January 19, 2006
Phoenix, AZ - SoBe/Samsung Mobile/Honda�s Billy Laninovich scored a hard-fought runner-up finish in AMA Western Regional SX Lites action at Phoenix�s Chase Field, and in the process snared enough points to move him into the championship lead after two rounds. The #132 Honda CRF250R rider now heads the series standings by just one point (42-41) over Team Honda�s Andrew Short, last week�s round one winner at Anaheim. Short would finish fifth on the night in Phoenix, with Honda-mounted Paul Carpenter also making the top 10 in seventh.
In the premier 250 class main event, seven-time AMA SX champ Jeremy McGrath would turn in one of his best rides in recent seasons, snagging the holeshot and barely missing the podium with an impressive fourth-place performance aboard his #2 Honda CR250R two-stroke to lead all Honda riders. MDK/Motorsport.com/Honda�s Nick Wey would follow Mac home in fifth, with Team Honda�s Ernesto Fonseca seventh, SoBe/Samsung Mobile/Honda�s Mike LaRocco eighth and BooKoo Energy/Honda�s David Vuillemin 10th.
Both the AMA and World GP Supercross series now head back to Anaheim Stadium Saturday, January 21.
AMA Amp�d Mobile SX Series Results, Rd. 2
1. Ricky Carmichael � Suzuki
2. Chad Reed � Yamaha
3. James Stewart � Kawasaki
4. Jeremy McGrath � Honda
5. Nick Wey � Honda
6. Michael Byrne � Kawasaki
7. Ernesto Fonseca � Honda
8. Mike LaRocco � Honda
9. Ivan Tedesco � Suzuki
10. David Vuillemin � Honda
AMA Amp�d Mobile SX Series Points Standings
1. Ricky Carmichael � 45 � Suzuki
2. James Stewart � 45 � Kawasaki
3. Chad Reed � 44 � Yamaha
4. Mike LaRocco � 31 � Honda
5. Nick Wey � 30 � Honda
6. Ernesto Fonseca � 29 � Honda
7. Jeremy McGrath � 28 � Honda
8. Ivan Tedesco � 28 � Suzuki
9. Michael Byrne � 27 � Kawasaki
10. Travis Preston � 23 � Honda
AMA Amp�d Mobile Western Regional SX Lites Series Results, Rd. 2
1. Nathan Ramsey � KTM
2. Billy Laninovich � Honda
3. Grant Langston � Kawasaki
4. Ryan Villopoto � Kawasaki
5. Andrew Short � Honda
6. Sean Collier � Yamaha
7. Paul Carpenter � Honda
8. Darcy Lange � Kawasaki
9. Brett Metcalfe � Yamaha
10. Mike Alessi � KTM
AMA Amp�d Mobile Western Regional SX Lites Series Points Standings
1. Billy Laninovich � 42 � Honda
2. Andrew Short � 41 � Honda
3. Ryan Villopoto � 40 � Kawasaki
4. Grant Langston � 38 � Kawasaki
5. Nathan Ramsey � 34 � KTM
6. Darcy Lange � 29 � Kawasaki
7. Paul Carpenter � 29 � Honda
8. Brett Metcalfe � 25 � Yamaha
9. Jake Weimer � 24� Honda
10. Mike Alessi � 23 � KTM
