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>> MONSTER ENERGY AMA
SUPERCROSS, WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
IN THE LONE STAR STATE, HOUSTON,
TEXAS.
WE'RE AT RELIANT STADIUM,
NORMALLY THE HOME OF THE NFL'S
HOUSTON TEXAS TEXANS.
HI, EVERYBODY, JEFF, WE'RE
COMING UP THE FOOTBALL FIELD
WITH SOME 550 TRUCKLOADS OF
ALTERNATE TODAY.
>> WELL, AND IT IS A FANTASTIC
TRACK HERE TONIGHT, AND IT'S
REALLY GOING TO CHALLENGE THE
RIDERS.
THE FIRST THING IS THIS TIGHT
LEFT-HAND FIRST TURN AREA.
THAT'S GOING TO BE KEY TO GET
OUT THERE CLEAN AND, YOU KNOW,
GET A FAST LAP GOING.
GETTING INTO SOME RHYTHM
SECTIONS, YOU CAN JUMP THIS A
COUPLE DIFFERENT WAYS.
YOU'VE GOD 90-DEGREE -- GOT
90-DEGREE TURNS THAT LEAF THE
INSIDE WIDE OPEN.
THEN YOU GET INTO TWO SETS OF
WHOOPS, AN INTERESTING
RIGHT-HANDER THAT HAS PROVIDED
SOME ACTION EARLIER TODAY.
COUPLE OF DOUBLES THEN BACK OUT
ONTO THE START STRAIGHT, AND BE
YOU CAN SEE THIS DIRT, IT IS
REALLY SPECIAL.
>> THAT'S A GOOD LOOK AT OUR
TOYOTA TRACK MAP, NOW LET'S
INTRODUCE YOU TO ERIN BATES.
>> THE CHANCES ARE SLIM TO NONE,
BUT THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST
WEEKEND.
I ASKED THE SUZUKI TEAM MANAGER
IF IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, HE
SAID WITH A MAJOR MODIFICATION,
THEY CHANGED THAT SYSTEM.
THEY STILL DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT
WAS SAND OR IMPACT THAT CAUSED
IT, BUT WE CAUGHT UP WITH RYAN
DUNGEY THIS AFTERNOON TO FIND
OUT WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO TO MOVE
FORWARD.
>> WELL, AT THIS POINT I THINK,
YOU KNOW, I REALLY DON'T HAVE
MUCH TO LOSE, SO GOING FOR THESE
WINS IS IMPORTANT.
IF I WANT TO GET A SHOT TOWARDS
THE END, I KIND OF HAVE TO START
DOING IT, SO WE'LL SEE WHAT WE
CAN DO.
>> YOU KNOW, I TALKED TO MIKE
GOSSLER, MECHANIC FOR RYAN.
I ASKED HIM WHEN IS THE LAST
TIME YOU'VE HAD A CHAIN FALL
OFF?
HE SAID 1999, SO IT DOESN'T
HAPPEN VERY OFTEN.
WHEN WE SAW THE IMAGES OF HIM
GOING OFF THE TRACK AND THE
CHAIN HANGING, IT'S LIKE, OKAY,
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE TONE
THAT?
HE CAME OUT OF THE SAND SECTION,
YOU KNOW, MAYBE A ROCK OR
SOMETHING GOT IN THERE.
TALK ABOUT THAT'S JUST PURE BAD
LUCK.
>> TIME TO PUT THAT BEHIND HIM.
RYAN DUNGEY IN THE GATE, READY
TO GO RACING.
HERE WE GO.
FANTASTIC TRACK HERE TONIGHT IN
HOUSTON.
THE SOIL SHAPED UP REALLY WELL.
IT GOT A LITTLE LOOSE ON TOP AND
A LITTLE HARD JUST UNDERNEATH.
THE --
[INAUDIBLE]
WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW THE NEW
LINES NOW THAT THEY'RE RACING
AND NOT JUST QUALIFYING,
DIFFERENT AREAS THAT THE RIDERS
ARE GOING TO HAVE TO USE.
>> HERE WE GO.
FROM RELIANT STADIUM.
DUNGY MIGHT START OUT WITH THE
LEAD, BUT --
[INAUDIBLE]
THE REIGNING CHAMP IS IN THE
LEAD.
>> WHAT A WAY TO SHAKE OFF THE
GREMLINS THERE.
IT'S A PIKE THAT MAY HAVE SOME
TURN FOR HIM, HE'S COMING RIGHT
BACK OUT FIRING TO TAKE CONTROL
OF HIS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES.
>> AND THAT SHORT STRAIGHT
WORKED OUT PERFECTLY FOR THE
KTM.
UP TO SECOND ALREADY.
>> SHORT HAS BEEN FIRED UP THE
PAST COUPLE WEEKS, AND KTM AND
THIS TEAM SEEM LIKE THEY'VE
REALLY GOT THE BIKE FIGURED OUT.
EARLIER IN THE OPENING ROUND,
THE 41 OF TREY CANARD.
>> CANARD RUNNING IN FOURTH
RIGHT NOW.
THE SUZUKI.
KTM, SUZUKI AND HONDA RUNNING IN
THE TOP POUR AND HONDA ALSO IN
THE TOP FIVE WITH KEVIN WINDHAM,
NUMBER 14 IN THE BLUE RIDING
GEAR.
>> ALWAYS A FAN FAVORITE IN BE
HOUSTON.
HE'S WON HERE BEFORE, HAS FAMILY
AND FRIENDS IN THE
LOUISIANA/MISSISSIPPI AREA HERE.
PROBABLY A QUARTER OF THE CROWD
HERE TONIGHT WOULD HAVE TO BE ON
WINDHAM'S LIST, DON'T YOU THINK?
>> NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, BUT HE IS
A FAVORITE EVERYWHERE.
CANARD TOLD ME EARLIER TODAY IF
I CAN JUST GET A BETTER START, I
MIGHT HAVE A SHOT AT GETTING
MYSELF TO THE TOP STEP OF THE
PODIUM FOR THE WIN.
>> HE HAS BEEN RUNNING IN FORTY,
THAT WOULD BE -- FOURTH, THAT
WOULD BE A TRANSITION.
>> JUST BY LOOKING AT ONE HEAT
RACE HERE --
[INAUDIBLE]
FAR TO THE INSIDE AS I COULD.
GO GATE PICK DEPENDS ON HOW YOU
FINISH IN THE HEAT, HOW YOU LINE
UP MANY THE HEAT DEPENDS ON YOUR
QUALIFYING CLASS, SO THINGS HAVE
TO HAPPEN PROPERLY FOR YOU TO
SET YOURSELF UP FOR THE MAIN
EVENT.
