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AMA Texas/Oklahoma Pro Circuit Fall Classic Series Round 3 : Cooperla nd Raceway ~I /. ~~] Bv KAT S PAN N Bv C O N NIE J O H N SO N P HO T O S STIllWATER, OK, OCT. 14-15 CJr h e ha lfwa y m a r k o f the s ixt h 1J ann u a l AMA T e x a s /O k laho ma Pro C ir c u it F a ll C lass ic Se rie s dropped in a t Cooperland Ra cewa y , where Colt Humphrey co llected overa ll win s in the 12 5 c c In t e rm e di ate and 12 5cc Open classes. In order to e ns ure th e re wo uld be e no u g h wate r to keep the track in pr emium co n di t io n, Guy C oop er alt e red the course fo r the 536 entered riders , inco rpo rating more of the natural creek a re a . The mo ist , shad ed area included a challenging uphill offca m be r th a t to ok m or e th an its fair s hare o f victim s in th e s ha rp uph ill t urn . Min ibike riders lea rned quickly t ha t t hey co u ld n't re mou nt a b ike fro m the downhill side of a turn . In the firs t 1 25cc O pen m o t o , Br ian Sta rn e s abscon de d with th e h ol esh o t , zip ping into th e h airpin right-h and first tum at the head of the 19-ride r field . Rya n St. Cyr gated sec ond , but Justi n S m ith ble w by bot h Starnes and St. Cyr on th e firs t la p. Ch a se Romero a lso g ot a ro u n d Starnes on th e opening lap. Sm ith went down o n the second lap , which opened up the lea d as the riders rap id ly cha rg ed for pos it ion . Rom ero got by St. Cyr in s ho rt orde r. Humphrey , who ga ted s ixth , charge d forw ard and into se con d . St. Cyr held o n to third , with Thomas Hahn fourth a nd a remounted Smith in fifth by the end of the se cond la p. Humphrey c h a sed d own Rom ero to take the lead o n lap th ree . St. Cyr fended off Hahn for a while , but Hahn finally made his move into th ird. On the final lap , Hahn redoub led his efforts and cut in front of Romero in the start berm , showing him his front D IAbove) Colt H u mph rey (31) p ut his RM out front at the start of the second 125cc Open moto, but Justin Smith (631 turned it Into a bar-to-bar batUe at the third round of the AMA Texas/Oklahoma Pro Circuit Fa ll Classic Series. wh ee l up the hill. As th e y headed to the finish -line turn , Rome ro 's inside line edged Hahn o ut of the runner -up s po t a t the checkered flag . Humphre y s na red the hol eshot in the s ec ond moto, with Smith e ll over him out of the first tum , which resulted in a bar-to -bar ra c e into the first creek c rossing , a nd Smith had taken th e lead wh en th e y e me rge d . Humphrey sta yed close to S m ith for three laps befor e Smith wa s abl e to sh ake loo se a nd put a co up le of sec onds betwe en th em. J o e l Gall a gh e r gated third a nd finis hed a little d is tance ba c k in the sa me position . St. Cyr and Rom e ro rou nded out the top five. Humphr e y's 1-2 tally wa s e no ug h for th e overall. S m ith had to settle fo r sec ond by wa y of his 5 - 1 s c or e . Hu m p h re y 's w in