After a day filled with rain, a well-groomed track greeted riders inside San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium for the fifth round of the 2010 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship. 51,843 Southern California fans braved the weather as Davi Millsaps captured the AMA Supercross class victory.

Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Jake Weimer won his fourth AMA Supercross Lites class victory in five races of the Western Regional Championship.

As the gates dropped on the premier AMA Supercross class main event, Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Nick Wey grabbed the SPIKE Holeshot Award, followed by Honda Red Bull Racing’s Andrew Short and Valli Motorsports Yamaha’s Ivan Tedesco.

In the first corner, points leader and Rockstar/Makita Suzuki rider Ryan Dungey lost traction with his rear wheel and fell, collecting several other riders. After remounting mid-pack, Dungey fell again heading to the finish-line double and dropped to the tail end of the field. At the front, Millsaps made his move for the lead on lap three and never looked back. San Manuel Yamaha’s Josh Hill finished second while Tedesco brought home third.

“Yeah it was a good night for me,” said Millsaps. “I came out on top. American Honda is the best crew in world. The tack was slick. You had to just be smooth, consistent and make no mistakes and that’s what I did. It was such an amazing race and I can’t explain how good it feels.”

Australian Daniel Reardon finished 13th while his compatriot Michael Byrne crashed out mid race. Andrew Shortsuffered a heavy crash on the second lap and took no furtehr part in the race.

As the AMA Supercross Lites class blasted out of the gates, GEICO Powersports Honda’s Trey Canard grabbed the SPIKE Holeshot Award with Weimer and teammate Blake Wharton in second and third, respectively. Canard found trouble and went down on the first lap, allowing Weimer to get by and lead the rest of the way, inching closer to the Western Regional title.

“Yeah it was a good night,” said Weimer. “I was able to get a good start right behind Trey (Canard) and unfortunately he went down. I was able to get by and I just tried to be consistent from there. The track was definitely tricky but it held up well.”

Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil Honda’s Cole Seely earned his best-career finish in second while teammate Wil Hahnfinished third.

Dungey currently holds a four-point advantage over Hill in the AMA Supercross standings while Weimer leads Canard by 26 points.

AMA Supercross Class Results: San Diego
Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Honda 
Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha 
Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha 
Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki 
Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha 
Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki 
Tommy Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Suzuki 
Grant Langston, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha 
Nick Wey, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki 
Kyle Chisholm, Valrico, Fla., Yamaha

AMA Supercross Class Season Standings
Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., Suzuki, 105 
Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Yamaha, 101 
Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 95 
Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 82 
Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 77 
Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 72 
Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 69 
Kevin Windham, Centerville, Miss., Honda, 66 
Tommy Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Suzuki, 56 
James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha, 51

Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Class Results: San Diego
Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki 
Cole Seely, Newbury Park, Calif., Honda 
Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda 
Max Anstie, Hemet, Calif., Yamaha 
Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Yamaha 
Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda 
Phil Nicoletti, Bethel, N.Y., KTM 
P.J. Larsen, Murrieta, Calif., KTM 
Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Honda 
Chris Gosselaar, Spring Valley Lake, Calif., Honda

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