2006 AMA Supercross Photo Gallery

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The Supercross Lites' podium returned Laninovich and Millsaps, with Ramsey's first 2006 appearance right on the top - Vancouver WSX

Honda rider Billy Laninovich couldn't hold off the hard-charging Millsaps for 2nd, but did finish 3rd - Vancouver WSX

Honda's Andrew Short ended up in 5th at Vancouver, an improvement over his DNF at Toronto - Vancouver WSX

Two-time Arenacross champ Darcy Lange will lead Kawasaki Team Green's efforts in the upcoming AMA Supercross Series - Vancouver WSX

Davi Millsaps fought his way from 18th to a second-place finish in the 15-lap Supercross Lites final - Vancouver WSX

KTM's Nate Ramsey managed to lead the entire race after an excellent start gave him a good cushion - Vancouver WSX

Suzuki's Ryan Sipes finished just off of the podium in 4th - Vancouver WSX

The same podium two weeks in a row. Could it be a frequent sight in this years SX season? - Vancouver WSX

David Vuillemin, now on a Honda, leads Kawasaki's Michael Byrne - Vancouver WSX

Carmichael couldn't catch Stewart after Bubba made a smooth start - Vancouver WSX

Bubba: 'My dad always says, 'You only got to win a race by a tire mark.' - Vancouver WSX

Darcy Lange rode well and ended the first round with a 5th-place finish - Anaheim 1

KTM's top guns had a disappointing outing, with a first lap pileup and a later hard crash by Ramsey (25) who finished 12th and Alessi (800) at 9th - Anaheim 1

Kawasaki's young phenom Villipoto grabbed second in his first ever supercross contest - Anaheim 1

Honda's West Coast ace Ryan Short was up and at 'em taking the victory in the first round - Anaheim 1

Laninovich and Short teamed up on the Kawi and SX rookie Villipoto - Anaheim 1

Fonseca rode hard and led through the first few laps before succumbing to the big boys and finished in 6th - Anaheim 1

His new teammate may get all the attention but Ivan Tedesco had a pretty good year last year too. He finished round 1 with a solid 5th - Anaheim 1

Grant Langston began his quest for the West Coast AMA Lites championship just off the podium with a 4th-place finish - Anaheim 1

Hmm... This guy looks familiar, I'll have to check on who he is though - Anaheim 1

Third ain't bad. It's a long season, but it looks like this championship will go right down to the wire - Anaheim 1

Reed looked good but couldn't beat Stewart to the finish, having to settle for second instead - Anaheim 1

Barring something unforeseen, this is the trio that will battle for the championship - Anaheim 1

He's young, fast, and on top. Will anyone be able to catch Stewart? - Anaheim 1

Red Bull KTM's Nate Ramsey too the Lites win - Phoenix

Yamaha's Chad Reed (22) battled with American Honda's Jeremy 'Part Time' McGrath (2) in the Supercross race - Phoenix

Kawasaki's James Stewart recovered from a first turn crash to finish third behind Ricky and Chad - Phoenix

Makita Suzuki's Ricky Carmichael picked up his first win of the 2006 season - Phoenix

Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Grant Langston was third in Lites - Phoenix

American Honda's Billy Laninovich looks good so far this year, he finished second - Phoenix

American Honda's Andrew Short (29) takes one for the team from Kawasaki's Ryan Villapoto. He recovered to finish 5th in Lites - Phoenix

Andrew Short (29) and Grant Langston (8) are on the brakes heading into the first turn of the Lites race - Phoenix

American Honda's Ernesto Fonseca looks good on his way to a 7th place finish - Phoenix

Carmichael and (4) Reed (22) battle for position at the start of the Supercross main event - Phoenix

Ricky Carmichael is pumped about his first Supercross win on the Makita Suzuki RM-Z450 - Phoenix

Showing his best side, Stewart was content to pick up a third place finish after crashing on the first lap - Phoenix

Honda's Jeremy McGrath impressed everyone with his fifth place finish in the Supercross main event - Phoenix

