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Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Alessi cards strong 7th-place SX finish
Round 4 – AMA Supercross Series
Houston, Texas
Reliant Stadium
Jan. 24, 2009
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing’s Chad Reed continues to lead the AMA Supercross Championship points chase after finishing an impressive second place at Saturday night’s Houston,Texas, event at Reliant Stadium. Two-time and defending AMA Supercross Champion Reed won his heat race and then overcame a rough start to finish second in the 20-lap main event. Rockstar Makita Suzuki teammate Mike Alessi, meanwhile, celebrated his strongest results of the season at Houston. Alessi finished fourth in his heat race and then got the holeshot in the main event, where he eventually brought home a seventh-place result. Finally, Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Michael Byrne did not race, due to an injury sustained in the off-season. He hopes to be back racing as soon as possible.
In the Supercross Lites class, Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Nico Izzi picked up a podium position in the season-opening round of the East Coast series. The 2008 AMA Supercross/Motocross Rookie of the Year finished third in his heat race and then third in the main event at Houston on his Rockstar Makita Suzuki RM-Z250.
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing will race next at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California, on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009.
Chad Reed, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing RM-Z450, #1
2nd Place – Houston Supercross
1st Place – Overall Championship Points Standings
Mike Alessi, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing RM-Z450, #800
7th Place– Houston Supercross
9th Place – Overall Championship Points Standings
Nico Izzi, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing RM-Z250, #20
3rd Place – Houston Supercross Lites
3rd Place-- Overall Championship Points Standings
AMA Supercross Top 10 Finishers
1. James Stewart, Yamaha
2. Chad Reed, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing
3. Ryan Villopoto, Kawasaki
4. Andrew Short, Honda
5. Josh Grant, Yamaha
6. Ivan Tedesco, Honda
7. Mike Alessi, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing (Holeshot)
8. Tim Ferry, Kawasaki
9. Kevin Windham, Honda (Holeshot)
10. Davi Millsaps, Honda
AMA Supercross Lites Top 10 Finishers
1. Christophe Pourcel, Kawasaki (Holeshot)
2.Brett Metcalfe, Honda
3.Nico Izzi, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing
4. Austin Stroupe, Kawasaki
5. Blake Wharton, Honda
6. Wil Hahn, KTM
7. Martin Davalos, KTM
8. Darryn Durham, Yamaha
9. Daniel Blair, Honda
10. Matthew, Goerke, Suzuki
10. Matthew, Goerke, Suzuki
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