Chad Reed won yet again, this time at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium at round six of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross FIM World Championship. But it was far from a run-away victory for the San Manuel Yamaha rider. In fact, San Diego was host to one of the most exciting Supercross class battles we've seen in a long time.

Red Bull Honda's Davi Millsaps got the holeshot in the Supercross class main event, but Reed didn't waste time getting into the lead. Millsaps gave Reed a good run for his money, however, and the two diced it up for a couple laps before Reed was able to get the race under control. It wasn't until the late laps of the race when Reed fell in the sandy turn after the finish line jump, and Millsaps was able to take the lead once again.

The crowd went nuts as the two went at it once again, dicing for the lead. Although Millsaps didn't make it easy for him, Reed regained control of the race and took yet another win.

"I am so happy to get this win," said Reed. "I have never won all of the races in California, and with this win tonight, I accomplished a new goal. I get to leave the west coast with a big points lead."

While Millsaps and Reed mixed it up with each other, Monster Energy Kawasaki's Tim Ferry was closing in. He had worked his way around Red Bull Honda's Andrew Short, and ultimately got around Millsaps for second place. Millsaps held on for third ahead of Short and Kevin Windham. Josh Hill, David Vuillemin, Nathan Ramsey, Nick Wey and Jason Thomas rounded out the top ten.

Lites

Jason Lawrence of the Boost Mobile Yamaha of Troy team extended his win streak to three in San Diego, marking his third career win. J-Law proved that it's never over because despite his disastrous night at Anaheim II where he scored no points, he is now in control of the Lites points lead.

"I came into the first turn and had an open track in front of me," said Lawrence. "I'm excited to take over the points lead heading into Houston next weekend."

Lawrence needed to not only win the race, but he also needed Dungey to have a bad night. Unfortunately for Dungey, he did just that. For the second round in a row, things didn't go well for the Makita Suzuki rider.

Lawrence grabbed the Progressive Holeshot award, and from there, simply checked out and was never headed on his way to the finish. Tommy Hahn of the Motosport Xtreme Kawaski team quickly settled into second, where he finished, matching his career best performance. Team Solitaire's Bobby Kiniry had a fantastic night, finishing on the podium for the first time, running third throughout the race, where he finished.

There weren't many positions changing hands in the Lites main event, but the race to watch was Dungey's as he came through the pack. The Makita Suzuki rider, who came into the round with the points lead, went over the bars in the whoops and fell back into the pack again. He made good progress only to crash once again on the last lap, losing another position. He ultimately finished sixth, enough to let Lawrence leave San Diego with a two-point lead in the series.

Brett Metcalfe and Justin Brayton rounded out the top five in the Lites, while Dungey, Austin Stroupe, Wil Hahn, Michael Lapaglia and Billy Laninovich made up the top ten.

Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, California
Results: February 9, 2008 (Round 6 of 17)

SX HEAT 1 (8 laps, 1-9 transfer): 1. Timmy Ferry (Kaw); 2. Andrew Short (Hon); 3. Davi Millsaps (Hon); 4. Josh Hansen (Yam); 5. Paul Carpenter (Hon); 6. Jacob Marsack (Hon); 7. Troy Adams (Hon); 8. David Vuillemin (Suz); 9. Gregory Crater (Hon); 10. Bryan Johnson (Hon); 11. Antonio Balbi (Hon); 12. Ryan Abrigo (Yam); 13. Jeff Gibson (Kaw); 14. Dennis Ewing (Suz); 15. Rene Tercero Reyes (Kaw); 16. Brandon Butler (Hon); 17. Keith Johnson (Yam); 18. Chris Hay (Hon); 19. Mike Alessi (Suz).
Race Time: 6 min., 49.78 sec.

