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Stat Sheet: James Stewart

A recap of the countless struggles.

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Simply mentioning the words James Stewart will set social media alight, despite the fact that his results have not been noteworthy for some time now. Various issues have contributed to that, of course, but the fact that he has not managed to even finish in the top five all year is perplexing to say the least. When you lay out all of the issues that he has encountered in the last fourteen months it starts to make sense though.


Motos Completed

3/41

Laps Completed

80/758

Motos Started

9/41

Moto Victories

0

Moto Podiums

0

Top Five Finishes

0

Top Ten Finishes

2

Note: The statistics above are based soley on the 2016 Monster Energy Supercross and Lucas Oil Pro Motocross series.


10th October 2015

The second edition of the Red Bull Straight Rhythm undoubtedly created the most hype, as James Stewart sat behind a starting gate for the first time in well over a year. ‘7’ was previously suspended for eighteen months for taking a banned substance, of course, so most were intrigued to see him in action again. It really was a great story, as he returned at the event that best fits his skillset and beat Ken Roczen and Ryan Dungey with relative ease. The wheels were in motion at that point and fans began to salivate at the thought of what he could achieve with momentum pushing him forward.

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James Stewart looked great through the first part of the off-season.

Suzuki Racing

17th October 2015

The Red Bull Straight Rhythm is arguably the most unique event that our sport has to offer, so the Monster Energy Cup a week later was considered the first ‘real’ race for Stewart since his suspension. A “jammed” wrist in practice hindered him, but he still posted a competitive time and lined up for the first of three main events. Everything started to unravel when he succumbed to the slick surface, however, and then further aggravated the wrist injury. That ended his night prematurely and also started to raise question marks about some international events that he had previously committed to.

9th November 2015

The wrist injury that was sustained in Las Vegas took some time to identify, but it was eventually decided that Stewart should withdraw from the AUS-X Open event that he had signed up for. Those who reside in Australia were understandably left with a sour taste in their mouths, especially seeing as Stewart announced that he would still be travelling to Europe to compete in Paris-Lille two weeks prior. The AUS-X Open promoters refused to accept this news and travelled straight to the USA two days later, in an attempt to convince Stewart to commit to the inaugural event again.

12th November 2015

Confusion was rife at this point in November, as onlookers remained sceptical about the wrist injury that Stewart had supposedly sustained. After meeting with the AUS-X Open promoters, he realised the error of his ways and committed to the two-day event again. This time he ensured that his schedule would be streamlined to a point that it would not interrupt his testing in the United States. Suddenly everything appeared to be back on track for Stewart, as the blip in the road had been overcome.

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For the second time in his career, Stewart let down his Australian fans last year.

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14th November 2015

Another shot at redemption presented itself in Lille, as Stewart would have two nights of racing to gain valuable seat time and momentum. That did not exactly go to plan for him, however, as he crashed out of the first main event and was carried off by medical staff. An ankle injury forced him to head home prematurely to seek further medical advice. Although nothing was broken, his status for Anaheim 1 was up in the air and, consequently, he withdrew from the AUS-X Open yet again.

9th January 2016

Despite the various hurdles that Stewart was presented with throughout the winter, he made it to Anaheim 1 and was set to mount a charge towards his third Monster Energy Supercross title. The day was fairly uneventful, as he qualified third in practice and then finished in the same position in his heat race, but the main event was anything but that. ‘7’ tangled with Ryan Dungey early on, was knocked unconscious and then sat in the track for a considerable amount of time. Once again his future was uncertain.

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Anaheim 1 was promising for Stewart initially, but things went sideways.

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16th January 2016

Although he was unconscious just seven days prior, James Stewart arrived at Petco Park with the intention of racing. It was immediately apparent that he was not at his best, however, as he limped to fourteenth in the first practice. Aware that his shot at the title was now non-existent, he withdrew from round two immediately after that session and also announced that he would skip the third fixture. Oakland, which was the site of round four, was cited as the point for his return in the days following San Diego 1.

30th January 2016

The fourth round would act as another opportunity for Stewart to potentially complete his first main event of the season. He was much sharper in the daytime, as he posted the sixth-fastest time, and then transferred directly out of his heat race. Things unravelled for him in the main event though, as he started third and dropped to seventh through the first eight laps. Stewart withdrew from the fourth round at that point and later identified blurred vision as the issue. This would also rule him out of rounds five, six and seven.

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Fans in Oakland watched Stewart for eight laps of the main.

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17th February 2016

Atlanta was the next stop for Stewart, but he made it quite clear that he simply wanted to finish; a good result was not the goal at that point. Transferring to the main event was again not an issue, thankfully, so his goal was simply to complete consistent laps. Controversy was sparked yet again when he was lapped late in the race and caused the leader to make a mistake. He did not move over as most lapped riders tend to do, so Marvin Musquin bobbled and watched his first 450SX main event win slip through his fingers. Stewart, on the other hand, crossed the line in fourteenth and had to deal with criticism from fans yet again.

