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I'd learn ed m y lesson. It didn't reall y
slow me down too much."
Fa rther back ca m e Atta ck Pe rf o rma nce's Ma rk Mille r in third. Par t of a
pac k of fou r contesting thir d early in the
goi ng, Miller wa s losin g gro und in fifth
w hen he started to make his move with
abou t 10 laps to go. He se t out for Grant
Lope z, who he'd pass with about five
laps to go, holdi ng the spot for his fifth
podium of the year.
" It's a bo u t th e happi es t I'v e ever
been for third place, but I had to earn
it," sai d Miller, w ho finished fou rth in
the championship. Mill er sa id he wa s
abl e to get back a ro u nd Lopez o n th e
brakes goin g int o si x: " I go t a g ood
d rive coming around the ca ro use l left
a nd I just set him and tried to make a
good, clea n pass, and hu gged the inside
on the exit so he couldn't get ba ck by
and ma de it stick."
Lope z took fourth, then ca me Tay lor,
fo llowed by Ro b e rts . Fa rthe r ba ck
Dutch man Racing's Micha el Barnes wa s
seven t h, well in front of Colorad ans
Dani e l Turn er , on a T r i Ci ty Cycle
Yamaha , and Ricky O rla ndo, on th e
CN
Cycles of Boulder Kaw asaki.
(Above) Race winner Nicky Hayden (69) gets the jump on Michael Taylor (15) an d Mark Miller (24). Kurtis Ro berts (80) played it coo l and
ended up the Formula Xtreme Champion of 1999.
(Below) The Pro Thunder class gets ollthe line with Shawn Higbee (2) launchin g away behind Mark Ledesma (17) and David Es tok (2). The
race was won by Eric Wood (hidden).
Pike's Peak International Raceway
Fountain, Colorad o
Results: Se ptember 18, 1999
(Round 10 0110)
PIR ELLI FORMULA XTREME: 1. Nicky Hayden
(H un ); 2. Josh Ha yes (S Ul ); 3. Mar k Miller (Yam) : 4.
Gra nt Lopez (Suz ): 5. Michael Ta ylor (Kaw): 6. Ku rt is
Roberts (Ho n) : 7. Mich a el Bar nes (Ya m }: R. Daniel
Turner (Yam ); 9. Rick v Orlando (Kaw ): 10. Dean Mrzd a l
(suz); 11. Doug Vic ker y (Yam); 12. Oint Bro tz (Yam );
13. Johnn y Page (Ya m) ; 14. Molrtin Sim s (Ya rn ): 15.
Jus tin Sa vage (Suz) : l b. Russell Strobridge (Kaw ): 17.
[a m e s kS ~l'n (5u 1:) ; IR. Pau l l-I.lrH'1I (Ya m ); 19 . Er ic
Hau ge (Suz ); 20. Rad G reaves (Suz) ; 21. Bryan Ch L~!>Ct
(Kaw) : 22. Thomas Monta no IDuC> 23. Jordan Szo ke
;
(Hon); 24. Cory Andrews (Suz ); 25. M.u l Iunge ( Ka .....;
)
26. Shawn Higbee (Bue).
T im e: 27 min., 26.046 Sl'C.
Dis tan ce: 2Ylaps , 38.135 m ilt'S.
Ave rage S peed: 83.374 mph .
Maq;in of Victory: 1 .559 ~.
P I RELLI FO R MU LA XT REME C 'SH IP PO INT
STANDINGS (Af ter 10 o f 10 ro unds) : I. Kurtis Roberts
(298/3 wi ns); 2. Nic ky Ha yd en (280/7); 3. Josh Ha yes
(253); 4. Mark Miller (241); 5. Crant Lopez (231); n. Rad
Greaves ( 65); 7. Steve G rigg (62); 8. Clint Brut7.( 48);
9. Takahito Mori (140) ; 10 . Pa u l H.u r£>1I (33) ; 11.
Micha l'! B arnes (120); 12. Mikt"Su lli'.. n (112); 13. Ch uck
a
G raves (107); 14 . Joh nn y Pa g e (82); 15. (T IE ) Co ry
Ca ll /Chri.. Vm·l ke r (RO); 17. Dc an M izd al (74); 18.
[ordan Szok...' (72); 19. Devin Battley (651; 20.