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AMA 1 25cc Western Regional Supercross Series Round S: Rice-Eccles Stadium 16. Chad Hensley (Yllm): 17. Bryan White (Yam); 18. Rice-Eccles Stadium SlIIt Lake City, Utah Results: April 26, 2003 IRound 81 HEAT 1 (6 laps, 1-9 transfer): 1. Andrew Short (Suz): 2. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 3. Shane Bess (Suz); 4. Kevin Johnson (Yam): 5. Steve Mertens (Yam); 6. Mike Mason (Suz); 7. MichDel Sleeter (Yem); 8. Brandon Butler (Suz): 9. Daryl Hurley (Suz): 10. Massimo Bilmconcini (SUI); 11. Cassidy Anderson (Yom); 12. Ryan Abrigo (SUI); 13. Tiger Lacey (Yllm); 14. Raymond Smith (Suz); 15. Manuel Font (Hon): 16. Chad Hensley (Yam); 17. Justin Pries (YlIm); 18. Jason Murrell (Yam); 19. Billy Swapp (Su,). Race TIme: 5 min.• 29.110 sec. M.argin of Victory: 1.676 sec. HEAT 2 (6 laps, 1-9 transfer): 1. James Stewert Jr. (Kew); 2. Matt Walker (Kew); 3. Eric Sorby (Kew); 4. Billy Laninovich (KTM); 5. Josh Hansen (Vern); 6. Troy Adams (Yam); 7. Jeremy Chaussee (Yam); 8. ScOll Dov;s (Suz); 9. Jacob Martin (Yam): 10. Tommy Hllrrison (Suz); 11. Edgardo ROj85 • (Vern); 12. Adam Cini (Yam); 13. Bryan White (Y8m); 14. Jerrad Fisher (Yam): 15. Brian Edwards (Suz); 16. Jeremy Santoro (Yam); 17. Donald Wanet (Vern); 18. Ross Garcia (Hon); 19. Dllniel Blair (Yam); 20. Kris Papworth (Kaw). Race Hme: 5 miJl., 5.553 sec. Margin knee, but no one was available for comment after the race. With Walker out, though, just finishing would give Short third place in points. "It's a bad way to get third in Andrew Short (41) clinched third In the series with his fourth-place finish. Here, he's chased by two riders who had really Impressive rides in the thin air· Eric Sorby (behind Short), who got third, and Shane Bess (102), who got fifth. points like that [with Walker crashing out], but he crashed, and I guess that's what happens," Short said. want to show my love for those guys, love and thank those guys for com- "That's a part of racing. I feel for him, ing." and I know he'll be back, but at the Laninovich was happy with his ride, and he was satisfied with his progress as a whole this year, and he same time I'm really happy, and I'm really happy for my team." At that point, the top five was set. actually moved past Walker for fourth Stewart was absolutely gone out in points with his performance. "This is the last race of the year, front, and Laninovich was basically by himself in second. Sorby had an and I got my best finish; I got second, and hopefully I can do the :;ame thing excellent ride for third, and Short and rapidly improving ECC rider Shane the crowd to celebrate, and many of in Vegas," he said. "I did a lot better this year than I did last year. I was expecting more podiums this year, but this year I will take it - but next them carried him around. year I will hopefully be getting a lot Bess rounded out the top five. After the race, Stewart ran up into "I actually didn't like the risk when more." the people picked me up; they almost dropped me. So I was like, 'I better Sorby credited riding with Stewart at his house in Florida for his new- get out of here now,'" Stewart said. guys, we wouldn't be here, so I just found speed. "I have been practicing with Bubba," he said. "I was able to do the whoops like James and the rhythm In tntftc: Sorby (middle) didn't get the best of starts. Neither did sixth-place finisher Josh Hansen (right). Sometimes practicing with James is scary because he does a lot of crazy stuff, but it is good motivation too." eN "But I love the fans. Those fans are backing us up. If it wasn't for those section that had a triple-triple, too. or Victory: 10.895 sec. lCQ (4 laps, 1·4 transfer): 1. Tiger L8cey (Yam); 2. Ryan Abrlgo (Suz); 3. DlIniel Blair (Yam); 4. Edgardo Rojas (Yam); 5. Tommy Harrison (SUI); 6. Adam Cini (Yam); 7. Massimo Bianconcini (Suz); 8. Ross Garcia (Hon); 9. Cassidy Anderson (Yam): 10. Justin Pries (Yam); 11. Raymond Smith (Suz); 12. Brian Edwards (Suz); 13. Jeremy Sentoro (Yam); 14. Jerrad Fisher (Yam); 15. Donald Wanat (Vern): m 1] @~ Manuel Font (Hon); 19. Jason Murrell (Yam): 20. Billy Swapp (Suz); 21. Kris Papworth (Kaw). Race Time: 3 min., 38.815 sec. Margin of Victory: 0.837 sec. MAIN (15 laps): 1. James Stewart Jr. (Kaw); 2. Billy Laninovich (KTM); 3. Eric Sorby (Kaw): 4. Andrew Short (Suz); 5. Shllne Bess (Suz): 6. Josh Hansen (Yam); 7. