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AMAIChevy T r u c k s 250 c c U . S. Motocross Championship Series Round 5 : B u d d s C reek IV1X P a r k MOTO O NE Windh am sh ot from Budds Creek 's concrete starting pa d and into the ea rly lead to beg in m oto o ne . Carm ichael shadowed Windham on th e ou tsi de , followed by th e booming thumpers of Dowd , Hugh es and F e rry . La Ro c c o was s ixth, with Tortelli in close pursuit. By the e nd of the first-lap free -fora ll, Dowd had dropped to s ixth behind La Ro c c o , Fe rr y had moved around Hugh17s for th ird an d Carmichael began to pr~ssure the flying Windh am for the lead. With the battl e on between Windham and Carmicha el for the top position , Ferry looked solid in th ird , follow ed by Hughes , wh o was qu ickly drop ped, first by LaRoc co , to fifth, a nd then by Tortelli , to sixth. Reynard Modific a tio ns / Th ousa n d O a ks Yama ha ' s Robbie Rey na rd was next in seve nth, followed by Vuillemin, Dowd and Team Honda's Ezra Lusk. Right at th e halfwa y po int in th e mo to , Carmich ael attem pted to move past Windham as the pa ir rac ed side by-s ide up th e reve rse -run ve rs ion of He nry Hill, b ut th e p as s wa s to no av a il. Windham contro lled the ins ide into the next tu rn and was a ble to hold his Kawa sa ki nemesis at ba y - for the mom ent. Before the comp letio n of the lap, howev er , Ca rm icha el tried aga in, this tim e m aking the p ass st ick a nd dropping Windham into the clut ch e s of Ferry, LaRocco a nd Torte lli - in tha t order. "I felt it com ing," said Windham . "I just wasn 't rid ing m y own ra c e . With the pressu re that Ricky wa s putt ing on me, I was n't able to ride m y own lines a nd it ca used me to pu m p up." "I saw those g u y s [LaRoc co a nd Tortelli] com ing up on us and I knew tha t I needed to get by him, so I co uld try to chec k out," sa id Carmich ae l. On c e o ut in front , Carm icha e l began to immediately put time on his com petito rs as LaRo cco a nd Tort elli took turns ca rving past Ferry. Carmichael took th e moto win, followed clos ely by LaRocco in second. Tort elli was a close th ird, followed by Ferry in fourth a nd Windh a m, who rode the las t few lap s of the moto a lone, in fifth. Vuillemin finished s ixth and Lusk finished seventh. Dowd was eigh th , followed by Re yn ard in n inth . Fa s t b y Ferra c ci Hus qvarna 's Tra vis Pre s to n filled out the top 10 . MOT OTWO Windham , o nc e a ga in, c om m a nded the early lead , th is tim e followed by Hughes , LaR o cco , Pr o S o ur ce/ Thor/Pro Action 's Tommy Hofmaster a nd Carmicha e l. With clear track ahead , Wind ha m immediately began to distan ce himself from t he pa c k . Dis a s t e r s t ru c k Carmichael right away , a s the Kawasaki sp eedster we nt down and dropped to a position just within the top 20 . "The hills he re get rea lly ba d kick e rs ," said Carmi c h ael. "I h it one , it thre w m e sideway s a nd I fell. I was way back th ere. I gu ess m a yb e I was a litt le over-anxious. " La Ro c c o als o went do wn e a rly, c o m p le t ing the s e cond la p in 13 th pl a c e , ju st a fe w s po ts ah e ad o f Ca rm icha el. "I actu a lly go t two d e c ent s tarts toda y, bu t I crashed ove r th ere by th e o ld s t a rt a nd , unfo rtu n a t e ly , I dr opped wa y ba c k," sa id LaRocco. Th e u lt r a - tough Honda rid e r wou ld s pe nd th e re st of th e m o to c ha rg in g a hea d t o a remarkab le th ird -p la c e finish . O nce C a rm ich a e l a n d LaRocco we nt do wn , th e m oto be c a m e pu re p an d emo n ium , with t he tea m m an a ge rs a nd jo urn a lists in a tt e nd an c e scratch ing scores on a nything withi n re a c h in the ir a ttempts to determi ne t he