Canard suffered a back injury at the Dodger Stadium Supercross that has unfortunately sidelined the popular rider for the remainder of the Supercross season. Commencing at the Atlanta Supercross event, Seely will step up to the Supercross class on Canard’s CRF450R. This is the second time Seely has filled in on the Honda team for an injured rider. Last year, he had great success filling in for Josh Grant between Lites West rounds.

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Geico Honda's supercross star Kevin Windham answers fan questions from Facebook and Twitter. Follow KDub as he battles for the 2012 championship in the Monster Energy Supercross series.

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The AMA Arenacross Series season has seen the world’s best arenacross riders wage war inside the country’s most popular arenas since October. Now, following 11 rounds of intense bar-to-bar competition, a pair of champions will be crowned on Saturday night inside Minneapolis’ Target Center for the 12th and final round of the 2012 season.

On the heels of an impressive two-night sweep this past weekend in Reno, Babbitt’s Monster Energy/AMSOIL Kawasaki presented by Maxxis’ Tyler Bowers needs just one point this weekend to secure back-to-back Arenacross Class Championships, which hasn’t happened since Darcy Lange accomplished the same feat in 2004 and 2005. Bowers’ 12 main event wins matches his total from last season and based on the way he’s been riding recently, he could very well improve on that impressive mark.

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"It was good to get the first race out of the way, especially with a win," Barcia said. "You always have those jitters coming into the season but once you get out there and ride it all goes away. Now it just feels like business as usual. Georgia is home and I love the vibe of Atlanta. The fans will be there, you know that for sure, and the building will be loud. I'm ready."

With the win last week, Barcia, the defending Lites East champion, assumes the early points lead, but knows going wire-to-wire to repeat as champ is going to be his toughest challenge yet.

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After spending most of the week recovering from his crash in San Diego, Team Honda Muscle Milk’s Justin Brayton put together a respectable ride aboard his CRF450R. He finished a solid fifth in his heat race. In the main, Brayton grabbed a mid-pack start and had a close call on the first lap when another rider landed on his right side. Despite damage to his exhaust, Brayton spent the remaining 20 laps battling his way up a ninth-place finish.

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Photos by Jake Klingensmith

The Rockstar Energy Racing teams turned in some impressive yet hair-raising performances at round seven of the AMA/FIM Supercross Series at Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, TX, on Saturday night. The track was a tight, technical one, and it put all the Rockstar riders through their respective paces before the evening was over. Additionally, this round marked the first of the East Region Supercross Lites rounds.

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Photos by Jake Klingensmith

Going into the weekend, the Yoshimura Suzuki squad was more than ready to race. Metcalfe concentrated on his starts during the previous week and he was feeling good about his chances on the tight, technical Texas track. Unfortunately, a crash during the afternoon qualifying practice set him back a little. Despite this, he rallied and finished an impressive fourth in his eight-lap heat race.

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Here is the official information, direct from Carlsbad California, and the TwoTwo Motor Sports race team: In a devastating blow for TwoTwo Motorsports Chad Reed, injuries sustained at last weekend’s Dallas round of the AMA Supercross, have forced him to retire from the remainder of the 2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship.

Reed suffered a horrific crash while challenging for the race lead on lap seven and was unable to finish the race.

Initial scans have revealed the Australian has torn his anterior cruciate ligament, broken his tibia and fibula, sustained two broken ribs and has a broken T6 vertebrae. (Continued below)

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The only KTM factory rider not active on the track was Max Nagl, who is working on his fitness following two back surgeries.

After the three heats on Sunday when all MX1 and MX2 riders competed together on the sand track it was clear that the team’s MX2 lineup are in good form. Jeffrey Herlings enjoyed an excellent day delivered strong results in all three motos on Sunday, winning the second ahead of Cairoli. “Today I was fast and I showed some good skills. I had a good start in the first two motos but I was not so good in the third. I also managed to win the second moto and I beat some of the MX1 guys.” (Continued below - courtesy KTM)

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“It’s an honor and a pleasure to design the course for Daytona, where there is so much racing history involved,” said Carmichael, who owns a record five Daytona Supercross By Honda victories. “The fans are great, and there is a great group of people working at Daytona International Speedway.  I’m flattered that they continue to want me to keep coming back to design their race course.  It’s a pretty cool deal.”

