Bel-Ray Racers Wharton and Millsaps Score Podium Finishes in Minneapolis Supercross

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The 2013 Monster Energy Supercross series continued on Saturday night at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bel-Ray racers scored victories in three of the four heat races and were rewarded with two podium finishes in the evening’s main events.

Bel-Ray-backed Rockstar Energy racing’s Blake Wharton continued the momentum he gained from last week’s Houston Supercross victory to score a strong win in the first 250SX heat race of the night. He started the main event inside the top five and battled early on with his competitors before settling into a third-place finish and his fifth podium of the season.

Bel-Ray racers won both 450SX heat races of the evening, with RCH Racing’s Josh Hill scoring the victory in the first heat race and Rockstar Energy’s Davi Millsaps taking the victory in the second. Hill’s success was especially inspirational, as it marked his first heat race victory since recovering from multiple injuries suffered over the past two years.

The main event began with both Hill and Millsaps inside the top five. Millsaps quickly got by Hill and moved into third place, a position he would hold until the finish. Hill, meanwhile, continued inside the top five until the halfway point of the race. He slipped back to sixth and eventually finished in eighth place at the checkered flag. Hill’s RCH Racing teammate Broc Tickle began the main event in 15th and moved up as high as 12th place during the 20-lap main event. He eventually finished 13th by the time the checkered flag fell.

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The series continues April 21st in Seattle, Washington for the Seattle Supercross.

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Bel-Ray Racers Millsaps and Wharton Score Podium Finishes at Supercross in Dallas

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Millsaps increases series points lead            FARMINGDALE, N.J. (February 19, 2013) ― Bel-Ray-sponsored Rockstar Energy racers Davi Millsaps and Blake Wharton raced to runner-up positions in their respective classes at round seven of the 2013 Monster Energy Supercross series on Saturday night, February 16, in Arlington, Texas.

Following a heat race victory, Millsaps started near the front of the field and was into second place by the fourth lap. He held that position until the end of the twenty-lap main event. His finish extended the point lead over his competitors to twenty-one points.             Team RCH/Bel-Ray racer Broc Tickle scored a tenth-place finish in the main event. Teammate Josh Hill continued his return from injury and finished in seventeenth place.               Despite difficulty in his heat race, Wharton earned his spot into the main event by winning the last-chance qualifier. He took advantage of an excellent start to work into second place on lap two, ultimately riding a consistent, flawless race to take the runner-up spot in the main event.               Both the Rockstar Energy Racing and RCH Racing teams rely on Bel-Ray lubricants to protect their machines and provide maximum power.               Bel-Ray’s Works Thumper Racing Synthetic-Ester 4T Engine Oil is one of the products chosen by the teams to keep their machines performing their best.                  Works Thumper Racing Synthetic Ester 4T Engine Oil  is a 4-stroke synthetic motorcycle racing oil that has been developed for full works competition use and is designed to withstand extreme racing conditions.The Supercross series continues with round eight on February 23, 2013 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.           To learn more about Bel-Ray specialty powersports lubricants, visit www.belray.com/powersports or call (732) 938-2421.             Follow Bel-Ray racers all season long at www.belray.com     Team Rockstar Energy / Bel-Ray racers Davi Millsaps (above) and Blake Wharton (below) scored runner-up positions in their respective classes on Saturday night in Dallas. Both riders rely on Bel-Ray products to perform in his machine. The same products he uses can be found on dealer’s shelves. Works Thumper Racing Synthetic Ester 4T Engine Oil is one of the specialty lubricants chosen by Bel-Ray’s racing teams to perform. The same product used in competition is available on dealer’s shelves.

ABOUT BEL-RAY COMPANY, INC.  Bel-Ray Company, Inc.was founded in 1946 and is a privately held, woman-owned business serving the lubrication needs of powersports, industrial and mining customers worldwide. Bel-Ray is recognized as the leader in the specialty lubricants industry for setting high standards of quality and performance with products formulated for the motorcycle, automotive, aviation, energy, food, marine, military, mining, OEM, industrial steel, and textile industries. “Flex Your Engine” with Bel-Ray’s superior Powersports line that delivers top quality Made-in-the-USA products to motorcycle and recreational vehicle enthusiasts around the world. Bel-Ray products are available at powersports dealers worldwide. Visit Bel-Ray.com for a complete dealer listing. Find the right lubricant for your equipment with Bel-Ray’s Lubricant Advisor. Like us on Facebook.com/BelRay or follow us on Twitter/Bel_Ray.

Millsaps dominates in San Diego

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The sixth race of Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, signified the final California stop of the 2013 season on Saturday night, with 55,361 spectators in attendance inside Qualcomm Stadium. For the second time this season, Rockstar Energy Racing’s Davi Millsaps captured the victory with a wire-to-wire performance that extended his lead in the 450SX standings. GEICO Honda’s Eli Tomac won his fourth Western Regional 250SX Class race of the season, closing his deficit in the championship.

