W ERA National Challenge Se r ies
Round 2 : Na shville SuperSpeedway
PHOTOS BY ADRENALINE SPORTS PHOTOGRA PHY LlC
Jensen Jams in Nashville!
By DAN
SCHMITT
NASHVILLE, TN, MAY 2
T
he morning rain finally let up as the Open
Superstock riders took their w arm-up lap.
On the start, Mark Junge blasted into t he lead
on his Pire lli-shod Vesrah Suzuki 1000. Shane
Sta yko sh adowed Ju ng e in second , w ith
Reuben Frankenfield third. Four laps in, Robe rt
Je nse n. on t he Yamaha RI, began his march
toward the front . At halfway, Jense n was two
seconds back in second. while the two other
Vesrah teammates , John Jacobi and Tray Batey,
batt le d for third . Exiting the last tu rn , Jensen
powered by Junge to grab his first win of the
day.
Pit Bull's James Strou d, on t he Hon da , led
t he 600 cc Supersto c k Exper t class , w it h
Yamaha-mo unted Bradl ey Champion in second.
By t he third lap, Jensen had moved to th ird.
Vesrah ' s Junge and Jacobi c a m e next . At
halfway, Jens en began to stretch his lead over
Ryan Elleby and Stroud, while Malt Lynn began
a charge throu gh the pack. With two laps to
go , Elleby lost the front of his Honda going into
the chicane. and Lynn shot int o second, wi th
Stroud in third. Jenson took his Michelin-shod
Yamaha R6 to a four-second margin of victory.
"I had to take it easy for the first few laps ,
to see how the track would dry out," Jensen
amaha
said about these tw o victories. "The Y
RI is putt ing out a lot of horse power this year,
an d I cau ght Mar k com ing o ut of the last
corner. I started on the 12th row in the 600cc
race, and I just wante d to feel things out for
the first few laps, stay ou t of t rouble, and I
worked my way throug h traffic."
Ryan Gordon and Brando n Par rish battled
for 10 lap s in the 7S0cc Superstock No vice
final, w hile third was contested by Jason Brown
and Corey Bowen . Gordon held the advantage
on his Michelin/VP Suzuki 750 on the long front
straight aw ay, wh erea s Parr ish, o n the Team
Finis h Line Yamaha 600, wo uld ga in in th e
infield. At the end, Gordon picked up the win,
with Parrish second and Brown third.
Batey and Jacobi ran a solid first and second
Ma in Tra ck
50 (4 -6) STK : I. Sammy Bell (Pol); 2. Bruno Mor e da
(KTM); 3. Clayton Tucke r (Pol); .. . Jayso n Hart ing (KTM); 5.
Justin Bye (KTM). 5 0 (7·8) ST K: I . Just in Lidde ll (Lem); 2.
james Sache r (Po l); 3. J.T. Blanman (KTH) ; 4. Kyle Greener
(Po l); S. Travi s Hanco c k (KTM ). 5 0 (O-S) OPEN : I.
Connor Pearson (KTM); 2. De rick Silva (Cob); 3. Travis
Burrough (Pol); 4. Luke Dazey (Hon ). 60 BEG: I. William
Van Tassel (KTM); 2. C has e Twohig (KTM) ; 3. Anthony
Runer (KTM); 4. Travis Bur ro ugh (KTM); S. Blaine Craft
(Suz) . 60 NOV: I . Jesse And rews (KT M) ; 2. Blake
Buch anan (KTM) ; 3. G a rr ett Baat er ( Suz) ; 4 . Troy
Gra ffunder (KTM); S. Nick Willey (KTH) . 60 OPEN: I.
Jesse Andrews (KTM); 2. Troy Graffunder (KTM); 3. Nick
Wil ley ( KTM) ; 4 . Brian Sjog ren (KT M); S. Reno Evans
(KTM). BO F{T: I. Cody Bausche r (Kaw). 8 0 BEG 0 41: I.
