JDR/J-Star/KTM’s Stewart Finishes 7th at St. Louis Supercross

St.
Louis, MO – JDR/J-Star/KTM rider Malcolm Stewart managed to race from
outside the top ten to pass up to 7th overall at the third round of the
AMA East Supercross Lites Series held at the Edward Jones Dome in St.
Louis, MO. His teammate, PJ Larsen, suffered a crash at the tail end of
the race that ended his night. Although uninjured, he was unable to
finish the race and was credited with 17th.

The two
teammates were placed in the opening heat of the Lites Supercross class.
Larsen rocketed his KTM to a great start rounding the first corner in
3rd while Stewart had a worse beginning colliding with a rider off the
start and coming from the end of the pack to around 10th place at the
end of lap one. Larsen made a few minor mistakes but was able to hang on
for a 5th place finish matching his best heat race finish of the season
while Stewart fought his way up into qualifying position to finish 7th.

Both riders suffered from poor starts as the gate
dropped for the main event. At the end of the first lap Larsen was
sitting in 10th with Stewart directly behind him in 11th. The next lap,
Larsen came together with Blake Baggett. Although neither rider went
down, the contact smashed Larsen’s shifter in and he was unable to shift
for the remainder of the race. “When I made contact with Baggett, my
shifter bent in and I was stuck in 3rd gear. It was a struggle from
there,” remarked Larsen. With three laps to go, Larsen was making a pass
for 13th when another rider jumped into him causing him to crash,
ending his night. He was credited with 17th. Meanwhile, his teammate had
moved into the top ten and had begun to climb up in position. At the
end of the fifteen laps Stewart had worked his way into 7th place for a
decent end to a hard fought night.

Next Event: Daytona Supercross – March 10, 2012

Overall Results – East Supercross Lites Class

1. Justin Barcia

2. Ken Roczen – KTM

3. Blake Wharton

4. Darryn Durham

5. Justin Bogle

6. Jake Canada

7. Malcolm Stewart – KTM

8. Kyle Cunningham

9. Blake Baggett

10. Alex Martin

11. Matt Lemoine

12. Hunter Hewitt

13. Cole Thompson

14. AJ Catanzaro – KTM

15. Jeff Gibson

16. Austin Politelli

17. PJ Larsen – KTM

18. Brad Ripple

19. Phil Nicoletti

20. Tyler Bowers

Point Standings – East Supercross Lites Class

1. Justin Barcia – 75

2. Ken Roczen – 57

3. Blake Wharton – 56

4. Darryn Durham – 56

5. Justin Bogle – 43

6. Jake Canada – 41

7. Blake Baggett – 40

8. Hunter Hewitt – 31

9. Malcolm Stewart – 29

10. Kyle Cunningham – 28

11. PJ Larsen – 26