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r Troy Lee Designs-backed YZ426F at the head of the field in moto two, while Dec ker, Winn , Lea ch , T ay lo r and Wa lters nipped at his rear wheel. Leach sa w his chances of a top overall finish end abruptly, as the rider from Albany , Oregon, took a hard tumble in front of 30 riders and was done for the day. Holland, however, had things going his way up front. The Fresno , California , native held a slim advantage over Deck er and former mini st ar Winn during the opening -lap barrage. Taylor and Walters waged war for fourth behind the tr io . Although Walters would ultimately take charge of the position , it would be a few m ore laps until he could move ah ead of Winn into third. Ha g s et h , LaMa stu s, Mye rs , La c e y, Woods, Steve Drew and Grayson Hart ran close behind the top four. By la p five , Walters had d isplaced Winn fo r third , a lthough by this time the lead duo of Holland and Dec ker had checked out on the com petition. Two la ps later , the lead c hang ed hands. An error on Holland's part ha nded the lead to Deck er. "I went into the co mer, just the wa y 1 had every other lap ," Holland said, "but the front end just went out from under m e . Luckily. I kept it running and got going again quickly." T his handed De ck er a s ix-s e cond advantage, which he held to the finish . Holland. who was ca pping a three-race weekend, finished second, ahead of Walters by 14 seconds, wh ile the multiple rider dogfight for fourth went in Hagseth 's favor. leaving Winn, Taylor, Yamahamounted TIm Beatty, Wood s , Lacey and Ward to round out the top 10. Decker (1 -1 ) pummeled his way to the o ve rall, followed by Ho llan d (3-2) , Wa lters (2-3) , Hags eth (5 -4) , Winn (6 5 ). Taylor (9- 6 ), Lacey (8- 9 ), Ward ( 11- 10), Beau Baron (1 2 - 11) and Matt Bateman , th e 10 th- o ve rall finish er via 15 - 12 plac ings . AlbanyMolorsporls Parte Albany Oregon , Results: July 1G 2000 [Round Gof 121 , M.OTQ 1: I. C ra ig Decker (Yam) ; 2 . Spud Wal ters (Ya m); 3 . Rusty Hollan d (Yam); 4 . Ryan Leach (Yam) : 5. Brad Hagseth (Yam ); 6. Paul Wino (Yam ); 7. Scott Myers (KTM) ; 8. Ty Lacey (Yam ): 9. Rich Taylor (Yam) ; 10. J immy laMastus (Hbg): 11. Gordon Ward (VO R); 12 . Beau Baron (Y am): 13. Josh Chisum (Yam) ; 14 . Terry Harnness (Yam): 15. Matthew Bate ma n (Yem) . M.O T O 2 : 1. Cr ai g Decker ( Ya m) ; 2 . Rusty Hollan d (Ya m); 3 . Spud Wal ter s ( Yam ) ; 4 . Brad Hagseth (Yam) ; 5 . Paul Winn (Yam); 6. Rich Taylor (Ya m) ; 7 . Tim Beatt y ( Ya m ): 8 . Nathan Woods (KTM): 9 . Ty Lacey (Yam); 10. Gordon Ward (VOR); 11. Beau Baron (Yam) ; 12. Matthew Bateman (Yam) ; 13. Ryan Dudek (Yem) : 14. Josh Chisum (Yam); 15. Nick Foister (Yam) . O/A : 1. Craig Decker (Yam): 2. Rusty Holland (Ya m); 3 . Spud Wa lte rs (Yam): 4 . Brad Hag seth (Yam): 5. Paul Winn (Yam) : 6. Rich Taylor (Yam ); 7. Ty Lacey (Ya m): 8 . Gordon Ward (VO R); 9 . Beau Baron (Yam) ; 10 . Ryan Leach (Yam ): 11. Matthew Bateman (Yam): 12. Josh Chisum (Yam ); 13. Tim Beatty (Yam ); 14 . Scott Myers ( KTM); 15. Nathan Woods (KTM) . AMA MOTOWORlD OF El. CAJO NlY AMAHAI MAXXlS TI RES/ MAXIMA / HOO TERS RESTAU RANTS/TEAM BREEDLOVE WESTERN FOUR·STROKE NATIONAL MOTOCROSS SERIES (After 6 of 12 rounds ): I. Spud Walters (289 /5 wins); 2. Gordon Ward ( 163); 3. Rich Ta ylor ( 157) ; 4 . Jimm y Lama stus ( 145); 5 . Craig Davis (129 ); 6. Beau Baron ( 119) ; 7. Craig Decker ( 110/1 win); 8. Scott Myers (96) ; 9. Dustin Nelson (88 ); 10. Ti m Sharp (76) ; I I. Rusty Holland (75) ; 12 . Nathan Woods (74 ): 13 . (T IE) Cliff Cook /Rya n Dudek (73) : 15 . Don Upton ( 70). Upcomi ng Rounds : Rou nd 7 - Spokane, Wash ington, August 6 Round 8 - Fountain , Colorado , August 13 cue . e n e _ S • A U G U ST 2 , 2000 41