OAKLAND, Calif. - In front of 46,017 fans at O.co Coliseum, Toyota/Yamaha/JGRMX's James Stewart won his first Supercross Class Main Event of the 2012 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, a FIM World Championship season. GEICO Honda's Eli Tomac of Cortez, Colo. won his second consecutive Western Regional Supercross Lites Class race.
Rockstar Energy Racing Suzuki's Martin Davalos grabbed the Nuclear Cowboyz Holeshot with Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Dean Wilson on his rear wheel as they headed out of turn 1. Tucked in behind the leaders, Tomac held down the number-three spot.
While chasing down Davalos, on lap 1, Wilson shot off the track, crashing and losing valuable positions as Tomac moved into second place. On lap 2, Davalos bobbled, which allowed Tomac to make a pass for the lead. Zach Osborne pushed his Monster Energy Yamaha into second place on lap 6, but was passed by Rockstar Energy Racing's Jason Anderson on lap 10. Anderson crashed one lap later, going the number-two spot to Osborne.
On lap 12, Osborne engaged on a hotly contested battle with Red Bull KTM's Marvin Musquin. Musquin made a solid pass and held on for second place with Osborne in third for the second consecutive weekend.
Tomac extended his points lead to 15 before heading back to Angel Stadium next weekend.
"This is my best season ever," Tomac said. "Our team worked really hard to give me a great bike, and I made the most of it. I now have a nice lead going into Anaheim."
TwoTwo Motorsports/Bel-Rey/Honda's Chad Reed, of Dade City, Fla., opened the Supercross Class Main Event by winning the Nuclear Cowboyz® Holeshot with Supercross.com Honda's Andrew Short and Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Josh Hansen, of Elbert, Colo., following in second and third, respectively.
Stewart, who won in Oakland last year, made quick work of Hansen, making the pass to secure third place on the end of the opening lap. Points leader Ryan Dungey finished lap 1 in ninth place. On lap 2, Stewart moved around Short and set his sights on Reed. After stalking Reed relentlessly for several laps, Stewart passed him on lap nine and checked out. Stewart became the fourth different Supercross Class winner of the season. Reed finished second and Monster Energy Kawasaki's Villopoto finished third. Hansen finished tenth. Reed and Dungey are now tied for first place at 85 points apiece.
"I would like to dedicate this win to my mechanic, Mark 'Tex' Adams, who passed away this week," Stewart said. "I got in a rhythm out there tonight and put together a great race. I had a tough couple of races this year, and tonight I got it done."
Racing resumes next Saturday at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif.
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