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up going around me before I
could get going."
Despite the intense heat, Villopoto put on an amazing charge
through the pack that brought
him up to third by lap 11, but another tip-over dropped him back
to fifth. On the final lap, Villopoto
caught up to Trey Canard, who
was running third, but he wasn't
able to make a pass before the
finish and had to settle for fourth.
Villopoto's 1-4 performance
netted him third overall.
Despite the finish, Villopoto
remains atop the series points
standings and will carry the red
number plate into next week's
round at High Point while holding
a 10-point cushion over Dungey,
P61
Briefly...
was diagnosed with the salmonella
virus a few days after the Hangtown
opener.
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Darryn Durham returned
to action at Muddy Creek but was
not fully healed from his Hangtown
crash that left him with a leg injury.
Riding in pain, Durham went 14-17
for 17th overall.
Tyla Rattray had a tough outing at
Muddy Creek. The Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki rider tried
to finish inside the top 10 in the first
450 moto but ended up 11th. But
things didn't get any better for the
former World champ in the second
moto. He went down in the first turn
and caught up to 17th.
My Plash/Star Racing Yamaha's
Cooper Webb had another strong
showing at Muddy Creek. The
North Carolinian, in just his third
pro race of his career, gave Ken
Roczen a battle for a while in the
first 250 moto before finishing
fifth, but a crash early in the second moto when he got cross-rutted
coming out of a turn ruined any
chance he had of a top five overall
finish. He ended up going 5-15 for
10th overall.
Defending 250 Champion Blake
Baggett rode hard and diced
among the leaders in both motos,
but his 3-3 moto finishes resulted
in a fourth-overall placing. "It's not
very often that you go 3-3 and finish fourth overall, but that's how
the points play out I guess," said
Baggett. "It's a little frustrating but
we rode really well today and I'm
pumped on that. We're getting betcontinued on next page
