After missing the last two rounds due to a concussion sustained at the season opener, James Stewart’s main event at Round 4 of Monster Energy Supercross in Oakland ended after just eight laps, as the former champion pulled off, citing blurry vision, according to a team press release.
Stewart qualified directly from his heat in his first race back and was running third early in the main event before his lap times dropped from 54-55 seconds on laps two through five to the 56-58 seconds on laps six through eight.
According to Yoshimura Suzuki team manager Mike Webb, the symptoms started early in the main event. “James came in feeling he was good to go,” he said. “He rode three days this week and put in a lot of laps. He was riding well and looked more like the old James. He was solid all day and did well in his heat although didn't feel 100 percent. He got a great start in the main but after a couple laps he started to struggle with blurred vision and by lap nine he pulled off.”
Webb said that Stewart will undergo tests early this week and the team will proceed from there.
