Kawasaki's James Stewart has won a thrilling Amp'd Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp'd Mobile AMA Supercross
Series main event over the weekend at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, before a near-capacity crowd of 69,005.
Honda's Andrew Short was the Western Region AMA Supercross Lites winner.
Makita Suzuki's Ricky Carmichael grabbed the Progressive Direct Holeshot Award to start the 20-lap feature,
with Stewart settling in behind him to set up a two-rider battle at the front. Carmichael held the slightest
of leads the entire race as Stewart patiently waited just a few bike lengths back. Stewart finally made his
move on the second to last lap with an inside pass on Carmichael in a 180-degree turn after the first triple
jump. Stewart held off Carmichael's last lap charge to pick up the win, his fifth of the season. Carmichael
was second and Yamaha's Chad Reed finished third.
"Ricky and I had a good battle," said Stewart. "Throughout the race I sized him up and made my pass. It feels
good to ride on a track that has tacky dirt. I knew that after last weekend I had a long way to go. I am three
for three in San Diego and this is my favorite stadium."
Carmichael remained humble in defeat, "It was nice to finally get a good start and I think we both put on a great
race for the fans. I gave it my all tonight and I got beat; James got the best of me and he was better than me."
Red Bull KTM's Mike Alessi won the Progressive Direct Holeshot Award once again to start the 15-lap AMA Supercross Lites
main event. Short shot to the lead on the opening lap and began to pull away from the field as series points leader
Grant Langston was working his Kawasaki through the field after a 13th place start. Langston's inspirational charge
ended just a few turns too soon as Short crossed the finish line just 0.837-seconds ahead of Langston for the win.
Langston finished second, and KTM's Nathan Ramsey, was third.
"I put myself in a good spot of the start," said Short, who picked up his second win of the season. "If we had one
more lap Grant and I would be battling. It's not over yet, we have two more races and I look forward to this challenge."
Amp'd Mobile AMA Supercross Series Event Results, San Diego
Ricky Carmichael, Havana, Fla., Suzuki, 183
James Stewart, Tallahassee, Fla., Kawasaki, 181
Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Yamaha, 164
Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 133
Michael Byrne, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 130
Nicholas Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Honda, 128
Jason Thomas, Melrose, Fla., Honda, 95
Jeff Gibson, Blacklick, Ohio,, Honda, 87
Ryan Clark, Waddell, Ariz., Honda, 82
Tyler Evans, Corona, Calif., Suzuki, 69
Amp'd Mobile AMA Supercross Series Season Standings
Ricky Carmichael, Tallahassee, Fla., Suzuki, 139
James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Kawasaki, 128
Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Yamaha, 124
Mike LaRocco, Corona, Calif., Honda, 89
Michael Byrne, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 88
Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 86
Nicholas Wey, Dewitt, Mich., Honda, 85
Ernesto Fonseca, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 74
Jeremy McGrath, Encinitas, Calif., Honda, 67
Travis Preston, Hesperia, Calif., Honda, 63
Amp'd Mobile Western Regional AMA SX Lites Event Results
Andrew Short, Murrieta, Calif., Honda
Grant Langston, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki
Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., KTM
Mike Alessi, Apple Valley, Calif., KTM
Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki
Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha
Darcy Lange, San Jacinto, Calif., Kawasaki
Ryan Morais, Menifee, Calif., Suzuki
Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Honda
Paul Carpenter, Ithaca, N.Y., Honda
Amp'd Mobile Western Regional AMA Supercross Lites Season Standings
Andrew Short, Murrieta, Calif., Honda, 118
Grant Langston, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 116
Nathan Ramsey, Menifee, Calif., KTM, 107
Billy Laninovich, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda, 99
Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., KTM, 95
Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 94
Brett Metcalfe, Murrieta, Calif., Yamaha, 91
Paul Carpenter, Ithaca, N.Y., Honda, 78
Darcy Lange, San Jacinto, Calif., Kawasaki, 55
Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Honda, 52
