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der improved his perfomance later with
strong wins in both Unlimited Supersport and Superbike. Solidly in the lead
in Unlimited GP with two laps to go,
Alexander tried to improve on the 1:18s
he had been running, scraped the cases
in tum 11 and crashed.
Wood was likewise struggling, his
main problem being spongy brakes on
his Kawasaki ZX7 Superbike. Having
beaten Alexander, Sweeney now took
on Wood in Heavyweight Superbike.
Sweeney moved up from third, passed
Wood on the brakes going into turn
three, instantly pulled out a three-second lead, and won going away, getting
down to a rugh 1:16 on a damp track.
Sweeney capped rus weekend by also
beating Wood's father Jerry in Heavyweight Supertwins. Later in Unlimited
GP, Eric Wood held off an on-the-gas
Buck Miller to win after Alexander
crashed ou t.
Certainly the most spirited race of
the weekend was Middleweight GP, featuring a long duel between defending
champion Peter lllich and Jim Lester.
The two were side-by-side for much of
the last five laps of the race, Lester having a power advantage and lllich regaining ground on the brakes. Illich was
planning a last-lap stuff pass in tum 10.
He did not have to play his ace because
a rain shower moved in and Lester
crashed on the last lap in the slick pavement on the inside of tum six. But then
nlich crashed on the last tum. The race
was red-flagged, and Lester got the win
because he was leading the previous
lap.
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Results
UIL S/SPRT EX: 1. Richard Alexander Jr.
(Suz); 2. Charles Miller (Suz); 3. Brian Kent
(Suz); 4. Seth Hahn (Suz).
UIL S/SPRT JR: 1. Aristareo Azeona (Kaw);
2. Richard Audet (Suz); 3. Cesar Loaiza (Hon).
HIW S/SPRT EX: 1. Brett Metzger (Suz); 2.
Richard Alexander Jr. (Suz); 3. Noel Brown
(Suz); 4. Seth Hahn (Suz); 5. Brian Kent (Suz).
HIW S/SPRT JR: 1. John Salemi (Kaw); 2.
Herbert Zaroogian (Kaw); 3. Brent Campbell
(Hon); 4. Enzo Assainte (Hon); 5. Tim Watkins
(Hon).
HIW S/SPRT AM: 1. Carmine DiPietrantoni
(Kaw); 2. Pat Denise (Due); 3. Fred Stucky (Due);
4. Jeffrey Murphy (Suz); 5. Gerald Provencher
(Hon).
MIW S/SPRT EX: 1. Eric Wood (Kaw); 2.
Chris Cummings (Hon); 3. Michael Calderon
(Hon); 4. Scott Greenwood (Hon); 5. Craig Babcock (Hon).
MIW S/SPRT JR: 1. John Salemi (Kaw); 2.
Tony lannareJli (Hon); 3. Brent Campbell (Hon);
4.]ason Holmes (Hon); 5. Tim Watkins (Hon).
MIW S/SPRT AM: 1. Glen Goldman (Hon);
2. Halvor Foss (Hon); 3. Dean Scarpa (Hon); 4.
Eoin Smith (Hon); 5. Gerald Provencher (Hon).
LIW S/SPRT EX: 1. Michael Vaughan (Yam);
2. Brett Guyer (Yam); 3. Kenneth Hunter (Yam);
4. Michael Campbell (Yam); 5. Tom Rolfe (Yam).
LIW S1SPRT JR: 1. Brian Gregory (Hon); 2.
Sung Ho Kim (Yam); 3. Robert Dages (Hon); 4.
Bob Galli (Yam); 5. Alice King (Yam).
LIW S/SPRT AM: 1. Scott Barley (Kaw); 2.
Vahan Buchakjian (Yam); 3. Chris Arbor (Kaw);
4. William Berry (Yam); 5. Brian Dutra (Yam).
MIW PROD AM: 1. John Repke (Hon); 2.
E.douard Sandoz (Hon); 3. Daniel Bergeron
(Kaw); 4. John Dalzell (Hon); 5. Matt Roop
(Hon).
