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VOLUME 59 ISSUE 15 APRIL 12, 2022 P73 Stewart's 50 wins, who holds second place in the all-time-wins record behind Jeremy McGrath. The rest of the usual suspects just weren't as consistent in St. Louis. Jason Anderson's 6-2-5 finishes were the best of the rest, but mistakes cost him a shot at the overall podium. Justin Barcia also got in the mix, going 5-5-4 for fifth on the night. In typical Barcia fashion, he battled it out in every main but just never had enough to get on the box. Malcolm Stewart put down the fastest time in qualifying and looked to be a threat in the mains. A third in race one was the best result of his night though, as a hefty crash in race two resulted in a 19th-placed DNF. Stewart came back for race three and ended the night with a sixth, earning him ninth overall. myself up front there in that third one and that was it. Everyone was on it tonight, and I just had a tougher time tonight trying to make up time. Just wasn't my jam in those first two motos." Another solid podium for Tomac sits him comfortably in the points lead, 56 over Jason An- derson with four rounds of racing left on the calendar. He also al- luded to the fact that his contract for next year is not finalized but this rejuvenated version of the former champ is eager to contin- ue racing. As far as records go, Tomac is still tied with Reed for all-time wins and will need to win every race from here on out to tie with Ricky Carmichael's record of 48 wins. And while he's said that records aren't too important in his book, Tomac would need to race another season if he wants to have a shot at besting James RED FLAG Race two of the 250SX division saw a red flag fly and underwent a full restart. Kyle Peters was the rid- er under watch as a crash resulted in a broken C5 and C6 vertebrae in his back. His team reported a suc- cessful surgery via Instagram. OLD DOGS NEW TRICKS With the 250SX East field dwindling down due to injuries that means some new faces can creep up into podium territory. Well maybe not that new. Both Kyle Chisholm and Phil Nicoletti, some of the oldest riders in the 250 class, scored race podiums and top five overalls, Chisholm fourth and Nicoletti fifth. MCADOO, WEBB OUT Two of the biggest players in their respective series opted out of rac- ing on Saturday night. Defending 450SX Champion Cooper Webb suffered a midweek practice crash that left him banged up, choosing not to ride, and Cameron McAdoo, second in the 250SX East points, went down on press day and in- jured his shoulder. Webb is hopeful to make the next race in Atlanta. FALLING APART It appears that the Rocky Mountain ATV-MC/WPS/KTM is crumbling apart. After weeks of internal turmoil, the team has lost its title sponsors and has reverted to its original team name, BBMX. The team's star riders Max Anstie and Shane McElrath have been side- lined with injuries lately, and there is talk they might not return with the team. The BBMX Team did not field any riders in St. Louis. Anstie Briefly...