"I got the holeshot and started the race out great," said Reed. "There are little things here and there that I need to work on, but it was a good race. We head to Las Vegas next weekend for the last race of the season, and I am looking forward to it."While neither team was willing to shed light on what happened out on the track, fans can be sure to see fireworks well beyond the opening ceremonies at Sam Boyd Stadium this Saturday.As the AMA Supercross Lites Western Regional Championship came to an exhilarating conclusion in Salt Lake City with GEICO Powersports Honda’s Trey Canard capturing his first win of 2009 and Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey garnering his first title as a professional, it set the stage for an epic battle with this weekend’s Dave Coombs Sr. East/West Supercross Lites Shootout Presented by Toyota.Trey Canard Speaks…
"This win tonight is great for me," said Canard. "I have had a rough season and to end it like this is all worth it."With a championship in hand, Dungey will take the number one plate with him to Las Vegas as he guns for his third-consecutive victory in the prestigious race.Ryan Dungey Speaks…
"I want to thank my family and team for being there for me," said Dungey on the championship. "I lost the battle but won the war tonight. There are so many people that helped me get to this point in my career and I want to thank them."Joining the long list of challengers in the AMA Supercross Lites battle at Sam Boyd Stadium will be West Coast regulars Canard, Jake Weimer, and Ryan Morais along with East Coast stars Austin Stroupe, Blake Wharton, and Christophe Pourcel, the Eastern Regional Champion.The first AMA Supercross class race was held at Sam Boyd Stadium on Saturday, March 17, 1990, and Jeff Matiasevich won main event. Jeremy McGrath won the AMA Supercross Lites class race that same evening. McGrath won three consecutive Lites class races before moving to the premier class where he won four main events. In addition to his seven supercross championships, McGrath is first on the all-time win list in both the AMA Supercross class and AMA Supercross Lites class.The AMA Supercross Lites class main event will air on SPEED on Sunday, May 3 at Noon EST and the AMA Supercross class will also air on SPEED at 1:00 p.m. EST.