LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ryan Villopoto won his first Monster Energy AMA Supercross championship Saturday night, finishing third in the season finale at Sam Boyd Stadium.
Villopoto, the Kawasaki star from Poulsbo, Wash., who won a series-high six races this season, edged race winner Chad Reed by four points in the 17-race championship.
Chad Reed, the Honda rider from Tampa, Fla., raced to his second victory of the season, holding off Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey by 1.351 seconds. Villopoto finished 35.302 seconds behind Reed.
