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SFX Motor Sports Arenacross Series Round 13: Portland Memorial Coliseum ( )0. STORY AND PHOTOS BY CLAY LIGHT PORTlAND, OR, MAR. 2-3 awasaki-mounted Brian Stone's 22nd birthday party went off with a bang at round 13 of the 15-round SFX Motor Sports Arenacross Series, as the rider from Kansas City, Missouri, notched a pair of Professionalclass wins inside the Memorial Coliseum in Portland. More importantly, Stone inched closer to what he hopes will be the series title with his Friday night 125cc win and a 250cc win on Saturday. Stone came into the round with a 17 -point lead, and he was joined by Texan Nick Metcalf in the winner's circle; Metcalf snared a 250cc win on Friday night and Saturday's 125cc victory. Metcalf darted ahead of the field at the unleashing of the 16-rider final, but his lead came and went just as quickly, as Huffman, the fastest rider through the whoop section, took control. However, Huffman didn't maintain that position long, as the former factory rider, hammered by severe arm pump, began to fade. Metcalf re-inherited the lead, though Hagseth was close behind. A large pack of riders - Californian Billy Jurevich, Stone, Chester and Washington's Jay Whipple - battled for third until Stone settled into the position for several laps, followed by Chester. Up front, Hagseth stayed within contention, but in the later stages Metcalf turned up the wick and left Hagseth to hold off Stone and Chester, whose battle went Chester's way at the finish. However, Chester suffered a horrific crash at the completion, as the top two riders had stopped to trade compliments, and Chester, still on the gas to keep Stone at bay, slammed into the duo and was badly shaken. Jurevich, Whipple, Nevada's Brian Foster, Californian Jeremy Santoro, Mike Storm and Tracy Johnson filled out the top 10. Metcalf ran out front in the 250cc final and held the point position for many laps, although the Texan's chances of a Saturday night sweep came to an abrupt end when he got cross-rutted and pitched over the bars. Stone was right there to snatch the lead after forging through the field. Chester followed Stone's drive through traffic and made a challenge for the lead on several occasions, but K 74 MARCH 21, 2001 • cue I (Above) Brian Stone was a two-elass winner at the Portland, Oregon, round of the SF)( Motor Sports Arenacross Series, winning the 25Oc:c final on Friday and the 125c:c main on Saturday. He now holds a 23-polnt lead with two rounds remaining. (RIght) Oregon's Ryan Huffman won the crowd-funded Dash For Cash on both nights, pocketing nearty $2000 for his efforts. search of what he hoped would be win number two. Metcalf built up a large lead in the process, while Hagseth and Foster battled ahead of a Stone/Chester swapfest. Foster's fine ride ended after he tangled with a lapped rider, moving both Stone and Chester up a position, and also leaving Hagseth with a clear-cut secondplace finish to Metcalf. Stone slammed the door on Chester to narrowly net third. Foster remounted quickly to salvage fifth, followed by local rider Storm, Oregonian Keith Kadell, Washington's Nick Hansen, Whipple and Johnson. The final main event of the weekend came down to a race within a race, as Chester badly needed to beat Stone to keep his title chances alive. Huffman brought the crowd to life by snatching the holeshot in the 250cc final. The Yamaha-mounted Huffman enjoyed a huge lead early on, but he again faded due to arm pump. Stone, Chester, Metcalf, Hagseth and Whipple were closely