>> THERE'S ONE OTHER THING TO
FIRE UP KEN RONSON NOT RUNNING
HERE.
OTHER DIVISIONS RUN IN SUPPORT
OF THIS CLASS.
>> HE'S OFF THIS WEEK, DECIDED
TO COME RACING HERE.
SO ANYTIME YOU GET A
TRANSPORTER, CAN'T LET ANYBODY
ELSE ON THE TEAM BE BETTER THAN
YOU.
>> OH, YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.
THERE'S ALWAYS A COMPETITION.
THEY MAY BE ON THE SAME TEAM,
BUT WHEN THE GATE DROPS, YOU'RE
RIDING FOR YOURSELF.
BUT I TELL YOU WHAT, I'M REALLY
IMPRESSED WITH ANDREW SHORT
HERE.
QUALIFYING TIME WAS PRETTY GOOD,
ABOUT SIXTH, RIGHT?
SO --
>> WELL, THIS A DEVELOPMENT
ALLIER FOR THIS BIKE --
DEVELOPMENTAL YEAR FOR THIS
BIKE, A MUCH BIGGER BIKE THAN
EVERYONE ELSE IS RIDING.
CANARD TO METCALF.
>> THE TOP OF YOUR SCREEN HOLD
NINE TRANSFER POSITIONS.
>> METCALF, OF COURSE, A ROOKIE.
HE HAD A LOT OF YEARS IN THE
SUPERCROSS POSITION.
SO CLOSE TO A WIN, WASN'T ABLE
TO DO THAT.
>> CANARD, YES, CANARD THROUGH
THAT MIDDLE SECTION.
METCALF CUTS PACK, AND IT LOOKS
LIKE TREY CANARD ON THE NUMBER
41 HONDA, HONDA RACING ENTRY IS
GOING TO MOVE UP TO THIRD.
>> I TELL YOU, THEY BUILT THESE
TRACKS, OKAY, THIS TRIPLE'S BIG,
THEY HAVE TO GO WIDE AND JUMP
THEM.
THE DRIVERS ON THESE 450
MACHINES, THEY REALLY DON'T EVEN
TWIST THE THROTTLE UNTIL THEY'RE
ALMOST TO THE FACE OF THE JUMP
AND THE BIKE JUST SQUIRTS OVER.
>> HUGE POWER IN THESE MASSIVE
MACHINE.
WATCHING THE NUMBER 12 BATTLING
WITH MILLSAPS.
>> JOE GIBBS RACING AND THE
NUMBER 18, THE YAMAHA.
>> JUST TO THE BACK OF TOMMY
HAHN FROM NORTHERN TEXAS.
THIS JUST HAS SOME OF THE BEST
SOIL YOU'D EVER WANT TO RIDE ON.
>> THE YAMAHA IN 12 IN THE RED
AND BLUE RIDING GEAR.
YAMAHA HAS REALLY HAD SOME
SUCCESS IN HERE.
THE PROGRAM GETS BETTER AND
BETTER EACH YEAR.
>> OH, THERE'S MILLSAPS.
OF.
>> YEAH, MILLSAPS JUST A LITTLE
MORE ABLESSIVE -- AGGRESSIVE.
>> HE'S BEEN A WINNER ON THE
TOUR.
HASN'T BEEN A CHAMPION YET, BUT
THIS MAN HAS, RYAN DUNGEY.
THE 2010 MONSTER ENERGY AMA
SUPERCROSS WORLD CHAMPION.
>> LAST TIME AROUND WAS A 49.2,
HIS BEST WAS A 48.5.
QUALIFYING IS RIGHT ON WITH THE
FASTEST QUALIFYING TIME OF JAMES
STEWART.
SEE HOW HE'S RIDING WITHOUT
SIGHT RIGHT NOW.
IF YOU'RE OUT THERE BY YOURSELF,
YOU DON'T HAVE ANYBODY ON YOUR
REAR TIRE, YOU CAN DO THAT.
BUT IN TRAFFIC YOU HAVE TO GUARD
THOSE -- THIS TRACK AS WE GET
INTO THE HEAT RACES HERE, YOU
KNOW --
[INAUDIBLE]
>> DESPITE LOSING THAT CHAIN, IT
HASN'T REALLY HURT RYAN IN THE
CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS RACE.
LET'S GO RACING, AND RACING HE'S
DOING AND DOING IT VERY WELL IN
THIS HEAT AS RYAN DUNGY TAKES
THE WIN.
SOME OF THE BEST RIDING WE'VE
SEEN OUT OF DUNGY SO FAR THIS
YEAR.
BATTLING OVER THE FINAL TRANSFER
POSITION.
PEICK RIGHT NOW HAS THE SPOT,
CAN HE HOLD ON?
PRESSURE'S ON.
>> HE COULD GET THE TRIPLE JUMP.
>> HE'S GOING TO TRY TO MAKE A
MOVE.
TRYING TO CUT INSIDE BUT WESTON
PEICK WILL TAKE THE FINAL
TRANSFER SPOT, AND HE'S GOING
STRAIGHT ON TO THE MAIN EVENT
WITH HIS ROCK RIVER POWER SPORTS
MACHINE.
>> RACE FANS HERE IN HOUSTON
HAVING A GREAT TIME, THE MONSTER
OR ENERGY SUPERCROSS ENJOYING
THE BATTLES OUT ON THE RACE
TRACK.
THE REIGNING CHAMPION'S GOING
STRAIGHT TO THE MAIN, AND ANDREW
SHORT'S GOT TO BE FEELING GOOD
ABOUT THE KTM.
GOING STRAIGHT TO THE MAIN.
LET'S SHOW YOU OUR OR TOYOTA KEY
HIGHLIGHTS.
>> AND WATCH THE INSIDE OF THE
START HERE AS SOME OF THE RIDERS
CUT INTO THE INSIDE.
KYLE REGAL GOT THE HOLE SHOT,
BUT WATCH NUMBER 7, HIS YAMAHA
TEAMMATE, JAMES STEWART.
HERE HE COMES.
ALL OF A SUDDEN HE GOES FROM
THIRD TO FIRST JUST LIKE THAT.
>> AND AS STEWART WAS LINING UP
FRONT, CHAD REED WAS TRYING TO
WORK WITH PAST REGAL, AND THEN
NUMBER TWO 2 WAS MOVING UP
THROUGH THE PACK ALSO.
>> HAD IT MOMENTS THOUGH.
LOOK AT RIGHT THERE.
>> THAT'S CLOSE.
