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AMA EA Spor-ts Superc r o s s Series R o u n d 14 : T e x a s S t a d iu m 250 SEMI 1 (6 laps, 1-5 transfer) : 1. Michael Craig ( Han ); 2. James Povolny Jr . (Han) : 3. Kyle Le wis ( Yam ) ; 4 . Br ian Mas on ( KllW); 5 . Rabble SkllggS (SUI) : 6. Kyle WiII I, m s ( Yam); 7 . Ja son a Thomas ( Hus); 8. Brian Stone ( Kaw); 9 . Jeremias Israel (Hon ) ; 10 . Damon Huffman (SUI); 11. Ted Camp bell {Sua): 12. Doug Dehaan (Han) : 13. Ja son Fink (KTM): 14. .Jean-Sebestien Roy (Han); 15. Joe l Nelson (Yam); 16. Isaiah Johnson ( Yam ): 17. Dennis Owens (Kaw); 18. Bryan Piccirelli (Hon). TIme : 6 min., 24.710 5«5. 250 SEMI 2 ( 6 lap s. 1-5 trans fer) : 1. Heath Voss (Han); 2. Robbie Reyna rd (Yam) : 3. Stephane Ro nc ade ( Kaw) ; 4 . Ni colas Wey (Yam) ; 5 . Pedro Gonzales (Kaw); 6 . Travis Hodges (Han) ; 7. Jimm y Wilson ( Yam ); 8. Du stin Ne lson ( Yam) ; 9 . T yson Taylor ( Han); 10. Michae l Kann (Yam) : 11. Cory Young (vem): 12. Forrest Butler ( Hon): 13. David Ram sey ( Yam) ; 14 . Earl Ray Kephart ( Kaw); 15 . Nick Walsh (Kaw); 16. Brandon Hickman (Yam); 17. Thomas Hofmaster ( Yam) ; 18. Travis Pestrane (Suz). TIme : 6 min.• 7.830 sees. 250 Lee ( 6 la p s, 1- 2 t ra ns fer ) : 1. Ja son Thomas (Hus); 2. Demon Huffm an (Yem) : 3 . Isaiah Johnson {Yam} ; 4 . Travis Hodges ( Han) ; 5. Doug Dehaan (Han); 6. D ustin Nelson ( Yam) : 7 . Brlen St one { Kaw } : 8 . Ted Cam pbel l {Sua} : 9 . Jimmy Wilson ( Yam); 10 . Michllel Kann (Yam ) : 11. Kyle Williams (Yam): 12. Jeremias Israel (Han); 13. Tyson T aylor (Hon) ; 14. Joel Nels on (Yam) ; 15. Forrest Butl er ( Ha n) ; 16 . Nic k Wa lsh ( Ka w) ; 1? David Ramsey (Yam ) ; 18 . Brandon Hickman (Yam ) ; 19. .Iean -Sebe stten Roy (Han); 20 . Cory Young (Yllm). 25 0 M A I N ( 2 0 tep a) : I. Ri c k y Cerrnl c b ee! { K e w} : 2. Ezra Lusk ( Hon ) ; 3 . Jeremy M cGrath " T h e y kin d of wo rked on the track a little b it b efore the fi ni sh line ," F e rry sa id, "I came around there th inking it Heath Voss (2 61 had a gre at ri de In Texas, w inning his semi and placi ng sixth in the main. T im Ferry (151 zapped him for fifth . w a s li k e it was in the heat r ace, and just wash ed th e front en d o ut. After starting strong and h o ld ing o ff McGrath fo r a wh ile , Voss d idn 't fad e fa r . H e was sixth across t he line - ea s il y the h ighest-p lacing privateer of the n ig h t. Team Suzu k i's Ke v in Windham had been invo lved in the same t urn -one cr as h as La Rocco, but he did n ' t r e c o v er as well a nd fini sh e d se ve n t h. C hevy T ruck s K a w a s a k i ' s S te p ha ne Roncada was next , w it h E mig Raci ng 's M ichael B yrne - who d idn ' t appe ar to have lo st his edge - tak ing n inth and reta ining that position in th e p o ints s t a n di n g s . Motowor ldRacing .com / An swe r Yamaha ' s Damon Huffman ell!.. comp leted the top 10. 