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Mitchell" Hodges (567) took wlna In the
12Scc A and 250cc A Pro-Am clas_ at a
Loratta Lynn's Area Qualifier held at
Actlontown MX Park In Dllwyn, Virginia.
125 C: 1. Justin Gibbs (Suz); 2. J~h Wood (Yaro); 3. Jmy
Strange (Hen); 4. Robert W (Hon); 5. Jason Weeks (Yam).
125 D~ 1. Mtchael f-btaway (KiIw); 2. TnlVlS Powers (Han); 3.
Mike Spradlin (Yam); 4. Warren Stll1\psort (Hon); 5. Dougln
Sdlulte (Suz).
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150 A:. 1. Mitchell Hodges (Kaw); 2. Tm')' Kennedy (Hon); 3.
Scott Shipley (Hon); 4. Chad NeYo'ton (Suz); 5. Chris Anste:ad
(lCaw).
250 B. 1. Richard Ray (Yam); 2. Kyle Richardson (Kaw); 3.
Kevin Weeks (Kaw); 4. Randall Rowe (5uz); 5. Ronny BeKeot
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....,
2SO C: I Chuck Cooper (Suz); 2. Jason Sell (Suz); 3. Stephen
jvrell (Kaw); 4. John Vauana (Hon): 5. Wayne Keney (Hon)
250 D: 1. Mark Hill {Hon); 2. Tim Wart'! (Hon); 3. Jeff Be:khez
(Han); 4. Jon leiman (Kaw); 5. Chris Murphy (Hon).
ZS+ A: 1. Scott Shipley (Hon); 2. Allen Alford (Suz); 3. John
Edwuds (Suz); 4. Shane Templeton (Suz), S. Oou.g Nelghbo'1'5
(Hon).
2S+ B: 1. Sean Rakes (Kaw); 2. o.uck Cooper (Suz); 3. James
Cress (Hon); 4. Paul West (Hon); 5, Kevin Rothrock (1-lon).
25+ C: 1, Jllson Sell (Suz); 2. David Sacra (Yam); 3, Hilton Huldren (Su.z); 4. Todd Lacy (Hon); S. David Howerton (Hon).
30+ A:. 1 Scon Shipley (Hon); 2. Allen Alford (Suz); 3. ory",n
Wentz (Hon); 4. Sidney Wilhams (Kaw); S. Jay Hauser CHon).
30+ B: 1. Randall Rowe (Suz); 2. Chris Brewer (Hon); 3. James
Morris (Han); 4. Paul Mundt (Hon); 5. 8arry Shiver (Hon).
35+: I. James Fisher (kiM); 2. Paul Mundt (Hon); 3. Olwid
Hobson (¥am); 4. Chris Brewer (Hon); 5. A,C Bruce (Yam).
40+: I James Fisher (KTM); 2. Ike DeJager (Suz); 3. K~th
Brown (Hon),; 4. Joel Hart (Hon); 5. Mdr!; Smith (Suz).
OPEN AM: I, Jay Hauser (Hon); 2. Jed Schappert (KTM); 3.
Harvey Holcombe (Kaw)< 4. Tom Haar (Hon); 5. Mldwel Curry
(5uz,
125 C: I. James Webb (Yam); 2. laton Crawford (Suz); 3.
Michael Ne&l (Yam); 4. tnrueI~ (Suz);5. EncColl(Yam).
125 0: 1, Charle5 Watklm (Kaw); 2. Mikr Harp (Suz); 3.
MicNeI Carter (Han); 4. jbymy McNabb (Kaw~ 5. JCM!)' Anthony
(Kaw).
2SO A; 1. Gad Newton (Suz); 2. Soot! Shipley (Hon); 3. Mark
Wagner (Yam); 4. Todd 'Bouren (Hon); 5. James Coy (Han).
2SO 8: 1. Nick Mc:AUister (Kaw); 2. Juon Baldwin (Suz); 3.
Kylot Richanbon (Kaw); 4.. Ene Fftoguon (lion); 5. Nelan McFar"""(Hon~
250 C 1. Danny Kennedy (Suz); 2. Stephen 8ftthoy (Yam); 3.
Shawn Auteri (Kaw); 4. EriC Thomas (Hon); S. John Vanzana
(Kow,
250 0: 1. Jerry Taylor CHon); 2. Paul Gr.Jy (Yam); 3 Brian
Beanan (Kaw); 4.0ms Taylor (KTM); 5. Stafford Gray (Hon).