Ben Milne r (Yam); 2. Zach ary Van Meter (Yam); l . Collin
Schwartz (Yam); 4. Cody He ndricks (Yam); S. Col by Kintz
(Suz) . 8 0 BEG 0 -2: I. Ricky Felicia (Kaw); 2. Steve
Godman (Yam); 3. Ty Pe rsons (Yam); 4. Bran do n Boswell
(Yam); S. T.J. Bette nhause n (Yam). 80 NOV: I. Michael
Parks (Suz); 2. Kyle Tucke r (Yam); l . Zac h Cole (Suz) ; 4.
Just in Vance (Yam) ; S. C hris Pulos (Yam) . 8 0 IN T: I.
Grayso n Swift (Yam); 2. Brian Fo ster (KTN ); 3. Pre sto n
Mull (Yam); 4. Clayton Pe terson (SU1) S. Dylan Lane (Yam).
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8 0 EX: I. Dustin Enoch s (Yam). 8 0 OPEN 0-1 : I. Dust in
Enochs (Yam); 2. Preston Mull (Yam): l . Zach Coie (Suz); 4.
Dytan Lane (Yam); S. jeffrey Mann Jr. (Han). 80 OPEN 0 -2:
I . Grayson Swift (Yam); 2. Ste phe n Pere tto (Kaw); 3. Blake
in t he 750cc Superstock Expert rac e .
Frankenfield kept them honest in third.
Batey charged into the lead in the Unlimited
Fo rmula One final. Lynn took his
Michelin/Embry Racing Suzuki 1000 to second ,
w ith Jense n hot on h is he el s . Jacobi a nd
Frankenfie ld fo llowed . At halfway, Lynn began
to shadow Batey; t hen there was a gap back to
the t hree-way battle among Jensen, Jaco bi and
Franken field. At the white nag, Lynn moved to
Bate y's re ar axle an d st aye d th e re as t he y
bega n to lap traffic. Co ming o ut of the last
corner, Bat ey went a little wide , wh ile Lynn
st aye d low a nd wo n t he d rag rac e t o t he
checkered flag.
"There were two key factors in that race:
being patient and watching," Lynn said. "Tray is
a great rider, so I just watched him, and I knew
my Michelin tires we re good and th ey would
be there at the end when I needed just a little
eN
e xtra."
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6 00 S/STK NOV: I . Chris Parrish (Yam) ; 2. Kevin
McKemy (Soz); 3. Bobby 5<01<... (Han ). 600 SISTI< EX, I.
Robert Jensen (Y ); 2. Matt Lynn (Suz): 3. James Stroud
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(Han~ 750 SISTI< NOV: I. Ryan Gonlon (Soz ); 2. Bnndon
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(¥.om). 600 SlBK EX, I. Robe.t jen>en (¥.om); 2. james Stroud
(Ho n): 3. David Weber (Suz). 75 0 S/ BK NO V: I . Ryan
Gonlon (Soz); 2. T""", Toefi (Soz); 3. lOny P:obrie(Soz ). 750
SlBK EX, I. Logon Young (\k (Soz ), 2.
Jell Estes (Soz); 3. Tsn
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1. 1WIy Qdo, (Soz ): 2. CIrl W _ (Apr). SlBK ~ TW
EX: I. Fr.onk Shoddey (Apr); 2. G H...w. (KTM); 2.
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(Yam). S R NOV; I . Bo l emastus (Suz); 2. Mar k Stringe r
(Hon ); 3. Scott Layman (Yarn). SR EX: L Oa.Je Burroughs
(Soz ); 2. Fr.onk Shoddey (Apr); 3. How:onl_ _ (Soz ).
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Ballar d (Yam); 4 . Nick Nisse n (Han); S. Zach McFarland
(Kaw) . 80 S/MIN I: I. Dustin Enoc hs (Ya m) ; 2. Bria n
Foster (KTM); 3. Clayton Pet erson (Kaw); 4 . Ryan Garcia
(Suz); S. Dylan Lane (Yam). BIW: I. Ryan Garcia (Suz) ; 2.
