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'1 crashed on the first lap in the back section, and 1 came through about 20th," said Henry. "After that, 1 just started passing whoever was in front of me." Emig pulled ahead and Hughes motored by McGrath for second on lap two, leaving the Honda rider to fight off the advances of Swink. McGrath appeared to be struggling, and began to double some of the triple jumps. "I didn't feel right," said McGrath. "I don't know what the problem was." Swink got by the struggling McGrath and then Ward demoted the Honda rider to fifth on the sixth lap. Ward then passed his teammate Swink for third. Also running strong was Kehoe, who passed the fading McGrath and Swink on the same circuit. Meanwhile, Emig had stretched his advantage on Hughes to a full six seconds. Hughes said, "1 got a good start, then a couple guys passed me in the first couple laps. 1 got them back, and 1 tried to catch him (Emig) for a while, but then 1 settled into my own pace. Once 1 lost sight of him, it was hard to really charge." At the halfway point in the race, McGrath got back on track and began to make up some of the ground he had lost, passing Kehoe and applying pressure to the third-place Ward. Reynard was also on the move, latching onto Henry's fender and allowing the Honda rider to tow him along. By the 11th lap, Henry was up to seventh, with Reynard right behind. "I got a pretty bad start, and 1 wasn't riding as good as 1 did in the first moto," said Reynard. "My arms didn't pump up or anything, but 1 didn't drink enough fluids (between motos) and 1 felt weak." Swink was another rider who was feeling the effects of the warm day and the demanding track, and the two-time 12Scc Eastern Regional Supercross Champion began to fade. "1 got cramps," explained Swink. "1 don't think 1 drank enough water the last couple days." McGrath finally got by Ward for third a t the bottom of a downhill on the next-to-last lap, only to fall victim to a charging Henry, who passed both Ward and McGrath on the finaJ go-around. "Towards the end, 1 saw about four or five guys," said Henry. "1 thought, 'I've only got a couple more laps before 1 go home for the week, so I'd better make it count.'" Henry did just that, stealing the third spot in the moto from his teammate and locking up second overall. Emig continued his flawless ride, crossing the finish line with a huge advantage on Hughes. "1 didn't have any problems at all," said Emig. "The whole moto went great; it was smooth sailing the whole way." Ward held on to finish fifth behind McGrath, with Suzuki's Ezra Lusk making up for a bad start to post sixth.' Kehoe notched seventh ahead of Reynard and Team SplitFire/Hot Wheels Pro Circuit Kawasaki members Jimmy Gaddis and James Dobb. CI' Results 125 MOTO 1: 1. Jeff Emig (Yam); 2. Doug Henry (Hon); 3. Jeremy McGrath (Hon); 4. Erik Kehoe (Hon); 5. Brian Swink (Suz); 6. Scott Shealc. (Kaw); 7. Robbie Reynard (Kaw); 8. Ezra Lusk (Suz); 9. James Dobb (Kaw); 10. Ryan Hughes (Kaw); 11. Larry Wand (5oz); 12. Todd DeHoop (Hon); 13. Tim Ferry (Yam); 14. Jim Neese (Kaw); 15. Damon Huffman (Suz); 16. Jimmy Gaddis (!(aw); 17. Davey Yezek (Kaw); 18. Wke Healey (Suz); 19. Barry Carsten; 20. Mike Brown (Hon); 21. Steve Herman (Suz); 22. Chad Pederson (Yam); 23. Denny Stephenson (Suz); 24. Josh Steel (Kaw); 25. Mike Treadwell ('Yam); 26. Kevin Crine (Hon); 27. Mark Ne;derhiser (Hon); 28. Steve Childress (Suz); 29. Brian Deegan (Kaw); 30. Jeff Dement (Yam); 31. Tony LoRusso (Yam); 32. BHly Schlag (Suz); 33. Peter Jastremski (Suz); 34. Jim McUvaine (Hon); 35. Michael McDonald (Suz); 36. Blane Annbruster (Suz); 37. Brett Solander (Yam); 38. Grayson Goodman (Hon); 39. Doug Dubach (Yam); 40. Jimmy Eckel (Hon). Tune: 36 minutes. 12.5S seccnds. . 0\ (J) § -Phil Lawrence (31) crashed early in a 250cc moto, forcing John Dowd (27) and Jeff Stanton (10) to take evasive action. MOTO 2: 1. Emig; 2. Hughes; 3. Henry; 4. McGrath; 5. Ward; 6. Lusk: 7. Xehoe; 8. Jleynard; 9. Gaddis; 10. Dobb; 11. Huffman; 12. DeHoop; 13. Swink; 14. Dubach; 15. Yeuk; 16. Stephenson; 17. Pederson; 18. Brown; 19. Ferry; 20. Canten; 21. Dement; 22. Goodman; 23. Deegan; 24. Crine; 25. Neese; 26. Steel; 27. Herman; 28. Treadwell; 29. Schlag; 30. Eickel; 31. Neiderhiser; 32. LoRuaao; 33. Childress; 34. jastrenski; 35. McUvaine; 36. Annbru>ter; 37. McDonald; 38. SaIander; 39. Sheak; 40Healey. Time:: 36:03.78. 12501'" 1. Jeff Emig (Yam); 2. Doug Henry (Hon); 3. Jeremy McGrath (Hon); 4. Ryan Hughes (Kaw); 5. Erik Kehoe (Hon); 6. Ezra Lusk (5uz); 7. Robbie Reynard (Kaw); 8. Larry Wand (Suz); 9. Brian Swink (5uz); 10. James Dobb (!(aw); 11. Todd DeHoop (Hon); 12. Jimmy Gaddis (Kaw); 13. Damon Huffman (Suz); 14. Scott Sheak (Kaw); 15. Davey Yezek (Kaw); 16. Tim Ferry (Yam); 17. Doug Dubach (Yam); 18. Jim Neese (!(aw); 19. Denny Stephenson (Suz); 20. Chad Pederson (Yam); 21. M;ke Brown (Hon); 22. Barry ears- (Suz); 23. Mike Healey (5uz). AMA NA110NAL CHAMPIONSHIP 125 MJ( SERIES POINT STANDINCS (After 3 of 12 rouncb): 1. Doug Henry (128/1 win); 2. J~y McGrath (103/1); 3. Jeff Emig (101/1); 4. Erik Kehoe (93); 5. Ezra Lusk (86); 6. Ryan Hughes (78); 7. (TIE) Damon Huffman/Larry Ward (62); 9. Brian Swink (55); 10. MichoeI Craig (53); 11. Scott Sheak (50); 12. (TIE) Jame. Dobb/Denny Stephenson (46); 14. Jimmy Gaddis (40); 15. TlD\ Feoy (39); 16. Todd DeHoop (37); 17. Mike Healey (35); 18. (TIE) Robbie Reynard/Doug Dubach (27); 20. Barry Carsten (24); 21. Chad Pederson (22); 22. Mike Treadwell (21); 23. Grayson Goodman (19); 24. Mike Brown (11); 25. (TIE) Mike Chamberlain/ Anthony Paggio/Davey Yezek (10); 28. Craig Noack (9); 29. Brian Deegan (8); 30. Jim Neese (7); 31. (TIE) Jeff Dement/Tom Clowers (3); 33. Je(f.Curry (1). 250 MOTO 1: 1. Miloe lGedrowski (Kaw); 2. Damon Bradshaw (Yam); 3. Mike LaRocco (Kaw); 4. Guy Cooper (Su.); 5. Jeff Stanton (Hon); 6. John Dowd (!

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