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e Hu ffman (Kaw) : 7. Doug Henry (Yam); 8. Kyle Lewi s (Yam); 9. Gene Na umec (Yam); 10. Denny Stephe nson (Kaw): 11. Damon Brad shaw (Yam); 12. Dou g Dubach (Yam); 13. Doug Stone (Kaw); 14. John Fesler (Yam); 15. Travis Blackburn (Ka w ); 16. Timmy Pu stelak (Suz); 17. Jaso n Dod d s; 18. Andrew Desp ain (S uz); 19. Ros s Johnsto n (Hon); 20. Brian Smith (502). Time: 6 min ., 43.060 sec. 250 HEAT 2 (8 lap s, 4 trans fer): 1. Jeremy McGrath (Han); 2. Ryan Hughes (Kaw) ; 3. Brian Swink (Hon); 4. Ezra Lusk (suz); 5. Greg Albertyn (502); 6. Jimm y Button (Yam); 7. Bud dy Antu nez (Kaw ); 8. Mike Lag occo (Suz ); 9. Jeff Hed den (502); 10. Davey Castillo (Ka w ); 11. Mike Jones (Suz ); 12. James Povolny (Kaw ); 13. Kenny Yoho (Ka w ); 14. Joe Hed den (Hon ); 15. Mike Treadwell (Suz): 16. D. Alex McElyea (Yam); 17. William Wilson (Han ); 18. Greg Schnell (Suz); 19. Ch ris Brown (Suz); 20. Barry Carsten (Suz). Time : 6 min., 39.340sec . 250 SEM I 1 Ie Iaps, 5 tra nsfe r): 1. Larry Ward (Hon); . 2. Damon Hu ffman (K aw): 3. Damon Brads haw (Yam ); 4. Dou g Ht'IlT (yam); 5. Gene Naumec (Yam); 6. Denn y Y Stephenson (Kaw); 7. Doug Dub ach (Yam); 8. John Fesle r (Yam); 9. Kyle Lew"is (Yam); 10. Doug Stone (Kaw ); 11. Timm y Pu st el ak (Su z): 12. Jas on Dod d s; 13 . Ro s s Joh nston (H on ); 14. Andrew Desp ain (Suz ); 15. Brian Smith (502); 16. Travis Blackburn (K ew). Time: 5 min., 3.250 sec . 250 SEM I 2 (6 laps, S tra nsferl: 1. Greg Albertyn (suz ); 2. Mike laRocco (Suz ); 3. Mike Jones (502) ; 4. Jeff Hedden (502 ); 5. Davey Castillo (Kaw); 6. James Povolny . (Kaw ); 7. Kenny Yoho (Kaw); 8. D. Alex McElya (Yam ); 9. Mike Treadwe ll (502); 10. William Wilson (Hon); 11. Joe Hedden (Hon) ; 12. Ch ris Bro w n (Suz); 13. Greg Schnell (Suz), 14. Barry Cars ten (Suz); IS. Jimmy Button (Yam ); 16. Bud dy Antu nez (Kaw). Time : 5 min., 9.660 sec. 2SOLeQ (6 lap s. 2 transfer): 1. Kyle Lewis (Yam); 2. line, whi l e D eeg an b eat T eam Xtremel PJl 1Atom ic 221Burnsv ille Yam ah a 's Cory K eeney to th e fla g for fifth . Suzuki rider Ramsey an d Bar ry Carsten came by n ext, f ollowed b y p o or- starting ar en acro ss st ar Jeromy Buehl, Georg i a' s Adam Humphrey and Peroli o. n Tampa St adium Tampa, Flor ida Resul t s : Apr il 6, 1996 (Round 11 of 15) 125 HEAT 1 (6 lap s, 9 tra ns fer) : 1. Jo h n Do w d (Yam); 2. Tommy Clowers (Suz ); 3. Ton y Lorus so (Hon) ; 4. Bri an D ee ga n (Hon ); 5. Shaun Pero tic (Ka w ); 6, Timmy Fer ry (Suz); 7. Da vey Yeze k (Su z): 8. Barry Carsten (5uz ); 9. Jeffrey Yentzer (Ka w); 10. Jim Chester (5uz ); 11. Mike Tread well (Suz); 12. Je romy Bueh l (Kaw) ; 13, Scott Carte r (Han ); 14, Shane Sloth er (Yam ); IS, Andy Catanzaro (Ho n); 16. Kenne th Jones (Hon ); 17. D. Alex . McEl ya (Suz); 18. Jam es Povolny (Ka w ); 19. Tim m y Pus tela k (Suz ); 20. Rya n Du ff (Hon). Tim e: 5 m inu tes, 22.530 seconds 125 HEAT 2 (6 lap s, 9 tran sfer): 1. Mickael Pichon (Kaw ); 2 N athan Ramse y (Suz); 3, Scott Sheak (Suz ); 4, Cory Keeney (Yam ); 5. Jeff Hed den (5uz ); 6. Jeff Curry (5uz); 7. Brian Stone (Kaw ); 8. Jeffrey Pesta na (Han); 9. Marro Du be (Han); 10. Grayson Goodman (Suz ); 11. Jim Neese (Han); 12. Steve Herman (Suz ); 13. James Evans (Kaw) ; 14. Ross