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ley Donaldson and Gibson to fight for the lead. On the first lap. Donaldson pull ed th e le a d, with Gibson close beh ind . T anner Engl and and Jason Wafford foll ow ed, while Gary Hen drick s ca me th rough in fifth pl ace , an d Sm ith was in s ixth pla ce. The Sarge 's Cycle /Bik e Pedlar backed Gibson passed Donaldson on the second lap. "I remembered an o ld line fro m a past rac e : Gibson said, "a nd I go t by Do nal dson right before I finished my second la p . I pulle d away from Don a ldso n until we c a ug ht up to some lap pers." Gibson continued to stay o ut front until he received the checkered flag, an d Don a ld s o n fo llowed d ir e c t ly behi nd h im . T hey c a me t h ro ugh in first a nd second pla c e overa ll. Gib son g r abb ed first pla c e in th e 250c c /Open A d ivis ion in th e MSSC Seri e s , a nd Don aldson cla im ed first pla c e in th e Pro class in th e SOIL Seri es. "I we nt in to th e wo od s in fo urth p la ce off th e s t a rt , " re co unte d Niehau s C ycl e s ' Do n ald s on . "I g o t roosted badl y , a nd I lost my g og g les . I ca ug h t u p to G ib s on , a n d we s wa p ped ba c k a nd fort h a littl e b it. He was go ing about as fast as I want - ed to go . I tried to save some push for the end, but it was no go ." Meanwhile . Oakley/Pro Action of Kentu c ky / F MF / Mo o s e - s po n so re d P.A. Allen made h is wa y thr ou gh the pa ck to clai m third place ove rall and seco nd p la c e in the 250cc/Open A class. He thought he had ga ined th e lead towa rd th e end of the race ; once he re a lize d he was in th ird place. he rode double -time, bu t it was too late. On the fifth la p. he was told by his p it crew that he was in third pla ce , 26 seconds d o wn . The surprised Allen gra bbed for the throttle and made up so me t im e , but there wasn 't enough time to take the lead . He wa s tha nkful to c laim a sma ll purse in SOI L's Pro class , and he said it wa s a fun course. Th e IMS /MSR - sp on s or e d He n d rick s clai med fo u rth p la c e ove ra ll a n d th ird pl ace in th e MSS C 2 5 0 cc / O p e n A cl ass . Sm ith seized fourth place, wh ile Wafford garne re d fifth in the MSSC 250 c c /Op e n A cla ss . Smith -sponsored Jeremy Ket chum , th e 2 0 0c c A winn er. b attl ed it o ut with Ma rk Guy for th e first three la ps. Around the th ird la p , Guy 's bike q uit a nd Ke t c h u m took t he lead . He stayed o ut fron t to cl ai m his second win o f the season . Chad Froman followed Ke tchum and cla imed 10th place overall, s ec ond in th e 200cc A class. "I ha ven 't be en riding in a wh ile : F roman s a id , "s o I tr ied to ru n s m oo th and ha ve a good tim e . I really wa nt to thank Little Egypt for doing a great jo b." The Littl e Egypt Club members created a great course for the Sum mer Series , a nd they organized their barrel system with prec is ion . Ronnie Ha c ke tt rode s moothly for the first five laps in second place in the Senior B class. Spectators tho ug ht