Sheckler Back on Top in Portland; Wins Wendy’s Invitational
August 22, 2008 – 7:55 pm PT by GregTags: Greg Lutzka, P-Rod, Ryan Sheckler, Wendy's Invitational —
P-Rod, Ryan Sheckler and Greg Lutzka | cr. AST
Ryan Sheckler had something to prove after a fall last month knocked him out of a top-three finish in the AST Dew Tour for the first time ever. He came back today with a win at the Wendy’s Invitation on a street-style course, with AST Dew Cup points leader Paul Rodriguez close behind in second.
From there, the field thinned out pretty quickly, with Greg Lutzka and Chaz Ortiz following. Sheckler was coming off a big win at the X Games, showing that the injury that plagued him during the Right Guard Open was having less of an effect.
With the win Sheckler climbs back into the Dew Cup race and finds himself less than 20 points behind P-Rod for the lead. Sheckler already has three Dew Cups on his mantle and can secure his fourth straight by winning out, or if P-Rod stumbles at all. Chaz Ortiz is mathematically in the race, but would need to win next month in Salt Lake City at the Toyota Challenge to stay in the running.
Keep reading for the final results.
Skate Park Final Results - Wendy’s Invitational
August 22, 2008 - Portland, OR
1st - Sheckler, Ryan - 90.10
2nd - Rodriguez, Paul - 87.25
3rd - Lutzka, Greg - 86.45
4th - Ortiz, Chaz - 85.70
5th - Colamonico, Kurtis - 83.65
6th - Seaholm, Austen - 79.70
7th - Mendes, Chris - 77.25
8th - do Rosario, Danilo - 76.50
9th - Santos, Fabrizio - 75.00
10th - Fuenzalida, Danny - 71.75
11th - Oliveira, Tulio - n/a
12th - Brummet, Dayne - n/a
AST Dew Tour: Dew Cup Current Standings
Skateboard Park Points
1. Paul Rodriguez, 270
2. Ryan Sheckler, 253
3. Chaz Ortiz, 230
4. Greg Lutzka, 215
5. Austen Seaholm, 179
6. Rodolfo Ramos, 142
7. Carlos De Andrade, 141
8. Chad Bartie, 135
9. Fabrizio Santos, 125
10. Chris Mendes, 108