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Ryan Dungey can become the first rider in history to win the Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout three times this weekend in Las Vegas
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AMA Supercross Class Stats from Las Vegas
The first race ever held in Las Vegas was March 17, 1990, and Jeff Matiasevich won on a KawasakiThis will be the 19th time the gate will drop for an AMA Supercross race in Sam Boyd StadiumFirst time winners: Jeff Matiasevich: 1990; Mike LaRocco:1991; Jeff Emig: 1995Jeremy McGrath won his first-ever AMA Supercross in Las Vegas on a Kawasaki in the Lites classMcGrath has won in Las Vegas seven times in his career, three in the Lites class and four in the AMA Supercross classFrom 1993-2002, there were 156 AMA Supercross races, and Jeremy McGrath missed only one of those races, which was in Las Vegas in 1995From 1996-2002, McGrath made 110 consecutive startsIn 1997, Doug Henry made history when he won the Las Vegas Supercross class race on a Yamaha four-stroke motorcycle, marking the first time a four-stroke motorcycle won an AMA Supercross class raceEither Chad Reed or James Stewart have won the race in Las Vegas since 2005. Reed won in '05 and '08 and Stewart won in '06 and '07Mike LaRocco gave Suzuki its only win here in Las Vegas in 1991For only the sixth time in AMA Supercross history there will be 17 racesMcGrath, Windham, Carmichael, and Stewart all won in both classes at Las VegasAMA Supercross Class Wins by Brand in Las Vegas
Yamaha (8)
Honda (5)
Kawasaki (4)
Suzuki (1)AMA Supercross Class Notables from Salt Lake City
Stewart earned his 11th win of the season, and the 36th of his careerStewart became the first rider in Yamaha history to win 11 AMA Supercross class races in a single seasonReed earned his 10th runner-up finish of the seasonDavi Millsaps earned his first back-to-back podium finishes of the seasonAndrew Short earned his 11th top-five finish of the seasonMatt Boni earned the best finish of his career with a seventhJosh Grant earned his 11th top-10 finish of the seasonAMA Supercross Lites Stats from Las Vegas
The first-ever AMA Supercross Lites class race held in Las Vegas was March 17th 1990, and Jeremy McGrath won on a KawasakiThis is the 19th time the gate will drop for an AMA Supercross Lites race in Las VegasIn 1995, this race became the Dave Coombs Sr. East/West ShootoutIn 12 Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout races, the Eastern Region has won six races and the Western Region has won seven racesSince the Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout started in 1995, four times has a newly crowned Lites class champion won the main event: Windham: 1997; Carmichael: 1998; Ramsey: 1999; Stewart: 2004Since 1995, no rider has won the Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Shootout three years in a row, Can Ryan Dungey do it this year?AMA Supercross Lites Class Wins by Brand in Las Vegas
Kawasaki (7)
Suzuki (6)
Honda (3)
Yamaha (2)AMA Supercross Lites Class Notables from Salt Lake City
Trey Canard earned his first Lites class win of the year and Honda's second win of the yearRyan Dungey won the 2009 Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites class championship for Suzuki, marking Suzuki's first since Damon Huffman's in 1995Dungey won the title by five points after losing it to Jason Lawrence by 3 points in 2008AMA Supercross Laps Led
James Stewart 194
Chad Reed 60
Josh Grant 17
Ryan Villopoto 16
Jason Lawrence 14
Kevin Windham 11
Mike Alessi 9AMA Supercross Lites Class Laps Led
Ryan Dungey 55
Christophe Pourcel 48
Jake Weimer 42
Austin Stroupe 37
Blake Wharton 16
Martin Davalos 10
Wil A. Hahn 9
Justin D. Brayton 7
Jake Moss 7
Trey Canard 4
Ryan Morais 4
Daniel Reardon 2
Matthew Lemoine 1Holeshot Award (AMA Supercross Class)
James Stewart (Anaheim 1)
Josh Grant (Phoenix)
Mike Alessi (Anaheim 2)
Mike Alessi (Houston)
James Stewart (San Francisco)
James Stewart (Anaheim 3)
Mike Alessi (San Diego)
James Stewart (Atlanta)
Chad Reed (Indianapolis)
James Stewart (New Orleans)
Josh Grant (St. Louis)
Mike Alessi (Toronto)
Mike Alessi (Jacksonville)
Mike Alessi (Seattle)
Chad Reed (Salt Lake City)Holeshot Award (AMA Supercross Lites Class)
Daniel Reardon (Anaheim 1)
Jake Weimer (Phoenix)
Ryan Morais (Anaheim 2)
Christophe Pourcel (Houston)
Jake Weimer (San Francisco)
Justin Brayton (Anaheim 3)
Ryan Morais (San Diego)
Austin Stroupe (Atlanta)
Christophe Pourcel (Indianapolis)