Dhay er (So2 ); 15. Marcelo H ugo Sanches (502 ); 16. Shane Lawson (Kaw); 17. Dann y H aynes (Suz ); 18. Rod erick Purnell (Yam ); 19. Ada m Hu mphrey (Suz); 20. Do ug Stone (Ka w ). Time: 5 min., 2.330 sec. 125 LeQ (4 laps, 4 tra nsfer): 1. Grayson Good man (Suz); 2, Adam Humphrey (Suz); 3. Jerem y Buehl (Kaw ); 4. Jim Che ster (Su z); 5 . Jam es Eva ns (Ka w ); 6. Mi ke Trea dwell (Su z): 7. Jam es Pov olny (Ka w) ; 8. Sh a ne La wson (Kaw ): 9. Ryan Duff (Han); 10. Steve Herm an (Suz); 11. Kenneth Jones (Han ); 12. Jim Neese (Ha n); 13. Scott Ca rter (Ha n); 14. Shan e Slather (Yam ); 15. Dann y Hayn es (Suz ); 16. Timmy Pu stel ak (Suz ); 17. Marce lo Hugo Sanchez (Suz); 18. Ross Ohayer (5oz ); 19. Roderick Fume ll (Ya m ); 20 . Ad a m McE ly a (Suz ); 21. Andy Catanzaro (Han); 22. Doug Stone (Kaw ). Time: 3 min., 32.850 sec. 125 MAIN (15 lap s): 1. Mickael Pichon (Kaw ); 2. John Dow d (Yam ); 3, Searl Sheal<(Suz); 4, Brian Deegan (Suz); 5, Cory Keeney (Yam ); 6, Nathan Ramsey (Suz); 7, Barry Cars ten (Suz ); 8. Jeromy Bue h l (Kaw) ; 9. Ad am Hu mphrey (Suz); 10. Shau n Perotio (Kaw) : 11. Grayson Goo dman (Su z ); 12. :n m my Ferry (Su z) ; 13. Je ffrey Pestana (Hon ); 14. Jeff Curry (Suz); 15. Jeff Yen tzer (Kaw ); 16. Davey Yezek (502); 17. Jim Chester (Suz); 18. Bria n Ston e (Ka w ); 19. Jeff Hedden (s uz); 20. Marco Dub e (H on); 21. Tony Loru s so (H on); 22 . Tom my Oowe rs (Suz) . I Tim e: 13 min., 8.310 sec. 125 EAS T ERN REG IO N AL SE RIES P OINT ST ANDINGS , 1. Mickael Pichon (171 /5 win. ); 2, John . Dowd (144/1 win); 3. Timmy Fe rry (127); 4. N athan Ramsey (104); 5. Scott She ak (502 ); 6. Brian Deegan (95); 7. Co ry Kee ney (78 ); 8. Da vey Yeze k (69); 9. Bar ry Carsten (65); 10. Jeff Cu rry (64); 11. shaun PeroHo (51); 12. Tom my Clowe rs (44); 13. Jim Neese (43); 14. Ton y Lorusso (42); 15. Ch arl ey Boga rd (22); 16. An th on y Pocor obb a (21); 17. Adam Humphrey (19); 18. Jam es Eckel (18); 19, Mike Katin (16); 20, Jere my Buehl (16) , 250 HEAT 1 (8 lap s, 4 tra nsfer): 1. Jeff Emig (Kaw ); 2. Kevin Windham (Ya m ); 3. Phil La wrence (Kaw) ; 4. Mik e Brown (Han); 5. Lar ry Ward (Han ); 6. Damon Doug Dub ach (Yam); 3. Denny Ste phenson (Kaw ); 4. Jimm y Button (Ya m); 5. Mike Treadwell (Su z); 6. Greg Schne ll (502); 7. Ch ris Brown Suz): 8. Travis Blackburn (Kaw); 9. Dou g Stone (Kaw); 10. Tim my Pustelak (502); 11. Jason Dod d s; 12. D . A lex McElya (Yam) ; 13. Jon Hedden (Ha n); 14. WiUiam Wilson (Han); 15. Andrew Despain (502 ); 16, Ross Johnston (Hon); 17. John Fesler (Yam); 18. Brian Smi th (suz); 19. Barry Car sten (Suz ); 20. Kenny Yoho (Kaw); 21. James Povoln y (Kaw); 22. Bud dy Ant un ez (Kaw ). Time: 5 min., 9.110 sec. 250 MAIN (20 lap s): 1. Jeremy McGrath (Ha n ); 2. Rvan Hu gh es (Ka w ): 3. Mike LaRocco (Suz); 4. Ezra Lllsk (Suz); 5. Da mon Bradsha w (Yam); 6. Jeff Emig (Kaw); 7. Larry War d (Hon ); 8. Phil Lawre nce (Ka w ); 9, Brian Swink (Han); 10. Kevin Wind ham (Yam); 11. Mike Brown (Hon); 12. GI'('~ Albertyn (suz); 13. Doug Henry (Yam ); 14. Gene Naumec (Ya m); 15. Doug Dubac h (Yam ); 16. Jeff Hedden (So2 ); 17. Mike jo nes (suz); 18. Kyle Lewis (Yam ); 19. Davey Cas tillo (Kaw); 20. Damon Huffman (Kaw). Time : 17 min., 1.930 sec. 250 AMA SUPER CRO SS SERIES POI NT STAN DINGS (After 