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'1 got caught in a couple of lappers. That's racing," Stanton said. "We'll progress from here. I'm feeling good on the bike. 1 just really had to prepare myself. Now I'm back to the old Jeff Stanton." Bradshaw rolled across the line with his fist up in the air, then took a victory lap around the concrete perimeter of the track, much of it on just the rear wheel. In the winner's circle he was more than willing to hold up the $7000 Coors facsimile check. "I need all the money 1 can get this year, because I don't seem to be making any on the weekends," Bradshaw said. At the halfway point, Kiedrowski dropped Craig back one spot, then McGrath was by, dropping Craig to illth. Swink was up to sixth after completing the first lap in fourteenth, with Honda's Lamson seventh from the fifth lap on. For the second half of the race, the order of the top seven wouldn't change. "The track had a lot of ruts and the triples were pretty far apart and the doubles were farther than usual. I had to go for it," Kiedrowski said. "It was definitely good racing: One of our best all year. Mike (Craig) and 1 were both .looking good at the start, he just couldn't hold onto it. One of these days I'll get a good start." "Actually I just cruised (in the main)," four-time winner McGrath said after finishing fourth. "If' I'd have gone any faster 1 would have fallen down. Don't get me wrong: 1 like winning, but . people were making a big deal about it and there was a lot of pressure." . Sixth-place finisher Swink thought he might be able to do better, but felt he faded slightly at the end. "1 closed a little bit, but I got a little tired and made a few mistakes. I dropped off the pace about the eighth or 10th lap," he said. "1 hurt my wrist a couple of weeks ago. It's still sore. It didn't slow' me down riding, but I can't practice as much as I'd like." Still, he was able to stay ahead of Lamson, who also made some late mistakes that cost him. "1 got close, then I hit neutral once over a whole series of jumps and Swink left me there. Maybe he was riding a little more aggressively than me," Lamson said. "He might have had a few better lines. I had a couple of bad lines the first couple of laps and let a couple of guys by." Stephenson finished eighth, a spot he took over on the 12th lap, with Larry Ward getting the best of a duel with Phil Lawrence for ninth. Lawrence would take over 10th on the final lap. 12Scc The Atlanta Easter!l Regional race drew 83 125cc entries, though the field was whittled down through qualifiers to 40 riders, who would be split into two six-lap heats. Honda's Henry got the jump at the start of the first heat and would never be headed, though Suzuki's Jimmy Button gave chase the whole way. Button was safe in second, RRP Yamaha's Tim Ferry never up to the challenge and having to worry about Kawasaki Team Green's Davey Yezek. DGY Racing's Pederson was about to make a move for fifth, but fell and finished ninth. McGrath (15) saw his four-race win-streak ended. Stanton (1) has yet to win this year. Not that we're complaining. After all, we wouldn't have paid out the most in award money if we weren't getting something leading riders in almost every class-race development that's proven by the winningest rec any motorcycle tire manufacturer, with 21 professional road and off-road championships world 992-helping us deliver the most proven products for the streets, trails and tracks I sure, penty of manuf:acturers\ / N a t i O n a l Champion might post more a than Dunlop. But when PaId" % PaId $110,400 $94,700 85.8% Bridgestone Metzeler $62,250 $9,750 15.7% $26,850 $475 1.8% Michelin $62,250 $2,700 7.3% Man fadlilet Dunlop Posted" DalIIlIp paid all Il1IprIssive BS.816 at both AMt\ aad AMAICCS saDdioDe4 mees in 199r.' I'IIlldIlc tbat wilen It comes IX> dre dew:illl""ent proven at die mce 1IIlIdt. It's IIOt just wtIat ,00 pa Irs wtIat,oo pa.y, it comes to actually developing winning performance for street, it seems only one team is willing . • Sources: 1992 Official AMA Professional Motocross and Road R

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