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Supercross & Motocross
SX: Stewart Storms To Daytona Win
James Stewart raced to victory while Ryan Villopoto fought back from adversity in Saturday night's Supercross role reversal in Daytona.
Monster Energy Supercross legend James Stewart reminded the world of his undeniable gifts on Saturday night in Daytona, overcoming near-impossible conditions to score a dominating victory at a most opportune time.
Routinely cruising to heat race wins but just as regularly encountering head-shaking struggles in the subsequent main events this season, his first with the Toyota/Yamaha/JGRMX squad, Stewart beat both the mud and his rivals to claim his second win of the year and perhaps breathe some new life into his dimming title hopes.
Saturday rains created chaos all evening but Stewart took full advantage, tripling where others could only double and storming away out front once he found away past teammate Davi Millsaps in the early going.
After claiming his 44th career Supercross win, Stewart said, "It means a lot. I've had a lot of fast moments and hard get-offs here. I've had a rough few weeks. But I felt fast all day. We got the start and once I got out front I just tried to survive."
Completing the evening's turn of fortunes were the difficulties of Ryan Villopoto on the evening.
Considering Stewart's struggles this season and the injuries of Ryan Dungey, Chad Reed, and Trey Canard, the championship season had taken on a bit of a one-man flavor. Villopoto came into the weekend firmly in control but the Daytona Supercross reminded the world that RV1 is actually mortal and that nothing can ever be taken for granted in this sport.
Away in sixth or seventh, Villopoto attempted to charge up the inside of the race's second corner but was found himself partially dumped off the side of his bike in what should have registered as a crash. The Kawasaki star refused to accept that inevitable, however, an surged forward several more feet sidesaddle with his feet dragging off the left side of his bike. He was eventually dropped into the mud while the rest of the field rushed around to either side of the #1.
Villopoto suddenly found himself almost 30 seconds back barely 30 seconds into the race and having to slog his way up through the field despite the track's treacherous ruts and slop.
Villopoto faced further drama in the shortened 16-lap main, forced to make some impressive saves just to prevent any additional falls, but fought forward all the while. In the end hedid remarkably well to minimize the championship damage to the extent that he did, clawing his way up to fifth, albeit a full minute behind race winner Stewart.
Routinely cruising to heat race wins but just as regularly encountering head-shaking struggles in the subsequent main events this season, his first with the Toyota/Yamaha/JGRMX squad, Stewart beat both the mud and his rivals to claim his second win of the year and perhaps breathe some new life into his dimming title hopes.
Saturday rains created chaos all evening but Stewart took full advantage, tripling where others could only double and storming away out front once he found away past teammate Davi Millsaps in the early going.
After claiming his 44th career Supercross win, Stewart said, "It means a lot. I've had a lot of fast moments and hard get-offs here. I've had a rough few weeks. But I felt fast all day. We got the start and once I got out front I just tried to survive."
Completing the evening's turn of fortunes were the difficulties of Ryan Villopoto on the evening.
Considering Stewart's struggles this season and the injuries of Ryan Dungey, Chad Reed, and Trey Canard, the championship season had taken on a bit of a one-man flavor. Villopoto came into the weekend firmly in control but the Daytona Supercross reminded the world that RV1 is actually mortal and that nothing can ever be taken for granted in this sport.
Away in sixth or seventh, Villopoto attempted to charge up the inside of the race's second corner but was found himself partially dumped off the side of his bike in what should have registered as a crash. The Kawasaki star refused to accept that inevitable, however, an surged forward several more feet sidesaddle with his feet dragging off the left side of his bike. He was eventually dropped into the mud while the rest of the field rushed around to either side of the #1.
Villopoto suddenly found himself almost 30 seconds back barely 30 seconds into the race and having to slog his way up through the field despite the track's treacherous ruts and slop.
Villopoto faced further drama in the shortened 16-lap main, forced to make some impressive saves just to prevent any additional falls, but fought forward all the while. In the end hedid remarkably well to minimize the championship damage to the extent that he did, clawing his way up to fifth, albeit a full minute behind race winner Stewart.
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