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could climb any further. Jones scored his first main event win of the weekend, while Dubach, Smith, Johnson and Gad dis rounded out the top five. Vohl and fad ed back to sixth. In the 250cc main, the fina l event of the we ekend, things go t off to a rocky start. During the first lap, whil e Gaddis, Jones and Brett Hamilton were all vying for the number-one position, two of the riders collided. Gaddis came up short over a double jump and was used as a landing pad by Hamil ton . As a result, both riders hit the ground, with Gaddis getting the worst of it. He was eventually taken to the hosp ital and was later released. Hamilton, on the other hand, was shaken up . but otherwise okay . The crash forced the red flag to come out and a subsequen t restart. Jones blasted into the lead ahead of Vohland and Dubach, w ho quickly relegated Vohland to third. Dubach then set his sights on the leader, Jones, who eventually crashed. Jones lost control of his bike in a section of whoops and launched his Suzuki off th e tra ck. He qu ickly re-entered the race, but not before losing four positions. Dubach settled in to the lead with Smith second and Johnson third . On the last la p , Jones, who had worked his wa y back up to fourth, bega n p utting p ressure on Johnson and made one last-ditch attempt to pa ss. Jones stuck his front wheel underneath Johnson 's Kawasaki and out-dragged him to the checke red flag for third. The final finishing order was Dubach, Smith, Jones, Johnson and Ho nda rider Tony Graves. In other racing action, Vincent Guisande and Co ry McDaniel earned popular wins in the SOcc Pee Wee featur es. Guisande, rid ing an Italian-made Italjet, scored the win over Matt Gomez, Nick Davis, McDaniel and Charlie Morrison on Friday night, w hile Yamahamounted McDaniel finished ahead of Davis, Guisande, Steven Hern andez and Wes Patterson on Saturday night. (N Cow Palace San Francisco, California Results: January 7-8, 1994 (Round 3 of 9) FRI DAY 125: 1. Jimmy Gadd is (Kaw); 2. Casey Joh nso n (Kaw); 3. Doug Du bach (Yam); 4. Mike Jon es (Suz); S. Lowell Mo ural (Ho n); 6. Tyson Vohla nd (Ya m); 7. Butch Sm ith (Ho n); 8. Rick Ryan (H on ); 9. Ton y G raves (Hon); 10. Ch ad Sma njhk (Hon); 11. Mar k Easley (Yam); 12. Greg Allen (Kaw); 13. Brian Walters (Suz); 14. Dann y Nelson (Kaw) . 250: 1. Jimm y Gad di s (Ka w); 2. Do u g D ubach (Yam); 3. Casey Johnson (Kaw ); 4. Mike Jones (Suz ); 5. Butch Smith (Ho n); 6. Tyson Vohl and (Yam); 7. Brett Hamilton (Yam); 8. Mark Easley (Yam); 9. Ton y C raves (H on); 10. Danny Paladino (Kaw) ; 11. Rick Rya n (Yam); 12. Lowell Moural (Ho n); 13. Ray So m mo (Ya m) ; 14. Stan Finney (Kaw ); 15. Shawn Wynne (Hon). PIW; I. Cory McDaniel (y am); 2. Nick Davis (Yam ); 3. Vmcenl Gu isande (ltj); 4. Steven Hernandez (Yam); 5. Wes Patterson (H on ); 6. Anthony Houser (Ya m); 7. Ma tt Gomez (Ya m); 8. N ick oles Moore (Itj ); 9. A n drien Fi gu er a (K1M); 10. Jona tho n Withrow (Yam); 11. Ryan Cowell (Yam); 12. Charli e Morrison (Yam); 13. Zac hary Flores (Yam ); 14. Chad Ni el s en (Yam ); 15. D a vid Peterson (Yam ); 16. Jeremy Fuller (Yam). SATURDAY 125; 1. Mike Jon es (Suz ); 2. Doug Dub ach (Yam); 3. Butch Smith (H on); 4. Casey Johnson (Kaw ); 5. Jimmy Ga dd is (Kaw ); 6. Tyson Vohland (Yam); 7. Ton y Grav es (Hon); 8. Ray Sommo (Ho n); 9. Chad Sma njhk (H on ); 10. Ma rk Eas ley (Yam); 11. Danny Pa ladino (Kaw); 12. Jeff rey Bro w nlee (Suz); 13. Jay A they (Hon) ; 14. Stan Finney (Kaw). 250; I. Dou g Du ba ch (Yam) ; 2. Butch Sm ith (Hon); 3. Mike Jones (Suz ); 4. Casey Johnson (Kaw) ; 5. Tony C raves (Han); 6. Ray Somma (Yam); 7. Lowell Moural (HonO; 8. Mark Easley (Yam); 9. Danny Paldino (Kaw ); 10. Brett Hamilton (Yam); 11. Sha wn Wynne (H on); 12. Stan Finn ey (Kaw ); 13. Tyson Vohland (Yam); 14. Jimm y Gadd is (Kaw ). P/W : 1. Vin cen t G u isa nde (Iti); 2. 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