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back there, and then I made a mistake and he got by me." The race started out on a completely different note, with KTM's Lafferty getting a good start and breaking into the lead in the first few tums. Lafferty led the charge for two laps, pressured the whole time by Andrews and Smith, with Raines, Watts, and Suzuki's Mike Kiedrowski right behind. Lafferty was riding well and looked to have it all under control, but though he could pass back to the front the few times Andrews challenged him, he wasn't pulling away. When the pitting started, at the start of the third lap, positions started being shuffled. Andrews came in leading, with Smith and Raines close behind, followed by Lafferty, who was starting to feel the effects of the heat, but still not backing off past fourth place. The battle for striking position behind third was being waged by Lafferty, Honda-mounted Josh McLevy and Kiedrowski. All this time, Smith was holding tightly onto second place, while Watts dropped back to ninth. Spectators questioned if Watts' bike was all right, since he had discovered a problem with his rear brake on the starting line, and rushed back to the pits to replace his whole rear-brake system, returning to the line with only 30 seconds to spare. In typical Watts fashion, however, he waited to make his move until the last lap, being officially scored in seventh place at the start of the final lap, and making the move forward through a field of rapidly overheating racers in the 80-plus-degree air. Coming through at the end of the white-flag lap, it was Andrews in the lead with Smith right on his tail, and McLevy moving into third, followed closely by Kiedrowski, Lafferty and Raines. Raines didn't seem to be showing any problems from the heat, and he easily moved forward past Lafferty and Kiedrowski, and found himself in a perfect position when Andrews went off the bridge. Smith got around Andrews' Kawasaki easily, while Raines and Watts went right over it. By this time, Andrews had scrambled back onto the bridge and picked his bike up, blocking the only line for everyone else, and bringing the rest of the pack to a screeching halt. Kiedrowski was the first across as soon as Andrews got going again but, while pushing hard to pass for his first possible podium finish this year, he smacked a log and crashed hard, only able to recover as far as fifth place. Lafferty was spent after the brief stop, finally letting Hawkins and McLevy by and having to settle for eighth. Suzuki rider Blair Bersano and Yamaha's Doug Blackwell finished up the top 10. In the new ONCC Pro points system (with no throw-away rides), Watts is in the lead with 110 points, followed by Smith with 90, Lafferty with 62, Steve Hatch with 60, Raines with 56, McLevy with 54, and Kiedrowski with 53. There were 553 riders in attendance at Big Buck, including 61 Youth riders, 238 C and specialty-class riders, and 254 A CN and B riders. Big Buell &NCC Crass Anchor, South c.ralina Results: April 8, ZOOl (Round 4 of 131 PRO & O/A: I. Rodney Smith (Suz): 2. Shane Watts (KTM); 3. Jason Raines (Yam); 4. Fred Andrews (Kaw); 5. Mike Kiedrowski (Suz); 6. Randy Hawkins (Vern); 7. JOShUli McLevy (Hon); 8. Michael Lafferty (KTM); 9. Blair Bersano (Suz); 10. Doug Blackwell (Yam). OPEN A: 1. Yonce Earl (O-G): 2. Michael Grizzle (Hus): 3. Richard Feth (Vom); 4. Dave Gunn (Hon): 5. Paul McCall (KTM). 250 A: 1. Ryan Rodgers (K.aw); 2. Jim Edmonds (KTM); 3. Rod Stuckey (Kaw); 4. Bo Bowman (Hon): 5. Ricki McAtee (KTM). 200 A: 1. Joshua Knapp (Kaw); 2. Chris Gallt (Kaw); 3. Brett Zofchak (Kaw); 4. Mike Mihalik (KTM); 5. Dustin Gibson (Suz). 