Las Vegas, Nevada and the Sam Boyd Stadium was the site of the Dave Coombs, Sr. East vs. West Lites Shootout on Saturday night, May 2 along with the final race of the Supercross class for the 2008 Supercross Championship Title at stake.

The first heat  of the event was the Lites West riders. Bobby Kiniry holeshotted but his lead was shortlived as Ryan Dungey moved into the front spot. Dan Reardon went down on the first lap as Austin Stroupe made a pass on Jason Lawrence and Dungey to take the lead for the heat win followed by Dungey and Lawrence.

Heat #2 was the East riders with Nico Izzi being the fastest out of the gate. But Izzi moved to 2nd as Ryan Villopoto cruised into the front spot where he remained at the checkered. Ryan Sipes was in 6th on the first lap as he, Morais and Canard were locked in a battle on lap #2. Sipes moved up to 5th at one point as Matt Goerke powered his bike up to third. On the final lap Izzi lost two positions as Canard gave it his all to catch Villopoto. The checkered saw a 16 second gap between Villopoto and Canard with Goerke finishing third and Izzi taking 4th. Kyle Chisholm went down on the final lap but was able to hold on to the final transfer spot. Sipes finished 7th in the heat.

Josh Grant was unable to compete in the night's events due to a concussion from an afternoon practice crash. Also Branden Jesseman, Kyle Partridge and Billy Payne were unable to compete due to issues with the afternoon practice.

Lites Shootout Main event saw Villopoto win the $1000 Progressive holeshot award as Villopoto, Dungey and Reardon lead the first lap. Brett Metcalfe and several other riders, went down on the start of the race. Sipes, Stroupe, and Hepler were at the back of the pack. Canard moved past Readon by lap two to go into third. The fifth lap saw Nico Izzi move by 7th place Jason Lawrence. Ryan Morias and Matt Goerke battle for 5th place on the 7th lap but the battle ended as Goerke went down.On the 8th lap, Lawrence pulled off the track to not complete the race. The 9th lap, saw Dungey closing the lap to Villopoto and the 10th lap saw Dungey have his fastest lap time 108.34, faster than Villopoto's best time. At this point, Sipes had worked his way up to 20th. By lap 11 in the 15 lap race, Dungey decided it was time to go for Villopoto. Lapped riders appeared and poor lines seemed to hamper Villopoto's speed as the he and Dungey lapped half the field of riders. The excitement of the pair racing was described as "the shootout at the shootout". The final lap saw Dungey end his quest for the lead position as he made his pass on Villopoto to take the checkered to win his 2nd truck in two years and to be crowned the 2008 Dave Coombs, Sr. Lites Shootout Champion. Villopoto was 4.8 seconds behind Dungey Villopoto took runner-up honors with Trey Canard finishing 3rd. Sipes ended up 19th. "Two years in a row. I rode with knowledge. I tried to make no mistakes. I wanted to go out winning." commented Dungey at the end of the race. Villopoto had this to say, " Fastest Supercross track, I have ever ridden." And third place finisher and East Coast Lites Champion Canard said, " I was trying my hardest. I am glad to get out of here safe and I am looking forward to the outdoors." - more results -

LITES SHOOTOUT RESULTS: 1. Ryan Dungey; 2. Ryan Villopoto; 3. Trey Canard; 4. Dan Reardon; 5. Ryan Morais; 6. Justin Brayton; 7. Brett Metcalfe; 8. Kyle Chisholm; 9. Broc Hepler; 10. Austin Stroupe. 19th Ryan Sipes

The first heat of the Supercross Class saw Davi Millsaps lead from start to finish. Nick Wey started the moto in 2nd followed by Josh Summey and Andrew Short. By the 2nd lap, Short moved into 2nd where he remained at the checkered with Summey taking 3rd and and Wey filing by in 4th.

The 2nd heat was full of action as Kevin Windham and Chad Reed both competed. Windham had the edge out of the gate as Reed quickly pulled beside him. The duo rode side by side as Reed tried everywhere to get by Windham, Travis Preson rode in 3rd with Tim Ferry, 4th. The 2nd lap saw Windham err and Reed almost ran into the back of him. The Windham-Reed battle continued and did not subside until about lap 7 of the 8 lap heat race. Reed started backing off in lap 7 so go from a 1 second gap difference between the pair to a 3 second difference. Windham took the heat win, followed by Reed, Ferry and Preston.

With a 10 point gap in the Supercross championsip between Reed and Windham, the anticipation for the final event was close at hand as the 20 lap event was about to start. Davi Millsaps earned the $1500 holeshot award as he lead the field until Windham took charge after he and Windham had battle during the first 3 laps.  Reed, started in 7th and was up to 4th by the second lap. The fourth lap, also, saw Millsaps make a miscue to go down allowing Andrew Short to move to 2nd and Reed up to 3rd. The miscue cost Millsaps his 3rd overall in the series championship, leaving him 4th for the series.  Reed began closing the gap to 2nd place Short. Midway through the moto, Reed passed Short to take over 2nd and begin is quest for Windham. The 13th lap, saw Reed roll up to the rear wheel of Windham. And by lap 14, Reed gets by Windham to have a 2 second lead. The 17th lap saw Windham's goal of winning his 5th Supercross of the year coming to an end along with winning the 2008 Supercross Championship as the gap between the pair widened. Reed opened his throttle and confidently and skillfully chalked up the win to be crowned the 2008 AMA Supercross Champion. Windham finished 2nd,with Short hanging on for third. "We had a goal to win the title and we pulled it off!" Reed said after the race. Windham ahd this to say, "He (Reed) was eating me up in the whoops. It's been a good season. I need to hold my head up high."
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RESULTS: 1. Chad Reed; 2. Kevin Windham; 3. Andrew Short; 4. Josh Hill; 5. Davi Millsaps; 6. Nick Wey;
7. Josh Summey; 8. Travis Preston; 9. Tim Ferry; 10. David Vuillemin.
 
Overall Points: 1. Reed (365); 2. Windham (352); 3. Short (281); 4. Millsaps (278); 5. Hill (228); 6. Ferry (218); 7. Ramsey (173); 8. Vuillemin (169); 9. Wey (159); 10. Carpenter (145). 

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