The AMA Supercross season is officially over and at the end of the night it was James Stewart who took home the championship.
I got to enjoy the Saturday night event at home watching it live on the SPEED channel and the final round in Las Vegas.
The race did not disappoint as for me it was like a re-run of the Seattle race but with a little extra drama.
Stewart got out to an early lead but was quickly passed by Ryan Villopoto who was Seattle round's winner. Villopoto never looked back for the remainder of race and the rookie got his second win of the season.
Chad Reed who was trailing Stewart in points by six coming into the final round, stalked Stewart closely but did not make a move for the pass when the opportunity presented itself. Reed followed Stewart into the fastest sweeping corner on the track and as Stewart played it safe and looked to uncharacteristically let Reed pass, Reed aggressively cut into Stewart sending him off the course.
Reed would have been able to grasp the championship if Stewart placed four or more spots behind him, and since Stewart didn't bobble Reed tried to force him to. Reed finished three points behind Stewart in the final standings and had to hand his number one plate back to Stewart who was champion in 2007.
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