Team Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey raced to his first victory of the 2011 AMA/ FIM World Supercross series at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada on Saturday night – and moved up to third place in the Championship.
The defending champion now sits just eight points behind new series leader Chad Reed (Honda) and five behind second-placed Ryan Villopoto (Kawasaki).
Dungey rode strong all day, scoring the fourth best time in the afternoon qualifying and picking up a second-place finish in his heat race. In the Main Event, his Suzuki powered him out of the gate and into second place through the first turn. Dungey easily made his way to the front by the end of the first lap, which is where he stayed throughout the entire 20-lap race. His RM-Z450 performed flawlessly as Dungey threw down 20 strong laps on his way to a convincing first victory of the season.