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Team Honda's Micky Dymond was all alone out front in the 125cc moto. Dymond claimed the overall win with a 2-1 score. line and look tbe holesbot with local favorite Stacey Cook in second place, chased by Cooper, Ryan and Suzuki's George Holland. Dymond immediately started to jet out to a good-sized lead, while Honda-mounted Cook hung tough in second, fighting off deteJ'mimed efforts by Cooper. Cooper snuck. by Cook on lap three, then Ryan moved up to challenge Cook for third.' On the fifth lap, Ryan got around Cook but was well back of Dymond and Cooper. Dymond haq no trouble for the rest of the maLO and easily built up a substantial lead in the dusty conditions. Behind Dymond tbere was a lot of dicing for the second place spot. . Cooper seemed to have a comfortable second, but after the halfway point of the 30-minute ·moto he started to fade, allowing Brooks LO reel him in. Brooks took over second on lap II, only LO lose it to Cooper on the next lap. First mota winner Ryan was running in fourth, when he went down on lap 12. "I couldn't see a turn and I crashed," said Ryan, "then I couldn't find my bike, because it was so dusty." Ryan regrouped and joined the race in seventh. With two laps to go in the mota, Cooper was still clinging to his second place slot but had his hands .cull with Holland and Brooks. The trio bauled as they raced down the first hill, then Holland made his bid in the turn at the base of the hill. Holland and Cooper collided in the corner and Holland went down. The collision slowed CooJ3er enough LO let Brooks sneak back inLO second. "There was a lot of heavy battling," said Brooks, "a lot of running into each other, trying LO jump over each other, there was really nowhere to pass, you just had LO do anything you could do to pass." Dymond cruised in for the win with Brooks barely hol.ding off .Cooper for second. Holland and Eric Kehoe rounded out the tOP five. Dymond's 2-1 rally gave him the overall win, Brooks took second, while Ryan's 1-7 gave him third. Larry Maiers (left) interviews Rick Johnson after he took the win in the first 250cc moto and clinched his third 250cc National Championship. "I won the race and I'm happy," said Dymond. "In the first moto the dust was so bad I couldn't get in there and race with him (Ryan). I would have hated to be a specra~ standing out there in the dust, th~people have a lot of heart to do that - I had goggles on, they didn't. I'io just thrashed. " • Results 125: 1. Micky Dymond (Hon) 2-1; Larry 8rooks (Hon) 3-2; 3. Rick Ryan (Hon) 1-7; 4. Guy Cooper (Hon) 5-3; 5. Jeff Leisk (Yam) 4-6; 6. George Holland (Suz); 7-5; Erik Kehoe ISuz) 7-5; 8. Oonny Schmit (Suz) 6-8; 9. Ron Tichenor (Suz) 11-11; 10. Stacey Cook (Hon) 14-9; 11 Keith Turpin (Suz) 915; 12. Bader Manneh (Kaw) 15-10; 13 Mike Healey (Cag) 13-12; Fred Andrews IHon) 10-19; 15. Robert Naughton (Hon) 17-13; 16. Timothy Buchli (Yam) 19-14; 17. Craig Canoy IHon) 16-17; 18. Todd DeHoop (Yam) 19-38; 19. Tyson Vohland (Kaw) 21- 16; 20. Eddie Warren (Kaw) 20·18. 250: 1. Riel< Johnaon (Hon) 1-1; 2. Jeff Ward (Kaw) 3-2; 3. Ron Lechien (Kaw) 2·5; 4. Jeff Stanton (Yam): 5. Doug Dubach (Yam) 7-4; 6. 8illy Frank (Yam); 7. Mike Fisher (Kaw) 9-6; 8. Keith Bowen (Yam) 4-12; 9. Ross Pederson (Yam) 1013; 10. Willie Surran (Suz) 14-9; 11. Jeff Hicks (Hon) 13-11; 12. 'Dave Newell (Kew) 8-16; 13. Corey Cope (Hon) 12-13; 14. Tommy Wans (Kaw) 11-14: 15. Ray Sommo IHon) 16-10; 16. Dennis Hawthorne (Kaw) 15-20; 17. Derek 8rown (Kaw) 21-15; 18. Jim Holley (Yam) 19-18; 19. 80b Hannah (Suz) 17-36; 20. Jeff Frisz (Suz) 35-18. AMA 125 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS: 1. Micky Dymond (247); 2. George Holland (220); 3. Rick Ryan 1199); 4. Jeff Leisk (198); 5. Guy Cooper.(192); 6. Larry 8rooks 1190); 7. Erik Kehoe (179); 8. Donny Schmit (155); 9. Mike Healey (129); 10. Eddie Warren (124). AMA 250 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL POINT STANOINGS: ,. Rick Johnaon (279); 2. Jeff Ward (240); 3. Ron Lechien (218); 4. Keith 80wen (160); 5. Jeff Stanton (155); 6. Mike Fisher (147~ 7. Bob Hannah (143); 8. Ross Pederson (132); 9. Johnny O'Mare (1 14);10 Willie Surran (104).