in the 1 25cc Intermediate ca me by way of a pa ir of s econd -place fin is h e s to Justin Sm ith 's win in the first moto and Jam es Marshall 's win in mo t o two . De n n is J onon made the tre k from Kansas to compete in the 80cc (7 I I) cla ss , a nd he took no prisoner s . Jonon grabbed the first -moto ho lesh ot and never looked back , leading Scotty Wenner stro m by five seconds at t he en d of t h e firs t lap . We nners trom went down on la p two , putting Ron ny Jac ks on in the runner-up spot, but by thi s tim e J onon had a lready garnered a IO -s ec o n d le a d . Jeffre y F is h er r ace d in t h ird unt il Cod y S t a r k s tepped up to the pl ate and ch a lle ng e d h im for the position . One o f th e best efforts in the first moto was put in by Kyle Cunningham, who had a les s- th a n- ste lla r start but ran fou rth by th e end of lap th ree and held the pos ition to th e fin ish. Jonon repeated his holeshot performance in moto two, with Jackson in his wake. Wi! Hahn raced in third the first two laps before both Cory Green and Wennerstrom got by him . eN Cooperland Raceway Stillwater, Oklahoma Results: October 14-1 5, 2000 [Round 31 51 (4- 6) STK : 1. Dill on Fow ler (Pol); 2. Ju stin Willi s (C ob) : 3. T anne r Neu jahr (Co b): 4 . Kenny J ones (KTM); 5. Au stin Cox (Pol) . 51 ( 7 · 8) STK : I. J u stin Bogl e (KTM ) : 2. Jonathan T awney (KT M); 3 . J ared Ak ins (Co b); 4 . J ustin Howard (Cob); 5. Jo rdan Durham (KTM) . 51 OPEN: 1. Justin Howard (Cob) ; 2. Jo natha n Taw ney ( KTM ); 3. Jesse Braden (Pol); 4 . Ascher Petry (p ol): 5. Thomas Orr (Co b) . 65 (7· 9): 1. Trey Canard (Kaw): 2. Zeb Smith ( Ka w) ; 3. Kevin Du nham ( KT M); 4 . Co rey Sel f (KTM ): 5. Hunter Hewitt (KTM ). 60 (1 0·11 ): 1. Kyle Cunningham (KTM ): 2. Wil Hahn (Kaw) : 3. Chad Bry ant (Ka w) : 4 . Cody Stark (Kaw ); 5. Jeffrey Fisher (Kaw) . 60 OPE N : I. Kyle Cunn ingham (KTM) : 2. WH Hahn ( K aw ); 3 . Ch ad B rya nt ( Ka w) ; 4. B ra ndon Pipki n (Kaw) ; 5. .Jeffrey Fisher (Kaw) . 85 D BEG: I. Jansin McCoy (Kaw) ; 2. J onathan Ta ylor (Yam) : 3. Trev or Hayes (Ka w); 4. Kevin Hail (Vam) : 5. Ja ck y Vaden (Vam) . 80 (7· 1 1): 1. Denn is J on on ( Ka w) ; 2 . Ronny Ja ckson (Kaw) ; 3 . Cory Gre-en (Suz); 4 . Wi! Hahn (Kaw); 5. Ky le Cunning ham (Suz) . 85 ( 12·1 3) : 1. Trevor Monks (Soz): 2. Bo Teske (Suz); 3 . Dustin Show s (Yam) ; 4. Ryan Voit (Yam ); 5. Tyler ledbetter (Yam) . 85 (1 4~ 1 5): 1. Jonathan Kerr (K" w); 2. James Pino ( Ho n ) ; 3 . C ur t is Pet ers on ( Ho n); 4 . Ch ri s Rensink (Kaw ). 85 /112 OPEN : 1. Jon at h an Kerr ( Ka w ); 2 . Trevor Mo nk (Suz); 3. James Pino (Hon) ; 4. Vinc e Monteleo ne (Hon) : 5. Ronn y J ackson (Kaw ). 100-125 SCHBV ( 12 ·1 5 ) : 1. James Marshall (Kaw); 2 . Andrew Ca nnon (Yam) ; 3. Brandon Fulton ( Hon ); 4 . Rus ty Huddle ( Yam) ; 5 . Dan iel Bu cher (Kaw). 125 D BEG : 1. Tro y Tancaya (Yam ) ; 2. Brett Cue (Yam) ; 3. Dillon Raines (Hon ); 4 . Brent Bledsoe (v ern): 5. Clifford Prayton (Suz). 