|  | 
|  | 
Yamaha LandM San Manuel's Josh Hill finished 6th at the Georgia Dome  in Atlanta for round eight of seventeen in the AMA Supercross/FIM World  SX Championship and keeps within 20 points of the 2010 title chase. The  20 year old was one of three YZ450F riders in the top six of the 32nd  Main Event to be run in the Georgian capital. The highest finisher  Saturday night in front of more than 69,000 spectators was Valli  Motorsports Ivan Tedesco; the veteran taking his second best result of  the year with 4th spot.   
 The day started in a tough way for Hill who suffered a crash in which  he bent his handlebars with his chest in the final timed period and  negotiated the 20 lap Main Event in some discomfort. 'That was the  hardest race I've ever had,' he said. 'I wasn't even going to race until  about 6:30, and I started feeling a little better. But 20 laps out  there in my condition, that was so hard. At least I'm still there in the  points, but I'm just going to go home and try to heal-up for next week  in Daytona."
| 20 seconds in front of the youngster was Joe Gibbs Racing's Justin  Brayton, who was hunting a way past Tedesco but ultimately had to settle  for 5th in what is becoming a very solid campaign for the 2009 Bercy SX  winner. Tedesco was the first of six 2010 YZ450Fs on the leader-board  that filled positions down to 9th place. After Hill followed Michael  Byrne, Jason Lawrence and Grant Langston.   
 Hill is now back to second place in the championship behind Ryan  Dungey as the winner of the last two rounds, Ryan Villopoto, could only  cross the line in 19th in Atlanta after a mistake caused a crash and  necessitated a visit to the pits. Brayton's excellent consistency, which  has seen three top five finishes in the last four events, means he is  5th and 13 points away from moving up another spot.   
 Round nine takes place next Saturday as the series move to Daytona on  the east coast. | 
Crowd: 69, 182
 Weather: Dry
Lap Record:  0'52.919 (Ricky Carmichael , 01/01/2006)
 Last Years Winner: James Stewart
| 2010 AMA-SX Atlanta, GA 28/02/2010 | 
| Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Total Time | 
| 1 | Ryan Dungey | Suzuki | USA | 18'38.901 | 
| 2 | Trey Canard | Honda | USA | 0'10.976 | 
| 3 | David D Millsaps | Honda | USA | 0'13.239 | 
| 4 | Ivan Tedesco | Yamaha | USA | 0'16.672 | 
| 5 | Justin Brayton | Yamaha | USA | 0'17.157 | 
| 6 | Josh Hill | Yamaha | USA | 0'37.668 | 
| 7 | Michael Byrne | Yamaha | AUS | 0'41.606 | 
| 8 | Jason Lawrence | Yamaha | USA | 0'45.254 | 
| 9 | Grant Langston | Yamaha | RSA | 0'47.817 | 
| 10 | Nicholas Wey | Kawasaki | USA | 0'49.766 | 
| 11 | Chris Blose | Honda | USA | -1Laps | 
| 12 | Kyle Chisholm | Yamaha | USA | -1Laps | 
| 13 | Matt Boni | Honda | USA | -1Laps | 
| 14 | Kevin Windham | Honda | USA | -1Laps | 
| 15 | Jason Thomas | Suzuki | USA | -1Laps | 
| 17 | Weston Peick | Yamaha | USA | -1Laps | 
| 18 | Dan Reardon | Yamaha | USA | -1Laps | 
 
| Rider Standings | 27/02/2010 | 
| Pos. | Rider | Manu. | Nat. | Points | 
| 1. | Ryan Dungey | Suzuki | USA | 170 | 
| 2. | Josh Hill | Yamaha | USA | 150 | 
| 3. | Ryan  Villopoto | Kawasaki | USA | 147 | 
| 4. | David  D Millsaps | Honda | USA | 134 | 
| 5. | Justin  Brayton | Yamaha | USA | 121 | 
| 6. | Ivan  Tedesco | Yamaha | USA | 115 | 
| 7. | Kevin  Windham | Honda | USA | 113 | 
| 8. | Nicholas  Wey | Kawasaki | USA | 85 | 
| 9. | Michael  Byrne | Yamaha | AUS | 71 | 
| 10. | Kyle  Chisholm | Yamaha | USA | 69 | 
| 11. | Andrew Short | Honda | USA | 69 | 
| 12. | Grant  Langston | Yamaha | RSA | 66 | 
| 13. | Thomas  Hahn | Yamaha | USA | 61 | 
| 14. | Chris Blose | Honda | USA | 60 | 
| 15. | James Stewart | Yamaha | USA | 51 | 
| 18. | Jason  Lawrence | Yamaha | USA | 28 | 
| 19. | Dan  Reardon | Yamaha | USA | 25 | 
| 28. | Weston  Peick | Yamaha | USA | 7 | 
| 35. | Josh Grant | Yamaha | USA | 1 | 
 
| Manufacturer Standings | 27/02/2010 | 
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points | 
| 1. | Suzuki | 170 | 
| 2. | Yamaha | 169 | 
| 3. | Honda | 161 | 
| 4. | Kawasaki | 156 | 
| 5. | KTM | 3 | 
			
			
			
			
		
Recommended Comments
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.