Stewart Comes Back from Bad Crash at New Orleans Supercross

New
Orleans, LA – JDR/J-Star/KTM rider Malcolm Stewart showed he was among
the most determined riders of the night when he recovered from a hard
crash while running in 2nd place on the fifth lap of the race held at
the Louisiana Superdome.

Stewart had a great start in
his heat race rounding the first corner in the top five. He quickly
moved into 3rd place before the end of the first lap. He then set his
sights on the 2nd place ride of Phil Nicoletti. On the fifth lap of the
heat race he was able to make the pass stick and claim 2nd position. A
lap later he crossed the finish to secure his spot and earn a great gate
pick for the main event.

Stewart got the start he
needed as the gate dropped for the Supercross Lites main event. He was
3rd around the first corner and on the tail of the leaders. On the third
lap he was able to pass current point leader Justin Barcia to take 2nd
position. He maintained the 2nd place spot for the next three laps
before he suffered a huge crash in the whoops. He was down for over a
lap being looked after by medics before he stood up on his own and got
back on his bike. Now a lap down, Stewart set to work to salvage any
positions and points possible. He caught one rider by the eighth lap and
was able to make up a 15 second deficit on another rider to move into
17th when the checkered flag flew.

“This is just another
disappointing race to my season. I was feeling really good today and
just made a mistake in the whoops that cost me a lot of time and
positions. I am thankful to walk away uninjured but am really upset that
I was not able to get a spot on the podium,” remarked Stewart.

Next Event: Las Vegas, NV – May 5, 2012

Overall Results Supercross Lites –

1. Darryn Durham

2. Blake Baggett

3. Justin Bogle

4. Justin Barcia

5. Ken Roczen – KTM

6. Kyle Cunningham

7. Jake Canada

8. Tyler Bowers

9. Austin Politelli

10. Phil Nicoletti

11. Shawn Rife

12. Matt Lemoine

13. Zack Freeburg

14. Blake Wharton

15. Tommy Weeck

16. AJ Cantanzaro – KTM

17. Malcolm Stewart – KTM

18. Sean Lipanovich – KTM

19. Alex Martin

20. Kyle Peters