Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing’s Ryan Dungey celebrated his first race of the 2009 AMA Motocross series with a victory on Saturday afternoon at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, California. The young Minnesota rider carded second- and first-place moto finishes to take the overall victory in the 250 class.

In the 450 class, Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Mike Alessi enjoyed a second-place overall finish, thanks to third- and second-place finishes in the two motos. Chad Reed, racing his first outdoor motocross race in two years, raced his Rockstar Makita Suzuki RMZ450 to a fourth- and third-place finish for an overall fourth-place result. Michael Byrne finished fifteenth and fourteenth for an overall twelfth-place result in his first race back after recent shoulder surgery.

AMA Motocross 450 Class (Over-all Event Finishes):

1. Ryan Villopoto, Kawasaki

2. Michael Alessi, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing

3. Josh Grant, Yamaha

4. Chad Reed, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing

5. David Millsaps, Honda

6. Thomas Hahn, Kawasaki

7. Mike Brown, KTM

8. Cody Cooper, Yamaha

9. Weston Peick, Honda

10. Andrew Short, Honda

AMA Motocross 250 Class (Over-all Event Finishes):

1. Ryan Dungey, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing

2. Christophe Pourcel, Kawasaki

3. Tyla Rattray, Kawasaki

4. Tommy Searle, KTM

5. Trey Canard, Honda

6. Justin Barcia, Honda

7. Brett Metcalfe, Honda

8. Jake Weimer, Kawasaki

9. Austin Stroupe, Kawasaki

10. Blake Wharton, Honda