Phoenix, Arizona was pretty much convinced how great James Stewart is as he notched a victory during the second round of the Monster Energy® AMA Supercross. Stewart also took points lead duringthe FIM Championship with a remarkable triumph at Chase Field. It seems like Stewart was invincible all throughout the race without any problems with his bike and his brake dust shields.
According to Kawasaki.com, Stewart went on with a smooth-sailing race after a perfect start. He was in the lead in the entire 20 laps of the main event to put his Kawasaki KX™450F as the highest riser of the podium for the first time this season. On the other hand, Timmy Ferry, Stewart’s teammate, fell short on the race.
“I had a good start and we made it past where we did last weekend so that was a plus,” said Stewart. “I was definitely pumped going into that first corner and I knew I didn’t want to tip over. I knew Chad (Reed) was going to make a charge, that’s what he does and I just let the race come to me. I think he almost made a pass on me, but I wasn’t too worried, it is a long race and a long season and we have to be smart about it. I rode as hard as the track would let me. Every race, every lap it gets tougher and tougher, but I’m not worried about my endurance. I feel good, I’m super stoked. I’m happy for everybody at Monster Energy Kawasaki, this is our first win for Kawasaki in a while and for me it is satisfying. It’s good to get a solid race under our belt and also a win, it definitely feels good.”
“With the little berm on the inside line it was definitely getting rough going into it,” said Stewart. “The toughest part was when you get to lappers. The outside was obviously slower and I have to thank Mikey (Williamson) for the timely signal, because I went to the outside to get around them and he may have got past me if I went to the outside again.”
“I think if I could have just moved over two feet or predicted the future, I would have known what to do,” said Ferry. “I had a good start and was running near the front when a guy in front of me hit a block and kicked it out on the track. I didn’t have anywhere to go and I just went down. There wasn’t much I could do about it.”
Results:
1. James M Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Monster Energy Kawasaki
2. Chad Reed, Tampa, Fla., Yamaha
3. Kevin Windham, Centreville, Miss., Honda
4. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda
5. Ivan Tedesco, Tallahassee, Fla., Honda
6. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., Suzuki
7. Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif, Yamaha
8. Joshua Hansen, Murrieta, Calif, Yamaha
9. Charles J Summey, Huntersville, N.C., Yamaha
10 .Timmy Ferry, Largo, Fla, Monster Energy Kawasaki
19. Jeff Gibson Blacklick, Ohio, Cernic’s Kawasaki