2S+ A: 1. SCott Shipley (Hon~; 2. Vann Gibson {Hon~ 3. Shane
Templeton (Suz).
25+ B: 1. Creg Erwin (Hon); 2. Nelan McFarland (Hon); 3.
Run PIC:"ett (Hon); 4. Scott Worden (Suz); 5. Jerry Robertson
(Kow,
25+ C: I. TyJet' Webb (Suz); 2. M.ike Santoy (Hon); 3. Steven
Richter (Kaw); 4.. Eric Thomas (Hon); 5. J~ Cooper (Hon).
30+ A: 1. Scott Shipley (Hon); 2. Vann Cibson (Hon); 3. J<1Y
Hauser (Hon); 4. Thomas Pcrkinll (Suz).
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30+ B: I. Russ Pick('tt (Hon); 2. Chris Brewer (Hon): 3. Barry
Shiver (Han); 4. Nick Allen (KTM); S. Alex Croft (Suz).
30+ C: 1. Mike Santoy (Hon); 2. Dwone Byrd (Kaw).
35+: 1, Darrell Bell {Hon); 2. Nick Allen (KTM); 3. Alex Croft
(5ot); 4.Thomas Perkins (Suz) 5. Bob Maner (Hon).
40+: 1. Dorrell Bell (Hon); 2. Amman Parrish (Han); 3. Terry
Culler (Kaw); 4.. Bob Maner (Hon); 5. Tim Oina'rl (Hon)
U/L: 1. Nick McAllister (Kaw); 2. Michael Duke (Suz); 3.
James Webb (yam); 4. Jason Baldwin (Sut); .5. Gordon Waggoner
(Kaw).
Flesia, Brown, Sandell rule
Aztec MX
(yam).
U/L: 1. Cary Dinges (Suz); 2. Stephrn Jarrell (Kaw); 3.
Richard Fe:idt (Kaw); 4. Randy Price (Kaw); S. Kevm Hatcher
(Suz~
Newton does Devils Ridge MX
By Jay and Sharon Hauser
MOO: 1. Kyle)enkiJu (lEM).
P/W BG TRK: 1. Kyle jenkms (LEM); 2. Shawn Bude!- (lC'TM);
3. o.vid Medina (KTM),; 4. Billy Baliestero (Yam); S. limmy Rit-
""'(LEM,
60 BEQ 1. Tye Hamd (Kaw); 2. Randall Hall (KiIw); 3. Tim
M(Dantel (Kaw); 4. Stevm Hall (Kaw); S. Bobby Hesse (Kaw).
60 (D-8): 1. Jonathan Arana (lYw).
60 (9-11): 1. joshua Crant (K.w}; 2. Jason Medina (Kaw); 3.
Ryan Rnybal (Kaw); 4. Garrett Norr (Hon); S. Jimmy Williams
(Kaw).
80 BEG; 1. Ryan Roybal (Hon); 2. Troy Tittlemier (Hon); 3.
Jamie Klein (Kaw).
80 (1-11): I.JOfihua Grant (Hon); 2. Anthony BarbaCOVI (Yam);
3. Jason Medina (Kaw); 4. Dave Carter (Kaw).
80 (12·13): 1. Soott Howe (Yam);·2. Cerard Patin Jr, (Yam); 3.
Chris Norr (Suz);4.. Brandon Sladdan (Yam); 5. Shane Fox (Kaw).
80 (14-16); 1. Levi Reid (Yam).
Be WHL: 1. William Klein (Hon).
125 BEG: I. Brent GUliam (Suz.); 2. Gerard Patin Jr. (Yam); 3.
Eric Willis (Suz); 4. Donnie Durter (Suz); 5. 8randon Bu;old (Hon).
125 NOV: 1, Tyson Tlttlemier (Hon); 2. Jeff Eide (Hon); 3.
David Johnson (Suz).
125 INT: 1. Dustin Evans (SU%); 2. Ryan Orr (Yam); 3. levi
Blake (Yam); 4. Morek Jahopn (Suz); S. Nick Mairose (Hon).
125 PRO: 1. Erik Undstrom (Hon).
2SO BEG: 1. Michael Hull (Suz); 2. Dustin Nabor (Yam); 3.
Jason Ca"e (Kaw); 4. Tim Crawford (Suz).
250 INT: 1. Anders Svardvik (Han); 2. Ronnie Densford
(yam); 3. Todd Saacqua (Stu:); 4. George Merry (yam); 5. Robbie
Dunham (Yam).
