Stewart Captures First Monster Energy Supercross Win of 2013 at Georgia Dome
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ATLANTA – In the largest attended Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, race in 2013, 68,987 fans watched Yoshimura Suzuki’s James Stewart win his first 450SX Class race of the season. GIECO Honda’s Wil Hahn led wire to wire in tonight’s Eastern Regional 250SX Class Main Event en route to the first victory of his career.

Opening the 450SX Class Main Event with the Nuclear Cowboyz® Holeshot Award, Stewart – for the first time this season – led all 20 laps on the way to the win. Villopoto started the race in second place and chased down Stewart for the duration of the race, but came up 1.468 seconds short and finished second. Rockstar Energy Racing’s Davi Millsaps, who started the race mid pack, moved into third place on Lap 2, and finished third.

Stewart has now gone nine seasons with a win, tying Jeremy McGrath and Chad Reed in this exclusive category. Villopoto moved into second place in season standings, and Millsaps has a 22-point lead in the championship.

“I mean, what can I say, we won tonight,” said Stewart. “It [means] a lot; this whole season has been going crazy and to get a victory and to get a start, it was almost a perfect day. I was fastest in practice, fastest in the Heat Race, I got the holeshot in the Main Event and led every lap. I’m not going to lie, I was a little nervous because I haven’t been out there in a while.”

Stewart is the fifth different winner eight races this season.

Hahn led the field of Eastern Regional 250SX Class riders across the Nuclear Cowboyz Holeshot line in turn one as Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki’s Dean Wilson and Rockstar Energy Racing’s Blake Wharton tucked in behind him for second and third, respectively. Red Bull KTM’s Marvin Musquin made a pass for second place on Wharton on Lap 2.

Hahn opened the season with a third-place finish last weekend and with tonight’s win, he moved into second place overall. Wilson, who finished second tonight, still has the championship points lead. Wharton finished third and is third overall.

“I put in a lot of hard work, and it paid off here tonight,” said Hahn. “I stayed positive out there and rode a smart race. It’s an amazing feeling to get my first win here at the Georgia Dome in front of so many fans. This has been a long time coming.”

Former 250SX Class Champion Tim Ferry’s son Evan won tonight’s KTM Junior Supercross Challenge.

Monster Energy Supercross resumes next weekend at St. Louis’ Edward Jones Dome.



450SX Class Results: Atlanta



James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki

Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki

Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki

Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda

Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda

Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM

Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda

Chad Reed, Australia, Honda

Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki

Mike Alessi, Hilliard, Fla., Suzuki



450SX Class Points



Davi Millsaps, Murrieta, Calif., Suzuki, 174

Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 152

Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM, 148

Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda, 135

Chad Reed, Australia, Honda, 127

Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda, 116

Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM, 102

James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki, 100

Justin Barcia, Ochlocknee, Ga., Honda, 91

Matt Goerke, Lake Helen, Fla., KTM, 79



Eastern Regional 250SX Class Results: Atlanta



Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda

Dean Wilson, Scotland, Kawasaki

Marvin Musquin, France, KTM

Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Suzuki

Jeremy Martin, Millville, Minn., Yamaha

Justin Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Kawasaki

Gavin Faith, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Honda

Kyle Peters, Greensboro, N.C., Honda

Vince Friese, Cape Girardeau, Mo., Honda

Zach Bell, Cairo, Ga., Honda



Eastern Regional 250SX Class Points



Dean Wilson, Scotland, Kawasaki, 47

Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda, 45

Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Suzuki, 40

Marvin Musquin, France, KTM, 35

Kyle Peters, Greensboro, N.C., Honda, 31

Justin Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Kawasaki, 31

Gavin Faith, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Honda, 28

Vince Friese, Cape Girardeau, Mo., Honda, 24

James Decotis, Peabody, Mass., Honda, 20

Lance Vincent, Youngsville, La., KTM, 20



KTM Junior Supercross Challenge



Evan Ferry, Largo, Fla., KTM

Hamden Hudson, Danville, Va., KTM

Ragon Cochran, Macon, Ga., KTM

Nathan Ellenburg, Union Mills, N.C., KTM

Ivano Van Erp, Netherlands, KTM

Kaleb Wells, Dry Ridge, Kent., KTM

Augustas Oslund, Duvall, Wash., KTM

Coen Eiklenborg, Tuscon, Ariz., KTM

Gray Leadbetter, Morgan, N.C., KTM

Cameron Eason, Hinesville, Ga., KTM

Alexander Brion, Fort George, Md., KTM

Zach Cannon, Rome, Ga., KTM

Cale Vamey, Georgetown, Ohio, KTM

Niklaus Tolliver, Bluefield, W.V., KTM

Hunter Collins, Kevil, Kent., KTM

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