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S.n ..Joee. CA. . Merch 10-11 . 2:JOO National Arenacross Series Rounds: 27-28: San .Jose Are a there, which he can now do with such a big lead. With his three wins at San Jose, Antunez has run up his total win count to 22 this season. Stephenson is next best with 13 wins to his credit. Gonzalez has six wins. Antunez started off the weekend's festivities with a strong win in the 125cc main over Stephenson and Gonzalez, while Jeff Willoh, on the Tuf Racing Honda, just missed a podium finish in fourth. Suzuki rider Charley Bogard rounded out the top five. Things did not change much in the 250cc main, with Antunez again winning and Stephenson taking second, but Canadian Darcy Lange. on the Richmond Motorsports/Works Connection Kawasaki, did mix things up a bit with a third-place finish. just ahead of an unfortunate Willoh, who again just missed out on making the podium. Antunez also won the Dash For Cash. The most exciting race of the weekend - if not the entire season took place in the 125cc main on Saturday night. Antunez and Willoh started going at it from the moment the starting gate dropped, and they did not finish their race-long battle until the checkered flag told them to. The two riders fought back and forth the whole way, sometimes bouncing off each other in the process. On the last lap, with the finish line in sight, WilJoh lost control of the front end of IAbove) Buddy Antunez ruled the San Jose Arena, winning three out of four main events. (Right) Pedro Gonzalez returned to winning fonn after injuries forced him to miss a couple of rounds eariier in the season. He won the final race of the weekend at San Jose. uddy Antunez came one win short of sweeping the San Jose (California) round of the National Arenacross Series at the San Jose Arena. After winning both main events Friday night and winning the opening feature Saturday night, Antunez was bidding for a perfect weekend, when Pedro Gonzalez pulled out the stops and capped off the weekend with a long-overdue win of his own. Oh well, three out of four isn't too bad. But more important than winning just about everything in sight in San Jose, Antunez was perfect when it came to finishing ahead of his Motorious.com/Bill's Pipes/Suzuki teammate, Denny Stephenson, in every feature race. For Antunez, the defending Arenacross Champion, Stephenson is the biggest obstacle B 28 MARCH 29. 2000' cue I standing in his way of a fourth Arenacres championship. So, by keeping Stephenson at bay in all four features, Antunez has put himself in excellent shape to capture this year's title. With just three stops left on the 1999-2000 National Arenacross Series tour, Antunez leads Stephenson by 42 comfortable points. Now that he has built up a sizeable cushion, Antunez knows now for sure that he must ride smart and consistent in the remaining 12 main events (four mains at each round), even if that means playing it safe and sacrificing a win here or e neVIl's