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lengths, but by race's end the two of them were able to put some distance on Luke. At the finish, it was Prieto, Martinez, Luke, Pedro Valiente and Bowman. Prieto held the advantage from the start of the Middleweight Supersport race, with Martinez in hot pursuit. A little further back, Luke led the battle for third. He and Valiente swapped positions a few times until the final run, when Luke reclaimed the position. In the end, Prieto took another victory, with Martinez, Luke, Valiente and Bowman rounding off the top five. Prieto led the first lap of the Heavyweight Supersport race, with Martinez and Ashmead close behind. By lap two, Martinez was out front in the fight for the lead between the top three. As the race turned into a threerider breakaway, Luke maneuvered his way through traffic and into fourth. With just two laps to go, Prieto passed Martinez to reclaim the lead. On the last lap, the front-runners spread out from each other. Prieto held the advantage in the final run to take yet another victory. Martinez finished second, Ashmead third, Luke fourth and Robert Caraway fifth. Martinez won the Unlimited Supersport, Middleweight Superbike and Heavyweight Superbike races. He finished second in GTU, Middleweight Supersport, Heavyweight Supersport and Unlimited Grand Prix, and third in GTO. He led all six laps of Unlimited Supersport, with Ashmead in hot pursuit. At the finish, it was Martinez, Ashmead, Caraway, Jim Pihokken and Don Pepin Jr. Martinez and Prieto went to battle in Middleweight Superbike, and when Prieto crashed out of the race, Martinez was in the lead. He finished ahead of Luke, Bowman, Bobby Ludlum and Ronny Camilo. Also, Martinez led all six laps of the Heavyweight Superbike race. He finished ahead of Dierickx, Andres Perez, Caraway and John Dalton. AII\ GT LIGHTS: 1. Alfonso Rodriguez (Suz); 2. Michael Buckmire (Suz); 3. Dennis Bonneau (SUI); 4. Andrew Abel (Hon): 5. Steve Pennington (H·O). EX GT UGHTS: 1. Robert Fosher (SU2): 2. Todd Keesee (SUl); 3. Keith GaLiais (Suz); 4. John Under (Suz); 5. Dwight ~wis (Hen). AM GT(J: I. Dllrren Luck (Suz); 2. Steve Croft (Vern): 3. Chris Hunt (Yam): 4. Jeremy Haiduk (Yllm); 5. Bill Sheridzln (Yam). EX GTU: I. Shane Prieto (Suz); 2. MZlrco Martinez (SUI): 3. William Luke (Yam); 4. Pedro Valiente (Yam); 5. John-O Bowman (Suz). GP Sal: l. Shane Ernst (Hen); 2. Steve Wenner (Hen); 3. Barrett Long (Yam): 4. Roberto Corzo (Hen); 5. Mike Hidalgo (Han). L/W SPTSMN; 1. Charles Easterling (Yam); 2. Pierre Lacasse (Spo): 3. Arthur Radford (MZ); 4. Chuck Quenzler III (Yam); 5. Thomas Smith (u.v). H/W SPTSMN: I. John long (Due): 2. Leo Venega (Bue); 3. Tony Martin (Sue). L!W VINT: I. Richard Herrington (Hen); 2. Stuart Bazerman (Hen); 3. Scott Turner (Han): 4. Sakis Vasilopoulos (Hen). H/W VI NT: I. Chuck Quemler III (Yam): 2. Joe lllnza (Hen); 3. Sakis Vasilopoulos (Yam); 4. Richard Herrington (Hon); 5. Stuart Bazerman (Hon). AM U/l S/SPT: I. Jeremy Ha;duk (SU2): 2. Travis Pepin (SUI); 3. Richard Cary (SUI); 4. MllX Redondo (Suz); 5. Sven Desouza (Suz). EX U/l S/SPT: I. Marco Martine (Yam); 2. John Ashmead (Suz); 3. Robert Caraway (SUI); 4. Jim Pihokken (Suz): 5. Donald Pepin Jr. (SUI). AM M/W S/SPT: 1. Darren Luck (SUI); 2. Steve Craft (Yam); 3. Chris Hunt (Yam); 4. David Verdecchia (Yam); 5. Richard Cary (Suz). EX M/W S/SPT: 1. Shane Prieto (SUI): 2. Marco Martinez (Yam): 3. William Luke (Yam); 4. Pedro Vl.Iliente (Yern): 5. John·Q Bowman (Suz). AM L/W GP: I. Ralf Hellstrom (Hon); 2. Dennis Bonneau (Suz); 3. Andrew