Reed claims fifth at Daytona

Simon Cudby

TwoTwo Motorsports’ Chad Reed finished in fifth at the action-packed tenth round of the 2013 Monster Energy AMA Supercross series, held at Daytona International Speedway, March 9.

The Aussie set the fastest lap time in qualifying, but a first lap clash in his heat race left Reed at the back of the pack. Impressively, Reed came through from dead last to finish the heat race in fifth place. Reed got a good start in the 20-lap 450SX Class Main Event, and quickly worked his way into the top five, however a mistake on Lap 9 saw him go down and drop two spots. As the ruts deepened, the Daytona track claimed a number of seasoned scalps, but the crowd were treated to the Reed of old, as he stormed past the likes of James Stewart, Ken Roczen and fellow Honda rider Trey Canard over the closing laps of the race.

“On paper that was not the result I was hoping for but there were still plenty of positives,” said Reed. “The bike was fast and it felt good to be able to get back up, race hard and move up through the order in both my heat and the Main. It was crazy out there, the track was gnarly and the ruts just got deeper, every lap there was someone off. I felt good tonight and I was competitive, we will take a lot out of tongiht.”

The next event will see the 2013 Monster Energy AMA Supercross series head to Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday, March 16.