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AMA Dave Coombs Sr. 125cc EasUWest Shootout Sam Boyd Stadium my Own Race: 125cc ®® start prettyGosselaar Chris A bad much 5th ended Chris Gosselaar's hopes of winning the East/West Shootout, but the Amsoil/Chaparral Honda rider made the best of it. "I got like a lOth-place start and just rode around," Gosselaar said. "I was with Byrner (Michael Byrne), [Josh] Hansen and [Ivan] Tedesco, and I pumped up pretty bad. I don't know, I tried, got fifth that's better than sixthl I didn't get a very good jump; I was on the very InsJde, so I got squeezed off. The 6rst three laps was just havoc. Everyone was just slamming each other. It was pretty scary, but it was fun, though." (Above) Mlcu.1 Byrne 132) came back from a broken thumb and finished a really strong third, while Tedesco 152) grabbed second. (Below) Stewart was on fire In Vegas but _nt down In a heap starting the third lap, suffering a broken right clavicle and a conc....lon. ®® Josh Hansen 4th The YOWlg Boost Mobile/Yarnaha/Troy Racing rider just seems to be getting faster and faster every week. This time, Hansen came from seventh to finish a respectable fourth. "I didn't puD out a good start," Hansen said. "I just rode my butt off. I made it up, got right on Byrne, and I passed Brown. It was a reaDy big confidencebuilder for me. I just kind of wussed out at the end about getting Byrne, but 1settled for fourth. It's a good learning experience, and 1expect to do really good in the Nationals,. I'm stoked. I just got to get a good start." 7J0 7J Kevin Johnson 1] ®~ Billy Laninovlc:h 10th The Star Racing Yamaha rider would've Uked to have had a better start, but the younger brother of Keith R. Johnson squeaked into the top 10. "It was pretty good race," Johnson said. "I proceeded to have a pretty good battle with Sellards for a little while, and then Laninovich caught up to me. I went back and forth with him, and he ended up getting the better of me, and 1finished 10th. That was pretty much my goal tonight, and I'm pretty happy with that. I didn't do anything stupid or throw myself on the ground, so it was a good night. It's a bummer Bubba went down - it's a scary deal." 9th The Red Bull KTM rider just didn't have the best of nights. Laninovlch was forced to qualify for the main event through the LCQ after haVing crashed in his heat race. In the main, Laninovich, who had one of the last gate picks, had a poor start, rounding the 6rst lap in 15th place. He still salvaged a ninth after getting around Kevin Johnson on the 13th lap. c:1 (0)00 U C£) Brock Sellards 8th Brock Sellards' evenlog started off on a high note. The Boost Mobile/Yamaha/Troy Racing rider won his heat race and started off up front in the main event. He ran as high as fourth place before tightening up, which resulting in his crashing on the fifth lap - with a little help from Michael Byme, whom Sellards was trying to give room to when he feD. Sellards went from fourth to ninth and was able to get only oDe of those positions back before aU was said and done. that he went off on one of the triples. After that I had no idea; I thought he was still coming. I was trying my hardest 'til about lap 10. I didn't see very many people behind me, and I backed it down. You know, everybody says - I've heard Chad Reed say how easy it was [to win]. Surprisingly, I've worked so hard sometimes and have just gone backwards. Tonight, everything just seemed to click, so ... When I saw the white flag, I was so pumped. I thought, 'One more lap. I can do this easy.' This is awesome - Tedesco started off in eighth and methodically worked his way up through the pack, passing riders such as his teammate Hansen, Amsoil/ Chaparral/Honda's Gosselaar, Chevy Trucks/Pro Circuit/ Kawasaki's Brown, and Gosselaar's teammate Byrne. Tedesco eventually got around Brown, who faded back, for second on the eighth lap and held that position to the finish. "Tonight was crazy," Tedesco said. "People were wrecking all over the place. Bubba had a spectacular wreck. I hope he's all right. Tonight awesome." While Short cruised up front, there was a lot going on not too far behind him. Riders were passing each other back and forth, but the one rider who was making the best progress was Tedesco on the Boost Mobile/Yamaha/Troy Racing YZ125. we had to ride smooth and not get all crazy. I didn't get the greatest start and came through the pack and made some smart passes for second." Tedesco, however, didn't finish all that far ahead of Byrne, who came up 28 n MAY 14, 2003' cue I e e "" s 1] @~ Shane Bess 12th After having his best finish ever in. supercross the previous week at Salt Lake City, Utah, where he finished fifth, Shane Bess, on the Team ECC Suzuki, struggled a bit. "I've been sick all week, so I haven't really been able to ride since last Saturday." Bess said, "I just got a bad start, and from there it was a 15-lap struggle to stay on the bike. I wanted to stay on the bike and wanted to get through Las Vegas and stay injury free and be ready for next week. I just got the flu, and my asthma was bothering me - I wasn't myself out there. I was just trying my hardest, n.ever gave up.' 00 Bull KTM'sBoniface the main event was a short one. Boniface, along with Steve DNF For Red Steve Boniface, a few other riders, such as Erick Vallejo and Josh Summey, went down in the first tum. The crash left Boniface with a broken front-brake lever and a broken fork guard, leaving the front-brake cable to dangle in the front wheel. Boniface called it a night. ® Mike Brown 6th The Team Pro Circuit/Chevy Trucks/ Kawasaki rider was right there running up front before he faded back to sixth. He ran as high as third on the sixth lap. Brown was unavailable for comment off the race, but it appears that he just tightened up and lost the lead pace.