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AMAlEA Sports Supercross Series Presented by Speedstick Round 5: Edison Internatonal Field makes all the hard work worthwhile.. .! think I have the speed and confidence to run up there and get podiums, and with podiums will come a win." "I didn't even know I got the podium," Vuillemin said. "On the last lap, I looked over and saw Ricky and Stephane, and realized [I was third]." LaRocco recovered from his mistake to pass McGrath in a rhythm section, and Ramsey also got the former champ a couple of laps from the end. "It felt good just to race," McGrath said. "It was a confidence builder." Pastrana took seventh over Byme, with Fonseca and Lusk rounding out the top 10. eN Edison International field Aneheim, California Results: febl'll8ry 2, 2002 250 HEAT 1 (8 laps, 1-4 transfer): 1. Michael Byrne (Hon); 2. Ernesto FonseCll (Hon); 3. Mike LaRocco (Hon); 4. Kevin Windham (Suz); 5. Nathan RZimsey (Hon); 6. Travis Pestranll (SUt); 7. Hellth (Left) Nathan Ramsey (25) has been riding strong all year, and that was again the case at Anaheim UI. He'. about to get zapped here by David Vuillemin (12), but he still finished fifth on the CRF. ~1§5@@& Voss (Hon); 8. Isaiah Jt>hnson (Suz); 9. JllImes Povolny Jr. (Hon): 10. Ted Campbell (5uz): 11. Stephlme Roncada (Kaw); ]2. Ryan Terlecki (Suz); 13. Anthony Amaredio (Vern); 14. Krls Papworth (Kaw); 15. Zeb Armstrong (Yam); 16. Jeremias Israel (Hon): 17. Michael Kann (Vam): 18. Shawn Wynne (Hon); 19. Joel Nelson (Yam); 20. Kevin Townsend (Hon). T1me: 7 min., 27.40 sees. 250 HEAT 2 (8 laps. 1-4 transfer): 1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Jeremy McGrath (Yam); 3. David Vuillemin (Suz); 4. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 5. Nicholas Wey (Yom); 6. Jean-Sebastien Roy (Hon); 7. Ryan Clark (Vam): 8. Robb F10th (Hon): g. Billy Binckley (Vam): 10. Andreu Labrador (Vam): 11. Erik Anderson (Hon): 12. Ryan Dudek (KTM): 13. Daniel Blair (Yem); 14. Brian Mason (Kaw); 15. Joshua Cavanaugh (Yam); 16. Jason Wood (Hon); 17. Chris Barrett (Yam); 18. Dove Castillo (Yam); 19. Damon Huffman (Suz); 20. Kyle Lewis (Hon). Time: 7 min., 21.20 sees. 250 SEMJ 1 (6 laps, 1-5 transfer): 1. Stephene Roncede (Kaw); 2. Travis Pestnma (So2); 3. Nathan Ramsey (Hon): 4. Jtlmes Povolny Jr. (Hon)~ 5. Heath Voss (Hon); 6. Isaieh Johnson (Suz); 7. Ryan Terlecki (Suz); 8. Jeremias Isrtlel (Hon); 9. Ted Campbell (Suz): 10. Kris Papworth (Kaw); 11. Anthony Amaredio (Yam); 12. Michael Kenn (Yam); 13. Zeb Armstrong (Vam): 14. Shawn Wynne (Hon); 15, Kevin Townsend (Hon); 16. Joel Nelson (Yam). Time: 5 min., 26.15 secs. 250 SEMI 2 (6 laps, 1-5 transfer); 1. Jean· Sebtlstien Roy (Hon); 2. Nicholas Wey (Yam); 3. Ryan Clark (Yam); 4. Damon Huffman (Suz); 5. Daniel Blair (Yam); 6. Brian Mason (Kaw); 7. Billy Binckley (Yam); 8, Kyle Lewis (Hon); 9. Joshua Cavanaugh (YZlm); 10. Erik Anderson (Hon); 11. Jason Wood (Hon): 12. Ryan Dudek (KTM): 13. Andreu Labrador (Vam); 14. Robb Floth (Hon): 15. Chris Barrett (Vam); 16. Dave Castillo (Vam). Time: 5 min.• 41. 79 sees. 250 LCQ (6 laps. 1-2 transfer): 1. Kyle Lewis (Hon): 2. Isaiah Johnson (5uz); 3. Ted Campbell (Suz); 4. Zeb Armstrong (Yam); 5. Billy Binckley (Yam); 6. Kris Papworth (KllW); 7. Rylln Terlecki (5uz): 8. Brian Mason (Kaw): g. Robb Floth (Hon): 10. Anthony Amaradio (Yam): 11, Kevin Townsend (Hon): 12. Joshua Cavanaugh (Vam); 13. Michael ®f!!JtfJO!J{I;JOfJiJrtJ @O@ [J{}@J[2JD(1~ !Below) Mike LaRocco (5) survived a near-fall in the whoops to take fourth place, good enough to retain second In the points standings. 