To the victor goes the spoils. RC is flanked by runner-up Reed and third place Stewart - Phoenix

Makita Suzuki's Ricky Carmichael picks up his 41st career AMA Supercross win - Phoenix

KTM's Nate Ramsey finished on the podium and stands within striking distance in the points chase at trailing the leaders by nine - Anaheim 2

Honda's Andrew Short couldn't repeat his first Anaheim result, but claimed second and sits tied with Langston on top of the Lites West Championship - Anaheim 2

Kawasaki's Langston got an excellent start and was at or near the front of the pack once he passed KTM young gun Mike Alessi who took the holeshot - Anaheim 2

Mike Alessi managed to snag the holeshot, but fell back from there finishing seventh - Anaheim 2

Grant Langston took charge at Anaheim 2, taking the win and tieing Andrew Short for the lead in championship points - Anaheim 2

A champion doesn't settle for second, you got to love the fact that James isn't happy with his place on the podium. A wild championship chase is brewing for sure - Anaheim 2

All it took was one mistake and Stewart was watching RC take another victory - Anaheim 2

It was an epic battle between the G.O.A.T. and his potential successor, but Carmichael came out on top - Anaheim 2

Look at these two hotdogs - Anaheim 2

Of the big three Chad Reed gets the least amount of attention, but the Aussie is right there in the championship standings - Anaheim 2

They may be teammates, but Carmichael had to work a pass around Tedesco in the main event - Anaheim 2

It's what everyone wants to see, a line to line racing between the two biggest names in supercross - Anaheim 2

Phoenix could have been the last race to see a 2-stroke out front. Jeremy McGrath led aboard his familiar factory Honda CR250 - Phoenix

KTM is back again with the popular KTM Junior Supercross Challenge. You can't help but root for these little guys - Phoenix

James Stewart is locked in a bare-knuckle brawl with RC and CR. It's clear that he takes his track walk seriously because he's usually the first out of the trio to put together tricky combinations - Phoenix

Monster/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki have been known for their fast bikes and stylish look. Ryan Villopoto earned one of the sweet machines full time for 2006 - Phoenix

Mike LaRocco just won't quit. Number 5 is one of those guys who is fast as hell, but is continuously scrounging for podium scraps - Phoenix

Grant Langston moved into a tie for the points lead at Anaheim 2, and he's only going to get stronger - Phoenix

Even Carmichael knows that when RJ talks, you listen. You just don't disrespect the original Bad Boy - Phoenix

Shorty is chasing down the Supercross Lites West Coast Championship harder than he did Mike Alessi here - Anaheim 2

Short has been a rider who earned his position slowly but surely, and as a result is becoming a fan favorite - Anaheim 2

KTM put three bikes on the Lites podium and were pretty happy about it - San Francisco

Honda's Andrew Short took a hit in the points chase with a 13th-place finish - San Francisco

Yamaha's Brett Metcalfe diced with Ramsey for the win but came up a bike length short - San Francisco

Ryan Villopoto snagged the holeshot in Lites action that proved just as big a mudfest as the Supercross main - San Francisco

Nate Dog slogged it out in the mud and grabbed the victory in Lites which vaulted him into the points lead - San Francisco

For the first time this year the podium was not another shuffling of The Big Three. Nick Wey snuck onto the podium, even though he was lapped by RC and Bubba - San Francisco

The two biggest guns in Supercross are delivering epic racing action, this time out in the mud - San Francisco

Suzuki's Ivan Tedesco dropped off the radar in San Fran finishing way back in 16th - San Francisco

Nick Wey managed to grab the holeshot in the Supercross main, not to mention a podium spot - San Francisco

Chad Reed stumbled a bit, but still logged a top 5 - San Francisco

RC and Bubba are dueling every weekend, should be a thriller of a season - San Francisco

I'm about 95% sure that's RC - San Francisco

James closed the gap on Carmichael to just two measley points, that's another 1-2 finish away from snatching the lead - San Francisco

