A rather technical track at Anaheim III welcomed riders back to Angel Stadium for the third and final time. Chad Reed of the San Manuel/Fusion Energy/Yamaha team made it a clean sweep of all three Anaheim rounds, and he continues on his win streak in the premier class of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship. Red Bull Honda's Davi Millsaps took second and Monster Energy Kawasaki's Tim Ferry rounded out the podium in the fifth round of the championship.

Jason Lawrence of the Boost Mobile Yamaha of Troy team followed up his career-first win last week with another. Proving that San Francisco was no muddy fluke "J-Law" took his second-ever win at Anaheim ahead of Monster Energy Pro Circuit teammates Austin Stroupe and Brett Metcalfe, who took second and third, respectively.

Reed grabbed the holeshot in the main event followed by Kevin Windham, who had been looking spectacular all night. The Torco Racing Fuels/Honda rider was super-smooth and fluid through practice and his heat race, looking especially good through the technical rhythm sections. Early in the race, he stuck close to Reed, and pulled up next to him by tripling through a tricky section when Reed was doubling. But Windham couldn't quite make it happen. He yielded the runner-up position to Millsaps several laps in, and appeared to be having bike problems when he eventually slipped back to fourth by the race's end. Indeed, he was having a problem - a flat front tire. Remarkably, however, Windham was able to maintain a strong fourth-place finish despite the complication.

Red Bull Honda's Andrew Short took fifth overall ahead of Makita Suzuki's Mike Alessi. Reed's San Manuel Yamaha teammate Nathan Ramsey had a good night, finishing seventh. MDK KTM's Nick Wey finished eighth, and Troy Adams and Manuel Gomez of Spain rounded out the top ten.

Riders missing from the action included Factory Yamaha's Grant Langston, who reported having problems with blurred vision, and Red Bull Honda's Ivan Tedesco who broke his hand in practice earlier in the day. Travis Preston, who is filling the empty spot on the Factory Kawasaki team left by the absent James Stewart, had a modest, but satisfactory debut with a 15th place finish.

Jason Lawrence's championship hopes got a big boost at Anaheim not only from his win, but also from Dungey's disastrous night. The Makita Suzuki rider, who currently leads the championship, got caught up in a tangle off the start along with KTM's Justin Brayton and Troy Lee Designs Honda rider Chris Gosselaar. Lawrence didn't waste time getting out front, relieving holeshot winner Austin Stroupe of the early lead. From there, Lawrence set sail and never looked back.

Dan Reardon of the Torco Racing Fuels Honda team was buried in the pack along with Brayton and Dungey, and all three riders worked their way through the pack throughout the main. Dungey was making a dash for the top-ten when he landed on Wil Hahn in the whoops, sending his bike end-over-end across lanes of traffic. Hahn looked hurt, but Dungey went on to finish the race, salvaging only 13th place.

Stroupe and Metcalfe finished second and third ahead of KTM's Billy Laninovich and DNA Energy/BTO Sports rider Kyle Cunningham who collected fifth. Tommy Hahn of the Motosport Kawasaki team finished sixth, followed by Brayton and Reardon. Solitaire/MB1 Honda's Bobby Kiniry and Troy Lee Designs/Honda's Gavin Gracyk rounded out the top-ten.

Jake Weimer crashed out of the main early in the race and took a DNF. Broc Hepler was also missing from the action after crashing and injuring his wrist in practice. He reportedly suffered two fractures and could be out for the remaining rounds.


Angel Stadium
Anaheim, California
Results: February 2, 2008 (Round 5 of 17)

SX HEAT 1 (8 laps, 1-9 qualify): 1. Andrew Short (Hon); 2. Davi Millsaps (Hon); 3. Mike Alessi (Suz); 4. Heath Voss (Hon); 5. Nick Wey (KTM); 6. Charles Summey (Yam); 7. Joshua Hill (Yam); 8. Tim Ferry (Kaw); 9. Travis Preston (Kaw); 10. Jason Thomas (Hon); 11. Ryan Clark (Hon); 12. Troy Adams (Hon); 13. Manuel Rivas Gomez (Kaw); 14. Josh Hansen (Yam); 15. Ryan Abrigo (Yam); 16. Isaiah Johnson (Yam); 17. Vincent Blair (Hon); 18. Brandon Butler (Hon); 19. Gregory Crater (Hon); 20. Chris Hay (Hon).

