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o l d nativ e of Baton Rouge , Lo uisiana, took the holesho t and briefly led t he first m ot o before crashing in a m uddy , ru t -infest ed tu rn and fi nishi ng thi rd . Windham b a c k ed u p hi s grea t f irst - mo to sta rt by also ta k in g th e hol esh ot in the secon d go-arou nd befo re being swa llowed up by th e cha rg in g tri o of Ca rmic hae l , To r t el li a n d Vu ill e m in a n d fin is h i n g fo urt h . W indham, wh o ha s w on t he l ast t w o p rofess i onal races h eld a t Budd s C r e ek (th e ' 9 9 Bud ds Cr eek 2 50cc N at io nal and t he ' 9 9 25 0cc u.s. GP ) , was some what d isappointed b y the tu rn of the day's eve nts, bu t stil l remai n ed upbeat rega rding his chances for the rest of the series . " Yeah, it definitely wasn't what I was hoping for , especially at Budds Cr eek , " Windham said . " A ll day today , I've just been out of it a little bi t. Almost a li ttle tired, eve n at the start of the d ay and st uff. For me not to have a good rid e and sti ll finish third overa ll is still re a ll y g ood. I th in k that' s what it's go ing to t ake to be th ere at the end - co nsiste nc y. W e'r e n ot eve n halfwa y thr ou gh a n d I ' m onl y 10 p o i n t s beh ind . I hav en 't had the po ints lead yet , but eve ryo ne's been fluctuating going up and down . That j ust proves that anythi ng ca n st ill happen . We ' ve still got a lon g ways left to go ." Finishing fo urt h o verall on th e da y was Albertyn , w ith a rather in consistent 2 -7 ride. " O ne o f t ho se da y s , " Albert yn said . " Not too bad. The second moto wa sn 't g reat. I actually hit the g at e. I w as a little anxious and trying to pu ll the ho leshot and I hit the gate, so the sta rt was pretty much l o st. I had a pretty good fi rst lap and was ab le to wo r k my way in to about n i n th o r 10th. I j ust k ind of got in a ru t . T he track wa sn 't that eas y to pass on . I had a tough ti m e passing F erry and then LaRocco snuck by me. I wasn 't ha p py abo ut that , at all ." A lbertyn , who is still suffering with a linge ring k nee problem, also looks to im p r ov e hi s resu lts as t he series wears o n. "I'm t aking it one ra c e at a ti me," Albertyn sai d. "I' m a p retty long ways out of the po in ts, so I'm j ust going to g i ve it everythi ng I' v e got u ntil th e end : Putting in his best ride of the series so fa r was Mazda /Chapa rral /Yama ha 's Tim Ferry. (Above ) Greg A1bertyn had a strong outing in the first moto where he fi nished second, but he followed that up with a disappointing seventh. (Left) Kevin Windham took the holeshot in both motos and finished th ird overall. Here he lea ds David Vuillemin who eventually passed him. (Below) Windham (14), Rob bie Reynard (1 7), Lany Wa rd (1 0) and John Dowd (1 6) laun ch off the start li ne in the fi rst m oto. The 25 -year-old from Largo, F l o r id a , posted a solid f ifth place finish in mo to one and b a c k ed tha t up w ith another fifth - place fin is h in moto two d e sp it e r el entl es s a t tacks b y A lb ertyn and T eam Amsoil/Fac to r y Conn e cti on /J a c k in th e B ox /Honda 's Mik e L aR o c c o and rid in g the fi nal tw o laps with a flat re ar tire. " I' m p r etty h ap py wi th my res u lts: sai d Fe rry fro m inside th e Mazd a/ Ch a p a r r al / Yam aha semi. "T he second m oto I held u p pretty st ron g . I h ad to fi g ht o ff Al be rtyn for a whil e - t he n La Rocco fo r the res t of th e race , so it w as pretty ne at. I'm just k ind 'o f now getting to wh ere I'm up to sp eed and my end urance is getting up. I took a lot of time off for my thumb to hea l. I feel more co m fort able week after we ek ." W ith his victory at Budds Creek , Carm ichael , on ce again , takes c ommand of th e seri es' po in ts le ad w ith 202. Tort elli drops to second, with 198 points, followed by his Honda team mate, Windham , who has 192 po ints . Vuillemin continu es t o ho ld on to fourth, w ith 172 points, foll owed by a s t e a d y Reyn ard i n f ifth w i t h 14 3 points . Al bert yn moves from eig hth to sixth, w it h 142 p oints, follow ed by D owd in sev enth , with 13 6 p o ints . LaRocco advances to eighth w ith 124 points , while the inj ured Lusk falls to ninth , with 114 points. Ferry , by virtue o f his sol id ri de at Budds Cree k , moves into th e top 10 with I II po ints . MOTOONE "I ki nd of j ust stu ck m y fro nt end in one of those soft be rms down at the bottom of the hill and that was all she wrote ," Windham said. Wi ndham quickly remounted , but not before Carmichael dropped him to t h ird . D o wd w a s fourth , chased b y Wa rd and KTM's Shayne King . Al bertyn fought off the relentless attack by Carmi cha el until l ap fo ur, when the K a was a k i r id e r p u lle d al o n g si de Al be rtyn's Suzu ki o n th e app ro ac h to Budds Creek 's mo nsterous B ig Gulp jum p, and squ eezed under th e defend ing cham pion in the ver y next turn. "He m ad e a good pass ," A lbertyn sa id . " I was actuall y hav ing some proble ms wi th sh if t in g a nd w e just Windham blast ed into the lead at the start of th e fi rst 250cc moto, pu r sue d by Albertyn and T eam Chevy Tru cks /Kawa saki' s John D o w d , Carmichael and La rry Ward. Tortelli , Team Suzu k i 's D amon Hu ffm an and Tea m Yamaha 's D av id Vuillemin all went do wn in t he fi rst t u rn . Wh il e Tortelli and Vu illemin would qu ick l y rejoin the race, Huffman fo und him self una bl e to finish ou t the day . (See B rie fly .. . ) Disaste r st ruck Wind ham before th e co m pletio n of the first lap, as th e Honda ri der went down in a mudd y off -cam bered turn , handing th e early lead to A lbertyn. cue I e n e "" S • JUN E 2 8 . 2000 17