KTM’s Ryan Dungey secured his second AMA Supercross round victory of the year on Saturday night when he won the main event at the Georgia Dome, round eight of the US series.

In the Eastern Regional Supercross Lites Class, Honda’s Justin Barcia remained undefeated in the second race of that championship.

Honda’s Cole Seely grabbed the holeshot award with Dungey and Yamaha’s Davi Millsaps hot on his heels. Behind them, championship leader Ryan Villopoto (Kawasaki) found himself in sixth place at the end of the opening lap. Fellow title contender, Yamaha’s James Stewart was also slow out of the gates, crossing the line in ninth on lap one.

Seely fought off Dungey for several laps, but the 2010 Supercross Class Champion eventually worked his way into the lead on Lap 7 and looked to pull away. As Dungey made his move forward, both Villopoto and Stewart were doing the same and by Lap 11, the trio was running first, second, and third, respectively.

Villopoto slowly ate away at Dungey’s advantage throughout the second half of the main event, even overcoming an early tip over to have a shot at his fourth consecutive win. On the final lap, the pair was separated by just over a second, with Villopoto charging. A slight bobble by the defending champion coming out of the sand section allowed Dungey to extend his lead and give KTM just its second main event win in the Supercross Class.

“To get that first win right off the bat (for KTM) in Phoenix was nice, but it took a while after that,” said Dungey. “But, to back it up here in Atlanta, it was a great night. We’ve been looking for that one for a while. The whole team has been working hard and things haven’t gone our way with testing and stuff, but we’re coming around to it and I think things are progressively getting better.”

Villopoto held on for second, to lose just three points in the championship standings, while Stewart finished third.

“I just made a little mistake, and early on in the race I fell over and that cost me, huge,” said Villopoto. “The track was tough tonight, you could really see (that) and I just slipped up and washed the front end out. Overall, we had a good night. It just wasn’t the best of weeks coming into this (race), so to come out with a second is good.”

 

In the Supercross Lites Class Main Event, Barcia was the first rider out of the gate, claiming the holeshot, while Kawasaki team-mates Blake Baggett and Darryn Durham followed him out of the first corner. After posting the fastest practice lap of the day, KTM’s Ken Roczen crossed the line at the end of the opening lap in 14th place, following a tough start.

Barcia set a torrid pace to start the 15-lap main event, pulling away to a multiple-second advantage over the field. Behind him, a heated battled for the podium took place between Baggett, Suzuki’s Blake Wharton and Honda’s Justin Bogle.

Baggett asserted himself in second and after battling for several laps, Bogle worked his way past Wharton on Lap 9. Barcia completed his perfect effort by taking the chequered flag 2.253 seconds ahead of Baggett. Bogle held on for his first career podium finish in third, to go along with his first career heat race victory earlier in the evening.

“Two for two (is) not a bad way to start,” said Barcia. “I wanted a good start, I got the holeshot, and just rode hard from there. The track was super tough tonight. It was very slick and there were a lot of places where the bike was sliding around. I was trying not to make any mistakes. Fortunately, everything went really smooth and we got the win.”

Barcia extended his points lead in the Eastern Regional Supercross Lites Class to 12 over Durham.

 

Supercross Class Results: Atlanta

Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM

Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki

James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha

Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha

Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Honda

Cole Seely, Murrieta, Calif., Honda

Jake Weimer, Wildomar, Idaho, Kawasaki

Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda

Brett Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Suzuki

Nick Wey, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki

 

Supercross Class Season Standings

Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki – 180

Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM – 170

James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Yamaha – 136

Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Honda – 128

Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki – 106

Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda – 105

Brett Metcalfe, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Suzuki – 100

Justin Brayton, Murrieta, Calif., Honda – 96

Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha – 94

Mike Alessi, Hilliard, Calif., Suzuki – 90

 

Eastern Regional Supercross Lites Class Results: Atlanta

Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda

Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Kawasaki

Justin Bogle, Cushing, Okla., Honda

Blake Wharton, Beaumont, Texas, Suzuki

Darryn Durham, Butler, Pa., Kawasaki

Ken Roczen, Murrieta, Calif., KTM

Kyle Cunningham, Aledo, Texas, Yamaha

Hunter Hewitt, Corona, Texas, Suzuki

Jake Canada, Sun City, Calif., Suzuki

Shane Sewell, Westville, In, KTM

 

Eastern Regional Supercross Lites Class Season Standings

Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda – 50

Darryn Durham, Butler, Pa., Kawasaki – 38

Blake Wharton, Beaumont, Texas, Suzuki – 36

Ken Roczen, Murrieta, Calif., KTM – 35

Blake Baggett, Butler, Pa, Kawasaki – 28

Justin Bogle, Cushing, Okla., Honda – 27

Jake Canada, Sun City, Calif., Honda – 26

Hunter Hewitt, Pilot Point, Texas, Suzuki – 22

PJ Larsen, Murrieta, Calif., KTM – 21

Lance Vincent, Youngsville, La, KTM – 16