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At the start of the 250cc Modified Pro run-off, it was Schmit leading the way ahead of Jones, Watts, Kiedrowski, Mike Boston, Carroll Richardson and Crozier. Schmit was long gone after the first lap, while Jones pulled ahead of Watts. A battle for third between Watts, Kiedrowski, Boston, Todd DeHoop, Jeff Stanton, Crozier and Dennis Hawthorne lasted the entire length of the moto. The third- through ninth-place dogfight was tight with Watts barely holding on to the number three position. Schmit captured his third straight win of the day, followed by Jones, Watts, Kiedrowski, Boston, Stanton. DeHoop, Hawthorne and Crozier. Second overall went to Jones. In the 500cc Modified Pro class, Jeff Stanton was awesome, winning every timeout. Stanton and his Yamaha defeated a pack of Kawasaki riders to nail the overall; Watts finished second. Richardson rallied to a third, while Hawthorne. Sanford Buchalter and Honda-mounted Kalos finished up in the top six positions. In the 83cc Modified Expert 12plus class, it was Bradshaw all the way on his Yamaha. Bradshaw won Saturday's first main moto and came back Sunday and grabbed the holeshot in the final run-off moLO. In close pursuit was Honda rider Rick Simmet, Yamaha-mounted Steve Lamson, Jason Schultz, Rob Hanson and Jimmy Gaddis. Bradshaw quickly extendedhis lead over Simmet, who did the same to Lamson. But on the move was Honda rider Jimmy Button. who quickly made up for a poor start by taking over fourth on the third lap. Once into third, Button set after and passed Lamson. Kawasaki rider Jason Langford, who went into Sunday's final with three points, ran into mechanical problems early in the race. His bike would cut out at high rpm, causing him LO eventually drop out. Later in the moto, Schultz passed Lamson for fourth, making the finishingorder Bradshaw, Simmet, ButLOn, Schultz, Lamson, Suzuki rider Buddy Antunez, Gaddis, Shane Trittler and Darryl Atkins. In the 83cc Stock Expert 12-plus class, Bradshaw wasn't as fortunate. He had earned a somewhat high seven points after Saturday, virtually eliminating any chances for him to take the overall Sunday. During the run-offs, Kawasaki-mounted Jeff Emig dominated from start to finish. He blew into the lead right at the start, while Bradshaw, Gaddis, Antunez, Junior Jackson. Paul Winn, Simmet, Bryan Smith and Schultz chased. Bradshaw stayed close to Emig for the first few laps before crashing and dropping LO third. Second-place Gaddis, Bradshaw and Yamaha rider Winn battled intensely for the next couple of laps. With two laps to go, Bradshaw tried to double-jump by Gaddis but got a little out of shape after tangling handlebars with Gaddis. Winn saw his chance and blew by both riders for second. After that, the battle cooled off with Emig taking thewin and overall, while Winn held on for second. Third went to Bradshaw, who was closely chased by Langford, Schultz, Trittler and Antunez. Having two points going into Sunday's run-offs, Langford ended up with the low point overall and captured the I05cc 12-plus class victory over Simmet. Bradshaw won Saturday's race but crashed on the first lap while leading Sunday's event and wound up taking 11th overall. After Bradshaw crashed, Emig took over the lead, which he held for five laps. It was a three-way dice for those five laps between Emig, Langford and Simmet. Simmet was on the gas and jammed by Langforlil (hrough a-sec- ~ \ "- ,• " e ~ c..o 00 O"l ...... ~ r:- C'f ..... "J ;:s bJ.J ;:s ~ Jeff Mabery (54) and Lowell Thomson (175) were some of the top 250cc Stock and Modified Intermediate competitors. Thomson was more successfull on the 125s, however, winning both Stock and Modified classes. Mabery's best finish was a third in the 250cc Modified class. tion of whoops, then shortly after, Simmet was in the lead, and Emig was third. At the finish, it wasSimmet taking the moto win, ahead of Langford. Emig and Schultz. Second overall went to Simmet, while Emig captured third overall. In the I05cc 9-11 class, Kawasaki rider Sean Thornton claimed the overall with consistent finishes. ThornLOn went into therun-offs with two points then finished second in the moLO, which was enough for the overall. Kawasaki-mounted Ezra Lusk had a low one point advantage over Thornton after Saturday but finished third Sunday for second overall. Jeff Dement and his Kawasaki won the run-off and finished third overall with a LOtal of four points, while Shane Hampton and Steve Olson rounded out the top five. Kawasaki rider Denny Stephenson, who had one point, grabbed the holeshot in Sunday'S I25cc Modified Intermediate run-off moto but was closely pursued by Lowell Thomson (who also had one point), Sean Dukes, Brian Pryor, Brandon Hopkins and Michael Craig. For the next four laps, Stephenson and Thomson fought tooth-'n-nail, while Craig slowly worked his way up to fourth and started LO pressure Dukes. A few turns later, Craig took over third, while Stephenson and Thomson battled, lasting until two laps from the finish when Stephenson washed out. Thomson took over the lead; Craig second and Brandon Hopkins third. Stephenson regrouped in fourth. Lowell LOok the overall win, while Craig finished second overall. Third through fifth went to Hopkins, Stephenson and Jeff Mabery. Thomson also dominated the I25cc Stock Intermediate class. Stephenson, Thomson and Craig went into the run-off in a one-point tie, so it was down to the last moLO to determine the class winner. Thomson won the moto ahead of Stephenson and Hopkins, while Craig finished fourth. Thomson's moto win gave him the overall, one point ahead of Stephenson. Thomson and Craig went into the final 250cc Stock Intermediate moto tied with one point, while Andy Michner and Sam Buchalter were tied with two. At the start of the final, it was Michner and his Kawasaki roosting into the lead inches ahead of StephensClfl' (three,p0imgh Andy Em- Yamaha rider Michael Craig finished first, second and third in the 250 and 125cc Modified, and 125cc Stock Intermediate classes. bry, Tony Bullard, Mark Suggs and Sam Buchalter. Thomson crashed on the first lap and was out of contention, while Craig was found in the middle of the pack. Michner led for a lap before Stephenson snuck by and started pulling away. Meanwhile, Mabery, who also had a poor start, and Craig picked off riders as they worked their way up. With two laps to go, Mabery and Craig had taken over third and fourth, while only inches separating the two. Up front, Stephenson had everything in control, as did Michner in second. At the finish, it was Stephenson, Michner, Mabery, Craig, Buchalter, Andy Embry and Kenny Kizzar. Both Stephenson and Michner wound up with four points apiece, , but Stephenson tool.; {h€ oOvcmll .by winning the tiebreaker second moto. Third went to Craig with five points. Craig came back in the 250cc Modified Intermediate final and led off the start. Craig went into the mota tied with Bullard at two points, while Mabery and Stephenson each had one. Stephenson and Thomson closely pursued Craig for the first few laps, then Stephenson washed out and dropped far back in third. Thomson inherited second place and chased Craig down to the finish. On the final lap, Thomson finally made his move and slipped by Craig for the win. Both Craig and Stephenson tied at four points each, but since Craig's second mOLO finish LOpped Stephenson's, Craig LOok the averall. Mabery claimed third with six points. Suzuki-mounted Robert Shi,pman