5th March 2016

Daytona is an event that has been kind to James Stewart in the past, so spirits were high entering the unique race. After all, he finally had some sort of base to build off of! He failed to make it to the main event this time though, as he looped out in his heat and suffered deep bruising to his lower back. He could not sit down in the days following the event and, consequently, was pushed back onto the sidelines indefinitely. The Stewart camp was at its lowest point following the fixture that was the closest to their home.

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Stewart has been great at Daytona in the past, but the magic couldn't save him this year.

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2nd April 2016

Following four weeks of recovery, Stewart returned in Santa Clara in an attempt to add to the seven points that were garnered at round eight of seventeen. The Californian event could undoubtedly be considered the highlight of his season; he duked it out for the win in his heat race and then moved forward to sixth after a bad start in the main event. Disaster struck again at that point, however, as unidentified mechanical gremlins forced him to retire before the halfway mark. Hey, at least he stayed upright.

9th April 2016

Momentum was pushing Stewart forward once more in Indianapolis, thanks to that promising ride in Santa Clara, but he did not have much time to put it good use. After getting wayward in a rhythm section during practice, Stewart sustained a hairline ankle fracture and withdrew from the night show before it had even begun.

16th April 2016

‘7’ was back on the starting line a week later in St. Louis, but only made it as far as his heat race this time. He was competitive in practice again, despite struggling with back spasms, but collided with Weston Peick in a racing incident during the qualifying heat and hit the dirt hard. The Yoshimura Suzuki outfit described him as “beat up” following that, hence why it was hardly surprising that he did not return through the final three Monster Energy Supercross rounds. He would eventually finish thirty-second in the 450SX points.

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St. Louis was the last time that we saw Stewart on the supercross track.

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21st May 2016

The start of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross series acted as an opportunity for a fresh start for James Stewart and the Yoshimura Suzuki team, but he only made it five laps into the first moto of the season before disaster struck yet again. Stewart got sideways entering the final turn and, as a result, dislocated his shoulder and was forced to withdraw prematurely. Much like at Anaheim 1, this incident sparked a series of unfortunate events that would make the outdoors a painful exercise.

28th May 2016

Shockingly Stewart was back on track a week later at Glen Helen, which could have been pointed to as a sign of desperation. One practice session was all it took for his camp to determine that his shoulder was not strong enough for him to compete though. He would not appear again until July, as he wanted to allow his shoulder adequate time to heal and then chose to stay home to prepare for the birth of his first child. Yoshimura Suzuki supported that decision and, consequently, another waiting game began.

16th July 2016

Stewart chose Millville for his latest comeback and, for the first time since Santa Clara in April, finished a race! A tenth in moto one was a step in the right direction, but then he gave up on the second race as severe blisters prompted some scary moments. Stewart has been criticised throughout his career for not using his head but, on this occasion, he chose to assess the situation and look at the bigger picture.

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James Stewart was present at just four of the twelve outdoor rounds.

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23rd July 2016

Washougal, a circuit that has been cruel to Stewart in the past, was next up and he again failed to complete both motos. A ninth in race one was a season best, so there was reason to celebrate there, but he again withdrew from moto two for unspecified reasons. The team released a press release that simply stated that the physical demands associated with racing motocross forced him to retire. That cryptic message was dissected even more in the weeks that followed.

13th August 2016

A training incident before the next race, Unadilla, sidelined Stewart yet again, as he sustained a shoulder injury. It was also confirmed at this point in the year that he would not race any of the remaining rounds, so he ended up thirty-first in the 450MX standings. Amazingly no one would hear anything from the Stewart camp for quite some time after this announcement.

17th November 2016

Following more than three months of radio silence, James Stewart finally emerged again on a Yamaha! A lot went on in the time that he was away from the spotlight, as the Yoshimura Suzuki squad shut up shop and various rumours started to surface about his future. Pundits speculated that he would be starting his own team, partnering up with Chris Crossland or even just retiring. No one expected him to be ‘blue’ again, however, hence why the rumour mill is currently in overdrive. Nothing is known at this time other than the fact that he was riding the YZ450F, so you can be sure that his name will come up a handful more times in the coming weeks.