Buddy Mizell (Han); 3. Rafael Loe ra (Ha n) ; 4. Brand o n
Baxter (Y
am); S. Lucas Armstrong (Hon). 100: I . Taylo r
Wa shburn (Yam). 125 BEG 0 - 1: I. Michael Wi nters
(Yam); 2. John De Silva (Yam); 3. Chris Weaver (Yam); 4.
Alexander Anr (Hon); S. Rkhard Macias (Yam). 125 BEG
0 -2: I . Andrew Dunn (Han) ; 2. Dakota Williams (Kaw) ; 3.
Chris Wear (Ha n); 4 . Casey Lollar (Yam); S. Ste ven Wur
(Hon) . 115 NOV: I . Dylan Tolmasoff (Kaw) ; 2. Tim Di
Giordal)() (Yam); 3. Brad Morrow (Yam); 4. James Welsh
(Yam): S. justin Po se y (Yam) . 125 INT: I. Buc k Ford
(Kaw); 2. Be au Wiegand (Yam); 3. Kris Triest (Yam); 4.
Justin Enos (Suz); S. Ross Creech (Suz). 250 BEG : I. Kyle
Rouse (Han ); 2. Ch ris Weave r (Yam); l . Francis Ruil: (Yam);
4. Ethan Stockton (Hon ); S. Nick Pulos (Yam). 250 NO V:
I. Jere my Joh nso n (Yam); 2. Seth Martine lli (Han ); ] . Mike
Mate lli (Yam); 4. Max Sco lari (Han ); S. Brian Elliot (Ha n).
25 0 INT: I . Buck Fo rd (Kaw); 2. Pete Kaste n (Han ): 3.
Damie n Littrell (Hon ); 4. Ross Creech (Suz); S. Justin Enos
(Suz). 250 PRO : I . Den nis Kritze r (Han ); 2. David Gassin
(Kaw): 3. Jimmy Stewart (Hon); 4 . J.R. Mason {Suz]: S. Joe y
Rodrigue z (Ha n). 4·STRK MINI: I. Travis Fran klin (Kaw).
U/ L: I . David Gass in (Kaw) ; 2. Kris Triest (Yam); 3. Joey
Harris (Yam). 4-S T RK OPEN ; I . Pete Kasten (Ha n); 2.
Mike Po w er (H a n); 3. Randy Fie ld s (Yam) ; 4. Micha e l
Fargher (Hon); S. Nick Swartzendruber (Kaw). W H N: I.
Vesrah Suzuki/Pirelli teammates Tray Batey (I) and John Jacobi (49) run
first and seco nd in the 7SOcc Superstock finol at Nashville SuperSpeedway.
Alisa Nix (Y ; 2. Jenna Elli (Y
am)
s am); 3. Kristi Hall (Ha n); 4.
Brenda Darland (Yam); S. Kellie Conn (Hon ). SC H BY: I .
Buck Fo rd (Kaw); 2. Brad Kelly (Yam); 3. Justin Enos (Suz);
4. Dylan Tolmasoff (Kaw) : S. Kram e r Patterson (Kaw) .
25 + BEG : I . Wesley G re e ne (Ha n); 2. Kevi n W ilson
(Yam); 3. Mike Wilson (Yam); 4. Carl Thompson (Han ); S.
Bryan Schimke (Hon ). 25 + N O V: I . Seth Martenelli
(Hon ); 2. Chad Lowenberg (Han) ; 3. Tim Patterson (Yam);
4. Pat Plaskett (Yam); S. Ed Whitecotton (Kaw). 25 + INT:
I . Jimmy Robinson (Hon) ; 2. Steve Slaney (Yam); 3. Gary
Cunis (Hon) . 25 + EX: I. Justin Qu inn (Yam). )0 + BEG :
I. Johnnie Led bett er (Yam); 2. Wes Fred rickson (Hon ); 3.
Wesley Greene (Hon ); 4. Jim Conle (Han ); S. Rob Wagner
(Yam) . 30 + N OV : I. Steve Ba rc he t f (Yam) ; 2. T im
Patterson (Yam); 3. Don Hodgson (Ha n); 4. Tim Compton
(Han) ; S. Chris Sen nings (Han) . ]0 + INT: I. Stev en
Kotajarvi (Y ); 2. Gray Curtis (Han ): ] . Jimmy Robinson
am
(Ha n) ; 4 . Rob e rt Be cva r (Ya m) ; S. Stev e Slan e y (Ya m) .
