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MY OWN RACE
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Chad Johnson
Shogun Yamaha's johnson had a rocky weekend as he went 4-2-DNS -B. Friday went a litt le
better than Saturday, as he finished fourth in the I25cc final and then second in the 250cc
final, afte r grabbing th e holeshot and leading fo r a fe w laps. "I got a good start and se t a
good pace fo r 20 laps: ' johnson said . "I like the 250 [two -st ro ke], It's mo re snappy and
lighte r: '
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Co lt Humph rey
The privateer from O klaho ma scored his best-ever result in Saturday's I25cc final, in which he finished fifth. Coupled with a
15t h and a 14th, Hu mp hrey hold s IBt h in the points. "Th at was
my best finish ever in Are nacr oss ," Humphrey said. "I just need
to do that more often now.
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Evan Laughridge (pictured)
Richmond Racing/Pro Ci rcuit/ Kawasa ki's Evan Laughridge went
5-9-9-4 over the co urse of two nights for a good, consi stent
weekend , but no netheless , he wasn't too pleased . "T his was no t
the weekend t hat I wa nted," Laughridge said. " I need to be more
co nsistent: ' Laughridge holds eighth in the points standings.
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Briefly...
Iowa native Teddy Maie r was picked up by Richmond Racingto fill in for the remainder of the
year for the injured Colton Faciotti. The Kawasaki rider only had to change a few of his spon sors , so it was an easy pick for team manager BillyWh itley. "We just signed him today for the
res t of the year: ' Whitley said. "I just don't have any matching gear for him this week:' Maier finished 11-7-8 -9 throughout the four finalsove r the w eekend and currently sits 17th in the po ints.
Shogun Yama ha teammates jo sh De muth and Chad johnson decided before practice on Fri·
day that the y were going to switch bikes that they rode in the 250cc class. Demuth start ed the
season on a VZ250 two-stroke, wh ile johnson rode the YZ450F fou r-stroke. Mer practice,
Demuth said, "We just haven't had the greatest res ults, and we bo th thought it would be a good
idea to switch ." johnson fared best with the change , as he finished sec ond on the 250cc twostroke du ring Friday's 250cc final.
PPG/MotoworldRacing.com teammates Tommy Hofmaster and
justin Brayton both made it to Rockford. It was their first appearance
since being injured at the opener in Des Moines . Hofmaster, who
cons iders Rockford as his hometown race, walked around and signed
autographs, while both riders cheered on their re placements, Eric
Sorby and Branden jessemen .
5pealdng of the Motoworldracing.com team, it looks as if the satellite
Suzuki team may have a six-man 125cc East team because of the
added riders and injuries that have occurred. Team manager Paul
Undsey said, "We've got jessemen, Ho fmaster, Brayton, Bentley,
Sorby and Goe rke on the East right now, but I may have to make a
few changes. "
The popular Dash Fo r Cash serie s is at its halfway mark, and Lange is dominating that series.
He has six wins and 40 points , to Northrop's lB. Demuth is third , with 17, and Evan Laughridge
is fo urth, with 14.
Jeff North'op (Kaw): 4. Shane Bess (Han): S. Bead Hagseth
(Han): 6. Jim N eese (5<,, : 7. Teddy M ~... (J