SX HEAT 2 (8 laps, 1-9 transfer): 1. Kevin Windham (Hon); 2. Chad Reed (Yam); 3. Nick Wey (KTM); 4. Travis Preston (Kaw); 5. Eric Sorby (Hon); 6. Jason Thomas (Hon); 7. Kevin Johnson (Yam); 8. Charles Summey (Yam); 9. Josh Hill (Yam); 10. Jiri Dostal (Kaw); 11. Nathan Ramsey (Yam); 12. Cole Siebler (Hon); 13. Kyle Mace (Kaw); 14. Ryan Clark (Hon); 15. Jeff Alessi (Hon); 16. Chris Barrett (Hon); 17. Jake Christensen (Hon); 18. Chad Robbins (Yam); 19. Isaiah Johnson (Yam).
Race Time: 6 min., 41.22 sec.

SX LCQ (6 laps, 1-2 transfer): 1. Jeff Alessi (Hon); 2. Nathan Ramsey (Yam); 3. Ryan Clark (Hon); 4. Jeff Gibson (Kaw); 5. Jiri Dostal (Kaw); 6. Antonio Balbi (Hon); 7. Keith Johnson (Yam); 8. Ryan Abrigo (Yam); 9. Dennis Ewing (Suz); 10. Cole Siebler (Hon); 11. Kyle Mace (Kaw); 12. Rene Tercero Reyes (Kaw); 13. Brandon Butler (Hon); 14. Chad Robbins (Yam); 15. Chris Barrett (Hon); 16. Chris Hay (Hon); 17. Jake Christensen (Hon); 18. Bryan Johnson (Hon); 19. Isaiah Johnson (Yam); 20. Mike Alessi (Suz).
Race Time: 5 min., 12.79 sec.

SX MAIN EVENT (20 laps): 1. Chad Reed (Yam); 2. Timmy Ferry (Kaw); 3. Davi Millsaps (Hon); 4. Andrew Short (Hon); 5. Kevin Windham (Hon); 6. Josh Hill (Yam); 7. David Vuillemin (Suz); 8. Nathan Ramsey (Yam); 9. Nick Wey (KTM); 10. Jason Thomas (Hon); 11. Troy Adams (Hon); 12. Kevin Johnson (Yam); 13. Paul Carpenter (Hon); 14. Travis Preston (Kaw); 15. Jeff Alessi (Hon); 16. Eric Sorby (Hon); 17. Jacob Marsack (Hon); 18. Josh Hansen (Yam); 19. Gragory Crater (Hon); 20. Charles Summey (Yam).
Race Time: 17 min., 00.8 sec.

MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (After 6 of 17 rounds): 1. Chad Reed (147/5 wins); 2. Kevin Windham (112); 3. Timmy Ferry (99); 4. (TIE) Davi Millsaps/Andrew Short (85); 6. Nathan Ramsey (70); 7. Mike Alessi (69); 8. Nick Wey (65); 9. Josh Hill (64); 10. Ivan Tedesco (53); 11. David Vuillemin (49); 12. James Stewart (47/1 win); 13. Paul Carpenter (44); 14. Charles Summey (39); 15. Grant Langston (38); 16. (TIE) Heath Voss/Troy Adams (36); 18. (TIE) Josh Hansen/Eric Sorby (30); 20. Jacob Marsack (22); 21. Jason Thomas (18); 22. Manuel Rivas (17); 23. Travis Preston (13); 24. Jeff Gibson (12); 25. Jeff Alessi (10); 26. (TIE) Kevin Johnson/Cole Siebler (9); 28. Bryan Johnson (7); 29. Antonio Balbi (5); 30. Ryan Clark (4).


Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego, California
Results: February 9, 2008 (Round 6 of 8)

SX LITES HEAT 1 (6 laps, 1-9 transfer): 1. Ryan Dungey (Suz); 2. Dan Reardon (Hon); 3. Michael Lapaglia (Suz); 4. Tiger Lacey (Hon); 5. Michale Willard (Hon); 6. Jeff Northrop (Hon); 7. Austin Stroupe (Kaw); 8. Michael Blose (Suz); 9. Carlos Gonzalez (KTM); 10. Michael Horban (Yam); 11. Bradley Graham (KTM); 12. Rhett Urseth (Kaw); 13. Tye Hames (Suz); 14. Billy Laninovich (KTM); 15. Andy Bakken (Hon); 16. Brady Sheren (Suz); 17. Logan Darien (Hon); 18. Brett Metcalfe (Kaw); 19. Kyle Cunningham (Hon); 20. Matt Lemoine (Yam).
Race Time: 5 min., 06.71 sec.

