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de s wa s nip pin g at his rear w heel , fo llowed b y Price, Vern on an d Wa shin g ton 's Lo nn y Kopp. Kopp had st ead ily prog ressed th r ou g h th e fi eld t o fifth w h en S imon sen ' s cras h occ u rre d, and rem ai ned cl os e t o th e lea d pack to fin is h in t he position . Haw k he ld t he lea d fo r t w o laps , but sho rtly befo re th e w hi te fl ag lap , O regon 's Bea u Brown t um bled to the turf, o nce aga in bring ing actio n to a stop . Ha wk was again under pressure fro m L a nd es . but t h is t i m e La nd es pounced up on the ro ok ie to take t he lead , wh i le Pri c e a lso followed su it an d t ai led Lande s, setti ng u p a c lim ac t ic fini sh in Landes' favo r by a wheel at the line. "My p r o b lem was tha t I co u ld n 't see ve ry well ," Price said . "My shield was fogg in g up ba d , b ut o n th e rest art we w iped it off, bu t o nly had a co uple laps left . Too bad th ere wo ul d n't have bee n a lap or two m ore." H aw k , rid i ng t h e Fo oth i ll s E x ca vat i ng / Ray C arro ll-b a c k ed Ro tax, rounded o ut t he po d ium fini shers w it h his third -place finish, foll owed by the lik ew i se im p r ess ive Vern on , K opp , seco nd -y ea r E x p ert A ar on W est on , Chris F itzh ugh , Ron Wa ters and Wisco nsin 's J .R Sc hna bel , who is sec ond in poi n ts in th e series. Ser ie s points l ead er, H us a b erg -m ount ed Ke n ny Noyes , finish j ust beh in d Sc hna be l in 11th o Castle Rock Race Park CastleRock, Washington Results: September 7, 2000 [Round7 of 121 H EAT 1 (8 laps , t op 4 t ransfer ) : I. Brett Land es (ATK): 2. Aar on Westo n (Rtx): 3. Chris ti an Vernon (A T K); 4 . Kenny Noyes (Hbg); 5. Bob Rosie (Rtx): 6. Pete Medcalf ( Rtx) ; 7. J eff Hia tt (W- R); 8. J aime Ag u il a r ( Rtx ): 9. T o m Shea rd (Rtx); 10 . J o shu a Currey (W -R): 11. Dick Wall (H· D): 12. Ben Bushnell (Kaw); 13 . Del Schnitzer (Rtx). H EA T 2 (8 lap s, t op 4 t ran sfer) : I . Scoo te r Verno n (AT K): 2. Eli Price (Rt x); 3. Chr is Fitzhugh ( Rt x): 4 . J .R. Schnabel ( Rt x) ; 5 . Beau A . Brown (e e M); 6. Rick Warrnbc (Suz); 7. Nate Wa it (Rtx): 8. Troy Rose (Rtx ); 9 . Jerry Hansen (Rt x) ; 10. Ste ve Pruczlnsk l (eeM): 11. Steve Liberty (Rtx) : 12. J acob Currey (W -R) ; 13. Paul Cast illo (Rtx ). HEAT 3 (8 laps, t op 4 t rans fe r): 1. Kurt Hawk (Rtx): 2. Lonny Kopp (W ·R ); 3. J .P. Simo nsen (Rtx): 4 . Ron Waters (W · R) ; 5. Bea u Z. Brow n ( Bue); 6. Scott Rose (Yam); 7. Nathan Wharton (Rtx ); 8. Ti m Rick ett s Jr . (Rtx) ; 9 . J erry Southw orth (CCM ). SEMI 1 ( 10 la ps . to p 2 t ran sf er ) : I . Be au A . Brow n (CCM); 2. Je ff Hiatt (W-R); 3. Steve Pruczinsk i (CC M); 4. T im Ric k ett s. Jr . (R tx} : 5. Pet e Med ca lf (Rtx) : 6. Joshua Currey (W -R); 7. Na than Wharton (Rtx); 8. Rick Warmbo (Sua): 9. Ja cob Currey (W-R); 10. Ben Bush nell (Kaw) . SEMI 2 ( 10 laps , top 2 tran sf er): 1. Tro y Rose (Yam ); 2. Del Schnizte r (Rtx) : 3. Bob Rosie (Rtx) : 4 . Beau Z. Brown (Bue): 5. Nate Wa it (Rtx) ; 6 . Scott Rose (Yam); 7. J aime Ag uila r (Rtx): 8 . Tom Sheard (Rt x); 9 . Steve Uberty (Rtx) ; 10 . Dick Wall (H·D ); I \. Paul Castillo (Rt x ). LCQ (top 2 tra nsfer): 1. Beau Z. Brown (Bue); 2 . Bob Ros ie (Rtx}: 3. Nate Wait (Rtx): 4 . Scott Rose ( Yam) : 5. Rick Warmbo (S uz); 6 . Jaim e Ag uila r (Rtx) : 7. Steve Pruczinski (eCM); 8. Tim Rick ett s J r. (Rtx) ; 9. Steve Libe rty (Rtx }: 10. J oshua Currey (WR); 11. To m Sheard (Rtx) ; 12. Nathan Whart on (Rtx); 13. Je rry Hansen (Rtx) ; 14 . Pete Med calf (Rtx) ; 15. Paul Castillo (Rtx); 16. Di ck Wa ll (H-D) : 17. Jacob Currey (W-R); 18. Ben Bushnell (Kaw). M A IN (18 r id e r s , 20 l ap s ) : 1. Bre tt La ndes (A T K) ; 2. Eli Price (Rt x ); 3 . Kurt Ha wk ( Rtx ) ; 4 . Scoote r Ver no n ( A T K ); 5. Lo n ny Ko pp (W ·R) ; 6 . Aaron Weston (Rtx) ; 7. Chris Fitz hug h (Rtx): 8. Del Sc h nitz e r ( Rt x ) ; 9 . Ron Wate rs ( W· R) ; 10 . J . R Sc h n abe l ( Rt x ); 1 1. Ke n n y Noyes ( Hbg): 12 . Christian Vern on (ATK ); 13 . Troy Rose (Ya m ); 14 . Beau A. Brown (CCM ); 15. J . P Simonsen (Rtx ); 16 . Bob Rosie (Rtx): 17. Ti m Rickett s Jr . (Rtx ): J 8. Beau Z. Brown (Sue) . FO RMULA USA/WRENCHEA D.COM PRO SINGLES PO INT S ST A NDI NGS ( Aft er 6 of 12 rou nd s ) ; \. Kenn y Noyes (472/2 wins); 2. J . R Schnabel (386 ); 3 . Br yan Smith (3 42) ; 4 . Da n Stan ley (272); 5. Je nn ifer Snyder (2 42) ; 6. Will ie McCoy (24 0/1 ); 7 . Beau A . Brown ( 238 ); 8 . Eli Pric e (236 ); 9. A .J . Esli ck (226) ; 10. Tim Eade s (2 10) ; 11. Br and on Cart wr ig ht (182); 12 . Ja son T y er ( 162); 13. Ku rt H a wk (15 4); 4 . W ill D av i s (152/1): 15 . Scoo ter Verno n (14 6 ); 16. J acob Latime r ( 140); 17. Aaro n Weston ( 122 ); 18 . Ja ime Agu ilar (1 12) ; 19. Micha el Gilk ey ( 110); 20 . Steve Libert y ( 108). UT ell t h e . " y ou read about it i n c ue I e n Cycle Nevvs·· e vv s S EPT EM B ER 27 . 2000 17