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Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing’s James Stewart’s return to the Monster Energy Cup didn’t go to plan on Saturday night after a wrist injury sidelined him for finals two and three on the evening.

Stewart injured his wrist in practice and then suffered a crash in the first main, deciding to sit out the other two finals.

The decision sparked concern that he could miss the AUS-X Open in Sydney next month, however his management has since confirmed he will race, according to event organisers.

“The day didn’t go how I planned,” Stewart explained. “In practice I over-jumped this tabletop and jammed my wrist. It was super-sore, but I just kind of rode through it. Then in the first lap of the main event I almost got landed on; the track was so muddy guys were going everywhere.

“I think it was Trey [Canard] who fell and when I went in there I saw him and hit the brakes and went down myself. I got up and then ended up casing the rhythm section and jammed my wrist again. The guys could see I was just struggling out there.

“I didn’t want to pull-off so I just kept riding thinking maybe it would get better, but it just got worse. I came back in and we talked it over and I decided to pull back and let the wrist heal.”

With Stewart scheduled to compete in Sydney on 28-29 November at Allphones Arena, just over one month out from the 2016 Monster Energy AMA Supercross opener at Anaheim 1, he will make a quick turnaround following his Monster Energy Cup mishap.

“It was nice getting back out here racing,” added Stewart. “Between last week and this week it was a complete opposite, but it makes me hungry. I just want to make sure I don’t do that again and I learned some things and so did the team. Nothing’s broken, I’m just beat-up right now, but I’ll be alright.”