Yoshimura Suzuki Press Release:
Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing’s James Stewart captured his first win of the 2014 AMA/FIM Supercross season at round six of the series at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA, on Saturday night. Stewart dominated the competition, racing his Yoshimura Suzuki RM-Z450 to his 46th career Supercross victory and moving up yet another position in the overall championship points.
The San Diego race weekend was a good one overall for Stewart. After posting the fastest qualifying time during the day’s practice sessions, the Yoshimura Suzuki rider went on to turn in a rock-solid performance in his heat race and finish second. In the night’s main event, Stewart got a good start on his Yoshimura Suzuki RM-Z450 and took the lead before the end of lap one. After that, he set a competitive pace and led all 20 laps to take the win.
“I felt like I was riding good,” said Stewart. “This win has been six weeks coming, but I finally got a good enough start and the Yoshimura Suzuki got me up front on the first lap. I felt great and, about halfway through the race, I felt even better. I just kept feeling stronger and stronger as the race went on. I have to hand it to the Yoshimura Suzuki team, they’ve been fighting for me. Now, hopefully we can build on this momentum as we head into Dallas. We’ll keep on fighting and keep on believing, and hopefully do it again.”
Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing’s next event is the seventh round of the 2014 AMA/FIM Supercross Championships on Saturday, February 15th, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX.
2014 YOSHIMURA SUZUKI FACTORY RACING - SAN DIEGO SX RACE REPORT:
San Diego 450 Supercross Results:
1. James Stewart
2. Ryan Villopoto
3. Ken Roczen
4. Ryan Dungey
5. Weston Peick
6. Justin Barcia
7. Eli Tomac
8. Broc Tickle
9. Justin Brayton
10. Andrew Short
2014 450 Supercross Standings:
1. Ryan Villopoto – 126
2. Ken Roczen – 117
3. Chad Reed – 111
4. James Stewart – 105
5. Justin Brayton – 98
6. Ryan Dungey – 94
7. Justin Barcia – 89
8. Andrew Short – 72
9. Weston Peick – 53
10. Will Hahn – 52
For more information: www.yoshimura-rd.com