10 FEBRUARY 13, 2002' eye I • n e _ s It would be an understatement to say that the 2002 season didn't exactly start off the way either Ricky Carmichael or Jeremy McGrath expected, but the two showed they were back up to speed in the second heat race at Anaheim III, which Team Honda's Carmichael won with a time six seconds quicker than that of the heat-one winner. Perhaps equally interesting was the fact that Bud Ught Yamaha's Australian Michael Byrne (351 won the first heat I'lICe McGrath kept the Floridi- .t An8heIm III. an honest for the entire eight-lap event. After Carmichael's holeshot, McGrath hounded the champ lap after lap, gaining ground on parts of the track and losing it in a couple of others. Meanwhile, points-leader David Vuillemin was lurking in third, trying for a while to pass McGrath (and coming close) before setting back and taking notes. Carmichael held on for the win, with McGrath a popular se<:ond and VuillemJn third. Taking the heat's final transfer was Chevy Trucks Kawasaki's Ezra Lusk. Prior to that show, SaBe Suzuki's Travis Pastrana had established an early heat-one lead by passing Arnsoil/Dr. Martens Honda's Michael Byme, and the kid looked fast and smooth for several circuits (despite a swap/pogo through the whoops on one lap). At the midway point, however, Pastrana went down after the finish-line jump, handing the lead back to Byme. The Australian led to the finish, though he was challenged first by teammate Mike laRocco and then by Team Honda's Emesto Fonseca. Byrne won over the Costa Rican, with laRocco taking third. SaBe Suzuki's Kevin Windham spoiled the Honda party in the last transfer spot. "I got off to a great start," Byme said. "Hopefully, I'll get another start like that.· "There's some good racing out there," Carmichael said after his heat win. "The first heat was good, and we had a great race too. It's going to be interesting in the main." In the first semi, Chevy Trucks Kawasaki's Stephane Roncada led from start to finish, holding off Pastrana at the finish. Team Honda's Nathan Ramsey was third on the factory Honda four-stroke, with Nielsen Enterprises Honda rider James Povolny Jr. and Blackfoot Honda's Heath Voss next. "I feel 1DO-percent," Roncada said after high-flving Pastrana. "This year, I've been working so hard...I'm riding like I know how to ride." Blackfoot Honda's Jean-Sebastien Roy took his thumper to a semi-two win after an early pass on Powerhouse Yamaha's Daniel Blair. Moto XXX/DGY Yamaha's Nicholas Wey was a distant second, but well ahead of LCR Racing Yamaha's Ryan Clark. MotoworldRacing.com Suzuki's Damon Huffman was fourth in front of Blair. "The CR450 is awesome," Roy said. "It brings something new to me. It's a totally slick track, so the power works good." After a huge tum-one crash in the Last-Chance Qualifier, Moto XXX/DGY Honda's Kyle Lewis se<:ured the win over Pro Caliber Suzuki's Isaiah Johnson, who came out on top of a tight battle with Ted Campbell, the winner of the $250 Racer X Gas Card award, who said, "It will sure help for Indy."

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