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f inal rac e of the 2000 season , Lan ino v ic h
broug ht his old win nin g ways back ho me to
the " Home of Cha m p ions."
Th is was th e fin al race of the season an d
the fi rst "com ebac k " eve nt since the track had
been closed d ue t o noise compla int s from
nearby resident s. Afte r negotiations w ith the
Tr iba l Co uncil, it appears the futu re of Barona
Oaks is loo king very pos itiv e. Th e even t orga nizers. CMMC . and the Co uncil have co me up
w it h so me wor king guidel ines th at i nclude
fut u re ex pa nsio n . So it a ppea r s good can
com e from bad afte r al l.
Ya ma ha / T roy Lee /Burge r K ing-backed
Laninovich proved to be consistent, as he laid
was te to all challenge rs in the four m otos in
wh ic h he rode. A lb a/Preci sion Con cepts' Jake
Elkins sho wed determ inat ion in the 250cc Pro
arena , as he ca me ac ross the lin e with repeat
second -place efforts, Trai li ng Elkins in both
mo tos was Ma x i ma /Sp y- spon so red Ron
Lechien . In the 125 cc Pro clas s, Lanino vich
ke pt Eli m inator Boa ts/ PG Series' Josh T arantino ba ck in the sec ond spo t in both m ot os .
Viej as/ T ho r-bac ke d Joshua West raced with
Ta rantino in th e first mota but cou ldn' t keep
h is Yama ha upright in th e second m ot a and
d id not finish.
Jes us Casill as gav e the 125c c Inter me d iate riders a rid ing lesson in both m otos. Cas illas ran aw ay from Steven Haugelst in e, w hile
A nthony Brus celle had tr oub le trying to match
the pace set by Hau gelst ine and had to sett le
fo r third o n t he da y , Haugelsti n e got hi s
reward in the 125 cc ( 16 -25 ) di vision as he pu t
in repea t w ins by holdi ng off J ua n Diego Saffan .
Dani el Smith ca ptur ed the Veteran Ove r 40
Intermed iate ove rall win with rep eat victor ies,
In th e O ver 4 0 No v ic e class , La rs La rs so n
rode his KTM to victo ry afte r placing th ird in
the fi rst mota and then co m ing back later to
take the seco nd m oto. Peter Golden took the
Ove r 40 Beg inner class afte r he to took a third
in mota one but th en found his secon d wind
and cap tured the checkers in rnoto two .
Supermini rider Justi n No b le co uldn' t get
around Bobby Romero in m ot a one and had to
sett le for seco nd. Noble and Romero had a
good race goi ng fo r second behi nd Cas Swi ft
in the seco nd m oto until Romero stopped for
an unexpected soil sam ple a nd finis hed sev e nt h. Nob le c o u ld n' t c a tc h Sw ift , bu t hi s
repeat second-pla ce finishe s earned him th e
overall .
A usti n Ba lla rd mas te re d th e Super Pee
Wee cl ass. A ft er he won the fi rst moto, ha lf
the field failed to sho w fo r the seco nd m oto ,
mak ing hi s sec o nd w in tha t m u c h eas ie r,
Vick ie Gold en co uld do no wrong as she ma nage d rep eat wins in th e Pee Wee First T im ers
cl ass.
Results
INTRa TO MX: I . MichlleJHernandez (Suz); 2. Kyle Devls (Kaw);
3. Wes Markley (Yam) ; 4. Kevin Cox (Yam) : 5. Wyatt Castn er (Yam).
Frr: I. Vicki e Golden { Hun ]: 2. Eddie Busun (KTM): 3. Kurtis
Walde n (Cob ) ; 4 , Camero n Ki rkman ( KTM ); 5, Sdm an tha Ain ra
(Hon).
PJW STK (0-6); I . Daniel Overt on (Cob); 2. Garrett Jackson
(Cob); J . Carle s Don (Cob); 4 Jacob Genshaw (Cob); 5. Stone Wi!·
eon (Cob).
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P/W STK (7· 8): I. Dy lan Schmoke (Co b) ; 2 . Au stin Balla rd
(Cob); 3. Con Hubbs (Cob) ; 4. Aaron Ampud ia (Hon); 5. Jake Gagne
(KTM).
P/W MOD (0-6) : I. Garr ett .Ieckson (Cob) : 2. Stone Wilso n
(Cob): 3. Cerios Don (Cob) ; 4. Blake ClImpos (Cob) .
P/W MOD (7·8): 1. Colt Hubbs (Cob); 2. Aaron Ampudio (Han);
-3. Alan Ampudill (KTM).
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S/P/W: 1. Austin Ballard (Cob); 2. Kyle Cortman ( Hoo); 3. DyJ