Rockstar Makita’s Ryan Dungey raced to second place in Saturday’s night’s AMA/ FIM Supercross at Jacksonville in Florida - and still heads the series after 12 rounds.

The Florida rider gave up a few points to race winner Ryan Villopoto, although he recovered remarkably from a mid-race fall trying to pass Kevin Windham.

Some of the best dirt of the series is found at the home of the Jacksonville Jaguars. This year, the dirt and the layout at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium were both excellent and a great night of racing was had for the fans and Rockstar Makita Suzuki riders Dungey and Supercross Lites team-mate Austin Stroupe.

In the Eastern Regional Lites class heat race, Austin Stroupe’s RM-Z250 Suzuki powered him up into second before the end of lap one. On lap two, Stroupe moved into the lead and instantly pulled a sizeable gap for the win.

In the first 450cc Supercross heat race, Dungey got a fourth place start but passed up to second by the end of lap one. Although he closed down the gap on the leader of the heat, he was unable to pull off the win.

At the start of the Supercross Main, Dungey's Suzuki RM-Z450 came out of the gate in fourth, bobbled; and ended up fifth. After some solid racing, Dungey slowly closed in on second place, while the top-three riders slowly started to form a group. About mid-way through the race, he caught and passed second and at the finish, Dungey had to settle for second but still enjoys a commanding points lead.

“I went in to pass Windham and my front end tucked a little,” Dungey said. “We made some contact and I lost a ton of time. I finally passed him a few laps later, but by then it was a long way up to the lead. I rode hard, but tonight we’ll just have to settle for second."

Team Manager Roger DeCoster reflected on the evening after the race. "Of course, it would have been better to win. When he got up to Windham, he tried to make a pass and tangled a little with him and tweaked the front end. Then the bike was twisted in the front and that made him make more mistakes. Once that happened, I was happy with second. Austin did a really good job, especially considering that he has some tweaked thumb ligaments from his crash on the start last week. So, with a sprained thumb, to finish a close second was good."

The series takes a break next weekend and then picks up the action in Houston on April 10th.

Supercross Class results:

1. Ryan Villopoto 2. Ryan Dungey (Rockstar Makita Suzuki) 3. Trey Canard 4. Kevin Windham 5. Ivan Tedesco 7. Joshua Hill 8. Thomas Hahn (Rockstar Energy Suzuki) 9. Justin Brayton 10. Michael Byrne

Eastern Regional LItes results:

1. Christophe Pourcel 2. Austin Stroupe (Rockstar Makita Suzuki) 3. Brett Metcalfe 4. Justin Barcia 5. James Decotis 6. Troy Adams 7. Kyle Cunningham 8. Matthew Lemoine 9. Steven Clarke 10. Justin Sipes

Eastern Regional Lites points: 1. Christophe Pourcel 134, 2. Austin Stroupe 126, 3. Justin Barcia 102, 4. Brett Metcalfe 95, 6. Blake Baggett 66.