Sunday, January 31, 2010
MNSS SUPERCROSS RACER RYAN VILLOPOTO PLACES FIRST AT THE SAN FRANCISCO SX
Before 41,872 fans at AT&T Park, Monster Energy Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, WA, won his first Monster Energy AMA Supercross race of 2010. At the start Villopoto followed Ryan Dungey in second place. Millsaps passed Villopoto on the first lap but then crashed on lap four, giving second place back to Villopoto. Dungey crashed on lap ten and dropped back to fourth place. This allowed Villopoto to move into the lead and he held it for the rest of the race to finish in first place. The win for Villopoto marked the third in his career. "The track was tough and slippery," said Villopoto. "It was hard to put in 20 perfect laps out there tonight. It wasn't the start that I wanted, so I played catch-up. It is a long season with a lot of racing left." This coming weekend Villopoto will line up for the next AMA Supercross in San Diego, CA.