>> BUT WHEN YOU'RE A TWO-TIME
CHAMP, YOU CAN ALSO MAKE THE
PASS FOR SECOND BECAUSE STEWART
AND REED ARE BOTH TWO-TIME
CHAMPIONS.
AND HERE COMES THE MAN WHO'D
LIKE TO BE CHAMP, RYAN VILOPOTO.
FINDS HIS WAY TO THIRD, AND THE
CHECKERED FLAG FALLS FOR STEWART
AS HE TAKES THE WIN.
BATTLING ALL THE WAY TO THE LINE
WERE REED AND VILOPOTO.
>> REED EXECUTES A PERFECT TURN
TO TAKE SECOND, BUT I TELL YA,
IT'S THAT TYPE OF AGGRESSIVE
RIDING THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE
TO BEAT JAMES STEWART HERE
TONIGHT.
>> HERE'S A LOOK AT THE FINAL
RESULTS:
>> YOU KNOW, SO FAR TONIGHT
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SHOW YOU SOME
OF THE NEW AND UPCOMING STARS OF
THE MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS.
ALWAYS SPECIAL COMING TO CBS IN
THE COMING WEEKS, AND WE'LL TAKE
A LOOK AT SOME OF THE GREATEST
NAMES IN HISTORY.
>> THERE'S NO WAY HE'S GOING TO
BEAT ME.
>> THERE WAS TEN GUYS THAT COULD
WIN.
>> WHAT AM I GOING TO DO
DIFFERENTLY TO WIN THIS RACE
HERE TONIGHTSOME.
>> IT WAS MY HOPE AT THE TIME
THAT THEY WOULD ALL JUST TAKE
EACH OTHER THE HELL OUT.
>> I WAS LIKE, I AIN'T GONNA LET
'EM BEAT ME.
CAN'T HAVE IT.
>> MY PLAN WAS TO GO IN AND
DEFEND IF THAT WAS WHAT IT TOOK.
♪
>> CHARGING ON THE INSIDE
LINE --
>> WHERE IS HE?
I THINK HE'S CLOSE.
>> NUMBER 6, WHOA, ANOTHER BUMP!
>> AND, YOU KNOW, TOUGH.
>> IT WAS A TOUGH NIGHT BECAUSE
ALL THE GUYS I HAD TO PASS WERE
FAST GUYS.
>> THEY WERE THE BEST OF THE
BEST.
>> I'VE NEVER SEEN RIDERS THREE
AND FOUR ABREAST GOING THE
SECTIONS --
>> AND I BLEW RIGHT BY HIM.
>> BRADSHAW!
>> HE'S NOT GOING TO LET HIM GET
AWAY.
>> I WASN'T GOING TO LET IT GO
EASY.
>> HE JUST RAILED ME.
>> HE GETS THE PASS, OH!
>> THERE GOES MY CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> HE HUNG THE LINE.
OH!
>> I THINK I MIGHT BE LEADING.
♪
>> SO MANY GREAT NAMES, SO MANY
GREAT RACES.
YOU CAN SEE IT.
MONSTER ENERGY LEGENDS OF THE
SUPERCROSS FEBRUARY 27TH, 1 P.M.
EASTERN RIGHT HERE ON CBS
SPORTS.
SHOULD BE A FANTASTIC SHOW.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
THESE FANS ARE ENJOYING THE
RACING RIGHT NOW, BUT EARLIER
TODAY THEY ENJOYED THE OPENING
CEREMONIES.
♪ BABY, LET'S GO, BECAUSE WE'RE
GOING TO ROCK THIS CLUB, WE'RE
GOING TO GO ALL NIGHT.
♪ BECAUSE I TOLD YOU ONCE, NOW I
TOLD YOU TWICE, WE GOING
AWARD-G
FANTASY SPORTS, GO TO CBS
SPORTS.COM.
>> YOU KNOW, A LOT OF US WISH WE
COULD RIDE LIKE JAMES STEWART:
THE FOLKS AT THQ HAVE COME UP
WITH A WAY FOR ALL OF US TO TRY
TO COME UP WITH OUR OWN SET OF
JAMES STEWART SKILLS.
THE NUMBER ONE SELLING OFFROAD
RACING VIDEO GAME FRANCHISE HAS
TEAMED UP WITH THE WORLD'S
NUMBER ONE SUPERCROSS RIDER.
♪
>> IT WAS REALLY COOL TO WORK
WITH JAMES STEWART ON THIS
PROJECT, YOU KNOW?
HE'S A SUPERSTAR OF THE SPORT.
HE ACTUALLY REALLY MADE IT EASY.
>> WHEN I PLAYED IT THE FIRST
TIME AT MY HOUSE, IT WAS PRETTY
COOL, AND I WAS, LIKE, YEAH,
LET'S WORK ON THIS THING.
I FLEW OUT TO PHOENIX AND GOING
OVER THE VIDEO, IT ALL WORKED
OUT GOOD.
>> THE POINTS LEADER NOT ONLY
LENT HIS IMAGE AND CREDENTIALING
TO THE GAME, BUT AN EXPERTISE
THAT ONLY TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS AND
40 SUPERCROSS WINS CAN PROVIDE.
>> SO FOR HIM TO GIVE US
FEEDBACK HOW THE GAME WAS DOING,
HOW IT PLAYED, DIFFERENT THINGS
IN TRACKS TO LOOK FOR, IT WAS
JUST REALLY AWESOME TO SEE HIM
GET PASSIONATE ABOUT IT LIKE
WITH HIS RIDING.
>>
[INAUDIBLE]
I KNOW A BUNCH OF US ON THE TV
CREW ARE ANXIOUS TO OUR HANDS ON
THAT KINECT ALIVE GAME.
SEE IF ANY OF US CAN GO PRO
BECAUSE WE CAN'T QUITE DO IT ON
THE MOTORCYCLE.
[LAUGHTER]
>> POWER TO THE PLAYER!
>> YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
THESE ARE THE TWO RIDERS WHO ARE
COMING OUT AS LAST CHANCE
QUALIFIERS, THEY'RE GOING TO GO
ON TO THE MAIN EVENT HERE
TONIGHT WHICH WE'LL BE SHOWING
YOU SHORTLY.
RACE FANS IN HOUSTON HAVING A
GREAT TIME, BUT EARLIER TODAY IN
THE BRIGHT SUNSHINE THEY HAD A
GREAT TIME AT THE PIT PARTY.
♪ PICK UP MY BABY AND TURN IT
AROUND.
♪ GOOD TIMES, OH, GOOD TIMES.
♪ I'M WORKING -- TIME FOR A GOOD
TIME ♪
>> ONE OF THE HOTTEST SHOWS ON
THE FREESTYLE SCENE THESE DAYS,
NUCLEAR COWBOY.
