Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Ro nca da e s ta blished a huge le ad over Pastr ana a nd it g rew a lit tl e more ev ery lap . Vohla nd p ressured Bucke lew for severa l laps u nt il th e Ne w Me xic o n a t ive c ra s h e d o u t of c onte nt ion. At o ne poi nt , Ron c a da 's le ad grew to 18 s ec onds in th e 30-m inute-plus two -lap m oto , a nd he wa s clea rly th e fa ste st o n th e mostly na tura l-te rrai n tra ck. Pa stran a rode in a lon e ly second th e ent ire time, a nd Voh land he ld t hird for a w hile, a s Se lla rd s a nd Lam son tra iled . Ro ncada crossed th e fin ish with fists in th e air . It was the firs t time that h e had wo n an overall by winnin g both motos here in th e State s . Pastran a finished a pop ula r second , an d Voh land h eld o ff a hard -charg ing Lamson for th ird. Sellards , John son , Sp litFir e /P r o C irc u it ' s Nic k Wey , Currie, Tha in and Demar ini l Troy Le e's Trav is Preston round ed out t he top 10 . "Th e best thing is be ing able to c ruise on th e last lap," Roncada s aid o f his hug e le ad. " I h ad a gr e at rhythm out there a nd the track was g rea t. It wa s very much like a G.P. in Europ e that I am us ed to." eN BuddsCreekRaceway Budds Creek, Maryland Results: June 1B, ZOOO 125 MOTO 1: I. Ste pha ne Ronca da (Ya m) ; 2. Tra vis Pastrana (Su z) ; 3 . Brock Se lla rds (Ho n); 4 . Erne sto Fon seca (Yam ): 5. Steve Lam son (Han) ; 6. Paul Curri e (Hon) ; 7. Tallon Vohland (Kaw ); 8. Kelly Sm ith (KTM); 9 . J ustin Buck elew (Ya m); to . Ca se y Lytl e ( Ha n); 1 1. Rodr ig Tha in ( KTM); 12 . G reg Schnell (Yam) : 13 . Tom Welch (S uz); 14 . Dann y Smi th (Hon); 15. Casey J ohn son (Yam ); 16. Dav id Ping ree (Suz); 17. Nathan Ram s ey (Kaw ); 18 . Tra vis Presto n {S ua} : 19 . Mi cha el Brand es ( Ho n ) ; 2 0 . Bra nd en J esseman (S uz) ; 2 1. Ivan Tedesco (Han ); 22 . Nic k Wey (Kaw ); 23 . Barry Carsten (Sua): 24 . David Krat z (Hus); 25. Ryan Clark (SUl); 26 . Paul Carpenter (Hus); 27 . Randy Valade (Hon); 28 . J ason M cC o rm ic k ( Ho n); 29 , Da vi d Oertel (H an ); 3 0, Will iam Ursic I I I (SUl ); 31. Scott Metz. (Yam) ; 32. Aaron Day (Hon) ; 33 . Robbie Horton (SUl) ; 34. Chris Wh eel er (KTM ) ; 3 5 . J oseph Oe h lhof ( KTM ) ; 36. Travis Elliot (Han ); 37 . Tom m y Hafm aster (Hon) ; 38. Bill y Payne ( Kaw) ; 39 . J ir i Do stal (Han); 40 . Matt Walker (Hon). 125 MOTO 2 : 1. Stephane Ron ceda (Yam) ; 2. Travis Pastrana (Suz); 3 . Ta llon Vohla nd (Kaw); 4. St ev e La mson (Han ) ; 5 . Br oc k Sella rds (Han) ; 6 . Casey Johnson (Yam); 7. Nick Wey (Kaw) ; 8. Paul Cur rie ( Han) ; 9 . Rod rig Th ai n ( KTM); 10 . Tr avis Preston (Su z) ; t 1. Bill y Pa yn e (Kaw) ; 12 . J ustin Buck elew (Yam) : 13. Ja son McCormic k (Han); 14. Robbi e Hor to n (Suz) ; 15 . T om Welc h (S uz) ; 16 . Danny Sm ith (Han ); 17. Em esto Fon seca (Yam ); 18. Matt Walk er (Han ); 19. David Kratz (Hus) ; 20 . Casey Lytl e (Han); 21. Paul Carpenter (Hus); 22. Branden J e ssem an (S Ul ); 23 . C h ris Whee le r ( KT M) ; 24 . Micha el Brandes (Han); 25 . Randy Valade (Han); 26 . Tom m y Hofm aster (Han ); 27. Ryan Clark (Suz); 28. Travis Elliot (Han ); 29 . Aa ron Day (Han); 30 . J oseph Oeh lhof (KTM) ; 3 1. Kell y Smi th ( KTM ) ; 32 . Greg Sc h ne ll (Ya m) ; 33. William Ur si c 111 (S uz ) ; 34 . Nathan Ramsey (Kaw) : 35. Dav id Pingree (Suz) ; 36. Davi d Oette l (Han); 37 . Ivan T edesc o ( Hon ) ; 38 . Scott Metz (Yam); 39 . J iri Dostal ( Hon ); 40 . Barry Carsten (Suz). 125 0 / A; 1. Steph ane Ron cada ( Yam); 2 . Travi s Past rana (Suz); 3. Broc k Sell ards ( Han) ; 4 . Ta llon Voh land (Kaw ) ; 5 . Steve Lam son ( Han) ; 6 . Paul Currie ( Hon) : 7 . Rod rig T hai n ( KTM) ; 8 . Ern est o Fonsec a (Yam) : 9. Casey Jo hnson (Yam) ; 10. Justin Buc k elew (Ya m ); 11. Nick Wey (Kaw); 12. T ra vis Preston (5 Ul ); 13. Tom Welch (5Ul) : 14 . Kelly Smith (KTM ) : I S. Da n ny Smith ( Hon ) : 16 . Casey Ly tle (Ho n); 17 . Billy Payn e ( Kaw); 18 . Greg Sc hnell (Yam ) : 19 . Ja so n Mc Corm ic k (Ho n); 20 . Robb ie Hort on (Suz); 2 1. David Ping ree (Sua) : 22 . Nat han Ram sey (Kaw ); 23 . Matt Wal k er (Han); 24 . David Kratz (Hus); 25 . Michael Brandes (Hen): 26 . Branden J essem an (Suz) . AMA/CHEV Y TRUCKS U. S. 125cc U . S . CHA MPION SHIP MX SERIES POIN T STA NDI NGS (A fte r 5 of 12 round s) : 1. Stephane Roncada (204 / 2 wins); 2. Steve Lam son ( 189/1); 3. Trav is Pastrana (184/1) ; 4 . Tallon Vohland ( 180); 5. Brock Sellards ( 123): 6. Nick Wey ( 12 1); 7. Casey Jo hnson ( 118 ); 8. (TI E ) Danny Sm it h/ Paul Currie (103 ); 10. Rodr ig Tha in (89 ); 11. Nathan Ramsey (88) ; 12. Kelly Sm it h (76) ; 13 . Greg Schne ll (7 4) ; 14 . Ernest o Fon sec a (73) ; 15. Ju stin Buckelew (5 8); 16 . Robbi e Hort on (45) ; 17. Travi s Preston (44) ; 18. Casey Lytle (3 5) ; 19 . Branden J essema n (34); 20 . Da vid Pingree (33) . e y e I e n e vv s JUNE 28 , 2000 21

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