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17. Christensen; 18. Hawthorne: 19. Forrest Butler; 20. Goodin; 21. Smith; 22. Adolphsen. SEMI 2 (6 laps, 1-3 transfer): I. Voss: 2. lewis: 3. Keith Johnson: 4. Dostal: 5. Kevin Johnson: 6. Clarl<: 7. Oehlhof; 8. Mason: 9. Shue: 10. Brandon Butler: II. Barrett; 12. Thomas; 13. Leist: 13. leist: 14. Hofmaster; IS. KIng: 16. Jurado: 17. Wanat; 18. Grosser, 19. Carlson; 20. Gonzalez; 21. Binddey. LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER (6 laps, 1-2 tranrler): I. Hofmaster: 2. Kevin Johnson; 3. Dostal: 4. Oarl<; S. Oehlhof: 6. Vallejo; 7. Dehaan: 8. Mason; 9. Siebler; 10. Campbell; II. Vincent Blair; 12. Cox; 13. Shue; 14. Brandon Butler; 15. Karsten Butler: 16. Barrett; 17. Boehm: 18. Leist; 19. Daniel Blair; 20. Ewing; 21. Brandon Thomas; 22. Darien. MAIN (20 laps): I. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Kevin Windham (Hon); 3. Ricky Carmichael (Suz); 4. Chad Reed (Yam); 5. Mike laRocco (Hon); 6. David Vuiltemin (Yam); 7. Travis Preston (Hon); 8. Tyter Evans (Suz); 9. Heath Voss (Yam); 10. 11m Fwy (Yam); II. Jason Th<>ma. (Hon); 12. Damon Huffman (Hon); 13. Justin Buckelew (Hon); 14. Keith R. Johnson (Yam); 15. Kevin Johnson (Yam); 16. Sebastien Tortelli (Suz): 17. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 18. Tommy Hofmaster (Suz); 19. Isaiah Johnson (Yarn); 20. Kyte lewis (Hon). Time of Race: 16 min., 6.470 sec. Margin of victory: 6.050 sec. 11HQ AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS STANDINGS (After 14 of 16 rounds): l. Ricky Carmichael (32517 wins); 2. Chad Reed (295/4 wins); 3. Kevin Windham (246/1 win); 4. Mike laRocco (229): 5. David Vuillemin (211); 6. Emesto Fonseca (175); 7. Sebastien Tortelli (169); 8. Heath Voss (134); 9. Tyler Evans (119); 10. Travis Preston (Ill); II. James Stewart (104/2 wins); 12. Michael Byrne (103); 13. Damon Huffman (t02); 14. Tim Ferry (97); 15. Jason Thomas (80); 16. Nick Wey (73); I7. Jeremy McGrath (61); IS. Joseph Oehlhof (60); 19. Kyle lewis (51); 20. Ryan Clark (50). THQ FIM WORLD SUPERCROSS GRAND PRIX SERIES POINTS STANDINGS (After IS of 11 rounds): I. -Ricky Carmichael (372); 2. Mike laRocco (l II); 3. Sebastien Tonelli (236); 4. Heath Voss (222): 5. Tyter Evans (217); 6. Damon Huffman (187): 7. Jason Thomas (165); 8. Tim Ferry (155); 9. Nick Wey (136); 10. Briefly••• Continued from poge 27 The last race in Seattle was on January 30, 1999, when local favorite Larry Ward, on a Suzuki, won the main event in front of a near sell-out crowd of 60,193. The 2-yearold Qwest Field sits on the same grounds as did the Seattle Kingdome. The stadium has a 67,000 seating capacity, with a roof covering 70 percent of the seating area. Joe Oehlhof (125). KTM JR. SX CHALLENGE: (Canceled due [0 [he wet conditions) • Clinched Championship UPCOMING ROUNDS: Rounds 15/16 - Houslon, Texos, April 30 Rounds 16/17 - Las Vegas, Nevado, May 7 My 47 OWN RACE: Tyler Evans 250cc 8th Tyler Evans landed an impressive eighth on his Bloodshot/Skaterade/No Fear-backed Suzuki RM250, and he was stoked. "That's the best finish so far this season," Evans said. "That's the goal- top 10. It hasn't worked out every race, but I'm beating the factory guys week in and week out, and that's alii can ask for - take it race by race and come away with the [top] privateer [award]. The more rutted [the track] gets, the muddier, the more difficult, the more demanding, the better for me. It takes skill to ride that stuff; hard-pack anybody can ride and go fast. I had a decent start, came in 15th and came out sixth. As long as I start within the top 10, I'll stay in the top 10. I'm ninth in points right now, and I've got a 30-point lead on [Damon] Huffman for the privateer [award]. I'd love to win the privateer. That's the big money thing, and it sure helps out the privateer, but the icing on the cake would be top lOin points again... especially this year with everybody saying, 