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Sports Ride rs Association of Colorodo Supercross Roce , : Denver Coliseum Campbell Cleans Upl By SUSIE NAEGEl DENVER, CO, APR. 10 T he first race of the 2004 supe rcro ss season for t he Sports Riders Association of Colorado was held at the Coliseum in Denver. Co lo rado. It d rew a large field of racers, including natio nal Pro ride r Te d Cam pbell , who pulled a hat t rick, going home with the first-place purse in all three Pro main events. Campbell moved to Colorado last summer, and t he Hond a rider has ma de a habit of entering the local SRA races when he is not C out on the national circu it . Desp ite the pr essur e of having t o qualify for the 125cc main event earlier in the day and racing against se aso ne d Pro s, 17-year-old Ch ris Flesia got the drop on the 125cc Pro class and impressively led the charge on his Suzuki for three laps befor e conceding t he 52 front position to C ampbe ll. The sho rt laps quickly had th e top 10 riders running into the tail end of the class, forcing them to weave the ir way thr ough lapped traffic wh ile still jockeying for position . Suzuki rider Robert Kiniry crossed the finish line after Campbell to take second, followed by Honda-mounted Matt Karlsen, and Ya m a ha racers Logan Darien and Shawn Morgan rounded out the top five. In the Open Pro class, Campbell again lost out on t he holeshot. t his t ime to Morgan ; however, he railed past Morgan on the first lap and took off, leaving Morgan and the rest of the class to battle it out . While Morgan held on to seco nd place, Kip 5ande ll and Darien, both on Y amahas, methodically moved up from midpack to finish a respecta ble t hird and fourth , with Chad Zulian taking fifth place on his Honda. The 250cc race was the final main even t of the night. The starting gate is not visible from !'My 19, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS t he a rena , so the crowd pr essed forward eagerly when t hey he a r d the roar of the engines . Seconds later, the 2S0cc class burst out of the tun nel and blasted st raight do wn the mid dle of the arena toward the first t urn. Campbell wa s in the lead , finally getting the coveted holeshot; following closely was Yamaha ride r And y At kins . While Karlsen pressu red Atkins, Kiniry sneaked by both of them on the fourt h la p, whi le Campbell moved out and opened up his lead . With Campbell virtu ally uncatcha ble, Karlsen passed Atkins and chased Kiniry dow n on the ninth lap , o nly to have Kiniry take it back and finish the race in second place. Karlsen crossed t he line in t hird, wit h Kawasaki rider Doug Leavitt in fourth . Sandell finished out the night in fifth. Always a crowd favorite , the SOcc ra cers lo oke d fea rless on the big supercross t rack. Kawasaki rider Gavin Silver took first place in both the 50cc (7-8) 5tock and 50cc Combi ned classes , wh ile Austin Powell ruled on his Yamaha in t he 50cc (4-8) Injector class. Gree r Marshall ro de to victory in the 50cc (4- 6) 5tock class, and Hond a hotshot Chris Kinney blast e d his 4 0 t h Anniversary way to a first-place finish in the 50cc (4-8) TwoStroke/Four-Stroke event. RESUL TS SO (4-8) OI L-INJ: l. Austin Powell (Yam); 2. Zac hary Snoke (Yam); 3. Nicole Davis (Yam) -t. Dalton Zavadil (Yam); ; S. Jam ie Can ta rov ici (KTM). 50 (4 .6) ST K: I. G reer Marshall (Pol); 2. Devan Burley (Cob); 3. Tony Long (KTM); 4. Austin Powell (Yam) 5. Nash Gree r (Pol). 50 (7 -8) STK: ; I. Gavin Silve r (Kaw); 2. Austin Warren (Co b) ; J . Kyle Bloesser (KTM); -4. Devan Ganze (Co b); S. Trenton Fer ge n (KTN ). 50 (4.8) 2.S TRK/4 -ST RK: I. Chris Kinney (Hen) : 2. Zebulon Foste r (Hon); 3. Kimberly Guerette (Hon) . 50 CO MB: I. Gavin Silver (Kaw); 2. Trenton Fergen (KTM); 3. Logan May (Cob) ; -4. Tucker Cantr ell (Cob); 5. Devan Ganze (Cob ). 65 (7 . 9): L Vernon O 'Shea (KTH); 2. Keenan Davis (Suz); 3. Garre tt Ki e (Kaw); -4. Tyle r Monks (Kaw); S. Tanner t Willms (Co b). 65 (10- 11): I. Jake Jacobs (KTM);2. Michael Guere tte (Suz); 3. Thomas Cone (Kaw); -4. Tyler Kuntz (Suz); S. Jesse Wood s (KTM). 65 (1. 11) COMB NOV : I. Cody hard Guebara Powell Jr. (Kaw); 2. Tyle Monks (Kaw); 3. Ric r (Kaw); -t. Russell Parker (Kaw); S. Tyler Gors ki (KTM). 65 (7.11) COMB ADV : I. Jake Jacob s (KTM); 2. Michae l Gue re tte (Suz); 3. Thomas Cone (Kaw); 4. Veman O 'Shea (KTM); 5. Corey Adams (Suz). 85 (7.11 ) NOV : I. Chr is Heiney (Hon) ; 2. Laine Mungeam (Kaw); 3. Brandon Munson (Kaw); -4 . Jare d Ward (Ha n); 5. Cody N ob les (Yam). 8 5 (7. 11) ADV, I. Cody 5i""', (Kaw); 2. J.J<. jaco bs (KTM); 3. Mike Spallone (Suz); 4. Dusty Olms ted (Kaw); 5. Nathan iel Mart in (Suz). 85 (7 -1 1) CO MB: I. Cody Silver (Kaw); 2. Cody Nobles (Yam); 3. Chris Heiney (Han ); 4. Tyler Belisle (KTM); S. Laine Mungeam (Kaw). 85 ( 12- 1J) NOV: I. Aaron Haase (Y ; 2. Ian Blythe (Kaw); 3. Gre g Mulle nax am) (Yam) 4. Colten Ellis (Kaw); 5. Bret Pike (Y : am). 85 ( 12- 13) ADV: I. Nathan Bertsch (Han) ; 2. Zach K. L.arson (Suz); 3. Zach A.rmstrong (Kaw); 4. Eric Decker (Y am); S. Austin Rogers