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Kentucky Dirt Track Se rie s Carlisle County Fairgrounds Baird Bags Bardwell By BOBBY LEWIS BARDWELl, KY, JULY 31 L uke Baird gassed it up and took the win in the SOcc Shaft divisio n. Baird turned so lid holeshots into w ins each time out, leading Jacob Mo rris to t he flag by a wheel. Hun ter Abernathy was third eac h time o ut. Morris was no t to be denied in the Chain- drive short track and to o k the win over Nick McFadden and Baird. Morris led the IT until he slid down , bringing o ut the red flag. McFadden led the restart and held on fo r the w in, over Baird and Morris. Aaron Ladd nailed t he starts and split fro m the O pe n Pro and Pro-Am fields. Bill Gruwell 's cushion line carried him to second . past third - place finisher Ch ris Fristoe, ea ch time. Jordan jenkle rounded out the Pro class and followed fourth-place finisher Gene Yopp in the Pro -Am ranks. Ladd returned to win the IT final as we ll. Yopp le d the Se nio r-class start, but Mike Ladd we nt to the front o n lap two . Yopp sta lked Mike, waiting for a mistake that finally came on lap four, when he wen t to the front once again. Yopp planted himself on the groove to take the win over Mike Ladd , Mike Ander son . Vintage winner Marty Allison and David Brow n. justin je nkle nailed the start of 8Scc sho rt track and held off jake Lewis to ta ke the w in. Nikki Spo re he ld off a line of riders , co nsisting of Colby Chandler, Nathaniel Vowe ll and Cody Brown, for third. Lew is wen t to the fron t of the IT and le ft C han dler to ho ld o ff Spo re and Vowe ll fo r the r un ne r-u p spo t . Le w is swep t bot h the 200cc Amate ur an d 200cc Pro-A m ra nks by nailing ho leshots and running away fro m t he field . Er hardt He isne r claime d the second spo t on th e oval by holdi ng o ff t he repeated cha llenges of jenkle . Patrick Pyle clung to fo urth by ho lding off Chandle r, Spore and Vowell. jen kle rod e alone to seco nd on the TT, w hile Spore he ld off Pyle fo r th ird. Mad Dog winner Dakota Simmons worked from the back row to r un fifth , passing He isne r, Ch a ndler, Vowe ll and James Finnell. Vowell rebounded to take strong w ins in the Trail Rider class. Lewis' final wins came in a sweep of the 65cc class. McFadde n took the runner-up spot on the short trac k, ove r Evan Fields, while Fields took the spot o n the TT. Bre tt Neville and Broo ke Kemp filled in the to p five each time. Stevie Nace wou ld top the stock XRI00s in e ac h event , w ith Ap ril Ladd keep ing pac e in seco nd. Alan Asher ra n to t hird on the sho rt track, past Ke lly Bell, Wen dy Macco ll, David Asher and Cody Talley. Maccoll wo uld finish third on the IT after passing Ethan Kemp and Talley. R ESULTS S hort Tr-ack SO C HAI N : I. Jacob Morris (Co b); 2. Nick McFadden (Cob ); J. L..ke Baird (Cob). 65 : I. Joke Lew;, (Suz); 2. N~k McFadden (Suz); 3. Evan Fields (Kaw); 4. Brett Neville (Kaw): S. Brooke Kemp (Yam). 8S : I. Justin [enkle (Kaw); 2. jake Lewis (SU ): N ikki Spore (Han): 4. Colby Chandler (Hon) ; 5. % Nat haniel Vowell (Yam). XR I00 STK: I. Stevie Nace (Yam): 2. Aptilladd (Hon ): 3. Alan Asher (Hon ); 4. Kelly Bell (Hon): S. Wendy Macco ll (Hon ). HAD DOG: I. Dakota Simmo ns (Y am); 2. Stevie Nace (Hon) . 200 AM: I. Jake Lewi s (Yam): 2. Nath aniel Vowell (Yam): 3. Col by Chandler (Hon) . 200 PRO-AM: I. Jake Le wis (Yam): 2. Erhard t Heisner (Yam); 3. Just in Jenkle (Kaw): 4. Patrick Pyle (Kaw); 5. Co lby Chandler (Ha n). 250 PRO: I. Dako ta Simmo ns (Yam); 2. Erh ardt He isner (Yam). OPE N AM: I. Patrick Pyle (Kaw). OP EN PRO-AM : I. Aaron ladd (Ho n); 2. Bill Gro well (Ha n); l . Chris Fristoe (Hon); 4. Gene Yopp (Hon) ; S. Jord an Je nkle (Hon ). OP EN PRO : I. Aaroo ladd (Hon ): 2. Bill G rowen (Hon); 3. Ch ris Fristoe (Hon ); 4. Jordan Jen kle (Hon ). TR: I. Nathaniel Vowell (Hon); 2. Jame s Finnell (Yam); 3. Evan Fields (Kaw). VET 30 + : I. Dean Faulkner (Hon) ; 2. Steve Parrish (Y am). SR 4 0 + : I. Gene Yopp (Hon) ; 2. Mike Ladd (Hen ]: 3. Mike Anderson (Yam); 4. Marty Allison (yam ); 5. David Brown (Hon ). LT VIN T: I. Marty Allison (Y . '70s SGL: am) Dean Faulkne r (Hon) ; 2. Mike Anderson (Yam). TT 50 CH AIN : I. Nick McFadden (Co b); 2. Luke Baird (Co b); 3. Jaco b Mor ris (Cob). 65 : I. Jake Lewis (Suz): 2. Evan Fields (Kaw); l. Nick McFadden (SU ); 4. Brett Neville % (Kaw); S. Broo ke Kem p (Yam). 