Suzuki‰Ûªs Ricky Carmichael took the win at the opening round of the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship, presented by FMF, at the Honda Hangtown Classic in Sacramento, presented by MDK Motorsports. Kawasaki‰Ûªs Ben Townley was the winner in AMA Motocross Lites.
Carmichael, who is racing a limited six-race schedule this season as he makes the transition into four-wheel stock car racing, and archrival James Stewart renewed their rivalry and turned in another two-man battle for the overall win.
After Stewart narrowly won the first moto, Carmichael showed the determination that has made him the sport‰Ûªs all-time winner, walking away with the second moto win and the overall victory, the 147th of his career and seventh overall at Hangtown.
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