Team San Manuel Yamaha's Josh Hill Takes First Podium

ROUND 2 - CHASE FIELD - JANUARY 16TH

LOS ANGELES, CA (January 19th, 2010) - Team San Manuel Yamaha's Josh Hill took his first podium, this Saturday evening,
at a nearly sold out Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ.   For teammate, James
Stewart, Round 2 of the 2010 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM
World Championship, started with a tough crash in Heat Race 2 and ended
with a 15th place finish in the Main.

Josh Hill's strong start in Heat Race 1 had him running close behind
Ryan Dungey and relatively uncontested for a solid 2nd place finish to
qualify for the Main.  Stewart's hard crash in Heat Race 2, forced him
into the LCQ.  Like a true Champion, Stewart put in a strong effort,
took 1st in the LCQ, to transfer to the Main, and had this to say, “I
was definitely hurting at that point, but all I could think about was
how hard I worked to get here, and how hard my team worked, and I just
didn't want to sit it out.  I knew if I had to, I could always pull off
the track.”

In the Main, Hill got a solid start and quickly worked his way into 3rd
place, where he held his position for the duration of the 20-lap race
to record his first podium as a member of Team San Manuel.  Hill had
this to say about his podium finish, "This is exactly how I hoped today
would go for me…better finish and all...I just can't say thanks enough
to Team San Manuel and especially Larry Brooks - they have been behind
me 100%!"


For Stewart, things didn't go as well.  Still feeling the pain of his
earlier crash, James waived the practice lap and focused on getting the
best results possible from the race.  His start had him running 10th,
when rival Reed attempted to pass Stewart and the two collided in a
turn just before the Finish line, on lap 7.  The collision had both
riders on the ground, with Stewart, the only to continue and post a
15th place finish.


James is in Florida preparing for Anaheim 2 while Josh returned to
California to test, train and prepare for the race in Anaheim this
weekend as the points race to the 2010 Championship continues. 

Team Manuel Yamaha Highlights / Phoenix - Round 2 -
James Stewart - Last Chance Qualifier - Winner

Josh Hill - Heat Race 1 - 2nd

James Stewart - Season to Date:  1 win; 1-15th

Josh Hill - Season to Date: 1-6th place; 1-3rd

James Stewart - Championship Points - 31

Josh Hill - Championship Points - 35

About Team San Manuel
Team San Manuel is a unique partnership between the San Manuel Band of
Mission Indians and L&M Racing, LLC, with the sole purpose of
reaching out to Native and
non-Native communities and sharing with them the value of perseverance
and dedication.  Building a winning team comprised of top-notch talent
and community service, Team San Manuel honors the Serrano belief of
caring for our community. (www.sanmanuelracing.com)

About the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
The San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians is a federally
recognized American Indian tribe located near the city of Highland,
California.  The Serrano Indians are the indigenous people of the San
Bernardino highlands, passes, valleys and mountains who share a common
language and culture.  The San Manuel reservation was established in
1891 and recognized as a sovereign nation with the right of
self-government.  Despite challenges and hardships, the San Manuel
tribal community has continued to progressively maintain and enhance
its unique form of government - focusing all efforts on providing a
better quality of life for its citizens.  Through economic
diversification, both on and off the reservation, the tribe has been
forward thinking in its efforts to build infrastructure, maintain civil
services and promote social, economic, educational and governmental
units including the departments of fire, public safety, education and
environment and continues to pursue opportunities for future
generations.

About L & M Racing
L&M Racing was formed in 2006 by Owner/Team Manager Larry Brooks
and partner Mike Kranyak.  Operating as Team San Manuel Yamaha, this
illustrious team has garnered 2 Supercross Championship titles in just
three professional race seasons. For the 2010 race season, 2009
Supercross Champion James Stewart anchors Team San Manuel as he
vehemently defends his title and is joined by 2008 Supercross Rookie of the Year
Josh Hill.  In 2009, Team San Manuel's James Stewart won his second
Supercross Championship, his first coming in 2007, and second for
L&M Racing's independent effort.  Rookie Kyle Chisholm rounded out
Team San Manuel's 2009 team.  In 2008 team, Team San Manuel Yamaha,
consisted of 2004 Supercross Champion Chad Reed and former West Coast
Lites Champion Nathan Ramsey -- the newly-formed endeavor garnered its
first championship title that season.  Led by Larry Brooks, the driving
force behind the Jeremy McGrath / Chaparral Racing team's three-year
championship reign in Supercross, Brooks' then race effort yielded the
first and only indie team to ever win an AMA Supercross Series
Championship.  L&M Racing is headquartered within an 8,000 square
foot, state-of-the-art race facility in Southern California and is one
of the most successful independently owned and operated teams in
professional Supercross racing today.

Television Coverage Schedule
Phoenix (Supercross class) - SPEED - 1/17/2010 - 6:00 pm ET
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