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Sullivan cruised home for the win with a four-second lead over Snedegar. Grant brought his Yamaha in for a third, Madison took the fourth spot and T.J. Blake made the trip from Brandenburg, Kentucky, worth it by carding a fifth in the opening moto. The second moto was shortened due to time constraints, so the holesh\)t became critical. Sullivan put his Honda into the first corner in the lead, with Snedegar second, Grant third, Blake fourth and Shawn Tuman in fifth. Snedegar and the pack kept the pressure on Sullivan, but the Honda-mounted rider never made a mistake, leading wire to wire. "Wow, this is great!" Sullivan said afterward. "My Honda ran great. The second moto was close because Snedegar showed me a wheel going through the whoop section on the second lap. 1 kept the gas on and held on to the lead. The track today was great! My favorite part was the main straightway in front of everyone. You could get some speed." . In the 85cc (7-11) class, early favorite Shawn Clark did what he usually does, winning the opening moto ahead of the lO-rider field. But his RM80 transmission went south in the 80cc Open class, taking away any chance for a secondmoto start. "Today my RM was running good, but the transmission locked up anc! that was it," Clark said. "I have set some goals for myself this year. 1 want to win the Regionals here at Mitchell come June, and then card a top-five at Loretta's. 1 have been training hard on my BMX bike and weights." Clark's misfortune was good fortune for Lang as he went on to take the overall win in front of Brandon Hileman, Jeffrey Jennings, Ryan Koontz and Dwayne Jones. l~ From the U.S. Hare Scrambles Championship in Laughlin, Nevada to the GNC International Finals in Mosier Valley, Texas to the AMA GNCC Round #1 in Cross Keys, South Carolina - these Pro Circuit equipped riders found the podium to be very comfortable as they dominated the southern U.S. GNC International Final 1st 2nd 3rd 5th 2nd 4th 5th 2nd 3rd 2nd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 5th 2nd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 5th 1st 5th 1st 1st 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 5th 1st 1st 5th 1st 4th 5th 5th 2nd 3rd 3rd 5th 3rd 5th 4th 5th 5th 4th 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 125 Expert 125 Expert 125 Expert 125 Expert 250 Expert 250 Expert 250 Expert 125 Int. Stock 125 Int. Stock 125 Int. Modified 125 Int. Modified 250 Int. Stock 250 Int. Stock 250 Int. Stock 250 Int. Stock 250 Int. Modified 250 Int. Modified 125 Open 125 Open 125 Open 125 Open 250 Open 250 Open 125 Nov. Stock Women Women Open 12512-15 12512-15 12512-15 125 Beg. Mini 14-16 Stock Mini 14-16 Stock Mini 14-16 Mod. Mini 14-16 Mod. Mini 14-16 Mod. Mini 12-13 Stock Mini 12-13 Mod. Mini 7-16 Mini 6-8 Stock Mini 6-8 Stock Mini 6-8 Mod. Mini 6-8 Mod. Mini g- f1 Stock Mini 9-11 Mod. Mini 6-11 100cc Over 25 Nov. Over 30 Over 35 Over 40 Ernesto Fonseca Brett Racine Matt Walker Doug Parsons Keith Johnson Jason Fink Brett Racine Sean Hamblin Tyson Hadsell Bryan McGarran Sean Hamblin Bobby Bonds Beau Boynton Nathan Hale Bryan Piccirelli Bobby Bonds Beau Boynton Ivan Tedesco Travis Elliott Tyson Hadsell R.J. Thompson Bobby Bonds Jason Abbott Justin Smith Kristy Shealy Jacki Hudson Patrick Wade Ivan Tedesco Bryan McGarran R.J. Thompson Rodney Doughty Jonathan Shimp Troy Adams Jonathan Shimp Troy Adams Chad Cook Michael Chiudioni Dylan Lord Jonathan Shimp Michael Lapaglia Michael Pritchett Michael Pritchett Michael Lapaglia Nick Evennou Jimmy Keys Michael Lapaglia Jonathan Shimp Terry Goetz Tom Hudson Tom Hudson Jeff Harriott AMA Grand National Cross Country #1 1st 1st Overall 250 A Fred Andrews Jimmy Jarrett U.S. Hare Scrambles Championship 1st 125 Pro 1st 250 Pro 2nd 250 Pro 4th 250 Pro 2nd Open Pro 5th Open Pro 1st 125 Expert 1st Open Expert 4th 4-Stroke U.P. 1st 4-Stroke 2nd 0-25 Expert 1st 0-35 Expert 5th 0-35 Expert 2nd 0-48 Expert 1st 0-40 Amateur 2nd 0-40 Amateur / Dana Van Steel Erik Griffith Oakley Lehman/ Brian Brown James Summers! Shane Esposito Todd Davis/ Mark Weldey Destry Abbott! Dave Ondas Dave HameV Paul Krause Robert MarshalV Kellon Wakh/ Carl Massberg Doug Chiapuzio/ Casey Patterson Aaron Huntington/ Jason Robinson Kelley Yancey/ Matt Harper Phil Holcomb/ . Rusty Clark Don Leib/ Chris Farmer Scott Wright! Mike Allsop/ Geoff Sanborn Boyd Abbott! Rob Beggs Karl Kramer/ Rob Waite/ Ed Tripp Gary Hengeveld! Rhett Higgins Midway Motocross Mitchell, Indiana Results: March 15, 1998 so AUTO (4·8): 1. Michael McMill

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