KAWASAKI’S STEWART POSTS FASTEST PRACTICE LAP
27 May 2006 - AMA Pro Racing

Stewart Prepares for Sunday’s Toyota AMA Motocross Championship at Mt. Morris

Kawasaki’s James Stewart, fresh off a series opening win last weekend in Sacramento, posted the fastest lap time today in practice in preparation for Sunday’s 30th Annual Kawasaki/Monster Energy High Point National, round two of the Toyota AMA Motocross Championship presented by FMF. Stewart’s fast lap of 2:02:527 was nearly one-and-a-half seconds quicker than Suzuki’s Ricky Carmichael (2:03:987) and almost five full seconds better than the best time of Yamaha’s Chad Reed (2:07.440). Honda’s Kevin Windham (2:08.223) and Davey Millsaps (2:09.256) rounded out the top five.

In Motocross Lites, Kawasaki’s Ryan Villopoto was the quickest in his division at 2:07.051, with his teammate Troy Adams posting the second fastest time of 2:08.264. KTM’s Mike Alessi, the opening round winner, was sixth fastest at 2:09.335.

Class: Motocross

Saturday Practice (Practice #2 and Practice #4 Combined)

1
7
02:02.527
Practice 4
James M Stewart
Haines City, FL
Kawasaki KX450F

2
4
02:03.987
Practice 4
Ricky Carmichael
Havana, FL
Suzuki RMZ450

3
22
02:07.440
Practice 4
Chad Reed
Tampa, FL
Yamaha YZ450F

4
14
02:08.223
Practice 4
Kevin W Windham
Centreville, MS
Honda CRF450R

5
118
02:09.256
Practice 4
David D Millsaps
Cairo, GA
Honda CRF450R

6
12
02:10.058
Practice 4
David Vuillemin
Frisco, TX
Yamaha YZ450F

7
27
02:10.169
Practice 4
Nicholas A Wey
Dewitt, MI
Honda CRF450R

8
917
02:10.480
Practice 2
Eric Sorby
Lake Elsinore, CA
Suzuki RMZ450

9
44
02:10.495
Practice 2
Justin Buckelew
Surprise, AZ
Honda CRF450R

10
11
02:10.596
Practice 4
Travis A Preston
Hesperia, CA
Honda CRF450R

11
72
02:10.959
Practice 4
Joshua Summey
Stanley, NC
Honda CRF450R

12
38
02:11.038
Practice 4
Jeff Dement
Kingwood, TX
Suzuki RMZ450

13
198
02:12.282
Practice 2
Jacob Saylor
Knoxville, TN
Honda CRF450R

14
52
02:12.897
Practice 2
Sean D Hamblin
Murrieta, CA
Suzuki RMZ450

15
48
02:12.942
Practice 2
Jeff Gibson
Blacklick, OH
Honda CRF450R

16
226
02:13.080
Practice 2
Matthew Burris
Bailey, CO
Honda CRF450R

17
17
02:13.167
Practice 4
Robbie L Reynard
Oklahoma City, OK
Honda CRF450R

18
686
02:13.170
Practice 4
Josh R Demuth
Grapevine, TX
Honda CRF450R

19
23
02:13.435
Practice 2
Kyle Lewis
Henderson, NV
Honda CRF450R

20
40
02:13.588
Practice 4
Ryan Mills
Clintondale, NY
Suzuki RMZ450

Class: Motocross Lites

Saturday Practice (Practice #2 and Practice #4 Combined)

1
51
02:07.051
Practice 4
Ryan D Villopoto
Poulsbo, WA
Kawasaki KX250F

2
323
02:08.264
Practice 3
Troy K Adams
Brooksville, FL
Kawasaki KX250F

3
24
02:08.342
Practice 2
Joshua M Grant
Riverside, CA
Honda CRF250R

4
123
02:08.797
Practice 2
Brett Metcalfe
Murrieta, CA
Yamaha YZ250F

5
8
02:08.825
Practice 4
Grant Langston
Clermont, FL
Kawasaki KX250F

6
800
02:09.335
Practice 2
Mike A Alessi
Victorville, CA
KTM 250SXF

7
29
02:09.373
Practice 2
Andrew T Short
Murrieta, CA
Honda CRF250R

8
42
02:09.585
Practice 4
Thomas K Hahn
Decatur, TX
Honda CRF250R

9
124
02:09.625
Practice 2
Andrew McFarlane
Newport Beach, CA
Yamaha YZ250F

10
338
02:09.720
Practice 3
Jason D Lawrence
Murrieta, CA
Suzuki RMZ250

11
54
02:11.273
Practice 4
Robert S Kiniry
La Fayette, NY
Honda CRF250R

12
141
02:11.295
Practice 2
Steve Boniface
Lewisville, TX
Honda CRF250R

13
25
02:11.508
Practice 2
Nathan Ramsey
Menifee, CA
KTM 250SXF

14
3
02:11.604
Practice 4
Michael L Brown
Johnson City, TN
Suzuki RMZ250

15
33
02:12.151
Practice 2
Danny L Smith
Middleton, ID
Honda CRF250R

16
114
02:12.395
Practice 3
Justin D Brayton
Fort Dodge, IA
Yamaha YZ250F

17
53
02:12.441
Practice 4
Matthew C Goerke
Lake Helen, FL
Yamaha YZ250F

18
102
02:12.507
Practice 4
Christopher Gosselaar
Victorville, CA
Kawasaki KX250F

19
35
02:12.545
Practice 3
Paul P Carpenter
Ithaca, NY
Honda CRF250R

20
122
02:12.558
Practice 2
Matt Walker
McDonough, GA
Yamaha YZ250F

Fans can follow this epic AMA Toyota Motocross Championship all year from the telecasts of the premier AMA Motocross class on Saturdays following each race with coverage on OLN of the Motocross Lites class set to air on the Monday after that. Two events, Red Bud and Unadilla, will be seen the following Sunday, one week after the race, due to OLN’s coverage of the Tour de France.

For more information on the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship, log on to www.amamotocross.com, where a weekly webcast of each race will available to fans throughout the season. In addition, www.amamotocross.com offers fans live@thewire live timing and scoring.

Credential requests for each round of the 2006 AMA Toyota Motocross Championships must be submitted via email to tgardea@amaproracing.com three weeks prior to the race. Media members interested in interviews with the riders of the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship, should contact Next Level Sports Inc. at 949-365-5750 or email tgardea@amaproracing.com.

About the NPG

The NPG is comprised of the 12 individual promoters of the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship. The goal of the NPG is to raise awareness of motocross through the production of professional championship racing events.

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