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Holland (1 1 ) tries a desparation pass on leader Keith Bowen near the end of the first 125cc moto, but fa ils . Bowen went 1-7 for third. be~all 10 p ressu re G lover for second. \ \' a n l ma de h is wa y pa st. but no t wi rhou t so me co nta ct. G lover a lmos t went dow n during th e excha nge . but kept h is ba la n ce. Bailey set u p H oll ey wi th a n outside lin e, th en shot in to fifth over the next double jump . Ba iley took a nother lap to close o n O 'M ar a , th en test ed a n ins ide line. It worked.and Bail ev rode o u t th e mota in fourth. . Johnson smoothed o ut in th e la te stages of the race a nd p ut a four-seco nd lead o n Ward. G lover was th ird follow ed by Bailey a nd O 'Ma ra , a nd in seventh was Storbec k, a credita ble fin ish for the n ew Yamaha teamster. " No w I know what H a n nah wa s th in king wh en he was wi n ni ng a ll the races," sai d J ohnson in winner's ci rcle. " He wa nt ed 10 win more th an anything else, a nd h e psyched himself up to perform . I want to win j us t like Hannah d id th en . Ward rook th e 250cc title a way from m e la st year , a nd until it ha p pen ed I d idn 't rea lize ho w much bein g a cha mpion m eant to me. Now I'll do just a bo ut a ny thi ng 10 get tha t tit le back . " I have a tendency to relax wh en I'm o u t front, a n d I ha ve to br eak that ha bit. I need 10 run a wa v a nd h ide .when 1 ge t the lead. " . According 10 J ohnson, th ere was o n ly on e tim e duri n g th e da y wh en h e was unsure of th e ou tco me. " I ca u gh t neutra l o ver o ne o f the jumps, an d whe n I h it th e th rotrle there was n orh i ng t he re . Th e fro n t w hee l dropped a nd m y bu tt went stra igh t up into th e a ir. I think I better go chec k m y shorts after th at o ne !" 1 25cc Suzuki 's Geo rge H oll and, Kawasak i ride r Rick Rya n and Yam aha 's Keith Bowen showed the way o ff th e gate in th e first 125cc su pport m o to , By th e time the top three were well into lap o ne, Honda's Mickey Dym on d was just ge ll ing underway. He took a hard fall in th e first turn , th en pa infu lly returned 10 th e race in last. R ya n soon fell o ff th e leader 's pa ce / and ga ve seco nd to Bo wen . Bowen d idn 't waste much time an d within a la p had found a lin e past Hollan d to lead. Ho lla nd staved close to Bowen 's pa ce, wh ile Ya~a ha 's Sco tt Burn wort h and Suzuki 's Eri k Keh oe go t past R ya n for th ird and fo urth. Suzu ki 's A.J. Wh it ing an d Kaw a saki- mo un ted Tyson Vohland were .mix in g it up for fifth , a nd beh ind th em was a cluster o f H onda 's La rr y Broo ks, Kawasaki 's Ro n n ie T ichen o r an d H onda 's Will ie Surratt. Wh iting look ed to be o n th e mo ve, bu t had 10 pi t in ih'e la te stages o f th e race wh ile h is mechani c worked o n his bi ke's rear bra ke stav arm. Ho llan d t ri~d a m u ltit ude o f moves o n Bo wen duri ng the white £lag la p , but came u p a whee l sh ort a t the fi nish . H oll a n d used a n inside lin e th rough the last turn , a nd whe n tha t fa iled he held h is Suzu ki wide o pe n u p the h ill 10 th e ch eckered Ilag . Hol lan d a lmo st lost co nt ro l a nd sett led for seco nd. Keh oe worked pas t Bu rn worth for third. with Vohland m oving in fo r a fifth. Dym