WE THOUGHT WE'D TAKE YOU BEHIND
THE SCENES AND SHOW YOU HOW IT
IS ON TOUR WITH WILD FREESTYLE
SHOW.
>> ENTER OUR WORLD, THE WORLD OF
THE NUCLEAR COWBOY.
>> NUCLEAR COWBOYS IS, WITHOUT A
DOUBT, THE MOST
ADRENALINE-FILLED, EXCITING
ACTION -- NOT ONLY SPORTS, BUT A
THEATRICAL EVENT I THINK THAT'S
EVER BEEN IN AN ARENA ANYWHERE
IN THE WORLD.
>> ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE, DOORS
ARE OPEN, DOORS ARE OPEN.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> I THINK IT'S THE BEST SHOW IN
FREESTYLE.
NO ONE'S REALLY ADDED SO MANY
ELEMENTS AND GOING AROUND
AMERICA --
>> ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR!
♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> HUMONGOUS CROWD CHEERING FOR
YOU.
>> MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR
TICKET, IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD.
REALLY GOOD.
WHEN I SAY GOOD, I MEAN AWESOME
BE.
AND WHEN I SAY AWESOME, I MEAN
FANTASTIC.
NUCLEAR COWBOYS, 2011.
I LOVE 'EM.
>> IT'S AN INCREDIBLE SHOW,
NUCLEAR COWBOYS.
MAKE SURE YOU CHECK IT OUT AS IT
COMES TO AN ARENA NEAR YOU.
EACH WEEK WE LIKE TO BRING YOU
OUR MMI TECH TIP TO GET YOU
BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE MONSTER
ENERGY SUPERCROSS, AND MOST OF
THE TIME THAT COMES FROM SOME OF
THE RIDERS.
TODAY WE THOUGHT WE'D LET ONE OF
THE MECHANICS GIVE YOU HIS TIP.
>> THESE BIKES HAVE HUNDREDS OF
BOLTS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE APART
EVERY WEEK, AND WE WANT TO SHOW
YOU THE DIFFERENT CAPS.
THIS IS A REGULAR CAP.
THIS IS THE CAP THAT I USE, IT'S
DESIGNED JUST TO CLEAN THE
DEBRIS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE REAR PEDAL
HAS --
[INAUDIBLE]
ON IT.
WE CAN CLEAN IT, AND IT WON'T
TAKE ANY MATERIAL OUT.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE
THESE BOLTS MANY EVERYTHING IN
THE BIKE IN THIS INITIAL
POSITION FOR THE SAFETY OF THE
RIDER.
>> THANKS FOR CARLOS FOR THIS
WEEK'S MMI TIP.
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO MMI
GARAGE TIPS.COM.
AS WE START TO WORK TO THE MAIN
EVENT, JEFF, IT SURE LOOKS LIKE
JAMES STEWART IS GOING TO BE
TOUGH TO BEAT TODAY.
HOW COTHESE GUYS GET MENTAL ILY
READY TO TAKE A SHOT AT HIMSOME.
>> IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A
CHANGE IN MIND SET.
IF YOU'RE THE REIGNING CHAMPION
LIKE DUNGY WHO HAD THE DNF, TREY
CANARD HAS CROPPED BACK, THE
MIND SET IS ALL ABOUT WINNING A
MAIN EVENT, DOING ANYTHING YOU
CAN DO THAT NIGHT TO WIN THOSE
20 LAPS.
AND IF YOU DO THAT A COUPLE
WEEKS IN A ROW AND THAT MIND SET
IS ALL ABOUT FOCUSING ON ONE
RACE AT A TIME, ALL OF A SUDDEN
YOU'RE GOING TO FIND YOURSELF
BACK IN THE CHAMPION JUST LIKE
VILOPOTO DID LAST SEASON.
>> IT'S AN INCREDIBLY PHYSICAL
SPORT.
BUT, ERIN, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S
ALSO A VERY TOUGH MENTAL GAME.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, YOU GUYS.
TONIGHT'S TRACK IS A DECEIVING
ONE.
ALL THE RIDERS HAVE BEEN
COMMENTING ON JUST HOW SLICK THE
CONDITIONS ACTUALLY ARE OUT
THERE.
TIRE SELECTION TONIGHT IS
DEFINITELY GOING TO BE KEY.
THEY'RE USING A SHORTER *** ON
THE BACK TIRES AND GET A LITTLE
SOFTER COMPOUND.
ANY ADDITIONAL TRACTION THEY CAN
GET.
BUT MOST IMPORTANT TONIGHT, IT'S
GOING TO BOIL DOWN TO THE START
IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE
CRITICAL.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, MONSTER
ENERGY SUPERCROSS WILL BE
CRISSCROSSING THE COUNTRY.
LET'S SHOW YOU OUR TOYOTA
SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING EVENTS.
WE'RE HEADED OFF TO SAN DIEGO
NEXT AND THEN ALL THE WAY EAST
TO ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
OUR ONLY REAL OUTDOOR TRIP.
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, WE'LL BE
BACK DOWN THERE.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN US, GO TO
SUPERCROSS ONLINE.COM.
GET YOUR TICKETS.
COME JOIN JEFF, ERIN AND MYSELF
AND ALL THESE GREAT RACERS OUT
AT THE EVENT.
STAY WITH US, WE'LL BE RIGHT
>> WELL, JAMES STEWART JOINED A
VERY EXCLUSIVE CLUB, THE 40-WIN
CLUB.
IN 2005 IT WAS RICKY CARMICHAEL,
THE FIVE-TIME SUPERCROSS CHAMP.
AND JUST RECENTLY, A WEEK AGO,
JAMES STEWART WITH HIS 40TH WIN
JOINED THAT VERY EXCLUSIVE CLUB
OF CHAMPIONS AND WINNERS.
NOW, HERE'S TO SHOW YOU HOW FAST
THEY DID IT.
CARMICHAEL DID IT IN 85 RACES,
McGRATH IN 64, JAMES IN 65.
HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO GO FOR THE
NUMBER 72.
>> QUITE A FEW A FEW TO GET TO
72, BUT I TELL YOU, THE WAY
JAMES STEWART IS RIDING THIS
SEASON, HE CAN CLICK OFF 10 OR
12 OF THEM HERE BEFORE THE
CHAMPIONSHIP IS OVER.
BUT HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO GET
THROUGH A REALLY DIFFICULT TRACK
HERE TONIGHT IN HOUSTON AND SOME
RIDERS THAT ARE REALLY HUNGRY.
I DON'T THINK ANYONE'S MORE
HUNGRY THAN THE NUMBER 1 OF RYAN
DUNGEY.
