just waited around too much. In order
to wrap it up tonight, the one guy I
didn't need to win was Jo [Shimoda],
and he did. Looking at the big picture
it's good, though. If you would have
told me I would have had a 23-point
lead going into the final round, I'd be
pumped. So overall, it's awesome to be
so close [to the tle]."
MYOWNRACE
29 CHRISTIAN CRAIG
DNS 250SX EAST
A er spending the long break in the
250SX East Championship recovering
from a hand injury preparing to ba le
for the championship, Craig's bid for
the number-one plate came to a crash-
ing end in qualifying. "It's hard to put
into words, we've been working so
hard this season," Craig said. "Things
were going so well at the start of the
day and then I was on the ground.
I tried everything to race but just
couldn't put any pressure on my leg.
As of now, it looks like I fractured my
fibula and sprained my ankle. We're
going to get checked out at home and
get ready for the outdoor season."
51 JUSTIN BARCIA
14TH 450SX
It was a tough night for Jus n Barcia
who crashed and damaged his radiator
in his heat race and had to transfer to
the main via the LCQ. And things did go
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(Left) Malcolm
Stewart was all smiles
after finishing on the
450SX podium for
the first time of his
career. (Below) Ken
Roczen (94) saw
his championship
hopes slip away after
a simple fall while
leading.