Abel (Hon); 4. Edwllrd Alvaredo (Suz); 5. Joseph Benn8rdi Jr. (Apr). EX L/W GP: 1. Keller King (Yam); 2. JUlin· Carlos Jurado (Yam): 3. Chris Hamilton (Hon): 4. Robert Fisher (Suz); 5. Chris Wallington (Yam). M/W SPTSMN: 1. Dwight Lewis (Hon); 2. Ben Matheson (Apr): 3. Gregory Lynch (Hon); 4. Steve Pennington (H-D); 5. Neville Hall-Reace (Apr). AM. H/W S/SPT: I. Darren Luck (Suz); 2. Steve Craft (Yam); 3. Jeremy Haiduk (Suz); 4. Travis Pepin (S02): 5. Max Redondo (S02). Robert Fisher also won three races on the weekend, finishing first in GT Lights, Lightweight Superbike and Lightweight Supersport. Todd Keesee led the first two laps of the GT Lights race after winning the holeshot, but less than halfway through lap three, the race was red-flagged. At the restart, John Linder was out front, followed by Keesee and Dwight Lewis. Fisher maneuvered his way through the field to take over the lead on the final lap. At the finish, it was Fisher, Keesee, Keith Galias, Linder and Lewis. Fisher and Keesee went to battle again in Lightweight Superbike, with Fisher holding on to the advantage at the checkers, followed by Keesee, Lewis, Galias and Justin Garvin. Fisher finished ahead of Keesee again in Lightweight Supersport. Linder, Tim Hall and Galias completed the top five. Bowman returned to racing for the first time since crashing at Daytona in October, 1999. Still recovering from his injuries, and walking with a limp, he placed in the top lOin all four of his races. He finished third in Middleweight Superbike, fifth in GTU and Middleweight Supersport, and seventh in Unlimited Grand Prix. Amateur Darren Luck was the weekend's biggest Amateur winner, with five first-place finishes. He won GTU, Middleweight Supers port, Heavyweight Supersport, Middleweight Superbike and Heavyweight Superbike. Alfonso Rodriguez was another big Amateur winner, with three victories. He won GT Lights, Lightweight Superbike and Lightweight Supersport. eN EX H/W S/SPT: 1. Shane Pr;eto (S02): 2. I'Ilsrco Martinez (Suz); 3. John Ashmead (Suz); 4. William luke (S02): 5. Robert Caraway (S02). AM SfTW: I. John Riggins (Hon); 2. Tony Martin (Bue); 3. Thomas Smith (UlV); 4. Rodolfo Bertrand (S02): 5. Robert Cole (Due). EX S/TW: 1. Andres Perez (Due); 2. John Dierickx (Due); 3. Douglas Gross (Due): 4. Tim Ouellette (Suz); 5. Douglas Gregory (Due). AM F·40: I. Donald Pepin Sr. (Suz); 2. Robert Card (Suz); 3. Stephen Maher (Yam): 4. David White (Yam): 5. Juan-Cartos Diaz (Yam). EX F·40: I. John long (Suz): 2. Javier Picon (S02): 3. Egor Emery (Kaw): 4. Pedro G;anello (Hon); 5. Joseph Bennardi (Suz). AM. l/W S/BK: I. Alfonso Rodriguez (Suz); 2. Michael Buekmire (Suz): 3. Dennis Bonneau (Suz); 4. Andrew Abel (Hon); 5. Bruee Akloka (Suz). EX l/W S/BK: I. Robert F;,her (SU2): 2. Todd Keesee (Suz); 3. Dwight Lewis (Hon); 4. Keith Galias (Suz): 5. Justin Garvin (Suz). AM M./W S/BK: I. Darren Luck (Suz); 2. Steve Craft (Yam): 3. David Verdeeehia (Yam): 4. Chris Hunt (Yam): 5. George Brady (Yam). EX M/W S/BK: 1. Marco Martinez (Yam): 2. William Luke (Yam): 3. John·O Bowman (Suz): 4. Bobby Ludlum (Hon); 5. Ronny Camllo (Yam). AM H/W S/BK: 1. Darren Luek (Suz); 2. Travis Pepin (Suz); 3. Jeremy Haiduk (Suz); 4. Max Redondo (Suz); 5. Anthony Ibarra (Kaw). EX H/W S/BK: I. Mareo Martinez (Suz): 2. John Dieriekx (Due); 3. Andres Perez (Due); 4. Robert Caraway (Suz): 5. John Dalton (Suz). AM L/W S/SPT: I. Alfonso Rodriguez (Suz): 2. Miehael Buckmire (Suz); 3. Dennis Bonneau (Suz): 4. Bruce Akloka (Suz); 5. Robert Cole (Due). EX L!W S/SPT: I. Robert F;,her (SU2): 2. Todd Keesee (Suz); 