2000 AMA CHEVY TRUCKS MOTOCROSS NATIONALS
Sun,Sept 3Labor Day Weekend
Ke v i n W indham
R ic ky Car m i chael
Tr av i s P a s t r a n a
G re g A l b e r t y n
E z r a Lu sk
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Da v i d V u i l l e m i n
M ik e Larocco
L a r r y W a r d
D U N Z , D P B roc k S e l l a r ds
A'A iliA L A' O VEA'
$30,000
from the hand-on -helm et sta rt. As they ca me
around to the sta rt/ finish li ne on lap one , the
Bubble Ma ch ine/Pr o Valv e Su spension /Etn ies
Shoes/Dragon Eyewea r-bac ked Legere had a
nic e lead until h e got ca ught up i n so me
trackside banners. As he ca me to a full stop to
fr ee himself, the rest of th e pa ck closed th e
gap on him . After passing Willert a t th e start
of the sec ond lap , Salazar. a 250cc Amateur,
pulled alon gs ide 250cc Expert rider Leg er e
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while rounding th e tum at th e start of th e dra g
strip. Th e pair r ac ed side b y sid e down th e
dra g strip unt il Lege re 's 4 0 0 o ut po we re d
Sa lazar 's YZ250 , but Sala zar sta yed close. At
PURS E
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the end o f la p t wo . th e o rder wa s Leg er e .
Salazar, Will ert . Luna and T im Morton .
S alazar ke pt hounding th e leader, ofte n
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sho w ing him a wh eel. At th e top of th e famous
downhill , Legere felt his arm s pump up and he
had to let Sala zar go by, Meanwhile , Luna put
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Carlsbad Raceway : Dano Legere won
both the 2S0cc Ex pert and Four-Stroke
Open Expert classes at the 17th annual
Tankslappers Grand Prix in Carlsbad,
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