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son and CR-m ounted Brian Robertson . Roberts on m o ve d int o s e c o nd b efo re t h e end of the fi rst la p , as Brown started to extend his le a d out front. Thompson began to pressure Robertson but was unab le to make the pass , and the m oto ended with Brown , Thomps on a n d Rob e rts on go ing one-two-three. Brown again grabbed the holeshot in race t wo but went down halfwa y through the first lap, giving the lead to Robe rtson . Brown was not about to give up , however , and he stuck h is RM under Roberts on in a n off-ca m be r to rega in th e lea d fo r good . Ro b e rt so n bega n to tire s lig ht ly a fter the battle with Brown, and Thompson fina lly got by him o n t he uphill step -u p to ta ke over s eco nd . Mo t o t wo e nded with Thompson begi nning to close on Brown and a tired Robertson a d istant th ird. Corner is e xt reme ly po pular with the m in ibik e riders , a nd each class was well populated. Drew Field s took his Yama ha to a perfec t 1 -1 in the 50cc S haft class , and Alex Willis did likewise in the 50cc (4- 6) gro up . In t he 5 0cc (7 -8 ) cl a s s, Chandler Hawk ins sp lit moto wins with Cobra mounted Hunter Mims , with the over- all g o in g t o seco n d-mo to w in ner Ha wkins . Th e 65cc cl a s s e s were wo n with two ra ce sweeps as well , with Drew Estes topp ing t he 7- to 9- yea r-olds and Ch as e Lee topping the 65 c c ( 10 -1 1) class . Kawasaki rider Nick Jones wa s the top dog in the 8 0cc Junior wa rs , a s he won both the Pre -Teen and 85cc (7 - 1 1) c lasses . The 85cc (1 2 -13) win went to Jonatha n Do ve , and Garrett Wes t to pped t he older 85cc (1 4-15) d ivis ion. Ala ba ma' s pr emier superk id Drew Askew do m inated th e Supermini and Yo u t h 80- 125c c cl a sses , lea di n g ev ery la p a ll da y. Wit h Corne r MX be in g officiall y ce rtifie d as Vet-fr ie nd ly , the age c lasses were a lso fu ll. The el d e rly gr ou p rode ha rd a ll day and the ra c ing in the s e classes wa s intense , to sa y th e le a s t. Jeff Ell iott and Ke vin Yerbey s plit moto wins in the O ve r 25 class, with the overa ll going to Elliott . T h e O ver 30 race wa s basically a repea t of the 250cc A contest, with Lonni e Brown again besting Brian Robertson . Suzuki -mounted T ro y Miller swept the Over 35 cla ss , ahead of Mitch Smith and his CR250. Trac k bu ilder Greg Cole to ok a few m inute s off the 'dozer to sp lit m oto wins in the Over 40 class wit h fou r-st ro ke ride r Doug Thomas; Thomas ' 3- 1 tally topped Cole's 1-3 score for the ove ra ll. Th e C classes pr oved to be to ug h go ing , with inc o n s is t e n c y being a p rob lem fo r most. The 12 5 c c C win went to Ma rk S m it h w ith a 5 -1 score , over Br ia n O w e ns (4-3 ) . Honda -mou n ted J ust in G raham , h o we ve r, d id sweep b oth 2 50cc C ra c e s , topp ing Josh Aar o n (3 -3) and S m ith (2 -4) . eN 85 (1 4- 15 ): 1. Garrett West (Kew ): 2 . Cole Self (Yam ); 3. Ryan Hulsey (Ha n); 4 . Blake Null (Yam); 5 . Brett Hilyer (Yam ). S/M INI 80 ·105 ( 12·1 5) : 1. Drew Askew (Yam) : 2. Jonathan Dove (Yam) ; 3 . Keeton Light (Kaw) ; 4 . Ga rrett West (Kaw) ; 5. Bryan Milligan (Kaw). YTH 80- 125 ( 12 - 15 ): 1. Drew Askew (Yam ): 2. J ust in Te rr y (Y a m ) : 3 . Jus tin Kipk er (Ya m) : 4 . M ichael Ada ms (Yam) ; 5 . Kee ton Light ( Kaw) . 