AMA EA Sports Supercross Series
Round 1 S: Rice-Eccles Stadium
(Above) James
Stewart Jr. (right) and
mechanic Jeremy
Albrecht overcame
the disappointment of
the previous week to
post ;0 convincing
win. Stewart said he
has matured over the
season and that he's
looking forward to
the EastlWest
Shootout and the
outdoor Nationals.
(Left) One week after
failing to qualify,
Danny Smith scored a
strong podium finish,
though it was
unfortunately
somewhat
overshadowed by
Preston's title.
Stewart slowed on the final lap and
waved to the crowd, then took a convincing win. Preston eventually came
to the line in second, celebrating his
championship with a very brief nohander over the final jump. Smith
came across in third.
"I would have never thought this
would have happened [at the season's start]," Preston said. "J just go
race by race. I don't know; it's kind of
unbelievable. [The difference] is probably my bike. My bike's really fast.
Like last year, when J came here, I
didn't jump the triples; I doubled both
triples last year, and I could barely
jump the finish. This year 1was jumping everything really easy."
"He rode a smart race," said Stewart, who made sure to congratulate Preston after the finish. "He got second.
I'm sure he was nervous coming in
here, and I guess the pressure was all
off me and on him, but he rode good.
When I saw him in second, I knew there
was nothing I could do."
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Rice-Eccles StlIdium
Salt Lake City, Utah
ResuUs:April 27, 2002
HEAT 1 (6 laps, t -9 transfer): 1. James Stewart
Jr. (Kaw); 2. Casey Lytle (Yam); 3. Eric Sorby
(KllW); 4. !vlln Tedesco (Yam); 5. Matt Walker (KllW);
6. David Pingree (KTM); 7. JOShUll Woods (Suz); 8.
Trllvis Elliott (Hen); 9. Justin Buckelew (Suz); 10.
Shane Bess (Suz); 11. Kevin Johnson (Yllm); 12.
Isaiah Johnson (Suz); 13. Jonathan Shimp (Yam);
14. Joseph Oehlhof (Yam); 15. Tyson Taylor (Yom);
16. Cllssidy Anderson (KTM); 17. Jesse Peterson
(Yom): 18. Evon Ault (Kow).
Time: 5 min" 8.310 sees.
HEAT 2 (6 laps, 1-9 transfer): 1. Danny Smith
(Suz); 2. Chris Gossel88r (Hon); 3. Travis Preston
(Hon): 4. Doniel Blolr (Yom): 5. Andrew Short (Kow):
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