HE'S REALLY GOT TO BE
DISAPPOINTED BUT MOTIVATED.
>> I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT
THAT, JEFF.
HE FELT LIKE HE SHOULD BE RIGHT
THERE BATTLING FOR THIS
CHAMPIONSHIP.
HERE WE GO IN HOUSTON!
OH, THEY COME TO THE LINE!
OH!
WINDHAM IS GOING TO GET THE
NUCLEAR COWBOYS HOLE SHOT!
STEWART GOT TO THE CORNER EARLY,
BUT HE'S DOWN ON TOP OF CHAD
REED!
>> BLOSE IS IN 12TH, IT COULD BE
TEDESCO.
IT'S ONE OF THE HUNTINGTON
BIKES, FOR SURE.
STEWART IS BEWITH HIND HAHN ON
THE 12.
>> THAT FIRST TURN WAS JUST
BRUTAL.
>> AND THIS CROWD'S ON ITS FEET,
JEFF!
LOOK AT THE GAP THAT STEWART'S
GOING TO HAVE TO GO.
AT THE GUN, YOU TALKED ABOUT IT
EARLIER, KEVIN WINDHAM SUCH A
FAN FAVORITE.
HE'S GOT SO MANY FRIENDS FROM
NEARBY IN MISSISSIPPI, AND HE'S
LEADING HERE IN HOUSTON!
>> THERE REALLY ISN'T A MORE
POPULAR RIDER IN THIS STADIUM
THAN KEVIN WINDHAM.
TODAY HE JUST DIDN'T SEEM TO
HAVE THE HEART, BUT THE GREAT
THING ABOUT AMA SUPERCROSS IS
YOU CAN --
[INAUDIBLE]
JUST PUT IN A 48.9, FASTEST LAP
OF ANYBODY HERE ON THE FIRST
LAP.
>> MILLSAPS HAVING HIS BEST RUN
OF THE YEAR ON THAT TO TOYOTA.
YAMAHA RUN ANYTHING SECOND,
METCALF IS THIRD.
CANARD AND DUNGY ARE FOURTH AND
FIFTH.
>> YEAH, WITH REED AND STEWART
DOWN, TWO OF THE TOP POINTS
GETTERS RIGHT THERE, THAT'S
REALLY GOING TO CHANGE THINGS
UP.
BUT WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY IT IS
FOR THE 41 OF TREY CANARD,
DUNGEY, SOME OF THESE OTHER
RIDERS WHO ARE RIGHT THERE
KNOCKING ON THE DOOR OF THAT TOP
FIVE IN POINTS.
>> DUNGEY HAS GOT TO CAPITALIZE
ON THIS, JEFF.
HE CANNOT LET IT GO.
HOW ABOUT VILOPOTO?
HE'S BURIED BACK IN 12TH.
THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET
THE POINTS ON STEWART.
COMING INTO THE NIGHT VILOPOTO
WAS JUST FIVE POINTS BEHIND.
>> AND ONE THING TO REMEMBER FOR
A RIDER LIKE STEWART AS HE'S
TRYING TO MAKE THE MOVES THROUGH
THIS PACK, THIS IS A DIFFICULT
TRACK HERE AS YOU'RE IN THE FAST
LANE TO WORK PAST RIDERS.
YOU CAN REALLY GET SET UP.
OH, LOOK AT THAT.
>> THAT'S VILOPOTO!
REALLY, JUST A COUPLE OF RIDERS
BACK.
HERE HE COMES, THE 7 OF JAMES
STEWART, JUST FIVE POINTS
SEPARATING THOSE TWO.
>> FOR STEWART THIS REALLY IS
JUST EXHAUSTING ALL OF YOUR
ENERGY.
BUT ALSO IT'S ABOUT RIDING
SMART.
NOT MAKING MISTAKES, DON'T COST
YOURSELF.
>> METCALF ON THE 24 ON THE BACK
SIDE OF MILLSAPS.
CUTTING TO THE INSIDE AND
CANARD, CANARD GETS AROUND HIM!
TREY CANARD, NOW, TRYING TO TAKE
OVER THIRD, AND HE'S GOT IT.
HE'S GOT THE FACTORY HONDA UP
ONTO A PODIUM POSITION.
>> LOOK AT HOW THE RIDERS ARE
REALLY SLIDING THE BIKE AROUND.
SEE HOW THE DIRT IS REALLY
LIGHT, ALMOST WHITE IN THOSE
PLACES?
CANARD JUST MADE A LITTLE SLIP
UP.
NO TRACTION.
>> AND HERE COMES THE REIGNING
CHAMPION ON THAT ROCKSTAR SUZUKI
WITH THE BIG NUMBER 1.
>> OH, MILLSAPS!
>> RYAN DUNGEY IS TRYING TO
CLOSE UP.
THERE'S FOUR RIDERS BATTLING
OVER SECOND PLACE RIGHT NOW HERE
IN HOUSTON.
CANARD --
>> THERE IT IS.
>> COMING AFTER MILLSAPS!
HE TAKES IT HIGH IN THE CORNER!
CANARD COMES DOWN WITH SECOND
PLACE.
>> CANARD FINALLY HERE ON THE
MOVE, GETS A CLEAR TRACK.
LET'S SEE IF HE CAN CATCH KEVIN
WINDHAM.
BEFORE WE DO THAT, LET'S TAKE A
LOOK AT THIS REPLAY HERE.
>> OUR TOYOTA REPLAY IN THE
RING.
BACK TO THE START.
>> JAMES STEWART FOCUSED ON THE
7.
WATCH WHAT HAPPENS, STEWART
SPINS THE REAR TIRE.
CANARD IN THERE, WATCH AS THEY
STACK UP.
REED CANNOT GET THE 22 AS THE
WEIGHT ON HIS LEFT SIDE WAS NOT
ALLOWING HIM TO LEAN THE BIKE TO
THE LEFT AND TURN, AND STEWART
AND EVERYONE ARE BACKED UP.
>> HERE'S STEWART RIGHT NOW,
JAMES STEWART SCORING IN ABOUT
13TH POSITION.
AND VILOPOTO, WHOSE SECOND IN
POINTS, HE'S UP TO EIGHTH RIGHT
NOW.
HE WAS OFF THE TRACK THERE IN
THE FIST -- FIRST TURN.
>> THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE.
STEWART IS UP TO 11TH BECAUSE
HE'S RIGHT BEHIND MIKE ALESS SI,
AND STEWART IS DOWN AGAIN!
STEWART IS ON THE GROUND AGAIN
HERE MANY HOUSTON!
WHAT A TOUGH NIGHT FOR THE
TWO-TIME CHAMPION!
