Stewart wins 50th career supercross in St. Louis
Davalos extends East Coast 250SX lead with another victory.
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Yoshimura Suzuki’s James Stewart won his third consecutive Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, race, marking the 50th win of his career in St. Louis on Saturday evening.
Smartop/Motoconcepts Racing’s Mike Alessi captured the holeshot in the 450SX Class main event. Trailing Alessi through turn one was Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto and Stewart in second and third respectively.
Villopoto quickly passed Alessi and held onto the lead until Lap 10 when Stewart made a pass for the lead in the corner before the finish line. Stewart rode to his fifth win of the season and leads the 450SX Class with most wins.
“This is a special night for me,” said Stewart. “This year I have been having a lot of fun winning races. Tonight was a great race for me, I was able to make the pass and ride to my 50th win. That is huge for me. I never thought I would win 50 of these races.”
Villopoto finished second and has eight podium finishes this season, now enjoying a 35-point advantage in the standings over Red Bull KTM’s Ryan Dungey and Stewart just one point back from him.
“It’s all about the big picture and the championship for me,” said Villopoto. “I can’t afford to make any big mistakes. I was able to get a good start and put in some good laps early on.”
Team Honda/Muscle Milk’s Justin Barcia earned his third podium of the season with a third-place finish.
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Martin Davalos led all 15 laps to win the Eastern Regional 250SX Class main event and extended his championship points lead to eight.
Davalos jumped out to an early lead in the Eastern Regional 250SX Class final to win the holeshot award. On his back wheel, Yamaha’s Alex Martin and GEICO Honda’s Justin Bogle followed in second and third respectively.
On lap three, Bogle moved into third as JAB Motorsports’ Matt Lemoine secured third place. Lemoine crashed on lap five out of a podium position, allowing GEICO Honda’s Matt Bisceglia to take over third place.
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Blake Baggett used a pass on lap seven to secure the number-three position.
“This was a tough race tonight,” said Davalos. “Again, the start was key, and I was able to get the early lead and hold on. I want to enjoy this win and go back and keep working hard.”
Bogle made a late-race charge on Davalos, but a few mistakes allowed Davalos to score his first win in St. Louis. Bogle finished second and Baggett finished third.
Of the Aussies, Jackson Richardson was 13th, while Taylor Potter exited the night program with 17th in the LCQ.
2014 Monster Energy Supercross, an FIM World Championship
Round 13 – St. Louis, MO
450SX Class results:
1. James Stewart
2. Ryan Villopoto
3. Justin Barcia
4. Ken Roczen
5. Trey Canard
6. Eli Tomac
7. Josh Hill
8. Andrew Short
9. Ryan Dungey
10. Nick Wey
450SX Class championship standings:
1. Ryan Villopoto 268
2. Ryan Dungey 233
3. James Stewart 232
4. Ken Roczen 215
5. Justin Brayton 196
6. Justin Barcia 176
7. Andrew Short 166
8. Broc Tickle 126
9. Wil Hahn 122
10. Chad Reed (AUS) 111
25. Matt Moss (AUS) 28
Eastern Regional 250SX Class results:
1. Martin Davalos
2. Justin Bogle
3. Blake Baggett
4. Kyle Cunningham
5. AJ Catanzaro
6. Cole Thompson
7. Matt Bisceglia
8. James Decotis
9. Alex Martin
10. Gannon Audette
13. Jackson Richardson (AUS)
Eastern Regional 250SX Class championship standings:
1. Martin Davalos 149
2. Justin Bogle 141
3. Adam Cianciarulo 120
4. Blake Baggett 100
5. Vince Friese 100
6. Kyle Cunningham 94
7. Cole Thompson 89
8. James Decotis 65
9. Matthew Lemoine 74
10. Alex Martin 72
17. Jackson Richardson (AUS) 36
28. Taylor Potter (AUS) 4
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