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ahead of Chevy Trucks/Kawasaki teammates John Dowd and Ward. Suzuki's Robbie Reynard rounded out the top 10. For Windham, the win is past due, but that doesn't take away from the grandeur of it all. "It feels great. I had the fastest heat again, and that helped me build some confidence going into the main," said Windham about his win. ''I'm looking forward to New Orleans next week because it is kind of my home town. I didn't get to ride there last year because I was hurt. I was actually really looking forward to coming here, because the last time I won was here. It's been a great race for me." eN Texas Stadium Irving, Texas Results: April 8, 2000 (Round 13 of 161 250 HEAT 1 (8 laps, 1·4 transfer): 1. David Vuillemin (Yam); 2. Sebastien Tortelli (Hon); 3. John Dowd (Kaw); 4. Robbie Reynard (Suz); 5. Brock Sellards (Hon); 6. Mike LaRocco (Hon); 7. James Povolny Jr. (Hon); 8. Grayson Goodman (Hon); 9. Shayne King (KTM); 10. Ted Campbell (Suz); 11. Todd Downs (Hon); 12. Jeff Hedden (Kaw); 13. Matt Karlsen (Yam); 14. Matthieu Smith (Kaw); 15. Steven Eugenio (Yam); 16. Tim Hawthorne (Kaw); 17. Jesse Olson (Yam); 18. Jack Brassfield (Yam); 19. Jason Fink (Yam); 20. Daniel Blair (Hon). Time: 7 min .. 57.490 sec. 250 HEAT 2 (8 laps, 1-4 transfer): 1. Kevin Windham (Hon); 2. Jeremy McGrath (Yam); 3. Heath Voss (Hon); 4. Larry Ward (Kaw); 5. Mike Craig (Yam); 6. Damon Huffman (Suz); 7. Jason Thomas (Yam); 8. Ricky Carmichael (Kaw); 9. Zeb Armstrong (Yam); 10. Jason Frenette (Yam); 1 'I. Kyle Lewis (Suz); 12. Brian Mason (Kaw); 13. Jeremy Chaussee (Yam); 14. Kyle Williams (Kaw); 15. Ty Kady (Suz); 16. Erik Anderson (Hon); 17. Jon Hedden (KTM); 18. Chad Rhine (KTM); 19. Brian Stone (Kaw); 20. Earl Ray Kephart (Hon). Time: 7 min.. 53.930 sec. 250 SEMI ) (6 laps, )·5 transfer): 1. Mike laRocco (Han); 2. Brock Sellards (Hon); 3. Grayson Goodman (Hon); 4. James Povolny Jr. (Han); 5. Jeff Hedden (Kaw); 6. Shayne King (KTM); 7. Jason Fink (Yam); 8. Todd Downs (Hon); 9. Matthieu Smith (Kaw); 10. Jesse Olson (Yam); 11. Matt Karlsen (Yam); 12. Steven Eugenio (Yam); 13. Tim Hawthorne (Kaw); 14. Jack Brassfield (Yam); 15.• Ted Campbell (Suz); 16. Daniel Blair (Hon). Time: 6 min., 09.780 sec. 250 SEMI 2 (6 laps, 1·5 transfer): 1. Ricky Carmichael (Kaw); 2. Damon Huffman (Suz); 3. Jason Thomas (Yam); 4. Michael Craig (Yam); 5. Zeb Armstrong (Yam); 6. Jason Frenette (Yam); 7. Brian Stone (Kaw); 8. Erik Anderson (Hon); 9. Brian Mason (Kaw); 10. Ty Kady (Suz); 11. Jon Hedden (KTM); 12. Jeremy Chaussee (Yam); 13. Chad Rhine (KTM); 14. Kyle Lewis (Suz); 15. Kyle Williams (Kaw): 16. Earl Ray Kephart (Hon). Time: 6 min., 00.590 sec. 250 LCQ (6 laps, 1-2 transfer): I. Shayne King (KTM); 2. Kyle Lewis (Suz); 3. Brian Stone (Kaw); 4. Jason Fink (Yam); 5. Jason Frenette (Yam); 6. Brian Mason (Kaw); 7. Ty Kady(Suz); 8, Matthieu Smith (Kaw); 9, Matt Karlsen (Yam); 10. Todd Downs (Han); 11. Jon Hedden (KTM); 12, Steven Eugenio (Yam); 13. Jack Brassfield (Yam); 14. Tim Hawthorne (Kaw); 15. Chad Rhine (KTM); 16. Erik Anderson (Han); 17. Jeremy Chaussee (Yam); 18. Kyle Williams (Kaw): 19, Jesse Olson (Yam); 20. Ted Campbell (Suz); 21. Earl Ray Kephart (Hon); 22. Daniel Blair (Han). TIme: 6 min" 31.920 sec, 250 MAIN (20 Laps): 1. K~vin Windham (Han);' 2. David VuiJlemin (Yam): 3. Ricky Carmichael (Kaw); 4. Jeremy McGrath (Yam); 5. Mike laRocco (Hon); 6. Sebastien