40,000 fans braving the frigid, rain streaked weather came out to Salt lake City’s Rice-Eccles stadium on Saturday night to watch the penultimate round of the remarkably dramatic 17-round 2009 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series.

Oakley’s James Stewart, won his 10th AMA Supercross class race at the inaugural Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, race at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium before 31,653 fans. Stewart’s win narrowed current AMA Supercross class point leader Chad Reed’s point’s deficit to just five.

James Stewart raced to his eighth victory in 11 Monster Energy AMA Supercross events this year, beating Chad Reed on Saturday night in front of 36,754 fans at the Superdome.

Suzuki’s Chad Reed, won his first Monster Energy AMA Supercross, race of the 2009 season at the inaugural race inside Lucas Oil Stadium before 61,538 fans, tying the AMA Supercross class points race. Reed opened the AMA Supercross class main event with the holeshot, leading his teammate Mike Alessi and Oakley’s James Stewart, through turn one. The next 20 laps would be the Reed/Stewart show.