11 of 15 rounds): 1. Jer em y McG r at h (275 /1 1 wins); 2, Jeff Emig (177); 3, Ryan Hug hes (172); 4 . Damon Huffm an ( 171); 5. Mike Lakocco (156); 6. Damnn Brad shaw (ISO); 7. Ph il La w renee (145 ); 8. Ezra Lusk (142); 9, Brian Swink (123); 10, Larry Ward (110); 11. Steve Lam son (107); 12. Mike Craig (91); 13. Mike Brown (78); 14. Jimmy Butt on (n); 15. Greg Albertyn (62); 16. Kyle Le wi s (59); 17. Buddy Antunez (43); 18. Kevin Windham (40) ; 19. Dou g Henry (33); 20, Denny Stephenson (31). Upcoming Rounds: Round 12 - Pontiac, MI, April 13 Round 13 .. Charlotte, NC, April 20 (Above) Emlg (2) overtook Damon Hu ffman (beh ind Em ig) for second place in the seri es sta nding s after Huffman suffered this fa ce plant on the fifth lap. Hu ff man walked away bruised and batt ered. Need less to say , he did not fin is h. (Right) Team Suz uk i's Mike laRocco and Greg Alb ertyn (16) dice In the wh oops . For t he th ird time this yea r, LaRocco would finish on the ro st rum. 'B rieflv,.: ~ • , " . ~ .. , joints in h is right big toe 'when he mlsjudqed a doubleOiumpistep:up , ~ombinatiori.: · . . . . . ' ' . '. . . . , Ill . . " , . , . On;' of those " good 'news " items took 'place 'on 'Saturday 'night when lonq-frustrated 'privateer D a ve y C a st illo , '23; of ,the Great We stern Bank/Innovation Sports teamqualified for the first 250cc main, event.of , his career, Castillo finished fifth in the second 250cc semi to gain his first entry into a feature event. The well-liked Californian was then swarmed by weU.wlshing fellow racers upon his return .to the 'prts , including Jeremy McGrath and Jeff Emig,ln 'fact.' when'Emig was introduced 'to the crowd prior the start ofthe main event he told the fioor announcer that he just wanted to.congratulate Castillo for gett ing into the show: : It was tiring and exciting,-. said Castillo after finishing 19th, : t was' so stoked 1couldn't sitdown betWeen the 'semi and the main." , Castillo's one regret was .that his father Jim missed .tne event-after attending 'almost every other event of the series. , The-Saturday evening program for the. Tampa .SX included seven riders · trying to qualify for the main event' in both the 125cc and 250cc .classes, Bariy Carsten, Mike Treadwell, Alex McElya: James .Povolny ·J r., -Timrny . Pustelak. Doug Stone .and Jeff Hedden all atte mpted to.qualify for both -main events but only J eH H e d den succeeded, 'The Kansan again quaIi· , fied in both .classes, earning him the nick name " iron Man " .frorn race announcerLarry Naston. The .understandablyfatiqued Hedden could only muster 19th in the 15:lap 125cc main 'event and 16th in ihe 20-Iap'2506c , main 'event" He Ilst s his sponsors as Thor, Bridge st one , M DRacing. ' W,seco, Renthal, Braking: Applied. Pacific 'D esigns, Acerbis, EVS and Pro ' Clrcu~t. . . . . ' . 