16· 24 : 1. Joey Gard ner (Suz); 2. Ma rk Sm ith ( Ha n ) : 3. Du sti n Size mo re (Y a m ) ; 4 . Brandon Jo hnson (Y am ) ; 5 . Bryan A dams (Su z). 25+ : 1. Jeff Elliott (Hon); 2. Kevin Yerbey (Han) ; 3. Brian Fowler (Yam); 4 . T roy Miller ( Suz): 5. Chris Lindsey (Hon). 30 +: 1. Lonnie Brown (S ua): 2 . Brian Robertson (Hon) ; 3 . Kenny Stowe (S uz); 4 . Troy Miller ( Suz); 5. Jeff Lowery (Suz) . 35+ : 1. Troy Miller (Suz); 2 . Mitch Smith (Han); 3 . Barry Mizzell (Yam); 4 . Robert Johnson (Yam); 5. Bubba Self (Yam). 40. : 1. Dou g Th oma s (Y a m); 2 . Greg C o le ( Ha n); 3 . B ill Patr idge (G -G ) ; 4 . Randall K ip ke r (Yam): 5. Gary Parcus (Yam) . 125 A: 1. Josh Thompson (Yam). 12 5 B: 1. Troy Mille r (Suz}. 12 5 C: 1. Ma rk Smith (Ha n); 2. Bria n O wens (Yam); 3. Aa ron Barnes (KT M); 4 . J ohn Dav idson (Suz): 5 . Dustin Sizemore (Yam). 125 0: 1. J usti n T er ry ( Ya m); 2 . Jo nat han Calloway ( Sua): 3. Trey Hoyle (Hon); 4 . David Melton (KTM): 5 . Terry Ash (Yam) . 250 A : t . Lo nni e Br own (Suz ) ; 2 . J o sh Thompson (Suz); 3 . Brian Robertson (Hon). 2 50 B: 1. Kevin Yerbey (Sua): 2 . Kenny Stone (Suz). 250 C: 1. Justin Graham (Hon); 2 . Joshua Aaron (Yam); 3 . Mark Smith (Han); 4 . Chris Lindsey (Han) ; 5. Tim Hall (Kaw) . 250 0: 1. Frank Watson (Yam); 2 . Andy Pierce ( Suz); 3 . Corey Lowery ( Suz) ; 4 . Reggie Bea rden (Han); 5 . Rodney Mullis (Hon). O PEN 2- STRK: 1. Jason Barnette (Hen): 2. Brad Abbruzu (Yam) ; 3 , Mike Blakeney (Yam); 4 . Ja son Hinton (Hon); 5 . Joseph Allred (Yam). OPEN 4-STR K: 1. Kevin Campbell (Hon): 2. Jay Way (Han) ; 3 . Stacy Chamb lee (Han) ; 4 . Brian Crane (Hon); 5. Allen Nichols (Han). 0-125 4-STRK (0- 15) : 1. Corey Byrd (Yam ): 2. Chris Hollingsworth (Hon) ; 3. Garrett Gowns (Han) . 12 5 H BBY/NOV : 1. Cor ey Lower y (S ua) : 2. Michael Vice (Kaw); 3 . Ryan Patridge ( G-G); 4 . Alan Fields (Yam ); 5 . Tim Melton (KTM ). Comer MX Parle Comer, Alabama Results: May 20, 2001 [Round 91 50 SHAFT: 1. Drew Fie lds ( Yam) : 2. Dylan W ilson (Yam ); 3 . Bransen Boffa ( Yam ); 4 . We sley Delaney (Yam ); 5 . Hunter Meeks (Yam) . 50 (4 -6 ) : 1. Alex Wil lis (Cob ); 2 . Drew Field s ( C ob); 3 . Ca mr on Byrd ( KT M ); 4 . Blake Laws on (Cob): 5. Billy Butler (KTM). 50 ( 7 · 8) : 1. Chandle r Hawkins (Pol); 2 . Hunter Mim s ( Cob) ; 3 . Kramer Jo hnson ( Cob); 4 . Dal to n Horton (Pol); 5 . Nick Barnett (Cob) . 6 5 (7-9 ) : I. Drew Estes (KTM ); 2. D.J. St. Clair (Kaw); 3. Derris Mu llis (Kaw); 4 . Chandler Hawkins (Pol ): 5. Andy Stone (Kaw ). 6 5 ( 10 - 1 1) : 1. Cha se Lee (Ka w) ; 2. Ke enan Sa nde rs ( Kaw) ; 3 . Chad Hard in (K aw) ; 4 . M yles Chamblee (K aw) ; 5. Drew Wadsworth (Kaw). PRE-TEEN 6 0-85 (7 - 11) : 1. Nick Jones (Kaw): 2 . T yler Cov ington (Su z): 3 . Cha se Lee (Kaw) ; 4 . Jesse Aaron (Yam) ; 5. Ty ler Scott (Yam) . 85 ( 7 - 1 1) : 1. N ic k Jo nes ( K a w) ; 2 . T y le r COVington ( Suz); 3 . T yl e r Sco tt ( Yam); 4 . Jesse Aa ron (Yam); 5. Chase Lee (Yam ). 85 ( 12 - 13): 1. Jonathan Dove (Yam); 2 . Bryan Milligan (Kaw ); 3 . Corey Byrd (Kaw); 4 . Da niel Eason (Yam ); 5. Chris Hollingsworth (Han). cue I e n e vv S • .JUNE 27 , 200 1 69