LIW PROD AM: 1. Marc Cardullo (Kaw); 2.
Brian Dutra (Yam); 3. William Huntley (Yam); 4.
Kendell Edwards (Kaw); 5. Sean Bates (Suz).
UIL SIBK EX: 1. Richard Alexander Jr. (Suz);
2. Charles Small Jr. (Kaw); 3. Robert Kessell
(Kaw); 4. Ben Denise (Due); 5. Richard Doucette
(Hon).
UIL SIBK JR: 1. Aristareo Azeona (Kaw); 2.
Charles Johnston (Suz).
H/W S/BK EX: 1. Sean Sweeney (Due); 2.
Eric Wood (Kaw); 3. Charles Small Jr. (Kaw); 4.
Brett Metzger (Suz); 5. Brian Kent (Suz).
HIW SIBK JR: 1. Aristareo Azeona (Kaw); 2.
Herbert Zaroogian (Kaw); 3. Joe Henriques
(Kaw); 4. Jason Holmes (Hon).
HIW SIBK AM: 1. Joseph Deagazio (Kaw); 2.
Brad Hutter (Hon); 3. Brian Demma (Hon); 4.
James Giaeovelli (Hon); 5. Dennis Sandrock
(Kaw).
MIW SlBK EX: 1. Scott Greenwood (Hon); 2.
De. Conboy (H.on); 3. Michael Calderon (Hon); 4.
Chris Cummings (Hon); 5. Jeffrey Curtis (Kaw).
MIW SIBK JR: 1. Tony lannarelli (Hon); 2.
John Salemi (Kaw); 3. Jason Holmes (Hon); 4.
Matthew Shearer (Hon); 5. Chris Desimone
(Hon).
M/W S/BK AM: 1. Glen Goldman (Hon
(Yam); 2. Daniel Meenan (Hon); 3. Gil Goldstein
(Hon); 4. Tony DiMartino (Hon); 5. Peter Douvris (Hon).
l/W S/BK EX: 1. John Donald (Yam); 2.
Michael Campbell (Yam); 3. Dan Gagliarde Jr.
(Yam); 4. Philip DiGregorio (Yam); 5. Kenneth
Hunter (Yam).
l/W SIBK JR: 1. John Kabacinski (Yam); 2.
Brian Gregory (Hon); 3. Bob Galli (Yam); 4.
David Deshaies (Kaw); 5. Chris Reinhardt
(Hon).
l/W S/BK AM: 1. Shawn Spear (Yam); 2. lee
Maserian (Hon); 3. Vahan Buehakjian (Yam); 4.
Jay Puig (Yam); 5. Michael Cammarota (Kaw).
UIL GP EX: 1. Eric Wood (Kaw); 2. Charles
Small Jr. (Kaw); 3. Charles Miller (Suz); 4. Seth
Hahn (Suz); 5. Robert Kessell (Kaw). .
UIL GP JR; I. Aristaroo Azcona (Kaw); 2. Chris
Desimone (Due); 3. Murphy Anderson (Yam); 4.
Joe Henriques (Kaw); 5. Cesar Loaiza (Hon).
M/W GP EX: 1. Jim Lester (Hon); 2. Peter
lIIich (Hon); 3. Chris Cummings (Hon); 4. Des
Conboy (Hon); 5. Jeffrey Curtis (Kaw).
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MIW GP JR: I. Tim Watkins (Hon); 2. Chris
Desimone (Hon); 3. Scott Schank (Hon); 4. Murphy Anderson (Yam); 5. Michael Clark (Hon).
l/W GP EX: 1. Freddy Maruca (Yam); 2.
Thomas Di ardo (Yam); 3. Jerry Wood (Due); 4.
Chris Reynolds (Yam); 5. TimOlhy O'Connor
(Yam).
l/W GP JR: 1. Michael Clark (Hon); 2. David
Kilcullen (Yam); 3. Murphy Anderson (Yam).
LIW GP AM: 1. Vahan Buchakjian (Yam); 2.