Millsaps pulled an advantage out of the gate of the 20-lap Main Event to secure theNuclear Cowboyz®Holeshot Award, with Dodge/Sycuan Casino/RCH Racing Suzuki’s Broc Tickle and TwoTwo Motorsports Honda’s Chad Reed in tow. Championship contenders Ryan Dungey, Ryan Villopoto, and Trey Canard, who sit second through fourth in the points, all started outside the top five, with Canard crossing the line outside the top 10 on the opening lap.

As the pace settled in, Millsaps and Reed pulled Team Honda Muscle Milk’s Justin Barcia into a three-rider tandem that opened a gap over the field. Reed pressured Millsaps for several laps and even looked to make a pass, but lost traction on Lap 9 while in pursuit, dropping to seventh. Barcia assumed Reed’s spot in second and stayed close to Millsaps as the pair worked through lapped riders, but eventually the championship leader pulled away for his second win inside Qualcomm Stadium.

“What can I say, when you’re able to pull the holeshot and ride 20 clean laps you make life a lot easier on yourself,” commented Millsaps, who has now won multiple races in a season for the second time in his career. “It’s been a great start to the season and everyone is working hard to make this happen. You have to be there every week in order to have a chance to win this thing (the championship), and we’re doing our best to keep it out front.”

Barcia followed Millsaps across the line in the runner-up position, while Red Bull KTM’s Dungey, last week’s winner, worked his way through the field to finish third. Reed rebounded from his earlier misfortune to finish fifth, while Villopoto also experienced misfortune aboard his Monster Energy Kawasaki en route to finishing sixth. Canard battled from behind to finish eighth.

Millsaps extended his advantage in the 450SX Class Championship to 19 points over Dungey as the season heads east for the first time.

Rockstar Energy Racing’s Jason Anderson emerged with the Nuclear Cowboyz Holeshot Award to start the Western Regional 250SX Class Main Event, with Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Martin Davalos and JDR/J-Star KTM’s Malcolm Stewart closely behind. As he made a push for the lead on the opening lap, Davalos lost control of his bike and crashed, falling to the tail end of the field.

Davalos’ misfortune allowed Tomac to move into second position and set his sights on Anderson in the lead. On Lap 4, Tomac made an inside move on Anderson just before the finish and from there opened a comfortable lead. Behind this battle, Red Bull KTM’s Ken Roczen moved himself into podium position and it wasn’t long before he was on Anderson’s rear fender for second.

Roczen took over the position from Anderson on Lap 7 and set a pace that helped him close the gap on Tomac’s lead. As the laps wound down, Roczen closed in on Tomac and had a chance to steal the win on the final lap. A final desperation move in the final turn put Roczen alongside Tomac heading to the finish, but he missed out on a third straight victory by mere bike lengths.

The Western Regional 250SX Class Championship will now take a break from competition until April 20 in Seattle.

“This was the best way to go into the break,” said Tomac, who has the most wins in the class. “It was an awesome race out there and a good track. It was a little close in the end, but it was a fun race. This place (Qualcomm Stadium) has been hot and cold for me. I won here in 2011, got a DNF last year, and now won here again. We’ll go into the break with some confidence.”

Roczen holds a 17-point lead over Tomac with three races remaining in the championship.

Monster Energy Supercross continues next weekend, from Arlington, Texas. The annual stop inside Cowboys Stadium will mark the beginning of the Eastern Regional 250SX Class Championship and the seventh race for the 450SX Class. The action begins next Saturday, February 16, at 8 p.m. ET. SPEED will provide live coverage of the race at 8:30 p.m. ET.

450SX Class Results: San Diego
1. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki
2. Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda
3. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM
4. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki
5. Chad Reed, Australia, Honda
6. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki
7. Justin Brayton, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Yamaha
8. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda
9. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda
10. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., Suzuki

450SX Class Points
1. Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 132
2. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM, 113
3. Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 105
4. Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda, 105
5. Chad Reed, Australia, Honda, 97
6. Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda, 83
7. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 83
8. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki, 74
9. Justin Brayton, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Yamaha, 67
10. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki, 57

Western Regional 250SX Class Results: San Diego
1. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda
2. Ken Roczen, Germany, KTM
3. Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Suzuki
4. Austin Politelli, Riverside, Calif., Honda
5. Kyle Cunningham, Aledo, Texas, Yamaha
6. Travis Baker, Romoland, Calif., Yamaha
7. Zach Osborne, Chesterfield, S.C., Honda
8. Tyla Rattray, South Africa, Kawasaki
9. Martin Davalos, Ecuador, Kawasaki
10. Jessy Nelson, Paso Robles, Calif., Honda

Western Regional 250SX Class Points
1. Ken Roczen, Germany, KTM, 138
2. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda, 121
3. Cole Seely, Newbury Park, Calif., Honda, 95
4. Jason Anderson, Edgewood, N.M., Suzuki, 88
5. Kyle Cunningham, Aledo, Texas, Yamaha, 83
6. Martin Davalos, Ecuador, Kawasaki, 82
7. Zach Osborne, Chesterfield, S.C., Honda, 82
8. Joey Savatgy, Thomasville, Ga., KTM, 62
9. Christian Craig, Wildomar, Calif., Honda, 62
10. Jessy Nelson, Paso Robles, Calif., Honda, 60

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