SX LITES HEAT 2 (6 laps, 1-9 transfer): 1. Jake Weimer (Hon); 2. Tommy Hahn (Kaw); 3. Chris Blose (Suz); 4. Zach Osborne (Yam); 5. Wil Hahn (Yam); 6. Justin Brayton (KTM); 7. Gavin Gracyk (Hon); 8. Robert Kiniry (Hon); 9. Jason Lawrence (Yam); 10. Matty Dowell (Yam); 11. Adam Chatfield (Suz); 12. Justin Keeney (Hon); 13. Kevin Rookstool (Kaw); 14. Casey Hinson (Suz); 15. Justin Mace (Kaw); 16. Tyler Kalisiak (KTM); 17. Ramon Guzman (Kaw); 18. Turbo Reif (Hon); 19. Davide Delgi Esposti (Suz); 20. Eric McCrummen (Hon).
Race Time: 5 min., 10.51 sec.

SX LITES LCQ (4 laps, 1-4 transfer): 1. Brett Metcalfe (Kaw); 2. Matt Lemoine (Yam); 3. Justin Keeney (Hon); 4. Billy Laninovich (KTM); 5. Kyle Cunningham (Hon); 6. Turbo Reif (Hon); 7. Michael Horban (Yam); 8. Bradley Graham (KTM); 9. Casey Hinson (Suz); 10. Adam Chatfield (Suz); 11. Andy Bakken (Hon); 12. Davide Delgi Esposti (Suz); 13. Brady Sheren (Suz); 14. Matty Dowell (Yam); 15. Tye Hames (Suz); 16. Logan Darien (Hon); 17. Kevin Rookstool (Kaw); 18. Justin Mace (Kaw); 19. Rhett Urseth (Kaw); 20. Tyler Kalisiak (KTM); 21. Ramon Guzman (Kaw); 22. Eric McCrummen (Hon).
Race Time: 3 min., 29.92 sec.

SX LITES MAIN (15 laps): 1. Jason Lawrence (Yam); 2. Tommy Hahn (Kaw); 3. Robert Kiniry (Hon); 4. Brett Metcalfe (Kaw); 5. Justin Brayton (KTM); 6. Ryan Dungey (Suz); 7. Austin Stroupe (Kaw); 8. Will Hahn (Yam); 9. Mike LaPaglia (Suz); 10. Billy Laninovich (KTM); 11. Chris Blose (Suz); 12. Gavin Gracyk (Hon); 13. Zach Osborne (Yam); 14. Jeff Northrop (Hon); 15. Michael Willard (Hon); 16. Justin Keeney (Hon); 17. Jake Weimer (Hon); 18. Michael Blose (Suz); 19. Carlos Gonzalez (KTM); 20. Tiger Lacey (Hon); 21. Dan Reardon (Hon); 22. Matt Lemoine (Yam).
Race Time: 13 min., 04.39 sec.

WESTERN REGIONAL MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS LITES SERIES POINTS STANDINGS (After 6 of 8 rounds): 1. Jason Lawrence (113/3 wins); 2. Ryan Dungey (111/2 wins); 3. Brett Metcalfe (96); 4. Tommy Hahn (92); 5. Austin Stroupe (88); 6. Justin Brayton (85); 7. Daniel Reardon (80); 8. Gavin Gracyk (62); 9. Broc Hepler (59); 10. Robert Kiniry (57); 11. Will Hahn (56); 12. Billy Laninovich (54); 13. Kyle Cunningham (47); 14. Chris Blose (46); 15. Mike Lapaglia (37); 16. Jake Weimer (35/1 win); 17. Jeff Northrop (34); 18. Mike Willard (28); 19. Michael Blose (26); 20. Andrew McFarlane (17).