Supercross action in San Francisco was muddy, a good reason get out in front - San Francisco

Langston won for the second time this year, while Alessi makes his second consecutive podium - Anaheim 3

Mike Alessi is cementing his reputation as one of the sports best starters by grabbing yet another holeshot - Anaheim 3

Billy Laninovich keeps hanging tough, finishing in sixth but retaining a third place position in the points standings - Anaheim 3

KTM's Nate Ramsey had another down in an up-and-down season finishing an unlucky 13th and dropping to fourth in the standings - Anaheim 3

The day couldn't have gone better for Langston, a victory and vault up to the top of the points standings - Anaheim 3

Tedesco's podium appearance was his first in the premier class, for Ricky it's just business as usual. A strong showing for the Makita Suzuki team - Anaheim 3

Whip it... Whip it good - Anaheim 3

'Hot Sauce' gained his first podium in the Supercross class, look for at least a couple more to follow - Anaheim 3

Chad Reed got back on track, but still no wins yet. He caught Stewart in the points chase, but he won't catch RC unless he starts winning some races - Anaheim 3

Stewart fell three times at Anaheim 3 and relinquished second in the standings to Reed. Now when the going gets tough, we will see if Bubba can overcome some adversity in search of a championship - Anaheim 3

The G.O.A.T. took two out of three in Anaheim. The last couple of times that has happened he ended up Supercross champion - Anaheim 3

Andrew Short - Anaheim 3

Kawasaki's Grant Langston rode his ass off on the way to a second place finish - San Diego

Makita Suzuki's Ricky Carmichael leads Kawasaki's James Stewart - San Diego

Makita Suzuki's Ricky Carmicael congratulates Kawasaki's James Stewart on his huge San Diego win.

KTM's Nate Ramsey is still in the mix for the West Coast Championship, although he needs to make up some ground on Honda's Short and Kawasaki's Grant Langston - San Diego

KTM's Mike Alessi has shown shown consistency of late, getting on the podium in the last two races. The youngster has also specialized in snaring the holeshots. - San Diego

There was only one guy that Langston couldn't afford to finish second to and still lead in the points chase. That guy was Honda's Andrew Short, and he eeked out a win after Langston had a horrid start - San Diego

A good start was all Andrew Short needed to stay ahead of Langston for the win. If the race had been even one or two laps longer, he would have fallen to the hard charging Kawasaki rider - San Diego

When the wins come so do the smiles - San Diego

Stewart's strategy was to stick behind RC until he could pass and make it stick - San Diego

Carmichael led most of the way through but lost the lead with two laps to go - San Diego

Carmichael was happy about snagging the holeshot, after a long drought - San Diego

With his victory at San Diego Stewart evened up the win total with Carmichael at three apiece - San Diego

Opening roung East Coast Lites winner Davi Millsaps is joined in a press conference by podium mates Gosselaar and Jesseman - Saint Louis

KTM's Josh Hansen got passed by Jesseman on the final lap to finish just off of the podium in fourth - Saint Louis

2003 Eastern Lites Champion Brandon Jessemen got a good start in his 2006 campaign with the Yamaha of Troy rider snagging a podium finish - Saint Louis

Kawasaki's Chris Gosselaar managed to grab the holeshot and finish second after the pressure to podium got squeezed down by Monster Energy/Pro Circuit owner Mitch Payton - Saint Louis

Davi Millsaps assumed the label of East Coast Lites favorite in most books. The Honda rider backed up the assumptions with a victory in the series opener - Saint Louis

Stewart was down but not out after a fall, but problems starting his KX450F made RC's misfortune not look quite so bad in the standings - Saint Louis

Mike Brown plugs along on the two-stroke Suzuki, Saint Louis would see Brown crack the top ten - Saint Louis

Ernesto Fonseca's podium is only the second of the year for Honda - Saint Louis

Carmichael's spill in the whoops during a heat race was a nasty one, breaking the RM-Z's shock on the first lap of the final was the final straw in an uncharacteristic week - Saint Louis

