AMA-SX: Two Yamahas in LA top five

AMA-SX UNITED STATES - ROUND 3     Dodger Stadium AMA-SX Race Report - 24/01/2011 Two Yamahas in LA top five The third round of seventeen in the 2011 AMA Supercross series saw San Manuel LandM Yamaha's James Stewart take a third consecutive podium finish with 2nd position. Across a slippery and difficult track inside the inaugural setting of the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Stewart was joined at the top of the leader-board by JGR's Justin Brayton who rode to 5th on his YZ450F. The unroofed arena in the heart of LA became the 40th venue to host an AMA SX event and provided a slick and challenging layout for the riders of the premier class and the West Coast Lites competition. Stewart, who celebrated his 38th career victory last week in Phoenix and is now joint-third on the all-time winners list, made a reasonably good start and was able to seize the lead early in the 20 lap Main Event after Brett Metcalfe crashed and he overtook reigning champion Ryan Dungey. The 2009 No.1 would only front the field until mid-race distance when he made a mistake and his front wheel slipped away but was able to recover and place his YZ450F into the runner-up slot behind Ryan Villopoto before the chequered flag. "I got into the lead and then Ryan ran into me, and it was like, 'All right, let's go...' and then I just came into a corner and washed the front end out," said the 25 year old Floridian. "I'm very, very, very disappointed with this one. I just threw it away. I feel bad for my team because we've been working hard and you can't win them on the ground. This won't happen again." Brayton (pictured) would cross the line three seconds ahead of Kevin Windham for his best ranking of the season so far. Motoconcepts Yamaha's Kyle Chisholm came home 10th. After three meetings Stewart is second in the standings and trails Villopoto by 5 points. Brayton is eighth with Chisholm holding ninth. Round four takes place at the Oak-Alameda Stadium in Oakland, California next Saturday. 2011 AMA-SX United States Dodger Stadium 24/01/2011 20 Laps 1 Ryan Villopoto Kawasaki USA 17'41.505  2 James Stewart Yamaha USA 0'04.861  3 Ryan Dungey Suzuki USA 0'06.779  4 Trey Canard Honda USA 0'10.749  5 Justin Brayton Yamaha USA 0'20.948  6 Kevin Windham Honda USA 0'24.043  7 Chad Reed Honda AUS 0'26.299  8 Brett Metcalfe Suzuki AUS 0'28.790  9 Andrew Short KTM USA 0'30.838  10 Kyle Chisholm Yamaha USA 0'38.825  11 Nicholas Wey Yamaha USA 0'49.089  12 Austin Stroupe Yamaha USA 0'54.209  13 David D Millsaps Yamaha USA 0'56.778  14 Chris Blose Kawasaki USA -1Laps  15 Tye Simmonds KTM USA -1Laps  16 Kyle Regal Yamaha USA -1Laps  20 Thomas Hahn Yamaha USA -16Laps  AMA-SX World Standing Rider Standings After Race 3 of 17 1. Ryan Villopoto Kawasaki USA 72 2. James Stewart Yamaha USA 67 3. Ryan Dungey Suzuki USA 58 4. Trey Canard Honda USA 56 5. Chad Reed Honda AUS 48 6. Brett Metcalfe Suzuki AUS 39 7. Andrew Short KTM USA 37 8. Justin Brayton Yamaha USA 36 9. Kyle Chisholm Yamaha USA 33 10. Kevin Windham Honda USA 32 11. Nicholas Wey Yamaha USA 28 12. Kyle Regal Yamaha USA 24 13. Ivan Tedesco Kawasaki USA 23 14. David D Millsaps Yamaha USA 20 15. Chris Blose Kawasaki USA 17 16. Josh Grant Honda USA 12 18. Austin Stroupe Yamaha USA 10 20. Weston Peick Yamaha USA 8 21. Thomas Hahn Yamaha USA 7 24. Jeff Alessi Yamaha USA 3 Circuit Length: unknown Crowd: 41, 107 Weather: Dry Manufacturer Standings 24/01/2011 1 Kawasaki 72 2 Yamaha 67 3 Suzuki 58 4 Honda 56 5 KTM 37

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