22 M AY 2 , 2 001 • cue I e Texas Stadium Irving, Telas Results: April 21, 2001 250 HEAT 1 (8 laps, 1-4 trans fer): I. .Jererny McGrath (Yam) ; 2. Mike laRocco (Hon); 3 . Tim Ferry (Yam) ; 4. Michael Byrne (Kaw): 5. Damon Huffman (Yam ); 6. Michael Crllig (He n }; 7 . Isaiah Johnson (vam) : 8 . Brian Maso n (Ka w) ; 9. Doug Dehaan (Hon) ; 10. Jason Thomas (Hus); 11. Robbie Skaggs (Suz); 12. .Jeen-Sebesne n Roy (Hon) ; 13. Kyle Lewis (Yam); 14. Ted Campbell (Suz); 15. Jeremias Israel (Hon); 16. Kyle Williams (Yam); 17. James Povelny Jr . ( Hon); 18. Brian Stone ( Kaw) ; 19 . Bryan Ptccirell i ( Ho n); 20 . Jason Fink ( KT M) ; 2 1. Jo~ 1 Nel son (Yam) ; 22. Dennis O wens (Kaw). Time: 7 min.. 52 .360 sees. 250 HEAT 2 (8 laps. 1-4 transfer): 1. Ezra Lusk ( Han); 2. Rick y Carmichae l ( Ka w); 3 . Sebastie n Tortelli (Hon); 4 . Kevin Windham (S UI): 5 . Heath Voss ( Ha n) ; 6 . N ico las We y {Yam) : 7 . Robb ie Reynard (Yam); 8. Pedro Gonzales (Kew); 9. Jimmy Wilson (Yam): 10. Travis Hodges (Hon); 11. Dustin Nelson ( Yam); 12. Tyson Taylor (Hon); 13. Michael Ke nn (Yem ); 14. Thomas Hofmaster (Yam); 15. Cory Young (Yam ) : 16 . Forrest Butler ( Han): 17. Nick Wa lsh ( Ka w) ; 16 . Bran don Hickman (Ye m) ; 19 . Travis Pastrana (Suz); 20. Stephane Rc ncede (Kew): 21. Da vld Ram sey (Ya m); 22 . Earl R y Kephart lt (Kew) . • TIme: 7 mir\:7"4 .6eO sees. n e _ s (Yam); 4 . Mike laRocco; 5. TImm y Ferry (Yam) : 6. Heath Voss ( Hon); 7 . Kevin W ind ham ( Suz) ; 8 . Stephane Ronc ede {Ka w) : 9. Michael Byrne (Kaw); 10 . Dam on Huffm an (Y am); 11. Nichola s We y (Yam); 12. Kyle Lewis (Yam) ; 13. James Pcv cln y Jr. (Han); 14 . Pedro Goneeles (Ka.,); 15. Rabb le Skaggs (Suz); 16. Jason The mes (Hus); 17. Brian Mason ( KlI w) ; 18 . M icha el C rai g ( Hon); 19 . Se basti en Tortelli (Han); 20. Robbie Reynard (Yam) . TIme: 20 min., 13. 190 sees. Winner's Average lap: 1 min.•. 659 sees. Margin of Victory: 12.84 0 sees. AMA EA SPORT S SUPER C ROS S SER IES CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (A ft er 14 of 16 rounds): 1. Ricky Cannichael (342/12 wins· ); 2. Jerem y McGrath (291 /2 wins) ; 3 . M ike Lage e eo (251): 4. Ezra Lusk (238); 5. Kevin Windham (23 1); 6. TImmy Ferry ( 179); 7. David Vuillem ln (1 35): 8. Stephane Roncada ( 134) ; 9 . Michael Byrne (1 19); 10 . Demon Huffm an (1 18); 11. Seba stien To rtelli (1 11): 12. Heath Voss (1 0?); 13. Robbie Reynard (97 ); 14. Kyl e Lewi s (95); 15. Nicho las Wey (72 ); 16. Jean-Sebastien Roy (67); 17. Casey Johnson (66) : 18. Michae l Craig (63 ); 19. Steve Lam son (56 ); 20. Nathan Ram sey (5 1). • clinched title Upcom ing Rounds: Round 15 - Salt Lake City, Utah, April 21 Final Round - Las Vegas, Nevada, May 5 The firs t 250cc heat offered a co uple surreal sig hts - one at the beginn ing and the other at the end. The form er was Mik e laRocco pull ing the holeshot, and th e latter was J erem y McGrath leap ing over race doct or J ohn Bodn er as the chec kered flag flew. Shortly after laRocco's surp risi ng strong start, the Amsoil/Dr . Martens/Journeys/Com peti ti on A ccessories rider was overtaken by Mazda Yamaha's McGra th. The two battled for much of th e race, but Mc Grath held the point to the fi nish-line double , which he cle ared as Bodner and other track officials pus hed off the crashed Honda of Bryan Piccir elli , who had pile-driven himself into the face of the land ing jump. Team Yama ha's Tim Ferry was third on his big thumper, and Emig