'Well last year - let's see what he can do this year: It's not no joke, man. I'm here, and I mean business. I want a bike, 1want equipment - that's the main thing. I'm happy with my team and what they're doing with me; 1just need equipment. So, if there's anybody out there listening - Honda, Kawasaki - give me some equipment. I need it!" 12 Tim Ferry 10th Yamaha's Tim Ferry cracked the top 10 after getting off to an II thplace start. He said that he has been testing the 450 four-stroke lately, getting ready for the upcoming outdoor Nationals. "I've been working on my endurance, doing a lot of outdoor riding, 450 riding, and didn't feel real comfortable tonight," Ferry said. "The track was pretty tore up. It was one of those tracks where I didn't feel comfortable and didn't want to take any chances and risk anything for the outdoors. I'm leaving here healthy and with more race time under my belt. It's tough to switch back and forth, and I felt a little bit off. The four.stroke you don't use the clutch a lot; the 250, you use the clutch. It's a totally different feel:' 103 Sebastien Tortelli 16th Speaking of Larry Ward, the past champion who graduated from high school in nearby Snohomish, Washington, attended the Seattle race. Two of his three Supercross wins came at the Seattle Kingdome: his first in 1990 and the second in 1999. (His second career win came in Tampa, Florida, in 1998.) The 35-year-old Ward, who spent much of his career as a factory-backed rider for Suzuki, retired from professional racing last year after breaking his collarbone a week before the 2004 Supercross Series opener, but he said that he still rides as much as he can. Also in attendance was Washington hero Jim Pomeroy, the first American to win a 250cc GP in 1973. At that time, he rode for Bultaco, and later on in his career, he rode for the factory Honda team. Pomeroy was honored during prerace ceremonies. Chad Reed was forced to the semis after he crashed while chasing leader James Stewart in the first heat race. Reed got tangled up with lappers through a tricky, rutted-out jump section and went flying off the track. He got back up but missed a transfer by one position. Reed easily won his semi. Team Makita Suzuki's Sebastien Tortelli struggled in the muddy conditions, but his ultimate demise was when he crashed while running sixth just past the halfway point, and his big 450 four-stroke was reluctant to fire back up. "I had a pretty good heat race, but I felt the power was down due to the soft ground," he said. "So we made some changes before the main, and the Suzuki was running good. I know I had some good lap times, but some little mistakes took me down, and then I couldn't get the bike started. I just got so far behind that I couldn't catch up:' 81 Tommy Hofmaster 18th In spite of finishing 18th, Arenacross racer Tommy Hofmaster had a good night, winning the LCQ to get into the main event. "I didn't get a real good start; I was a little hesitant off the line," he said. "I got going, felt pretty good and started getting in the mix, but Isaiah Uohnson] went down, and when I was up in the air, they put the yellow fiag out and I hit his bike and I flipped over. When I got up, my bike was pretty tweaked. I didn't have a front brake. I was contemplating pulling off, but I stuck it out and just wanted to finish:' Pro Circuit founder and team manager for the Monster Energy/Pro CirCUit/Kawasaki team Mitch Payton announced his engagement to Kristen Nutt. They are set to wed in September. Team MotoworldRacing.com/PPG/Suzuki's Kyle Partridge was a no-show at Seattle. Partridge broke his collarbone while practicing at Davi Millsaps' track in Florida. Partridge reportedly crashed over a triple jump. Also MIA in Seattle was Yamaha of Troy's Danny Smith. Smith crashed while practicing at Glen Helen Raceway and separated ribs and a shoulder. Up until round fIVe of the Continued on page 32 CYCLE NEWS • APRIL 27,2005 29