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Supercross & Motocross
SX: This Week In Supercross - Indianapolis
Round 11 of the Monster Energy Supercross Championship from Indianapolis, IN will air LIVE on SPEED Saturday, March 17 at 7:30pm ET.
Toyota/Yamaha/JGRMX's James Stewart (Photo: Yamaha Racing)
PROGRAMMING NOTE: Round 11 of the Monster Energy Supercross Championship from Indianapolis, IN will air LIVE on SPEED Saturday, March 17 at 8:30pm ET. #SXonSPEED
Following a wild past week in which one of the Supercross Class’ top contenders Ryan Dungey stepped away from competition due to injury, in addition to a intriguing race at the previous stop on the schedule, the 2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, season returns indoors tomorrow from Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium, site of the 11th race of the year.
Following his second win of the season in Daytona, Toyota/Yamaha/JGRMX’s James Stewart brings the momentum to Indianapolis as he aims to continue to chip away at the points lead of Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, the reigning Monster Energy Supercross Champion.
Stewart and his JGRMX team have turned things around in recent weeks, following a slow start to the season. While his results so far in the second half of the championship haven’t been an indicator of how well Stewart is riding as of late, his win in Daytona was significant towards improving the team’s consistency and making a run towards the 2012 title. To cap off a near-perfect night for Joe Gibbs Racing, Davi Millsaps followed Stewart across the finish to give the team its first 1-2 finish ever.
"Well, we needed that win in Daytona bad and to get it feels great,” said Stewart. “I mean, I feel like we now have a chance to focus more on the races as they come. We have a big points gap, so there's no real pressure on that. Actually, we've really got nothing to lose at this point.”
“We just get to keep working and try to simply win these races, as we've been doing the last few weeks. It feels like we found a good direction with the bike, myself and the team. So, we're just eager to get out there and see where it goes from here."
While Stewart gained nine points on Villopoto in the Supercross Class standings, the defending champion was able to walk away from Daytona with his head held high following an impressive outing in touch conditions that saw him climb from 17th to fifth. With 44 points in his favor, Villopoto returns to the site of arguably his most dominant performance of his championship-winning 2011 season. He has won the past two years inside Lucas Oil Stadium and is looking for more good fortune tomorrow night.
“I’m anxious to get to Indy,” said Villopoto. “I made a few mistakes last weekend, but the conditions weren’t the greatest. The dirt is usually really good in Indy, so I hope to put my Kawasaki back on top with another win.”
Fellow Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Jake Weimer also rode well in Daytona. While he was a factor within the top five for most of the main event, a late fall cost Weimer a couple spots in the finishing order. Nevertheless, Weimer is now in position to battle for the final spot on the championship podium in 2012 and will look to potentially grab another podium finish on Saturday.
“After a few weekends that haven’t been very good, I need to get back to where I belong,” said Weimer. “I’m still staying positive and know that I’m riding better than my results show. Indy should be a fun race and I’m looking to get back up on the podium.”
Following a wild past week in which one of the Supercross Class’ top contenders Ryan Dungey stepped away from competition due to injury, in addition to a intriguing race at the previous stop on the schedule, the 2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, season returns indoors tomorrow from Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium, site of the 11th race of the year.
Following his second win of the season in Daytona, Toyota/Yamaha/JGRMX’s James Stewart brings the momentum to Indianapolis as he aims to continue to chip away at the points lead of Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto, the reigning Monster Energy Supercross Champion.
Stewart and his JGRMX team have turned things around in recent weeks, following a slow start to the season. While his results so far in the second half of the championship haven’t been an indicator of how well Stewart is riding as of late, his win in Daytona was significant towards improving the team’s consistency and making a run towards the 2012 title. To cap off a near-perfect night for Joe Gibbs Racing, Davi Millsaps followed Stewart across the finish to give the team its first 1-2 finish ever.
"Well, we needed that win in Daytona bad and to get it feels great,” said Stewart. “I mean, I feel like we now have a chance to focus more on the races as they come. We have a big points gap, so there's no real pressure on that. Actually, we've really got nothing to lose at this point.”
“We just get to keep working and try to simply win these races, as we've been doing the last few weeks. It feels like we found a good direction with the bike, myself and the team. So, we're just eager to get out there and see where it goes from here."
While Stewart gained nine points on Villopoto in the Supercross Class standings, the defending champion was able to walk away from Daytona with his head held high following an impressive outing in touch conditions that saw him climb from 17th to fifth. With 44 points in his favor, Villopoto returns to the site of arguably his most dominant performance of his championship-winning 2011 season. He has won the past two years inside Lucas Oil Stadium and is looking for more good fortune tomorrow night.
“I’m anxious to get to Indy,” said Villopoto. “I made a few mistakes last weekend, but the conditions weren’t the greatest. The dirt is usually really good in Indy, so I hope to put my Kawasaki back on top with another win.”
Fellow Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Jake Weimer also rode well in Daytona. While he was a factor within the top five for most of the main event, a late fall cost Weimer a couple spots in the finishing order. Nevertheless, Weimer is now in position to battle for the final spot on the championship podium in 2012 and will look to potentially grab another podium finish on Saturday.
“After a few weekends that haven’t been very good, I need to get back to where I belong,” said Weimer. “I’m still staying positive and know that I’m riding better than my results show. Indy should be a fun race and I’m looking to get back up on the podium.”
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