AMA-SX: Stewart on the podium at Indianapolis

AMA-SX UNITED STATES - ROUND 10     Lucas Oil Stadium AMA-SX Race Report - 14/03/2011 Stewart on the podium at Indianapolis James Stewart returned to the AMA SX podium last weekend after his recent misfortune in Daytona and took second place at the tenth round of seventeen held at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis packed with more than 60,000 spectators. The San Manuel Yamaha rider guided his YZ450F through the field after a poor start and some inconsistent laps in the opening phases of the main event. He was able to overtake rival Chad Reed for second place but then faced an insurmountable distance to Ryan Villopoto who would go on to win by six seconds. The Floridian now faces a home meeting next Saturday. "It's really frustrating because I know I can win but I'm just not winning right now," he said. "Something always happens. It'll make a big difference next weekend to sleep in my own bed before the race, so hopefully I can put it all back together in Jacksonville. I just feel like I let my whole team down tonight. I was 'off' all night long." JGR Yamaha's Justin Brayton was 5th by the finish line with Nick Wey the third YZ450F rider in the top ten with 8th. Brayton's team-mate, Davi Millsaps, collected 11th. A YZ250F made it to the top of the podium for the first time this season as the fourth race of the East Coast Lites division belonged to Ryan Sipes who posted his maiden victory at Indianapolis. The DNA Star Racing Yamaha rider was obviously at home on the testing layout as he headed the practice sessions and then won his Heat sprint. A tussle with Blake Baggett and then Justin Barcia after the former crashed at mid-distance ensured that the American's success was hard-fought and well deserved. "I always wondered what it would feel like to win," he said. "I thought I knew what it would be like, but I've got to say, it's a lot better than that! I'm so happy. I knew I was fast tonight and I just tried to race forward and not think about who was behind me and it worked! I'm pumped!" Sipes is third in the Lites table and 12 points behind Barcia. Stewart is second in the SX standings, trailing Villopoto by 26 points. Brayton is 7th and Millsaps 8th. Round eleven will be hosted by the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium next Saturday. 2011 AMA-SX United States Lucas Oil Stadium 14/03/2011 20 Laps race I 1 Ryan Villopoto Kawasaki USA 16'44.199  2 James Stewart Yamaha USA 0'06.360  3 Chad Reed Honda AUS 0'08.770  4 Ryan Dungey Suzuki USA 0'09.224  5 Justin Brayton Yamaha USA 0'37.584  6 Trey Canard Honda USA 0'40.329  7 Kevin Windham Honda USA 0'54.051  8 Nicholas Wey Yamaha USA -1Laps  9 Cole Seely Honda USA -1Laps  10 Mike Alessi KTM USA -1Laps  11 David D Millsaps Yamaha USA -1Laps  12 Matt Boni Kawasaki USA -1Laps  13 Michael Byrne Yamaha AUS -1Laps  14 Fabien Izoird Kawasaki FRA -1Laps  15 Matthew Goerke Kawasaki USA -1Laps  AMA-SX World Standing Rider Standings After Race 10 of 17 1. Ryan Villopoto Kawasaki USA 221 2. James Stewart Yamaha USA 195 3. Chad Reed Honda AUS 192 4. Ryan Dungey Suzuki USA 183 5. Trey Canard Honda USA 169 6. Andrew Short KTM USA 129 7. Justin Brayton Yamaha USA 121 8. David D Millsaps Yamaha USA 114 9. Brett Metcalfe Suzuki AUS 107 10. Kevin Windham Honda USA 103 11. Ivan Tedesco Kawasaki USA 90 12. Nicholas Wey Yamaha USA 82 13. Mike Alessi KTM USA 68 14. Kyle Regal Yamaha USA 60 15. Chris Blose Kawasaki USA 53 16. Kyle Chisholm Yamaha USA 46 21. Weston Peick Yamaha USA 24 22. Michael Byrne Yamaha AUS 20 23. Thomas Hahn Yamaha USA 17 24. Austin Stroupe Yamaha USA 15 26. Vince Friese Yamaha USA 12 34. Jeff Alessi Yamaha USA 3 35. Antonio Balbi Yamaha BRA 2 Circuit Length: 0 Crowd: 60, 789 Weather: Dry Last Years Winner: Ryan Villopoto Manufacturer Standings 14/03/2011 1 Kawasaki 221 2 Yamaha 211 3 Honda 210 4 Suzuki 194 5 KTM 139

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