on d mad e a rem arkable charge a nd wen t from last to sixth. Dym ond ca me up with a strong sta rt in m ot a two a nd took the hol eshot foll ow ed by H o lla n d, Keh oe an d Bowen . Bow en bad tak en a n 011co urse excu rsio n and a ban ner tangled in h is bike 's rea r wheel. The p ro blem wa s ro bb ing hi s b ik e o f pow er th rougho u t th e race. Within th e firs t few la ps o f th e mota H o lland passed h is teammate Keh oe a n d sta rte d to work o n Dymond. H olland worked p ast Dym ond th e nex t time around. Dymond start ed 10 fade nea r the 15-m in u te m id moto mark , a nd Keh oe and Wh iting wen t int o the two-three spots'. Befor e lo ng th e th ree Suzu ki riders o u t front h ad put a half lap o n Dymond . H o lland ran to the fini sh in th e lead , a nd threw a victory fist into th e air o ff th e fin al jump. Keh oe a nd Wh itin g were still seco nd a nd third , and Dymond came in a dis ta nt fourth. Ka wasa ki's Eddi e Warren wo rked hi s way th rough the p ack an d fin ish ed fifth . " I won m y first Nat iona l h ere last year," said Holland , "and th ere's noth in g better th an comi ng a way wi th another win today. I' m ra ther sma ll, but I'm a ble 10 ride a 125 fa st. Now I have to spend th e rest o f th e week gelli ng used 10 the 250 for th e • Daytona Supercross. Broc Glo ver (4) finished third overall with a 4 -3 tally. Holland (below) led a Suzuki 1-2 sweep in the 125cc class; Erik Kehoe took second. Results 25 0Cc NATIONAL: 1. Rick J ohn son (Vem) 1· 1; 2 . "eff Werd (Kaw) 2 ·2; 3 . Broc Glover (Yam ) 4 -3 ; 4 . Dav id Bai ley (Hon) 3-4 ; 5. Johnn y O'Mara (Han) 5 -5 ; 6. J im Holl ey (Vem) 6 -6; 7. Danny St orbeck (Vem) 10 -7; B. Merk M urphy (Vem ) 8 · 9; 9 . J eff Hicks (Han) 12 -10; 10 . Alan King (Kew) 9 -1 3; 11. Tom Cerson (Hon )1 3 -1 1; 12. Br ien M an ley (Han ) 14 -1 2; 13 . Billy l iles (Kaw) 7 - 20 ; 14 . Ross Pede rso n (Vam) 25 ·8; 15 . A ll ey Semar (Vam) 11-27; 16 . Denn is Hawth orn e (Ka w I19- 14; 17. M ick ey Kessler (Kaw) 2 1-15; 18 . Je ff Ris z (Su zI20- 16 ; 19 . Billy Fr enk (YamI1 5 -DNF ; 20. Deve Ho llis (Vem) 16 -DNF. 125cc NATIONAL; 1. Georg e Holl and (Su z) 2- 1; 2. Erik Kehoe (Suzl l · 2; 3 . Keith Bowen (Vam) 1· 7; 4 . M icky Dy mond (Han) 6 -4 ; 5. Tyson Voh l and (Kew) 5 · B; 6. A .J . W h it ing (Suz) 13 ·3; 7 . Dou g Du bac h (Vem ) B- 6; 8 . Ron nie Tichen or (Kew) 12 -11 ; 9 . Edd ie Warre n IKawI 19 - 5; 10 . Willie Surran (Hen) 10 ·1 4 ; 1 1. Doug Hoo ver (Han ) 16 -15; 12 . larry Brooks (Hon ) 9 -1 7; 13 . M ike Beier (Yam) 15 -12; 14 . Rodn ey Barr (Ke w) 14· 13 ; 15 . M ike Heeley (Suz) 7 -D NF; 16 . Do nn y Sch m it (Kew ) 23 -9; 17 . Fred A ndrewe (Yem) 2 1·1 0; 18 . Doug Hoov er (Hon ) 16 - 15; 19. Gu y Cooper (Han) II · DN F; 20 . Robe rt Na ughton (Han ) 22 · 16 . POINTS STAN DINGS 25D : 1. Rick Johnson (50) ; 2. Jeff W ard (441 3 . ; (Ti e) Broc Glover/ Dav id Bailey (3 8); 5 . John ny O 'Mar a (3 2); 6 . J im Holley (30 ); 7 . (Tie) Donny Stor- beck / Mark Murphy (25); 9 . (TIe) J eff Hic ks l Ala n King (20 ). 12 5: 1. Geor ge Hollend (4 7); 2 . Er ik Kehoe (42 ); 3. Keith Bowen (3 9); 4 . M icky Dym on d (33t, 5 . Tyson Vohland (29); 6 . (Tie) A .J . Whit ing/ Doug Du ba ch (28); 8 . Ronnie TIChenor (19); 9 . (Tie) Edd ie W arr en / W i llie Surran (18). 9