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through the pack and made a charge at Tedesco late in the race. Byrne rode well all night and was one of the fastest riders in the whoops. "It was a good night for me," Byrne said. "I didn't really have any expectations coming into this weekend. I haven't raced Supercross since Atlanta nearly 10 weeks ago, and I've only ridden the [Supercross J practice track once. I've been riding motocross, getting ready for that. I was really happy tonight. I stayed out of trouble and got better as the night went on. "I had a good race with Ivan [Tedesco] late in the race: Byrne continued. "He started tripling up over the back, and he started making some time on me, and I'd catch him back in the whoops. I nearly got back on him on the last lap on the last corner. We had a good race. It was good; him and I were both injured this year, and we're both glad to be one-two for the East Coast guys." Byrne went on to explain why he was so fast in the whoops. "I really focused on the whoops," Byrne said. "I'm a tall guy, like my teammate Travis Preston - I like the whoops. My bike handled really well, and I knew that was a spot where I knew I could make time and make a pass." eN 2003 Meet Your Favorite Riders Sam Boyd Stadium las Vegas, Nevada Results: May 3, 2003 125 HEAT 1 (6 laps, 1·9 transfer): 1. Brock Sellards (Yllm); 2. IV~ln Tedesco (Yam); 3. Mike Brown (Kaw); 4. Steve Boniface (KTM): 5. Michael Byrne (Hon): 6. Kelly Smith (Yam): 7. Matthieu Lallo' (So2): 8. Hans M. Neel (KTM): 9. Ryan Mills (Hon): 10. Daryl Hurley (Suz); 11. Erick Vellejo (Yam); 12. Michael Blose (Yam); 13. Joshua Summey (Yam); 14. Tyson Hadsell (Yllm); 15. Brandon Butler (Suz): 16. Scott Metz (Suz); 17. Colt Humphrey (Yam): 18. Justin Pries (Yam); 19. Ryen White (Suz): 20. Jacob Martin (Yam). Race lime: 5 min., 36.715 sec. M.argin of Victory: 3.512 sec. 125 HEAT 2 (6 laps. t-9 transfer): I. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Eric Sorb)' (Kaw); 3. Andrew Short (Suz); 4. Joshua Hansen (Yem); 5. Kevin W. Johnson (Yam); 6. Chris Gosselaar (Han); 7. Steve Mertens (Yam): 8. Troy Adams (Yam): 9. Shane Bess (Su,): 10. Billy Laninovic:h (KTM): 11. Jeremy Chaussee (Yllm); 12. Tommy Harrison (Suz); 13. Tiger Lacey (Yam); 14. Daniel Blair (Yam): 15. Michael Sleeter (Yam); 16. Adam Cini (Yam): 17. Ross Garcia (Hon); 18. Jason Murrell (Yam); 19. Scott Davis (Suz). Race TIme: 5 min., 18.755 sec. Margin of Victory: 12.037 sec. 125 LCQ (4 laps, 1-4 transfer): Race results not available at press time. DAVE COOMBS SR. 125 EAST/WEST SHOOTQUT: 1. Andrew Short (Yam); 2. Ivan Tedesco (Yam); 3. Michael Byrne (Hon): 4. Josh Hansen (Yem); 5. Chris Gosseleer (Hon); 6. Mike Brown (Kaw); 7. Steve Mertens (Yem): 8. Brock Sellards (Yllm); 9. Billy Llminovich (KTM); 10. Kevin W. Johnson (Yam); II. Troy Adllms (Yllim); 12. Shane Bess (So2): 13. Kelly Smith (Yam): 14. Erick Vallejo (Yam): 15. Matthieu Lallo, (So2): 16. Ryan Mills (Hon): 17. Joshulli Summey (Yam); 18. Hans Neel (KTM); 19. Eric Sorby (Kaw); 20. Tiger Lacey (Yam); 21. James Stewart (Kaw); 22. Steve Boniface (Hen). Race Time: 14 min., 14.950 sec. Margin of Victory: 5.190 sec. AMA 125cc WESTERN REGIONAL SUPERCROSS SERIES FINAL POINTS STANDINGS: 1. James Stewart Jr. (197/7 wins); 2. Travis Preston (138/1 win); 3. Andrew Short (128); 4. Billy Laninovich (123): 5. Matt Walker (110): 6. Eric Sorby (101): 7. Chris Gosselaar (95); 8. Josh Hllnsen (91); 9. Danny Smith (81): 10. Toger Lacey (68): 11. Sean Hamblin (65): 12. Steve Mertens (55); 13. David Pingree (43); 14. Kevin Johnson (42): 15. Cassidy Anderson (42): 16. Shane Bess (41): 17. Josh Woods (37): 18. Tyler Evans (33): 19. Travis Elliott (32): 20. Troy Adams (31). AMA 125cc EASTERN REGIONAL SUPERCROSS SERIES FINAL POINTS STANDINGS: I. Branden Jesseman (150/3 Wins): 2. Mike Brown (143/1 win); 3. Brock Sellards (120/2 wins): 4. Kelly Smith (105): 5. Brett Metcalfe (89); 6. Steve Boniface (88); 7. Matthieu Lalloz (85); 8. Erick Vallejo (72); 9. Ryan Mills (63); 10. Ivan Tedesco (62/1 win); 11. Michael Blose (60): 12. Josh Summey (57): 13. Jeff Gibson (52): 14. Shoe Bentley (43): 15. Michael Byrne (36): 16. Tyson Hadsell (29): 17. Tommy Hormaster (25): 18. Paul Currie (18); 19. Barry Carsten (16); 20. Tom Carroll (14). Troy Adams &:. Clark Stiles: Team Yoshimura/XXX Not Pictured :l"REESTYLE EXHIBITIONBy Team Etnies 4-6]Jm "Scheduled to appear ~ ~ Chaparral Motorsports 555 50uth 'H' Street San Bernardino, CA 92410 Mill Street Exit off the 215 FWY in San Bernardino 909-889-2761 Cherry Scented Mr. Moto Wash Concentrate. Now available DIRECT from VP Racing. In Quarts, Gallons or by the Drum. DE: (302) 368·1500 IN: (812) 238·2084 CA: (909) 674·9167 TX: (210) 635·7744 GA: (706) 465·9357 c u e ' ... n e vv s MAY 14, 2003 29