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Bryan Bruner (223) and Bader Manneh (5 6 2) lead t he start of the 125cc main (above) . Manneh was leading until
he crashed on the last lap. (Below) 250cc winner Jeff Ward .
AMA/Nippondenso Supercross
Series: Round Z
'Ward wins big inHouston •
By Kit Pa lmer
H O USTON . T X. FEB. 2
"Vhile Kawasaki's Jeff Ward was showering
fans w ith champagne o n the victory podium,
Team Hon da 's R icky J o h nso n was m o u rn -.
in g a bitter loss, back in the p its. Ward took
advantage o f a cos tly mistake
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by J ohn son to Win ro u nd two
of the AMA / Nippondenso Sup ercross Ser ies inside th e
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Houston Astrodome.
Like h e di d tw o weeks ago in An a, b ei ffi S'taartl'm: ;Jdlirison il(>pked i to I
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ha ve th e wi n in h is grasp la te in th e
race. But. while enjoying a sevenseco nd lead . J ohnson landed a little
too sh ort o ver a tri ple j u m p and
crash~ . Wh ile he franti cally picked
up hi s H onda, J ohn so n h elplessly
wa tched Ward moto r by a n d take the
lead. Four la ps lat er, Ward n ew across
rhll ~i Ilip!,J lirw, r.+. a.t dr
