Carmichael Completes Perfect Season!

AMA/Chevy Trucks US Motocross Series, Round 12: Steel City Raceway,
Delmont, PA, Sunday, September 1, 2002

Honda Racing's Ricky Carmichael completes the perfect season! En route to
the 2002 AMA Motocross Championship RC has crushed the competition by
winning 24 out of 24 moto's aboard his CR250R.  Carmichael came into the
final round in Delmont, PA needing to win back-to-back motos to keep his
streak alive and he did it in typical Carmichael style - he dominated.


I usually don't get good starts here, said Carmichael. But after I got the
good start and won the first moto I really didn't feel the pressure in the
second. I figured I should be able to get one more victory.


RC has had a history making season in 2002, by winning 2 titles - AMA
Supercross and AMA Motocross, 11 main event wins out of 16 in Supercross
and 12 out of 12 overalls in Motocross - 23 wins out of 28 events in all!


Fellow Honda racer, Amsoil / Dr. Martens / Journeys / Honda Racing's Mike
LaRocco had a solid day finishing in 3rd place with a 3-4 score. LaRocco
has excelled on the CRF450R finishing the series in 6th place after
recovering from a wrist injury suffered during the Supercross season.


Honda Racing's Nathan Ramsey rode his CRF450R to a 5th overall with a 4-8
score. Ramsey finishes out the season in 10th overall.


Red Rider Sebastien Tortelli had a tough time of it in the first moto
finishing 17th but bounced back for a 3rd in moto 2 giving him a 7th
overall for the day.


In the 125cc division, Honda CR125R mounted Ernesto Fonseca raced to a 2nd
place overall finish with a score of 3-3 for the day.  Fonseca finishes the
series in 4th place. Amsoil / Dr. Martens / Journeys / Honda Racing's
Michael Byrne finished 7th with a 8-10 score, while teammate Travis Preston
finished the day in 9th with a 10-9 score.


125cc Overall Results:


1. James Stewart - Kawasaki


2. Ernesto Fonseca - Honda


3. Matt Walker - Kawasaki


4. Danny Smith - Suzuki


5. Billy Laninovich - KTM


7. Michael Byrne - Honda


9. Travis Preston - Honda


125cc Points Standings:


1. James Stewart - Kawasaki - 529


2. Branden Jesseman - Suzuki - 392


3. Chad Reed - Yamaha - 391


4. Ernesto Fonseca - Honda - 385


5. Danny Smith - Suzuki - 312


250cc Overall Results:


1. Ricky Carmichael - Honda


2. Tim Ferry - Yamaha


3. Mike LaRocco - Honda


4. Sean Hamblin - Suzuki


5. Nathan Ramsey - Honda


7. Sebastien Tortelli - Honda


250cc Points Standings:


1. Ricky Carmichael - Honda - 600


2. Tim Ferry - Yamaha - 440


3. Ezra Lusk - Kawasaki - 396


4. Sebastien Tortelli - Honda - 359


5. Kyle Lewis - Honda - 325


6. Mike LaRocco - 310


10. Natahan Ramsey - Honda - 203