Nothing against 'Hot Sauce' but you know it's been a wild weekend when Tedesco is the top-placed Makita Suzuki rider - Saint Louis

It was a golden opportunity for Stewart to not just make up ground but put himself in the drivers seat. Now it's back to a three-way battle - Saint Louis

Chad Reed reached the top of the podium at last, but the victory has to be a little tainted with RC and James crashing out. Still, the Australian comes out with the points lead - Saint Louis

Josh Grant (24) and Josh Hansen (100) battle in the Lites class - Atlanta

Ricky Carmichael (4) and Jameds Stewart (7)on the gate for the start of the Supercross main event - Atlanta

Monster Energy/Pro Cicuit's Chris Gosselaar felt overwhelming pressure to podium in Round 1 and responded with a second-place finish. In round 2 he finished 9th. Mitch ain't gonna be pleased. Better make the boss happy in Round 3 Chris - Atlanta

Josh Hansen was running up towards the front but then dropped back to finish in 16th - Atlanta

Brandon Jesseme may not have podiumed, but finished fourth and stands second overall in the East Coast points - Atlanta

Millsaps is tops in the points and looks strong enough to roll on through to claim the championship if he stays healthy - Atlanta

Ecuadorian rider Martin Davalos scored a podium appearance with a third-place finish - Atlanta

Hot Sauce has remained a constant top five rider in his inaugural season in the premier class - Atlanta

Stewart made it onto the podium the hard way, taking a spill on the first lap and working his way through the ranks - Atlanta

RC may sound like he is already cashing in the chips on the championship, but he could certainly rip off a big long string of victories anyway - Atlanta

People can say all they want about Reed not having the speed to flat out beat Stewart and Carmichael, but the Yamaha rider is in the catbird seat for the championship anyway - Atlanta

Stewart has the best shot to knock Reed off the top position in the standings, but the Kawasaki ace will have to keep his KX450F on two wheels or in the air, not on its side in the dirt - Atlanta

'Are you not entertained!' You can't keep a good man down, and Rickey shows that if you take away 25 points, he'll take em right back with a win.

Makita Suzuki's Ricky Carmichael picks up the win at Indy.

Chris Gosselaar stepped it up again this weekend at Indy. We'll see if he can stay consistent and improve on his second-place standing in the overall points.

James Stewart styled his way into second place, but he could have had the win if not for that first turn crash.

This isn't the kind of start that Josh Hansen was hoping for. He's in a deep hole in the points standings.

Ricky and James squared off in their heat race as a preview to the main event. The more times these two meet on the track the better.

Not again! Mike Brown enjoys the only advantage his 2-stroke has after a first-turn crash.

Nick Wey has been hanging around the podium this season and running with the big boys. Hopefully he'll be able to reach the box again in this second half of the season.

The Indy crowd was huge, and they each got every cent's worth.

Millsaps has been dominating the Eastern Lites class. Daytona was more of the same, with Josh Grant and Chris Gosselaar taking the lesser spots - Daytona

Tommy Hahn just missed a podium with a fourth-place finish - Daytona

Brandon Jesseman hasn't been overwhelming, but always seems to be in the top 5 - Daytona

Josh Grant has had some disappointing races this season, but Daytona was not one of them. The young Honda rider finished second to Millsaps and stands third in the points chase - Daytona

Gosselaar keeps getting the pressure to perform wrenched down and the Monster Energy/Pro Circuit rider responded with another podium finish - Daytona

Davi is in the driver's seat for the East Coast crown. The Honda ace is always the man to beat - Daytona

Anyone for a little champagne? - Daytona

Ricky looks dialed in for another championship. The man just looks like a born racer - Daytona

Michael Byrne battles every week in the shadow of his teammate Stewart. At Daytona the Aussie scored a spot on the podium - Daytona

Stewart played the same broken record in Daytona, a crash set him in the back and he raced his way up toward the front. This time he could only make it up to sixth - Daytona