bunched in a scramble for positions, but Stone rode with pure determination and did just what he had to do to build his point lead get out front and remain there - to snare the win. Chester again rode in Stone's shadow, but the rider from Lenior, North Carolina, was agajn doomed to the second-place laurels, ahead of Metcalf and then Huffman, who posted his best performance of the weekend with a fourth-place finish after also capturing Saturday's Dash For Cash. Hagseth finished fifth· his only non-podium finish of the weekend· followed by Whipple, Foster, Greg Crater, J.R. Vielle and Hamness. eN Por1l8nd MeAlorial Colisaum PortIaad, IIngon Results: Man:h 2·3, 2001 lRound 131 • Stone had an answer for all of Chester's advances and took his first of two wins of the weekend, narrowly edging Chester at the finish. Hagseth broke free from a four-way swapfest for third to net the position, followed by Whipple and Huffman. Jurevich finished sixth, just edging a. disappointed Metcalf at the finish. Storm, Santoro, and Terry Hamness filled out the top 10. Hagseth - who, like Metcalf, was taking a break from the SFX National Series - drilled the holeshot in Saturday's 125cc final, with Metcalf and Foster in close quarters. Metcalf made a slick move to relegate Hagseth to second, while Chester was mired midpack and had a long way to go before he could catch the lead trio. Metcalf broke free of Hagseth by outjumping the rider from Onalaska, Washington, and then he set sail in n • _ s (Left) oIlm Chester (71) and Nick Metcalf (117) battle for second In Saturday's 250cc Pro final In the Portland Memorial Coliseum. Metcalf won Friday's 25OC:C: final and topped the 125cc class on Saturday. (Above) Washingtonian Brad Hagseth (14) took a break from contesting the SFX Arenacross NatIonals and finished on the podium three times In the four Pro-elass main events. Here, Hagseth battles Brian Stone (84) en route to winning Friday's 25Oc:c qualifier. Friday 125 PRO: 1. Nick Metcolf (Suz); 2. Bred Hogseth (Yam); 3. Jim Chester (Suz); 4. BriDn Stone (Kaw): 5. Billy Jurevich (Suz); 6. J. Whipple (Kow); 7. Brion Foster (Yam); 8. Jeremy Santoro (Vam); 9. Mike Storm (Hon); 10. Trecey Johnson (Yom); 11. Terry Hamness (KTM); 12. Greg Creter (Hon); 13. Matt Knesek (Hon); 14. Joe McCr.!llw (Suz); 15. Ryan Huffman (Yam); 16. Trayis Murphy (Suz). 250 PRO: 1. Brian Stone (Kew); 2. Jim Chester (Suz); 3. Brod Hogseth (Yom); 4. J. Whipple (Kow); 5. Ryon Huffmon (Yom); 6. Billy Jurevich (SUI); 7. Nick Metcolf (Suz); 8. Mike Storm (Hon); 9. Jeremy Santoro (Yam); 10. Terry Homness (Suz); 11. Greg Croter (Hon); 12. J.R. Vielle (Suz); 13. Mott Kne.ek (Hon); 14. Joe Brockway (Yam): 15. Konrad Kuest (Kow); 16. Brion Foster (Yam). JUMP-OFF: 1. Tyler rock (Hen). Saturday 125 PRO: 1. Nick Metcolf (SUI); 2. Brad Hogseth (Yom); 3. Brilln Stone (Kaw); 4. Jim Chester (Suz); 5. Brilln Foster (Yam): 6. Mike Storm (Hon); 7. Keith Kadel! (Hon); 8. Nick Hansen (Yam); 9. J. Whipple (Kaw); 10. Tracey Johnson (Yom); 11. Greg Croter (Hon); 12. Terry Hemness (KTM): 13. Matt Knesek (Hon); 14. Jeremy Santoro (Yom); 15. Jomes Hanson (Yom). 250 PRO: 1. Brian Stone (Kow); 2. Jim Chester (SUI); 3. Nick Metcalf (Suz); 4. Ryan Huffman (Yom); 5. Brod Hog.eth (Yom); 6. J. Whipple (Kew); 7. Brian Foster (Yam); 8. Greg Crater (Hon); 9. J.R. Vielle (Suz); 10. Terry Homness (Suz); 11. Nick Hansen (Yom): 12. Mon Knesek (Hon); 13. Konrad Kuest (Kaw); 14. Jeremy Santoro (Yam); 15. Joe Brockway (Yom). JOMP·OFF: 1. Mike Storm (Hon): 2. Ryan Huffman (Yam); 3. Matt Knesek (Hon); 4. Brian Foster (Yam).