Austin Stroupe (New Orleans)
Blake Wharton (St. Louis)
Broc Tickle (Toronto)
Nico Izzi (Jacksonville)
Trey Canard (Seattle)
Ryan Dungey (Salt Lake City)MMI Top Tech Award
Mark Valcore (Anaheim 1)
Rich Simmons (Phoenix)
Mike Gosselaar (Anaheim 2)
Glenn Hobson (Houston)
Jon Mitcheff (San Francisco)
Carlos Rivera (Anaheim 3)
Mike Gosselaar (San Diego)
Craig Lyons (Atlanta)
Nick Stevens (Indianapolis)
Patrick Baker (New Orleans)
Mike Williamson (St. Louis)
Jim Marsack (Toronto)
Kyle Bentley (Jacksonville)
Brent Presnell (Seattle)
Oscar Wilderman (Salt Lake City)US Smokeless Tobacco Company Pro Privateer Challenge
1. Matt Boni 103
2. Heath Voss 102
3. Nick Wey 89Asterisk Medic Card
Cole Seely (Anaheim 1)
Derek Costella (Phoenix)
Alex Martin (Anaheim 2)
Fred Karrle (Houston)
Michael Hall (San Francisco)
Chris Gosselaar (Anaheim 3)
Justin Keeney (San Diego)
Spencer Dally (Atlanta)
Matt Georke (Indianapolis)
Nico Izzi (New Orleans)
Broc Tickle (St. Louis)
Fred Karrle (Jacksonville)
Mike Sleeter (Seattle)
Michael LaPaglia (Salt Lake City)Racer X Gas Card
Jacob Marsack (Anaheim 1)
Sean Hamblin (Phoenix)
Josh Summey (Anaheim 2)
Ben Lamay (Houston)
Nicholas A. Wey (San Francisco)
Ben Lamay (Anaheim 3)
Josh Hansen (San Diego)
Heath D. Voss (Atlanta)
Thomas K. Hahn (Indianapolis)
Shaun Skinner (New Orleans)
Jason Marsack (St. Louis)
Heath D. Voss (Toronto)
Nicholas A. Wey (Jacksonville)
Nathan Ramsey (Seattle)
Robert Kiniry (Salt Lake City)AMA Supercross Class Results, Salt Lake City
1. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha
2. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Suzuki
3. Davi Millsaps, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda
4. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash. Kawasaki
5. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda
6. Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Yamaha
7. Matt Boni, Geneva, Fla., Honda
8. Thomas Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Kawasaki
9. Ivan Tedesco, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda
10. Paul Carpenter, Ithaca, N.Y., KawasakiAMA Supercross Class Season Standings
1. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha, 357
2. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Suzuki, 351
3. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 257
4. Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Yamaha, 223
5. Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda, 218
6. Ivan Tedesco, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda, 210
7. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 208
8. Davi Millsaps, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda, 208
9. Mike Alessi, Apple Valley, Calif., Suzuki, 203
10. Josh Hill, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 146Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Results, Salt Lake City
1. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda
2. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki
3. Ryan Morais, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki
4. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki
5. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM
6. Chris Blose, Phoenix, Ariz., Honda
7. Jake Moss, Temecula, Calif., Honda
8. Kyle Cunningham, Fort Worth, Texas, Kawasaki
9. Michael Hall, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
10. Ben Evans, Boise, Idaho, HondaWestern Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Season Standings
1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 178
2. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki, 173
3. Ryan Morais, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 166
4. Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., KTM, 119
5. Chris Blose, Phoenix, Ariz., Honda, 110
6. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda, 99
7. Ryan Sipes, Vine Grove, Ky., KTM, 89
8. Jeff Alessi, Victorville, Calif., Honda, 70
9. Dan Reardon, Menifee, Calif., Honda, 67
10. P.J. Larsen, Stanley, N.C., Kawasaki, 62

Chad Reed Chases James Stewart into the Monster Energy Supercross Finals Saturday Night at Las Vegas\' Sam Boyd Stadium
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Chad Reed earned his 10th runner-up finish of the season
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Chad Reed Chases James Stewart into the Monster Energy Supercross Finals Saturday Night at Las Vegas\' Sam Boyd Stadium
Photo Credit: Simon Cudby
Chad Reed earned his 10th runner-up finish of the season
Photo Credit: Simon Cudby