Race Time: 7 min., 28.1 sec.

SX HEAT 2 (8 laps, 1-9 qualify): 1. Chad Reed (Yam); 2. Nathan Ramsey (Yam); 3. Kevin Windham (Hon); 4. Jeff Gibson (Kaw); 5. David Vuillemin (Suz); 6. Antonio Balbi (Hon); 7. Eric Sorby (Hon); 8. Paul Carpenter (Hon); 9. Jiri Dostal (Kaw); 10. Kyle Mace (Kaw); 11. Joe Oehlhof (Kaw); 12. Chris Barrett (Hon); 13. Rene Tercero Reyes (Kaw); 14. Cole Siebler (Hon); 15. Jake Christensen (Hon); 16. Chad Robbins (Yam); 17. Jacob Marsack (Hon); 18. Ivan Tedesco (Hon); 19. Grant Langston (Yam).

Race Time: 7 min., 37.07 sec.

SX LCQ (6 laps, 1-2 qualify): 1. Troy Adams (Hon); 2. Manuel Rivas Gomez (Kaw); 3. Kyle Mace (Kaw); 4. Jacob Marsack (Hon); 5. Cole Siebler (Hon); 6. Gregory Crater (Hon); 7. Ryan Clark (Hon); 8. Isaiah Johnson (Yam); 9. Rene Tercero Reyes (Kaw); 10. Chris Barrett (Hon); 11. Vincent Blair (Hon); 12. Ryan Abrigo (Yam); 13. Jake Christensen (Hon); 14. Chad Robbins (Yam); 15. Joe Oehlhof (Kaw); 16. Chris Hay (Hon); 17. Brandon Butler (Hon); 18. Jason Thomas (Hon); 19. Joshua Hansen (Yam); 20. Ivan Tedesco (Hon); 21. Grant Langston (Yam).

Race Time: 5 min., 56.38 sec.

SX MAIN (20 laps): 1. Chad Reed (Yam); 2. Davi Millsaps (Hon); 3. Tim Ferry (Kaw); 4. Kevin Windham (Hon); 5. Andrew Short (Hon); 6. Mike Alessi (Suz); 7. Nathan Ramsey (Yam); 8. Nick Wey (KTM); 9. Troy Adams (Hon); 10. Manuel Rivas Gomez (Kaw); 11. Paul Carpenter (Hon); 12. Joshua Hill (Yam); 13. Eric Sorby (Hon); 14. David Vuillemin (Suz); 15. Travis Preston (Kaw); 16. Charles Summey (Yam); 17. Jeff Gibson (Kaw); 18. Jiri Dostal (Kaw); 19. Antonio Balbi (Hon); 20. Heath Voss (Hon).

Race Time: 18 min., 46.82 sec.

MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (After 5 of 17 rounds): 1. Chad Reed (122/4 wins); 2. Kevin Windham (96); 3. Tim Ferry (77); 4. Mike Alessi (69); 5. Andrew Short (67); 6. Davi Millsaps (65); 7. Nathan Ramsey (57); 8. (TIE) Ivan Tedesco/Nick Wey (53); 10. Josh Hill (49); 11. James Stewart (47/1 win); 12. (TIE) Grant Langston/Charles Summey (38); 14. (TIE) Heath Voss/Paul Carpenter (36); 16. David Vuillemin (35); 17. Josh Hansen (27); 18. Troy Adams (26); 19. Eric Sorby (25); 20. Jacob Marsack (18); 21. Manuel Rivas Gomez (17); 22. Jeff Gibson (12); 23. Cole Siebler (9); 24. (TIE) Jason Thomas/Bryan Johnson (7).


Angel Stadium
Anaheim, California
Results: February 2, 2008 (Round 5 of 8)

SX LITES HEAT 1 (6 laps, 1-9 transfer): 1. Jake Weimer (Hon); 2. Jason Lawrence (Yam); 3. Kyle Cunningham (Hon); 4. Mike LaPaglia (Suz); 5. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 6. Billy Laninovich (KTM); 7. Michael Willard (Hon); 8. Justin Keeney (Hon); 9. Turbo Reif (Hon); 10. Matty Dowell (Yam); 11. Adam Chatfield (Suz); 12. Daniel Blair (Yam); 13. Tyler Keefe (Kaw); 14. Brady Sheren (Suz); 15. Logan Darien (Hon); 16. Robert Kiniry (Hon); 17. Dan Reardon (Hon); 18. Michael Blose (Suz); 19. Shaun Skinner (Hon); 20. Broc Hepler (Yam).

