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02/20/2012 | 2012 Dallas SX: Go Pro Main Event
Ride along with James Stewart during the main event at the 7th round of the 2012 AMA Supercross Series. This time the boys are racing at Cowboy’s Stadium in Arlington, TX.
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02/19/2012 | 2012 Dallas SX: Photo Gallery
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02/19/2012 | James Fights Back For A 6th In Cowboys Stadium
The Texas motocross faithful funneled into Cowboys Stadium on Saturday night to escape the rain and chilly temps outside while taking in an evening with the best Supercross racers on the planet. The cozy confines of a dome is commonplace as the AMA Supercross Series begins heading east, and there are none finer than Jerry Jones’ billion dollar masterpiece in Arlington.
Excited to get things underway, James came out swinging in his heat race, grabbing the holeshot and cruising in for the win eight laps later. Unfortunately, the Dallas main event wouldn’t go quite as smooth, as lady luck once again served up a helping of adversity, forcing James to fight his way back up from near last to a sixth-place finish.
Read on for the full scoop from Cowboys Stadium…
SUPERCROSS QUALIFYING HEATS
• James had the pleasure of meeting Dallas Cowboys’ superstar linebacker, and fellow Red Bull athlete, DeMarcus Ware shortly after practice on Saturday afternoon, and later rolled out for opening ceremonies wearing an autographed number 94 Cowboys jersey.
• With Heat #1 in the books, James wheeled his Red Bull-backed JGRMX Yamaha into the gate for Supercross-class Heat #2, and when it dropped, he rocketed down the short Dallas start-straight to grab the holeshot and early lead.
• Despite getting slowed by lapped riders on the final lap, JS7 led wire-to-wire to win the heat by a little over a second ahead of second-place rider Chad Reed.
SUPERCROSS MAIN EVENT
• After a mediocre jump out of the gate, James rounded lap one just outside the top-ten, but made some quick passes to move into sixth by the end of lap two.
• On lap three, after getting caught up with JGRMX teammate Davi Millsaps who went down just in front of him, James stalled his bike, and dropped all the way back to 19th place by the time he got going again.
• By the halfway point, JS7 had worked his way back up to ninth, but had a few more riders still within striking distance.
• In the closing laps, determined to make up some points, James made a couple more passes as he approached the top-five, but eventually ended the night in the sixth spot.
• Though disappointed that he just can’t seem to shake the bad luck lately, James is still very optimistic, and can’t wait to get to Atlanta next weekend to start turning things around.
SUPERCROSS RESULTS
1. Ryan Villopoto
2. Ryan Dungey
3. Jake Weimer
4. Mike Alessi
5. Josh Hansen
6. James Stewart
7. Kevin Windham
8. Brett Metcalfe
9. Justin Brayton
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02/19/2012 | 2012 Dallas SX: Post-Race Update
Dallas unfortunately delivered yet another night of misfortune for James in the 2012 AMA Supercross Series, but he was able to rally back to a very respectable sixth-place finish despite some hard knocks early on. Down, but certainly not out, JS7 will continue working hard to refine his program, and can’t wait to get to ATL next weekend to get his series back on track. Here’s what he had to say after the race in Cowboys Stadium…
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02/18/2012 | 2012 Dallas SX: Pre-Race Update
Round seven of the 2012 AMA Supercross Series rolled into Cowboy’s Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday, and despite cold, rainy weather outside, conditions inside the dome are perfect for a big night of racing! Here’s what James had to say in-between track walk and practice session number one…
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02/13/2012 | 2012 San Diego SX: Go Pro Main Event
Take a ride with James Stewart (@js7) and watch his perspective of the main event. This was the 6th round of AMA Supercross Series held at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA.
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02/12/2012 | DISAPPOINTING 15TH FOR JAMES IN SAN DIEGO
Overcast skies hovered over San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium for most of the day on Saturday, but by the time the opening ceremonies ushered in round six of the 2012 AMA Supercross Series at just after 7:00pm local time, the skies had parted to welcome an intense night of racing action. Unfortunately, after setting the quickest lap time of the night in his heat race, James had a main event he’d rather forget after crashing early and having to settle for a disappointing 15th-place finish.
SUPERCROSS QUALIFYING HEATS
• Supercross-class Heat #2 was James’ first opportunity to showcase his skills on the Qualcomm circuit, and when the gate dropped, he rocketed down the start-straight to grab the holeshot and early lead.
• After a mistake on lap one, James slipped back to the second spot for a couple laps, but kept within striking distance of the lead.
• With three laps down, a red flag came out for an injured rider who was down in the middle of one of the track’s tricky rhythm sections, sending the heat back into the gate for a restart.
• When the gate dropped for the second go-around, JS7 got pinched off in the first turn, but battled his way into the fourth spot by the end of lap one.
• On lap five, James got a great run through San Diego’s long whoop section, and blitzed passed Dungey for second.
• Unable to catch Chad Reed up front with just two laps remaining, James cruised across the finish line double for a safe and conservative second-place finish.
SUPERCROSS MAIN EVENT
• When the pack entered turn one after the long San Diego start-straight, Red Bull KTM’s Dungey slid into the fifth spot, with James close behind in sixth.
• On lap three, James got by Dungey in the same spot he did in the heat race (whoop section), and began chasing after Jake Weimer in fourth.
• Proving to be his favorite passing lane of the night, JS7 got by Weimer just one lap later in the whoops, and then made quick work of Metcalfe in the same spot on the very next lap.
• In a twisted turn of fate, however, James’ lucky section reached out and grabbed him on lap eight, as he went over the bars and hit the ground hard.
• Remounting in 19th, JS7 had his work cut out for him in order to salvage some precious championship points, but was only able to scrape together a 15th-place finish when all was said and done.
SUPERCROSS RESULTS
1. Ryan Villopoto
2. Chad Reed
3. Ryan Dungey
4. Brett Metcalfe
5. Josh Hansen
6. Justin Brayton
7. Davi Millsaps
8. Kyle Chisholm
9. Mike Alessi
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02/12/2012 | 2012 San Diego SX: Photo Gallery
Check out James in action at San Diego!
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02/12/2012 | 2012 San Diego SX: Post-Race Update
It was a tough night for James in San Diego, after a crash in the whoops where he was doing all of his passing left him stuck on the ground for over half of a lap. Check out what James had to say after the race…
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02/11/2012 | 2012 San Diego SX: Pre-Race Update
After spending much of the week healing up from his gnarly Anaheim 2 heat race crash, James was able to sneak in a couple days of riding, and is now in San Diego ready to do battle at round six of the AMA Supercross Series. Overcast skies were hovering leading up to practice, but the threat of rain is minimal. Here’s what James had to say shortly after track walk…
