Lorotto
Lynn'3 Ronch
Hurriconc
Mills, tN
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Country Series.
So dominan!,
in fact,
was Salminen, that whispers
of
"sweeP"
already starting
spreading through the
pits,
even
thouSh the series
is less than
one-third complete.
But the competi-
tion experienced
a breakthrough of
sorts at
round
five at the legendary ITP
Loretta Lynn's
Fanch GNCC.
No,
Salmi-
nen didn't lose the race. ln
fact. he wqn
by nearly two
minutes to continue his
streak of
pe.fection.
But the
field of
challenSers actually challenSed
him this
time. ln
fact, Am Pro Yamaha's 2003
GNCC Champion
Barry Hawk followed
him all the way until the
last
lap
and
appeared
ready
to stroke. Unfortunate-
ly, Hawk
hit $e wall and staned
Setting
sick on the last lap, and Salminen
pulled
away to another
win.
"We
had the challenSe today,
it was a
fun race," Salminen said,
"lt
felt like a nor-
K
r
tl'
f,
J
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TM's defending GNCC
Champion
I
uha Salminen
dqminated
the firit
lour
rounds of the 2006 Suzuki
Grand
National Cross
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I
April 23, 2()(}6
KTrtl" Juho Solminen
picked
up
his fihh
win ol
lhe
GNCC
Series ot lorettq Lynn's.
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PHoros
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