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(and a lot of ground) between him and Stewart, and he closed to the Honda rider's rear wheel and started looking for a way around. Reed was generally faster in the whoops, and though he bobbled there on lap seven, he reeled him in a lap later and zapped him in the first corner of lap nine. "It's a bummer - I was just too cautious at the beginning of the race, and Bubba left me," Reed said. "That's what you get for sleeping ... Actually, I got into a little bit of a battle with my teammate [Tedesco] - something I didn't want to have to do. He was holding me up a little bit." Stewart now headed Reed by a huge margin, and with the Kawasaki rider's newfound steady riding the last couple of weeks, there appeared little chance of a change in the top two positions. Gosselaar was a strong third, followed by Smith and Tedesco, and with the exception of those last two trading places when Tedesco tripled by on lap 12, that's the way the top five would remain. As for Preston, he made a valiant charge that unfortunately went largely unnoticed. Seventeenth after one lap, he advanced four positions in the next lap, then hooked up with teammate Byrne to knock off one rider after another until they sat sixth (Preston) and seventh (Byrne) by the penultimate lap. That's where they were when the checkers flew, just ahead of KTM Red Bull's Brock Sellards, Blimpie Suzuki's Branden Jesseman (who had earlier led most of heat one) and Escondido Cycle Center's Joshua Woods. eN SlIm Boyd Stodi_m Las Vegas, Nevada Res_Its: May 4, 2002 125 EAST HEAT (6 laps, 1-9 transfer): 1. Chad Reed (Yem); 2. Branden Jessemcn (Suz); 3. JOShUll Woods (Suz): 4. Buddy Antunez (Suz); 5. Steve Boniface (KTM); 6. Chase Reed (Yam); 7. Michael Brown (Kaw); 8. Tyson Hadsell (Yam); 9. Kelly SmIth (Yam): 10. Joshua Summey (Yam): II. Robbie Horton (Hon): 12. Jeff Gibson (Yam): 13. Dllnny C8rlson (Suz): 14. Michael Byrne (Hon); 15. Scott Met> (Hon). Time: 5 min .. 35.960 sees. 125 WEST HEAT (6 laps, 1-9 transfer): 1. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Travis Eliott (Hon): 3. David Pingree (KTM); 4. Andrew Short (502); 5. Brock Sellards (KTM): 6. Danny Smith (So2): 7. Christopher Gosselallf (Hon); 8. Matt Walker (Kaw); 9. Justin Buckelew (502); 10. Craig Decker (YZlim); 11. Ivan Tedesco (Yam); 12. Keith R. Johnson (Yam); 13. Erick Vallejo (Suz); 14. Kevin Johnson (Yam): 15. Josh Demuth (Yam): 16. Casey Lytle (Yom); 17. Travis Preston (Hon); 18. Tyson Taylor (Yam): 19. Joseph Oehlhof (Yam): 20. Eric Sorby (Kaw). TIme: 5 min.. 30.550 sees. 125 LCQ (6 laps, 1ยท4 transfer): 1. Travis Preston (Hon); 2. Michael Byrne (Han); 3. Ivan Tedesco (Yom); 4. Cosey Lytle (Yam); 5. Robbie Horton (Han); 6. Keith R. Johnson (Yl2m); 7. Eric Sorby (Kaw); 8. Jeff Gibson (Yl2m); 9. Craig Decker (Yam); 10. Erick Vallejo (Suz); 11. Josh Demuth (Yam); 12. Tyson Taylor (Yam); 13. Joshua Summey (Yam); 14. Danny Carlson (Suz); 15. Kevin Johnson (Yam); 16. Scott Metz (Hon); 17. Joseph Oehlhof (Yam). Time: 3 min.. 42.720 sees. 125cc DAVE COOMBS SR. EAST/WEST SHOOTOOT (15 laps): 1. James Stewart (K.w): 2. Chad Reed (Yom); 3. Christopher Gosselaar (Hon); 4. Ivan Tedesco (Yam); 5. Danny Smith (Suz); 6. Travis Preston (Hon); 7. Michael Byrne (Hon); 8. Brock Sellards (KTM); 9. Branden Jesseman (Suz); 10. Joshua Woods (SU%): 11. David Pingree (KTM); 12. Justin Buckelew (Suz); 13. Buddy Antunez (SU%); 14. Michael Brown (Kaw); 15. Kelly Smith (Yam): 16. Casey Lytle (Yam); 17. M.1t Walker (Kaw); 18. Tyson Hadsell (Yam): 19. Chase Reed (Yern); 20. Andrew Short (Suz); 21. Steve Boniface (KTM): 22. Tr.vis Elliott (Hon). Time: 14 min., 1.180 sees. Winner's Average Lap: 56.078 sees. M.argin of Victory: 6.330 sees. WiTH SWEATBUSTER'"FACE FOAM Motocross action you can bet on. Parimutuel-horsetrack style wagers. The only Motocross sportsbook and casino on the net Pick your riders, Wager on 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or combo bets 250cc and 125cc main events Logon or call 1-800-440-5228 Open an account and be automatically entered to win a new 2003 MX bike. Licensed and regulated In Costa Rica cycle n e vv s MAY 15, 2002 13