>> YEAH, THAT LEFT LEG'S A
LITTLE SORE.
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING
ABOUT, RALPH.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS HERE.
STEWART, HE GOES TO, WELL, HE
WAS TRIPLING UP ON HERE, AND
STEWART JUST -- HE'S SO FAST.
>> MAN.
>> JUMPED RIGHT ONTO THE BACK OF
THE 47 OF THOMAS.
TAKES HIM DOWN FROM BEHIND.
>> OH, JEFF, HOW LUCKY WAS JAMES
STEWART?
HE LANDED ON THAT TOUGH BLOCK
INSTEAD OF THE FLOOR.
>> BACK UP AND GOING ONCE AGAIN.
UNBELIEVABLE THE LUCK JAMES
STEWART HAD THERE.
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN
DEVASTATING.
>> THAT'S GOING TO PUT HIM
OUTSIDE OF THE TOP -- MAYBE
ABOUT 16TH AS HE COMES BY.
>> MEAN WHILE, VILOPOTO WHO WAS
SECOND MANY POINTS HAS CLIMBED
UP TO ZILLIONTH.
DU -- SEVENTH.
DUNGY UP TO FOURTH AND KEVIN
WINDHAM GOING AFTER CAREER WIN
NUMBER 19 LEADS HERE TONIGHT AT
RELIANT STADIUM.
HERE HE IS, KEVIN B WINDHAM.
THINGS GOING PERFECTLY OUT FRONT
ON THE GEICO HONDA.
ERIN, WHAT A NIGHT IT IS FOR
HIM!
>> MOST DEFINITELY IT IS.
AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS
CONSIDERED HIS HOMETOWN,
DEFINITELY A FAN FAVORITE
CONSIDERING HE LIVES JUST IN
CENTERVILLE, MISSISSIPPI.
BUT HE'S GOT OVER 70 FAMILY AND
FRIENDS HERE THIS WEEKEND
CHEERING HIM ON.
TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT THAT HE
WANTS TO DO IT, AND HE'S LIVING
THAT MOMENT RIGHT NOW.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
KEVIN WINDHAM.
YOU KNOW WHAT, JEFF?
NOT ONLY DOES HE PUT SO MUCH
INTO HIS RACING, BUT HE
UNDERSTANDS THE CONNECTION THE
RACERS HAVE TO THE FANS, AND
NOBODY PUTS ON A BETTER SHOW IN
THE OPENING CEREMONIES THAN
KEVIN.
>> YOU'VE GOT THAT RIGHT.
HE DOES HIS TRANSFERS,
EVERYTHING.
RIGHT NOW THE 41, TREY CANARD,
WHO'S CHASING HIM DOWN.
LAST LAP AROUND, WINDHAM AND
CANARD BOAST A 69-- BOTH A 49.7,
THE TWO FASTEST RIDERS ON THE
TRACK.
>> HERE THEY COME.
THE 18 OF MILLSAPS, THE NUMBER 1
OF DUNGEY.
>> DUNGEY HAS HAD A LOT OF
PROBLEMS GETTING PAST MILLSAPS
HERE, AND THAT'S GOT TO BE
FRUSTRATING --
>> OH, DUNGY, GREAT MOVE!
NOW PUSHING UP TO THIRD.
>> A GREAT OPPORTUNITY HERE FOR
THE 1.
HE'S GOT TEN LAPS TO GO, ABOUT
TEN AND A HALF LAPS TO TRY TO
WIN THIS RACE AND MAKE A FULL 25
POINTS.
HE LOST 25 TO STEWART.
SO EVEN THOUGH WE'RE A THIRD OF
THE WAY THROUGH THE SERIES, THE
CHAMPIONSHIP MIGHT HAVE JUST
SLIPPED AWAY BECAUSE OF THAT.
SO MUCH CAN HAPPEN, AND WE'VE
JUST SEEP THAT HERE TONIGHT --
SEEN THAT HERE TONIGHT WITH
STEWART HAVING TWO MAJOR
PROBLEMS.
>> HERE COMES THE MONSTER ENERGY
KAWASAKI, RYAN VILOPOTO.
THAT NUMBER 29, THE RED BULL
MACHINE OF ANDREW SHORT.
HE GETS A LITTLE WIDE!
12TH AFTER THE FIRST LAP, RYAN
VILOPOTO, METHODICALLY PICKING
HIS WAY THROUGH.
THERE GOES KEVIN WINDHAM AROUND
JAMES STEWART.
THE CROWD CHEERING HERE TONIGHT!
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
JAMES STEWART WERE OH!
>> WINDHAM'S DOWN!
UNBELIEVABLE, WHAT A MISTAKE!
WINDHAM IS ON THE GROUND!
HE CAN'T GET THAT BIKE WHICH
WEIGHS ABOUT 225 POUNDS UP AND
OFF OF HIM HIM.
THAT'S GOING TO PUT CANARD INTO
THE LEAD, DUNGEY'S IN SECOND,
AND THE MEDICAL CREW IS COMING
OVER TO THE AID OF KEVIN
WINDHAM.
OH, WHAT A HORRIBLE BREAK OF BAD
LUCK FOR KEVIN WINDHAM!
>> BUT A STROKE OF GOOD LUCK FOR
THE 41, TREY CANARD.
FROM OKLAHOMA, FINDS HIMSELF NOW
IN THE LEAD AFTER A COUPLE OF
ROUGH ROUNDS.
HE'S HAD TO REALLY RIDE THROUGH
THE PACK, BUT WATCH THIS.
WINDHAM COMES UP SHORT HERE, AND
BE THEN WHEN HE HOPS OFF --
>> OH, THE FOOT COMES OFF.
>> YEAH, THE BIKE KIND OF WENT
TO THE LEFT ON HIM, AND HIS FOOT
CAME OFF.
WASN'T ABLE TO KEEP THE HONDA
UNDERNEATH OF HIM.
ONE MORE LOOK.
HE DOES A RUT RIGHT THERE.
OH.
>> JEFF, THAT BIKE LANDED HARD
ON HIS LEG.
>> IT DID.
EVERYTHING WAS LOOKING SO GOOD
FOR HIM.
>> AND WE'VE GOT A NEW LEADER.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU, TREY
CANARD COULD BE A TOP CONTENDER
FOR THE BRET MICHAELS' ROCK
HARD -- BECAUSE THE BIKE CHASED
IMTHROUGH THE RHYTHM SECTION,
LANDED *** HIS BACK, AND NOW
HE MIGHT FIND HIMSELF A WINNER
HERE TONIGHT.
