Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

EVENTS· :.: ..Edned byScotl Rousseau . , lead was over. Gaddis took th e fin al checke red flag of the series, scoring his 27th main even t win out of 44 tries. Veteran Cooper wa s abl e to muscle his way p ast the youngster Morgan to take second pl ace . Morgan held onto hi s podium pasi tion just ahead of Pederson in fourth. Goodman rounded out the top five. I~ Results AMA National Arenacross Series: Final Round Gaddis clinches title at Denver Coliseum By Pam Lambert DENVER, CO, FEB. 24-26 immy Gaddis captured the 1995 AMA National Ar enacross Serie s Championsh ip with a clean sweep, winning all four main ev ents over the two-day fina le, ab oard Team Gr een Kaw asaki / SplitFire / Pro Circuit AXO-backed m achines. Gaddis took h ome a $5,000 MSR / An swer / Silko lene / KBC Helmet sponsored points fund check, after accum u la ti ng 721 poi n ts th rou ghout th e series. " I amos t wo n the Cha mpionship last year, but I h ad to sit ou t several races after a cra sh early inthe seaso n at San Fra ncisco," Gad d is said. " I cou ld win mains, but I just cou ldn' t catch Goo dman's point lead . I'm just so happ y that I stayed health y and thank the good Lord, Jesu s Christ, for ke eping me safe, m y . sponsors, my fam ily, my wife Tammy, Da d and Mom and m y mechani c Don, and Mike Kidd Promotions for putting on suc h a great series and all the fans for your tremendous su ppo rt!" Wh en the 14 riders were intro duced fo r Fr iday' s 12 5cc m ain event, seven states we re represented . At the finish, the top fiv e wou ld all hale fro m di fferent states. Gaddis was flaw less from start to J (Top) Steve Leivan (left) awaits the start of the Bear Creek Enduro in Kirby, Arkansas. Leivan went on to take the overall honors in a field of 360 riders. (Above) Mike Brown drove straight from the Daytona Supercross to the AMA MegaSeries opener at Muddy Creek Raceway and was rewarded with a pair of Pro-class wins. finish, holding the lead from the holeshot to the checkered flag. Jeromy Buehl was second and Chad Pederson third. Shawn Morgan and Billy Wh itle y wer e fourth and fifth, respecti vely. Shawn Morgan pulled off the holeshot in the 250cc main event, but Gaddis had the whoop section dailed and slip ped pa st before th e top-tw o rid ers w ere through half the whoop section. With a clear track ahead, Gaddis never looked b ack , while Morgan again h eld off Gr ay son Goodman and Gu y Co ope r . Gaddis motored around to take his second win of the nigh t. Pederson held on to secon d , w it h Mo rga n close for th ir d. Bue h l con tin ue d hi s cha rg e a nd ov er fou rth from Goodman who had to settle for fifth.' Mor gan aga in n a iled the holesh o t when the rub berba nd pop ped for Saturd ay ' s 125cc Ma in e ven t, an d th o u gh Bue hl was second, Gadd is d idn't take long to blast pas t to take the lead. Gad dis took h ome win number -t hree for th e weeke n d, w h ile Buehl was again the hard -working brid