Words: Lewis Phillips | Image: Suzuki Racing

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With the tenth round of AMA Supercross in the books, statistics maestro Paul Pearcy has provided MX Vice with some brilliant numbers to tuck into from what was a great night of action. Enjoy

250 Class

Qualifying

  • Top 3
  1. Max Anstie: 49.492
  2. Tom Vialle: 49.492; (Max got top spot because his time came in the first session, while Tom’s time came in the second session)
  3. Pierce Brown: 49.719

LCQ

  • Top 3
  1. Jeremy Martin
  2. Ryder Floyd
  3. Hardy Munoz
  • Laps Led
  1. Jeremy Martin: 5
  2. Hardy Munoz: 2
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Jeremy Martin: 52.413
  2. Preston Boespflug: 53.150
  3. Gage Linville: 53.549
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jeremy Martin: 53.655
  2. Preston Boespflug: 54.259
  3. Ryder Floyd: 54.373

Race 1

  • Top 3
  1. Cameron Mcadoo
  2. Haiden Deegan
  3. Seth Hammaker
  • Laps Led
  1. Cameron Mcadoo: 12
  2. Daxton Bennick: 1
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Haiden Deegan: 49.561
  2. Tom Vialle: 49.660
  3. Cameron Mcadoo: 49.854
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Cameron Mcadoo: 50.830
  2. Haiden Deegan: 51.086
  3. Seth Hammaker: 51.907
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Preston Boespflug: 2.970
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 3.184
  3. Jalek Swoll: 3.287

Race 2

  • Top 3
  1. Haiden Deegan
  2. Cameron Mcadoo
  3. Tom Vialle
  • Laps Led
  1. Haiden Deegan: 12
  2. Jalek Swoll: 1
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Haiden Deegan: 49.493
  2. Tom Vialle: 50.690
  3. Pierce Brown: 50.868
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Haiden Deegan: 51.522
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 52.214
  3. Tom Vialle: 52.580
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Jeremy Hand: 2.040
  2. Coty Schock: 2.315
  3. Max Anstie: 2.634

Race 3

  • Top 3
  1. Tom Vialle
  2. Pierce Brown
  3. Cameron Mcadoo
  • Laps Led
  1. Tom Vialle: 13
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Tom Vialle: 49.844
  2. Chance Hymas: 50.020
  3. Cameron Mcadoo: 50.175
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Tom Vialle: 51.493
  2. Pierce Brown: 51.563
  3. Haiden Deegan: 51.892
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Marshal Weltin: 1.984
  2. Seth Hammaker: 1.997
  3. Nick Romano: 2.233

Overall

  • Top 3
  1. Cameron Mcadoo; (1st win of the season, 80% podium rate this year)
  2. Tom Vialle; (80% podium rate this year)
  3. Haiden Deegan; (40% podium rate this season)
  • Laps Led
  1. Tom Vialle: 13; (Tom is now tied with Austin Forkner for most laps led this season at 37.  34% of total laps raced)
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 12
  3. Haiden Deegan: 12
  4. Jalek Swoll: 1
  5. Daxton Bennick: 1
  • Best First Lap Position Average
  1. Tom Vialle: 3rd 
  2. Cameron Mcadoo: 3.333
  3. Jalek Swoll: 4th 

Points

  • Top 10
  1. Cameron Mcadoo: 98
  2. Tom Vialle: 96
  3. Pierce Brown: 87
  4. Haiden Deegan: 82
  5. Coty Schock: 79
  6. Seth Hammaker: 72
  7. Daxton Bennick: 71
  8. Max Anstie: 62
  9. Chance Hymas: 60
  10. Jalek Swoll: 58

450 Class

Qualifying

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence: 48.523
  2. Eli Tomac: 48.554
  3. Cooper Webb: 48.568; (The difference between 1st and 3rd was .045 seconds.)

LCQ

  • Top 3
  1. Kyle Chisholm
  2. Justin Starling
  3. Devin Simonson
  • Laps Led
  1. Kyle Chisholm: 7
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Ty Masterpool: 52.415
  2. Kyle Chisholm: 52.810
  3. Freddie Noren: 53.248
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Kyle Chisholm: 54.223
  2. Ryan Breece: 54.271
  3. Freddie Noren: 54.390

Race 1

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence
  2. Ken Roczen
  3. Chase Sexton
  • Laps Led
  1. Jett Lawrence: 10
  2. Ken Roczen: 6
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 48.639
  2. Ken Roczen: 49.225
  3. Cooper Webb: 49.581
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 51.023
  2. Cooper Webb: 51.383
  3. Ken Roczen: 51.402
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Aaron Plessinger: 2.774
  2. Eli Tomac: 3.095
  3. Chase Sexton: 3.785

Race 2

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence
  2. Ken Roczen
  3. Chase Sexton
  • Laps Led
  1. Jett Lawrence: 10
  2. Ken Roczen: 6
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 49.499
  2. Ken Roczen: 49.713
  3. Chase Sexton: 49.849
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 50.735
  2. Chase Sexton: 50.884
  3. Ken Roczen: 50.908 (That’s a difference of .173 in average lap times over 16 laps)
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Ken Roczen: 2.537
  2. Malcolm Stewart: 2.641
  3. Chase Sexton: 2.676

