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As one of the most dominant racers in the supercross history, it might not seem like such a big deal that San Manuel Yamaha’s James Stewart pulled off the win last Saturday night in Phoenix, Arizona. But it was. No matter how dominant a racer is, every racer knows they can’t be the fastest in the world forever, so when someone is out for a while, as Stewart was, it’s sometimes easy for them to wonder if they still have it in them, because you can’t tell until the gate drops.
Well, Stewart still has it in him, leading every lap of the Phoenix main event on his way to his first win in a year and a tussle at the top of the points leaderboard with Ryan Villopoto. Then, after the race, he stood up on a jump near the podium and discussed the race and the track in detail with his dad, James Sr.
Motocross.com:  First off, maybe the most interesting thing to me … more
San Manuel Yamaha’s James Stewart might still be the fastest man on the planet, but it’s not a gap like it was before back to the next guy. Stewart has always been unbelievably fast, and in the past, he hasn’t had to worry much about someone he just passed trying to pressure him, much less having someone catch him from behind. But these days are changing.
With how Anaheim 1 went down last week, it was easy to speculate that if Stewart got a start, the race would be a no-brainer. Stewart would definitely win. However, Phoenix wasn’t Anaheim 1Â …Â More
Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey has dealt with way more criticism than anyone with a record like his should have had to deal with. Since he won the Supercross title in 2010, it seems some people can’t talk about anything else except how Dungey “wouldn’t have won if (insert rider name here) were racing”. It carried through the nationals, and even on National TV, some MX legends said that Dungey had to beat them all this year to “legitimize” his championship. Well, on Saturday night inside Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Dungey finished a strong second to Ryan Villopoto, beating two out of the three guys he needed to beat to “legitimize” his championship.
Motocross.com:
It seemed like a bit of an up-and-down day for you. It seemed like in practice you were in-and-out, but then in the main event, like always, it all came back together.
Ryan Dungey:
You know … More