Kendell Edwards (Kaw); 3. Charles Sandoz
(Suz); 4. Jeremy Smith (Yam); 5. Matthew
DiGiorgi (Yam).
SPTSM EX: 1. Nathan Sanel (Yam); 2.
Mark Smith (W-R); 3. Victor landau (Yam); 4.
Jeff Wood (Kaw); 5. Jeffrey Haynes (Due).
SPTSMN JR: 1. David Deshaies (Kaw); 2.
Luca Bettini (Kaw); 3. Greg Shepard (Kaw); 4.
Stephen Johnson (Hon); 5. David Sargent (Kaw).
SPTSMN AM: 1. Shane Gonyea (Kaw); 2.
Lee Maserian (Kaw); 3. Michael Cammarota
(Kaw); 4. Kendell Edwards (Kaw); 5. Jeremy
Smith (Yam).
MIW PROD TW EX: 1. Buzz Povall (Kaw); 2.
Daniel Frisbie (Kaw); 3. Terry Baron (Kaw); 4.
William Martovieh (Kaw); 5. Michael Curry
(Kaw).
M/W PROD TW JR: 1. Greg Shepard
(Kaw); 2. Shawn Wray (Kaw); 3. Joseph Rickard
(Kaw).
MIW PROD TW AM: 1. Chris Arbor (Kaw);
2. Tad Takeda (5uz); 3. Robert Benoit (Suz); 4.
Debert Kurmanon (Kaw).
UIL SGL EX: 1. Jerry Wood (Due); 2. Nathan
Sanel (Yam); 3. Victor Landau (Yam); 4. Mark
Smith (W-R); 5. Robert Gordon (Yam).
UIL SGl AM: 1. Scott Lilliott (Hon).
HIW SITW EX: 1. Sean Sweeney (Due); 2.
Jerry Wood (Due); 3. Ben Denise (Due); 4. Paul
Giandinoto (Due); 5. Chad Healy (Hon).
HIW SITW JR: 1. Jeff Robinson (Due); 2.
Roger Binkerd (Due); 3. Keith Daigle (Due); 4.
Russ Daneho (Due); 5. Raymond Swenton (Due).
HIW SITW AM: 1. Dean Scarpa (Due); 2.
Shane Gonyea (Kaw); 3. Michael Delage (Due);
4. Pat Denise (Due); 5. Hector Sanchez (Due).
UW SITW EX: 1. Daniel Frisbie (Due); 2.
Douglas Cook (BCD-Due); 3. Chad Healy (Hon);
4. John Aksel (Due); 5. Bob Robbins (Due).
lIW S/TW JR: 1. Jeff Robinson (Due); 2.
Keith Daigle (Hon); 3. John Kabacinski (Kaw); 4.
Joseph Rickard (Kaw); 5. Steve Courant (Kaw).
l/W SITW AM: 1. Lee Maserian (Hon); 2.
Scott Barley (Kaw); 3. Shane Gonyea (Kaw); 4.
Zachary Hewson (Due); 5. Rich Barger (Due).
SOLO GTO EX: 1. Richard Alexander Jr.
(Suz); 2. Sean Sweeney (Due); 3. Brett Metzger
(Suz); 4. David Fett (Kaw); 5. Steve Arsenault
(Suz).
SOLO GTO JR: 1. Anstareo Azoona (Kaw);
2. Tony lannarelli (Hon); 3. Joe Henriques
(Kaw); 4. Walter Gasiorek (Kaw); 5. Charles
Johnston (5uz).
.
SOLO GTO AM: 1. Pat Denise (Due); 2. Jeffrey Murphy (Suz); 3. Carlos Costa (Kaw); 4.
Fred Stucky (Due); 5. Gregory O'Connor (Suz).
SOLO GTU EX: J. Peter lIIieh (Hon); 2. Jim
Lester (Hon); 3. Eric Wood (Kaw); 4. Des Conboy (Hon); 5. Jeffrey Curtis (Kaw).
SOLO GTU JR: 1. John Salemi (Kaw); 2.
Brent Campbell (Hon); 3. Tim Watkins (Hon); 4.