250 PRO: 1. Tim Telford (Hon).
500 NOV: 1. Dan.,.Seyler (Kaw).
JR VET 8EG: I. Paul Morgan (Yam); 2. Cary MuMmer
(Yilm).
JR VET I\'OV: 1. MIC:h.1 ~brsNiU (Hon); 2. Gabi Abayou
• (HOo); 3. Assaf A1U5h (Han); 4. Pasha Afshar (Yam); 5. Brad Pietro
(5uz,
JR VET tNT· 1. Anders Svardvik (Hon).
Jl' VET ElC 1
Todd Saacqu. (Suz).
VET BEG:. 1. Ron Northrup (Suz); 2. P.JW Morgan (Yam); 3.
Mark Hesse (lion); 4 ury MiM::Miller (Yam); S. Jonrue Unle (Suz).
VET NOV' I Vanoe Baioni (Hon); 2. Steve Wilbanks (Suzlo 3.
t<,.lIke DeStefano (Kaw); ... Cregg Martinez (Hon); 5 John
Mac:MiUer (Suz)
VET LVT I Tony B ~ (k'TM); 2. Randy Tinlenuer (Hon);
3. Edwardo Trippo 111 (Hon); 4 Dean Ostrander (Hon); S. Steve
Williams (Hon).
VET EX/PRO: 1. Tim Telford (Hon); 2. leo ~ul (Yam).
SR AM' I Andy Gill (Yam); 2 Res5 Benson (Hon); 3. Fred
WiIIl5(Hon).
SR EX: I. Randy Anderson (Yam); 2. W.e. Wilson (Suz); 3
Bob Dunham (Y<1m).
Hodges handles
Actiontown MX
By Jay and Sharon Hauser
DlLWYN, VA, MAR, 16
Team Green rider Mitchell Hodges came to the
AMA Loretta Lynn's Area Qualifier at Actiontown MX Park and romped away with a perfect
four-moto sweep of the 125 and 250cc A Pro-Am
classes.
A huge group of nearly 800 riders turned out
for the two-day event, the first round of the
AMA Answer!MSR Eastern U.S. Pro-Am MX
Spring Series.
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Hodges had his work cut out for him as he
gated poorly at the start of the first l2Sec ProAm moto, finding his Fox!Wiseco-backed
Kawasaki all the way back in seventh place. The
holeshot belonged to a hard-eharging Yamahamounted Daniel Dailey. Dailey showed the way
for the first three laps with a hot pack breathing
down his neck.
Terry Kennedy was looking to make a move
for the lead on lap one but pitched it in the front
whoop section, dropping three places, giving
another A-class newcomer, Stoner Ross a shot at
Dailey. All the while the battles up front were
going on Hodges was clawing his way to the
front. He reached Dailey on the fourth lap and
muscled his way past. Once out front, it was all
she wrote and Hodges was gone, leaving the
battle for second behind him. D;tiley showed no
signs of fatigue and held onto to a strong second
place ride, while Maryland rider Jason Conlon
'worked his Suzuki past Ross to take thlrd by
moto·send.
Hodges was quick to get off the gate in the
second moto, avoiding conflict and getting away
from the field in a hurry. Hodges was clearly the
fastest man at the track as he took a comfortable
lead, but the battle for second wa anything but
comfortable. Dailey again found himself at the
head of the five-way battle for the runner-up
spo~ holding off Ross, Shane Templeton,.Conlon
and then ewton. Conlon worked on Ross and
overtook tltird, but both riders would lose out
by the checkered flag as ewton was on fire and
started blazing past everybody.
Once Newton. went to work on DaiJey, his
job got tougher, but he closed the gap and made
his pass on the white-flag lap and held on for a
hard-fought second-place finish, giving. him
third on the podium. Dailey's fine riding and
consistent scores netted him the runner-up position to the unstoppable Hodges.
Results
so
(4-6~ I. Devon Pilkington (KTM); 2. TIlYlor Futrell; 3 Tyler
Cintt (Act); 4 O.J. EJlis (KTM); 5. Kristopher WiIl,JI1s (KTM).
SO (7-8): 1. Broc Tickle (Act); 2. Matthew Piero;on (Cob); 3
Sloth Brown ( 00); 4. Chad Muterspaugh (Act); 5. Brett Chatman
(Lem).
60 (7-9); I. Jeft Mort (Kaw); 2. Jeb Caskill (Kaw), 3, Ryan
Fitzwater (Kaw); 4. DaVid MItchell (Kaw); 5 Joshua Schmitt
(Kaw).