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 8. Kevin Johnson (Yam); 9. Steve Mertens (Vern); 10. Tiger Lacey (Yam); II. Daryl Hurley (Suz); 12. Edgardo Rojas (Yam); 13. Jeremy Chaussee (Yllm); 14. Ryan Abrigo (Suz); 15. Scott Davis (Suz); 16. Michael Sleeter (Yam); 17. Daniel Blair (Yam); 16. M.ike Mason (Suz); 19. Brandon Butler (Suz); 20. Troy Adams (Yam); 21. Matt Walker (Kew); 22. Jacob Martin (Yam). Race Time: 13 min.. 27.121 sec. Margin of Victory: 22.046 sec. AMA 125cc WESTERN REGIONAL SUPERCROSS SERIES FINAL POINTS STANDINGS: 1. James Stewllrl Jr. (197/7 wins); 2. Travis Preston (138/1 win); 3. Andrew Short (126); 4. Billy Laninovich (123); 5. Mall Wolker (110); 6. Eric Sorby (101); 7. Chris Gosselaar (95); 8. Josh Hansen (91); 9. Danny Smith (61); 10. Tiger ~cey (68); 11. Sean Hemblin (65); 12. Steve Mertens (55); 13. David Pingree (43); 14. (TIE) Kevin Johnson/Cassidy Anderson (42); 16. Shane Bess (41); 17. Josh Woods (37); 18. Tyler Evans (33); 19. Trovis Elliott (32); 20. Troy Adams (31). Upcoming Round: 125cc EasVWest Shootout - Las Vegas, Nevada, May 3 Own Race: 125cc Shane Bess 5th Bess was stoked. "It was good, man," said ECC Suzuki's youngster. "Top-three start and right away I was a little tense, but I was like, I've got nothing to lose so I need to do this, so I just kept my head focused on the track, and I was right on Short, and he didn't get away from me at all." ~ 1] Andrew Short 4th Short was noticeably happy with his fimsh. "Third in points was my goal tomght, and all I had to do was beat Walker, and that was his goal, too," the MotoworldRacing.com Suzuki rider said. "He was just going to go for it, and I treated it like a normal race, and I can't say that I rode my own race - I actually got a little tight, and I was thinking about it all mght. It obviously showed in my rjding - I wasn't riding very good. " 1] ®® Jacob Martin 22nd ·"1 dislocated my knee on like, the eighth lap of the main," said the wincing Star Racing Oklahoman. "Somebody fell in front of me in the rhythm section, and I clipped them and kind of went off at an angle, stuck my foot down and twisted it. Jt went back into place, but they said I probably tore my ACL and my meniscus, so... Ah, it should be all right for next week." @® Josh Hansen 6th Boost Mobile/Yamaha/Troy Racing's second-generation star matched his best perfonnance. "I've been working hard, I just kind of got into kind of a first-tum scuffle with Mertens," Hansen said. "We started dead last, for sure. We hit bars pretty big coming out of the first tum, and I didn't go all the way down, and I made a good charge up toward the front and got a solid sixth. I caught Bess right there at the end, but it was kind of late to pass him." 71 f§j 71 Kevin Johnson 8th "I fmished on the lead lap: the Star Racing YZ250F pilot said. "Stewart was pretty close at the end, but I wasn't going to get lapped. I did not want to get lapped. I got a really good start . like fifth or sixth or something - and then on the first lap before one of the rhythm sections, a guy jumped into me and knocked me into neutral, and then I had to roll a couple of jumps. The past four races I've done something stupid and thrown myself on the ground, so about 10 laps into it I just calmed down and tried to finish top-10 without doing anything dumb." 7l~ Troy Adams 20th MotoXXX's Adams had a night he'd rather forget. "I crashed in the first tum, and then I made my way up to about 11th, and then I just got cross-rutted in the whoops, and it just threw me over," he said. "Before that I felt really good. I was just keeping my eye on all of the guys up front, and I saw I was catching them at a I fast pace, and I knew I could keep that pace for the whole moto." He lost his front fender in the second crash. "That's my first time doing it Iriding without a front fender], but you can see more without the front fender - I was kind of surprised. I'm going to try it out, dirt-track style," he joked. 22 MAV7,2003' cue. e n _ _ so