he is an american professional motocross racer competing in super cross. he is known for being the...

7

Upload: arnold-fairall

Post on 31-Mar-2015

212 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: he is an American professional motocross racer competing in super cross. He is known for being the first African-American to have success at the very
Page 2: he is an American professional motocross racer competing in super cross. He is known for being the first African-American to have success at the very

he is an American professional motocross racer competing in super cross. He is known for being the first African-American to have success at the very top level of any major motorsports association.

His birthday is in December 21, 1985 (1985-12-21) (age 25) is an American professional motocross racer competing in supercross.

2006 FIM World Supercross Grand Prix Champion2007 FIM World Supercross Grand Prix Champion2006 Motocross of Nations Champion2008 Motocross of Nations Champion2009 FIM World Supercross Champion

world he won

Page 3: he is an American professional motocross racer competing in super cross. He is known for being the first African-American to have success at the very

2005 Stewart moved up to the premier 450cc class for both the Supercross series and the Outdoor National Motocross series Stewart captured his very first career Supercross victory.

He would go on to record many more victories throughout 2005 and 2006, and he eventually won the 2007 Supercross Championship. He was unable to finish the 2007 National series due to a knee injury.

2008 Stewart was unable to compete in the 2008 Supercross season deciding to have surgery to properly repair his knee. He returned to racing at the first round of the outdoor nationals and went on to win all 24 motos

Page 4: he is an American professional motocross racer competing in super cross. He is known for being the first African-American to have success at the very

2010 After a strong charge by Supercross class rookie Ryan Dungy, Stewart captured the lead on lap 18, taking the win at the opening round at Anaheim. In round 2, Stewart was involved in a crash during his heat, coming back to win the Last Chance Qualifier. In the final, a collision with Chad Reed caused both riders to fall

Stewart's wrist injury took longer than expected to heal, leaving him out of the 2010 Motocross series although he did return for one round at Unadilla where he placed third in the first moto and retired early from the second Moto,[6] citing bike setup issues and exhaust

2009Stewart signed with L&M Yamaha racing for the 2009 season, replacing Chad Reed for the supercross season. In the latter season Stewart & Chad Reed were involved in the tightest (and sometimes heated) points race of his career. Stewart won 11 of the 17 events. On May 2, 2009, at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Stewart won the 2009 Supercross Championship by a margin of 4 points over Reed (377-373).

Page 5: he is an American professional motocross racer competing in super cross. He is known for being the first African-American to have success at the very
Page 6: he is an American professional motocross racer competing in super cross. He is known for being the first African-American to have success at the very

With just three races left in the 2011 AMA Supercross series, round number 15 in Seattle was viewed by many as the pivotal, must-win race for the four riders still in the championship hunt, and none other than JS7 himself was the man who stepped up to the challenge.After a perfect, rain-free day inside the Seattle Seahawks’ beautiful QWEST Field, James convincingly captured his second-straight win to pull within nine points of the championship lead

Page 7: he is an American professional motocross racer competing in super cross. He is known for being the first African-American to have success at the very

2011 Supercross Results [9]

Round Date Place Finished Total Points Standing

1 January 8 Anaheim 3rd 20 3rd

2 January 15 Phoenix 1st 45 2nd

3 January 22 Dodger Stadium 2nd 67 2nd

4 January 29 Oakland 1st 92 1st

5 February 5 Anaheim II 1st 117 1st

6 February 12 Houston 15 123 2nd

7 February 19 San Diego 3rd 143 2nd

8 February 26 Atlanta 4th 161 2nd

9 March 5 Daytona 9th 173 2nd

10 March 12 Indianapolis 2nd 195 2nd

11 March 19 Jacksonville 18th 198 4th

12 March 26 Toronto 4th 216 4th

13 April 2 Arlington 4th 234 5th

14 April 9 St Louis 1st 259 4th

15 April 16 Seattle 1st 284 4th

16 April 30 Salt Lake City

17 May 7 Las Vegas

9]