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AMA National Championsh i~ 125/250((M
XSeries: R 5/5
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T imer 36 mi nu tes. :)~" 80 seconds.
250 MOTO 2: I. Jef f Ward (Ka w) : 2. J eff Stanton
(Ho n ): 3. J ohn n y O'Mara ( Ka w) : 4. Larry Ward (Suz j:
:1. Darnou Bradshaw (Y,I01); 6. Do ug Du bach (Yam);
7. Ra y Sommo (Sill); R Mike Fis her (Ka w ): 9. Ke ith
Bow ell (Sw); 10. Tom Ca rso n (SUi); 11. D..j.t Boyesen
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t Kaw ): 12. C liff Palmer (5 Ul; 13. ~t. Cr o w n (S UI );
H . Dan j a u n etc (S ill); 15. J. Wenwol (Ka w]: 16, j eff
Pesta na (SlU): 17, J. Kapitan (Stu ); 18. R. McElroy
(Stu ); 19, ROll Ti chenor (SUI ); 20. David I b n<1 (H o n );
21. j. Ste-iurcx-l.. (lIon); 22. J. You ng (SUl ): 23. J.
Ste-ven..o n (Kaw ): 24. 1\1. t\'t'ldl'l"hi ~t'r (H o n ): 25. B.
&m ag:lia (Ya m): 26. A. Rl'Kit'r (JU w ); 27. C. Knox
(Kaw ): 28 , R. !\tldilliak (Ka w ): 29. r\1. Himanek {Ka w]:
30. 1\likt, LaRon u (SUI); 3 1. Dean :-.tHson (S w:); 32.
KUTI :\k~li ll t' ll ( Hou]: 33. Gt 'lJt< N a umec ( I\. IW); 34.
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:\1. R Olh (5 11 1): 3:'. .J. jones (S UI): 36. S. Templeton
(S tu) :\7. J. Elly ( Ya m) : 3M. .Jo h n Do wd ( I\.;IW): 39 .
J C abelhauv-u (Y;lm): 40 . B. \\'0I:x.1 (Sill ),
Ti me; ;{ min .. 1 !J .I ~ sec.
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0 / A: 1. Jdl \\'a rd (JU w ); 2. Dam o n Brad sh aw
( Ya m); 3. j eff Sta llio n (Ho n]: 4, j o hn ny O'Mar a
(Kaw ): 5, La rr v \\'ard l SU/ ); tl. Dou ~ Duba ch (Yam );
7, :\li ktOFisht'l ( h:,IW): H. I\.d lll Bo wen (Su z); 9, Ronn ie
Tirheuor (SUI); 10. T om C arsnu (5111.): II. Mi ke
l .a RI)(H J (SUI); I ~. Ra y SllInmo (S u/ ); 13. Dag Bo yeseu
( Kaw): 11. Cliff Pulnu-r (S u n; I;). :\1. C rown (Su z):
16 . D. j uu ueue- (SuI); li . R. :\k F.l ro~' (S uI): 18. Kun
:\kMiJ[(" (1-1 0 11); 19. Ceru- Nnumec (Kaw): 20. ].
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( Ka w ).
AMA :-iATlOS ,I L CH A ~II' J O :-i Sllll' 250 MX
SERIES POI NT STA S DI NGS: I. Jeff Ward (209 );
2.
J ea n -Michel Bayle finished secon d
overall in the 125cc class via a 1-4 tall y._
Stanton (1) and Ward (3) diced for the lead in th e secon d 250cc mo to, until
Ward p assed th e defen ding Natio nal Ch ampion and pulled away for the win.
After finishing thi rd in the first 250cc rno to , Ronn ie T ich enor was, again, among
the front-runners in the second mo to before his Suzuki's igni tio n gave out.
po in ted to mi nor rope burns aro und h is
neck. ." had to tu m a rou nd and go back
to where , went off the track. It cost
me a lot of tim e. After that it was just
fin ish th e race."
After the Kiedrowski/Bayle tang le.
Cooper fo und himself with a bigger
lead, a pp roxima tely 10 seconds over
Kiedrowski, Emig foll owed in a dista nt
third, whi le Bayle moved int o fo urth
after passing La mso n.
T he race was all Cooper 's, as he
even tua lly extended h is lead to abou t
15 seconds o ver Kiedro wski, a nd the rest
o f the pack remain ed very spread o ut.
Cooper took an easy win a head of
Kied rowski. Em ig . Ra yle, Vo h lan d ,
L'ItTISOn, Smith , An tunez, DeH oop a nd
Gaddis.
'" started focusi ng o n ridi ng a perfect
race - no m istak es," said Coo per. '"
rea lly have to thank Bob Hanna h for
com ing to my house this week an d
he lpin g me o ut ," sa id Co oper.
" Altho ugh he ra n't tell you ho w to win .
he sure can give you good advice. , a lso
want to thank (Suzuki team man ager )
Ron Heben and (SlIl uki em ployee) Pete
Spei nbreche r for giving up their Fourth
of July day off as well as lime wil h their
families, to stay at m y house a nd help
me test all week. They were a big
help ."
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Resul ts
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250 Q UALIfiER I : I, Brian l\h Elro)' (S UI) ; 2. Dt'an
:\btson (S UI ); 3. KI'i th Bowt'll (SUI): .1. j a o;, on YOlln ~
(SuI): ! Dan it'i j al1lU'w: (SUI) ; 6. jim j ont's (S u I);
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7, Chris Kllox (Ka w); 8. ]t·rr Pt"S1a n a ( S u I) ; 9. David
H a nd (H o n ); 10. Mih U im a lld .: (H o n); II. D;lg
B o y t'~ t" n ( I\.a \\'); 12. j ohn Eh y ( Ya m); 13. j ack
GahdhauSl'n CY~lI n ); H . Bria n Ba lla~lia (Ya m ); I;).
S.levt'n Holland ( 1-1011); 16. Jt'f ( S lt·iIlHx"k (l Ion ); 17.
Dough.. jcnissen (Y.lln); II{ Ted Orr (H o n ); 19.
Hamid 8f >OlI tna n (1-10 ; 20. j d f Clark (S UI ); 21. K{" in
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Claytor (SUl ).
2.W Q UAU FlER 2: I. Ray SOlllmo (S I1I); 2. Kur l
l\1t:Mill t' n ( J-Io lI ); 3. G tOl1l' Na u mn' (Ka w ): -I. Mike
ROIh (SUI ); fl. j ,l)' Wt'n ll(·1 (Ka w ); 6. Ma uht.' ClOwn
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(SuI); 7, Cliff Pa lmt'r (SUl ): 8. Mark :\' t.id t",h i.-.er ( H em );
9. J am f'\ K.lpi tall (S UI): 10. Torn Ca~nn (Sill ); II.
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Shane' Tt'm p lt'lOll (SUI); 12. John Oo wd (Ka w ); 13.
Alan Reg ier (Kaw) ; H . j a rn it· S!t'\!t"tlSOIl (Ka wJ; 15.
Ric h )\I adlll ia k ( Ka w); 16. Slt'Vt' Gard int'r (S lit) ; 17.
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John H un t (H o n ): 18. Gary Bru n ' (H on ); 19. Brad lt"y
Wood (SuI) ; 20. GRog Ra nd a (H a n ).
250 CO ~ SO LATI O:" : 1. jeff SIt'inrol'k ( I-I on ); 2,
Br;ltlll' y \\'IXxJ (S ul ); 3. Bria n B