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SUPERCROSS TOYOTAITHORIPARTS UNLIMITED AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES HEATS (Left) Ricky Carmichael rode to his seventh straight 125cc Eastern Regional win and locked up the championship with one round still remaining. (Above) Casey Lytle (33) took the holeshot in the 125cc main and finished second in front of a determined Robbie Reynard (21). Ward settled for fourth, right in front of his Suzuki teammate Pichon. "I got a pretty good start and kind of closed my eyes and jumped that first triple and came out in third," Ward said. 'Then I was riding in second, and I was just fighting some of those little ruts and not riding real smooth. And then the two Yamaha guys got me and I said, 'I've got to calm down: and I calmed down and rode pretty good the last five or so laps." Craig rounded the first lap in sixth and eventually finished there, while LaRocco took seventh after moving up from his 11 th-place position recorded on the first lap. Button and Lamson fini hed eighth and ninth, neither of them quite able to make up for mediocre starts, and Dowd charged to round out the top 10 after falling on the third lap.I'N Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan Results: April 4, 1998 (Round 13 of 16) 250 HEAT:t (8 laps,]-4 transfer to main): 1. Kevin Windham (Yam); 2. Micknel Pichon (5uz); 3. Ryan Hughes (Kaw); 4. Ezra Lusk (Hon); 5. Jimmy Button (Yam); 6. Jenn-Sebastien Roy (Kaw); 7. Cliff Palmer (Kaw); . Stcphane Roncada (Hon); 9. Kevin Crine (Kaw); 10. Ryan Terlecki (5uz); 11. Jason Frenette (Kaw); 12. Ric'll Taylor (5uz); 13. Brian Stone (Kaw); 14. Jeff Tilton (Yam); 15. Eron Ezerins (5uz); 16. Damon Huffman (Kaw); 17. Billy Binckley (Yam); 18. Mike Brown (Hon); 19. Jeff M'atiasevich (Kaw); 20. Kelly Smith (KThI). Time: 8 min.• 4.150 sec. 250 HEAT 2 (8 laps, 1-4 transfer to main)~ 1. Jeremy McGrath (Yam); 2. Mike Craig (Han); 3. Doug Henry (Yam); 4. Larry W..d (So2); 5. Mike LaRocco (Han); 6. Steve Lamson (Hon); 7. Johp Dowd (Yam); 8. Heath Voss (Han); 9. Todd DeHoop (Yam); 10. Carey Hart (Kaw); 11. Mike Katin (Yam); 12. Cory Bauder (Yam); 13. Anthony Amaradio (Yam); 14. Takeshi Koi\..eda (Yam); 15. James Chamberlam (Kaw); 16. Erik Anderson (Hon); 17. B.1rry Carsten (502); 18. Jason Thomas (Kaw); 19. Cory Keeney (Yam); 20. James Evans (Kaw). Time: mm., 5.310 sec. 250 SEMI 1 (6 laps, 1·5 transfu to main): 1. Jimmy Button (Yam); 2. Jean-Sebastien Roy (Kaw); 3. Mike Brown (Hon); 4. Cliff Palmer (Kaw); 5. Ryan Terlecki CSuz); 6. Jeff Matia.sevich (Kaw); 7. Jason Frenette ()(aw); 8. Brian tone (Kaw); 9. Jeff Tilton (Yam); 10. Billy Binck1ey (Yam); 11. Eran Ezcrins (Suz); 12 Kevin Crine (Kaw); 1.1. Rich Taylor (Suz); 14. Stephane Roncada (Hon); 15. Damon Huffman (Kaw); 16. Kelly Smith (KTM). Time: 6 min .. 13.380 sec. 250 SEM] 2 (6 laps, 1-5 transfe.r to main): 1. John Dowd (Yam); 2. Steve Lamson (Hon); 3. Mike laRocco (Han); 4. Heath Voss (Han); 5. Todd DeHoop (Yam); 6. Takeshi Koikccb (Yam); 7. Mike Katin (Yam); 8. Cory Bauder (Yam); 9. Carey Hart (Kaw); 10. James ChilOlberlain (Kaw); 11. Erik Anderson (Hon); 12. Anthony Am..1radio (Yam); 13. Barry Carsten (502); 14. Jason Thomos (Kaw); 15. Cory Keeney (Yam); 16. James Evans (Kaw). Time: 6 min., 7.510 sec. 250 LCQ (6 laps, 1-2 transfer to main): 1. Stephane Roncada (Hon); 2. Takeshi Koikeda (Yam); 3. Jeff Matiasevich (Kaw); 4. Jason Frenette (Kaw); 5. Anthony Amaradio (Yam); 6. Rich Taylor (Suz); 7. Kevin Crine (Kaw); 8. Brian Stone (Kaw)j 9. Carey Hart (1

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