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Xtremeworld Arenacross Series Round 2: Harper Stadium Cook Takes Home the Bacon By CHUCK BALL Flud (Ha n); l . Casey Merreighn (Yam); 4. Kateb King (Yam); S. Jacob Bagwill (Yam). 115 INT: I. Justin Thu rman (SUI); 2. 'Ii-a Norton (SU:l); l . TollandWeems (Suz); 4. Brian Mitchell e (Y am): S. Jon Palme r (Ya m). 250 BEG: I. Bryan Bull (Hon) ; 2. Douglas Bre we r (Kaw): l . Wes ley Fason (Ha n); 4. Chance Montgome ry (So2). 250 N OV: I. James Flud (Ho n); 2. Ch ris Pett way (Kaw); l . Brad ley Brower (He n): 4. Bilty Chisum (Kaw); S. Dustin Baldwin (Hon) . 1 50 INT: I. Mike He nson (Yam); 2. Co ry Watson (Hon ). OPEN OU TLAW: I. Tolland Weems (SuI); 1. Zach Huett (Hon); 3. Brian Mitchell (Yam); 4. Tyler Arredondo (Y am); S. jos h Ho lliday (Hon ). 25+ : I. Brian Cameron (Yam). 30 + : I. Luke Powe ll (Suz): 2. Tony Edwards (Kaw): l . Brian Cameron (Yam 4. Darre ll jackson ); (Yam): 5. Robe rt Cross (Yam). 40+: I. Mitche ll Sanders (So2); 1 . Skip Mitche ll(Hon) ; 3. Mark Stegall (Kaw). FORT SMITH, AR, OCT. 23·24 or its second round , the Xt remeworld Are· " across Series visited Harper Stadium in Fort Smith, Arkansas. and the excitement could be F felt in the air (or miles. With Pros coming out of Arkansas, Ok lahoma. Texas and Tennessee, the night was qu ickly shaping up to be spectacular. As the 2S0cc Pros watched the gate drop in the firs t mota, Chad Cook's re flexes were fastest. as he nailed the start ahead of Robbie Smith and Josh Weisenfels. As they rounded the second turn aft er the w ho o ps. Smith imm ediately look over and put the ha mmer down. Riding in unfamilia r te rritory, WOReS regular We isenfels too k to the indoor confines wit h confidence and stayed right behind Cook. The trio crossed the check ers in that order. The se co nd mot o was much th e same, as Smith once again got out front and tho roughly trounced the compe titio n. Finishing second in th is mota was Robby McQuarry, just ahead of Coo k. McFly Schee l and Weisenfe ls rounded out the top five. With Smith ta king both motos in 12Scc Pro action as we ll, it looked as if Cook, McQua rry, Schee l and co mpany wo uld have the ir work cut out for th em in th e night 's $3000 C lash For Cash final. When the gate hit the ground , Smith and Cook we re loc ked in a drag race to the first cor ner. Th ey disappeared behind an infield berm , and Co ok blasted back out the other side in charge . Smi th came aro und fo ur t o five seconds be hind the rest of the pack. As Cook looked over his shoulder, he saw a gap back to second . With the lap tim es as sho rt as they we re, time was not going to be kind to Smit h. At the halfway mark . Cook was still leading the pac k. Smith , with his incredible speed, wa s clawing his way up the rungs, trying to catch his fellow Oklahoman. It was n't to be , though , as Coo k took the checke red flag just a few meters ahead of Smith. "The track got pretty rough by the t ime we got to the Clash [For Cash]." Cook noted , "but I pulled that start, put my head down and just RESUtTS Saturday P/W OIL.INJ : I . Shel by H a rge r (KTM ); 2. Kiley Brassfie ld (Han ); l . joshua l e wis (Yam). 50 OPEN : I. TYler Allen (lem); 2. Garre tt James (KTM); l . l ogan Kustanborter (Co b); 4 . Zane Fit ch (KTM) ; 5. Landon Po st (KTM). 65 OPEN: I. Blake Barnes (KTM); 2. Perry Reeder (Kaw); l . Jacob Chapmall (KTM); 4. Braxton Ridgway (Kaw); S. Riehi Derose (KTM). 8 5 OPEN: I. Cole Supe rnaw (Suz ); 2. Rhen Cagle (Y am); l . Taylor Daves (Kaw); 4. Blake Barnes (Yam); am); 2. 5. Stacy Hill (Y am). BEG O PEN : I. lyle langley (Y Robert Barnes (Yam l . ja mes Mark (Y ; 4. Roger Lobb ); am) (Hon) ; S. Wesley Fason (Hon ). 125 OPEN: I. Justin Berry (Y am); 2. Tolland Weems (Suz); a. Nick Ramey (KTM); 4. Tyler Arred ondo (Y am); S. Colb y Post (Suz). 125 PRO : I. Robbie Smith (yam); 2. Chad Cook (Hon); l . McFly Scheel (Suz); 4. Scotty Trimble (Suz); 5. Matt Smith (Y . 250 am) O PEN: I. W illiam Smith (Yam); 2. Justin Berry (Y am); l . Cory Watson (Ha n). 250 PRO : I. Robbie Smith (Yam); 2. Chad Cook (Ho n); l. Robby McQuarry (Yam); 4. McFly Scheel (Suz); S. Josh We ise nfels (Yam). 4 -ST RK: I. Just in Berry (Yam); 2. 'Ir ae No rton (Suz); 3. Came ro n Kirk (Ya m); 4. Jerome Gabe l [Kaw}; 5. Cory Wats on (Hon) . WMN: I. Ashle igh Hall (Ya m); 2. Kenda ll Biss ell (Ha n) ; l . Kaley Petersen (Kaw). OPE N 25 + : I. Wyatt Hill (Y am); 2. Brian Cameron (Yam l . larry Petersen (KTM); 4. Robby Welborn ); (Y am); 5. jimmy Forrest (Y am). CFC: I. Chad Cook (Hon) : 2. Robbie Smith (Y am); 3. Scotty Trimb le (502); 4. Matt Smith (Yom); 5. RDbby M

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