AURORA, Ill. (September
24, 2009) – Feld Motor Sports℠ announced today
that former 1994 Eastern Regional AMA Supercross Lites class champion Ezra Lusk
will come out of retirement to compete at the Rockstar
Energy Drink U.S. Open inside Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena October
9-11.
Lusk, who retired
in 2004 following the Washougal AMA Motocross National, has 12 AMA Supercross
class wins and seven AMA Supercross Lites class wins. Riding a MB1/Tokyo Mods Suzuki, Lusk returns to the track very optimistic.
“I am not
sure what to expect at this race,” said Lusk. “I never stopped
riding, just racing, so I have had plenty of seat time and excellent training.
This is a great opportunity for me to showcase what I have. It’s going to
be tough just making it to the main event, but this is a unique race. History
shows that the fastest guy doesn’t always win the overall.”
After retiring
from professional racing, Lusk fueled his competitive edge on the amateur
tennis circuit in Georgia and Florida, returning to a game he grew up playing.
The same can be said about his return to racing.
“Going back
to playing tennis was a natural transition because I played so much when I was
younger. I hope the same holds true at this year’s Rockstar
Energy Drink U.S. Open.”
Lusk joins
defending Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open champion
James Stewart, former Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open
champion Chad Reed and former Rockstar Energy Drink
U.S. Open runner-up Kevin Windham at this year’s race.
Tickets for the
2009 Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open are available at
Ticketmaster locations, Carter Powersports (located
at 6275 South Decatur Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89118) the MGM Grand Garden
Arena box office, www.ussx.com or by phone at (800) 745-3000.
For more
information on the Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open,
please log on to www.ussx.com. For all media requests, please
contact Denny Hartwig dhartwig@feldinc.com or 630-566-6305.