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" I found o u t I wasn 't prep ared, but this is a good indication of wh ere I' m a t," said J ohnson, wh o is trying . to pu t a n inj ury-plagued season be hi nd him. " I know I can be righ t there, I'm just go ing to ha ve to keep p lugging away a t it. " Stanton moved into sevent h lat e in th e race as Fish er fell back to 11th. La Ro cco a n d Tichenor p a ssed O 'Mara la te in race to leave the veteran Kawasaki rider a t the bottom of the top 10. DEALERS' 125cc Brian Pryor won the first heat after race-lon g leader Stev e L am son landed on a hay bale a nd cras hed on th e last lap. Mich ael Crai g eas ily won the second qual ifier. J immy Gaddis crashed hard a t th e start of his heat a nd was the last of th e nine ri ders that q ual ify fro m each hea t. But a t th e start of the main he passed Craig in the first turn to lead the first lap . J immy Button was a close third , bu t Buddy Antu nez jumped past him on the first lap. T he fo ur rid ers battled in tigh t form ati on over the ope n ing laps, and after swapping th e lead three times on lap three Craig wr estl ed it awa y. " I pressured Ga dd is until he mad e a mistak e," said Craig. "Once I go t o ut front I took a deep breath a nd ro de smooth ly." Gaddis stayed with the new leader fo r a lap befo re southern Californian Craig pulled away to a six secondp lu s wi n . Gadd is , ' Antu n ez a n d Bu tton were left to scra p for second, a n d Antunez ca me u p wit h th e pos ition when he and Ga ddis co llided on the I Ith lap and Gadd is went down. " He came inside of me and made a good stuff," said Gaddis. Button kept th e press u re o n Ant unez all th e way to the finis h, but th e 16-yea r-o ld Suzuki pilot never ga ve in . Ty Davis battled his way up to fou rth a t the fini sh over Kyle Lewi s. • MOT 0 R C YC L E S - RACERS WANTS YOU! ' ,Fo r the 1990 ATK CONTINGENCY PROGRAM At A TK, we make it simple. Enlist Now. Race A TK Motorcycles in 1990. Cash in on A TK Bucks. Fill Out Your Draft Card Today At Your ATK Dealer. Or. Pick Up The Phone 1-507-753-2779 To Join The USA Invasion. Call John Martin At Send Your Draft Card In To Our USA Invasion Contingency Headquarters: John Martin - ATK Box 32A, Route #1 Millville, MN 55957 INTRODUCING the NEWEST 1990 ATK WEAPONS Results 2 50: 1. Oamon Bradshaw (Vam); 2. J ean·Mich el a~l e (Han); 3. Jeff Matiasevich (Kaw ); 4 . J eff Ward Kaw); 5. Doug Dubach (Vam); 6. Rick J ohn son Han); 7. J eff Stanton (Han); B. M ike laRocco (Vam); · Ron Tichenor (Suz); 10. J ohn ny O'M ara (Kaw); 11 . Mi ke Fisher (Kaw); 12 . Larry Ward (Suz); 13 . rik Kehoe (Han); 14 . Shaun Kalas (yam ); 15 . Mik e iedrow ski (Han); 16. Guy Cooper (Suz); 17. Larry rooks (Han); 1 B. Ray Somma (Suz); 19 . Jason pshaw (Han); 20. M ike Pascarella (Suz). 12 5; 1. Micha el Craig (Kaw); 2. Buddy Antunez Suz);' 3. Jimmy Butto n (Han); 4 . Ty Davis (Han); · Kyle Lew is (Kaw); 6. Brian Pryor (Suz); 7. J eremy McGrath (Kaw); B. Phil Lawrence (Vam); 9. Chr is oung (Suz); 10. Chad Pederson (Vam); 11. Tony raves (Suz); 12 . Darr en Hoeft (Han); 13. Bret t DeVries (Han); 14 . Richard Saxton (Vam); 15 . J eff Emig (Kaw ); 16. Shan e Tri tt ler (Kaw ); 17 . M ike hamberlain (Vam); lB. Brian McElroy (Suz); 19 . immy Gaddis (Suz); 20. Mike Vounp (Vam). 25 0 CAME L SUpERCROSS SERIES POINT TANDINGS; 1. Oamon Bradshaw (25 ); 2 . Jean M ichel Bayl e (22); 3. J eff Ma tiasevich (20); 4 . J eff ard (1B); 5. Doug Dubach (16); 6. Rick J ohn son 15); 7. Jeff Stanton (14); B. Mi ke laRocco (13); · Ron Tichenor (12 ); 10. Johnny O'Mara (11); 11 . ike Fisher (10); 12 . Larry Ward (9); 13. Erik Kehoe B);' 14 . Shaun Kalas (7); 15 . Mi ke Kiedrowski (6) 16. Guy Cooper (5); 17. Larry Brooks (4); lB. Ray am mo (3); 19 . Jason Upsh aw (2); 20 . M ike Pascarella (1). 1 2 5 W ESTERN REGIONAL SUPERCROSS ERIES POINT STANDINGS : 1. 1. M ichael Craig 25); 2. Buddy An tunez (22); 3. Jimmy Button (20); · Ty Davis (1B); 5. Kyle Lew is (16 ); 6. Brian Pryor 15 ); 7. Jer emy McGrath (14); B. Phil Lawrence 13); 9. Chris Young (12); 10. Chad Pederson (11); 11. Tony Graves (10); 12. Darren Hoeft (9); 13 . Brett DeVries (B); 14 . Richard Saxto n (7); 15 . Jeff Emig (6); 16. Shan e Tr ittler (5); 17. Mik e Cham berl ain (4); lB. Brian McElroy (3); 19 , J immy Gaddis 2t,·20 , Mi ke Voun g (1). i .- CrossCountry 406 - 6 Speed FEATURES: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 46 Horsepower 399cc Rotax Engine 6 Speed Transmission Nickel Plated Frame & Swingarm 3.5 Gallon Gas Tank Spark Arrestor Headlight/Taillight Hand Guards DiscGuard Skid Plate White Power Inverted Forks White Pow er Super Adjuster Rear Shock Kickstand Clutch Case Protec tor 21 6 Ibs. Dry We ight Su ggeste d Reta il $4290.00 JOIN THE FORCE! Dealers Contact ATK Motorcycles' 5430 Union PacificAvenue' City of Commerce, CA 90022 , (213) 722-8880 11