3. John Linder (Suz): 4. Tim Hall (Suz); 5. Keith Galias (Suz). S/SGL: 1. Pierre Lacasse (Spo); 2. Justin long (Hon); 3. Neville Hall·Reaee (MZ): 4. Joe Lanza (Rtx); 5. Richard Herrington (Hon). AM. M./W GP: I. Steve Craft (Yam); 2. Jeremy Haiduk (Yam); 3. David Verdecehia (Yam): 4. Chris Hunt (Yam); 5. Donald Pepin Sr. (Hon). EX M/W GP: I. Pedro Valiente (Yam): 2. Keller King (Yam): 3. Chad Simons (Suz); 4. Christopher Cummings (Yam); 5. Ronny Camilo (Yam). U/L GP: 1. Shane Prieto (Suz): 2. Marco Martinez (Yam): 3. Rick Narup (Suz): 4. John Ashmead (Suz): 5. William Luke (Suz). AMP/6FI Los Banos Top 6un Summercross Series Round 2: Los Banos Fairgrounds Hageman Quietly Guns 'em D01Nn By third spot; and Honda test rider Jeff Pestana. The seasoned veteran of the bunch, Pestana walked away with the 250cc Pro-class win earlier in the evening and was definitely a crowd favorite. Occupying the last position, Pestana, aboard a Clawson Motorsports/Pro Circuit/Motul/IRS-backed Honda, knew a good jump was crucial. "I've been off for a while with some injuries and am just getting going again," Pestana said. "I've got the track pretty much figured out, and I need to get ahead of these guys early to have a shot at it." At the drop of the flag, 125cc Intermediate speedster Robert Harold quickly moved to the front and began pulling away early on. However, this was a 15-lap race, so the fast foursome had time to reel him in, and Hageman decided to set the pace. After quickly making his way by Jurevich and Blair, and leaving Pestana even further behind, Hageman caught and passed Harold by the halfway point and looked untouchable. Hageman looked especially fast through the long whoop section and steadily began putting distance on the field. However, once Blair got through traffic, he turned it up a notch and was making ground on Hageman little by little. In fact, on the white-flag lap, Blair pulled to within JIM AND JUSTIN ENOS LOS BANOS, CA, JUNE 23 man of very few words, Harold Hageman let his Fox/FMF/ Homestead-Miami Speedway Bridgestone Tires Suzuki do the talkHomestead, Florida Results: June 24, 2001 ing as he topped a talented 12-rider AM GTO: 1. Jeremy Haiduk (Suz); 2. Travis field en route to the win in the Top Pepin (Suz); 3. David Verdecchia (Yam); 4. Greg Richards (Kaw); 5. Eric Konuk (Suz). Gun Shootout main event at round EX OTO: 1. Shane Prieto (Suz): 2. Rick Narup two of the Los Banos Top Gun Sum(Suz): 3. Marco Martinez (Suz): 4. John Ashmead (Suz); 5. William Luke (Suz). mercross Series, held at the Los .-----------------------------~cBanos Fairgrounds. Starting in the lD '" second-to-Iast position, Hageman fil made an incredible charge to the IE front and held off an equally impres(i\ :J sive charge put on by Mach 1 Motori:; sportsjThor/Swede Tech rider Daniel ~ Blair. Having made numerous main :I: events at this year's AMA Supercross Series, Blair made his first appearance at the new series and nearly walked away with the win. Despite being one of the few riders aboard a 125, Blair occupied a favorable fourth position and felt he had a good chance of winning. "I've been watching some of the other races and have my eye on some good lines," Blair said prior to the start of the event. "If I can get a good jump on some of the guys behind me, I think I can pull it off." Those behind him were Billy JureHomestead-Miami Speedway: Shane Prieto (1) leads Marco Martinez (2) through turn six vich, this year's SFX Arenacross in the Middleweight Supersport race In Homestead, Florida. 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