James Stewart Recovering From Crash

Kit Palmer | January 11, 2016

After a promising start to the opening round of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series, the Yoshimura Suzuki Team said it was a difficult way to end what was, up to that point, a great weekend. They were referring to James Stewart’s crash three laps into the main event at Anaheim 1 that left him being hauled off the track and back to the track’s Astrisks Medical center. Stewart was knocked unconscious after tangling with another rider.

James Stewart could miss this week’s San Diego Supercross. Photography Jake Klingensmith

“James came in ready to race,” said Yoshimura Suzuki team manager Mike Webb. “Everything was going to plan, maybe even better than we expected. He was strong in timed qualifying, went out and qualified directly into the Main from his Heat race, had a great start in the final and then out of nowhere he ends up on the ground due to no fault of his own. It’s a real shame for all the work he put into this comeback, but I’m hopeful he’ll be able to bounce back soon and quickly put this behind him.”

Stewart is being evaluated and his status for next week’s race in San Diego is day to day. The team will issue an update when available.