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Cycle News 2014 Issue 07 February 19 2014

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SUPERCROSS MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES ROUND 7/FEBRUARY 15, 2014 COWBOYS STADIUM/ARLINGTON, TEXAS P38 a bit in my heat race, and we made changes to the bike and in the main it was perfect," said Stewart. "I knew when it was time to go racing it was there, and that gave me a lot of confidence." The change that Stewart's crew made to the bike was just what he was looking for, and af- ter gating in second place behind Dungey, Stewart made a pass for the lead on the opening lap. "I got a really good jump off the gate, but I did something; I might have wheelied off the line but was able to kind of power back up," said Stewart. "Dungey got an amazing start and he shut me off, so we were kind of go- ing side-by-side. I knew he was going to triple and I thought if I tripled too, I was going to take us both out, so I doubled." Dungey pushed Stewart early in the race, but Stewart found a line over a triple that allowed him to pull away from the KTM rider. "We made some changes to the bike and I felt that out for the first couple of laps, and then I found a really good line after the finish and I started tripling," said Stewart. "I knew I was a little quicker than Ryan in my corners, and I was able to squirt Stewart is the first rider this year to claim back-to-back wins.

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