Raci ng 's Michael Byrne also transferred directl y via a distant fourth. " laRocco beat me out of the start, which is pretty uncharacteristi c : McGrath said . "I was like , 'Woahl' I turned the comer, and he kind of bobbled a little. I ca me up besid e him , and from there on , it was ju st a little bit of a match-race ." Th e second heat was only slig htly m ore cred ible , with new 125cc East cham p Travis Pastrana snari ng the holeshot, only to over-cool the fi rst comer and slid e sideways over a bump, co mi ng to a stop and blocking much of the pack behind him. He resum ed racing near the end of the group, only to endo m oments later in the wh oop s. After riding a bit m ore with no front number plate, he pulled off the track for the night. Team Honda 's Ezra Lusk was the prim ary beneficiary, cruising to the win and thro wing in a nac -nac along the way. Carmichael to ok second after a rare non -h ol esho t and a blo ck -pass on Team Honda 's Sebastien Tortelli, who took thi rd in front of T eam Suzuki's Kev in Wi ndham. "I just thi nk tha t bad luck is something you can j ust shrug off," Lusk said . "I' ve been try ing and try ing to shrug it off, and I'm beginning to do th at. Som e other guys are ki nd of taking the luck that I've been getti ng , and I'v e ju st been tryin g to turn it into positive speed and positive attitude, and tryin g to put the th ing up fro nt." Semi one featured anoth er turn-o ne pile -up. but it was avo ided by ho leshot -taker Rob bi e Sk aggs o f T or co / Malcolm Smith Mot or sp orts. He led for two la ps be for e Pla net Honda's M icha el Craig squeezed by , and Blackfoot Mot or sport rider Doug Dehaan tripled by soon after. Craig led to the finis h, but Dehaan fell near the end , allowing teammate J am es Povolny J r. to secure the runner- up pos it ion . Mot o XXX /DGY/Atomic 22 's Kyle Lewis was third ahead of The Edge Racing's Brian Maso n and Skaggs. "I feel prett y good : said the recently injured Craig, who has the surrealis tic intenti on of competing in th is summer' s X Gam es. " I rod e one day in the last fiv e weeks ...l' rn happy to be back on a bike ." Great Lak es Aviation hero pr ivat eer Heath Vos s span ked the rest of the sem i-two entries aft er pass ing T h ou sand Oaks Y amaha / Re y na rd M od ifi ca t io n s/ Pet e ' s RV rid er Robb ie Re ynard o n l a p t w o . Chevy T ruc k s Kaw a sa k i's St ephane Ron cad a fi nishe d th ird with a h e ad a c h e f ro m a h eat-rac e cr as h , and Yam ah a o f Troy 's Ni c h o l as W eyand SI. Louis Power sp o rt s' Pedro Gonzales rounded out the top five . "Me and Robbie rid e together all t he t ime, an d we'r e really good friends " Voss said. "I told him it was going to be me first and him sec ond , and it ended up being that way ." Th e fi nal two transfer spots of the evening went to Fast by F erracci' s Jason Thomas and M otowo ridR ac ing .co m / A nsw er Yam aha' s Damo n Huffman , who fin ished 1-2, resp ectively, in t he La st Chance Qua lifier. Hu ffm an ' s t eammate Is ai ah J ohn son took the $250 Racer X Gas Ca rd p r ize as the fastest rider not to transfer.

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