Convincing Win for Team San Manuel's James Stewart, Teammate Kyle Regal Finishes Season Best 7th

Seattle, WA (April 16, 2011)-Team San
Manuel Yamaha Red Bull’s James Stewart showed more than 52,000 fans in Seattle’s
QWEST Stadium, what the speed and determination of a multi-time champion looks
like as he posted a convincing win Saturday night on a deeply rutted track.   The day started out well, with
Stewart posting increasingly fast lap times in practice before the night’s event
started.    In Heat One, Stewart was off to a great
start taking the lead within the first lap and leading a full eight laps.  His Heat win was exceedingly fast, a
full 17 seconds faster than the total winning time of Heat Two.  In the Main, Stewart shot out of the
gate in second and was able to gain the lead halfway through lap one and never
looked back.  He led the remaining
19 laps, finishing nearly three seconds ahead of everyone else on what all
regarded as one of the most challenging tracks of the series.  “That was a perfect night in Seattle,”
Stewart said.  “The main event was
so gnarly, but it kind of played to my skills.  I rode really consistently and it feels
great to get a win again.”    Seattle’s win put Stewart even
closer to the championship, now sitting only nine points shy of the lead with
284 points in fourth place.

Stewart’s
teammate Kyle Regal also had a great night with his best finish so far this
season.  Regal had good practice
rounds and a solid heat race, finishing out in the top five.   Regal, having much more experience
with motocross tracks, seemed to excel with the soft sand and huge ruts, as he
rode flawlessly in the Main Event to a seventh place finish.  “All my hard work finally paid off,”
Regal said.  “It feels great to get
that seventh.  The track was pretty
difficult and started to wear down, but I was able to hang in there.”  Regal still maintains 15th place, now
with 86 points. 

About
Team San Manuel
Formed
in 2006, 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.