Race 3

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence
  2. Chase Sexton 
  3. Ken Roczen
  • Laps Led
  1. Ken Roczen: 10
  2. Jett Lawrence: 6
  • Fastest Lap Times
  1. Ken Roczen: 49.131
  2. Chase Sexton: 49.284
  3. Jett Lawrence: 49.314
  • Best Average Lap Times
  1. Jett Lawrence: 50.477
  2. Chase Sexton: 50.483
  3. Cooper Webb: 50.594; (That’s a difference of .117 in average lap times over 16 laps)
  • Most Consistent Lap Times (Least difference between fastest and slowest lap times)
  1. Chase Sexton: 2.528
  2. Cooper Webb: 2.885
  3. Jason Anderson: 3.079

Overall

  • Top 3
  1. Jett Lawrence; (The only other person to have a perfect sweep at a triple crown was Ken Roczen in 2020 also on a Honda.  Jett has now won 50% of the races this season, with a 60% podium rate)
  2. Ken Roczen; (Ken has a 50% podium rate this year)
  3. Chase Sexton; (Chase has a 50% podium rate this year)
  • Laps Led
  1. Jett Lawrence: 26; (Jett now has 130 laps led, 50.7% of total laps)
  2. Ken Roczen: 22; (Ken has the second most laps led at 49, Just 19% of total laps)
  • Best First Lap Position Average
  1. Ken Roczen: 1st 
  2. Jett Lawrence: 2nd 
  3. Jason Anderson: 4th 

Points

  • Top 10
  1. Jett Lawrence: 210
  2. Cooper Webb: 189
  3. Chase Sexton: 185
  4. Ken Roczen: 175
  5. Eli Tomac: 174
  6. Jason Anderson: 165
  7. Aaron Plessinger: 162
  8. Justin Cooper: 120
  9. Justin Barcia: 109
  10. Dylan Ferrandis: 107

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Results: 2024 Indianapolis Supercross

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2024 Monster Energy AMA Supercross is back for round 10! The racing in Indianapolis has commenced and the results are flying through at quite a rate. Keep up with everything that is going on in the different sessions in both 450SX and 250SX by checking this page. Lead Image: AMA Supercross

This page will have all of the results. The results are posted in an easy-to-view fashion, with the latest results at the very top of the page. If you do not immediately see the most recent results, hit the refresh button in the top-right corner and then the issue should be rectified.

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Details on how to watch round 10 of the 2024 AMA Supercross season from Indianapolis for both international and U.S. viewers can be found here.

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NBC Sports, Peacock, and the SMX League announced the 2024 SuperMotocross World Championship (SMX) broadcast and streaming schedule, including the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship and Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. All 31 rounds across the series, including exclusive live coverage of qualifiers, heats, Main Events and Motos will be presented on Peacock, NBC, USA Network, CNBC, and NBC Sports digital platforms.

Peacock is the home of the SuperMotocross World Championship Series in 2024, presenting comprehensive live coverage of all qualifying, heats, Main Events and Motos across both Supercross and Pro Motocross, spanning 31 rounds from January to September 2024. 17 races will livestream exclusively on Peacock. The platform will also provide on-demand replays of every race. Qualifiers and heats will be available exclusively on Peacock for every race throughout the season.

2024 marks the second year of the SuperMotocross World Championship Finals, fueled by Monster Energy which unified both disciplines of Supercross and Pro Motocross. The SMX World Championship culminates in a series-ending postseason playoff style of racing that features the best racers in the world competing for the sport’s ultimate title.

NBC Sports’ 2024 SuperMotocross World Championship coverage begins in under a month with the Monster Energy Supercross season opener from Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., live on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 8 p.m. ET on Peacock and USA Network. An encore presentation will air the following day on Sunday, Jan. 7, on NBC at 2 p.m. ET and on Sunday, Jan. 8, on CNBC at 1 a.m. ET. CNBC will air a next-day encore for all 31 rounds across the series in 2024.

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For international viewers, The SuperMotocross Video Pass (www.supermotocross.tv) is now available in every country outside the United States, live and on-demand, in both English and Spanish, giving viewers the choice on how to follow all the racing action. SuperMotocross Video Pass subscribers can enjoy all the live 2024 racing action between January and September, plus gain access to 13 years of archival race content dating back to 2010. New for the first time ever, you can now give the gift of a 2024 Subscription to SuperMotocross Video Pass for the holidays. Visit, https://app.supermotocross.tv/gift to finish your holiday shopping today. The SuperMotocross Video Pass is currently available via the web, and in all major app stores across IOS, Android, Amazon Fire, Roku, and Samsung CTV.

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Live & On-Demand access to 28 Rounds of the 2024 SuperMotocross regular season

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EVENT SCHEDULE (all times Local):

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