The Sports Syndicate’s Ryan Villopoto secured his third consecutive Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, in front of a crowd of 43,149 inside Salt Lake City’s Rice-Eccles Stadium. Villopoto earned his 450SX Class-leading ninth win of the season, and the 33rd win of his career. In the main event the champion wasted little time in making a pass for the lead and then set a torrid pace over the opening laps to open a two-plus second advantage. Villopoto withstood the pressure and the difficulty of getting through lapped traffic to lead all 20 laps and clinch the title on a high note. “It’s unreal,” said Villopoto, who tied his career best total of nine wins in a season. “It was a crazy race and the track was really technical. Any little mistake would make it anyone’s game. We started the season off really rough and had a lot of stepping stones to overcome, but we did it as a team and we did it well.” Villopoto became the fifth rider in Monster Energy Supercross history to win three championships, joining Bob Hannah, Jeff Stanton, Jeremy McGrath, and Ricky Carmichael. He also joined Hannah, McGrath, and Carmichael as the only riders to win three titles consecutively. Congrats to Ryan on his history making third consecutive Supercross Championship! Monster Energy Supercross will bring the 2013 season to a close next weekend from Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium on Saturday, May 4.