esm aid . Pede rson finished third , Morgan fourth and Good ma n fifth. Morga n wo n the holeshot awa rd again in the 250cc main, but Gaddis was on an unstoppable roll and breezed ahead over the big infield double, and the race for the Friday 125 EX: Jim my Ca dd is (Kaw ); 2 jeremy Buehl (Suz); 3. Cha d Ped erson (Ho n); 4. Sha wn Morgan (Kaw); 5. Bill y Whi tley (Kaw ). SO STK: 1. Ch ris Lazzaretto (lEM: ); 2. Will iams H icks (LEM); 3 . Kyle Rothgeb (LEM); 4. Calla n Mc lain (Yam) ; 5. Trevor Monks (Yam). 250 EX: 1. IimmyGaddis (Kaw) ; 2 Chad Pederson (Ho n); 3. Shawn Mo rgan (Kaw); 4. jeremy Bueh l (Suz); 5. Grayson Goodman (Ho n). Saturday 125 EX: 1. Jim my Ga ddi s (Kaw ); 2. jeremy Bue hl (Suz); 3. Chad Ped erso n (Hon); 4. Shawn Morgan (Kaw); 5. Grayson Goodman (Hon). 50 STK: 1. Chris Lazzarerto (LEM); 2. William Hi cks (LEM); 3. Ky le Roth ge b (LEM ); 4. Liarn M urp hy (LEM); S. Jimmy DeA ndrca (Yam ). . 250 EX; 1. Jimmy Gadd is (Kaw) ; 2. Guy Cooper (Suz); 3. Sha w n Mo rga n (Kaw); 4. Ch ad Pede rso n (Hon); 5. Grayso n Good man (H on ). AMA N ATIONAL AR ENA CROSS C H AM PIO N SH IP O VERALL STAN DI NGS: L j im m y Ga d d;s (721); 2. Jcromy Buehl (597); 3. Grayson Good man (542); 4. Shaw n Mor gan (500); S. Billy Whitley (455). Sund ay Ama teur 50 MO D : 1. C h r is La zz aretto (LEM) ; 2. Jimm y De An d rea (Ya m) ; 3. D usty Tr u jillo (Ya m ); 4. T revo r Monks (Yam); 5. Ada m Schlax (KTM ). 65 (7-11): 1. Ku rti s McCabe (Kaw ); 2. Brad Alar id (Kaw ); 3. Joshua Luins tra (Kaw); 4. Ton y Valdez (Kaw); 5. Marc Wannuth (Ka w) . 8S (7~11 ) : 1. Aaron John son (Kaw); 2. Joshua Luinstra (Kaw ); 3. Kurt is McCabe (Kaw ); 4. Mike Klinger (Yam ); 5. Tony Vaid ez (Kaw) . 85 (12~13): 1. Justin Bucklew (Yam); 2. And rew Sho rt > (Kaw ); 3. Iva n Tt..c:k'SCO (Kaw); 4. Terry A rmstrong (Yam ); 5. Doug Leav itt (Kaw). 85 BEG (12·15): 1: Kevin Han (Yam); 2. A lan Shi ll (Kaw) ; 3. Logan Darie n (Kaw); 4. Tim Minary (Suz); 5. Josh Fusilier (Suz ). 85 (14·15): 1. Gio Ted seco (Kaw): 2. Scott Meyer (Kaw); 3. Eric Pritzson (Kaw); 4. Nick Delozier (Kaw ); 5. Nick Metcalf (Suz). 8S O rEN: 1. Justi n Buckelew (Yam); 2. Gio Ted t'SCO (Kaw ); 3. An drew Sho rt (Kaw ); 4. Ivan Tedesco (Kaw); 5. Scott Meyer (Kaw). 125 B: 1. Cory Francis (Kaw ); 2. Isaiah Joh nson (K.1w); 3, Ma tt Grall (Kaw); 4. Brian Stone (Kaw); 5. Todd Walto n (Kaw ). 125 C: 1. Casey McDowell (Kaw ); 2. Shayne Kendall (Ha n); 3. Cody Marker (Kaw ); 4, Jay Goos mann (Suz); 5. Rick Smu th (Yam). 125 0 : 1. Eric Kowa lik (Yam ); 2. Matt McDermott (Ka w ), 3. Michael Burgess (Hon); 4. Keith Ca mpbe ll (Suz ); S. Darin MacDonald (Ka w ). 125 OPEN: 1. Isaiah Joh nso n (Kaw ); 2. Cory Francs (Ka w); 3. Sha ne Wenzel (Suz); 4. Jon Miller (Kaw); 5. Joe Hagan (Han). 0·125 (12· 15): 1. Co r y Francis (Kaw); 2. C as e y McDo well (Kaw); 3. Jay Goos ma nn (Suz); 4. Rick Smit h (Yam); 5. Eric Kowalik (Yam). 250 B: 1. Isai ah Jo hnso n (Kaw); 2. Todd Walton (!

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