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Kevin Windham (1 1) is proof that you don't need a Loretta Lyn n 's ti t le to go on to greatness. (Above) Damon Bradshaw (51), on the othe r ha nd, won "z ill ions" of Loretta Lynn 's titles but on ly one In the professional ranks before retiring. (Above ri ght) Jimmy Button (5 ) chases Scott Sheak (4 1) many years ago a M cG rath won h ere. So did J eff Emig , R icky Carm ichae l , Kev in W indham , Ezra L u s k , Ste ve Lams on, Tallon Vohland , T ra v is Pastrana a nd m any o t hers. They all have left th e ir knobby prints at Loretta ' s. Loretta's. Damon Huffma n (2 0) was another ri d e r who f o und success at Loretta Lynn's . Steve Lamson w on his fi rst Loretta Lyn n 's titie in 1989. Ele ve n ye ars late r he's still go ing strong, bidd ing for his third National Cha m pion ship. ric an e Mills , T ennessee , and t he fa mo us L o rett a L ynn ' s Dud e Ran c h , is t he final sto p of a multi -m onth ody sse y , wh i ch sa w th em sc ra tc h and cl aw th e ir wa y throu gh the eve nt ' s c o m prehensiv e ar ea and regional qualify ing system ( a rec ord 10,000 rid ers attempted to make it to Loretta 's this Tr uth be t old , L oretta L ynn ' s , n o w a n in d e li b le part of t he sport 's p arl an c e , is a ve r i t a ble f i el d of dreams for a ll who mak e th e t re k to th e s lee py haml et o u tsi de of N a sh v ill e. A ty pe o f Littl e L e a gu e World of Seri es , Ol ympic Games a nd SCCA Run -Offs all com b ined into o ne grand e n d- o f - s u m m e r s ho w do w n, yea r ) . L o retta 's h as helped devel op a n d Keen to find th at " next big t hi ng," the manufacturers, wh o th rou g h their t echn ical support a n d hug e o n - s it e p res ence consis t in g o f " c irc u s" t ents l aun c h th e care e r s o f toda y ' s (a n d tomorro w's) w o r ld class m oto cro ss riders . A s a n am at e ur , J e r em y [;J@fB71 ©DD@DfJD[f)D@[JD~g u DD@ 33iij fJfJ [1D~71 For \9 years, Loretta Ly nn's has played a majo r role in the lives of the world's best motocr oss racers. To that end, we conj ured up a list of world -class riders who won class cham pionships on the Tennessee field of dreams. List ed next to each rider's name is the year they won their first title at Loretta Lynn 's, follo wed by their futur e accom plishments and highlights: 1988 Buddy An tunez AMA Arenacross Champion Keith Bowen 1982 AMA National winn er ]985 Damon Bradshaw AMA \ 25cc East Region Supercross Cham pion Mike Brown 1988 FIM 125cc World Cham pionship Grand Prix winner Jimm y Button AMA National winner \984 Ricky Carmicha el 1990 AMA \ 25cc National Champion Tomm y Clo wers World class freestyle mot ocross rider 1990 Ty Dav is 1986 AMA 125cc West Region Supercross Champi on Todd DeHoop \985 AMA I 25cc East Region Supercross Cham pion Jeff Dement \984 F1M \25cc World Champ ionship campaigner AMA National Champi on and Supercross Champ ion Jeff Em ig 1986 Jimmy Gaddis 1987 AMA \ 25cc West Region Supercross Champ ion Damon Huffman 199 1 AMA National and Supercross winner Ryan Hughes 1990 FlM 250cc World Championship Grand Prix winn er Branden Jesseman \996 AMA National Cham pio nship campaigner Casey Johnson 1993 AMA National Cham pionship cam paigner Steve Lamson AMA \25cc National Champion 1989 Mike laRocco \987 AMA 250cc National Champion Ron Lechi en 1982 AMA \25cc National Champion Ky le Lewis \982 AMA National Championship campaigner Ezra Lusk \ 986 AMA National and Supercross winner Casey Lytl e \ 995 AMA National Championship campaigner Badder Manneh 1984 F1M 125cc Wor ld Championsh ip cam paigner Jeff Matiasevich 1985 AMA \ 25cc West Region Supercross Champ ion 1987 Jeremy McGrath AMA Nati onal Champ ion and Supercross Cham pion Mik e Metzger 199 1 World -class freestyle motocross rider Ja son McCormick 1987 AMA National Cham pionship cam paig ner Tra mpa s Parker 1984 FIM 250cc Worl d Cham pion 1994 Travis Pastrana AMA National winner Billy Payne 1996 AMA Nati onal Championship campaigner David Pingree 1992 AMA National Championship cam paigner ]988 Robbie Reynard AMA National winner Donn y Schm it FlM 250 cc World Champion 1985 Broc k Sellards AMA National winn er 1992 Scott Sheak 1993 FlM 125cc World Championship campaigner Robbie Skaggs AMA National Cham pionship campaigner 1993 Jeff Stanton AMA Natio nal Champion and Supercro ss Cham pion \ 983 Denny Stephenson AMA 125cc East Region Supercross Champion 1986 Brian Swink AMA 125cc East Region Supercross Cham pion 1987 Ronn ie Ti chenor AMA I 25cc East Region Supercross Cham pion 1983 Keith Turpin AMA 125cc West Region Supercross Cham pion 1983 Tallon Vohland AMA National winner 1987 AMA Natio nal and Supercross winner Larry Ward 1982 Eddie Warren AMA \ 25cc East Region Supercross Cham pion 1982 Nick Wey \992 AMA National Championship campaigner c ue I e n e _ S • AUG U S T 9 . 2000 25