The Ricky Carmichael Signature Design course will draw some parallels to last year’s layout with the placement of the starting gate remaining on pit road and providing fans with a great view of the first turn. It will feature slight changes in the course’s configuration, particularly in the corners.

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Rockstar Energy Suzuki World MX1's Clement Desalle dominated the season-opening Valence International Motocross in France for the second-successive year - and in his first outing of 2012.

After taking Pole position in Qualifying, the Belgian - who lost his challenge for the 2011 World MX1 series after incurring a serious shoulder injury - charged his Factory RM-Z450 to victory in the first two heats with Steve Frossard (Yamaha), Gautier Paulin (Kawasaki) and Rockstar Energy Suzuki team-mate Tanel Leok as the main contenders. And in the Super Final - a race where the 20 best MX1 and MX2 were mixed together - he grabbed the holeshot and wasn't headed.

Leok - who was on for a promising result with second and fourth positions in the first two heats - had problems with the start gate in the Super Final, but after starting dead last, he fought through the ranks, encountered a small set back when he touched the wheel of a competitor; but managed to work his way back into 10th position, giving him fifth overall on the day.

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Check out more pictures from Dallas, Texas as the 2012 Supercross Lites East Region gets underway. Justin Barcia wins the opening round of the lites east series, while the defending supercross champion, Ryan Villopoto, wins his third supercross in a row. You can view all the results, points, and more from the Dallas Supercross 2012 here on Supercross.com

Check out our photo gallery from the 2012 Dallas Supercross below:

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In the absence of teammate Rui Gonçalves, who sat out of this weekend’s proceedings due to straining his shoulder in training last week, Bobryshev finished third in yesterday’s qualifying race before improving his gate pick in the one flying lap superpole session, to finish up in second ahead of today’s three races.

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Saturday night signified the final night of action for the Reno Arenacross and the fans inside the Livestock Events Center were witness to exceptional competition. For the second straight evening, Monster Energy/AMSOIL Kawasaki presented by Maxxis’ Tyler Bowers, of Danville, Ky., took advantage of a strong start to win his 12th race of the season, and inch even closer to a second consecutive Arenacross Class title. In the Arenacross Lites Class, Reed and Reese KTM’s Dave Ginolfi, of Lake Hopatcong, N.J., secured a hard-fought victory.

FMF Power/Poynt Tuf Honda’s Jeff Gibson, of Blacklick, Ohio, replicated his efforts from the previous evening to take the early lead in the 25-lap Arenacross Class Main Event. However, Bowers wasn’t far behind and quickly began to put pressure on his rival. Gibson managed to open up a comfortable gap early on, but Bowers quickly minimized the advantage.

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The Red Bull/KTM ride of Ken Roczen landed on the podium in his first outing this season at the opening round of the AMA East Lites Supercross Series at the Cowboy Stadium.

Roczen, who has only been back on the bike for two weeks after recovering from a pre-season wrist injury, impressed fans during the morning practice sessions earning the 2nd fastest lap time. He continued to turn heads when he lined up for the evening program in the first heat and came around the first corner in 2nd position. Within the first few corners he leaped ahead of Blake Baggett to move into the lead. He quickly pulled ahead and went on to lead every lap of the race to take the first heat win of the season.

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Red Bull/KTM Factory Team rider Ryan Dungey impressed the Texas crowd during the seventh round of the AMA Supercross Series held at the Cowboy Stadium when he came from a poor start to finish 2nd overall for the night.

