Yamaha's Chad Reed returns to the Pontiac Silverdome this Saturday, for round 13 of the 16-race AMA Supercross Series as the defending winner and series points leader.
The Aussie is hoping to get back to the win column after crashing in the last round at Indianapolis and losing to series veteran Mike LaRocco. Reed picked up his bike and was able to finish third at Indy losing only two points in his series lead over Kevin Windham.
Also on tap is the debut of James Stewart at the Silverdome. Stewart, who already clinched the AMA 125 East Supercross Series, is returning to competition after missing Indy due to a minor concussion suffered in a heavy fall during practice.
Reed has been the class of the field this year, winning eight of the 12 rounds so far. Perhaps one of his best rides of the year came two weeks ago in Indianapolis, where he didn't win. After getting caught up in a first-turn melee Reed found himself on the ground and dead last.
Undeterred, Reed quickly remounted and made a spectacular charge through the field. He actually caught second place Windham on the final lap, but couldn't find a way around the veteran Factory Connection Honda rider. Instead of losing a ton of points due to the crash, Reed was able to minimize the damage and comes into Pontiac with a solid 30-point lead in the series.
"It was frustrating to know that winning was out of the picture on the first lap," Reed said after Indy. "It was a good feeling to charge back through the field. I'm doing what I need to do to win the championship."
Windham knows that he needs a little luck to catch Reed for the title, but he remained positive after his sixth-straight podium at Indy.
"I've just got to keep chipping away and do the best I can," Windham said. "There are still four races to go and I plan on running hard all the way to the finish of the final race." Windham's best finish at Pontiac came in 1998 when he was runner-up to Ezra Lusk.
![Chad Reed celebrates another Supercross victory [Photo: FrankHoppen.Com].](http://pix.crash.net/thumbs/53046.jpg )
