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fi nish seve nth, eight seconds beh ind Cook . Bat em an, Matthews and Fo ister fil led out the to p 10 spots . Woods wa s th ird overa ll , laMastus too k the n u m ber- two spo t on the podium for th e second ti me this year, and D ecker was all smi les sta ndi ng in the number -one spot. Walters still holds th e lead with 289 po ints , over Ward , with 192 . laMastus is a close th ird, with 189 . Decker ( 160) moved up to fou rth , and Ta ylor, who was in third comi ng into Spok ane, failed to score any points but managed to stay in the top five with 157 poi nts . CN Extreme MDlDcrDss DRY Pari< SPDkane. Wash ington Results: August 6, ZDDD [Round 1 of 1ZJ M OTO 1: 1. Cr aig Decker (YlI m ) : 2 . Jimm y laMast us (Yam) ; 3 . Natha n Wood s (Vam) ; 4 . Tim Beatty (Yom); 5. Scott Myers (Yom);.6 . Gordon Word (VOR); 7. C"' ig Davis (KTM); 8. TIm Sharp (Yom); 9. Cliff Cook (KTM); 10. Josh Chisum (Yom); II. Nick Foister (Ya m) ; 12. T ravis Mark s ( Yam ) : 13 . Mart y Mz3nn (Yam); 14. Lowell Thomson (Yam) ; 15. Grayson Hert (KTM); 16. Peter Russell (Hbg); 17. Rick Hensen (Yom); 18. Ryon Nelson (Yom ); 19. Eric Clev eland (Yom) ; 20. Joson Motthews (KTM); 21. Ryon Dudek (Yam) ; 22 . Pat Henry (Yam ): 23. Matthew Bateman (YlIm): 24. Beau Beron (Yam) ; 25 . Rich Taylor (Yam). MO TO 2 : 1. Crllig D eck er ( Yam ); 2. J im m y LaMastus {Ya rn ): 3. Nathan Woods (Yam) : 4 . T im Beatty (Yom ); 5. Scott Myers (Yom); 6. Cl iff Coo k (KTM) : 7. Gordon Ward (VO R): 8. Matthew Bateman ( Yam ): 9 . Jason Matthews (KTM ): 10. Nick Foister (Yom) ; 11. e "'ig Davis (KTM); 12. Morty Monn (Yom ); 13. Beau Baron (Yam ): 14. Lowell Thomson (Yam) : 15. Travis Marks ( Yam): 16 . Tim Sharp (Yam) : 17. Grayson Hart (KTM); 18. Ryon No/son (Yom); 19. Rick Hansen (Yam): 20 . Eric Cleveland (Yam ); 21. Ryan Dudek (Yom); 22 . Pot Heruy (Yom) ; 23 . Peter Russe 11 (Hbg); 24. Josh Chisum (Yom); 25. Rich Toylor (Yom). O /A: 1. Craig Decker (Yam); 2. Jimmy l.a:MllIstus (Y am) ; 3 . Nathan Woods ( Yam) ; 4 . T im Beatty ( Ve rn); 5 . Sco tt Myers (Ya m) : 6 . Gordon Wa rd (VOR); 7. Cliff Cook (KTM) ; 8. Croig Davis (KTM); 9 . Nick Foister (Yom); 10. TIm Sharp (Yom) ; 11. Morty Menn (Yam) ; 12. Travis Mark s (Yam) ; 13. Lowell Thomson ( Yam); 14. ~tthew Bateman (Yam) ; 15. Joson Motth ews (KTM); 16. Josh Chisum (Yom) ; 17. Grayson Hart (KTM); t8. Beau Baron (Yam); 19. Ryan Nelso n ( Yllm) ; 20 . Rick Hansen ( Yam ) : 21. Peter Russell (Hbg); 22 . Eri c Clevelond (Yom) ; 22 . Ryon Dudek (Yom) ; 24 . Pot Henry (Yom); 25 . Rich Toylor (Yom) . AMA WES T ER N F O UR · STR OK E N ATI O NA L MOTOCROSS SERIES ( A ft er 7 of 12 rounds ) ; I. Spud Wollers (289/ 5 wins); 2. Gordon Word (192 ); 3 . Jimmy L" Mastu s (1 89) ; 4 . Cra ig Decker (1 6 0/2 win s); 5. Rich Toy lor ( 157); 6. Cr. ig Dovis (153) ; 7. Scott Myers ( 128); 8. Beeu Boron ( 127) ; 9 . Nethen Wood s ( 114); 10. Cliff Cook (100) . New Cham pionS peedway Team JBR Sweeps Harley Night By MAGGIE SIMPSO N OWEGO, NY, JULY 15 n w h at m a n y be lieved t o b e a n igh t of qu estionabl e offici ati ng , Team JBR swept both the Scratch and Handicap m ain events at N ew Champi on Spe edway . Fo rmer British Leagu e rider Josh Larsen , just back fro m h is tr ip t o the overseas q ualifier for t he World S p ee d w a y Champio nships , bro ught hom e th e Scratch main win , while Team JBR benefactor and New Champion promoter J ason Bonsignore brought home hi s first m ain-event win in the Handicap portion . The main con t rove r sy of the eve n i n g occ urred wh en the lastc h a nc e qu al ifi er w as re d - fl a g g e d while Cam " t he Kid " Rafferty was leading . Gene Bonsignore fell co ming int o turn three while running second . David Oakden , runn ing third , passed cleanly to the in sid e , while J aso n Bonsignore, runn ing fou rth , laid h is bike down to avoid hitting his fat her. M a n y i n attenda nce, in clud i ng an nou ncer D an n y Fallon , fe lt th a t since the ra ce was into its thi rd lap , it sho ul d h av e b een ca lled c o m p l et e , wi th Rafferty tra nsferri ng to the main. In st ead , the official rul in g w as th at the rac e was on ly in its sec o nd la p and w o u l d b e restarted . Th e n ext co ntro versial decision was that all rid ers wo uld resume their original sta rting posi tions . AMA rules state tha t the rider caus ing the stoppage . in this case, Gene - w ill be penalized or excluded. On th e resta rt, the elder Bonsignore got the gate and took the lead . Rafferty tr ied the inside for two laps and then w ent outside , almost overtak ing G en e off th e last turn . They crossed th e line sep ara ted by just a whe el , w ith Gene t ak ing the transfer to the m ain . A dejected Raffert y finished se c o n d, with O akden th ird and J ason Bonsignore fourth . As the riders were introduced for the Scratch main, th e sp ectators let their di sapproval be k no wn , boo ing Gene, wh o had drawn th e o ut side starting position. Tom m y Seph ton was in four, with Bru ce "the Mongoose" Nelson in three. Lar sen was in tw o, with "lightning" Lenny McBride on th e pole . As the tapes went up , Sephton and Bon si g n o re m o v ed first. Sephton shot tow ard the pol e whil e Bons ignore head - O cue I e n e _ S • A UGUST 30 , 2000 47