Kevin Windham (pictured) brought a crowd of nearly 50,000 to its feet at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, tonight, by claiming his first Supercross main event victory since winning a muddy Anaheim race in 2005. And the Torco Fuels Honda rider did it with relative ease.

At the start of the 20-lap final, Windham gated just inside the top three and then took the lead when holeshotter Davi Millsaps washed out the front end on his factory Honda. All the while, series points leader Chad Reed was trying to work his way up from a disastrous start, which had left him sitting toward the bottom side of the top 10.

Reed finally moved his San Manuel Yamaha into second on lap 11, but by then Windham had built a substantial lead and smartly navigated lapped traffic to maintain his advantage.

Windham was all alone when he took the checkers, while Reed led Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Tim Ferry, Team Yamaha’s Josh Hill and Honda’s Andrew Short across the stripe.

"I have been working hard this year, and tonight it paid off," said Windham. "I could not have won in front of a better crowd. I put my head down tonight and used the crowd to my advantage. The crowd was on their feet for the entire race."

The win allowed Windham to close the gap slightly on Reed in the series standings heading into next week’s race in Atlanta. However, Reed still maintains a 32-point advantage, 169 to 137, over Windham, with Ferry holding down third with 119.

In the Lites division, the showdown between Yamaha of Troy’s Jason Lawrence and Rockstar Suzuki's Ryan Dungey was settled on the second lap of the 15-lap final when Dungey crashed out of the lead and then crashed again a few laps later, leaving Lawrence out front to battle Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Austin Stroupe for the win.

Dungey was quickest at the start and led the pack through turn one but was soon passed by Stroupe’s teammate Brett Metcalfe. However, Dungey retaliated a few turns later and quickly pulled a slight lead before losing control in the whoops and going down, allowing Lawrence to take over.Two laps later Dungey suffered another crash.

On lap five, Stroupe moved past Lawrence to take the lead, which he held for the next 10 laps. However, Lawrence seemed content to sit in second and gain valuable points.

Dungey eventually worked his way back into fifth and on the final lap gained a position when Metcalfe went down. The final order was Stroupe, Lawrence, Torco Fuels Honda’s Jake Weimer, Dungey, and Metcalfe.

"I finally had a decent start, and that helped me in the beginning of the race," said Stroupe. "I put myself in position to stay up front and that's what I did."

Reliant Stadium
Dallas, Texas
Results: February 16, 2008 (Round 7 of 17)

SX HEAT 1 (8 laps, 1-9 transfer): 1. Chad Reed (Yam); 2. Davi Millsaps (Hon); 3. Andrew Short (Hon); 4. Nathan Ramsey (Yam); 5. Josh Hansen (Yam); 6. Bryan Johnson (Hon); 7. Jason Thomas (Hon); 8. Jacob Marsack (Hon); 9. Antonio Balbi (Hon); 10. Manuel Rivas (Kaw); 11. Cole Siebler (Hon); 12. Ryan Abrigo (Yam); 13. Chad Robbins (Yam); 14. David Vuillemin (Suz); 15. Heath Voss (Hon); 16. Brandon Butler (Hon).
Race Time: 6 min., 14.520 sec.

SX HEAT 2 (8 laps, 1-9 transfer): 1. Kevin Windham (Hon); 2. Josh Hill (Yam); 3. Charles Summey (Yam); 4. Travis Preston (Kaw); 5. Tim Ferry (Kaw); 6. Ryan Clark (Hon); 7. Jeff Gibson (Kaw); 8. Nick Wey (KTM): 9. Paul Carpenter (Hon); 10. Dusty Klatt (Kaw); 11. Eric Sorby (Hon); 12. Jiri Dostal (Kaw); 13. Rene Tercero Reyes (Kaw); 14. Tom Parsons (Hon); 15. Troy Adams (Hon); 16. Kyle Mace (Kaw).
Race Time: 6 min., 20.400 sec.

SX LCQ (6 laps, 1-2 transfer): 1. David Vuillemin (Suz); 2. Dusty Klatt (Kaw); 3. Eric Sorby (Hon); 4. Manuel Rivas (Kaw); 5. Cole Siebler (Hon); 6. Heath Voss (Hon); 7. Ryan Abrigo (Yam); 8. Chad Robbins (Yam); 9. Tom Parsons (Hon); 10. Rene Tercero Reyes (Kaw); 11. Troy Adams (Hon); 12. Jiri Dostal (Kaw); 13. Brandon Butler (Hon); 14. Kyle Mace (Kaw).
Race Time: 5 min., 2.430 sec.

SX FINAL (20 laps): 1. Kevin Windham (Hon); 2. Chad Reed (Yam); 3. Tim Ferry (Kaw); 4. Josh Hill (Yam); 5. Andrew Short (Hon); 6. Nathan Ramsey (Yam); 7. Charles Summey (Yam); 8. Davi Millsaps (Hon); 9. Nick Wey (KTM); 10. David Vuillemin (Suz); 11. Paul Carpenter (Hon); 12. Ryan Clark (Hon); 13. Jeff Gibson (Kaw); 14. Jacob Marsack (Hon); 15. Jason Thomas (Hon); 16. Dusty Klatt (Kaw); 17. Bryan Johnson (Hon); 18. Antonio Balbi (Hon); 19. Josh Hansen (Yam); 20. Travis Preston (Kaw).
Race Time: 16 min., 3.730 sec.

MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS/FIM WORLD CHAMPIOINSHIP SERIES POINTS STANDINGS (After 7 of 17 rounds): 1. Chad Reed (169/5 wins); 2. Kevin Windham (137/1 win); 3. Tim Ferry (119); 4. Andrew Short (101); 5. Davi Millsaps (98); 6. Nathan Ramsey (85); 7. Josh Hill (82); 8. Nick Wey (77); 9. Mike Alessi (69); 10. David Vuillemin (60); 11. Paul Carpenter (54); 12. (TIE) Ivan Tedesco/Charles Summey (53); 14. James Stewart (47/1 win); 15. Grant Langston (38); 16. (TIE) Heath Voss/Troy Adams (36); 18. Josh Hansen (32); 19. Eric Sorby (30); 20. Jake Marsack (29).

Reliant Stadium
Dallas, Texas
Results: February 16, 2008 (Round 7 of 8)

SX LITES HEAT 1 (6 laps, 1-9 transfer): 1. Ryan Dungey (Suz); 2. Austin Stroupe (Kaw); 3. Dan Reardon (Hon); 4. Wil Hahn (Yam); 5. Jake Weimer (Hon); 6. Tommy Hahn (Kaw); 7. Brady Sheren (Suz); 8. Matt Lemoine (Yam); 9. Davide Esposti (Suz); 10. Shaun Skinner (Hon); 11. Michael Blose (Suz); 12. Carlos Gonzalez (KTM); 13. Ryan Grantom (Hon); 14. Justin Keeney (Hon); 15. Casey Hinson (Suz); 16. Clayton Miller (Hon); 17. Matty Dowell (Yam); 18. Tyler Kalisiak (KTM); 19. Gavin Gracyk (Hon); 20. Turbo Reif (Hon).
Race Time: 4 min., 40.170 sec.

SX LITES HEAT 2 (6 laps, 1-9 transfer): 1. Jason Lawrence (Yam); 2. Brett Metcalfe (Kaw); 3. Zach Osborne (Yam); 4. Rob Kiniry (Hon); 5. Kyle Cunningham (Hon); 6. Michael Lapaglia (Suz); 7. Chris Blose (Suz); 8. Adam Chatfield (Suz); 9. Michael Willard (Hon); 10. Bradley Graham (KTM); 11. Tye Hames (Suz); 12. Andy Bakken (Hon); 13. Jason Potter (Hon); 14. Jeff Northrop (Hon); 15. Ryan Beat (KTM); 16. Rhett Urseth (Kaw); 17. Kevin Rookstool (KTM); 18. Billy Laninovich (KTM); 19. Danny Baiza (Hon); 20. Justin Brayton (KTM).
Race Time: 4 min., 51.510 sec.

SX LITES LCQ (4 laps, 1-4 transfer): 1. Billy Laninovich (KTM); 2. Michael Blose (Suz); 3. Jeff Northrop (Hon); 4. Bradley Graham (KTM); 5. Ryan Grantom (Hon); 6. Gavin Gracyk (Hon); 7. Andy Bakken (Hon); 8. Justin Keeney (Hon); 9. Turbo Reif (Hon); 10. Ryan Beat (KTM); 11. Tye Hames (Suz); 12. Kevin Rookstool (KTM); 13. Rhett Urseth (KTM); 14. Shaun Skinner (Hon); 15. Tyler Kalisiak (KTM); 16. Carlos Gonzalez (KTM); 17. Clayton Miller (Hon); 18. Casey Hinson (Suz); 19. Jason Potter (Hon); 20. Matty Dowell (Yam); 21. Justin Brayton (KTM); 22. Danny Baiza (Hon).
Race Time: 3 min., 19.990 sec.

SX LITES MAIN (15 laps): 1. Austin Stroupe (Kaw); 2. Jason Lawrence (Yam); 3. Jake Weimer (Hon); 4. Ryan Dungey (Suz); 5. Brett Metcalfe (Kaw); 6. Dan Reardon (Hon); 7. Rob Kiniry (Hon); 8. Wil Hahn (yam); 9. Michael Lapaglia ( Suz); 10. Matt Lemoine (Yam); 11. Kyle Cunningham (Hon); 12. Tommy Hahn (Kaw); 13. Billy Laninovich (KTM); 14. Michael Blose (Suz); 15. Chris Blose (Suz); 16. Jeff Northrop (Hon); 17. Adam Chatfield (Suz); 18. Bradley Graham (KTM); 19. Brady Sheren (Suz); 20. Michael Willard (Hon); 21. Zach Osborne (Yam); 22. Davide Esposti (Suz).
Race Time: 12 min., 12.380 sec.

MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS WEST LITES SERIES POINTS STANDINGS (After 7 of 8 rounds): 1. Jason Lawrence (135/3 wins); 2. Ryan Dungey (129/2 wins); 3. Austin Stroupe (113/1 win); 4. Brett Metcalfe (113); 5. Tommy Hahn (101); 6. Dan Reardon (95); 7. Justin Brayton (85); 8. Rob Kiniry (71); 9. Wil Hahn (69); 10. (TIE) Billy Laninovich/Gavin Gracyk (62); 12. Broc Hepler (59); 13. Kyle Cunningham (57); 14. Jake Weimer (55/1 win); 15. Chris Blose (52); 16. Michael Lapaglia (49); 17. Jeff Northrop (39); 18. Michael Blose (33); 19. Michael Willard (29); 20. Andrew McFarlane (17).