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It was all Hocking in the Saddle m an Ope n Vintag e final , as the Yam aha rider jumped out front at th e start o f th e fin al , foll ow ed by Hall , Was hington's J ason Park s, Nevada' s Ro b ert Ha n s en , O regon ' s Da na Hans en a n d Pau l Rusin at th e unleashing . By lap five, Hocking was swerv ing precariously through lapped riders and used it to hi s advantage to derail Hall's late -race c h arg e . Hall could only watch from a distance as Hocking recorded his fifth win of the series . Hall , Rusin , local ride r Tim Whi te bread and Rob er t Han sen fill ed th e top fiv e at the end of th e eight -lap final. " It was a go o d w in , " th e A&A / Kn ight Racing /Saddl eman 's-ba ck ed Hocking said fro m th e winners ' circl e, "but it ain' t over with yet. I' ve still got one m ore t o go . Hopefully , we can do ub le it up wit h a wi n in th e Open Pro ma in." Th in gs wouldn' t go Hock in g 's way in the 16 -la p Open Pro fi nal , as he didn 't get th e start he was looking for. But A nd erson did . An derson trailed Souza and J esse S an c h ez o n the opening lap , then m ad e a d ar in g m ov e to d ro p t h e Gold en State duo to the seco nd- and thi rd - plac e po sit io ns co ming out of turn tw o on the second lap. A nderson pad ded h is le ad with eac h ci rcuit of the quarter- mile oval , le av ing Souz a and Sanc hez to entertain th e crowd of 2000 wi th a whee l-to -w heel duel that would continue to the fin ish , althou gh i n th e end th e batt le would be fo r fourth and fifth . Ho cking and Car lott a w ere th e faste st through tr affic ; Ho ck in g sta rt ed off in six t h pl ace, while Ca rl otta was n 't far ahe ad o f him . Both rode inspiring races t o fini sh a dis tant seco n d a n d th i rd to th e long -g one Anderson . An derson , rid ing th e Van F ab Ra cin g /L an ph e r e Ent. /W id e Open M ot orsp ort s/ Carroll Ra c in g / O 'Br i en Ra c in g Pr odu ct s-ba ck ed Rota x , had a lar g e lea d in hi s win ah e a d of C ar l o tt a , w h o narrowl y edged Hocking a t th e fin ish t o n et second . Hoc king , Sanchez and Souza filled th e top five, wh ile Brown , Simonsen, Horban . Br i c k er a n d Jun ya K on o fill ed the top 10 . "Thi s was my kind of tra ck ," said An derson , a 16-year vete ran of dirt t rac k rac ing . "I got the start tha t I needed , and I was battle tested whe n I came in here an d felt really good doi ng it. " eN Southe rn Oregon Speedway White City. Oregon Results: August 23. 2003 (Round 61 OP EN PRO: I . Ry an A n d e r so n ; 2 . K e nn y Carlotta : 3. Rick Hocking: 4. J esse Sanchez; 5. Tony Souza: 6. Beau A . Brow n: 7. J .P. Simo nsen: 8. Rob ert Horban; 9. Kevin Bri ck er; 10. Junya Kano; I I. Mik e Besem er : 12 . Jamie Nic el y : 13. Tim Ric ketts .Jr.: 14. John Rand olph : 15 . Ti m Navarro . SA OD LEMAN OPEN V INT : 1. Rick Hock ing ; 2 . Stev e Ha ll ; 3 . Paul Ru si n ; 4 . T im W hitebrea d ; 5 . Robert Hansen ; 6 . Dale Park s; 7. Roger Ham ilt on; a. Dana Hansen; 9. Cl ifford Keith; 10. Denni s Pinheiro ; 11. Earl Watson; 12 . Monte DuBo ise . HO NDA TO P GUN 450: 1. Jeff Harsha; 2. Robert Horban; 3 . Ja mie Nicely; 4. Brent Howard; 5. J ohn Randol ph; 6. Richard Arno ld; 7. Ti m Navarro; 8. Paul Warne; 9. Brad Rudy; 10. Ken Craig; I 1. Ed Derda ; 12. Matt Pinheiro: 13. Joe Pickl e. "Chris Carr - The Prince of Peoria" ( #1 8 8) Take this unique op portun ity t o ride around the t r ack and into t he life of o ne of t he greatest racers to strap on a steal shoe. Four time G r and National ch am pion Ch r is C ar r is an am bassador fo r the sport, a fam ily ma n and a true fr iend to th e o t he r rid er s. T h is film is pack ed fu ll o f exciti ng, intoxi cating. edge o f your seat act io n from star t to fi nis h. So put on yo ur leat hers. ti ghten yo u r bol ts , sta rt yo ur televi sio n and hang on to you r handlebars as you ra ce arou nd the track at over 140 MPH! Enjoy all the cand id int ervie w s w ith Ch r is C ar r, his fam ily an d t he people behind Chris. See what C h r is C ar r me ans to the sport from t he othe r ra ce r s point o f view. Family m an, r acer, champion. C h r is C arr is # I ! 5 1 minut es fr o m Tr ident Films. VHS $2 4.95 shipping included. c ue I e n e _ S • S EPTEM BER 1 0 , 2003 43