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42-point lead, 124 to 82, over Kenny Coolbeth, who was absent tonight to contest the Progressive Insurance U.S. Flat Track Championship round in Hagerstown, Maryland. McCoy came fifth, with Ragsdale sixth and Jethro Halbert seventh. eN Heartland Park Topeka,Kansas Results: August 9, 2003 [Round 41 HEAT 1: I. Davey Durelle (Hon); 2. Jethro Halbert (Hon); 3. Kyle Ragsdale (Hon); 4. John Hlebo (Hon): 5. Greg Teague (KTM); 6. Will Sawhill (Hon); 7. Logan Myers (Hon); 8. Greg Sims (Hon); 9. Marc Williams (Yam); 10. Scooter Vernon (Hon); 11. Russell Marlin (Hon): 12. Brandon Laursen (Hon); 13. Steve Liberty (KTM); 14. Wade Wessels (Hon); 15, Kyle Kelley (Yam). Time: 2 min.. 27.921 sec. strom, is from the Topeka area but had moved to Fort Worth, near Poovey's home in Euless, Texas, and he was grateful to be able to win in front of his friend's hometown crowd. Durelle discovered in the first segment that heat was his enemy. "I didn't run the right tire pressure today, and they went away on me about halfway through the race, so I'm glad we had that little intermission, so then I could let my tires cool down," Durelle said. When the race restarted, he had a second chance. "I was back up to speed with Terry (Poovey), but after four, five laps I started slipping, and I was just waiting - 'Come on, get the race over with' because I knew I was going backwards. " Durelle said he'd run too little pressure, which led to overheating problems. "I think on short runs it was all right," he said. "I hadn't run these tires this long with this many laps." Still, it wasn't a bad night's work for Durelle, whose race appearances have been infrequent. "I haven't been racing much all year," he said. "To go out and get on the box - that's just awesome." The battle for third changed in the second part of the race. With Wiles and Halbert at the back of the singlefile restart, a new order prevailed with South Sound Honda's Kyle Ragsdale leading Nick Cummings and Rockwall Honda's Willie McCoy. That trio stuck together for the that, I don't know if we'd have even made it." On the final lap McCoy would lose fourth to Smith, who'd taken too long to get going. "I struggle on these tracks every time I come to them," Smith said. "I'm not as experienced on them as duration, and in the final laps they were joined by Bryan Smith. On the seventh lap, Cummings took control of the spot, then McCoy came after him with Smith pressing his case. some." "Towards the end I was trying to protect my line, because I knew them guys were behind me, and I knew if I come in low they couldn't get underneath me," Cummings said. "Willie (McCoy) got underneath me going into one on the white flag lap, and I was anxious. I wanted to get on the podium again. I haven't since Rochester, so it's been good for me." The Michigan teenager held off the others to take third, then credited Durelle with his success. "We turned the bike upside down," Cummings said. "It became incredible to ride. He (Durelle) did a little With the track changing, throttle control was paramount. The slower you went, the faster you went," Smith said, "and it just takes a long time to get that through your head." Smith started charging the final five laps, but it was too late to make the podium. "The track changed a lot, so once I got that figured out, I started going forward," he said. "It just took me half the race to get it figured out, and that wasn't the best thing to do. "I dropped all the way back to eighth at one point. Started charging the last five laps. If I'd have