85 : I. Jake Lewis (Y am): 2. Colby C hand ler (Ho n); 3. Nikki Spore (Han ): 4. Nat haniel Vowell (Yam). XR IOO STK: I. Stevie Nace (Yam); 2. April ladd (Hon ); 3. Wendy Maccoll (Hon) ; 4. Etha n Kemp (Hon); S. Cod y Talley (Hon). MAD DOG: I . Dakot a Simmons (Yam ); 2. Ch ris Fristoe (Ho n): 3. Stev ie N ace (Han) : -4 . We ndy Macco ll (Hon ). 2 0 0 AM: I. Jake Lew is (Yam); 2. Co lby C handl er (Ha n): 3 . N at ha nie l Vowe ll (Ho n) . 20 0 P RO- AM: I . Jake Le wis (Yam); 2. Justin Jenkle (Kaw ); 3. Nikki Spore (Han ); 4. Patrick Pyie (Kaw); S. Dakota Simmons (Yam). 2 50 P RO : I. Dakota Simmons (Yam). OPEN PRO : 1. Aa ro n Lad d (Ho n): 2. Chris Fr ist o e (Ha n ). T R: I . Nath an iel Vow e ll (Han): 2. Ethan Kemp (Ho n) ; 3. Ja mes Finnell (Yam). CMA!Clawsan Matorsports Bounty Hunter MX Series Round 6: Salina. Spo rts Complex SAUNAS, CA. JULY 31 o m e peo p le fe lt tha t Jere my Mc G ra t h retired fro m professio nal racing too soo n. It wasn' t hard to see the ir point of view since, at the very worst, he was stillo ne of the to p three supe rcross riders in the worl d. That be ing said, "Showt ime" said he'd had enough of the grind and wa nte d to ge t back to riding for fun and doing things o n his ow n terms . Fort unate ty for fans e verywhere , t he King of Supe rcro ss has done anyth ing but disappea r. From Supermoto to Mammot h , McG r at h ha s ha d o ne bu sy "retire me nt." Instea d of Sitting at ho me and getting bo red , he' s been racing eve nts such as the CMA Bo unty Hunter Series to help fund his life after the natio nal circuit. T he 12Scc Pro qu alifiers pro vided some of th e night 's best racing. Lo ngt ime Suzu ki pilot Scott Davis go t o ut fr o nt in t he firs t race , followed by the similarly named bu t unrelated Nick D avis, wh o also happene d t o be riding S 52 Suzukis. T he d uo e ngaged in a heated battl e that laste d several laps, with Nick finally gaining an edge and winning the race . The se co nd race was almost a carbon cop y of the first , e xcept Nick took the early lead . Scott gave chase , and once again t hey d ue led fierce ly d ur ing th e followin g laps. Nick came o ut o n t o p in t he e nd, an d he ca r ried that mo mentum into th e mai n. jo sh C o x wa s a consisten t third in both races . The o nly ride r to offer any challenge to McGrath in th e 250cc q ualifiers wa s Vince nt Blair, wh o go t cons istently good sta rts o n his KTM thu mpe r. MC was on his game, th ou gh, a nd swep t both motos w it hou t t o o muc h t ro uble . As t he top q ualifie r in t he pre mier division, he would be the number-o ne seed in the main. Being top dog in the Bo unty Hunter ma in mea ns yo u go to the ve ry back in the single-file st art. That's w here McGr ath was , w it h Blair right in front of him. When the green nag new, th ere w as t he usual pan demonium for a few SEP TEMBER 8, 2004 • CYCLE NEWS lap s. 'ramaha -rnou nted Amateur Greg Kannann emerged from the co nfusion w ith th e early lead . While t he re st of the pack sorted itse lf out. Karmann st ret che d o ut a lead. McGrath made an early pass on Blair, which had a lot of strategic significance , and the two proceed ed to work th roug h traffic together. Within a couple o f lap s, Karmann had t he cha m p br e at hing down his nec k. just imagi ne w ha t a young, aspiring rider wo uld be th inking wh ile be ing chased dow n by a legend! MC moved into the le ad wit ho u t mu c h res istanc e and ran unchallenged for the remainder of the 15 laps. He rewarded the large. enthu siastic crowd with nac-nacs and a slow victory lap. Blair finished sec ond , kee ping his season-long podium stre ak go ing. A hard-charging Nick cross ed the finish line th ird . Though rou nd six marked the last trip to Salinas for the year, fans and racers had plenty to loo k forw ard to . Fo ur ro unds st ill re main be fore the series end s in O ctob er. For Pros and Amateurs alike , cham pio nships and bragging rights were still up for gra bs. R ESULTS SO EX H IB : I. Da nie l De La Mora (KT M); 2. Tyler Hlc rt tand (KT M); 3. Ro me y Miram ontes (Pol ): 4. Rhett Gonzales (KTM); 5 . Tommy Ste vens (Pol). 6S EX HIB : I. Jo se ph Reynold s (KTM): 2. Anthony Amos (KTM): l . Justin Brown (Kaw); 4. Brandon Orr (KTM); S. R.J. Mendez (KTM). 8 5 EXHI B: I . Bryce Henman (Suz); 2. Marcus Bradshaw (Yam); l . Michael Orr (Yam);

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