]0 + PRO : I. J.R. Maso n (Suz); 2. De nnis Krit ze r (Ha n).
]5 + NOV: I. De n nis Harb ison (Yam) ; 2. Da vid Adam s
(Ha n); l . Do n McKee (Yam) ; 4. Stacey Ro w e (Yam ); S.
Danie l Evans (Han ). 35 + INT : I. Matt Elkins (Ha n); 2.
Gary Curtis (Ha n); ] . Je ff Molina (Kaw); 4 . Do ug Eisen be is
(Yam); S. Adam Jo hnsto n (Hon). 35 + EX: I. Dave Cr eec h
(Han) . 40 + NOV: I . C urtis Con ner (Yam ); 2. Dean
Adkins (Yam); l . Mark Mansffeld (Suz); 4. Dan Earls (Yam);
S. Mike Wilson (Yam). 40+ IN T: I. Doug Eisen beis (Yam);
2. David Ada ir (Kaw); 3. David Brilliant (Han); 4. Rodger
McCa be (Kaw) ; S. Jim Dallara (Hon) . 4 0 + EX : I. Dave
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C reech (Ha n); 2. Mike John son (Han ); 3. Craig Hamilton
(Suz) . OTHG 30 + BEG : I. Victor Machado (Kaw ); 2.
Walt Van Olden (Han ); 3. Rick Ron ci (KTM); 4. Da mien
Mastagn i (Yam); S. J.R. Helding (Yam). OTHG 30 + NOV:
I . And rew Richmond (Ha n); 2. Bruce Baker (Yam ); 3.
Everett Gros sman (Hon ); 4. Stace y Prosser (Han ); S. Brian
Punce ll (Han) . O THG ) 0 + IN T: I . Mark Baumgard ne r
(Han ); 2. Steve Little (Yam); 3. Chad litde (Yam); .. . Bryan
Gambill (Yam); S. Steve Bennett (Hon ). O THG ]0 + EX:
I . Aaron Mattson (Ha n); 2. Myke Landis (Ha n). O THG
30 + PRO: I. Den nis Kiner (Hon ). O TH G ]8 + BEG; I.
Brian Vlahos (Hon ); 2. Jack Goodwin (Suz); 3. John Stuart
(KTM); 4. Matt Bars am ie n (Yam ); S. Greg Webb (Yam).
OTHG 38 + N OV : I . Bob Winkelbauer (Yam); 2. James
Lester (Hon ); 3. Nobk! Barlow (Hon ); 4. Jim Barnes (Kaw);
S. Jeff Co yne (Hon ). OTHG 38 + INT: I . Robert Austin
(Ha n); 2. De an Adkins (Yam); 3. Alex Che llew (Yam); 4.
Robe rt Woe hrle ( Han) ; S. Glenn D e La Tore ( Ha n) .
OTHG ]8 + EX : I . Er ic Liddell (Suz) ; 2. Steven Sto rie
(Ha n); 3. David Pile (Ha n). O THG 38 + PRO : I. Mike
John son ( Ha n) . OTHG 4 5 + BEG : I . Sco tt Surdy ka
(Ha n); 2. Barbar a Barsam ien (Y
am); 3. Dave Dressle r (Suz) ;
4. Darr e ll Burr (Han); S. Dave Wan (Hon) . OTHG 45 +
NOV: I. Dale t-lath e rs (KTM); 2. Jame s Kubo (Y ; 3. Jeff
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Pive (Yam) ; 4 . Jam e s Hanks ( Han); S. Le r o y Fra ncar d
(KTM). OTHG 45 + IN T: I. Stuart Nelson (Han ); 2. Steve
Minn ie a r (Han); 3. Jerry Tuck er (Yam) ; 4 . Pat Sauger
(KTM). OTHG 4 5 + EX : I. Tim Alarcon (Han ); 2. John
Handehn (Ha n).
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