1<, . ESPN 2 's nightiy raci ng show R PM Tonight has Invit ed Jeremy McGrath to be an in-studio guest on their live television show prior to I 'the Cha rlotte Supercro ss ,in North Caro lina 'next' week , Acco rding to · Honda's Ben Cheatwood.. McGrath will be the first motorcycle racer ever , to appear as: a guest on the show.'The show Can be seen on Thursday. , Apri l ,1.8 .at 7 p .m, '(EST) , live on th e " De uce , " In anoth erst an o f . ' M cGrath' s growing mainstre am popu larity . M cGr ath's wi nning perlormance was highlighted on ESPN's' Sunday 'night' S port scenter.'show in their "Toda]i' s Best " ,segment, along with the usual mix of professional baseball, basketball and golf, · . ' ,What was the'damage for Kawasaki.'s· Damon 'H uH m an in h'is Tampa" 'crash? '"Chipped tooth, tWisted ' neck: shoulders. back, leg.: listed Huff· man 'as he lay under five bags of ice in the Kawasaki tn,lck, " My w risi that l11ore.at all, .My arms and back have scrapes used \0 hurt doesn't hurt anY 'and my knee hurts," Huffman isn't sure whether hewill be back for Ponti· ' ac 'next week or not. "I did' a mental checklist' on myself onc'e I came to ' and ;'dldn',! think anything was broken ai first, but j'm not so sure' now," , " ,Helping out 'the AMA throughout much of the 1996 SepercrossSeries by runnings coring sheets from the track to the showoffice has been Texas' born 'rnotocrosser Rob Van Winkle; better known to today's MTV audi- ' ences as rapper V aniila Ice: Van VVinkle. w ho 'became e huge' recording star in 1989 with his single "Ice, Ice Baby - .has long been a' racer h imself, ' "I've been into racing for ' i 6 years now ," said Van Wink le, who once caught some ,flack when a teen magazine said. he was a th'ree·time , U,S ~ NatiClnal:Ch ampion, Van Winkle grew up ' ;'n Dailas 'r acing wi th guys like Chad (Trampas) P arker, Jason Upshaw: Biily Whitley. D enis Hawthorne, Carroil Richardson, and the StomecK brothers : " I live in Miami now but I st ill r ide about tw icaa week," . says Ice, ;vho also 'h as a motorcycle / skateboard / wakeboard shop.in' M iami called To The Extreme: "r ve been wor king there 'every 'day, plus working on a new record eveiy night, so I ' don't gei as much time to ride 'as, l would like to," ' said' the expert·level , racer, ' L come 'to :these supercrosses and help (iheAMAl'o~t so that I ' can' get downhere on the infield and be a part of the mix," : " ' Afte r the race trackside imnou~cer i..arrY M ;'ierS got 'into som~ kidding ' with Jeremy' M cGrath'and Team Honda/ l .800.Collect/Foi .Racing team ' ,miss rounds of the AMA Supercross Series while mending the leg he·" managerWess McC oy'about McGrath 's upcoming contrnct negotiations: injured at the,HoustonSupercross last month, but he,is riding again, "We M cGrnth will be a free agent after the '96 season and m ore ,or less men· ',talked to SteVe.on .Tu'esday and he said that he had been riding on Mon · , tioned to Maiers that he's now riding for his next contract. Then M cGrath day but fou nd that it was still painful to put his'foot down and dab ~ in the blew a kiss at his Honda crew of McC oy, Skip 'Norl olk and Showa·s Jeff . Bobbett : When McCoy signaled to M aiers that he was thinking of paying 'comers," said Honda team manager Wa ss McC oy, " He's trying to' keep Jeremy les·s next year, .Maiers aSKed JeremY'if he' thought his boss was · his training program up for the .next couple ofweekends .and then',!'; to ' " , · come back hafd at Charlotte ," Lamson twisted his knee ancj'broke two ' , telling the truth: " Nope," Jeremy replied. ' ' De;endi ~ g 1 ~5cic N~t;'c~aI MX C~am~ion ~t~ve 'i.~mson c~n;i~ues to ...... l-< 0.. < 13

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