WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
VOL. 52 ISSUE 4 JANUARY 27, 2015 P51
Briefly...
there in the fight and then I got
bumped around a little bit and lost
a few spots. I just started chugging
away and working my way towards
the front. This was a super-fast track,
so it was really hard to make up time
on people, but I had my spots on the
track and certain places that I was
able to make passes, so I was able to
work my way up. It was my best finish
so far and I'll just keep building from
here," he said. "I had a really good
Semi where I got the holeshot, so I'm
figuring things out and I expect to be
in the fight soon."
Honda's Cole Seely was happy with
his fifth-place finish in the 450 main.
It was his best finish of the year. "I'm
really stoked with the way I rode to-
night," said Seely. "I showed my
speed in practice and ran up front
at the beginning of the main. I made
a few mistakes, but regardless I'm
happy to take home fifth and just
keep improving from here."
After putting in some preparation
laps during qualifying last week at
Anaheim 2, Rockstar Energy Racing
Husqvarna's Martin Davalos came
to Oakland ready to race. He com-
peted in his first 20-lap main event
and gained valuable experience, as
he eventually settled into an 18th-
place finish. Davalos has two more
west rounds before he starts the 250
SX East series in Dallas on February
14. "I felt pretty well," said Davalos. "I
got better on the bike throughout the
day, but I felt like I rode too conser-
vative. I should have pushed a little
more, but it was a great experience. I
feel like I loosened up a bit more and
I'm looking forward to getting more
seat time on the 450 next week at
Anaheim 3.
in the lead until late in the race.
"When Hill went down, I
thought there was another rider
out front," said Stewart. "I didn't
know I was leading until lap 13
when I looked up at the leader
board and saw my number at the
top. At that point things started
getting sketchy. That last lap, my
heart was pumpin'."
Seething Second
Yamalube/Star Racing Yamaha's
Cooper Webb and Monster En-
ergy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Tyler
Bowers made up for the lack of
controversy in the 450 class this
week by making some of their
own, as Webb rebounded from
what some called a takeout move
by Bowers to finish second.
Martin third-
place finish
was no fluke,
the AutoTrader/
Rock River
Yamaha rider
was strong all
race long.
