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~ MOTOCROSS AM! National Chainpionship SOO/125cc MX Series: Final rounds ~ Team Kawasaki's Mike Kiedrowski added the 500cc National Championship crown to the two 125cc titles he earned in 1989 and '91. He was the runner-up in both motos. about third, but my back shock was a little stiff and my arms pumped up," Hughes explained. "The track was real rutted. There was nothing 1 could do." Emig attacked the second moto as he had the first, but this time LaRocco had a little better luck. The Kawasaki rider crossed the line seventh after the first lap, covered in mud, but on the move. He moved up to third on the next lap and on the fourth lap passed Tichenor for second, but he was still six seconds behind Emig. laRocco was able to cut into the lead, narrowing it to three seconds at the halfway point but lost ground on the eighth lap when he fell behind a lapped rider. Emig knew laRocco was there but wasn't concerned. "If he had been right there, maybe 1 would've been worried. I think the closest he got was two seconds," Emig said. The margin was close again at the end, but LaRocco fell for the second time securing Emig's unchallenged win for the day, and title. "1 was thinking of bringing my dad and sister out here, but I wanted to keep everything as normal as possible," Emig said. "1 wanted to treat it as just another race." Second went to LaRocco with third fought down to the wire. Tichenor was third from the start, but Hughes, Larry Ward, and Lamson were all within striking distance. Then Hughes began to close on Tichenor, and Lamson began to make a run at Ward. Hughes was almost up on Tichenor on the 11th lap, with Lamson now alone in fifth after relegating Ward to sixth. When the two-lap board was shown, Hughes was right on Tichenor's tail and passed him on the final lap. Tichenor was back in front but fell toward the end of the race. "It was the last mota of the year, and 1 said 1 just had to go out and do it," Hughes said. "1 like the mud. It's fun." "Ryan passed me. Then I passed him back and crashed," Tichenor said. "1 didn·t get a very good start in the second mota and I was concentrating on not making mistakes." Lamson took fifth, Ward sixth and Doug Henry seventh. c::N RESULTS 500 MOTO 1: 1. jeff Stanton (Han); 2. Mike Kiedrowski (Kaw); 3. jean-Michel Bayle (Han); 4. jeff Ward (Kaw); 5. Mike jones (Kaw); 6. jeff Glass (Kaw); 7. Carl Vaillancourt (Kaw); 8. Lance Smail (Yam); 9. jeff Pestana (Han); 10. Keith johnson (KTM); 11. M. Roth (Han); 12. Willie Surrat (Han); 13. Tony Graves (Han); . 14. M. Moore (Kaw); 15. T. Blackburn (Kaw); 16. Ray Somma (Kaw); 17. j. Kapitan (Han); 18. D. Martens (Han); 19. G. Kreinbrook (Kaw); 20. j. Yentzer (Kaw); 21. M. Morris (Kaw); 22. B. Stratton (Yam); 23. D. Lane (KTM); 24. L Eubank (Kaw); 25. Dag Boyesen (Kaw); 26. Jeff Ward (6) and Jean-Michel Bayle (I) competed in their last National MX races; Ward finished third and Bayle fourth. R. McWhorter (Han); 27. C. Willett (Han); 28. M. Bear (Yam); 29. D. Bisceglia (Han); 30. J. Rassa (Kaw); 31. D. Thierry (Kaw); 32. M. Peters (Han); 33. jeff Matiasevich (Kaw); 34. B. Manley (Hon); 35. Todd DeHoop (Han); 36. j. Bamman (Han); 37. Earl May (Han); 38. M. Neiderhiser (Han); 39. Rich Taylor (Han); 40. Kurt McMillen (Han). Time: 35:15.00 . 