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AMA/Chevy Trucks 250cc U.S. Motocross Series Round 4: MX33B there at the end. There were two laps left and I just said to myself, 'All right, let's go.' I was pulling away, but I bobbled and he got me." Finishing fifth overall was a somewhat-disappointed Tortelli. The Frenchman rode well but struggled with poor starts throughout the day. Tortelli completed the first lap of moto one in 20th place and charged to an eventual fifth-place finish. Tortelli's second moto didn't go quite as well. After again starting the race just inside the top 20, he worked his way up to third but went down with just a few laps to go. He remounted to finish sixth. "I crashed where you don't want to crash - on the fastest straightaway," said Tortelli. "I was too much on the front of the bike, my front end stuck in the sand and I just went over the bars. It was a big crash. I'm okay, though. Everything is good. It just happened at the wrong time." Sixth overall went to the hometown favorite Cemic's.com/PC Worldwide/Boston Celtics' John Dowd, who finished 11-4, followed by Henry, who put'in a consistent 7 -7 ride for seventh overall. Johnson was eighth overall with 10-10 moto finishes, followed in ninth by LaRocco, who finished an impressive third in the first moto, but dropped out of the second Here's a bird's-eye view of the Southwick track. moto due to pain in his recently healed wrist. Mach 1 Motorsports/ Enzo/Dubach Racing-backed Yamaha rider Craig Decker rounded out the top 10 with his 16-11 ride. Going into the fifth round at Budds Creek, Carmichael has a perfect score of 200 points, some 44 points over the second-place rider, Ferry, who has 156 points. Tortelli drops to third with 153 points, followed by Lusk, who has 140 points. Lewis is currently fifth in the standings, with 110. "It was a good race," said Carmichael. "It feels good to win here at Southwick. I love this place." CN AMA/Chevy Trucks 125cc U.S. Motocross Championship Series Round 4: MX33B By DAVEY COOMBS Just a few days after the sudden passing of his older brother, Kip, Danny Smith scored his first National victory when he went 1-5 in the 125cc class. PHOTOS BY STEVE BRUHN SOaTH~CK,MA,JaNE9 earn Blimpie/Suzuki's Danny _ Smith almost didn't race on Sunday at the Southwick Nationals in Massachusetts. Smith, 22, had been unable to sleep or even do much in the last week, let alone do any real training or practicing on his motorcycle. He wasn't sick or injured, but he was hurting. "I think I have a broken heart," Smith said. Eight days before the race, he and his family buried his older brother Kip, who was killed in a construction accident back home in Idaho when a steel beam from a ceiling fell onto him. In the days that followed the funeral on June 1, Smith struggled to focus on his own racing career and the next task at hand: the notoriously rough sand of Southwick. "I decided to just come here and 24 JUNE 19,2002' cue •• n • _ s MX338 Southwlck, Massachusetts Results: June 9. 2002 IRaund 4 of 121 250 MOTO I: I. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Tim Ferry (Vam); 3. Mike laRocco (Hon); 4. Ezra Lusk (Kew); 5. Seb8stien Tortelli (Hon); 6. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 7. Doug Henry (Yam): 8. Sean Hamblin (Suz); 9. Keith Johnson (Yam); 10. Keith Johnson (KTM): 11. John Dowd (KTM): 12. Marco Dub< (Hon); 13. Michael Brandes (Suz); 14. Paul Corpenter (Hon); 15. Bruce Stratton (Hon); 16. Craig Decker (Yam); 17. Clark Stiles (Hon): 18. Wally Sliva (Yam); 19. Demien P10tts (Hon); 20. Troy Adllms (Yam). 250 MOTO 2: I. Carmichael; 2. Ferry; 3. Lusk: 4. Dowd; 5. Lewis; 6. TortelJi; 7. Henry; 8. Voss; 9. Roy: 10. K. Johnson; 11. Decker; 12. Silve; 13. Wey; 14. Cooper; 15. EVllns; 16. Plotts; 17. Stiles; 18. Cersten; 19. Nelson; 20. Stratton. 250 O/A: 1. Carmichael; 2. Ferry; 3. Lusk; 4. Kyle Lewis; 5. Tortelli; 6. Dowd; 7. Henry; 8. Johnson; 9. LllRocco; 10. Decker; 11. Voss; 12. Hamblin; 13. Roy; 14. Silva; 15. Johnson; 16. Dube; 17. Wey; 18. Stiles; 19. Brandes; 20. Cooper; 21. Plotts: 22. Stretton; 23. Carpenter; 24. Evans; 25. Carsten: 26. Nelson; 27. Adams. AMA CHEVY TRUCKS 250cc NATIONAL C'SHIP POINTS STANDINGS (After 4 01 12 rounds): I. Ricky Carmichael (200/4 wins); 2. Tim Ferry (156): 3. Sebastien Tortelll (153); 4. Ezra Lusk (140): 5. Kyle Lewis (110): 6. John Dowd (109): 7. David Vuillemin (106): 8. Sean Hamblin (76): 9. Robbie Reynard (70): 10. Stephane Roncada (53); 11. (TIE)Paul ClIrpenter/Heath Voss (52); 13. Cr819 Decker (47): 14. Keith Johnson (38); 15. Guy Cooper (34); 16. Darcy Lange (32): 17. Keith Johnson (30): 18. (TIE)Jean·Sebastien Roy/Doug Henry (28); 20. Ryan Clark (27); 21. Clark Stiles (23): 23. Mike laRocco (20): 24. DamJen Plotts (17): 25. Dustin Nelson (16); 26. (TIE) Wally Sliva/Daryl Hurley (15); 28. Lance Smail (12); 29. (TIE) Bruce Stratton/Nathan Woods (11); 31. Marco Dube (9); 32. (TIE) Michael Brandes/B.IlIrry Carsten/Nick Wey (8); 35. Tyler Evans (6): 36. Jeremias Israel (5); 37. (TIE) James Povolny/Robbie SkaggsfTed Campbell (4); 40. Mark Wundrack (3); 41. (TIE) Gerrit Ordelman/Anthony Amaradio (2); 43. (TIE) Troy Adams/Ty Wallace (1). Upcoming Rounds: Round 5 - Budds Creek, Maryland, June 16 Round 6 - Buchanan, Michigan, July 7