Nearly 50,000 fans were on hand at Reliant Stadium to see a pair of stunning victories in AMA Supercross racing. Kevin Windham snagged his first SX win since 2005 by besting his podium mates Chad Reed and Tim Ferry.

It was Red Bull Honda's Davi Millsaps who had the fastest reaction once the gate dropped for the 20-lap main event and his CRF450R rocketed to the front with Windham's Torco Racing Fuels Honda in second and factory Yamaha rider Josh Hill in third by the end of the lap. Millsaps would crash to dead last, putting him behind San Manuel Yamaha rider Reed who finished Lap 1 in seventh. After only two laps he was into fourth where he circled behind Andrew Short, Hill and Windham who had taken the lead without complaint. K-dub did his best to run and hide, knowing that Reed was storming up behind him, but by the time the Yamaha rider passed his teammate for second on Lap 10, Windham was too far gone.

"I have been working hard this year, and tonight it paid off," said Windham. "I could not have won in front of a better crowd. I put my head down tonight and used the crowd to my advantage. The crowd was on their feet for the entire race."

Reed still holds the title race firmly in his grasp with a 32-point lead. Knowing that he can miss an entire round and still hang onto the top spot is a serious chunk of insurance as the series heads to the softer soils back East.

"This is a tough pill to swallow," said Reed. "I gave it everything I had tonight, but Kevin rode a great race. We have had a good season, and we will have to put it together in Atlanta next weekend."

AMA Supercross Results:
1. Kevin Windham, Hon
2. Chad Reed, Yam
3. Tim Ferry, Kaw
4. Josh Hill, Yam
5. Andrew Short, Hon
6. Nathan Ramsey, Yam
7. Charles Summey, Yam
8. Davi Millsaps, Hon
9. Nick Wey, KTM
10. David Vuillemin, Suz

AMA Supercross Overall Standings:
1. Reed, 169
2. Windham, 137
3. Ferry, 119
4. Short, 101
5. Millsaps, 98

Supercross Lites

Once again it was a clinic on how to properly choke one's self out of championship contention courtesy of Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Ryan Dungey. The one-time points leader needed a great start and smooth pace to best the red-hot Jason Lawrence and his Yamaha of Troy mount.

With the Progressive Direct holeshot under his belt, the first part of the equation was complete, but a pair of crashes on Lap 1 and Lap 4 sent the RM-Z rider from first to 13th. While the mechanics wrestled the suicidal gun away from Roger DeCoster, Monster Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Brett Metcalfe gave way to Lawrence and PC teammate Austin Stroupe for the lead on Lap 2.

Rookie Stroupe followed J-Law for four laps before making his move stick and then held the point position until the finish of the 15-lap main event.

"I finally had a decent start, and that helped me in the beginning of the race," said Stroupe. "I put myself in position to stay up front and that's what I did."

Lawrence took second place and Metty was well on his way to the box as well before a hard-charging Jake Weimer on his Torco Racing Fuels Honda made the pass on the final circuit, as did the rebounding Dungey to salvage fourth.

"I am going to the next race, and I plan to do exactly what I did here tonight," said Lawrence. "I will be ready for the next race."

That race is a long way off as the series heads to the East Coast until finally returning to Seattle on April 26.

AMA Supercross Lites Results:
1. Austin Stroupe, Kaw
2. Jason Lawrence, Yam
3. Jake Weimer, Hon
4. Ryan Dungey, Suz
5. Brett Metcalfe, Kaw
6. Dan Reardon, Hon
7. Bobby Kiniry, Hon
8. Wil Hahn, Yam
9. Michael Lapaglia, Suz
10. Matt Lemoine, Yam

AMA Supercross Lites Overall Standings:
1. Lawrence, 135
2. Dungey, 129
3. Stroupe, 113
4. Metcalfe, 112
5. T. Hahn, 101

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