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Daytona Beech. FL . MSl"'Ch 1 1 • 20CXJ AMA,/EA Sports Supercross Series Round 9; Daytona International Speedway I went down, I only had to pass Brock [Sellards], who was riding a reaJly good race. This is actually the first time I've ever led a professional Supercross. So to go down and still be in second, I was like, 'Yes, this is great!' Although Sellards couldn't keep Pastrana behind him, his Fonseca, the defending series champion, held tough for fourth, ahead of the hard-riding Roncada. Paul Currie, Branden Jesseman, Ryan Clark, Tyler Evans and Michael Brandes filled the top 10. eN 08,- IlIlIlmatianal Speedway 0 . , - 1Ieacll, florida Basults: Man:lIll, 2000 (round 4 at 11 HEAT 1: I. Stephane Roncada (Yam); 2. Nicholas Wey (Kaw); 3. Emesto Fonseca (Yam); 4. Paul Currie second place kept him in the championship lead over Roncada, 88-80, though Pastrana is now on the move with 77 points. "The crowd got excited when they realized I got past him [Pastranal because he fell," Sellards said. "I was feeling really good out there. I know the crowd cheers for a good race, and I tried to put in the best race I could to get the crowd into it. I have the points lead right now, and that's what it's all about. You (Hon); 5. Ryan CI.rk (Suz); 6. Tyson Hadsell (Yam): 7. Tyler Evans (Suz): 8. Tony Lorusso (Suz); 9. (KTM); 5. Doug Dehaan (Hon}; 6. Robbie Skaggs (Hus); 7. Branden Jessemtln (SUI); 8. David Dettel (Hon): 9. Jeff Gibson (Yam): 10. Anthony Amaradio (Yam); 11. David Kratz (Hus); 12. Jimmy Wilson (Y.m); 13. Joseph Oelhor (KTM); 14. Thomas Barron (5uz); 15. Hans Neel (Hon); 16. Paul Justus (Suz); 17. Tommy Boyd (Hon); 18. Kurt Jennison (Yam); 19. Paul Carpenter (Hua): 20. Michael Stevenson (Yam). Time: 9 min. I 41560 sec. LCQ: 1. David Kratz (Hus): 2. Joseph Dehlor (KTM); 3. Paul Carpenter (KTM); 4. Mark Burkhart (KTM); 5. Hans Neel (Hon): 6. Randy Valade (Hon); 7. Oax Kastrin (Yam); 8. Anthony Amaradio (YlIm); 9. Jimmy Wilson (Yam); 10. Josh Whitmire (Yam); 11. Kris Papworth (Yam); 12. Kurt Jennison (YlIm); 13. Sam Yannitelli (Hon); 14. Paul Justus (Suz); 15. Darren McElhattan (Yam): 16. Jeff Giese (Yam): 17. Thomas Barron (Suz); 18. Tommy Boyd (Hon); 19_ Michael Sandoval (Hon); 20. Michael Stevenson (Yam); 21. Chuck Shirley (Yam); 22. Isaiah Johnson (Hen). TIme: 7 min., 10.890 sec. 125cc MAIN: 1. Travis Pastrana (Suz): 2. Brock Sellards (Hon); 3. Nicholas Wey (Kaw); 4. Ernesto Fonseca (Yam); 5. Stephane Roncada (Yam); 6. Paul Currie (Hon); 7. Branden Jesseman (Suz); 8. Ryan Mic,higander ended the first lap in ninth place, but worked his way through to eventually finish third. He took the spot from Yamaha of Troy's Ernesto Fonseca on the 10th lap, then pulled away to take the final rostrum position handily. "I got off to a bad start," Wey said. "I was probably ahead of four guys. I got up around Ernesto [Fonseca], and we had a pretty good battle there. By the time I got around him, Travis and Brock were already gone. I was try ing to be smart out there Clark (Suz): 9. Tyler Ev.ns (Suz); 10. Michael Brandes (Han); II. David Oeuel (Han); 12. Joseph Oelhor (KTM); 13. Paul Carpenter (Hus); 14. David Kratz (Hus); 15. Tyson Hadsell (Yam); 16_ Doug Dehaan (Hon); 17. Mark Burkhart (KTM); 18. Jeff Gibson (Yam): 19. Tony Lorusso (Suz): 20. Mott Shue (Suz): 21. Kelly Smith (KTM); 22. Robbie Skaggs (Hus). 125cc EASTERN REGIONAL SUPERCROSS SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS (After 4 or 7 rounds): l. Brock Sellards (88); 2. Stephane Roncada (80/2 wins); 3. Travis Pastrana (77/t win); 4. Nicholas Wey (72); 5. Ernesto Fonseca (69); 6. Michael Brandes (62/1 win): 7. Tyler Evans (52); 8. Branden Jesseman (45); 9. Kelly Smith (37); 10. Paul Currie (34); 11. Ryan Clark (33): 12. Nathan Ramsey (29): 13. Matt Shue (25); 14. (TIE) Joseph Oehlor/Barry Carsten (22); 16. Jeff Gibson (16); '17. Jim Neese (12); 18. (TIE) Tony Lorusso/Paul Carpenter/David Oettel (10). Upcoming Rounds: Round 5 - St. Louis, Missiouri, March 18 Round 6 Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 25 because I knew the track would be tough. I rode here last year and got a little over-anxious and crashed a few times, and didn't do as well as I wanted." Last ,ear's 125cc Daytona winner Ernesto Fonseca (11 could not repeat. He finished a distant fourth behind NIck Wey. Ronnie Miller (Hon); 22. Eric Kowalik (Suz); 23. Jon rfJ@ @[jlJ@@ @[f@C!!J[fl."