Tortelli (Hon); 7. Damon Huffman (Suz): 8. John Dowd (Kaw); 9. Larry Ward (Kaw); 10, Robbie Reynard (Suz); 11. Heath Voss (Hon); 12. Brock Sellards (Han); 13. Michael Craig (Yam); 14. Kyle Lewis (Suz): 15. Grayson Goodman (Hon); 16. Jason Thomas (Yam); 17. Jeff Hedden (Kaw); 18. Jame Povolny Jr. (Han); 19, Shayne King (KTM); 20. Zeb Armstrong (Yam). Time: 19 min" 56.030 sec. Margin of victory: 0:08.008 sec. AMAlEA SPORTS SUPERCROSS SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 13 of 16 rounds): 1. Jeremy McGrath (300/8 wins); 2, David Vuillemin (272/3 wins); 3. Mike LaRocco (246); 4. Kevin Windham (218/1 win); 5, Ricky Carmichael (2·16/1 win); 6. Sebastien Tortelli (199); 7. John Dowd (155); 8. Damon Huffman (144); 9. Larry Ward (136); 10. Tim Ferry (107); 11. Greg Albertyn (92); 12. Heath Voss (82); 13. Kyle Lewis (70); 14. Brock Sellards (66); 15, Michael Craig (64); 16. Jean-Sebastien Roy (62); 17. (TIE) Jason Thomas/Robbie Reynard (48); 19. Greg Schnell (42); 20. Grayson Goodman (39). Upcoming Rounds: Round 14 - April 15, New Orleans, Louisiana Round 15 - April 29, Joliet, Illinois (AboveJ One of the wont flm tum pIIe-upe I.. recent SUpercI'Osa history claimed over half the flelcllIt the atart of the 12lScc _in event. It also thlc:bned the champIon.hlp plot, _pecIaIIy with D-'d Pingree and Shae Bentley, .... sert-' two front· that only lit a stronger fIre under the Georgian, as he rallied back. Bentley actually went down one other time IRVING, IX; APR. 8 during the race, as he collided with he 125cc Western Regional riders' Demarini's Travis Preston and when raced in the final and champi-' that happened, Bentrey was matheonship-dedding round of the Toyota maticaUy out of the championship, as Trucks/EA Sports Supercross Series he had lost several positions. In the in front of 46,402 fans at Texas StafInal laps, Bentley passed two riders, dium in what was an important and KTM's Rodrig Thain and Plano nerve-racking race. Honda's Jiri Dostal, and those two After what was said to b~ one of positions were enough for Bentley to the worst fIrst tum crashes of all time, take the crown. SplitFirejPro Circuit/Kawasaki's Shae "This is the greatest feeling in the Bentley pulled off his fIrst-ever proworld," a mellow Bentley said in the fessional championship, as he finjoyous Pro Circuit pits late after the ished a distant seventh in the fInal. race. "I don't think it has kicked in Bentley was one of approximately yet. After all that I have been through 15 riders that were involved in the in the last two years, this is unbelievmassive pileup. Quick to get to his able. My goal before the start of the feet, Bentley then found that his bike season was top three, so I'll take this was tangled with anothe,r bike, but••".J_ _"""",,_ _ any day." T eye I e runne.no III'lIOIved In .... Incident. "When Preston cased that jump. I landed on him," Bentley added. "That scared me -more than anything and then I co~dn't get my balance or get the bike going because it was so slippery. I still can't believe I won after all of th\!t." What were Bentley's. thoughts about the fIrst-turn crash? "There was so much going through my mind," he said. "All I knew was that I had to get back on that bike as fast as I could and twist that throttle as hard as I could. My arms pumped up and my bars were bent, it was unreaJ. b n e _ S • APRIL 19, 2000 15

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