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AMA/ C h e vyTruck s U .S . Mot o c ro s s C h ampionship R o u nd 1 0 : S p r in g C r e e k M o t o cross P a r k and himse lf as he heads into th e final two rounds . "I had some b list er p ro ble m s toda y , and m y kn ee was bothering m e a bit , too ," Ronca da s ai d . "I will be ready for Bingha mpto n a nd Stee l C it y ; th o s e a re tw o of m y favorite tr a cks . I know tha t today wasn 't the best da y , but I do know th a t be tt e r days a re coming. " Spli t fi re /P ro Ci rcu it Kawasak i's Nic k We y wa s s ixth de spite his stro ng s econd-pl ac e m oto -two ou ting , while Ya m a h a o f Tro y 's C a s e y Joh nso n took seventh with 8 -8 m o to s . FMF /H o nda 's Bro ck S e lla rd 's wa s e ight h at 6 - 10 , a nd Mo toworl d of EI Caj o n's Greg Schnell wa s ninth with 5 -12 m ot os . Round ing o ut the to p 10 o ve ra ll wa s KTM ' s Ke it h J o hn s on, who had his be st da y of th e o utdo o r series with a 14 -9 score. M O T O ON E S chn e ll gra bbed a huge holes ho t , lea d ing the 125c c riders through th e firs t tu rn . Beh ind him was Pa stran a , Ya m aha of T ro y 's J u st in Buc kel e w, Fon se c a , S ellards and Ramsey. "That ho leshot was a first fo r me," Sc hne ll sa id. "I like to get th ose ca rd board ch ec ks ." Pa strana_ got by Schnell ea rly on and gained c o ntro l on a tra c k he had ne ve r ridden. Ron cada wa s wa y back in the pack , bu t as the ride rs ended t h e first lap h e wa s up to 22nd . "I s pu n off the gate very bad and was a b ike -length behind everyone in t hat first turn ," Roncada ex plai ned . F ons e c a pa s s e d hi s tea m m a te Bu c ke lew for thir d o n th e s e c ond of 14 la ps, and th en he go t by S c hnell for seco nd on th e th ird lap , whi le t eamm at e s Ram s e y a n d Voh la nd br ok e into th e t op si x a nd s t a rte d ha ving a battl e of thei r o wn . Pa stran a began to dista nce him s elf fro m the field throughout the ne xt few la ps , while th e other riders battled for pos itio n. Ro nc ad a ha d passed a slew of riders and wa s up to 12 th a ro und th e ha lfway point. Ram s e y m o ved b y Bu ckel e w fo r t h ird in t h e n o t o r iou s sa ndwash wh o op -s e c t ion , a nd t he n Vo h la n d a lso moved by later th a t la p in the hilly swi tchback s ection. After startin g in 11 th and running as high as ninth , Lamson pulled off into the mechanics ' area on the seventh la p after re- injuring his knee. Ra mse y would get by Schnell next for third as Pastrana was now some 12 -seconds ahead of Fonseca . Voh la nd took a lap to get by Schnell, bu t he di d so a nd got ba ck on to the ta il of Ramsey in th e closi ng la ps. Pas tra na kept his pace, a nd when th e c heckers fle w for his fifth moto win of the ye ar, he was nea rly 20 sec o nds ahead of Fonseca. Ra msey bob bled in the sand whoops on the final la p , a nd Vo h la n d passed him a b it later for third . Ramsey followed him in, with Schnell in fifth . 32 A U G U S T 23 , 2000' ey e I Sellards was sixth, with Roncada making his way up to seventh. Casey Johnson, FMF/Ho nda 's Danny Sm ith and KTM's RodrigThain rounded out the top 10. "I just got out to an excellent start on my RM, and as everyone s ituated th e m s el ve s ,". the eve r-friendly Pas tra na c o m m e nted . "I just pull ed away while they were battling . Th is track is cool ; those sa nd whoops a re gnarly ." "Ra m s ey m ade a b ig m istake in th o se whoops, a nd I ga ined a to n of time o n him ," Vohland said from th e podi um . "I set him up o n a big down hill and made a good pa ss ." MOTOTWO Buckelew grabbed the $500 THQ holeshot award an d had Pastrana , e n e vv s We y, Fo ns eca , Vo hla nd and Rams ey behind him . A huge pileup ensued in th e first turn beh ind them. Roncada a vo id ed the pileup , bu t h e was in 13th . Buckelew led for over three laps as Pastrana pressured. Vohland made an aggressive block-pass that surprised Fonseca in a ch icane before the finish on lap th ree for fo urth. On the fo urth circuit, Pa str ana held it on a b it longer down th e dow nhill to ta ke over t h e lea d fro m Buc ke le w. "J usti n is o ne of the best 12 5cc riders th e re is," Pa strana sa id of h is rival. "We used to b attle all the time, a nd he u se d to always beat me. He was flying the first few laps, but I wa s able to get by him ." (Top) Ernesto Fonseca had what was arguably his strongest ride of the season, posting 2-3 molo fi nishes and fin ishing second overall. (Above) Tallon Yohland again rode well at Millville, going 3-4 for third overall In the 125cc class. Wey passed Buckelew later that lap for second and was loo king to repeat his performance of a year earlie r, whe n he won a moto and the overa ll. S e ve ra l la p s late r, wh ile hold in g fou rth , Vo hland lost the fron t e nd a nd went dow n in a soft co rne r. He lost severa l p o s it io n s , but remo u nted q uickly. Pa str an a was riding well up fro nt, but so was Wey . The Suzuki -mounte d Pa s t ra n a slowly stretched his lea d