Open Round 2

• Once again it was Malcolm atop the charts in Round 2. What’s more impressive, though, is that he also set the second fastest time of the round with a 43.205 in race 2.
• Malcolm, along with older brother James, were the only two riders to dip under 50 seconds in the round. In both of his Round 2 runs, Malcolm was under 50 seconds, while James hit the mark in his first race but tailed off with a 50.414 in run 2.
• Josh Hill and Kyle Partridge had the only two laps inside the top ten that failed to advance. Hill lost 2-0 to eventual third-place finisher Malcolm Stewart, while Partridge was dropped 2-0 by eventual runner-up Justin Brayton.
• The times in Round 2 improved significantly. In Round 1, only eight of ten fastest times were under 51 seconds, and no one dropped below 50 seconds. In Round 2, all ten of the fastest laps were under 51 seconds, and the top three times were under 50 seconds.

Rank	Rider	Best Time	Race No	Win/Loss
1	Malcolm Stewart	49.205	2	Win
2	Malcolm Stewart	49.535	1	Win
3	James Stewart	49.671	1	Win
4	Justin Brayton	50.197	1	Win
5	Justin Brayton	50.209	2	Win
6	Dean Wilson	50.275	1	Win
7	Dean Wilson	50.354	2	Win
8	James Stewart	50.414	2	Win
9	Josh Hill	50.550	2	Loss
10	Kyle Partridge	50.602	2	Loss

Open Round 3

• Whether it was because of the mental edge James holds over Malcolm that Travis Pastrana alluded to—"James has a mental edge on Malcolm and he will not let his little brother beat him."—or if Malcolm just had two off runs is up for debate. But this is fact: James only beat Malcolm in regards to lap times in their head-to-head matchup. In every other round, Malcolm had the faster lap of the two. And in two of the four rounds, Malcolm’s two runs were faster than James’s fastest run.
• Either way you spin it, James topped the charts with his first run. Just as impressive, though, is that Malcolm had the fourth fastest time of the round in a loss. Let’s take a closer look at their head to head duel.

	James Stewart	Malcolm Stewart
Race 1	49.137	49.398
Race 2	49.592	49.846

• Dean Wilson also had a blazing run in a loss. In the second race between he and Justin Brayton, the new Red Bull KTM pilot ran a 49.330, just getting edged by Brayton’s 49.319. That one was practically a photo finish, and probably the closest all weekend.
• Again, Round 3 was far and away faster than Rounds 1 and 2. For example: Nine of the ten runs were under 50 seconds. In the previous two rounds, only three runs (combined) were under 50 seconds. Maybe the riders were learning the track, or maybe the ever-stiffer competition was making them push harder.
• Interesting stat: Two of the top four runs came in losses. Wilson set the third fastest time in his run 2 loss, while Malcolm had the fourth fastest in his run 1 loss.

Rank	Rider	Best Time	Race No	Win/Loss
1	James Stewart	49.137	1	Win
2	Justin Brayton	49.319	2	Win
3	Dean Wilson	49.330	2	Loss
4	Malcolm Stewart	49.398	1	Loss
5	Justin Brayton	49.551	3	Win
6	James Stewart	49.592	2	Win
7	Malcolm Stewart	49.846	2	Loss
8	Dean Wilson	49.857	1	Win
9	Dean Wilson	49.993	3	Loss
10	Justin Brayton	50.180	1	Loss

Open Round 4 

• This fourth round included the James Stewart vs. Brayton battle for first and the Malcolm Stewart and Wilson race for third.
• For the third time in four rounds, Malcolm was the top dog. His 49.090 was also the fastest lap set all day.
• James nearly topped his younger brother in his last run—setting a 49.161—but came up just short.
• The final round was all about the winners, as James and Malcolm (both swept their final round matchups) set the four fastest times of the round.

Rank	Rider	Best Time	Race No	Win/Lose
1	Malcolm Stewart	49.090	2	Win
2	James Stewart	49.161	2	Win
3	Malcolm Stewart	49.369	1	Win
4	James Stewart	49.572	1	Win
5	Dean Wilson	49.597	2	Loss
6	Dean Wilson	49.858	1	Loss
7	Justin Brayton	50.014	2	Loss
8	Justin Brayton	50.125	1	Loss

250 Round 1 

• Eventual winner Marvin Musquin was fast from the get-go on Saturday, setting the fastest two laps in the first round. His second run of 51.463 was just a tad better than his first, a 51.710.
• Both Darryn Durham and Nico Izzi advanced to Round 2 without having a run inside the top ten. Durham’s fastest run of Round 1 was a 52.746 in a win over Zack Freeberg, while Izzi had 52.791 in a win over Tevin Tapia.
• The first 250 round featured only three runs under 52 seconds. In contrast, every 450 run inside the top ten was under 52 seconds in Round 1.

Rank	Rider	Best Time	Race No	Win/Loss
1	Marvin Musquin	51.463	2	Win
2	Marvin Musquin	51.710	1	Win
3	Jessy Nelson	51.859	2	Win
4	Justin Hill	52.041	2	Win
5	Jessy Nelson	52.223	1	Win
6	Justin Bogle	52.481	2	Win
7	Justin Hill	52.526	1	Win
8	Justin Bogle	52.564	1	Win
9	Chris Blose	52.673	2	Win
10	Jordon Smith	52.719	2	Win

250 Round 2

• Justin Bogle set the best time of the day in his third run against GEICO Honda teammate Jordon Smith. The soon-to-be SX rookie held his own in the final run, though, setting the second fastest lap (50.643) of the round in the loss.
• Bogle and Smith had an epic duel on Saturday. Six of the eight fastest laps set in the round came from their race, with the first and second coming from their final race! Let’s look at them head to head.

	Justin Bogle	Jordon Smith
Race 1	51.558	51.425
Race 2	51.139	51.756
Race 3	50.588	50.643

• Times did improve in Round 2, with three riders setting times under 51 seconds (Bogle, Smith, and Marvin Musquin) and all top-ten times coming in under 52 seconds.
• Justin Hill was the only rider to advance to Round 3 without have a time inside the top ten. His fastest was a 51.875 in a race 2 win over Nico Izzi.
• Three of the fastest laps in the top ten came from losses. Jordon Smith had the second and sixth fastest laps of the round come in losses, while Bogle set the eighth fastest lap in a race 1 loss.

Rank	Rider	Best Time	Race No	Win/Loss
1	Justin Bogle	50.588	3	Win
2	Jordon Smith	50.643	3	Loss
3	Marvin Musquin	50.994	2	Win
4	Justin Bogle	51.139	2	Win
5	Marvin Musquin	51.424	1	Win
6	Jordon Smith	51.425	1	Win
7	Justin Bogle	51.558	1	Loss
8	Jordon Smith	51.756	2	Loss
9	Jessy Nelson	51.769	1	Win
10	Jessy Nelson	51.851	2	Win