Mitsu Koshima (Yam); 5. Benjamin Krygier
(Hon).
SOLO GTU AM: 1. Dean Scarpa (Hon); 2.
Damon Petrie (Hon); 3. Guy Rousseau (Kaw); 4.
Gerald Provencher (Hon); 5. Tony DiMartino
(Hon).
Jake Holden won the 80Cc A main and
finished second in the 250cc A main at the
Castle Rock IT In Washington.
Pearson peerless at Danny
Hamel Hare and Hound
By J.C. Martinez
Vernon Victorious at
Castle Rock IT
By Clay Light
CASTLE ROCK, WA, JUNE 21
ATK-mounted Christian Vernon, a second-year
Pro-Am rider at 16, continued his gradual rise
to the top of the Pro-Am ranks in the Pacific
Northwest by posting an impressive win at the
Castle Rock C1ubgrounds TT.
It came as something of a surprise that Vernon knocked off current dass dominalor Todd
Hagmann. Vernon led start-to-finish with Hagmann coming in second ahead of a three·way
swapfest for third among Dean Autry, Idaho's
Steve Arndt and Frank Marker, who finished in
that order.
J.P. Simonsen and Charlie Brown gave the
hometown crowd something to cheer about
after taking heat-race wins in the Expert class.
Simonsen grabbed the lead at the start of the
Expert main event and had little breathing
room as Dan Stanley was right on his TeaT
wheel. StanJey nabbed Simonsen, and Simonsen then fell victim to Oregon's Rex Fisher, the
fastest rider through traffic. fisher reeled in
Stanley but fell short at the linish. Simonsen
netted third ahead of Ron Waters, Speedy Kell,
Ryan Anderson and Eli Price.
Kurt Hawk currently enjoys one of the
longest win streaks in the orthwest. Hawk's
win streak continued alter walloping the 12rider 125cc A main. Second went to current
points leader Nick McBride, who edged Dean
Traxler and class newcomer Sean Light, who
came from last to fourth ahead of Kawasaki
rider Brad Smith.
Nick Sellers scored his biggest win 01 the seaon
alter a strong showing in the 60cc A main. Kevin
Bunger and Michael Rochester hounded Sellers
the entire way, but each time would fall short.
Results
EX: 1. Dan SQnley (Ru); 2. Rex Fisher (Rbc); 3. J.P. Simonsen (Hon); 4. Ron Waters (Rbi); 5. Speedy Kell (Rbc).
PRO-AM: 1. Chnshan Vemon (ATK); 2. Todd Hagmann
(Rtx); 3 Deoan Autry (Rtx); 4. Steve Arndt (Hon); 5. Frank Marker (Ru).
250 A: 1. Eric Deers (Hon); 2. Jake Hold!':n (Hon); 3. Pete
Ml!dcalf (Kaw); 4. Nicky McBride (Han).
125 A: 1. Kurt Hawk (Hon); 2. Nicky McBride (Hon); 3.
~an Traxler (Hon); 4. Sean Light (lion); 5. Brad Smith (Kaw).
80 A: 1. Jake Holden (Hon); 2. Kurt Hawk (Suz); 3. Kyle
Bunger (Hon); 4. Scooter Vernon (Hon); 5. Nkk Sellers (Suz).
60 A: J. Nick Sellers (Kllw); 2. Kevin Bunger (Kaw); 3.
Michael Rochester (Kaw).
30+ A' 1. John Bredfield (Hon); 2. Nick McBride Sr. (Yam);
3. Garry Roller (Suz).
250 PRO: I. Dan Stanley (Hon); 2 Speedy Kell (SUz.); 3.
EriC Beers (Hon).
40+ A; 1. Vince Holt (Hon); 2. Dave Mahler (Hon).
80 DTX: 1. Scooter Vernon (Hon); 2. Kyl Bunger (Han); 3.
Kevin Bunger (Kaw).
SO JR: 1. Dustin Pru5CZJnski (KTM); 2. Brenton Schnitzer
(LEM): 3. Reby H.y

