2011 Supercross Las Vegas Photo Gallery

Chad Reed

James Stewart

Ryan Villopoto

Las Vegas Press Conference

Justin Barcia was unable to find a win at Vegas, but his third-place finish in the East Coast Lites main was more than enough to secure the title.

Mitch Payton and his powerhouse Pro Circuit Kawasaki team was nearly shut out of a Lites title, but Broc Tickle came through in the West Coast series.

Ryan Sipes saw a victory slip away in the East Coast Lites main event at Vegas, but the Yamaha rider found glory in the first-ever East/West Lites Shootout.

Suzuki's Ryan Dungey kept Chad Reed honest in the last few laps of the race but was unable to make a pass and claimed second.

Kawasaki's Josh Hansen finished third in the championship 25 points behind Broc Tickle.

Chad Reed did what he had to do by winning the Vegas finale, but Villopoto's points advantage was too much.

Las Vegas Supercross podium (from left to right): Ryan Villopoto, Chad Reed and Ryan Dungey.

Chad Reed - Las Vegas 2011

KTM's Ken Roczen won the West Coast Lites main event and claimed third in the Lites shootout.

Ken Roczen snagged the holeshot in the West Coast Lites main ahead of Cole Seely.

Ryan Villopoto finally secured his first SX Championship after a season's worth of hard work and dedication.

Las Vegas Lites Shootout podium (from left to right): Cole Seely, Ryan Sipes and Ken Roczen.

Ryan Sipes - Las Vegas 2011

James Stewart was one of eight riders who failed to finish the main event in Las Vegas.

Honda's Eli Tomac finished sixth in the Lites shootout and second in the West Championship by just six points.

Tomac (#19), Hansen (#100) and Cunningham (#35) had a thrilling three-way battle in the West Coast main for third.

Ryan Villopoto did what he had to do on Saturday, riding a clean race and gathering enough points to nab his first-ever Supercross title.

Ryan Villopoto - Las Vegas 2011

Jake Weimer - Las Vegas 2011

Kevin Windham - Las Vegas 2011

Cunningham (#35), Tickle (#20) and Seely (#36) all had a moment of congratulating each other after close racing in the West Coast Lites race.

James Stewart and Kevin Windham - Las Vegas 2011

Kevin Windham had nowhere to go when Stewart crashed in front of him through the whoops.

Kevin Windham (#14) was working on a storybook finish to the 2011 season, but ran into trouble when Stewart (#7) went down.

Ryan Villopoto: "I just have to thank everyone at Kawasaki. The team believed in me through thick and thin. We’ll enjoy this. It was a hard-fought battle. I saw James and Kevin go down – the whoops were tough tonight. We all had to run the same line and you couldn’t avoid it. Luckily I got around (the crash). I wasn’t pulling away form Chad, so I just let him by and Ryan (Dungey) was right behind him so then I let him by. I just cruised from there.”

Ryan Villopoto - Las Vegas 2011

K-Dub tried to wheelie over JS7's Yamaha and nearly pulled it off, but ultimately he wound up over the bars.

2011 Las Vegas Supercross Lites East podium (from left to right): Justin Barcia, Blake Baggett and Ryan Sipes.

James Stewart had a crash in the whoops which also took out Kevin Windham.

Justin Barcia: "I’m lost for words right now. It hasn’t set in yet that I’ve won the championship. It’s been an awesome season. The racing has been crazy all year and I’ve had a lot of fun. I have an awesome team behind me that have given me 100-percent support every race. This is a moment I will remember forever.”

2011 Las Vegas Supercross Western Lites podium (from left to right): Kyle Cunningham, Ken Roczen and Broc Tickle.

Chad Reed: "We gave it all we had. I feel totally blessed this season. Congrats to Ryan (Villopoto). He earned (the championship). He had the most wins this season and to come back form what he went through last year, he has my respect. We did all we can and sometimes, you come up short.”

Broc Tickle - Las Vegas 2011

Broc Tickle: "It really is a dream come true. I still don’t think it’s real. I know it happened but I still can’t believe it. The past few weeks have been pretty bad for me. I’ve struggled in practice and in the races. I am so happy right now and hope I don’t wake up from this dream.”

James Stewart: "We didn’t end the season like we thought we would. got a good start but struggled through the whoops. I dropped the front end. I have been crashing a lot in the whoops lately and I’m not really sure what is going on. We will keep trying to get better. We have some other things going on now that I am excited about. It’s a bummer year but what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. I appreciate all the support I’ve had this year and we’ll step it up.”

Ryan Villopoto - Las Vegas 2011

Ken Roczen: "This is awesome. I’ve had so much fun racing supercross this season and competing in front of the U.S. fans. It feels great to finish the year off with a win. I feel like I’ve learned so much this (year) and I have a great team behind me. The best part about all of this is seeing how happy (Team Manager) Roger DeCoster is.”

Kawasaki's Ryan Villopoto won perhaps the greatest season of Supercross after claiming third in the final race of the year.

2011 Supercross Las Vegas Photo Gallery

View supercross photos from the Las Vegas round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross series.