125 C NOV: 1. Andrew Cannan (Yam); 2. Kevin Rix (Yam) ; 3. Justin Earn est (Yam): 4. Justin Jo nes (Yam) ; 5. Dani el Bucher ( Ka w). 12 5 B INT : 1. Colt Hum ph rey (Suz); 2. J ustin Smith (Kaw); 3 . J ames Marshall ( Kew} ; 4 . Ryan 51. Cyr (Yam) ; 5 . Clayto n Miller (Yam) . 125 OPEN : 1. Col t Humphrey (Suz); 2. J ustin Sm ith ( Ka w); 3 . Ryan St. Cy r (Ya m ); 4 . Ch ase Romero (Hon): 5. Joel Gallagher (Yam) . 125 A PRO: 1. J ohnn y Marley (Han) ; 2. Chase Reed ( Yam): 3 . C h a d Cook ( Ya m); 4 . Chr i s Drummon d (Yam ); 5. Dwein Carter (Yam ). 250 D BEG: 1. Shannon McKamy (Hon) ; 2. Roy Goley (Yam) ; 3 . J ames Dean (Yam): 4. Crag Cobb (Han ): 5. Marc elo Nalboo (Hon). 250 C NOV: 1. Chance Miles ( Hon); 2. Br ent Sandefur (Han) ; 3 . Brian Gam er (Yam) ; 4. Tho m as Presnell (Suz) ; 5. J ohn Lea (Kaw ). 250 B I NT: 1. Justin Sm ith ( Ka w) ; 2 . A ar on Smith ( Yam) ; 3 . Col t Humphre y (Suz); 4. Th oma s Schuler (Yam) : 5. James Marshall (Kaw). 250 OPEN: 1. Derek Kemp (KTM) : 2. J oe Bail ey (Kaw) : 3. Joe l Gallagher (Vam): 4 . T rey Frank {Suz) : 5. James Hill (Yam) . 250 A PRO : 1. Chase Reed (Vam); 2. J ohnn y Marley (Han) : 3. Derek Gerdes (KTM) ; 4. Dwain Carter (Vam): 5. Chad Cook (Vam) . LOS OPEN : 1. Shann on M cKllm y ( Ha n) ; 2 . Shelley Dix on (Kll W); 3. Taryn Covington (Yll m); 4. Angie Stephens (Hon ); 5. Nicole Unruh (Kew} . 25+ C NOV : I . Gary Reed (Han) : 2. Ben edam ( Yam); 3 . Ch ristop her Ta yl or (K ew) ; 4 . Den nis Gayoso (KTM) ; 5. Kent Veldhuizer (Yam) . 25 . B INT: 1. Gr eg lewis (Ye m): 2 . Rand y Reede r (Y am); 3 . Fran z Hy land (Y am) : 4 . Mi ke Shirley (Hon) ; 5. Steve J ones (Yam) . 25 . A MNY : I. David J on es ( Yam ); 2. Dwa in Ca rte r (Yam ): 3. Shawn Sti lwell (Yam) ; 4. Denn is Bonner (Kaw) ; 5. Gary Tucker (Hus). 30. C NOV: 1. Larry Dods on ( Han) ; 2. Kevin Uzarraga (Yam ); 3. Ray Vill arreal (Suz); 4. Richa rd Welc h (Kaw ); 5 . Ja mes Kohout (Han). 30. B INT : 1. Shannon Niday (ve rn): 2. Greg lewis (Yam ); 3. John Portman (KTM); 4 . Roy Durbi n (Han); 5. Phillip Mills (Vam) . 30 . A MNY : 1. David J one s (Yam) ; 2 . Dennis Bonn er ( Ka w) ; 3 . Gery T u cke r ( Hus ) ; 4 . M ar k Rakestraw (Yam ) ; 5. Je rry J oi ner (Yam) . 35 .: I. Gary Tuck er ( Hus); 2. Shannon Niday (Yarn) : 3. Kevin Dunham (Yam ): 4. J ohn Portman (KTM ); 5. Billy Sm ith (SUl ). 40 .: 1. Chuck Cooper (KTM); 2. Kevin Durham (Yam) ; 3. Mark Lamb (Hon ); 4. Jerry Joiner (Yam) ; 5. Billy Smith (Hon) . 4· STR K 20 1· 6S0 : I. Shawn Stilwell (Yam ): 2. Mo nte Frank (Yam) ; 3. John Portma n (KTM); 4. Greg Swinczyn sk i (Yam ); 5. Franz Hyland (Yam) . (Above) Dennis Jonon was unbeatable In the 80cc (7-11 ) category in Stillwater, Oklahoma. taking both mota wins with ease for the overall. (Left) Johnny Marley made h is debut on a Honda at Cooperland Raceway. winning the 12Scc A Pro overall, over Chase Reed. c u c l e n e vv s NOVEMBER 22 ,2000 31

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