San Manuel Yamaha Race Report: Indy
February 22, 2010 7:03pm
LOS ANGELES, CA - Moving from outdoor stadiums to indoor, the 2010 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, continued this weekend with a stop at the Lucas Oil stadium in Indianapolis, IN. Team San Manuel Yamaha's Josh Hill started the evening on a high-note ultimately finishing ninth, still remaining second overall in the championship points race behind Dungey and Villapoto, who are tied for the lead.
Saturday evening's race action taking place before an enormous crowd of 60,019 had Hill winning Heat Race 1, by an impressive 4.6 seconds, for the direct transfer to the main event. Teammate and current Supercross Champ, James Stewart, remains sidelined and continues rehab work, post-scaphoid surgery on his right wrist.
In the Main Event, Hill had difficulty manuevering through traffic and was out of the gate 12th. Persistent and remounting even after a few tumbles, Hill still managed a top-10 spot finishing the seventh round of the series 9th.
Post-race, Hill had this to say, “After an off night like this, I am just going to move on and regroup. I am going to evaluate what the mistakes were and look into why things happened the way they did. I will work hard with Larry Brooks and my team and just continue to move forward.”
Team Manuel Yamaha Highlights / Indy - Round 7 -
James Stewart - Did Not Race
Josh Hill Race Finish - 9th
Josh Hill - Heat Race 1 - 1st
James Stewart - Season to Date: 1 win; 1-3rd; 1-15th
Josh Hill - Season to Date: 4-2nd; 1-3rd; 1-6th; 1-9th
James Stewart - Championship Points - 51
Josh Hill - Championship Points - 135
About Team San Manuel
Team San Manuel is a unique partnership between the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and L&M Racing, LLC, with the sole purpose of reaching out to Native and non-Native communities and sharing with them the value of perseverance and dedication. Building a winning team comprised of top-notch talent and community service, Team San Manuel honors the Serrano belief of caring for our community. (www.sanmanuelracing.com)
About the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
The San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians is a federally recognized American Indian tribe located near the city of Highland, California. The Serrano Indians are the indigenous people of the San Bernardino highlands, passes, valleys and mountains who share a common language and culture. The San Manuel reservation was established in 1891 and recognized as a sovereign nation with the right of self-government. Despite challenges and hardships, the San Manuel tribal community has continued to progressively maintain and enhance its unique form of government - focusing all efforts on providing a better quality of life for its citizens. Through economic diversification, both on and off the reservation, the tribe has been forward thinking in its efforts to build infrastructure, maintain civil services and promote social, economic, educational and governmental units including the departments of fire, public safety, education and environment and continues to pursue opportunities for future generations.
About L & M Racing
L&M Racing was formed in 2006 by Owner/Team Manager Larry Brooks and partner Mike Kranyak. Operating as Team San Manuel Yamaha, this illustrious team has garnered 2 Supercross Championship titles in just three professional race seasons. For the 2010 race season, 2009 Supercross Champion James Stewart anchors Team San Manuel as he vehemently defends his title and is joined by 2008 Supercross Rookie of the Year Josh Hill. In 2009, Team San Manuel's James Stewart won his second Supercross Championship, his first coming in 2007, and second for L&M Racing's independent effort. Rookie Kyle Chisholm rounded out Team San Manuel's 2009 team. In 2008 team, Team San Manuel Yamaha, consisted of 2004 Supercross Champion Chad Reed and former West Coast Lites Champion Nathan Ramsey -- the newly-formed endeavor garnered its first championship title that season. Led by Larry Brooks, the driving force behind the Jeremy McGrath / Chaparral Racing team's three-year championship reign in Supercross, Brooks' then race effort yielded the first and only indie team to ever win an AMA Supercross Series Championship. L&M Racing is headquartered within an 8,000 square foot, state-of-the-art race facility in Southern California and is one of the most successful independently owned and operated teams in professional Supercross racing today.
Next Race
February 27th - GEORGIA DOME - ATLANTA, GA
Television Coverage Schedule
SPEED TV - February 23rd, 2010 - 11:00 am PST/2:00 pm EST
Saturday evening's race action taking place before an enormous crowd of 60,019 had Hill winning Heat Race 1, by an impressive 4.6 seconds, for the direct transfer to the main event. Teammate and current Supercross Champ, James Stewart, remains sidelined and continues rehab work, post-scaphoid surgery on his right wrist.
In the Main Event, Hill had difficulty manuevering through traffic and was out of the gate 12th. Persistent and remounting even after a few tumbles, Hill still managed a top-10 spot finishing the seventh round of the series 9th.
Post-race, Hill had this to say, “After an off night like this, I am just going to move on and regroup. I am going to evaluate what the mistakes were and look into why things happened the way they did. I will work hard with Larry Brooks and my team and just continue to move forward.”
Team Manuel Yamaha Highlights / Indy - Round 7 -
James Stewart - Did Not Race
Josh Hill Race Finish - 9th
Josh Hill - Heat Race 1 - 1st
James Stewart - Season to Date: 1 win; 1-3rd; 1-15th
Josh Hill - Season to Date: 4-2nd; 1-3rd; 1-6th; 1-9th
James Stewart - Championship Points - 51
Josh Hill - Championship Points - 135
About Team San Manuel
Team San Manuel is a unique partnership between the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and L&M Racing, LLC, with the sole purpose of reaching out to Native and non-Native communities and sharing with them the value of perseverance and dedication. Building a winning team comprised of top-notch talent and community service, Team San Manuel honors the Serrano belief of caring for our community. (www.sanmanuelracing.com)
About the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
The San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians is a federally recognized American Indian tribe located near the city of Highland, California. The Serrano Indians are the indigenous people of the San Bernardino highlands, passes, valleys and mountains who share a common language and culture. The San Manuel reservation was established in 1891 and recognized as a sovereign nation with the right of self-government. Despite challenges and hardships, the San Manuel tribal community has continued to progressively maintain and enhance its unique form of government - focusing all efforts on providing a better quality of life for its citizens. Through economic diversification, both on and off the reservation, the tribe has been forward thinking in its efforts to build infrastructure, maintain civil services and promote social, economic, educational and governmental units including the departments of fire, public safety, education and environment and continues to pursue opportunities for future generations.
About L & M Racing
L&M Racing was formed in 2006 by Owner/Team Manager Larry Brooks and partner Mike Kranyak. Operating as Team San Manuel Yamaha, this illustrious team has garnered 2 Supercross Championship titles in just three professional race seasons. For the 2010 race season, 2009 Supercross Champion James Stewart anchors Team San Manuel as he vehemently defends his title and is joined by 2008 Supercross Rookie of the Year Josh Hill. In 2009, Team San Manuel's James Stewart won his second Supercross Championship, his first coming in 2007, and second for L&M Racing's independent effort. Rookie Kyle Chisholm rounded out Team San Manuel's 2009 team. In 2008 team, Team San Manuel Yamaha, consisted of 2004 Supercross Champion Chad Reed and former West Coast Lites Champion Nathan Ramsey -- the newly-formed endeavor garnered its first championship title that season. Led by Larry Brooks, the driving force behind the Jeremy McGrath / Chaparral Racing team's three-year championship reign in Supercross, Brooks' then race effort yielded the first and only indie team to ever win an AMA Supercross Series Championship. L&M Racing is headquartered within an 8,000 square foot, state-of-the-art race facility in Southern California and is one of the most successful independently owned and operated teams in professional Supercross racing today.
Next Race
February 27th - GEORGIA DOME - ATLANTA, GA
Television Coverage Schedule
SPEED TV - February 23rd, 2010 - 11:00 am PST/2:00 pm EST
