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S~l~~V VISIT THE HEART OF STOCK CAR COUNTRY! JULY 80 ( 12· 13): 1. Justin Hill~ (Yam). 80 ( 14. 16): 1. Caito Wallace (Y ); 2. B~ Rothes (Kaw). am S/MlNI: J. CollIe Wallace (Yam ); 2. Shawn Hay" (Suz): 3. Brett Rothas (Kaw); 4. Chad Gofes (KoIIw); 5. BJ . Bohrer (Yam). 125 BEG: 1. Andre lopez: (YDm): 2. Jimm y Gonzll~l (Yam): 3. Jon Silvll (Suz); 4. Sean Berg (KllW ' ). 125 NOV; I. Alvino Gorda (Hon ); 2. Pau l Johnson (Yam ). 125 INT: 1. Nik Hensl~y (YlIm): 2 . J osh B~ ( Han) : 3 . Billy WlIJlS (Kll w). 125 PRO: I. Joe HlIrgett (::\uz);2. Jcs bue West ( Yllm ). 250 NOV: 1. AlvIno Gllrd o (Yom) . 250 INT: 1. Jo5h B lIgg~ (Hon) . 25.. INT I. Duane Benner (Kow). : M urray Supercross Tra ck Croley Cranks It Up B y D A VID AND J ESSICA S CREWS ~ ~ --- 20 TICKETS START AT JUST NHT :.~~~~~ IONHL MURRAY, KY, MAY 20 Josh Croley cam e out of the gate cranked it up in the 125cc C hea t race and, afte r dishing out a seve re " throttl e lash ing " to the competitio n, took th e c heck ers for th e win . The n, in th e m a in , Cr o le y rod e a c ou p le o f no tch es above his head and fo und h im self sc uffl ing bac k in t he pack , ski tte ring and ska tteri ng arou nd Murray Su percross Trac k as if he'd j ust m ou nted a blu e YZ for th e first time - a perf ect exa m ple of the trials and tribu lation s of a race r tryi ng to ach iev e an even keel bet ween his growing sk ill s and inc reasing desi res. Cro ley fin ished fifth in the I 25 cc C m ain . SPECIAL CHIL DREN'S PRICES W itness motorcycle racing's best flat trackers wage war for the first win in their Charlotte half-mile dirtC!=~=~ ~~~ track debut! AMA stars Chris Carr, Rich K ing, Will Da vis, Jay S p ringsteen , George Roeder a n d m ore! ~~~ EXPLORE BEAUTIFUL NORTH CAROLINA! R IDE THE BLUE R IDGE PARKWAY. M u rray Supe rcros s Track: Josh Cro ley @ (806) too k t he win in the 16·24 class In Murray, Kentucky. fDWE'S MOTOR SPEED W A Y CHARLOTTE T ICKETS ON SALE NOW ! - v... BOO-455-FRNS PURCHASE ON-L1NE :gospeedway .com Red Bud Track & Trail- Buchanan, Michigan MX Nationals LIVE "VIRTUAL GRANDSTAND" INTERNET COVERAGE rcll.cle_ \N\N\N.CVCLENE\NS.COM SUNDA ~ July 2nd - STARTING 1 PM (EST) LOOK FOR VIRTUAL GRANDSTAND COVERAGE ALL SEASON FROM AMA CHEVY TRUCKS MX SERIES EVENTS Then ... Get the full story the follo'\Ning Week in t!i!J1/t1lil...;.j'i'li Issue #27 - On Sale July 5th. 86 J ULY 5 , 2 0 00 ' C U c I e ne""s H o w ev e r , t h e Sarge 's Cycle /C u lve r's A1V/ Fastli ne Racing/Pro -Action of Kentu ck y spo nso red Cr oley d idn ' t allo w his m isfortune in 125cc C competition to dam pen his spiri ts. He'd kn oc ked off a first- pl ace fin ish in the 16· 24 cl ass heat and , with a helm et fu ll of determ ination, he eased up to the gate in the m ain , his racing energies refoc used. In the co m bi ned class of 16 -24 , Ov er 25 and Over 30 B/ C rid ers, Cra ig Rice too k the holeshot, with Da vid Welc h in seco nd and, hot on th eir heel s, Cro ley in th ird. Early in the sec o n d l a p , Crol ey d o g g ed pa st t h e Suzuki m ou nted Welch to tak e the lead in the 16 -24 c las s. Wit h Ov er 2 5 rid er Ri ce leadin g the p ac k , C rol ey b ega n t o sli p into a line and rhyth m that gradu all y increase d his lap ti mes . After nip pi ng at Rice' s kno bby for a lap, Cro ley let it all ha ng loose down th e 'start ing gate stra ighta way and pu t the Over 25 ' er behind him. Fr om there o n out, Croley settl ed into his own pace and fini shed the main out fro nt, tak in g the bla ck-a nd -whit es for the 16·24 win. "I go t a little overanxious in th e 125 cc C m ain and rode wa y out in left field, " he said . g rinning from ear to ear after winning the 16 24 co ntes t . · 1 kn ew I co uld do it , but it j ust w o u ldn't hap p en for m e . I was bound and d et er min ed to k eep m y fo cu s a nd ed ge in [the) 16/ 24 [m ain ), and I did it. " Results 50 (4·8 ): 1. Zochory Thompson (Cob): 2. Clint Crick (Co b ); 3 . Nikki Spore (KTM); 4 . J ustin Scre ws (!.em ); 5. Wesley Moson (Cob). 6 5 (7- 11) : 1. Leyi West (KTM); 2 . Kyle Dortch (Kow): 3 . Tuck er Thrower (Kow); 4 . Lldlory Tbcmpscn (Cob ); 5 . J ust in Crick (Ka wl . 85 BEG: L .Jered MIIrgrum (YlIm) : 2. C~ Hucklebeny (Yom ): 3 . Tuc ker Thrower (KolII); 4 . Luke Mongrum (Hon ). 85 (7 . 11): I. Austjn .\~'eUs (Suz); 2. Brady On (Suz ): 3. Leyl West (Yom); 4 . Clifton Bethel (Hen): 5 . Brandon Burrow (Hon) . 85 ( 12.1 51: I . Ben Crittendon (Kow): 2. Br(t(f~ Rideout ( Yam) : 3. Travi s Throwff (Kow).