60 (10·11): 1, FOrTeS! Smith (Kaw); 2. Eric Brown (Kow); 3.
$om Fitzwater (KlIw); 4. Christopher (Kaw); 5. Jordon Troxell
(Kow,
80 (7-11): 'I. Barrett Smith (Kaw); 2. Soon Terry (Yam); 3. Eric
8roYlTI (Hon); 4. Dean Day (Yam); 5. Christopher (Kaw).
80 (12-15):1. Derek Burlew (Suz); 2. Adam.Overcash (Suz); 3.
[sho Wood (Kaw); 4. Eddie Gleason (Suz); 5. Adam Ward (Suz).
80 0: I. Charles Jenkins (Yam); 2. Brad Duncan (Hon); 3.
Chri.'ttOpher Laplante CHon); 4.. Gary Foltz (Kaw); 5. Brandon WitMm(Yam).
S/MINI' 1. Hans Neel (Hon); 2. lsha Wood (Kaw); 3. Derek
Burlew (Suz); 4. Eddie Glea!lOn (Sul:); 5. Adam Ward (Suz).
SCHBY' 1. IUShn Gibbs (Suz); 2. Hans Neel (Hon); 3. Jason
Laplante (Su%); 4. Qen>ok Riley (Suz); 5. Joshua Deeter (Kaw)
125 A: 1. Mitehen Hodges (Kaw),; 2. DanIel Dailey (Yam); 3.
Chad Newton (Su%); ... Jason Conlon (Suz); 5. Shane Templeton
(Soz).
125 B: I. Jason Thompson (Yam); 2. Travis W~t (Hon): 3.
Ja-'Oll Laplante (Sux); 4. Kyle RIC:hardson (Kawl; S. Nlcholu Bums
(Han,
SANFORD, NC, MAR. 9
Suzuki of Winston Salem ace Chad "Fig" Newton made the best of the newly reworked race
course to come away with a strong overall win
in the competitive 250cc A ranks, as well as a
second place showing in l2Sec A class to Marcus
Hedrick at Devils Ridge MX Park in Sanford,
North Carolina.
Newton took control of 2SOcc A moto one
from the drop of the gate, leaving Todd Bouren
in his wake to fight off Scott Shipley and James
Coy. Once out front, Newto",!,ut a five-second
cushion between himself and the battlmg field
and proceeded to waltz off to the moto win.
Meanwhile, the battle for the runner-"p spot
wedged on as Shipley turned up the heat and
put the pressure on Bouren for the spot, overtaking him on lap three with an inside line. When
the flag fell for moto one, it was Newton way
out front over Shjpley and Bouren. Local star
Mark Wagner put in a strong charge from the
rear to work up and take fourth from Roger Carrico before moto's end.
Newton repeated his holeshot effort in 2SOcc
A moto two, only this time Shipley was right on
his rear fender and looking to maintain Newton's pace. On the second lap, Shipley'S hopes
for a moto win were dashed with a quick trip to
the dirt. Bouren was quick to make use of Shipley's fall and moved into second as did Virginia
250cc A number-one plate holder Chris Anstead
as he took over third.
Bouren blew his chance to keep second place
when he overshot a berm, letting both Anstead
and a fired-up Shipley back by. Shipley eventually got by Anstead to take over second
Newton was almost back to the truck when
Shipley took the flag for second and Anstead
held onto a good ride to take third. Wagner did
what he needed to do and pushed Bouren back
to fifth by moto's end, scoring a third place fin; ish overall with his pair of fours.
Results
50 (4-6): I Taylor Funll CLEM); 2. Zadwy AI"'ear (KTM); 3.
NIck Schmitt (lem); 4.. D.J. ElhJ{KTM);5. Kody Duke (Yam)
50 (7·8)' 1 Seth Brown (Cob); 2. Brae: Tickle (Act); 3. Tyler
Borrelli (KTM); 4. Chris Newton; 5. Duslln Shiver (KTM).
65 (7·91" 1. Thoml1!l Hayes (Kaw); 2. Chri1itopher Morri
(Kaw); 3. Joshu<1 Schmin (Kaw); 4 Cam~n Lambert (KlIW); 5.
Ryan Fitzwater (Kaw).
65 (W-l1); I. Michael Willis (Kaw); 2. lsal.llh T.IIlbert (KiIw); 3.
Del1'!k Borrelli (Kaw); 4. Cidy Hamilton (!