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AMAIChevy Trucks 125cc U.S. Motocross Championship Series Round 10: Spring Creek Motocross Park Chad Reed (103) and James Stewart Jr. (259) were this close for much of the first 125ec moto. Stewart thought better of the risks he was taking and let the Australian go. year, was showing signs of his old self in the second moto. Langston got away second but just didn't quite have the speed to keep up with Stewart, but he did have enough to keep Reed at bay for most of the race. But with just a few laps left to go, bad luck, once again, came crashing down on the South African. While being heavily pursued by Reed, "I felt pretty good," Reed said, "and I really wanted to win." The second moto went much easier for Stewart, who returned to his winning ways. He again took the holeshot, while Reed got off to a fourth-place start, and by the time Reed worked his way into second late in the race, Stewart had long since checked out. The only problems Stewart ran into all race were lappers. "I came out in the second moto and got a good start, and I think Chad was sixth or seventh," Stewart said. "I got out front, but with about six laps to go some of the lappers started jacking me up. They acted like they wanted to race me. I think I got passed by Barry Carsten. He ran me off the track. "We made some changes between motos with the front end, and things worked out a lot better this time," Stewart added. Reed ended up spending the whole race dicing with Red Bull KTM's Grant Langston for second. Langston, who finished the first moto in sixth and was racing for the first time since suffering a knee injury earlier in the Stewart came back from placing runner-up in moto one to dominate moto two. He now has a 94-point lead oyer Reed with only 100 points left to be eamed. 14 AUGUST 28, 2002' cue I _ n _ VIr S Langston suddenly went down in one of the faster sections of the track and was slow in getting back to his feet. Langston tried to get back on the bike and ride out the moto, but he was in too much pain to continue. "I'm not sure what happened," Langston said. "I hit the ground pretty hard and hurt everywhere. Fortunately, I didn't hurt my knee; I hurt more around my ribs, my stomach and my chest, they hurt pretty bad. And I hurt my shoulder. "I was pretty happy with my riding," Langston added. "I haven't ridden in a long time. The first race was all right; it could've been a little better, but I thought my second moto was pretty good. It's just unfortunate the way it turned out." Finishing third overall was Langston's teammate Brock Sellards, who was also back on the track after suffering physical problems. But Sellards didn't look like he had missed a beat, holding down third the whole first moto and finishing a strong fourth in the second moto. "After Glen Helen [the first round], I found out I had this virus that was making me tired," Sellards said. "I would usually finish in the top five in the first moto but would get tired in the second moto. I had so many races in a row I didn't have the chance to recover. After Washougal, I took some time off, went to California, had a little fun and went to the mountains with Danny Smith. I got back into the schedule back home and started feeling comfortable. Finally, I started feeling 100 percent on the bike and started getting ready for this race. As far as the virus, it's completely gone now; it's just a matter now of getting back into shape." Matt Walker finished right behind Sellards in the overall results, after putting in a couple of strong motos, but his second outing was his best. After starting off the first moto in 15th and finishing seventh, Walker blasted off the start gate in the second moto