MDK KTM Factory Team rider Nick Wey was unable to compete at the Indianapolis Supercross in order to spend a week recovering from pneumonia.
"The goal is for Nick to rest this week in order to be back in time for Daytona," commented MDK KTM Factory Team Manager Steve Lamson.
MDK KTM Lites Team rider Billy Laninovich was on hand at Indy, however, instead of contending the Lites class like he does out West he came to Indy to compete in the Supercross class aboard his KTM 450SX-F. Laninovich looked fast and felt good as he put in laps during first practice. Unfortunately, in the last minutes of practice, he suffered a big crash in the whoops and injured his shoulder.
He rested up and tried to come back for the second practice but decided to opt out to prevent further injury. "I want to play it safe and make sure I am 100% before I compete in the Supercross class, therefore, I won't race tonight but intend to come out and try it again in a couple weeks. I like the 450 and want to show the fans and my team what I can do," reported Laninovich.
Results
1 22 Chad Reed Yamaha
2 40 Joshua Hill Yamaha
3 29 Andrew Short Honda
4 28 Ryan Dungey Suzuki
5 14 Kevin Windham Honda
Standings
1 22 Chad Reed Yamaha 209
2 14 Kevin Windham Honda 175
3 29 Andrew Short Honda 141
4 15 Tim Ferry Kawasaki 137
5 118 David Millsaps Honda 127
8 27 Nicholas Wey KTM 84
- KTM-Sportmotorcycles, Mattighofen-
