MONSTER ENERGY AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES
VOL. 51 ISSUE 9 MARCH 4, 2014 P35
Briefly...
Numerous riders said this year's
Indy Supercross was the toughest
track they ever raced, including for-
mer champ James Stewart, who
topped timed qualifying. The dirt,
moistened by record snow this win-
ter in Indianapolis, made for a sticky,
slick gooey combo. Dozens of riders
crashed throughout the day, includ-
ing series leader Ryan Villopoto,
who suffered a hard face plant in the
wickedly rutted whoop section dur-
ing qualifying. That may have been
one of the reasons he qualified sixth.
"It's been a long time since we've
seen some of the world's best riders
look like squirrels out there," Stew-
art said. "It's fun, it's sketchy and a
lot of guys went down. It's going to
be tough because you've got riders
going from right to left, left to right
and things like that. With the ruts out
there it makes it difficult. It's prob-
ably one of the gnarliest tracks I've
ever raced." When asked if there
was anything his team could do to
make the bike better for these con-
ditions Stewart replied with a smile,
"Pretty much all they can do is pray,
because we are going to need it to-
night."
Justin Brayton suffered through a
bout of what his team said was food
poisoning in Indy. The Joe Gibbs
Racing Yamaha rider started well in
the main, running as high as fourth,
but faded mid-race and finished
eighth.
Both of the Martin brothers – Jer-
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Ryan Dungey
is now the
fifth different
winner of the
season.
NASTY & NICE
