In the moments after the Moto X Best Whip event Thursday during opening night at the X Games, James Stewart removed his shirt, handed it to Todd Potter and bowed before Potter, the gold medal winner, on the dirt floor of the Staples Center.
Potter, a fan favorite from California, was deemed to have the best whip — short for tail whip, a sideways aerial maneuver on a motorcycle — when 43 percent of voters selected him the winner by text message. Stewart was a distant second with 20 percent of the vote, and his antics fulfilled the terms of a bet made earlier. New York Times
Runner-up James Stewart was a ball of energy while collecting his 20 percent of the vote, cupping his ear to the crowd to pump his approval rating from the fans. After the contest, he even bowed down to Potter and gave the winner his jersey, the stakes agreed upon during some good natured trash talk before the event.
“He was a good sport,” smiled Potter.
Ricky Carmichael took third place with 17 percent of the vote. ESPN Action Sports
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