he was in first p lace for the first three laps, but Dwa ne Munc h wa s mi nutes ahead each time. Hackett m ainta ined his grip on the throttle for a lmost the entire race in second pla ce . On his last lap, he lost a position du e to the tra il; while he tried to stay on top of his bike , Ken Sta llings too k adva ntage and passed Hackett to cla im se cond pla ce in the Sen ior B class. following Munch. Hackett pla ced third. a nd Pau l Allen came in fourth. There we re tw o fath e r -and -s on teams who went home with plaque s . Lotus Gibson clai m e d firs t p la c e in t he 200 cc B cl a ss, wh ile h is so n Dustin cla imed the overall a nd first p lace in th e 250c c/Open A class . Vet rider J o h n Ba nes and O pen B rider cu e I e J ohn Ban es Jr. went home with fifth pla ce plaques. CN (Round 3 of 7J O /A : I . Du st in Gib son ( Ya m); 2 . We s tey D on ald son ( Ho n ); 3 . P.A. Allen ( S uz ) ; 4. Gary Hendr ick s { K ew} : 5 . John Var nell ( KT M ) ; 6 . Dan Burga rd ( Yam); 7 . Lan ce Smi th ( Yam ); 8. Je remy Ketchum (KTM) ; 9 . Jason Wafford (Yam): 10. Chad Froman. SO I L PR O : I . Wesl ey D ona ld so n ( Hon ) ; 2 . Tanner Eng land (Yam ); 3 . Da n Burgard (Yam) ; 4 . Lee Lankutis (KTM); 5 . John Yarnell (KTM) . SOIL A: 1. Dallas Maye r {Yam}; 2 . Rob ert Lutschuh (KT M); 3 . Donald Johnson (Yam) . 250/0PEN A: 1. Dustin Gibson (YZlm); 2 . P.A . Allen ( S uz) ; 3 . Gary Hen dri ck s ( Ka w) : 4 . Lance Smith (Yam) ; 5 . .Jeso n Wafford (Yam) . 200 A: 1. Je rem y Ketch u m ( KT M ) ; 2. Chad Froman: 3. Clay Hedgepath (KTM); 4 . Mark Guy. VET : 1. R u~ 1 Jones ( Yam ); 2. David Grunderson (Suz); 3 . Eddie O'Benlon ( Yam ); 4 . Chris Hutson (KTM ); 5 . John Banes (Kaw) . 250 B: I. Jon Buck (Han); 2. John Cash (Kaw); 3 . Scott Irwin ( Han ); 4 . Charles Myers (Ka w) ; 5. Michael Crowell (Yam) . 200 B : 1. Lou is Gi bso n (Y am) ; 2 . Heath Robinson (Kaw ) ; 3 . Jeff Ka ylor (G -G) ; 4 . Adrian Gervais (Kaw); 5. Gene Thurman (Yam) . 4 -STRK : 1. Chris Walke r; 2. Mark Winsatt; 3 . Terry Russell; 4 . Galan Rogers: 5. Stephen Long. SR B: 1. Dwene Munch (KTM ); 2. Ken Stallings (Kaw); 3. Ronnie Hackett (Suz); 4. Paul Allen (KTM): 5. AI MhejUk (Kaw ). VET C: I. Bryan Phelps (Kaw); 2. Brian Grench ( Yam) ; 3 . Tom Sto ne ( G- G ); 4 . Mi chae l Griffi n (KTM) ; 5. Keith Robinson (Yam) . 4 · STRK C; 1. Bill y Proffi tt (Han); 2. Robert Uc h (Yam ); 3. Will Short (Hen) : 4 . Josh Howling (Yam ): 5. Brett Tapley (Hon) . SR C: 1. J im Sorrels ( KTM) ; 2. Lewis Webb (Yam ). 3. Steve Sweet (KTM) ; 4. Pete Buzzell (Suz) ; 5. Don Rye ( Yam). LT TR L: 1. Sh awn Bu tl er (Y am); 2 . Shane O 'Ban ion ( Yam); 3 . Keny Crick (Ka w) : 4 . Kev in Hopper ( Suz) ; 5. Chris Adam s ( Kaw) . HV Y TRL: 1. Todd Rowland (KTM); 2. .Joe Clary (Kaw); 3. Grady McConnick (Han); 4. Kevin Casey (Ka w); 5 . Bobb y Grigg• . BEG: 1. Billy Smith: 2. Da vid Renshaw (Hon); 3. Josh Morris (Han): 4. Phil Anderson (Yem ): 5. Kevin Hall (Han) . n e _ S • J ULY 26 . 2000 63

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