Chad Reed finished second to Carmichael in the race and got bumped into the second spot in the points chase as well - Daytona

The GOAT keeps on winning. His victory at Daytona pushed him into the points lead. Looking back on this season, Daytona could be turning of the tide - Daytona

If he doesn't crash, he wins. It's a simple formula, but not easy to follow for Stewart - Orlando

Jay Marmont is the Red Bull KTM team's sole rider now in the East Coast rounds now that Josh Hansen is out with a bad back and Jeff Alessi has two broken ankles to recuperate - Orlando

Millsaps is in the drivers seat with a 25-point advantage on his nearest rivals, Josh Grant and Chris Gosselaar - Orlando

That DNF in St. Louis is haunting Josh Grant as he is starting to make a move on Millsaps, but remains 25 points back - Orlando

Kevin Windham was back in the saddle again for the Orlando round, returning from his broken arm with a respectable ninth-place finish - Orlando

Chad Reed struggled at Orlando with a recently seperated shoulder, falling to eight points behind Carmichael - Orlando

Tedesco just missed the podium when he was passed by Nick Wey - Orlando

Wey is the top privateer in Supercross, and snagged his second podium of the year - Orlando

Ricky said of his defeat by Stewart, 'There is no excuse. I got my ass kicked.' - Orlando

Sobe/Samsung/Honda’s Josh Grant is on a roll, but it looks as though he’ll come up a bit short in the overall standings. Barring a major mistake by rival Davi Millsaps, Grant will have to take it outdoors to get revenge. - Detroit

James Stewart has now claimed the same number of victories this season as the number on his jersey. Five AMA rounds and two WSX races have given JS the edge in total wins for 2006. Ricky Carmichael is just behind him with six AMA victories. - Detroit

Tyler Evans had an eventful night yet never made it to the big show. The guy false started, broke the gate, got an impromptu interview, bump started his competitors’ bikes, crashed and almost got in an on-track fight. It’s all in a day’s work for One Punch. - Detroit

Only one round remains between Davi Millsaps and an East Coast Lites Championship. He’s just counting down the days until claiming that bonus from Honda and possibly jumping on a CRF450R. - Detroit

This is a sight we’ve all been waiting to see, but has yet to materialize with any regularity. Chad Reed sacked up and gave Carmichael a run for his money in the battle for second place. – Detroit

Teddy Maier grabbed the Progressive Direct Holeshot in the Lites main, but it was Bobby Kiniry that had the better finish. Kiniry narrowly missed his first podium finish of the season with a late crash. - Detroit

A post-race altercation between MDK/Motosport Outlet/Honda’s Nick Wey and Team Kawasaki’s Michael Byrne forced an intervention by both teams’ members to keep the blows from raining down. - Detroit

RC was fast but not fast enough to beat Stewart. The GOAT had his hands full dicing with Reed - Detroit

Reed seems to always be a step behind Carmichael, but then who isn't? - Detroit

Bobby Kiniry's last minute crash helped Gosselaar sneak onto the podium - Detroit

Davi Millsaps celebrates his Supercross Lites - East Championship on the podium at Houston

Carmichael gives Bubba some props after James picked up his third consecutive win - Houston

Millsaps has been touted as a future champion ever since he first came up. He realized part of his potential with an East Coast title - Houston

The expectation placed on Gosselaar was for a podium every weekend and Goose followed through all but once this year for second-place overall in the points - Houston

Josh Grant needed a lot of things to fall into place in order to get the title, and none of them did - Houston

Tommy Hahn garnered his first-ever podium with a second-place finish - Houston

Since taking time to with us at the Detroit round, KTM's Jay Marmont has reaped the MCUSA karma, just missing the podium in Houston with fourth-place finish - Houston

He just needed a 17th-place result to claim the East Coast title but Davi finished things off in syle with a win - Houston

Carmichael was jazzed by his starts, although Stewart got the better of him in the one that counted - Houston

