2008 Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open Invited Rider List
AURORA, Ill. (August 4, 2008) – Live Nation Motor Sports, Inc., announced today the invited rider list for the 2008 Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open, which takes place October 10-12 inside Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. The world’s top AMA Supercross and AMA Supercross Lites riders will once again compete in one class for one overall championship.
Last year Yamaha’s Grant Langston of Clermont, Fla., fresh off of his first AMA Motocross National championship, captured his first overall Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open victory with 2-5 finishes over the two nights of racing inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Honda’s Jake Weimer, of Rupert, Idaho, won Saturday night’s main event as a lites rider, beating the impressive line-up of premier-class riders.
For the first time in Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open history the format featured one combined class comprised of lites class and the supercross class racers.
“We have invited the best of the best this year, and I look forward to seeing which lites riders step up in the way that Jake Weimer did last year when he won Saturday night’s main event,” said Dave Prater, director of supercross, Live Nation Motor Sports, Inc. “Year in and Year out, the U.S. Open has proven to be one of the most competitive races and 2007 was no different as the two nightly winners, Chad Reed and Weimer, were beat out by the more consistent Grant Langston.”
Invited Riders
- Grant Langston
- Chad Reed
- James Stewart
- Tim Ferry
- Kevin Windham
- Ivan Tedesco
- David Vuillemin
- Michael Byrne
- Ryan Villopoto
- Ben Townley
- Jason Lawrence
- Ryan Morais
- Darcy Lange
- Ryan Dungey
- Josh Hill
- Jake Weimer
- Josh Demuth
- Mike Alessi
- Trey Canard
- Jeff Alessi
- Nico Izzi
- Paul Carpenter
- Nick Wey
- Davi Millsaps
- Andrew Short
- Nathan Ramsey
- Dan Reardon
- Branden Jesseman
- Chris Gosselaar
- Josh Hansen
- Billy Laninovich
- Josh Grant
- Tommy Hahn
- Matthew Lemoine
- Tyler Bowers
- Troy Adams
- Mat Goerke
- Kevin Johnson
- Kyle Cunningham
- Austin Stroupe
- Robert Kiniry
- Michael LaPaglia
- Danny Smith
- Bryan Johnson
- Joe Oehlhof
- Chris Blose
- Ryan Clark
- Heath Voss
- Jeff Gibson
- Josh Summey
- Travis Preston
- Eric Sorby
- Cole Siebler
- Jason Thomas
- Tyler Evans
- Justin Brayton
- Brock Sellards
- Jake Marsack
Tickets are now available for the 10th annual Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas October 10-12, 2008 at www.ussx.com, www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at 702-474-4000 or the MGM Grand Garden Arena box office. Regarded as one of off-road motorcycling’s premier races, the Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open is the final ‘major’ race of the motocross season. Tickets are available for as low as $20 through Ticketmaster.com. All tickets subject to 5% Las Vegas Entertainment tax.
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