AMA-SX: Stewart makes it two in a row

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RACE REPORT 18/01/2009 Stewart makes it two in a row with YZ450F Anaheim podium James Stewart scored his second win from three races in the seventeen round 2009 AMA Supercross series (also an FIM World Championship) onboard his San Manuel LandM YZ450F by owning the 50th meeting to be held at the Anaheim Stadium in Los Angeles last Saturday. The AMA Motocross Champion took Yamaha's 17th success at the venue and also increased his personal triumph tally to 27; equalling Bob Hannah in 5th place on the all-time victory roll. Stewart in flight Despite the impressive numbers Anaheim II was a hard meeting for the 23 year old. He collided with Travis Preston during practice and badly cut his hand, he then admitted that he made mistakes and wasn't riding well during the race that was watched by over 43,000 people. On a track that was not easy for overtaking Stewart needed half of the 20 laps to pass Ivan Tedesco, Ryan Villopoto and then impressive Rookie and fellow Yamaha rider Josh Grant. Two circulations later and he demoted Kevin Windham for the lead and would hold the advantage to the chequered flag. Chad Reed had recovered from a first corner crash to make his way to second place, therefore limiting Stewart's points gain in the standings. Grant held on for fifth place and has yet to drop out of the top five in the first three events. Across LA whoops "It was a tough weekend for me as far as getting adjusted to the track," Stewart admitted. "Also, physically, it was definitely tough for me. But if we can get wins like this, I can't imagine what it will be like when things go smoothly; maybe we can do even better." Josh Grant Stewart is now up to fourth in the series, 12 points from the top, while Grant is second and just 3 points from reigning champion Reed. Round 4 takes place next Saturday at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. Crowd: 43,009 Weather: Dry 2009 AMA-SX Anaheim, CA 18/01/2009 Race 1 - 20 Laps Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Total Time 1 James Stewart Yamaha USA 20'57.778 2 Chad Reed Suzuki AUS 0'3.540 3 Kevin Windham Honda USA 0'4.189 4 Ryan Villopoto Kawasaki USA 0'10.181 5 Josh Grant Yamaha USA 0'16.036 6 Andrew Short Honda USA 0'21.941 7 Ivan Tedesco Honda USA 0'31.473 8 Tim Ferry Kawasaki USA 0'41.525 9 Mike Alessi Suzuki USA 0'45.931 10 David D Millsaps Honda USA 0'47.333 11 Paul Carpenter Kawasaki USA 0'49.146 12 Josh Hill Yamaha USA 0'51.536 13 Nicholas Wey Yamaha USA 0'53.474 14 Heath Voss Honda USA 0'91.522 15 Troy Adams Honda USA -1 Laps Rider Standings 17/01/2009 Pos. Rider Manu. Nat. Points 1. Chad Reed Suzuki AUS 64 2. Josh Grant Yamaha USA 61 3. Andrew Short Honda USA 53 4. James Stewart Yamaha USA 52 5. Ryan Villopoto Kawasaki USA 48 6. Ivan Tedesco Honda USA 47 7. Tim Ferry Kawasaki USA 43 8. Kevin Windham Honda USA 41 9. Mike Alessi Suzuki USA 32 10. David D Millsaps Honda USA 31 11. Paul Carpenter Kawasaki USA 29 12. Josh Hill Yamaha USA 27 13. Nicholas Wey Yamaha USA 26 14. Heath Voss Honda USA 21 15. Benjamin Coisy Honda FRA 17 Manufacturer Standings 17/01/2009 Pos. Manufacturer Points 1. Yamaha 75 2. Suzuki 64 3. Honda 60 4. Kawasaki 50 5. KTM 10 Yamaha Racing Communications Hoogte Kadijk 61hs / 1018 BE Amsterdam / The Netherlands T. +31 (0) 20 625 6539 / F. +31 (0) 20 420 9470 E. office@yrc.nl W. http://www.yamaha-racing.com