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Cycle News 2021 Issue 06 February 9

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IIIMY OWN RACE: 27 MALCOLM STEWART 10-4 450SX Malcolm Stewart (Monster Energy Star Racing Yamaha) rode well at Indy but found himself at the wrong place at the wrong me at Indy 1 and 2, but things came together at Indy 3 where he had his best result of the season with a fourth. He ran sixth for much of the race and was there to pounce when Tomac and Barcia went down. "It was typical Indy, where you're going into corners, and you think it's there and it's not," he said a er Indy 3. "Overall, I feel really good about how the night turned around for me. Indy has treated me well. I had a lot of great rides, and I rode well all day today. We just struggled a li le bit in the first two [rounds]. In the main event, I told myself, 'Bro, you have got to get a top-five in this thing no ma er what, because the boss man isn't going to be happy. I might be finding myself doing it on my own if I don't put the results in.'" SUPERCROSS MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES, AN FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS 5 & 6 / FEBRUARY 2 & 6, 2021 LUCAS OIL STADIUM / INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA P60 Max Vohland (hip), Michael Mosi- man (wrist) and John Short (col- larbone). Jett Lawrence sat out round five (Indy 2) with a shoulder injury but returned at round six for Indy 3 where he was far from 100%. He sees his title hopes all but wiped out as a result. 450SX On Tuesday night (Indy 2), Roc- zen picked up where he left off, and that was out in front. But first he had to get around fast starter take home the number-one plate after the last round is run in Salt Lake City in May. Nichols leads Craig by six points in the champi- onship, no one else is close. The 250SX East Champion- ship has been decimated by injuries. Many of the class' star riders have been knocked out or at least dinged by injuries, most of these arising during their stay in Indy. Those who have fallen by the wayside include Austin Forker (shoulder), RJ Hampshire (wrist), 29 CHRISTIAN CRAIG 2-1 250SX EAST Chris an Craig's tle hopes are s ll alive a er catching a break when Nichols went down on the first lap on Saturday night. Craig inherited the lead and sprint- ed away with the win at Indy 3, and this

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