Ricky Carmichael wins at Binghamton and clinches Title
Ricky Carmichael (Suzuki) stamped another successful championship season in winning today's Xyience Broome-Tioga National, round 10 of the 12-race Toyota Championship, presented by FMF. With the win, Carmichael wrapped up the AMA Motocross championship with two races remaining and pushed his career total to a record 10 consecutive titles dating back to his rookie year in 1997. Broc Hepler (Suzuki) was the AMA Motocross Lites winner. Carmichael, who was helped this week when series runner-up Chad Reed (Yamaha) announced he would sit out the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury, entered the race needing only to finish 17th in the first moto to clinch.
 Ricky Carmichael (USA, Suzuki) and James Stewart (USA, Kawasaki)
Photo by: Suzuki RacingIn typical Carmichael fashion native went out and won the first moto clinching the championship in dominant fashion. He followed that up with a come-from-behind victory over James Stewart (Kawasaki) in the second moto to take the overall win, his eighth of the season and record 143rd of his career. Stewart finished second on the day with a 2-2 moto finish, while Kevin Windham (Honda) was third (3-3).
 Ricky Carmichael (USA, Suzuki) clinches Title
Photo by: Suzuki Racing"I feel really fortunate; it's been a great career," said Carmichael, who announced earlier this season that 2006 was going to be his last full season of AMA Supercross/Motocross. "The way I look at it; if I keep racing I'm going to get beat. You have to know when your time is and I'm happy with what I've accomplished in my career. I have some other opportunities and look forward to seeing what they have in store for me. I'm glad I could go out on top."
Hepler won the first AMA Motocross Lites moto and then followed that up with a strong third in the second, earning him his second overall of the season. Ryan Villopoto (Kawasaki) finished second on the day with a 4-1 moto finish and took claim of the top spot in the point standings ahead of Mike Alessi (KTM) who finished 12th overall (38-4). Yamaha rookie Josh Hill was third (2-5).
Results Motocross Class (1st Race - 2nd Race - Overall):- R. Carmichael (Suzuki) 25 (1) - 25 (1) - 50
- J. Stewart (Kawasaki) 22 (2) - 22 (2) - 44
- K. Windham (Honda) 20 (3) - 20 (3) - 40
- D. Millsaps (Honda) 18 (4) - 18 (4) - 36
- T. Ferry (Honda) 16 (5) - 16 (5) - 32
- N. Wey (Honda) 12 (9) - 15 (6) - 27
- T. Preston (Honda) 15 (6) - 12 (9) - 27
- D. Vuillemin (Yamaha) 13 (8) - 13 (8) - 26
- I. Tedesco (Suzuki) 14 (7) - 11 (10) - 25
- M. Brown (Suzuki) 8 (13) - 14 (7) - 22
- J. Summey (Honda) 9 (12) - 10 (11) - 19
- C. Stiles (Yamaha) 3 (18) - 9 (12) - 12
- J. Thomas (Honda) 6 (15) - 6 (15) - 12
- H. Voss (Yamaha) 11 (10) - 0 (33) - 11
- K. Lewis (Honda) 10 (11) - 0 (37) - 10
- D. Sani (Honda) 0 (35) - 8 (13) - 8
- K. Mace (Kawasaki) 4 (17) - 4 (17) - 8
- J. Buckelew (Honda) 0 (23) - 7 (14) - 7
- J. Woods (Suzuki) 7 (14) - 0 (35) - 7
- J. Gibson (Honda) 0 (21) - 5 (16) - 5
- M. Byrne (Kawasaki) 5 (16) - 0 (38) - 5
- M. Blose (Kawasaki) 0 (28) - 3 (18) - 3
- D. Dehaan (Honda) 0 (29) - 2 (19) - 2
- R. Clark (Honda) 2 (19) - 0 (23) - 2
- B. Modjewski (Honda) 0 (27) - 1 (20) - 1
- J. Demuth (Honda) 1 (20) - 0 (34) - 1
Results Motocross Lites Class (1st Race - 2nd Race - Overall):- B. Hepler (Suzuki) 25 (1) - 20 (3) - 45
- R. Villopoto (Kawasaki) 18 (4) - 25 (1) - 43
- J. Hill (Yamaha) 22 (2) - 16 (5) - 38
- A. Short (Honda) 14 (7) - 22 (2) - 36
- R. Sipes (Suzuki) 15 (6) - 14 (7) - 29
- B. Metcalfe (Yamaha) 13 (8) - 15 (6) - 28
- K. Smith (Honda) 16 (5) - 11 (10) - 27
- M. Walker (Yamaha) 11 (10) - 12 (9) - 23
- D. Smith (Honda) 7 (14) - 13 (8) - 20
- T. Adams (Kawasaki) 20 (3) - 0 (21) - 20
- T. Hahn (Honda) 9 (12) - 10 (11) - 19
- M. Alessi (KTM) 0 (38) - 18 (4) - 18
- P. Carpenter (Honda) 10 (11) - 7 (14) - 17
- M. Goerke (Yamaha) 12 (9) - 5 (16) - 17
- R. Dungey (Suzuki) 8 (13) - 8 (13) - 16
- J. Grant (Honda) 0 (23) - 9 (12) - 9
- S. Collier (Yamaha) 5 (16) - 4 (17) - 9
- A. Mcfarlane (Yamaha) 0 (24) - 6 (15) - 6
- T. Hibbert (Yamaha) 6 (15) - 0 (32) - 6
- S. Boniface (Honda) 3 (18) - 1 (20) - 4
- C. Gosselaar (Kawasaki) 4 (17) - 0 (24) - 4
- M. Davalos (Yamaha) 0 (21) - 3 (18) - 3
- J. Lawrence (Suzuki) 0 (40) - 2 (19) - 2
- B. Gray (Suzuki) 2 (19) - 0 (23) - 2
- P. Nicoletti (Honda) 1 (20) - 0 (37) - 1
Motocross Class Point Standings:- R. Carmichael (Suzuki), 489 points
- K. Windham (Honda), 333
- C. Reed (Yamaha), 333
- D. Millsaps (Honda), 325
- J. Stewart (Kawasaki), 287
- T. Preston (Honda), 284
- D. Vuillemin (Yamaha), 268
- N. Wey (Honda), 245
- T. Ferry (Honda), 223
- J. Summey (Honda), 154
- J. Demuth (Honda), 138
- K. Lewis (Honda), 130
- R. Clark (Honda), 121
- J. Thomas (Honda), 100
- M. Brown (Suzuki), 85
- M. Byrne (Kawasaki), 82
- C. Stiles (Yamaha), 75
- R. Reynard (Honda), 62
- A. Balbi (Honda), 60
- J. Dement (Suzuki), 53
Motocross Lites Class Point Standings:- R. Villopoto (Kawasaki), 391 points
- M. Alessi (KTM), 371
- A. Short (Honda), 359
- J. Grant (Honda), 297
- B. Metcalfe (Yamaha), 272
- A. McFarlane (Yamaha), 235
- B. Hepler (Suzuki), 223
- M. Goerke (Yamaha), 186
- T. Adams (Kawasaki), 172
- N. Ramsey (KTM), 168
- P. Carpenter (Honda), 153
- D. Smith (Honda), 145
- S. Collier (Yamaha), 134
- S. Boniface (Honda), 127
- J. Lawrence (Suzuki), 117
- M. Walker (Yamaha), 99
- M. Davalos (Yamaha), 93
- D. Smith (Honda), 86
- K. Chisholm (Kawasaki), 69
- C. Gosselaar (Kawasaki), 66
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