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AMA SX: Stewart back on top, Reed eighth
Contrasting fortunes for the two champions in Atlanta, while Suzuki's David Millsaps leads the title by 22 points over Kawasaki's Ryan VillopotoIn the largest attended round of the current AMA Supercross season, 68,987 fans watched Suzuki’s James Stewart win his first 450SX class race of the season in Atlanta on February 23.
Stewart led all 20 laps on the way to the win. Defending champion Ryan Villopoto (Kawasaki) chased down Stewart for the duration of the race, but came up 1.468 seconds short, with title leader Davi Millsaps (Suzuki) in third.
Australia’s Chad Reed (Honda) struggling after a poor start and finished eighth.
Stewart has now gone nine seasons with a win, tying Jeremy McGrath and Reed in this exclusive category.
“I mean, what can I say, we won tonight,” said Stewart. “It means a lot; this whole season has been going crazy and to get a victory and to get a start, it was almost a perfect day. I was fastest in practice, fastest in the heat race, and then I got the holeshot in the main event and led every lap. I’m not going to lie, I was a little nervous because I haven’t been out there in a while.”
Stewart is the fifth different winner in eight races this season.
AMA Supercross continues on March 2 at St. Louis’ Edward Jones Dome.
450SX results Atlanta
1. James Stewart, Suzuki
2. Ryan Villopoto, Kawasaki
3. Davi Millsaps, Suzuki
4. Justin Barcia, Honda
5. Trey Canard, Honda
6. Ryan Dungey, KTM
7. Eli Tomac, Honda
8. Chad Reed, Honda
9. Jake Weimer, Kawasaki
10. Mike Alessi, Suzuki
450SX current standings
1. Millsaps, 174
2. Villopoto, 152
3. Dungey, 148
4. Canard, 135
5. Reed, 127
6. Barcia, 116
7. Andrew Short, KTM, 102
8. Stewart, 100
9. Barcia, 91
10. Matt Goerke, KTM, 79
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