500 MOTO 2: 1. Stanton; 2. Ward; 3. Kiedrowski; 4. Bayle; 5. jones; 6. Surratt; 7. Taylor; 8. Somma; 9. Matiasevich; 10. Glass; 11. johnson; 12. Smail; 13. Moore; 14. Boyesen; 15. Manley; 16. May; 17. Kapitan; 18. Roth; 19. Morris; 20. Bamman; 21. Eubank; 22. Willett; 23. Neiderhiser; 24. McWhorter; 25. Blackburn; 26. Bear; 27. Martens; 28. Bisceglia; 29. Rassa; 30. Vaillancourt; 31. DeHoop; 32. Yentzer; 33. Graves; 34. Lane; 35. Peters; 36. Thierry; 37. Kreinbrook; 38. Stratton; 39. Pestana; 40. McMillen. Time: 00:00.00 500 01 A; 1. jeff Stanton (Han); 2. Mike Kiedrowski (Kaw); 3. jeff Ward (Kaw); 4. Jean-Michel Bayle (Han); 5. Mike Jones (Kaw); 6. Jeff Glass (Kaw); 7. Willie Surratt (Han); 8. Lance Smail (Yam); 9. Keith Johnson (KTM); 10. Ray Somma (Kaw); 11. M. Moore (Kaw); 12. Rich Taylor (Han); 13. C. Vaillancourt (Kaw); ]4. M. Roth (Hon); 15. Jeff Matiasevich (Kaw); 16. Jeff Pestana (Han); 17. j. Kapitan (Hon); 18. Tony Graves (Han); 19. Dag Boyesen (Kaw); 20. Brian Manley (Han); 21. T. Blackburn (Kaw); 22. Earl May (Han); 23. D. Martens (Han); 24. M. Morris (Kaw); 25. G. Kreinbrook (Kaw); 26. j. BaNlan (Han); 27. j. Yentzer (Kaw). AMA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 500cc MX SERIES FINAL POINT STANDINGS: 1. Mike Kiedrowski (229) 2 wins; 2. jeff Stanton (226) 2 wins; 3. jeff Ward (195) 1 win; 4. jean-Michel Bayle (158); 5. john Dowd (114); 6. Jeff Matiasevich (103); 7. Lance Smail (97); 8. Ray Somma (92); 9. Brian Manley (89); 10. Willie .Surratt (84); 11. Larry Brooks (74); 12. Kurt McMillen (70); 13. Rich Taylor (63); 14. Mike Jones (63); 15. Tony Graves (59); 16. Todd DeHoop (51); 17. Dag Boyesen (48); 18. Gene Naumec (40); 19. Jeff Glass (34); 20. Keith johnson (31). 125 MOTO 1: 1. Jeff Emig (Yam); 2. Ronnie Tichenor (Suz); 3. Doug Henry (Yam); 4. Larry Ward (Suz); 5. Jeremy McGrath (Han); 6. Steve Lamson (Suz); 7. Ryan Hughes (Kaw); 8. Denny Stephenson (Suz); 9. Chad Pederson (Han); 10. Jeromy Buehl (Han); 11. Buddy Antunez (Hon); 12. Barry Carsten (Suz); 13. Mik LaRocco (Kaw); 14. Doug Dubach (Yam); 15. H. Richards (Kaw); 16. J. Dengler (Kaw); 17. Brian Carroll (Suz); 18. Tim Ferry (Kaw); 19. Oiff Palmer (Suz); 20. Grayson Goodman (Suz); 21. Scott Sheak (Kaw); 22. Billy Schlag (Kaw); 23. jim Neese (Kaw); 24. D. Potts (Han); 25. D. Yezek (Kaw); 26. B. Deegan (Kaw); 27. Ezra Lusk (Suz); 28. Brian Roth (Kaw); 29. S. Herman (Suz); 30. M. McDonald (Suz); 31. K. Troccoli (Kaw); 32. S. Templeto" (Suz); 33. K. Crine (Han); 34.. B. Cox (Yam); 35. J. Eickel (Suz); 36. Erik Kehoe (Han); 37. Mike Healey (Suz); 38. Rick Wetzel (Hon); 39. Jimmy Button (Yam); 40. jason Upshaw (Hon). Time: 35:47.00 125 MOTO 2: 1. Emig; 2. laRocco; 3. Hughes; 4. . Tichenor; 5. Lamson; 6. L. Ward; 7. Henry; 8. Stephenson; 9. Palmer; 10. Dengler; 11. Pederson; 12. Kehoe; 13. Healey; 14. McGrath; 15. Buehl; 16. Goodman; 17. Richards; ]8. Dubach; 19. Carsten; 20. Carroll; 21. Sheak; 22. Lusk; 23. Schlag; 24. Neese; 25. Crine; 26. Roth; 27. Deegan; 28. Eickel; 29. McDonald; 30. Troccoli; 31. Herman; 32. Button; 33. Ferry; 34. Antunez; 35. Upshaw; 36. Plotts; 37. Templeton; 38. Yezek; 39. Cox; 40. Wetzel. Time: 36:52.00 125 O/A: 1. Jeff Emig (Yam); 2. Ronnie Tichenor (Suz); 3. Ryan Hughes (Kaw); 4. Doug Henry (Yam); 5. Larry Ward (Suz); 6. Steve Lamson (Suz); 7. Mike laRocco (Kaw); 8. Denny Stephenson (Suz); 9. Jeremy McGrath (Hon); 10. Chad Pederson (Hon); 11. Jeremy Buehl (Han); 12. Joel Dengler (Kaw); 13. Cliff Palmer (Suz); 14. Barry Carsten (Suz); 15. Hayden Richards (Kaw); 16. Doug Dubach (Yam); 17. Buddy Antunez (Hon); 18. Erik Kehoe (Hon); 19. Mike Healey (Suz); 20. Grayson Goodman (Suz); 21. Brian Carroll (Suz); 22. Tim Ferry (Kaw). AMA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 125<:c MX SERIES FINAL POINT STANDINGS: 1. jeff Emig (430) 6 wins; 2. Mike LaRocco (411) 3 wins; 3. Ron Tichenor (348); 4. Doug Henry (316); 5. Larry Ward (297) 1 win; 6. Ryan Hughes (296); 7. Guy Cooper (260); 8. Jeremy McGrath (259); 9. Steve Lamson (213) 1 win; 10. Brian Swink (173); 11. Jimmy Button (168); 12. DeNlY Stephenson (157); 13. Timmy Ferry (156); 14. Erik Kehoe (154); 15. Chad Pederson (138); 16. Buddy Antunez (124); 17. Tyson Vohland (110); 18. Ezra Lusk (93); 19. Barry Carsten (87); 20. Jeff Dement (75).

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