>> HE'S PUTTING ON A FANTASTIC
RIDE.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> CAUGHT UP IF THAT FIRST
CRASH -- IN THAT FIRST CRASH.
ALL RIGHT, SO WHERE IS DUNGEY?
HE IS 3.9 SECONDS BACK IN SECOND
PLACE.
HERE HE IS LAPPING STEWART.
STEWART IS HOLDING DOWN 15TH.
SOLDIERING ON THROUGH THIS
UNBELIEVABLY TOUGH NIGHT FOR THE
NUMBER 7.
>> LAST LAP AROUND DUNGEY WAS
HALF A SECOND FASTER THAN
CANARD, WE'VE GOT EIGHT TO GO.
IF YOU DO THAT, HE'S ABOUT FOUR
SECONDS BEHIND RIGHT NOW, SO
THIS MAKES IT ALL THE WAY DOWN
TO THE CHECKERED FLAG.
>> VILOPOTO UP TO FIFTH.
METCALF REALLY PUTTING IN A
STRONG RIDE.
HE STARTED IN THIRD, RUNNING
FOURTH RIGHT NOW BUT HE PUT IN A
STRONG EFFORT, STEADY, AND HE'S
REALLY BEEN MISTAKE-FREE FOR THE
MOST PART HERE.
MILLSAPS JUST RODE GOOD, CLEAN
LAPS BUT THE NUMBER 2 OF RYAN
VILOPOTO IS ON THE GAS, AND HE
KNOWS STEWART'S OUT OF THIS
THING.
>> WHAT A WAY TO TAKE THE POINTS
LEAD HERE.
>> WATCHING METCALF BATTLING
WITH MILLSAPS.
COMING UP BEHIND HIM, HERE COMES
VILOPOTO.
OH!
VILOPOTO TAGGED THE TOUGH BLOCK.
>> MAKES YOU WONDER IF HE HAD
SEEN THE 7 IN HIS PERIPHERAL
VISION, IF THAT DISTRACTED HIM
AT ALL.
>> METCALF REALLY WORKING THE
YAMAHA, NOW, OF MILLSAPS.
>> MILLSAPS HAS BEEN OFF TO A
ROUGH START THIS SEASON, JEFF,
BUT THIS IS BY FAR HIS BEST RUN
ON THE 2011 TOUR.
>> IT CERTAINLY HAS HE'S REALLY
DIGGING DEEP RIGHT NOW.
>> OH, THERE'S KEVIN WINDHAM.
BE THE AGONY OF DEFEAT RIGHT
HERE.
I TELL YOU,.
[INAUDIBLE]
A LOT OF LOOSE DIRT, A VERY
TECHNICAL TRACK.
>> YOU SEE THAT GAP, 1.6
SECONDS.
RYAN DUNGEY TOLD E ME EARLIER
TODAY, YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO
ADAPT TO THIS DIRT IF YOU WANT
TO WIN.
HE SEEMS TO BE DOING A GREAT JOB
OF THAT, THREE VERY QUICK LAPS.
THE LAST ONE FOR CANARD, A 50.9,
FOR DUNGEY, A 50.0.
HE'S ON IT.
>> HE'S REALLY PUTTING IN THE
EFFORT, AND THIS IS THE TYPE OF
NIGHT THAT THESE TWO RIDERS
PARTICULARLY WHO ARE SO FAST,
THE CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR, AND
IT'S BEEN A ROUGH GO.
VILOPOTO AND STEWART HAVE BEEN
SO GOOD.
THE QUALITY OF THESE RIDERS --
THEREBY MAUL.
>> WELL, OUR CBS SEASON PREVIEW
SHOW YOU SAID IT, THE ONLY ONE
TO BEAT TREY CANARD AND
EVERYBODY ELSE.
HERE'S THAT BATTLE FOR FOURTH.
MILLSAPS ON THE 18 AND METCALF
ON THE 14.
AND VILOPOTO IS IN THERE AS
WELL.
>> I TELL YOU, THE TRACK IS
REALLY FAR AWAY.
ALL THIS LOOSE DIRT IS JUST
GETTING WASHED UP.
THEY'RE GOING TO RIDE AROUND THE
TOP RIGHT THERE, LOOK HOW THE
BERM IS ALL FLOWING DOWN.
AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE BETTER
TURNS.
CANARD JUST STUFFED IT INTO THE
FRONT WHEEL THERE, AND NOW HE'S
GOING TO HAVE TO START REALLY
WATCHING THE INSIDE.
DUNGEY IS ON HIM NOW, THREE AND
A HALF LAPS TO GO.
>> TREY CANARD TOLD ME THIS
MORNING THAT IF HE COULD GET A
GOOD START, HE COULD WIN ONE OF
THESE RACES.
HE GOT A GOOD START TODAY.
VERY CONFIDENT THAT HE CAN
HANDLE THE REST OF IT WITHOUT
ANY PROBLEM, AND, JEFF, WHEN HE
RAN A FEW RACES LAST YEAR, THIS
FORMER SUPERCROSS LITES
CHAMPION, TREY CANARD, WON THE
TITLE BACK IN 2008, REALLY
SHOWED HIS STUFF WHEN HE RAN
SOME OF THE BIG BIKES LAST YEAR.
>> I TELL YOU WHAT, THOUGH,
RALPH, SOME OF HIS
AGGRESSIVENESS IS GONE RIGHT
NOW.
THERE'S A MENTAL THING THAT
STARTS TO GO, OH, I'VE GOT THE
LEAD.
DUNGEY IS THE MAN THAT'S
AGGRESSIVE.
CANARD MADE A MISTAKE, AND THAT
OPENS THE DOOR FOR DUNGEY!
WE'VE GOT A NEW LEADER IN
HOUSTON!
CANARD BATTLES BACK.
ONCE AGAIN WE'VE SWAPPED THE
LEAD.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> THERE'S A FEELING THAT YOU
GET, I'VE BEEN IN THAT POSITION
MANY A TIME -- OH!
CANARD ALMOST DROPPING.
GATHERS IT UP AND DUNGEY!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> THEY'RE JUST GOING FOR IT!
>> WELL, THIS IS A MUST-WIN.
>> I THINK FOR BOTH RIDERS, NO
DOUBT ABOUT IT.
FOR TREY CANARD RIGHT NOW,
THERE'S THIS FEELING WHEN YOUR
STOMACH GETS A LITTLE LIGHT, BUT
RIGHT NOW YOU'RE TRYING TO STAY
IN THE AGGRESSIVE MODE.
FOR DUNGEY, IT'S ALL ABOUT
ATTACKING RIGHT NOW.
>> CANARD, DUNGEY, MILLSAPS, AND
HERE COMESVILLE VILOPOTO
CHALLENGING FOR THIRD NOW!
