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The ne xt five ride rs, who were riding in the same order as in the first race , all leapfrogged Mald o nad o. Wa yb r ight ende d u p ta king t he overall with 2- 1 finishes. He was joined on t he po dium by Farnswo rt h (3-2) a nd Miles Daniele (4-3). Kyle Hogan had a good afte rn o on in t he 125c c ran ks. A rec e nt minicyc le gradua te , Hogan rod e a Hon d a to a swee p o f the Beginn er class . Right be hind him, o n a ne w YZ250F, was Collin Johnson , who was ma king t he mo st o f his t r ip up fr o m Ba kersfield . johnson , who was a midpack rider last fall, has bee n wo rking hard to ge t up to the fro nt; his 2-2 performance was proof that the ded ication is paying off. Kenny Branch roun ded out the to p three with a pair of third-place finishes. O ne of the largest turnouts was in the 250cc Beginne r class. Visalia's Randy Ingle rod e like anything but a newcomer en route to sweeping bot h races , which he had also done in the first half of the day. Behind him, Sam Crippen and Billy Co uch kept th ings interesting. Crippen had bee n the runner -up during the morn ing's races , but he had some firs t- t ur n tr ouble s in t he ope ning mo to at Little O kie. He was able to co me all the way back to fourt h, but Cou ch capitalized by finishing second. When the gate dr op ped for t he finale , t he batt le w as on : Cr ipp e n di d all he cou ld a nd rode ho me second , behind Ingle, but Couc h finished t hird, and his 2- 3 finishes we re go od enough fo r second overall, ahead of Crippen (4-2). In all honesty, eve ryone left looking a little worn out, but it was wort h it. In the end, it was one of those days that makes for great bench racing somewhere down the road. O nly time will te ll, but it will probably prove to have been good t raining for so me o f t he bigger spring races to come . and-r e pass, and t hen a race-long nose-to -ta ll wa r, wit h Hum phries clos ing out t he second close and e xcit ing battle in fron t. The seco nd moto t rumps, so Humphries too k ho me the 250" Inte rmediate title . Lechtenberg settled for a well-deserved seco nd ove rall. Barlow was t he best of the re st, finishing ahead o f C hris Champlin, Rickett and Matt Provost in t he final standings. R ESULTS X R/Z 50: I. Tyler Th ompson (Hon) . 50 BEG : I. Chance Sou za (KTM); 2. Tom m y Stev e ns (Lem ); 3. Elija h Oniz (KTM). 65 BEG (5.8): I. Da lton Spjut (KTM); 2. Tommy Stevens. 65 BEG (9-11 ): I . Mike Waybrigh t (Suz); 2. Riley Farns worth (KTM): 3. Miles Danie le (Kaw); 4. Kody Maldonado (Kaw): 5. Cody Ward (Suz). 65 NOV: I. jos hua D iercks (Kaw) ; 2. Jake Baer (Kaw): 3. Christian Marm o le jo (Suz): 4. Austin Burmei nt er (Kaw) . 65 OPEN (9- 11): I. Kyle w). 65 X : I. Kyle TIgert T igert (KTM); 2. Miles Danie4e (! a> e n route to a perfect six-moto sweep o n the day. O lder brother Charlie left no doubt about his read ine ss for t he up co ming Amate ur Q. Nationals, as he topped the fields in both the 12Scc and 250c c Inter mediate classes, while Jared too k a pair of wins in the Schoolboy class. Charlie foun d his toughe st compet ition in t he 2S0cc Inte rmed iat e ranks , as snow b ird Kevin Roo kstool ve ntured south from Klamat h Falls, O regon, to give him a run for his mo ney in both out ings. Rookstool appea red to have the speed, but crucial mistakes proved to be the deciding factor, as Charlie kept the Suzuki pilot at bay. Rookstool (2-2) se nled for second on w ~ Zoe Humphries won the 250ee Intermediate closs at rou nd two of Utah Sport Riders Association motocross action. www.cyclenews.com the day, and To ny She rman (3-3) rounded ou t t he top thr ee . While jared took a w ire- to-wi re victo ry in t he first Scho olboy moto , Co rey Penn ington att emp ted to play spoiler in moto tw o. Snagging the holeshot , Pennington led the IB-rider field for the first two laps, but with Jared challenging him tum to turn, the pressure finally took its toll and jar ed ma de the cru cial pass for t he ev e ntua l w in. Pe nningto n chec ked in with a st rong 2-2 on t he day for second overall, while Kyle Kent (4-3) bested Curtis Sweezey (3-4) fo r the third spot on the day. D ust in Eno c hs cam e ou t on to p o f th e Sup e r mi ni class , as se veral close ba ttl e s throu ghout the se ries wit h his longt ime rival Justin Enos came down to the final turn of moto two for the se ries championship. Enos ente red the final rou nd with a scant one-point lead ove r Enoc hs, and afte r a win in mo to o ne, Enos appea red to be headed for a win in moto two - CYCLE NEWS • MARCH 17,2004 79