Nick Wey got beat by Windham in Houston but remains the top Honda man in the points - Houston

'You're a pretty quick rider James.' 'Yeah, I know'

Ivan has been a strong rider all year, but not quite in the league of the Big Three quite yet - Houston

Chad Reed was good once again for a third-place finish. Now the Yamaha ace can get a couple weeks to let his seperated shoulder heal - Houston

Carmichael is in a tough position, you don't want to lay up for the final rounds, but can it's better than crashing your way out of another title - Houston

Honda's Kevin Windham has been on the fritz for most of the SX season, to come back after a broken arm and get a fourth-place finish is a huge step back for K-Dub - Houston

James has the speed and has lead something like the last 50+ laps, but will it be too little too late - Houston

Grant Langton wasn't able to make up ground on Andrew Short, coming in third - Dallas

Nate Ramsey blew any outside shot he had at the title by finishing 12th - Dallas

Andrew Short didn't win but he beat Langston and that's all that counts - Dallas

Ryan Villopoto was the top rider in the Lites class, collecting his first-ever AMA Lites SX win in the process - Dallas

Ryan Villopoto jumped out to the front and wouldn't be denied his first-ever SX Lites victory - Dallas

Nick Wey's podium-finish was the third of the year for the top privateer in SX - Dallas

Stewart had another shot, and while he still finished on the podium, he crashed his way out of his fourth-straight win - Dallas

Chad Reed has been consistent and is rewarded with another victory - Dallas

Carmichael crashed hard, but returned to salvage a sixth-place finish - Dallas

Langston took advantage of the nasty conditions to claim another regional SX title - Seattle

The backs of riders' jerseys were the only part of them that stood a chace in the mud - Seattle

Andrew Short was clean and in a good position going into the main event, but two turns later it would be just the opposite - Seattle

RC rode like a madman to claim third. It might not seem like much, but he worked his butt off for it and potentially saved his season - Seattle

The heat race battle between Kevin Windham, Chad Reed and James Stewart was intense even if short lived. Bubba came out on top, Reed second and K-dub faded to fifth - Seattle

That's the 18th number one plate in 17 years for team owner Mitch Payton - Seattle

Stewart's announcement of early retirement brought forth shock and joy from his competitors... We're kidding, we're kidding - Seattle

Luckily Team Honda's Travis Preston was paying attention during annoucer Erv Braun's roll-off demonstration - Seattle

One rider out of the Lites shootout, was Grant Langston, who dislocated his right wrist at a media event - Las Vegas

Mike Alessi picked a good time to roll to his best SX finish ever, while Chris Gosselaar crashed out, hurting his leg in the process - Las Vegas

Davi Millsaps was starting to make a move up towards Short, but crashed his way out of the race instead - Las Vegas

This quick peak was about as close as Alessi would get to Short after the Honda rider passed him for the win - Las Vegas

Winning the Vegas shootout doesn't wipe out the disappointment of losing the West Coast title, but it helps - Las Vegas

Number 1 for the last time in Supercross, Carmichael went out in style - Las Vegas

With all the drama surrounding the close championship race, it was easy to overlook that this round was Ricky's swan song as far as being a full season competitor goes - Las Vegas

James gives his mech a champagne super nova - Las Vegas

The AMA and World Champions - Las Vegas

Ricky and James take a bow - Las Vegas

The GOAT - Las Vegas

Villopoto came on strong at the end of the year, but had some problems at the Vegas - Las Vegas

Hot Sauce did alright for his rookie year, coming up short to the Big Three - Las Vegas

Nick Wey was the top Honda rider as a privateer in 2006 - Las Vegas

Chad Reed gave it his all but was a hair behind RC - Las Vegas

Ricky did what he had to do and got another championship for his trouble - Las Vegas

James Stewart was sporting an all-black frame on his KX450F as he rattled off another win - Las Vegas

From the first turn on it was all Stewart - Las Vegas

Vancouver SX

Stewart takes Vancouver