During his first visit to Freestone County Raceway, James Stewart extended his 2008 2008 Toyota Motocross Championship Presented by FMF winning streak to three out of three events.
Rockstar/Makita Suzuki's Mike Alessi challenged the Monster Kawasaki star early-on all day, earning the BTOSports.com Holeshot Award in the each moto and becoming the first rider other than Stewart to lead a lap this season.
In moto one, an overzealous Stewart made a mistake while making his move to the front and tipped the bike over. He rebounded quickly and overcame the gap Alessi had opened to win the moto. In the second moto, Stewart made quick work of passing Alessi and quickly pulled away to victory.
"It's a little nerve-racking being up front," said Stewart. "You get into your own zone. I rode good today in both motos. It was really hot but it was good. I think the track is too fast. A real motocross [track] shouldn't be two minutes [a lap] so I'm looking forward to moving on. I think I'm riding a little bit different this year. I'm standing up more. The bike is essentially the same, but I think it's my riding that's different. I'm full steam ahead [this year]. This season is different than any before."
Alessi returned to form after an off-weekend to finish second in each moto and second overall.
Red Bull Honda's Andrew Short completed his best weekend of the season with third and fourth place moto finishes for third overall.
In the AMA Lites class, reigning champion Ryan Villopoto continued to run away from the field. Grabbing the Holeshot Award in moto one, he quickly opened a significant lead and cruised to his fifth-consecutive moto victory.
In moto two, MDK KTM's Ryan Sipes sped to the holeshot and held the lead through lap one. Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Austin Stroupe and Rockstar/Makita Suzuki's Ryan Dungey followed in second and third, respectively.
Villopoto found himself mired in the top-10 but put in a stellar ride to march into first, passing Dungey for the lead about a third of the way into the moto.
