

SX LITES FINAL (15 laps): 1. Ryan Dungey (Suz); 2. Broc Hepler (Yam); 3. Austin Stroupe (Kaw); 4. Dan Reardon (Hon); 5. Brett Metcalfe (Kaw); 6. Robert Kiniry (Hon); 7. Billy Laninovich (KTM); 8. Gavin Gracyk (Hon); 9. Justin Brayton (KTM); 10. Tommy Hahn (Kaw); 11. Kyle Cunningham (Hon); 12. Jeff Northrop (Hon); 13. Tiger Lacy (Hon); 14. Cedric Soubeyras (Yam); 15. Jake Weimer (Hon); 16. Wil Hahn (Yam); 17. Andrew McFarlane (Kaw); 18. Daniel Blair (Yam); 19. Hugo Dagod (Yam); 20. Drew Gosselaar (KTM); 21. Jason Lawrence (Yam); 22. Justin Keeney (Hon).
Race Time: 12 min., 51.00 sec.

MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS WEST LITES SERIES POINTS STANDINGS (After 3 of 17 rounds): 1. Ryan Dungey (72); 2. Broc Hepler (50); 3. Dan Reardon (49); 4. Justin Brayton (47); 5. Jason Lawrence (38); 6. Brett Metcalfe (38); 7. Austin Stroupe (36); 8. Tommy Hahn (33); 9. Jake Weimer (31); 10. Wil Hahn (30); 11. Gavin Gracyk (27); 12. Jeff Northrop (27); 13. Kyle Cunningham (26); 14. Billy Laninovich (25); 15. Michael Lapaglia (18); 16. Andrew McFarlane (17); 17. Chris Blose (16); 18. Rob Kiniry (15); 19. Michael Blose (12); 20. Eric McCrummen (9).