Carmichael And Ramsey Finish 1 - 2 In Houston Supercross

AMA / EA Sports Supercross Series Round 11: Houston Astrodome, Houston, TX,
Saturday, March 23, 2002

      Honda Racing's Ricky Carmichael is in a zone. The current 2001 EA
Sports Supercross champ rocketed through Houston's Astrodome to claim his
5th main     event win in a row moving him closer to the coveted 2002
Supercross title. Carmichael now has a 17 point lead in the series.

   Red Rider Nathan Ramsey put his CRF450R on the podium with a strong
second place finish behind fellow teammate Ricky Carmichael after leading
the first part    of the race. Houston marks Ramsey's first podium in AMA
EA Sports 250cc Supercross competition. His accomplishment also gave
Honda's CRF450R 4-stroke    motocross machine it's first ever podium in
Supercross competition. Congratulations to Ramsey for an outstanding ride!

   Honda Racing's Ernesto Fonseca finished the main event in a respectable
6th place finish overall.

   Blackfoot Honda's Heath Voss and Moto XXX / Honda mounted Kyle Lewis
cracked the 250cc main event top 10 with a 7th and 9th place finish. Lewis
is      competing on a Honda CRF450R.

Red Rider Sebastien Tortelli bruised his back in practice at Round 10 in
New Orleans and decided not to race Houston. Tortelli should return for
Round 12 in St. Louis on April 6.

Amsoil / Dr. Marten / Journeys / Honda Racing's Mike LaRocco is still
recovering from a broken right wrist he sustained in Minneapolis. LaRocco
is undergoing a strong rehabilitation program to get his wrist back to
100%.

Amsoil / Dr. Marten / Journeys / Honda Racing's Travis Preston and Chris
Gosselaar both had a great night in the 125 West Coast main event. Preston
finished a solid 2nd place and Gosselaar crossed the checkered flag in 5th
place. Preston is currently running in 2nd place in the 125 West Coast
points standings.


AMA/EA Sports Supercross, Round 6, 125-West Coast Overall Finishers:
1. Matt Walker - Kawasaki
2. Travis Preston - Honda
3. Eric Sorby - Kawasaki
4. Ivan Tedesco - Yamaha
5. Chris Gosselaar - Honda

AMA/EA Sports Supercross, 125 West Coast Point Standings:
1. James Stewart - Kawasaki - 115
2. Travis Preston - Honda - 105
3. Ivan Tedesco - Yamaha - 100
4. Chris Gosselaar - Honda - 92
5. Brock Sellards - KTM - 92

AMA/EA Sports Supercross, Round 11, 250-class Overall Finishers:

1. Ricky Carmichael - Honda
2. Nathan Ramsey - Honda
3. Ezra Lusk - Kawasaki
4. David Vuillemin - Yamaha
5. Jeremy McGrath - Yamaha
6. Ernesto Fonseca - Honda
7. Heath Voss - Honda
9. Kyle Lewis - Honda


AMA/EA Sports Supercross, 250-class Point Standings:

1. Ricky Carmichael - Honda - 234
2. David Vuillemin - Yamaha - 217
3. Ezra Lusk - Kawasaki - 168
4. Jeremy McGrath - Yamaha - 160
5. Stephane Roncada - Kawasaki - 157
6. Nathan Ramsey - Honda - 137
7. Ernesto Fonseca - Honda -122
8. Mike LaRocco - Honda - 120
9. Heath Voss - Honda - 118


Upcoming Rounds:
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