Ryan Villopoto

Ryan Villopoto
Nationality American
Born (1988-08-13) August 13, 1988
Poulsbo, Washington
Current team Retired
Bike number # 2

Ryan Villopoto (born August 13, 1988 in Poulsbo, Washington) is a motocross and supercross racer.[1]

Villopoto competed in the AMA Supercross series and the AMA Lucas Oil Motocross series. The four-time supercross and three-time motocross champion resides in Poulsbo, Washington and raced for Monster Energy Kawasaki in the supercross and outdoor motocross series. His retirement from supercross was announced on January 3, 2015 on the opening day of the 2015 Monster Energy Supercross season.[2] He retired from professional racing after finding out injuries sustained from a crash at the MXGP of Trentino were worse than they initially realized.

While leading the Main of Round 14 at St Louis, Villopoto came up short on a triple jump and leaped from his bike landing hard. His bike dived into the face of the third jump and flipped over several times. Medical workers arrived on the scene and cut Villopoto's racing boot off his foot. Villopoto had to be carried off the track. Further examination revealed a broken right tibia and fibula and surgery was performed to stabilize it.[3] Due to the extent of his injury, he was unable to complete the season.

He retired from the 2010 series after his Round 14 injury with 266 championship points, leaving him in 4th place by the season's end.

AMA Supercross Results[4]
Round Date Place Finished Total Points Standing
1 January 8 Anaheim 1st 25 1st
2 January 15 Phoenix 2nd 47 1st
3 January 22 Dodger Stadium 1st 72 1st
4 January 29 Oakland 4th 90 2nd
5 February 5 Anaheim II 2nd 112 2nd
6 February 12 Houston 3rd 132 1st
7 February 19 San Diego 7th 146 1st
8 February 26 Atlanta 1st 171 1st
9 March 5 Daytona 1st 196 1st
10 March 12 Indianapolis 1st 221 1st
11 March 19 Jacksonville DNQ 221 1st
12 March 26 Toronto 9th 233 2nd
13 April 2 Arlington 2nd 255 1st
14 April 9 St Louis 3rd 275 1st
15 April 16 Seattle 4th 293 1st
16 April 30 Salt Lake City 1st 318 1st
17 May 7 Las Vegas 3rd 338 1st
2014

On March 8, 2014, Villopoto won the 450cc Final at Daytona International Speedway. It was his 4th career win at Daytona moving him within one win of Ricky Carmichael's all-time record of five Daytona wins.[5] He had previously won races in Phoenix and Oakland during the Supercross season. On April 5, 2014, Villopoto won the 450cc Main Event at Houston's Reliant Stadium, bringing his total career Supercross All-Time Wins number to 38, making him 5th place overall behind Chad Reed. On April 26, 2014 Villopoto dominated the highly competitive Supercross race at round 16 in New York, Metlife stadium collecting his 6th win of the season (40th of career). He wrapped up his 4th straight Monster Energy Supercross championship with one round remaining in the series.

2015

Villopoto will race in the FIM Motocross World Championship.[6] In July, Ryan announced his retirement on his official website.[7]

Total career AMA wins

References

  1. Ryan Villopoto wins AMA Supercross title. Usatoday.Com (2011-05-08). Retrieved on 2011-12-05.
  2. DiZinno, Tony (July 9, 2015). "Motocross/Supercross legend Ryan Villopoto announces retirement". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  3. "Ryan Villopoto Injury Update". Kawasaki.com. April 19, 2010. Archived from the original on May 8, 2010. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  4. AMA Supercross Results Archive. Results.amasupercross.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-05.
  5. Kelly, Godwin (March 8, 2014). "Villopoto captures 4th of last 5 Daytona Supercross events". News-JournalOnline.com. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  6. Smith, Shawn (October 1, 2014). "Ryan Villopoto leaving American motocross, will race MXGP series for 'final year of racing'". motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  7. Villopoto, Ryan (July 9, 2015). "Farewell: Motocross and Supercross legend, Ryan Villopoto Announces Retirement". rv2.com. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
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