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smooth. I don't even know what happened to him. I got
around him, and I just rode in first all day and cruised."
Back in the pack, the racing was fierce, with numer-
ous battles and position changes. Buddy Fortune put his
Yamaha in second place briefly, but he eventually ran out
of steam, with dehydration dropping the teenager from
nearby Sterling, Illinois, back to seventh-place at the finish.
Meanwhile, Sulzberger, who was battling with Fortune all
day, was able to maintain second place, where he ran until
the final lap when Zuidema bumped him from the spot.
Zuidema said, "I got a good start. The first couple of
laps I had arm pump pretty bad."
When Zuidema stopped for gas, however, they were
able to get the arm muscles to relax, and Zuidema
returned to the battle on a mission. "My dad told me that
second place was right there, so I just started to push."
Sulzberger, who rides, in his words, a "tired 2016
YZ250," was happy to be on the podium. "I had a good
day," he said with a big smile. "I just kind of rode my own
race and tried to stay aggressive the whole time. I was
fortunate enough to hold second for a while. I thought I
had it, then Zuidema caught me the last quarter of the
last lap and passed me. Oh man, I was bummed. It was
a lot of hard work. I almost thought I had second, but I'm
pretty darn happy with third. This year I feel really strong.
I think I've got some steam behind me."
John Gasso
OVERALL
1. Tanner Whipple (KTM)
2. Colten Zuidema (KTM)
3. Zach Sulzberger (Yam)
4. Jeremy Smith (Yam)
5. Colt Converse (Hus)
6. Logan Huizenga (KTM)
7. Buddy Fortune (Yam)
8. Ty England (Yam)
9. Bryan Johnson (Kaw)
10. David Stickel (KTM)
Reed, Peick Hope
For Return... Soon!
T
he JGR/Yoshimura Suzuki Team says that
Weston Peick is back on the bike and
Chad Reed has his sights set on racing the
Supercross final at Las Vegas.
Peick, who was injured at the Bercy
Supercross in November 2018, hopes to
be ready for the outdoor nationals that start
up in May. Team Manager Jeremy Albrecht
said, "Weston rode for the first time since his
accident this past week at Milestone. He still
has very limited vision in his one eye, so the
first time out was a challenge. However, he
is going to ride several more times before he
and the team decide if he is capable of rac-
ing the nationals. Weston has been keeping
up in his off-the-bike training. It's just a matter
of whether his bad eye will improve."
As for Reed, Albrecht says, "Chad is wear-
ing a sling for his broken scapula, but that's
really more for prevention than anything.
His eight broken ribs are healing nicely and
don't seem to bother him too much. He's
still blowing into the breathing tester after his
collapsed lung. Chad still plans on racing Las
Vegas, but that remains to be seen until more
time has passed." CN
Westin Peick is back on the bike,
hoping to return for the nationals.
Jayson Crawford won
the Open B class.
