Stewart 6th after Arlington mishap

Over 50,000 spectators lined the seat rows of the
Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas for the seventh round of the AMA
Supercross series – also an FIM World Championship – and saw JGRMX’s
James Stewart recover from a collision with team-mate Davi Millsaps
early in the main event to cross the finish line in sixth position.



Stewart could not deliver Yamaha’s 11th win from 33
Supercross events in the Dallas/Fort Worth area due to the incident
across what was a hard and slick track, one that punished mistakes as
seen by the crash suffered by Chad Reed. The pair touched when Millsaps
hit the dirt in a turn and Stewart had nowhere to go. The Floridian then
lost time through needing to restart his machine.



The former Champion claimed his first SX class
victory in Dallas but lucked-out on this occasion and is now looking at a
hefty 42 point gap to Ryan Villopoto in the standings as the champion
claimed his third victory in a row.



“Sixth place is not where we want to be. I got a bad
start...that’s when things happen. Davi fell and I ran into him and
that’s when I stalled the bike,” said Stewart. “I did my best to come up
and reached sixth from nineteenth and nearly got fifth. I’ve got faith
that luck will start to roll my way soon!”



With seven rounds chalked off is starting to near
the half way stage but the teams and riders still have another six
consecutive weekends of racing before their first and only respite of
the ‘Indoor’ season. Round eight will take place at the Georgia Dome in
Atlanta this Saturday.