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low line h e'd discov ered in th e sem i to wh ittle hi s wa y t hrou g h th e pack fr om t he th ird ro w to fou rt h place at th e fini sh . "We tr ied running up hig h in prac t ice an d the heat. but we just co uld n't do it , so we c ha ng ed ou r setup to ru n low in th e semi ," Johnson said . " We found a li ne t h at was di fferent tha n wh at eve ry o n e else was ru nnin g , so I was able to w in th e sem i and p ic k o ff gu ys o ne by one in the m ain. Before I kn ew it, I h ad th e leaders in sight, bu t I needed about J 5 more lap s." Ath erto n br ought h i s factory Yama ha h o m e fi fth but felt he co uld h av e do ne bett er w it h differe n t sho cks . " I bro ug ht t he wrong s h ocks - I di dn' t re alize it was a hig h bank li k e this " Athe rton said , " and we c an 't get th e ri g ht swi ngarm ang le t o ma ke it t u rn . W e 'v e b een c hasi ng t h e f ro nt end all nigh t lo ng ." Kop p fin i sh ed in six t h a n d was glad t o b e runni ng st ro ng at t he end as well as b ei ng h ealt hy . " We' ve had a t on of ba d lu c k t his yea r, so it's go od t o ge t a so lid finish on the K TM ," K o p p said . " W e w ere running strong at th e en d, and I man ag ed to k e ep m y f e e t o u t o f th e ho les. " S m i th f in i sh e d seve n th o n hi s Am e r ic a n H on da CR F 45 0R a nd added to hi s p o int lead . " I feel good abo ut t hat [inc reasing p oint l ea d ], a n d I'm g lad t h a t I 'm health y ," Smith sa id . "I' m st ill learn i ng t h es e g roove trac ks, b u t f ro m here we go t o Sac ram ento - wh ere I usuall y do p retty well - and th en Del Mar. " Pear so n 's wi n, Durell e's runne r -up placi ng and Poo v ey' s DNF shuffle th e po int sta n d i ng s sig ni fican tly . Sm ith c urre nt ly enjoys a 54- po int lead o ve r Durell e , wh o h as a tw o -p o int l e ad over Poovey , w ho is t w o a hea d of Pear so n, wh o is two ahe ad of M cC o y . Desp it e hi s D N F , Poove y refus ed t o co ncede th e cha mpionship c h ase j ust ye t. "We've go t three rou nds left," Poov ey eN said. "A nything ca n happen." Illinois Dirt, Q ualityChecked Certified Pre-owned Powercom P.rte Beaver Dam, Wisconsin Results : August 3D, 2003 (Round 6 of 9] PRO SGlS M.AIN: I . Rob Pearson (Hon); 2 . Davey DurelJe (Hen) : 3. Greg Teag ue (KTM); 4. J ake J ohn son (Ha n) : 5 . Kev in Ath erton (Ya m); 6. J oe Kapp (KT M): 7. Bryan Smith (Hon); 8 . Rich King (H-D ); 9 . J. R. Schnabel (Ya m); 10. Kenny Coo lbet h (K TM ) ; 11. Ja red Mees (Han); 12. Henry Wile s (Han); 13. Will ie McCoy ( Ho n ); 14 . Logan My ers ( He n ) : 15 . Brandon Ca rtw right (Hon); 16 . John Hlebo (Hon) ; 17. Dan Stan ley ( Hon): 18 . J erem y DeRuyter ( Ho n); 19. ----------------------- - --------------- - ------~~ - o Te rry Poovey ( Hon ) . K&N FILTERS PRO SERIES POINTS STAN DI NGS (A fter 6 of 9 even ts) : 1. B rya n Smith ( 174/1 win) ; 2. Davey DurelJe ( 120/1 win ) ; 3. Te rry Poovey ( 118/1 win ) ; 4 , Rob Pearso n ( 116 / 1 win); 5 . Willie McCoy (114 ); 6. Nick Cumm ing s ( 102) ; 7. Kenny Coo lbeth (100/1 win) : 8. (TIE) Dan Stanley (gO)/ J .R. Schnabel (90); 10 . Je t hro Hal be rt (88) ; 1 1. Ky le Rag sd a le (84) : 12. Jared Mees (80): 13. Rich King (761: 14. J oe Ko pp (72/1 wi n ) ; 15 . Log an M y ers (6 4); 16 . Greg Teag ue (62 ); 17. Jo hn Hl ebo (46 ); 1B. Henr y Wil es ( 4 4 ); 19 . Scoo te r Ve rno n ( 42) ; 20 . M er le Scherb (40) . M EMPH IS S HADES TW INS CHA LLE NGE: I . Rich Kin g ( H· D); 2. Joe Kopp ( H- D); 3. J ared Mees (H·D): 4. J.R. Schnabel (H·D ): 5. Richard Winsett (H·D): 6. W ill ie McCoy ( H· D) ; 7. Steve Beatt ie ( H oD); 8. D om ini c Bea u la c ( H · D); 9 . Ken Yod er ( H- D ); 10 . J ess Roeder ( H- D) ; 11. Je rem y DeRu yte r ( H-D ) ; 12. Jason Tyer (H- D ). o o Name Add ress City _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Stall' Phone o Z ip O rde r Date o o o Send to: 1QI.- 1L 1 IIII1.ll....,., Inc. P.O . Box 5084, Co sta M esa, CA 92628-5084 Toll Free S ubs cri p ti o n H otline (8 00) 831-2220 24-h ou r FA X Order Li ne (714) 751-6685 • E-mail: Subscribe@cycl enew s.com Upcoming Rounds: Round 7 - Sacr ament o, Cal iforni a, September 13 Rounds B-9 - Del Mar, California, October 3-4 Every w e k fo r two yea rs e (10 0 issues fo r $80 .00 ) Six mon th s seco n d class (25 issues fo r $23.00) Th is is a o o N e w Su bscriptio n Re ne w al Ple a se bi ll m e 1 paymen t of $4 5.00 llill 2 paymentsof $22 .50 Enclosed is m y ch ec k o r moncy order Cha rge m y VISA 0 Visa o _ Sign ature M C / Vi sa# YES ! Sta rt m y subsc ri pti on immecliately to Cycle News. 1 yea r/ 50 iss u es for $45.00. (can be bille d 2 m onthl y payments ) Ma s terca rd l:_~ ___________ _ _ _ __ Exp i rati on Date cue I e n e vv S • S EPT EM B ER 24 , 2003 45