LaRocco On Podium In San Diego

2005 AMA THQ Supercross
Round 7: San Diego, CA
February 19, 2005


Amsoil/Chaparral/Napster Honda's Mike LaRocco nabbed his third podium of
the 2005 season tonight, bringing his Honda CR250R home in the #3 spot
before a packed Qualcomm Stadium crowd. Chad Reed took the win, with Ricky
Carmichael second.

David Vuillemin crossed the line in fourth, with LaRocco's teammate Kevin
Windham rounding out the top five. Team Honda's Jeremy McGrath succeeded in
snagging the main event holeshot, and go on to bang bars with the
front-runners in the early stages. McGrath ended the race in 10th place.

LaRocco's finish bumped him back into the #3 spot in the 250 title hunt as
well, where he now sits with 119 points, 49 back of series leader
Carmichael and just 19 back of the second-place Reed. K-Dub lies three
points behind LaRocco.

The thrills were no fewer over in the 125cc West action either, as three
previous round winners, including Amsoil/Chaparral/Napster Honda's Billy
Laninovich, all got out in front early and looked to be setting up an
exciting three-man dogfight.

Team Honda's Andrew Short, however, had other plans, and he made his way
around Laninovich on lap three and held down the third position to the
checkers. Laninovich went on to claim fourth, while fifth place went to
Amsoil/Chaparral Honda Thomas Hahn, making it a trio of Red Riders filling
out the top five.

Next weekend the THQ AMA Supercross Series heads down south to Atlanta and
the Georgia Dome, where the 125 East Region Series will resume with its
second round.


THQ AMA 250 Supercross Results
1. Chad Reed - Yamaha
2. Ricky Carmichael - Suzuki
3. Mike LaRocco - Honda
4. David Vuillemin - Yamaha
5. Kevin Windham - Honda
6. Sebastien Tortelli - Suzuki
7. Michael Byrne - Kawasaki
8. Heath Voss - Yamaha
9. Travis Preston - Honda
10. Jeremy McGrath - Honda


THQ AMA 250 Supercross Points Standings
1. Ricky Carmichael - 167 - Suzuki
2. Chad Reed - 138 - Yamaha
3. Mike LaRocco - 119 - Honda
4. Kevin Windham - 116 - Honda
5. David Vuillemin - 101 - Yamaha
6. Sebastien Tortelli - 94 - Suzuki
7. Ernesto Fonseca- 93 - Honda
8. Michael Byrne - 89 - Kawasaki
9. Heath Voss - 81 - Yamaha
10. Nick Wey - 73 - Honda



THQ AMA 125 West Supercross Results
1. Nathan Ramsey - KTM
2. Ivan Tedesco - Kawasaki
3. Andrew Short - Honda
4. Billy Laninovich - Honda
5. Tommy Hahn - Honda
6. Paul Carpenter - Kawasaki
7. Jay Marmont - KTM
8. Eric McCrummen - Honda
9. Brett Metcalfe - Yamaha
10. Justin Keeney - Kawasaki


THQ AMA 125 West Supercross Points Standings
1. Ivan Tedesco - 127 - Kawasaki
2. Nathan Ramsey - 91 - KTM
3. Billy Laninovich - 82 - Honda
4. Andrew Short - 79 - Honda
5. Danny Smith - 77 - Yamaha
6. Brett Metcalfe - 69 - Yamaha
7. Ryan Sipes - 67 - Suzuki
8. Tommy Hahn - 65 - Honda
9. Jay Marmont - 64 - KTM
10. Ryan Morais - 53 - Suzuki