Dungey had a rough start to the day when he suffered a crash in the first lap of his heat. A rider swapped in front of Dungey forcing him to jump to the other side which knocked him off balance in the middle of the pack. Luckily Dungey was able to avoid colliding with any other riders and quickly picked his bike up to get back in the action. He restarted in last position and worked the entire eight laps passing forward to move into qualifying position. With a lap to go he moved into 9th place and crossed the checkers in the final transfer spot.

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Both riders had decent practice times during the morning qualifying sessions and were looking forward to lining up for their first heat race of the season. Larsen was up first in heat number one where he earned a mid-pack start and was able to come up to 5th place to qualify into the main event. In heat number two Stewart launched off the line to a 6th place start. During the six lap heat he was able to pass all the way up to 3rd to earn a great gate pick for the main event.

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Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, of Poulsbo, Wash., won his third consecutive Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, race tonight at Cowboys Stadium before 53,952 fans and extended his points lead to 13 points. GEICO Honda’s Justin Barcia, of Ochlocknee, Ga., won the opening race of the Eastern Regional Supercross Lites Class Championship.

Motoconcepts Suzuki’s Jeff Alessi, of Victorville, Calif., captured the first Nuclear Cowboyz® Holeshot Award of his season to begin the Supercross Class Main Event. Alessi was quickly passed by Villopoto and TwoTwo Motorsports Honda’s Chad Reed, of Dade City, Fla., respectively. JGRMX/ Toyota/Yamaha’s James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., finished Lap 2 in second place, and on the following lap he collided with his teammate Davi Millsaps. The mishap caused Stewart and Millsaps to lose several positions.

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Senior team member Kevin Windham also had a solid night, finishing seventh overall.

"We had a little battle there for the first several laps," Barcia said. "I didn't want to take my teammate out so I played it safe. Once I got around him and got a little space I was able to go after Durham. It took a couple of tries but once I got past him I just rode my own race and finished it out. I learned a bunch tonight. I'll take that and go home a train for Atlanta. You couldn't ask for a better start for this GEICO Honda team. I'm pumped up with this win."

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It's raining outside this afternoon, but perfect inside the famed Cowboys Stadium. Not only is there a battle between four AMA Supercross Series champions for the 2012 Monster Energy Crown (Villopoto, Reed, Dungey, Stewart), but it's the opening round of the 'East' regional series. 

250 East Lites qualifying (after 1st practice) - Justin Barcia has quickest lap (48.73), Ken Roczen next (48.91), Malcolm Stewart on KTM third (49.65), Justin Bogle (49.67), and Matt Lemoine also at 49.67. Blake Baggett sixth at 49.77.

450 Supercross Class qualifying - It's Chad Reed - number 22 on top with the quickest lap - 46.53 seconds. Ryan Villopoto is next - 46.89, then James Stewart (47.07), Ryan Dungey (47.23) and Kevin Windham (47.60).

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The first of two nights of action inside the Livestock Events Center kicked off the 22nd Reno Arenacross on Friday night. Following a tough runner-up effort one week ago, Babbitt’s Monster Energy/AMSOIL Kawasaki presented by Maxxis’ Tyler Bowers, of Danville, Ky., bounced back to take his 11th win of the season. In the Arenacross Lites Class, Airide KTM’s Daniel Blair, of Lodi, Calif., won a very competitive main event to take his first win of the season.

Last week’s winner, FMF Power/Poynt Tuf Honda’s Jeff Gibson, of Blacklick, Ohio, kicked off the 25-lap Arenacross Class Main Event by grabbing the early lead, but, just like the previous round, was trailed closely by Bowers. Gibson set an impressive pace, but Bowers stayed close. The opening laps saw the pair open a gap over the field, making it a two-rider battle for the win.

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And here is Supercross.com / Honda Racing's Andrew Short talking about last week's crash, and racing today in Dallas! Click here to watch Andrew on YouTube - Click here to watch Andrew on YouTube

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Dallas Supercross Photo Gallery:

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