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line fifth to clinch th e cham p ionsh ip. Bowen set tled th e battle for sixth, and sevent h -p lace Dubach was tra iled in by teammate Dymond, wh o had charged the ent ire dis tance fro m a poor start, H awthorne too k ninth while Holland faded back to l Oth. ''1'11 tak e any win I can get," said Ward. "I've lost a few like that befo re." " It (the fall) reall y h urts since I haven 't been th ere (lea ding) much this year," said Lech ien . "1 just couldn' t stay with th em ," O 'Mara said. "1 felt fast, but not real aggressive. If I don 't win, the n as long as I'm in the winner's circle I'm happy." "They rod e a good race and just whipped me," ad mitted Stanton. " Bu t it ' s over a n d I' m th e champ ion." - CENTRAL LEATHERSTOCKING COUNTRY PRESENTS "A STAR STUDDED VACATION" FEATUR ING 125 Main Kiedrowski entered th e 125cc main six poin ts beh ind Brad shaw, so in order to ta ke th e ritie he needed to win and ge t some hel p from o ther ride rs. H e got none at th e sta rt, though, as -Bradshaw. got the holeshot and Kiedrowski had to passTy Davis before he could move in on th e second lap. From th en o n it wo u ld be a close race betw een th e two as Kied r o wski hung cl o se , looking for ways to get by. Despite several attem pts, Brad shaw was able to hold him off. Davis sli pped back to an event ual sevent h-place finish behind Denny Stephenson, as Larry Ward mo ved into thi rd and wat ched th e battl e for the lead from Kiedrowski 's rear fen der. J immy Gaddis held fourth for so me tim e until being passed by Mike LaRocco, while Mat iasevich Iell ear ly in the race a nd even tua lly fini sh ed 17th bu t sti l1 gathered enough poi nts to lock up the title over La Rocco . Kied row ski spe nt seve ra l la ps probing Bradshaw before he found a spot to pass on the l l th lap, th en pulled away for th e win. Ward, wh o closely tai led his team ma te th roughout the battle, also moved by Bradshaw with two laps to go and the order was set. " It's good to win th e cha m p io nship," said Bradshaw . " I rode 50-60% because I'v e been sick since last week. I tri ed to stay wi th Kiedrowski , but I made a couple of mista kes. I wa nted to win, but didn 't have th e energy. " " I di d wh at I had to do, but co uldn' t get eno ugh riders between us," said Kiedrowski . "There was no way I was go ing to pass Kiedr owski ," said Ward. " I just hung back and wa tched the • battle." The 1989 Hon da 250 cc United States Grand Prix .World Motocross Champions hips at ALB1 SANCTIONE D ILL July 8-9th • SANCTIONED NDUN.£DP P:' Stick With Us HONDA Come ridewith us. The Unadilla Vaney Sports Center, Inc. , Rt 8, New Berlin, New York. Sh are the excitement as the w orlcra beat ~Idera c ompete on American aoll In thla 11th annual classi c at the b est cIrcuit In North America. 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Box 5 119, Edmeston, New York 13335 phone: 1-607-965-8784 Special Air Travel Package available w ith AMERICAN A IRLINES the 'Official Airlines' for the Unadilla Grand Prix . Call (Toll Free in the U.S .) 1-800-493-1790 in Texas 1-800-792-1160 ask for Plan Now Fo r T h e Dunlop 500 125 NatIOnal -Oct 15th Star Record #5 0179 MW Results 250: 1. Jeff Ward (Kaw); 2. Ron Lechien IKaw); 3. Johnny O'Mara ISuz); 4. Guy Cooper (Han); 5. Jeff Stanton (Han); 6. Keith Bowen ISuzl; 7. Doug Dubach (Yam); 8. Micky Dymond (yam); 9. Dennis Hawthorne (Kaw); to. George Holland (Han); 11. Shaun Kalos (Yam); 12. Ron TIchenor ISuzl; 13. Erik Kehoe(Suz);14. FredAndrews IHon); 15. Todd DeHoopISuz); 16. Mike Fisher (Kaw); 17. Jeff Hicks (Hont 18. Jeff Frisz (Kaw); 19. Ray Sommo (Suz); 20. Tyson Vohland (Kawt 21. M ike Pascarella ISuzl. 125: 1. Mike Kiedrowski IHon); 2. Larry Ward (Han); 3. Damon 8radshaw (Yamt 4. Mike laRocco (Yamt 5. Jimmy Gaddis (Suz) 6. Denny Stephen; son (Kaw); 7. Ty Davis (Suz) 8. Mike Jones (Yam) ; ; 9. Tallon Vohland (Kaw); 10. Jeff Glass (Han); 11. Barry Corsten (Suz); 12. Dale Spangler (Suz); 13. Steve Childress (Suz) 14. Chris Coleman (Kaw); ; 15. Kenny Kizzar (Suzt 16. Chris Neal (Suz); 17. Jeff Matiasevich IKaw); 18. Brian Pryor ISuz); 19. Scott Steffy ISuzt 20. Chris Young ISuz). 250 POINT STANDINGS; t , Stanton' (2n) 2. Cooper (239); 3 t echien (225); 4. O'Mara (217t : 5. Jeff Ward (1ti 21 6. TIchenor (156); 7. Dubach (151); 8. Kalas (1491 9. Rick Johnson (147); 10. : Kehoe (117). 125cc WESTERN REGIONAL SUPERCROSS STANDINGS: 1. Matiasevich' (149); 2. laRocco 11231; 3. Tallon Vohland (1oot 4. Larry Ward (105); 5. Michael Craig (91t 6. Gaddis(80); 7. LanceSmail (67t B. Jeremy McGrath (56); 9. Young (43); 10. Steffy (33 ). . 125cc EASTERN REGIONAL SUPERCROSS FINAL STANDINGS: 1. Bradshaw (217); 2. Kiedrowski (216); 3. Stephenson (176); 4. Carsten 11121 5. Davis (104); 6. TIE Coleman/Spangler ; (90); 8. Jones (87); 9. Jason Langford (86); 10. 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