AURORA, Ill. (August 6, 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

1. Grant Langston
2. Chad Reed
3. James Stewart
4. Tim Ferry
5. Kevin Windham
6. Ivan Tedesco
7. David Vuillemin
8. Michael Byrne
9. Ryan Villopoto
10. Ben Townley
11. Jason Lawrence
12. Ryan Morais
13. Darcy Lange
14. Ryan Dungey
15. Josh Hill
16. Jake Weimer
17. Josh Demuth
18. Mike Alessi
19. Trey Canard
20. Jeff Alessi
21. Nico Izzi
22. Paul Carpenter
23. Nick Wey
24. Davi Millsaps
25. Andrew Short
26. Nathan Ramsey
27. Dan Reardon
28. Branden Jesseman
29. Chris Gosselaar
30. Josh Hansen
31. Billy Laninovich
32. Josh Grant
33. Tommy Hahn
34. Matthew Lemoine
35. Tyler Bowers
36. Troy Adams
37. Mat Goerke
38. Kevin Johnson
39. Kyle Cunningham
40. Austin Stroupe
41. Robert Kiniry
42. Michael LaPaglia
43. Danny Smith
44. Bryan Johnson
45. Joe Oehlhof
46. Chris Blose
47. Ryan Clark
48. Heath Voss
49. Jeff Gibson
50. Josh Summey
51. Travis Preston
52. Eric Sorby
53. Cole Siebler
54. Jason Thomas
55. Tyler Evans
56. Justin Brayton
57. Brock Sellards
58. 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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