4-STRK A: 1. Mike Sampson (Yam); 2. Curt Wilcox (Suz); 3. Gregory Gillilln (Yam); 4. Anthony Glosso (Vom); 5. Leroy Shook Jr. (Vam). VET A: 1. Dennis Decker (KTM): 2. Todd Morain (KTM): 3. Jeffery Hursh (Vam); 4. Richard Burbick (G-G): 5. Steve Henson (KTM). SR A: 1. Tim Shephard (Vam): 2. Keith Rodgers (Kaw); 3. Tanner England (Yam); 4. Troy S<:hlereth (Hon): 5. Tom Eschtruth (KTM). OPEN B: 1. Edward Meyer (KTM): 2. Samuel Allen (G-G): 3. Raleigh Thompson (G·G): 4. Marty Thocker (Kaw); 5. Chris Burke (Suz). Jason Raines rode his SCR Yamaha to third overall, which helped him jump to fifth in points. 250 B: 1. Dale Brown Jr. (Kew); 2. Shawn Jackson (Vom); 3. Thomas Grogg (G-G); 4. Bill Farmer (Kew); 5. Chris Buzzelli (Hon). 200 B: 1. Scott Watkins (KllW); 2. Travis Green (Kaw): 3. Bryan Henson (KTM); 4. Ben Bouwens (Vom); 5. Todd Marrow (G-G). 4-STRK 8: 1. ClIrt Pettit (Yam); 2. Michael Faulk (SUI); 3. Brylln Gumt (KTM); 4. Jeffery Hively (Vam): 5. Aaron Maior (KTM). VET B: I. Greg Elrod (Kew); 2. Frank Anello (Vom): 3. Todd Temple (KTM): 4. Jeffrey Davenport (Suz); 5. Larry Musick Jr. (Vam). SR B: 1. Robert Hudnall (YlIm); 2. Robert Pearson (KTM): 3. Randall Hillegas (Yam); 4. Mark Willman (Suz); 5. Phil Ellis (G-G). INDUSTRV: 1. Shone Nalley (Suz): 2. Chad Duvall (Yam); 3. Kevin Fields (Kew); 4. Paul Clipper (Vom): 5. Alan Randt (KTM). S/SR A: 1. Terry Meliler (Yam); 2. Jimmy Lynch (KTM): 3. Joseph Hull (Vom): 4. Terry Flynn (Hon): 5. John Thomas (G·G). 200 C: 1. Brian Howell (YllIm); 2. Scott Swindle (SU%); 3. Andrew Kendrick (KTM): 4. Roger Parker (Hon); 5. Brandon Mllxwell (Kew). 250 c: t. Darrell Hoover (Yam); 2. Jamie Smith (Suz); 3. Mark Davenport (Yam); 4. Billy Own bet (Kow): 5. Kyle Vash (Hon). OPEN C: 1. James Van (KTM); 2. Maxwell Clifford (KTM): 3. Denny Uegerot (KTM): 4. Wesley Knippenberg (Hen); 5. Mike Harris (KTM). 4-STRK C: 1. Ricky Gadbois (Vam): 2. Joseph Danjels (Suz); 3. Nakai Green (Y8m); 4. Trey Cail (Hon); 5. Troy Yarborough (Hen). VET C: 1. Dino Colaianni (KTM); 2. Todd MacDonald (Vam): 3. David Seea"'e (KTM): 4. Mark Gaither (Kaw); 5. Dan Kormos (Suz). SR C: 1. M.arvin McC8rson (Kaw); 2. Kevin Sparks (KTM); 3. Herb Coleman (KTM): 4. Gregory Armour (KTM); 5. Allen Voung (Hon). WMN: I. Suzy Moody (KTM): 2. Heidi Landon (K8W); 3. Terry Dennis (Kaw); 4. LI!lUr8 Bussing (Yam); 5. Vtrginia Parker (Yam). S/SR B/C: I. Johnny Kirby (Hon): 2. Leon Parker (Yam); 3. George Yount (Yam); 4. Doran Correll (KTM): 5. Michael Thompson (G-G). OVERALL C: J. Shane Nalley (Suz): 2. Chad Duv811 (Yam); 3. Terry Mealer (Yam); 4. Darrell Hoover (Yam); 5. Jamie Smith (Suz): 6. Jimmy Lynch (KTM): 7. Josaph Hull (Vam): 8. Mark D8venport (Yam); 9. Brian Howell (Yam); 10. James Van (KTM). MINI JR: 1. Thaddeus Duvall (Vam): 2. Koilub Russell (Suz); 3. Adam Giddings (Yam): 4. Nicholas Hughey (Kaw): 5. Tyler MacDonaid (Vam). MINI INT: 1. D.R. Atwood (Kaw): 2. Henry Bouwens (Yam); 3. Brian Guenther (Yam); 4. Allen Nutter Jr. (Yam); 5. Brad Spevock (Suz). MINI SR: 1. Chris Taylor (Kaw); 2. Brad Hensley (Kaw); 3. Robby Towery (Kaw); 4. William Johnson (Kow); 5. Matt Zeller (Hon). MINI 65: I. Cory Buttrick (KTM): 2. David Snyder (Kow): 3. Joseph Marchese (KTM): 4. Dylan Pope (KTM): 5. Lucas Towery (Kaw). GNCC NATIONAL POINTS STANDINGS (After 4 of 13 rounds): 1. Shane Watts (110/2 wins); 2. Rodney Smith (90/2); 3. Mike Lafferty (62): 4. Steve Hatch (60): 5. Jason Raines (56): 6. Joshua McLevy (54); 7. Mike Kiedrowski (53); 8. Randy Hawkins (48): 9. Robbie Jenks (46); 10. Jim Jarrett (43). (Left) Four-time National Motocross Champion Mike Kiedrowski has shown a lot of speed so far this year, but luck hasn't been on his side. He got hung up behind Andrews' bike on the water crossing and had to settle for fifth. (RIght) Multi-time and defending National Enduro Champion Mike Lafferty has been consistent in the GNCC series, and that consistency has landed him a strong, if not surprising, third in points. Upcoming Rounds: Round 5 - Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, April 22 Round 6 - Sparta, Kentucky, May 6 cucle n e _ S • APRIL 25, 2001 13

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