The perfectly manicured grass of the Daytona International Speedway has once again been transformed into the toughest Supercross track on the circuit. Ricky Carmichael designed a track that is challenging but fun for the riders. Several riders have said this is the best track they have ever ridden at Daytona. The combination of grass and sand track surface will surely deteriorate lap after lap. During practice the track began to get rutted and chopped up in true Daytona fashion during qualifying, so expect to see the track get brutally rough as the night program progresses.
Supercross
Chad Reed returned to competition in the 2010 AMA Supercross with the quickest qualifying lap at Daytona.
Chad Reed attempted a return to racing this weekend and it looked like he was never sidelined with a hand injury. The Monster Eneregy Kawasaki rider recorded the best time in the first qualifying practice. In the second session the Aussie swapped in a rhythm section, flying off the track. Despite his off-track excursion, his 1:02.830 lap from the first session held up as the quickest for the premier class. Unfortunately, Reed elected to sit out the rest of the day, indicating that something is still amiss. Ryan Dungey grabbed second on the last lap of qualifying 0.11 seconds ahead of Ryan Villopoto’s 1:03:441. Red Bull Honda’s Davi Millsaps and Trey Canard qualified fourth and fifth, respectively.
GEICO Honda’s Kevin Windham sits in sixth, followed by Thomas Hahn. Grant Langston matched his number plate to his qualifying position. Yamaha’s Josh Hill sits back in ninth as Kyle Chisholm fills out the top 10 qualifiers.
Supercross Practice Results:
1. Chad Reed 1:02.830
2. Ryan Dungey 1:03.338
3. Ryan Villopoto 1:03.441
4. Davi Millsaps 1:03.709
5. Trey Canard 1:03.912
6. Kevin Windham 1:04.120
7. Thomas Hahn 1:05.157
8. Grant Langston 1:05.300
9. Josh Hill 1:05.442
10. Kyle Chisholm 1:05.761
East Coast Lites
Pro Circuit’s Christophe Pourcel threw down the quickest lap in the second qualifying practice. The flying Frenchman’s 1:02.238 was actually faster than any lap posted by the 450 class during qualifying. Pourcel’s teammate, Dean Wilson
Chirstophe Pourcel turned the fastest lap out of both classes in qualifying practice for the 2010 Daytona AMA Supercross.
was more than a second behind with a 1:03.501. Nico Izzi was another half second back in third, just edging out Austin Stroupe. Australian Brett Metcalfe rounded out the fastest five racers in the Lites class.
Supercross Lites Practice Results:
1. Christophe Pourcel 1:02.237
2. Dean Wilson 1:03.501
3. Nico Izzi 1:04.056
4. Austin Stroupe 1:04.067
5. Brett Metcalfe 1:04.339
6. Martin Davalos 1:04.519
7. Justin Barcia 1:04.531
8. Ryan Sipes 1:04.564
9. Kyle Cunningham 1:04.641
10. Matt Lemoine 1:05.170