GOING AFTER MILLSAPS, GOT HIM IN
THE CORNER!
>> VILOPOTO'S SURE TO BE YOUR
POINTS LEADER.
>> OH, MILLSAPS COMES RIGHT BACK
AT HIM.
VILOPOTO COMING OUT OF THE
CORNER.
>> METCALF CLOSING ON THIS TRIO.
TOO FAR BACK.
>> VILOPOTO SQUARES HIM OFF.
THE RIDER OUT OF WASHINGTON
STATE IS BACK ON THE PODIUM, BUT
THAT MEANS HE HAS TO GET AROUND
MILLSAPS.
>> LAP AND A HALF TO GO HERE.
PODIUM POSITION.
>> THE GAP, NOW, IS NINE, AND
VILOPOTO WOULD TAKE OVER THE
POINTS LEAD OVER STEWART.
BACK TO THE FRONT.
THE FIGHT FOR THE LEAD ON THE
FINAL LAP.
CANARD OUT FRONT!
DUNGEY IS IN SECOND!
>> WHAT AN EFFORT BY TREY
CANARD.
A COUPLE OF MISTAKES, BUT
STAYING IN THE NUMBER ONE SPOT
TRYING TO WIN HIS FIRST-EVER AMA
SUPERCROSS.
>> TREY CANARD WORKING HIS WAY
AROUND, DUNGEY CHARGING AFTER
HIM!
CAN HE GET HIM?
HERE HE COMES!
DUNGEY THROWING EVERYTHING AT
HIM!
CANARD TRYING TO HOLD HIM OFF.
CROWD ON ITS FEET HERE AT
RELIANT STADIUM.
TREY CANARD HAS WON IT!
HE WINS HIS FIRST-EVER MONSTER
ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
DUNGEY TAKES SECOND, VILOPOTO'S
GOING TO THE PODIUM.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> LONG-TIME MECHANIC AND MOM,
CARRIE CANARD, HUGGING TREY WHO
JUST GOT HONDA THEIR 11TH WIN
HERE IN HOUSTON, AND HE JOINS
THE GREATS AS FIRST-TIME CLASS
WINNERS HERE IN HOUSTON.
>> WHAT A RIDE.
>> LOOK AT THE MAIN EVENT RACE
RESULTS, WHAT A RACE HERE
TONIGHT!
>> I'M TELLING YOU, FANTASTIC.
AND JAMES STEWART ENDS UP
FINISHING 15TH, KEVIN WINDHAM
CREDITED WITH 19TH.
HERE'S THE HAPPY WINNER WITH
ERIN.
>> IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL VICTORY
FOR TREY CANARD.
WHAT A PERFORMANCE OUT THERE
TONIGHT.
TAKE US THROUGH WHAT WAS GOING
ON BETWEEN YOU AND RYAN DUNGEY,
THE PASSES THAT WERE BEING MADE.
>> I TELL YOU WHAT, GETTING A
BETTER START HELPS A LOT.
KIND OF LUCKED INTO IT, I THINK
I WAS IN FOURTH THROUGH THIRD.
K DUB WENT COULD BE, AND I WAS
LIKE -- DOWN, AND I WAS LIKE,
MAN, I'M IN THE LEAD.
I JUST TRIED NOT TO TIGHTEN UP,
TOUGH THING TO DO WITH YOUR
FIRST LEAD.
GOT TO GIVE IT UP TO THE LORD
MOST OF ALL, GOOD TIRES AND BE
HONDA, GEICO, MAN, EVERYONE.
G AND C, LEE AN AND, MAN,
EVERYONE HAS JUST BEEN GREAT.
TIMMY, MY MOM AND EVERYONE, MAN,
THANKS.
>> ONLY THE SECOND TIME HE'S
BEEN ON THE PODIUM THIS YEAR.
TREY CANARD WAS THIRD IN
PHOENIX, BUT HE'S THE WINNER IN
HOUSTON.
WE'LL BE BACK.
>> WELL, AS WE SAID, THE POINTS
WOULD GET SHAKEN UP HERE
TONIGHT, AND LET'S SHOW YOU HOW
THEY'VE TURNED.
STEWART LEADS -- OR LOSES, I
SHOULD SAY, THE POINTS TO
VILOPOTO.
IT WAS FIVE WITH STEWART OUT
FRONT COMING INTO THE NIGHT,
STEWART IS NOW NINE BEHIND
VILOPOTO.
CANARD IS IN THIRD, DUNGEY GAINS
A LITTLE BIT BACK, HE'S FIFTH
BEHIND CHAD REED.
LET'S HEAD DOWN TO THE PODIUM
WITH ERIN.
>> IT WAS A DOG FIGHT, IN FACT,
RYAN DUNGEY AND TREY CANARD
TOUCHING, DID IT BOIL DOWN TO
WHO MADE THE MOST MINIMAL AMOUNT
OF MISTAKES?
>> YEAH, DEFINITELY.
I WAS ABLE TO TAKE OFF A COUPLE
RIDERS, THINK I WAS BACK IN
FIFTH.
BUT THE BIKE WAS WORKING GOOD.
IT'S A GOOD STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION.
JUST GOT TO KEEP FOCUSING AND
KEEP PUTTING IT UP THERE.
GOT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO
ROCKSTAR, TEAM SUZUKI, THE MAN
ABOVE AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD.
>> CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL
DONE.
RYAN VILOPOTO BATTLING FROM THE
BACK OF THE PACK, YOU DID NOT
MAKE IT EASY.
>> NO, NOT THE GREATEST START,
AND THERE WAS A BIG PILEUP, SO
IT WAS JUST SURVIVAL REALLY.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS A TOUGH NIGHT.
THE TRACK WAS SLIPPERY, AND I
DON'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THE
MONSTER ENERGY KAWASAKI.
DUNLAP TIRES, VULCAN AND
EVERYONE, THANK YOU.
>> CBS' COVERAGE CONTINUES
SUNDAY, APRIL 3RD AT NOON
EASTERN AS THE SERIES HEADS TO
COWBOY STADIUM IN ARLINGTON,
TEXAS.
>> COMING UP NEXT, THE ROAD TO
THE FINAL FOUR CONTINUES WITH
14TH-RANKED PURDUE TAKING ON
ILLINOIS.
AND LATER TODAY FINAL ROUND
COVERAGE OF THE AT&T PEBBLE
BEACH NATIONAL PRO-AM.
FOR JEFF AND ERIN, I'M RALPH
SHAH HEED.
SO LONG FROM HOUSTON WHERE TREY
CANARD IS YOUR WINNER!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]