Weekend Wrap Up

Carmichael Clinches Championship

Steel City Raceway, Delmont, PA: In the next to the last race of the season, Ricky Carmichael clinched his fifth AMA 250 Outdoor National Championship. For Carmichael it was business as usual though. Two more races, two more wins. But after the first moto win, his point lead was too great for the current second place rider, Chad Reed, to over take Carmichael. A first turn pile up, putting Reed at the back of the pack, assured Carmichael a smooth victory in moto one.

Another Number 1 Jersey For Ricky!

The only thing left for Ricky to do is to complete another perfect season by winning both motos at Glenn Helen next week. When asked what his plans were for the coming week, Carmichael stated, "I’m going to take this week off; Glen Helen is going to be a very hot motocross."

The King returns to Steel City

Jeremy McGrath made his return to motocross this week at Steel City. McGrath had not raced at Steel City since 1997. In moto number one, Jeremy was involved in the big pile up in the first lap. Battling back, McGrath was able to finish 20th overall, collecting 6 points, which was enough to keep his AMA Career Number 2. McGrath was forced to retire on lap five of the second moto when the head pipe came loose on his Honda CRF450. Still, his efforts for the day were good enough to place 20th overall.

A Big Day for Honda

Between McGrath and Carmichael, Team Honda featured the two winningest riders in American motocross history Sunday at Delmont, PA: McGrath, with his 72 supercross wins and seven SX championships, and Carmichael, who would clinch his eighth straight MX title.

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