During his first visit to Freestone County Raceway, James Stewart extended his 2008 2008 Toyota Motocross Championship Presented by FMF winning 🌱st🤡reak to three out of three events.

Rockstar/Makita Suzuki's Mike Alessi challenged the Monster Kawasak🏅i star early-on all day, earning the BTOSports.com Holeshot Award in the each moto and becoming the first rider other than Stewart to lead a lap this𝔉 season.

In moto one, an overzealous Stewart made a mistake while making his move to the front and tipped the bike over. He rebounded quickly and overcame the gap Alessi had opened to win the moto. In the﷽ second moto, Stewart made quick work of passing Alessi and quickly pulled away to victory.

"It's a little nerve-racking being up front," said🌌 Stewart. "You get into your own zone. I rode good today in both motos. It was really hot but it was good. I think the track is too fast. A real motocross [track] sℱhouldn't be two minutes [a lap] so I'm looking forward to moving on. I think I'm riding a little bit different this year. I'm standing up more. The bike is essentially the same, but I think it's my riding that's different. I'm full steam ahead [this year]. This season is different than any before."

Alessi returned to form after an off-weekend to finish s🅠econd in each moto and second overall. Red Bull Honda's Andrew Short completed his best🐻 weekend of the season with third and fourth place moto finishes for third overall.

In the AMA💃 Lites class, reigning champion Ryan Villopoto continued to run away from the field. Grabbing the Holeshot Award in moto one, he quickly opened a significant l🍨ead and cruised to his fifth-consecutive moto victory.

In moto two, MDK KTM's Ryan Sipes sped to the holeshot and held the lead through lap one. Monster En🐻ergy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki's Austin Stroupe and Rockstar/Makita Suzuki's 💃Ryan Dungey followed in second and third, respectively.

Villopoto found himself mired in the top-10 but put in a stellar r🅷ide to march into first, passing Dungey for the lead about a third of the way into the moto.

"I wouldn't call it a season yet," said Villopoto. "It's still really early, but it's nice to get some wins and get a points lead. Ryan [Dungey] is riding good, so I'm going to have to ride hard every weekend. It was definitely hot. This has been the first weekend like that [this season]. It puts a toll on everyone and I really just had to kee🌸p my eye on Ryan and keep turning laps."

Dungey continued to keep🥃 pace with Villopoto in the standings, bringing home second overall with dual second place moto finishes. Stroupe made his return to the podium after a week hiatus, scoring two third-place motos for third overall.

Stewart currently holds a 36-point lead over team-mate Ferry in the AMA Motocross standings🍒 while Villopoto has a 15-point advantage over Dungey in AMA Motocross𝐆 Lites.

The AMA Toyota Motocross Championship Presented by FMF moves to the East Coast nex💟t weekendꩲ for the 32nd Annual Kawasaki/Monster Energy High Point Motocross National Presented by Centra Bank.