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BwnERO~~A~~_m_~_~_~_:F_~_lr_~_d~~~~~~~~~_ ~ comfortable distance on the rest of the pack. Supplying most of the entertainrqent was McGrath's teammate Buddy Antunez, who started out in fifth and spent the entire race, slowly but surely, working his way up to second. He took over the spot by passing Hughes late in the race. Hughes ended up finishing third, while Noleen Yamaha's Kyle Lewis, who had earlier won the other 125cc qualifying heat,Jinished fourth. Lewis spent most of the moto in third until getting passed by Antunez. Suzuki support rider. Damon Huffman finished fifth, while Tyson Vohland, Jimmy Gaddis, Tommy Clowers, Lance Smail and Joel Albrecht rounded out the top 10. "These guys are really tough," said McGrath, who hails from Murietta, California. "I just wanted to finish off my career in the 125cc class with a win." CI'I Results This year's Supercross at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was held during daylight hours; 28,233 fans looked on. had made one mistake I would've had him. I was gaining a little bit on him near the end." Kiedrowski, lik~ Cooper, was seeking his first-ever supercross win. "I'm happy to finish on the rostrum," said third-place Cooper. "It was a good race." As one person saia at the end of the night, "It looks like we're going to have to wait another year for the beginning of the Damon Bradshaw era." Bradshaw will celebrate his 20th birthday on July 19. 125cc There was little excitement in the 15-lap 125cc feature, as Team Peak's Jeremy McGrath, who won the first qualiying heat, led all but the first two laps. Gating second behind Kawasaki Team Green's Ryan Hughes, McGrath stalked the leader until the third time through the long, sweeping section of whoops, where McGrath railed to the outside and motored around Hughes. From then on, the race was all McGrath's, as he pulled out to a 250 HEAT 1: I. Jeff Emig (Yam); 2. Brian Swink (Suz); 3. Jimmy Button (Yam); 4. Denny Stephenson (Suz); 5. Jeff Stanton (Hon); 6. Gene Naumec (Kaw); 7. Larry Brooks (Yam); 8. Mike Chamberlain (Yam); 9. Erik Kehoe (Hon); 10. ~ Ward (Suz); 11. Brian Manley (Hon); 12. Jean-MIchel (Hon); 13. Jon Nicolus (Hon); 14. Dana Wiggins (Yam); 15. Jelf Glass (Hon); 16. Marc Peters (Hon); 17. Shigeo Nishimura (Hon); 18. Jon Grant (Kaw); 19. Jelfrey Brownlee (Suz); 20. Scott McElroy (Suz); 21. Ray Mcintosh (Kaw). Time: 7 mmutes, 40.79 sec. 250 HEAT 2: I. Mike Kiedrowski (Kaw); 2. Jeff Matiasevich (Kaw); 3. Damon Bradshaw (Yam); 4. Michael Craig (Kaw); 5. Guy Cooper (Suz); 6. Shaun Kalos (Yam); 7. Jelf Ward (Kaw); 8. Mike Fisher (KTM); 9. Keith Johnson (KTM); to. Doug Dubach (Yam); II. Jim Chamberlain (Hon); 12. Todd Lehmann (Hon); 13. Lowel Moural. (Hon); 14. Martin Klossner (Yam); 15. David Demangos (Hon); 16. David Bagwell (Hon); 17. Robert Naber (Suz); 18. Robert Dunham III (Yam); 19. Cameron Steele Professional rider depicted during c10sed-c0urse event. Do not attempt these maneuvers. Dress property for your ride with ahelmet, eye protection, long-sleeved shirt, lo,ng trousers, gloves and boots. Yamaha and the Motorcycle Safety Foundation encourage you to ride safely and respect the environment. For further inlomaticn regarding the MSF rider course, please call 1-800-447-4700. Do not drink and.ride. It is illegal and dangerous. Specifications SUbject to change without notice. @1992 Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (Cypress, CA 90630)