Race Time: 5 min., 35.530 sec.

SX LITES HEAT 2 (6 laps, 1-9 transfer): 1. Ryan Dungey (Suz); 2. Austin Stroupe (Kaw); 3. Justin Brayton (KTM); 4. Brett Metcalfe (Kaw); 5. Will Hahn (Yam); 6. Gavin Gracyk (Hon); 7. Tiger Lacey (Hon); 8. Kyle Beaton (Yam); 9. Chris Blose (Suz); 10. Jeff Northrup (Hon); 11. Ryan Beat (KTM); 12. Bradley Graham (KTM); 13. Davide Esposti (Suz); 14 Rhett Urseth (Kaw); 15. Carlos Gonzales (KTM); 16. Eric McCrummen (Hon); 17. Tommy Hahn (Kaw); 18. Kevin Rookstool (Kaw); 19. Andy Bakken (Hon); 20. Aron Harvey (Yam).

Race Time: 5 min., 39.190 sec.

SX LITES LCQ (4 laps, 1-4 transfer): 1. Tommy Hahn (Kaw); 2. Robert Kiniry (Hon); 3. Ryan Beat (KTM); 4. Dan Reardon (Hon); 5. Jeff Northrup (Hon); 6. Bradley Graham (KTM); 7. Rhett Urseth (Kaw); 8. Eric McCrummen (Hon); 9. Adam Chatfield (Suz); 10. Andy Bakken (Hon); 11. Brady Sheren (Suz); 12. Tyler Keefe (Kaw); 13. Matty Dowell (Yam); 14. Kevin Rookstool (Kaw); 15. Carlos Gonzales (KTM); 16. Daniel Blair (Yam): 17. Logan Darien (Hon); 18. Davide Esposti (Suz); 19. Michael Blose (Suz); 20. Shaun Skinner (Hon); 21. Broc Hepler (Yam); 22. Aron Harvey (Yam).

Race Time: 3 min., 58.000 sec.

SX LITES MAIN (15 laps): 1. Jason Lawrence (Yam); 2. Austin Stroupe (Kaw); 3. Brett Metcalfe (Kaw); 4. Billy Laninovich (KTM); 5. Kyle Cunningham (Hon); 6. Tommy Hahn (Kaw); 7. Justin Brayton (KTM); 8. Dan Reardon (Hon); 9. Robert Kiniry (Hon); 10. Gavin Gracyk (Hon); 11. Ryan Dungey (Suz); 12. Michael Willard (Hon); 13. Justin Keeney (Hon); 14. Chris Blose (Suz); 15. Turbo Reif (Hon); 16. Tiger Lacey (Hon); 17. Ryan Beat (KTM); 18. Mike LaPaglia (Suz); 19. Kyle Beaton (Yam); 20. Will Hahn (Yam); 21. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 22. Jake Weimer (Hon).

Race Time: 11min., 57.010 sec.
Margin of Victory: 8.066 sec.

WESTERN REGIONAL MONSTER ENERGY AMA LITES SUPERCROSS SERIES POINTS STANDINGS (After 5 of 8 rounds): 1. Ryan Dungey (96/2 wins); 2. Jason Lawrence (88/2 wins); 3. Dan Reardon (80); 4. Brett Metcalfe (78); 5. Austin Stroupe (74); 6. Tommy Hahn (70); 7. Justin Brayton (69); 8. Broc Hepler (59); 9. Gavin Gracyk (53); 10. Kyle Cunningham (47); 11. (TIE) Billy Laninovich/Will Hahn (43); 13. Robert Kiniry (37); 14. Chris Blose (36); 15. Jake Weimer (31/1 win); 16. Jeff Northrup (27); 17. Mike LaPaglia (25); 18. Michael Blose (23); 19. Michael Willard (22); 20. Andrew McFarlane (17).