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(Left) Jimmy Gaddis (1) was unstoppable in Saturday's 125cc main event. The reigning series champion led the race from start to finish and backed it up with a third in the subsequent2SOcc main. (Right) Chad Pederson claimed what may be his final win of the series with a victory in Saturday's 250cc main event. Pederson plans to eontest the AMA 125cc Eastern Regional Supercross Championship Series. ahead of Palmer, DeHoop and Jones. Antunez crashed in a first-turn pileup. He would remount again but fall two more times before finishing ninth. Gaddis continued to lead the race with Goodman right on his tail and Palmer lurking in third, but not yet making a challenge. Meanwhile, Stephenson was again charging through the field to overcome a bad start, and the ebraskan was able to knife his way through the field before settling into fourth behind Palmer, who caught the leaders to make for a threeman parade around the track. Goodman continued to pressure Gaddis, but the champ was riding £lawlessly, and Goodman's fate was sealed when he bobbled two turns trom the finish. Gaddis took the win ahead of Goodman, Palmer, Stephenson and a cruising Pederson. "I just got a good start and was able to pull enough of a lead to where 1 didn't have to really tighten up my turns," Gaddis said. "My mechanic was telling me where [ was the whole time. I've just been feeling a lot better lately. I was sick for a while, but 1 actually felt good this week. I didn't get hurt, and 1 didn't fall. The Lord kept me safe. I've just accepted that this has been a tough year." "I had a good ride," Goodman said. "[ tried, bu.t Jimmy was riding really well. [ think all three of us were going through the whoops so fast that if one of us had faUen, aU three of us would have crashed." Gaddis continued his resurgence by getting off the line right behind Pederson in the 2S0cc main event, but this time it was Pederson's turn to go with the £low as he mirrored Antunez's perfect 250cc performance of Friday by running out front and unheaded for all 20 laps. Antunez railed his way past Gaddis on the outside of the right-hander at the end of the rockers to grab second. From there he pursued Pederson while Stephenson once again mauled his way to fourth only to fall to Buehl in the last few laps and finish fifth. But the race belonged to Pederson, who went on to claim his 11th, and possibly last, win of the series. Antunez finished second and thus pulled back out to 12 points ahead of Palmer as Pederson, now second in the series, makes a· departure for the AMA 12Scc Eastern Regional Su percross Series. "[ just stayed smooth - that's about all you can do," Pederson said. HI didn't have the whoops dialed, but apparently I wasn't going through them too bad. I really wanted to win them both on my last night. I'm going to ride the East Coast 125cc supercrosses, but I'm going to miss this. 1 really enjoy these races."(N Wisconsin Center Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin Results: February 7-8,1996 (Rounds 21 & 22 of 26) Mike Jones struggled to reach the mainevent podiums all weekend but was consoled with victories in Friday's SBS Dash for Cash and Saturday's jump contest. Friday ]25 PRO (16 laps; 15 riders): 1. Jeromy Bue.hl (Yam); 2. Buddy Antune. (Hon); 3. Chad Pederson (Yam); 4. Todd DeHoop (Yam); 5. Jimmy Gaddis (Kaw); 6. M;ke Jones (Kaw); 7. Shawn Morgan (Kaw); 8. aiff Palmer (5uz); 9. Brad Woolsey (Kaw); 10. Denny Stephenson (Hon); 11. Grayson Goodman (Yam); 12. Trey Owens (Kaw); 13. Cliff Adoptante (Suz); 14. jeff Baker (Kaw); 15. Aaron Ezerins (Kaw). 250 PRO (20 laps; 15 riders): 1. Buddy Antunez (Hon); 2. Clad Pederson (Yam); 3. Denny Stephenson (Hon); 4. jimmy Gaddis (Kaw); 5. Brad Woolsey (Kaw); 9. Jeff Baker (Kaw); 10. Trey Owens (Kaw); II. Cliff Palmer (Suz); 12 Mike Jones (Kaw); 13. Oiff Adopt..l.nte (Su.); 14. Andy Bowyer (Kaw); 15. Todd De Hoop (Yam). DFC: 1. Mike Jones (lOdman·s best finish was second·in Saturday's 1"25cc main.. Despite currently sitting 18th in the overall series standings, ."Wildman" CIi~f Adoptame (Left) has still had reason to smile and take home a few doll"rs via his Virtual dominatipn of the jump-off contests throughout the year. "rYe won $2000 so far." Adoptante said. . "It has helped quite a bit. eSRecially last week. when I didn·t even make a main.·· Adoptante·s heel-clicker and no-foot· ed can-can on Friday night were good enough to extend his win . streak to 11 in a row. but the F1yin'· Hawaiian came up second to Mike .Jones on Saturday after Jones executed a flawless no-handed landing_ 7

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