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.-- - - -- ----------- - - - - - - - ---:,.------,z z Freestone County Raceway fu Kerr, Reed Rock Freestone B y K AT S PA N N A N D TH E BECK STER W ORTHAM. TX. JULY 23 o na tha n Kerr and Chase Reed set the pace at the grand opening of F reesto ne County Raceway . Robert Wickens of Shepard Film s . along with his film crew. also stopped b y the facility to shoot from the air as well as the grou nd fo r usab le footage in thei r up c omin g video. "Mini Wa rriors III." Wh en Wick e n s was n 't h an g in g fro m the s ide of a helic opter . he wa s bu s y in t er v iew in g riders s uch as Reed . C la yt o n Mill e r , T y C o nn er , Ca leb Dowell a nd Ke rr. T ony a nd Ka ren Miller a nd t he ir ent ire staff did a banner jo b thro ug hout th e weekend, making the ir debut to T exa s m o to c ro s s a success. The Mille rs we nt the extra mile a nd rented a 160-foot canopy for the spectators. Kerr d ialed in th e hol e s hot in the aocc (14-15) class, whic h was do uble-gated with the aoc c (12 -13) J class. Kerr led Nath ani el Ben oit around th e course , with Ben oit sh ow ing Kerr his fro nt tire a time or two' but unable to make a p as s . Gr eg C hap man ran t h ird , followed by Charles Castl o o and Justin Pu ls ifer. Lance Hollister led the soee ( 12 - 13) gate, with Bryan Za ch ar y in the run ner -up spot. Justin Jackson gated third , with T a d Montgomery in h is wa ke a nd Steven S am p ley in fifth from sta rt to finish. Ke rr re peated h is performance in the second m ote , taking the win and th e overall . with Beno it second and Ca s tloo thi rd. Jackson c hased Hollis te r in th e ao c c ( 12- 13) ca tegory , be at ing out Za ch a ry for second. Kerr's secon d win ca me in the aocc Open class . sweeping both motos for th e overall. Beno it once aga in took second. and Hollister was thi rd. Ree d too k home the big buc ks in the Pro ranks ; winn ing all fou r motos S ~ ~ a. Freestone County Raceway: Chase Reed (155) showed th e way through th e first tu m on th e 125cc Pro start at the grand opening of Freestone County Raceway In Wortham. Texas. surrounded by Tay lo r Walls (192). Mark Thompson (166) and Ad am Menne ng a (at Reed 's elbow). ent angle when tickets were sold for a buck a piece and the pot was sp lit between the winner of the fo ur-lap race and a luc ky holder of a t ick et d raw n fro m a jug . More tha n $600 was collected and s plit betwe en Reed and the winning spectator. in the 125cc and 250cc Pro classes. in addition to t h e Da s h F o r C a s h , wh ich is fast becoming very popular, with folks no rmally donating funds to draw winner-take -al l, fa st-p a c ed per for m a nces from the Pro s . Th e Fr e e stone DFC, however. took on a differ - Illinois Mo orcycle Dealers A ssociation Presents A AProgressive Insurance U.S. Fla Track Championship SEA IlN FINALE Du oin, lliin is Ilctober h6 15th For tickets B hotel information call: 217-753-8888 One ticket. two days of racing. Tickets 820 in advance 825 the week of the race. eye I e n e vv S • S EPTE M B E R 6 ,2000 61