AURORA, Ill. (December 21, 2011) – In arguably the biggest move in the off season, James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., signed a five-year agreement with the Toyota/Yamaha/JGRMX team. Stewart will make his debut on the Joe Gibbs Racing machine January 7, 2012, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., when the Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, begins.

Stewart, a two-time Supercross Class champion, has created mainstream in-road for the sport of supercross since turning professional in 2002, becoming the first-ever African American to win a major motorsports title. The highly-publicized move to the Gibbs team garnered national media coverage, including the front page of USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and ESPN’s Sports Center, to name a few, for the 25-year-old phenom.
For more: Stewart/Gibbs Team up for 2012 Monster Energy Supercross Championship - Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship