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Round 2 MOTOCROSS been on the bike I I days, and other than that I've been on my [road] bike training, so my knee's super strong - but just haven 't re ally gotten to ride as much as I wanted to . That's just the way it goes, I guess. " High Point's be e n a good track for me ," he adde d, "so I was loo king forward to getting back here, now we 'll ge t back after it at Southwic k." Moving down the results, one ot her name that really stuck out was Jo hn Dowd . Aboard a privateer Suz uki RM250 that Dowd said had "a little bit of he lp on the eng ine from Mitch Payton over at Pro Circui t," the soon-to-be 39year -o ld Massachu setts native proved he 's still got w hat it ta kes to challenge the to p riders in the world, as he ree le d off a couple of good starts and survived a gnarly high-spee d get-o ff to place eighth overall (9-7) . Also giving notice that two-strokes were still to be reckoned w ith was Kawasaki's Michael Byrn e, who finished seventh with 6-8 tallies, an d Team Suzuki's Nick Wey, who finished ninth with I 1-9 moto finishes . All totaled, two-strokes took five of the top 10 spo ts (fifth through ninth) , w ith Honda C RF450 R-mounted Keith S. Jo hnso n com ing in 10th (10-1 I). 16 ~ I AMA Chevr olet 2S0cc Mot ocr oss Championship Series Absent from the top 10 was Team Yamaha's Tim Ferry. Still nursing a w rist/thumb injury and in recovery mode fro m su rgery this past March , Ferry loo ke d st rong in the first moto where he finishe d fifth, but he faltered in the second moto with an 18th , finishing out the overall. And Moto day 12th XXX/Honda's Kyle Lewis bou nced back fro m a poor showing at Hangtown w ith a 15th-place finish (14-15 ). T he Natio nals tour takes a week off before returning to action on June 13th at Southwick. This will be the first race at t he legen dary "Sand of Southwick" w ithout longt ime promoter and Nationals Pro moters Group member Be rn ie Yelin, who rec ently passed away. NPG me mber Diane Pee bles is tak ing over for Yelin, and the much -improved Southwick facility is said to be in top shape an d again ready to host t he JUNE 9, 2004 • CYCL E N EWS AMNChevrolet MX C ham pionship's on ly sand race . eN HIGH P OINT RACEWAY M OU N T M ORRIS, PENNSYLVANIA RESULTS: MAy 30, 2004 ( R OUND 2 OF 12) MO TO I : I. Ricky Canni chael (Hon) ; 2. Kevin Windha m (Hon); 3. Chad Reed (Yam); 4. David Vuillemin (Yam); S. Tim Ferry (Yam); 6. Michael Bym e (Kaw); 7. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 8. Sean Hamblin (Suz); 9. Joh n Dowd (Suz); 10. Keith Joh nson (Hon) ; II . Nick Wey (Suz); 12. Hea th Voss (Yam); 13. Craig Anderson (Hon ); 14. Ryan C lark (Yam); 15. Kyle Lewis (Hon ); 16. Jason Thomas (Hon); 17. Johnny Aube rt (Suz); 18. James Povolny (Ho n); 19. Doug Dehaan (Y am); 20. Jeff Gibson (Y am); 2 1 Blair Morgan (Yam);22. Barry Cars ten (Suz); 23. Jose ph Oehlhof (Hon); 24. Casey Johnson (Kaw); 25. Kevin Cri ne (Hen); 26. Eric Kowalik (Hon) ; 27. Brian Mason (Hon); 28. Bradley Ripple (Suz); 29. Scott Men (Hon) ; 30. Michael Sigmund (Yam): 3 1. [eremy Coo k (Y am): 32. Jason Harpe (Suz); 33. David Ginolfi (Hon); 34. Jon l ogan (Hon); 35. Jon Boruff (Hen): 36. om. Stiles (Hen): 37. David Oertel (KTM): 3B. Matthew Maximoff (Hon) ; 39. Steve Andrich (Yam); 40. Keith R. Johnson (Y am). Race Time: 36 min., 58.82 sec. MO TO 2: I. Carmic hael; 2. Windham ; 3. Reed ; 4. Vuill m in; 5. Fonseca ; 6. Hamblin; 7. Oowd; 8. Bym e; 9. e Wey; 10. Voss; II. Keith Johnso n; 12. Anderson; 13. Thomas; 14 . Dehaan; 15. lewis; 16. Clark ; 17. Stiles; 18. Ferry ; 19. Aubert; 20. Cars ten ; 21. Oehlhof; 22. Morgan ; 23. Maximo ff; 24. Keith R Johnson ; 25. Kowa lik; 26. Sigmund; 27. Ginolfi; 28. Coo k; 29. Boruff; 30. Andrich; 31. 40t h A nnive rsa ry l ogan; 32. Mason ; 33. Harpe r; H . Oertel: 3$. Gibson ; 36. Ripple; 37. Metz; 38. Povolny; 39. Crine ; 40 . Case y Joh nso n. Rac e Time : 36 min., 44.5 sec . O /A : I. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Kevin Windham (Ho n); 3. Cha d Reed (Y ; -t. David Vuillemin (Yam); 5. am) Ernest c Fon seca (Hon ); 6. Sean Hamblin (Suz); 7. Michael Byrn e (Kaw); B. John Dowd (Suz); 9. Nick Wey (Suz); 10 . Kerth S. Johnson (Hen) ; I I. Heath Voss (Yam); 12. TIm Ferry (Yam); 13. Craig Anderson (Hon); 14. Jason Thomas (He n): 15. Kyle l ewis (Hen) ; 16. Ryan Clark (Yam); 17. Doug Dehaan (Yam 18 . Jo hnny Aubert (Suz); 19. Clark ); Stiles (Han) ; 20 . James Povolny (Hon ); 2 1. Barry Cars te n (Suz): 22. Jeff Glbson (Yam); 23. Joe Oehlhof (Ho n): 24. Blair Morgan (Yam); 25. Matt Maximoff (Hen ); 26. Keith R. Johnson (Yam); 27. Eric Kowalik (Hon ); 28. Michae l Sigmund (Yam); 29. David Ginolfi (Hon); 30. Jeremy C oo k (Yam); 3 1. Jon Boruff (Hen ); 32. Steve Andrich (Y ); 33. am Jon Logan (Hon) ; 34. Brian Mason (Hon); 35. Jason Harpe r (50,): 36 . David O ert el (KTM); 37. Bradley Ripple (Suz): 3B. Scott Men (Hon); 39. Kevin Crine (Hen) ; 40. Casey Johnson (Kaw). AMA CHEV ORLET M OT OCROSS CHAM PIONS H IP SERIES 250 PO INTS STANDINGS (Afte r 2 of 12 rounds): I. Ricky Carmichael (10012 wins); 2. Kevin Wi ndham (&4); 3. Chad Reed (SO); 4. David Vuillemin (76); S. Sean Hamblin (59); 6. Michael Byme (49); 7. Hea th Voss (46); 8. Nick Wey (44); 9 . Craig Anderso n (3 1); 10 . Em est o Fonseca (30); I I. Jean Sebastien Roy (29); 12. (TIE) John Dowd (26): I Ryan Clm. (26): 14. Jason Tho mas (25): IS. Damon Huffman (24); 16. C Iarl< St iles (23): 17. (TIE) Pie rrick Paget (2 1); I Keith S. Johnson (2 1); 19. Tim Ferry (19); 20. Doug Dehaan ( IB).