done that on the restart, I'd probably been top three, maybe even second." His consolation was that he left Topeka firmly in the points lead. After four of nine rounds, he has a suspension work, tuned the shock, worked the forks. If it wasn't for After his victory lap, Poovey (center) and Durelle (left) prepare for the champagne shower, while Miss Topeka (right), perhaps most suitably dressed for the occasion, exits stage right. HEAT 2: I. Bryan Smith (Hon); 2. Terry Poovey (Hon); 3. Dan Stanley (Hon); 4. Rob Pearsen (Hon); 5. Matt Wait (Yam); 6. Merle Scherb (Hon); 7. Jerad Cheney (Hon); 8. Jimmy Wood (Hen); 9. Brett Sowders (Hon); 10. Brian Lehfeldt (Hen); 1 'I. Jennifer Snyder (H-D): 12. Shaun Larkin (Hon); 13. Shawn Raggio (Hon); 14. Matt Le Blanc (Yam); 15. Jamie Thompson (Yam). Time: 2 min., 30.709 sec. HEAT 3: 1. Nate Wait (Han): 2. Jason Tyer (Hon); 3. Henry Wiles (Hon); 4. Nick Cummings (Hon); 5. Willie McCoy (Hon): 6. Shane Vance (Hen); 7. Brian Vincent (Hen); 8. Brett Pankey (Hon): 9. Nichele Cheza (Hon); to. Shane Livingston (Hon); 11. Thomas McGrane (Hen); 12. Jerry Hansen (Hon); 13. Scott Beckley (Vor). Time: 2 min.• 31.923 sec. SEMI 1: Greg Teague (KTM); 2. Jerad Cheney (Hon); 3. Scooter Vernon (Hen); 4. Brian Vincent (Hon); 5. Merle Scherb (Hon); 6. Brett Pankey (Hen); 7. Thomas Mcgrane (Hen); 8. Brian Lehfeldt (Han); 9. Will Sawhill (Hen); 10. Steve Liberty (KTM); II. Marc Williams (Yam); 12. Jerry Hansen (Hen); 13. Jennifer Snyder (H-D); 14. Matt Le Blanc (Yam): 15. Wllde Wessels (Hon). Time: 2 min.. 31.135 sec. SEMI 2: 1. Willie McCoy (Hon); 2. Logan Myers (Hon): 3. Greg Sims (Hon); 4. Matt Wait (Yam); 5. Jimmy Wood Jr. (Hon); 6. Shane Vance (Hon); 7. Nichole Cheza (Hen); 8. Brandon Laursen (Hon); 9. Brett Sowders (Hon); 10. Shane Livingston (Hon): 1'1. Shawn Raggio (Hon); 12. Shaun Larkin (Hon); 13. Russell Marlin (Hon); 14. Scott Beckley (Vor); 15. Jamie Thompsen (Yam); 16. Kyle Kelley (Yam). Time: 2 min.. 30.735 sec. SILVER CUP: I. Merle Scherb (Hon); 2. Shane Vance (Hen); 3. Brett Pankey (Hen): 4. Jimmy Weod Jr. (Hen); 5. Will Sawhill (Hon); 6. Brandan Laursen (Hen); 7. Nichele Cheza (Hen); 8. Brian Lehfeldt (Hon); 9. Thomas Mcgrane (Hon); 10. Shane Livingston (Han); 11. Brett Sewders (Han): '12. Brian Vincent (Hen); 13. Steve Liberty (KTM): 14. Jerry Hansen (Han): 15. Marc Williams (Yam); 16. Shawn Raggio (Hon); 17. Shaun Larkin (Hen). Time; 3 min .. 9.022 sec. PRO SINGLES: I. Terry Poovey (Han); 2. Davey Durelle (Hon); 3. Nick Cummings (Han); 4. Bryan Smith (Hon): 5. Willie McCoy (Hon); 6. Kyle Rl'gsdale (Hon): 7. Jethro Halbert (Hon): 8. Rob Pearson (Han); 9. Jason Tyer (Han); 10. Dan Stanley (Hon); 11. Jerad Cheney (Han); 12. Henry Wiles (Hon); 13. Logan Myers (Hon); 14. Greg Teague (KTM): 15. Jehn Hlebe (Hen); 16. Greg Sims (Hen); [7. Nate Wait (Hon): 18. Scooter Vernon (Han). Time: 7 mins., 43.867 sees. FORMULA USA PRO SINGLES C'SHIP POINTS STANDINGS (After 4 of 9 rounds): 1. Bryan Smith (124/1 win); 2. Kenny Cool beth (82); 3. Terry Poovey (BOil win); 4. Kyle Ragsdale (78); 5. Nick Cummings (72); 6. (TIE) WHile McCey (70)/J.R. Schnabel (70); 8. Jethro Halbert (66): 9. Dan Stanley (62); 10. (TIE) R;ch King/Logan Myers (54); 12. Reb Pearson (52): 13. Joe Kopp (46/1 win): 14. Davey Durelle (40); 15. Jehn Hlebe (38); 16. (TIE) Jared Mees (32)/Scooler Vernon (32): 18. Jerad Cheney (30); 19. (TIE) Br;.n Vincent (28)/Brett Landes (28). Upcoming Rounds: Round 5 - Tulsa, Oklahoma, August 23 Round 6 - Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. August 30

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