--OD_li Hedden (KTM); 24. Ronnie Renner (Yam). Time: 7 min. 2.800 sec. 250 MAIN: 1. Ricky Carmichael (Kaw); 2. Jeremy McGrlIth (Yam); 3. David Vuillemin (Yam); 4. Sebastien Tortelli (Hon); 5. Mike laRocco (Hon); 6. Timmy Ferry (Yam); 7. Kevin Windham (Hon); 8. Damon Huffman (Suz); 9. John Dowd (KlIw); 10. umy Ward (Kaw); t 1. Kyle Lewis (Suz); 12. Jason Thomas (Yam); 13. Jean·Sebastien Roy (Hon); 14. Moreo Dube (Suz); 15. Barry Carsten (Suz): 16. Ryan Robbie Horton (Suz); 27. Rkhard Taylor (Hon); 28_ Jim Neese (Yam); 29. Dustin Nelson (Yam); 30. Grayson Goodman (Hon). Time: 32 min.• 20.990 sec. Margin or Victory: 22.002 sec. AMAlEA SPORTS SUPERCROSS SERIES C'SHIP POINT STANDINGS (After 9 of 16 rounds): 1. Jeremy McGrath (212/6 wins); 2. David Vuillemin (185{2); 3. Mike laRocco (168); 4. Ricky Carmichael (158/1); 5. (TIE) Kevin Windham/Sebastien Tortelli (139); 7. Damon Huffm.n (117); 8. Tim Ferry (107); 9. John Dowd (103); 10. Larry W.rd (94); 11. Greg Albertyn (92); 12. Heath Voss (50); 13. Kyle Lewis (48); 14. Brock Sellards (44); 15. Jean-Sebastien Roy (39); 16. Stephane Roncada (34): 17. Jimmy Button (29): 18. Greg Schnell (28); 19. Tyler Evans (24); 20. Michael Craig (21). Upcoming Rounds: Round 10 - SI. Louis, Missouri, March 18 Round 11- Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 25 MARCH 22, 2000' eye I liOD@ BSIEFLY••• _ Ricky Carmichael is the most prolific 125cc motocrosser of all time. with 12 125cc Supercross wins and 25 125cc motocross wins (not to mention one 125cc Supercross and three 125cc motocross titles). Expectations have been high since he joined the 250cc ranks last year, and he's felt it. Today, however, brought some measure of respect. "Everyone's always asking me to win, to win," said Carmichael, seated next to McGrath at the post-race press conference. "They're asking me to beat the best Supercross rider ever in the sport. It's difficult; it's not that easy. The guy's unbelievable. He has records that no one will ever touch, and they're asking me to beat the best guy ever." It may seem like Carmichael's premier win in that division was a long time in coming, but the truth is, Carmichael is just 20 years old. To put that in perspective, Jeremy McGrath was 21 when he got his initial 250cc win, so logic would tell you that Carmichael has a lot of potential yet. That said, McGrath not only won races in his rookie 250cc year, but he won the title. It has taken Carmichael about a season and a half to get his first win. The Floridian's Chevy Trucks/Kawasaki team was also happy with the victory, considering it was the team's first 250cc main event win since January of 1998. Now that he's finally beaten McGrath, this will certainly help Carmichael's confidence. "I'm just going to go out there and carry the momentum and do the best I can," Carmichael said. "If I win next week I'll take that momentum to the next race. I'm going to take it as it comes. I'm not going to force any issues." 18. 20. 22. 24. Greg Schnell (Yam): 25. Heath Voss (Hon); 26. 16 Shue (Yam); 12. Josh Whitmire (Yam); 13. Michael Sandoval (Hon); 14. Jeff Giese (Yam); 15. Chuck Shirley (Yam); 16. Isillh Johnson (Hon); 17. Kris Papworth (Yam); 18. Darren McElhattan (Yam); 19. Randy Valade (Hon); 20. Sam Yannitelli (Hon). TIme: 10 min., 01.720 sec. HEAT 2: ,_ Travis Pastrana (SUI): 2. Michael Brandes (Hon); 3. Brock Selltlrds (Hon); 4. Kelly Smith try to get as many points, whether you win or lose. You definitely want to win. I hate coming in second." Third-best on the day was Team SplitFire/Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Nicholas Wey. The Terlecki (KTM); 17. Jason McCormick (Hon); James PoYolny (Hon); 19. Jason Fink (Yam); Travis Preston (Suz); 21. Sj'layne King (KTM); Austin Squires (KTM); 23. Kevin Crine (Hon); ~tt (Suz); J9. Mark Burkhart (KTM): 11. Dax K.strin e n e vw s Proving the value of consistency is Team FMF/Honda's Brock Sellards. who has fin· ished runner-up in all four 125cc Eastern Regional mains, but who leads the point standings. Jeremy McGrath said his problem was purely physical; "What happened was that my legs got a little bit tired out there. actually a lot tired. My legs were a little weak. Vuillemin said that he wasn't prepared for the weather conditions; "I thought it was hot. but not like that. - he said. "The track was pretty rough. and some obstacles were not too smooth." Coupled with Vulllemin's third. McGrath's third allowed him to stretch his title lead to 27 points. 212·185. With nine of 16 races completed. Carmichael is fourth with 158 points. 10 points behind Amsoil/Competition Accessories/Jack in the Box/Factory Connection Honda's Mike laRocco.

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