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winning the Meadowlands Supercross. I'm not going to back off. He's got the 46 point lead. I've got nothing to lose." And Ward said, "I'm not the type of rider to take you out. He (Johnson) is not either. I'm in the same situation that he's in here in the 250cc Natiomils. You can win the races by jumping the triples or not win it by missing the tri pIes." The surprising holeshot went to Guy Cooper aheald of Warren, Ward, Stanton, Lethien, and Dymond. Johnson was away about ninth. On the third lap Ward went under Cooper in the slow left-hander before the table-top jump which also served as the finish line. A lap later and the order was Ward, Lechien, Warren, Dymond, Johnson, with Stanton back to sixth ahead of Cooper and teammate Leisk. The' order shu£fled next when Dymond crashed on the approach to the triples as the field sped past. Lechien crashed tw'o laps later, rejoining the race in fourth place. Johnson was picking up the pace and was by Warren and into second on the seventh lap. He passed him on the short chute between turns one and two. One more go-around and it was an entirely different race. Ward was down just past the triples, crashing onto the ground over the berm. "The lap before I cased it on that jump. I hit it on my ankle and it went completely numb. It was just like hitting it with a hammer. The next lap in the same place I jumped it with one leg on the peg and I buckled. As soon as I picked my feet up I collapsed and went through the turn," Ward explained. . By the time he got going again sev~ral riders, led by John~on, were by. The order at the haHway point was Johnson leading, Lechien, Warren, Leisk, Holland, Bowen, Cooper, and Kehoe. Ward had some catching up to do and was quickly into the fray with Bowen and Hoiland on the 13th lap. About this point Warren was noticing his arms pumping up, but Leisk too had problems with his ignition and couldn't make a move. "I was trying to catch Eddie when my ignition started going out about the 12th lap,'l Leisk said. . Once clear, Johnson would run to the checkered flag unopposed .. "Once I got a clear track I started making good time," he said. "In the final you could clear the table-top, and get a good drive just before the triple." , Lechienmoved back into second late in the race and would lead his teammate Warren to the line. "I was just sitting back there to see what happened. I had a-big one out there when I got sideways and 1 was basically just laying back." Warren attributed his best-ever finish to "No stupid mistakes. I had no idea I was third. I thought I was fourth. " Icing his ankle down after the race, Ward was asked abom the title. "I have to make it to the race before I work myself up. It would have been nice to win this one." 125cc Coming into today's race Ronnie Tichenor led teammate Keith Turpin 143 to 139 in the race for the Eastern Region I25cc title. Basically, Tichenor had to either finish ahead of Turpin or close behind to take the title away from him. He set ,about his business in the first of two sixlap heats drawing away to an easy win. Todd DeHoop was a distant runner-up with Kenny Bollmeier third ahead of Mark Crozier. The top nine riders from each of the two heats Presents THE NISSAN 200 The Most Prestigious Motorcycle Road Race iii the United States' Laguna Seca Racewa Monterey, CA / Saturday, Ju:1y lIt Sunday, July 12th ,,_SOME DON'TS _ _ Please don't bring an off road vehicle to Laguna Seca. They are not allowed! Please don't bring fireworks. They are not allowed! Please don't try ·burnouts· or other exhibitions. They are also not allowed! AND any of the ABOVE could get you acitation, or even , arrested! We are very serious about this! i •••"1 ISUPERBIKE I CASTROL GRAND PRIX CHAMPIONSHIP I PRO TWINS I VINTAGE RACE For tickets and information, call (408) 373-1811 Visa and MasterCard accepted TICKET NO. ADVANCE PRICE Sunday Admission $15 2-Day Admission $25 Super TICket Admission, Paddock $30 2-Day VIP TICket Admission, Paddock Reserved Grandstand $45 Chlldran 6-12yrs. Admission TOTAL $ 5 TheN"'n200 Name _ ~ Address ~---- City _ 2-Day 'State Mml _ Zip _ Daytime Phone ( . to: SCRAMp, P.O. Box SCRAMP, IIont8rey, CA 93942 _ _ _ Check or money order payable to SCRAMP _ _ _ ,MasterCard or Visa II -'- NO SATURDAY ONLY TICKETS AVAILABLEI Expiration Date PnlIerred Camping Friday & saturday (CIIeclI_ cIlolcIlt rI....) Camping Friday & Saturday $20 Bikes camping Saturday Only $15 Cars $10 Bikes Children $50 s'3ocars TOTAL - ~ 6 yrs. of ege free wtth perent. P••lemKl camping A .... Choices (Check one): 0 Tum 3 to Vehicle Bridge 0 Tum 8 10 Tum 9 o Tum 2 to Tum 3 o Tum 7 to Tum 8 OFFICE USE ONLY $ _ _