as he passed him back just one
section later. Stewart stayed in
the mix and nabbed second after
Anderson went down.
"I made a comment way back
when saying that once we went
East, this bike would get better,"
Stewart said. "Every race that we
do we go back to the team and
get data and move forward from
there. Aldon [Baker] has been
was a strength in Detroit, and he
used that section to make most
of his passes. Stewart made
one costly mistake just before
the whoops which forced him
off the track, but he maintained
a reduced speed as to not gain
a position—the very reason he
was penalized in Daytona. He
gave the spot back to Barcia, but
Stewart's speed showed through
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went down. I was trying to pass Barcia
towards the end, and I lost the front-end
and that could have been a podium for
me, but I'm just glad I finished healthy and
[we're] going home."
14 DYLAN FERRANDIS
19TH 450SX
"I felt good coming into the weekend, and
the day was going well," said Dylan Ferran-
dis. "I had a moment during my heat race
but was able to come back to sixth. In the
main event, I didn't get a great start but
kept pushing and was fi h, then, unfortu-
nately, went short on the quad and was
unable to finish [with a hand injury]. It's
very frustra ng to have another bad night,
but we will go back this week and work to
recover and come back next week."
24 RJ HAMPSHIRE
4TH 250SX
"Man, it was a tough day," RJ Hampshire
said. "Lost in the shambles for about 90
percent of it, but we managed to get out
of here healthy. We did what we could in
the main event and will try to be be er
for next weekend."
Coober Webb (1)
leads Tomac. A crash
with Chase Sexton
later in the race put
him out for the night,
which seriously
hurts his chances of
retaining the
number-one plate.
