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had to ride slow to go fast; I guess I didn't ride slow enough to go fast." As far as the rest of the season, Bradshaw is optimistic. "I'm not discouraged, but I don't like getting beat. I've got to start winning races and get out (off the line) with him (McGrath). I can't do that when I start out fifth or sixth like I have been." Kiedrowski, who always seems to be on the verge of scoring his first Supercross victory, said, HI just tried going faster, but you'd just start sliding around, and I didn't want to do what Stanton did (crash). I started getting a little squirrelly out there and that's when Bradshaw got me. I'm just trying real hard every week; it (his first supercross win) will come." Stanton, like everyone but McGrath, Bradshaw and injured Mike LaRocco, is still seeking his first win of the season. "You just couldn't make up any time out there. I just have to keep my head focused. I'm not worried yet, I've been in this situation (coming from behind in points) before. I always start off slow. I didn't win my first race till Daytona last year, so I'm not worried." Craig, who finished fifth, said, "I gated badly, but I came out of the first tum pretty good. Lamson and I went at it for a while until we locked bars and he crashed about the fourth lap. But I'm really happy with fifth." After tangling with Craig, Lamson recovered and ended up 12th just ahead of Kehoe, Stephenson and Boyesen. Rounding out the top 20 were Vaillencourt, Buehl, Sommo, Ohkawara and Antunez. "These guys think I'll fade by the end of the series," concluded McGrath, "but if I can get by Daytona, then I'll be okay." 125cc Chad Pederson, on the DGY Racingbacked Yamaha YZl25, took early control of the IS-lap Eastern Regional 125cc Supercross Series feature, while earlier heat race winners Team Honda's Doug Henry and Suzuki's Ezra Lusk rounded the first lap in the sixth- and 12th-place positions, respectively. Pederson, who finished second to Henry in his heat, quickly established a comfortable lead, while Henry and Lusk began threading their way through the pack. Mike Brown and his Jim's Motorcycle SaIes-sponsored Honda CRI25, and Team Suzuki's Jimmy Button battled for second, until Henry had motored around both riders by the sixth lap. But for Henry, the damage was already done, as Pederson had stretched his advantage to approximately five seconds. With Pederson and series points leader, Henry in firm control of the top two positions, everyone's attention turned to Lusk. Despite crashing several times, Lusk was riding like a madman and by the ninth lap had control of third. "I was mad," said Lusk. "I had to be aggressive and not take nothin' from anybody." Lusk's drive to the front carried him up to Henry's rear tire, and with one lap remaining, Lusk tried passing Henry through the sandpit but, instead, crashed again. "I tried to get Doug in the sandpit, but I got a little too aggressive and clipped his rear wheel," said Lusk. "I had to pick it (speed) up; I felt him (Lusk) coming," said Henry. "I knew he was going to try to pass me on the inside, so I took the in,side going into the sandpit. I felt him hit me, but it didn't do anything (to me)." Lusk picked up his Suzuki in time to keep third in front of Button, who had passed Brown for fourth earlier in the race on the ninth lap; Brown went on to finish fifth. Rounding out the top 10 was hometown favorite Anthony Paggio, on his Tri-City Honda-backed CR125, RRP Yamaha's Tim Ferry, Kawasaki Team Green's Davey Yezek, Princeton Honda's James Eickel and Suzuki of WinstonSalem's Todd Bennick. "I'm really happy," said winner Pederson. "1 tried not thinking about them behind me, but I started to get a little tense towards the end. But I hung on." (X Results 250 MEAT 1: 1. Mike Kiedrowski (!Caw); 2. Damon Bradshaw (Yam); 3. Steve Lamson (Han); 4. Jeff Matiasevich (!

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