Chad Reed out for remainder of AMA Supercross Season

Chad Reed, a multi time AMA Supercross Series Champion (2004, 2008) and AMA National Motocross Champion (2009) is out for the remainder of the 2012 Monster Energy AMA / FIM Supercross Series, due to a fall and injuries last Saturday in Dallas.

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)

Source: http://www.supercross.com/news/chad-reed-out-for-remainder-of-ama-supercross-season

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