Juan Han uel (Kaw). 115 OPEN, I. J" Shandy (Yom); 2.
Chri s Conen (Hon) ; J . Tyter Han coc k (KTM); ... [e rred
Slayton (Hon); S. Cod y Waggone r (Yam). 2 50 BEG: I.
Landon Rcusetl (Hon); 2. Danny O liver (Ya
m); 1. Michael
UngIey (Yam) "t. James McGuire (Hon) . 1 50 NOV: I. Tee
;
Hebe rt (Hon); 2. Man: Gullotta (Hon); J . Jerem y Harper
(Yam); 1. JilYLedet (Y
am): S. Allan Sherer (Hon) . 250 EX: I.
Coy Ho bgood (Hon); 2. Ro ge r Thaye r (Ho n); 3. Adam
Hancock (KTN ); -4 Josh FUIT (Yam); S. .terry Burton (Suz).
.
1 50 OPEN: I. Wry Hayes (Hon) ; 2. KevinSimmons (Yam)
;
3. Corey A1tuin (Hon ); lie _
(12+), I. T..-.h Gieger (Hon) ; 2. """"" _
(Kaw );
J. T"", C (Kaw ).
AMA FMF/Honda of Houstan Winter Racing Series
Final Round: Lake Whitney MX Park
Tomac Atomic at
Winter Finalel
By KAT SPANN AND THE BECKSTER
WHITNEY, TX, FEB. 21·22
Ame rican Suzuki/Troy Lee/Oakley/ Renthal/
MMaxima-sponsored Eli Tomac of Colorado
topped the charts at Lake Whitney Motocross
Park , winning the 6Scc ( 10- 11), 6Scc O pe n,
es cc (7- 11) and 65cc Supermini events. More
than a tho usand entered riders were on hand to
combine the final round of the AMA Honda of
Ho usto n/ FMF Winter Racing Series with the
Lake Wh itne y season opener. With t he AMA
Spring Class ic less than three weeks away, it
was obvious that seat time was the sellingticket
for this event , as heavy hitters from across the
nation converged on central Texas.
Arlingt o n's Danie l Gazel ka and Q uinlin's
Parker Fleming were the onty two ride rs in the
four-race series who even got close to a perfect
score. Gazelka came to Whit ne y with a full
count of 90 points, but a second-place finish in
the 2SOcc Beginner class at the final round only
netted him 115 out of 120 possible po ints .
Flem ing arrived with 85 points. having won the
5 Ic c (4 -6) ev e nts at Free sto ne an d Village
Cre ek and placed sec ond at Four Sta tes . His
w in at Whit ney added 30 more points to his
win column , and he ended the series with I 15
po ints. The onty other rider to come close to
t he se two was D&S Kawa sak i/Pro
C lean/T ho r/Wise co's Tar yn C ov ing ton o f
Magnolia, Arkansas; she tried to hold on to her
se ries sweep going into the final roun d, having
won the first three, but a th ird-place overa ll in
the final race awarded her with I I I po ints
when all was said and done .
Eli Tomac matched wits with O hio's Shawn
Rife in several classes. Tomac bested the 6Scc
(10- 11) and e s cc (7- 11) classes , w ith fo ur
st raight mo ta wins. Tomac and Rife swapp ed
moto wins in the 6Scc (7- 1 I) O pe n con test,
wit h Tomac 's 2- 1 punch taking the win over
Rife' s 1-2 finishes . Tomac took the win in
Sunday 's 6Scc Supermini with a 1-3 score to
Rife's 10-1 tally though Rife still pulled off fifth
,
overall. Rife ( 1-2) capt ured t he overall win in
Saturday's 6Scc Supe rmini event, wit h Tomac
( 1-2) second .
New Mexico's Jason Anderson nabbed the
hol eshot in Saturday 's first 6Scc Supe rm ini
mo to , with Rife in his wake. Rife caught the
wave and passed Anderson on the first lap and
held the lead to the finish. China Springs' Dylan
Pe mberton gat e d seco nd, fo llowe d by
Mansfield's Zeb Smith, Arizona's Cod y Thomas
and Mid lan d' s Rusty Potter. Sm ith ca ught
Pem be rton in the tower sweeper and moved
into seco nd, but by t he n Rife was long gone.
Thomas lost fourth when he went down in the
bowl sweeper alongside the starting-line area .
86
By the time he remounted, the majority of the
class had passed. Thomas fell again in the next
tum ; it just wasn't his day. Smith miscued on lap
three, and Pemberton, Eppers, Cole Martinez
and Tomac all passed him.
Ar izona's Mar tinez got the moto -two
holeshot , with Pemberton close beh ind. Tomac
too k the lead and set the pace. Rife passed
Mart inez for second on the last lap, which was
good enough for the overall. Smith followed in
fourth , with Smith fifth.
Ryan Terlecki tapped the 125cc, 250« and Over 25 Pro classes
at the second round of the CMC Golden State Nationals,
Pacific Northwest Region.
lAKEWHITNEY MX PARK
WHITNEY, TEXAS
RESULTS: FEBRUARY21 -221RoUND 4 OF 4)
5 1 (4 -6) STK: I. Parke r Flem ing (Co b); 2. Payton
Turbyfill (Cob); J . Shelby Peterson (KTM 4. Dillo n lewis
);
(KTH) ; S. Tate Ch ism (KT H) . 5 1 (7. 8) STK : I. Tro y
Gra'funder ( KT M); 2. Cade Moo re (Co b) ; 3. Joshua
C. n w right (Cob) ; 4. S h~w n Hurst II (Cob); S. Michae l
G.rb nd (KTH). 5 1 (4 -8) OPEN ST K.: I. C~de Moo re
(Cob); 2. T...,. GnIIunde< (KTM); J. Hunter F.,...".,. (Cob) :
4. Joohuo Conwright (Cob) ; 5. HiSmith (Hon) ; 4 . Gde (Suz); 3. Joohuo Gran. (Hon) ; 4. Cody
Dickey (Kaw); S. Brian Murphy (Y
am). 125 B: I. M.artin
Davalos (Suz); 2. Ryan Grantom (Suz); J . Dennis Jonon
(Kaw); 4. Hi.Md Jenoen (Yom); 5 . Chance Won-eII (Hon) . 250
C, I. Tune.- Co ..ende< (Kaw ); 2. Brock HoNenon (Hon) ; 3.
.....on Lundy (Hon ); 4. Oln' Spe..- (So, ); 5. B.-andon H""""
(Hon). 250 D: I. Jesse Bottruel (Yam); 2. Daniel Gazelka
(Yam); 3. Core y Pick (Hon); ... Chante Hanson (Hon); S.
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