Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

" He go t the start and th at' s hal f the race," sai d Jon es, who finis he d second bu t di d no t like th e sa ndy track. "I've on ly been to Sou thwick (a not oriously sandy o u tdoor tra ck ) o n ce and I would n' t go back, but I'm happy wit h second for the conditions of the tra ck." Jones g ra bbed the sta rt of the 250cc fina l, w it h Cheste r and Stephenson in tow, as th e biggest first -turn p ileu p of t h e yea r cl aim ed Peders on, Jero m y Buehl and a host of o the rs. Goodman moved around Stephenson and in to third on the second lap a nd then made a mo ve on Chester the next lap fo r second . The Texan see m ed to have the track dialed as he closed in and ba ttled wi th Jones for quite some time . Chester was also in the mix, as he was right on Good man' s tail for most of th e ra ce. The sa nd once again got to Goodman, as he miscued ,on the 13t h lap, allowing Ches ter a nd a group of riders to ge t by. Chester now saw that he was in second, and h e picked u p his pace once again. Chester reeled in Jones d uring the few remaining laps and wa s riding like a madman on the final lap, looking for a spot to pa ss Jon es. Jones protected the inside lines all th e way to the finis h and took the checkers just fe et a hea d o f C hes te r . Pa lme r crossed the line for hi s second th ird place podium position of the night. A tired Jones sa id , " He (Chester) was catching up at the end, but, oh well, I won." "I feel good o n thi s tr ack a nd was hanging it ou t," Chester exclaimed . " I' ll be back tomorrow night for the win." "Th a t's all part o f th e ga m e righ t now," Palmer sai d of his strong rides. "I gained a few po ints o n Bud d y and tha t's all th at matt ers." SATURDAY Ped erson , Antunez and Jones were all at the front of th e pack in Saturday Brieflv..• • This week e nd' s 1-900-PRO -RACE Ho le shot ' Awards went to Grayso n Goodman for Friday night's 125cc fina' and Mike Jones in the 250cc hila!. Saturday's recipients were Chad P ederson arid Jo nes in the 125cc and 250cc finals. respectively. For the second week in a row Yamaha of Troy's Todd DeHoop missed the event. DeHDOp's van broke down on the way to Hampton. Virginia. last wee k and a ,major snow and ice storm 'in 1.he ne ighb oring s tates cut his trip shor t this wee k.' He should be back at Niagara. Is full-shroud bodywork.making a come back? Arenacross riders Mike Jones and .Jim Chester were both sporting Slater Skins on their bikes .with their spo ns o rs' stickers all over them. -I think they are a good thing." Jones said. "They hold up well and they don't alfect the riding at all, and it's be tter for my sponsors," Both ri ers'made d the podium several times. proving that the panels are not too restrictive for them. . TUF/P io Circuit's .JeramY Buehl said after Saturday's final race: "I think this is ' the worst Arenacr oss weekend I've ever had." Buehl fall several times on the sandy track. resulting in a ninth -, 10ih- and two .12th-place fini shes ,' a Buddy Antunez Will receive ,$500 fr~m Uni Filter, since he is the points leader at the halfway point of the series"The se ries champion will also receive $500 from Uni, and i! it' 5 Antunez.' he will receive another .$500 for the Uni Riter Dominator Award. .' (Right) Jim Chester knocked off his first win of the year In Saturday night's 250cc final. (Lower right) Mike Jones won Friday night's 250cc main. (Bottom) For the second weekend in a row, the four main events were won by four different riders. night's 125cc final. Cern ics/ FMF/ Factory Connection-backed Jimmy Wilson and Palmer w ere runnin g fourth and fift h, respect ivel y . An tunez a nd Jones both m ad e their m ov es p ast Ped er son o n th e fou rth lap and in to the top two slots. Ped ers on , meanwhile, d ropped his bik e in th e corne r th at most rid ers were having tro uble with. It was fo llow-t he -leader fo r some time, as A ntune z ha d a th ree-sec ond lead over Jones a t th e h alfwa y poin t. Ped erso n and Wilson we re rig ht in position, wa iting for a m istake, but ne ither of the top tw o rid ers would falter. Antunez pulled off his eigh th win of the seri es, followed by Jon es and Ped erson . W ilson had h is best ride o f th e se ries so far, crossing th e line wi th an impressive fourth. "I've crashed five tim es in th at turn, so I'll give it to him ," Antune z sai d of his early pass on Ped erson. Jones, Chester and Wilson were up at the fron t of the 250cc fina l. Chester blew by Jones on th e first lap, as did Goodman pa st Wilson. Ch est er w a s rid ing ve ry w ell up front, as he wa n ted his first win of the se ries . Jo nes , Good ma n a n d Pa lm e r we re in the next three spo ts o n lap four. Poin ts lead er Antunez was, once again, having tr ouble s and was m ir ed in th e middle of the pack, trying to move up. By lap 10 - the h a lfwa y p o int Ches ter had tw o s eco nd s o n Jo n es . Good m an was la y ing roos t in third , Pa lme r was next in line , and Antu ne z was up to sixth. Fi ve la ps lat er, th e s tory was th e sa me, bu t An tu ne z wa s busy making his final pass on Stephenso n into fifth . Ch ester took the white flag while his m ech anic (a nd fathe r) leaned ca lm ly against a hay bale. Jones was trying despera tely to catch Ches ter, but it was not his race, as the 27-year-{lld Chester crossed the finish line slowly, with his ha nd in the air, for his first win of the year. Jon es crossed second for his fou rt h p odium fi n is h o f the weeken d, a n d teammat es Goodman and Palm er had a sid e-by-side drag race to the lin e, with Good ma n by a wheel for third. 'This track suits my style - my hom e track is sim ilar," said a smili ng Ches ter, who backed up his qu ote from the nigh t l~ before. New Haven Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut Results: January 15-16 , 1998 (Rounds 13 & 14 of 28) Friday 125 PRO: 1. Chad Pederson (Kaw); 2. Mile Jones (Ka w ); 3. Cliff Palme r (Ka w); 4. Jim Chester (5uz); 5. Bu ddy Ant unez (5uz) ; 6. De nny Ste p he nso n (Hon); 7. Jimmy Wilson (Su.7.); 8. Barry Ca rsten (Suz); 9. j erem y Buehl (Ho n): 10. Cli ffo r d Adopta n te (Suz); 11. Tom Welch (Suz): 12. G rayson Good ma n (Ka w ): 13 . Ty Wallace (Ya m) ; 14. Matt Ma ximo ff (Hen): 15. Bra d Woulst·y (Kaw). 250 PRO: 1. Mike Jon es (Kaw); 2. Jim Ches ter (5oz) ; 3. C liff Palme r [Kaw): 4. Denny Ste phe nson (Ho n): 5. Buddy Antu nez (Suz); 6. Grayso n Good ma n (Ka w) ; 7. Bra d Wool sey (Kaw): 8. Barry Ca rs ten (Suz); 9. C ha d Pederson ( Kaw): 10. Jeromy Bue hl (He n): 11. Micha el Wilcox (He n ): 12. To m Hofmast e r ISuz): 13. Clifford Ad o pt a nte (5uz ); 14. Jim my Wilso n (Suz ): 15. Rennie Mille r (Suz) . DF C: 1. Den ny Stephenso n. JUMr-oFF: 1. Mike Jon es . S.atu rcby 115 PRO: 1. Bud d y An tun ez (Suz); 2. Mik e Jo nes (K.1w) ; 3. Chad Ped erso n (Ka w), 4. Jimmy Wilsun (5uz); 5. Cl iff Pal mer (Ka w ): 6. Den ny Ste p henson (Hen): 7. Ma tt Ma ltimoff (He n): 8. Ty Wallace (Yam); 9. G rayson Good ma n (Kew), to. Ji m C hes te r (Suz); 11. Barry Cars te n (S uz); 12. Ie r omy Buehl (Hon) : 13 . Brad Woolsey (Kaw); 14. Tom Hofmaster (502); 15. Clifford Ad optante (Suz). 250 PRO: 1. Jim Ch e ter (s uz); 2. Mike jooes (!(awl; s 3. Gravso n Good ma n (Ka w) ; 4. Cliff Pal mer (Ka w ): 5. Budd y Antu nez (5uz); 6. Denny Stephen son IHon): 7. Cha d Pederson (Kaw): S. Brad Woo lsey (Kaw); 9. Barry Carsten (5uz) ; 10. Jimmy w ilson (Suz); 11. Brian Ca rro ll (5uz); 12. [eromy Buehl (Hon); 13. Ty w alla ce (Yam) ; 14. Tom Hofma ste r (Suz) ; 15. G ifford. Ado ptante (Suz) . DF C: 1. Gra yso n Good man . Jl1M P-oFF, Mik e Jon cs . AMAlPJI NATIO NAL ARENACROSS SERIES POI NT ST AND IN G S (A ftr r 14 o f 28 roun d s): 1. Bu d dy An tu nez (442/8 wi ns); 2..Ch.lod Ped erson (417/ 5); 3. Gift Palmer (416/ 4); 4. De nny Step he nso n (366); 5. Jeromy BUL'hl (346 / 2); 6. Gr ayson Good m a n (329 /1 ); 7. Jim Ch est e.-( 32O/1); 8, [osh De m u th 1279/ 3); 9 , Brad Woo lsey (238/2) ; 10. Mi ke Jo nes <214/2); I I. Todd De l-loop (163); 12. Travis Hodges ( 46); 13. Tom Hofmaster ( 18); H . Jimmy Wilson (116); 15, Charley Boga rd (92); 16. Chffcrd Ad optante (87); 17. Heath VCbS (79) ; 18. Ty Wallace (74); 19. Ba Carsten (68); 20. N ic Wey (51). rry Upcoming Rounds: Rounds 15 & 16 - Winston-Salem, NC February6-8 , Rounds 17 & 18- M ilwaukee. WI,February 13-15 25

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