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The 250cc/Open Pro-Am start saw Donny Schmit (401). Breck Powers (240). Jim Veugeler (280) and Todd DeHoop (808) battle to the first turn. motos by over a minute each time out, the Yamaha rider opened a 45second lead halfway through the final. But as Stanton rounded a fast, sweeping right-hander a feisty lapper challenged the leader's attempt LO get around him by shooting across the track into his line. Stanton tangled with the slower biker's rear wheel and was thrown to the canvas as his front tire washed out. The would-be champ vainly tried to repair a beyondrepair throttle assembly. Stanton pushed across the line in 30th position, while a surprised Mike Stahlman raced across the checkers in third with a 3-3-3 National title. Stanton almost lost the 250cc A title when he required a last-race pit stop to fix a leaking water hose. After busting through top five runners Ty Davis, Kenny Bollmeier, the onagain, off-again Greg Howen, and second moLO winner Mike Kiedrowski, Stanton was slowly opening a comfort zone when the steam from his dripping radiator became too hot for the Yamaha pits to overlook. But before he was pulled into the pits, Kiedrowski's KX grinded to a stop with chain trouble. His appearance in the infield was soon matched by a now-possible Stanton pit stop. He reentered the race still in command and went on to the title. With Schmit out of contention, the I25cc Pro-Am race became one of the closest bouts of the week. Indiana's Mark Melton and California's Kyle Lewis opened the action with a knock-down drag-out first moLO fight. After numerous slips by each and late charges by Tommy Watts and Mike jones, Melton emerged the winner, but his title hopes were short lived. On the first lap of the second moLO, Melton fractured his wrist two turns after jones separated his shou Ider and half a lap before Watts broke his clutch finger. This five minute outbreak of injuries (Honda support rider Mark Crozier injured his back as well) left the 15-year-old Lewis all alone in the standings. The third moto was anti-climactic as Lewis let Schmit go in order to secure the t;tle from a heroic effort by the injured 'Natts. Lewis was equally impressive in the 125cc A title fight, going 5-1-2 in the results, but the fifth place in round one was enough for teammate Ty Davis to pull away from him in the stand:ngs and take the title. Davis' 1-3-1 bested Lewis, Bollmeier, Kiedrowski and Larry Ward. Two of the hottest properties in the minicycle world, Yamaha's Damon Bradshaw and Honda's jimmy Button, went head to head in 85cc 12-13 Stock and Modified action. With a supporting class that included Suzuki hotshot Buddy Antunez, Yamaha's Eric McClear, and Kawasaki's Brian Swink and jeremy Buehl, the 12 and 13-year-olds provided an excellent show in every moto. Bradshaw grabbed moto one in the Stockers after Button gathered a wheel full of banners and lost too much motor for a reasonable challenge. Antunez and Swink each mustered serious attacks on the under-powered Button but could not get by. MoLO two meant more trouble for Button as he struggled to ninth spot. Antunez also suffered some problems and came in one spot behind the Honda in 10th, while Bradshaw scored another win, this time ahead of Brian Smith and Hank Moree. With a massive lead, Bradshaw had nine spots to work with in the final should Button win. But while cruising in second halfway through the final the YZ stopped on the side of the track with a seized engine. Swink was next in line for the title but never completed the first lap, leaving Button on top with a 2-9-1 and the class title. The roles reversed in the Modified class as Bradshaw was able to capitalize on Button's misfortune for a title. Going into the final, the last moto winner would take the class. A rear flat late in the race SLOpped Button's chances for a second title. The everconsistent Buehl answered his stock class performance wi th another third Donny Schmit styles in the 125cc Pro-Am class. but it was in the 250cc division where he claimed the win on his DMC KX250. overall. The older-division of the 85cc were nabbed by Team Green riders junior jackson and jeff Emig. Illinois' jackson won the Modified class with a 1-5-3 score, made all the more impres-