eve r-c ha ngi ng overall finis hi ng scheme as th e two contend ers raced fu r io u s ly t hro ugh t h e pa ck , wi t h LaR o c c o le a d in g th e wa y by a few positio ns pe r la p. With the running order the n Wind ham , Fe rry an d Tort ell i, Win dh am wa s poised to ta ke the ov erall over F e rr y a nd Torte lli. J ust before t h e m idw a y poi nt , how e ver , Fe rry went down , dr op p ing o utside the top five and ha nd ing the ru nn e r-up po s it io n to Tortell i. "He c ra s he d just in fron t o f m e ," sa id Torte lli. "I g uess he los t the front e nd in o ne of th os e sli ppery ruts. I wa s next to him a nd ju st went by." Like LaRo c co , Carm ich a el was on fire. He c harged ag gressive ly th rough th e pa c k - 15th , 14th, l Oth , n inth - Jo hn Dowel (1 6) gets by Ryan Hug he s (1 2 0) in the se co nd mota. Dowd went on to fin ish sixth overall . 18 ..JUNE 27 . 2 001 • c u e I e n e 'IIVs before finall y settling into fifth behind Dowd with jus t a fe w laps to go . At t h is p o in t , it app ea red t h at Tortell i wou ld se cure the overall with h is 3 -2 m oto finish es , beating La Roc co 's likely 2-3 score in th e tie -bre a k e r. What no one a nt icip ate d was the d e t er m ine d effort being ma d e b y Car m icha el , who had som e how m an ag e d t o clos e t he le n g t h y ga p t o Do wd in fou rth. Some q uick m a th by t he Kaw asa ki t e am n o w ind ic at ed t ha t Ca rmi c h a e l, sho ul d h e b e a ble t o m o ve p a s t Do wd , wou ld a c t ua lly take t he ove ra ll wi n . C h ad Watt s h e ld o ut t he p it b oard , wh ich re a d ' Do wd - Ov e rall ' a nd Ricky went for it , fo rce fu lly p la ci n g h is Ka wa s ak i past Dowd on the landing of a d own hill ta bletop le a d ing to a g O-degree left-h a nded turn on the ve ry las t la p. "I h a d m y h ands full, for sure ," said Dowd . "Ric ky started com ing a t me hard . I wa s wondering what happened th er e , be c au se it seem ed like for three or four la ps , o r whatever, I saw h im back t here, bu t he was n 't really coming to o hard. I th ink they [Ka wa sa ki] m us t've fina lly fig ured it out that he neede d to ge t me , so he started charging rea lly h ard th e las t coupl e of laps . I was trying to ge t to the finish line , but I couldn't get the re qu ick en ough. " Win d ha m too k t he c o m ma ndi ng moto win, wit h nearly 20 seconds to spare. "I'm g lad tha t I was a ble to co m e b a c k a ro u nd fo r th e s e c ond m oto a n d r ide li ke I k n o w I ca n ," said Windham . Tortelli cha rge d in for second , followed by a we ll-earned third -place ride by LaR oc co. Ca rm icha el blitz ed th e c heckers for fourth - a nd the overa ll win. Dowd was fifth, followed by Ferry in s ixth . Reynard wa s seventh, Hugh es was e ight h a nd Le wis finished nint h. Vuille min rounde d out th e top 10. "Whe n my m e ch an ic , Chad , had ' Do wd - O ve ra ll' writte n o n th e pi t board , I figured it meant th ird overall - th a t I wo uld ge t o n the po dium" sa id Carmichael. "I didn 't know that he m ea nt first o v e r a ll! I expect To rte lli to ride good at Red Bud a nd I' m goi ng to do every thing I ca n to Windham (14) and Carmichael battled for much of the fi rst mota. prepare to win. Everything 's look ing good : CN Budd. Creek Budd. Creek, Maryland Results:June 17, 2001 (R ound 5 at 121 250 MOTO t: 1. Ricky Carmichael (Kaw); 2. Mike tencecc (Hon); 3 . Sebastien Tortelli (Hon) ; 4 . Tim Ferry (Yem) : 5 . Kevin Windham ( Suz); 6 . Dav id Vuillemin (Yam) ; 7. Ezra Lusk (Hon); 8. John Dowd (KTM) : 9 . John Dowd ( KTM ): 9 . Robbi e Reynard ( Yam ) ; 10 . T ra vis Presto n ( Hus) ; 11. Ste phane Roncada (Kaw); 12. Ryan Hughes (Hon) ; 13. Kevin Cringe (Han); 14. Ty Wallace (Yam); 15. Clark Stiles ( KTM); 16 . Ryan Clark ( Yam); 17. Bruce Stratton (Suz): 18. Scott Davis (Kaw); 19. Joel Dengler (Suz): 20 . Steve Andrich (Hon ) ; 2 1. Th oma s Hofmaster (Yam ); 22. Jamie Brockman (Hon); 23. Paul Carpenter (KTM); 24 . Jeremias Israel (Hon); 25. Chris Schueler (Yam ); 26 . Jason McDonald (Suz); 27 . Kris Popworth (Kaw): 28. Jeremy Cook (Yam); 29. Kyle Lewis (Yam) ; 30. Damien Plotts (Hus); 3 1. Jason Thomas (Hus); 32. Isaiah Johnson (Yam); 33 . Chris Sprenkel (Han); 34. Barry Carsten (Suz); 35 . Robbie Skaggs (Suz); 36. Aaron Dieter (Yam ) ; 37 . Pierrick Paget (Hon ); 38. Robbie Horton (Yam) ; 39. Dustin Nelson (Yam) ; 40. Scott Carter (Yam). Time of Race: 37 min., 19.140 sec. Winner's Average Lap Time: 37 min., 19.140 sec. 25 0 M.O T O 2 : 1. Ke vi n W indham (Suz) ; 2 . Sebastien Tortelli (Hon) ; 3. Mike laRocco (Hon); 4 . Ricky Carmichael (Kaw): 5. John Dowd (KTM); 6. Tim Ferry (Yam ) ; 7. Robbie Reynard ( Yam ) ; 8 . Ryan Hu ghe s ( Hon ) ; 9 . Ky le Lewis (Ya m ) ; 10 . Dav id Vuillemin (Yam); I t. Travis Preston (Hus); 12. Clark Stiles ( KTM ) ; 13. Dustin Nel son ( Yam) ; 14 . Paul Carpenter (KTM ); 15. Ja son Thomas (Hus); 16. Ty Wallace (Yam ); 17. Thomas Hofmaster ( Yam ): 18. Pierrick Paget (Hon); 19. Scott Davis (Kaw); 20. Scott Carter (Yam ); 2 1. Ryan Clark (Yam) ; 22. Stephane Roncada (Kaw); 23 . Barry Carsten (Suz) ; 24. Joel Dengler (5 02); 25. Jamie Brockman (Hon); 26. Steve Andrich (Han); 27 . Kris Papworth (Kaw); 28. Jason McDonald (SU2); 29 . Jeremy Cook (Yam) ; 30 . Chris Schueler (Yam); 31. Chris Sprenkel (Han); 32. Aaron Dieter (Yam ); 33. .Jere rnias Israel (Hon); .34. Ezra Lusk ( Han) ; 35 . Robbie Ska ggs (S uz) ; 36 . Kevin Crine (Hon); 37 . Bruce Stratton (Suz); 38. Damien Plotts (Hus); 39 . Isaiah Johnson (Yam ); 40. Robbie Horton (Yam). lime of Race: 38 min., 22.780 sec. Winner Average Lap Time: N/A 's 25 0 0 /A: 1. Ricky Carmichael (Kaw); 2. Sebastien Tortell i ( Hon) ; 3. M ik e LaRocco (Hon) ; 4. Kevin Windham (Suz); 5. Tim Ferry (Yam) ; 6. John Dowd (KTM ); 7. Robbie Reynard (Yam): B. David Vuillemin (Ya m ) ; 9 . Ryan Hughes ( Hon) ; 10 . T ravis Preston (Hus); J 1. Clark Stiles (KTM); 12. Ezra Lusk (Han); 13. Kyle Lewis (Yam) ; 14. Ty Wallace (Yam); 15. Stephane Roncada (Kaw); 16. Dustin Nelson (Yam) ; 17. Kevin Crine (Hon); lB . Paul Carpenter ( KTM) ; 19 . Jason Thomas (Hus) 20. Scott Davis (Kaw); 2 1. Ryan Clark ( Yam) ; 22 . T hom as Hofm aster (Yam) ; 23 . Bruce Stratton (Suz); 24 . Pierrick Paget (Han ): 25 . Joe l Deng ler (Suz) : 26 . Scott Carter ( Yam); 27. Steve Andrich (Hon) ; 28 . Barry Carsten (Suz); 29 . Jamie Brockman (Hon); 30. Kris Papwc rth (Kaw); 31. Jason McDonald (5 uz); 32. Jeremy Cook (Yam) ; 33 . Chris Schueler (Yam); 34 . Chris Sprenkel (Hon); 35. Aaron Dieter (Yam); 36. Jeremias Israel (Han); 37 . Robbie Skaggs (Suz) ; 38 . Demien Plotts ( Hus) ; 39 . Isaiah Johnson (Yam ); 40. Robbie Horton (Yam). AM A/CHEVY TRUCKS 250cc U.S . MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP S ERI ES POINTS STANDINGS (After 5 of 12 rounds): 1. Ricky Carmichael (205/2 wins); 2. Kevin Windham (1 92); 3 . Sebastien Tortelli ( 19 0 /l win ) ; 4 . Tim Ferr y ( 185/1 win ) ; 5 . Mi ke Les cecc ( 182 ); 6. (TIE) David Vuillemin (1 wln)/John Dowd (13 5 ); 8 . Step hane Roncad a (1 00): 9. Ryan Hughes (99) : 10. Kyle lewis (89); 11. Ezra Lusk (87 ); 12. Robbie Reynard (83 ); 13. Travis Preston (8 1): 14. Jason T homa s (49 ): 15. Paul Carpenter (3 1): 16. Dustin Nelson (28) ; 17. Joel Smets (27); 18. Anthony A maro di o (2 4 ) : 19 . (TI E) Dou g Henry / A tsut a Yoshitaka (23). Upcom ing Rounds: Round 6 - Buchanan, Michigan, July 1 Round 7 - Unadilla, New York . July 17

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