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Windham into third. Brown finished fourth, ahead of BooKoo Honda's Josh Demuth and then Preston. Vuillemin's 7-2 was good enough for second overall. Stewart was originally credited with third overall immediately following the race after going 2-10 for the day. But Stewart was later docked 10 seconds for receiving outside assistance when he got stuck in the mud. That was enough to cost him one position in the moto, drop- ping him to 11th, and one position over- all. Stewart was credited with fourth overall, while Windham ended up third overall with his 9-3 tally. But Carmichael stayed out of trouble with his brilliant performance in the mud. "It was tough," Carmichael said of the muddy final moto. "The track was pretty bad, but I would say it got better there towards the end. We were breaking through some of the mud and slosh into some fresh dirt. [Michael Byrne] messed one whole lane up when he got stuck in a rut. He was sitting in a rut and it almost took out me, and I actually think he took out James. But it was a great day and a great second moto." Vuillemin's runner-up finish marked his first podium of the year. "It was a good race for me, and it is great to be on the podium; it's been a long trip from where I was at Yamaha, and then when I went to Texas," Vuillemin said. "I had a really bad start in the first moto, but I came back to seventh. The second moto was kind of an unknown for everybody, since we didn't get a parade lap and we didn't know the track. But I had good lines right away, and I passed a lot of people on the first few laps. Then I ended up in second." With the win, Carmichael now leads Reed by 106 points in the series standings, which puts him in position to wrap up the title at the next round in Binghamton, New York. Windham's third-overall finish moved him past Millsaps for third overall in the standings, while Preston holds down fifth overall. CN SPRING CREEK MX PARK MILLVILLE, MINNESOTA RESULTS: AUGUST 13, 2006 (ROUND 9 OF 12) MX MOTO 1: 1. Ricky Carmichael (Suz); 2. James Stewart (Kaw); 3. Chad Reed (Yam); 4. Davi Millsaps (Hon); 5. Travis Preston (Hon); 6. Michael Byrne (Kaw); 7. David Vuillemin (Yam); 8. Michael Brown (Suz); 9. Kevin Windham (Hon); 10. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 11. Broc Tickle (Hon); 12. Josh Demuth (Hon); 13. Nicholas Wey (Hon); 14. Robbie Reynard (Hon); 15. Joshua Summey (Hon); 16. Ryan Clark (Hon); 17. Heath Voss (Yam); 18. Shaun Skinner (Hon); 19. Brad Modjewski (Hon); 20. Christopher Whitcraft (Suz); 21. Doug DeHaan (Hon); 22. Jacob Saylor (Hon); 23. Michael Blose (Kaw); 24. Jeff Gibson (Hon); 25. Ashlee Woskob (Yam); 26. Brandon Butler (Hon); 27. Terry Auten (Hon); 28. Robbie Smith (Hon); 29. Daniel Sani (Hon); 30. Kyle Partridge (Hon); 31. Clark Stiles (Yam); 32. Antonio Balbi (Hon); 33. Ryan Newton (Suz); 34. Timmy Ferry (Hon); 35. Justin Buckelew (Hon); 36. William Browning (Suz); 37. Chris Blose (Kaw); 38. Joshua Woods (Suz); 39. James Povolny (Hon); 40. Jason Thomas (Hon). Race Time: 35 min., 25.4 sec. MX MOTO 2: 1. Ricky Carmichael (Suz); 2. David Vuillemin (Yam); 3. Kevin Windham (Hon); 4. Michael Brown (Suz); 5. Josh Demuth (Hon); 6. Travis Preston (Hon); 7. Ryan Clark (Hon); 8. Timmy Ferry (Hon); 9. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 10. James Stewart (Kaw); 11. Justin Buckelew (Hon); 12. Clark Stiles (Yam); 13. Nicholas Wey (Hon); 14. Christopher Whitcraft (Suz); 15. Brad Modjewski (Hon); 16. Joshua Woods (Suz); 17. Michael Blose (Kaw); 18. Jeff Gibson (Hon); 19. Davi Millsaps (Hon); 20. Ashlee Woskob (Yam); 21. Antonio Balbi (Hon); 22. Ryan Newton (Suz); 23. Heath Voss (Yam); 24. Broc Tickle (Hon); 25. Jason Thomas (Hon); 26. Michael Byrne (Kaw); 27. Chad Reed (Yam); 28. Terry Auten (Hon); 29. Doug DeHaan (Hon); 30. Brandon Butler (Hon); 31. Jacob Saylor (Hon); 32. William Browning (Suz); 33. Daniel Sani (Hon); 34. Joshua Summey (Hon); 35. Shaun Skinner (Hon); 36. Robbie Smith (Hon); 37. Robbie Reynard (Hon); 38. Kyle Partridge (Hon); 39. Chris Blose (Kaw); 40. James Povolny (Hon). Race Time: 40 min., 35.87 sec. MX OVERALL: 1. Ricky Carmichael (Suz); 2. David Vuillemin (Yam); 3. Kevin Windham (Hon); 4. James Stewart (Kaw); 5. Michael Brown (Suz); 6. Travis Preston (Hon); 7. Josh Demuth (Hon); 8. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 9. Davi Millsaps (Hon); 10. Chad Reed (Yam); 11. Ryan Clark (Hon); 12. Nicholas Wey (Hon); 13. Michael Byrne (Kaw); 14. Timmy Ferry (Hon); 15. Justin Buckelew (Hon); 16. Broc Tickle (Hon); 17. Clark Stiles (Yam); 18. Christopher Whitcraft (Suz); 19. Brad Modjewski (Hon); 20. Robbie Reynard (Hon); 21. Joshua Summey (Hon); 22. Joshua Woods (Suz); 23. Michael Blose (Kaw); 24. Heath Voss (Yam); 25. Jeff Gibson (Hon); 26. Shaun Skinner (Hon); 27. Ashlee Woskob (Yam); 28. Doug DeHaan (Hon); 29. Antonio Balbi (Hon); 30. Jacob Saylor (Hon); 31. Ryan Newton (Suz); 32. Terry Auten (Hon); 33. Brandon Butler (Hon); 34. Daniel Sani (Hon); 35. Robbie Smith (Hon); 36. Jason Thomas (Hon); 37. William Browning (Suz); 38. Kyle Partridge (Hon); 39. Chris Blose (Kaw); 40. James Povolny (Hon). 2006 TOYOTA AMA MOTOCROSS CHAMPI- ONSHIP SERIES POINTS STANDINGS (After 9 of 12 rounds): 1. Ricky Carmichael (439/7 wins); 2. Chad Reed (333); 3. Kevin Windham (293); 4. Davi Millsaps (289); 5. Travis Preston (257); 6. James Stewart (243/2 wins); 7. David Vuillemin (242); 8. Nicholas Wey (218); 9. Timmy Ferry (191); 10. Josh Demuth (137); 11. Joshua Summey (135); 12. Kyle Lewis (120); 13. Ryan Clark (119); 14. Jason Thomas (88); 15. Michael Byrne (77); 16. Michael Brown (63); 17. Chad Stiles (63); 18. Robbie Reynard (62); 19. Antonio Balbi (60); 20. Jeff Dement (53). C Y C L E N E W S • AUGUST 23, 2006 23 Award winner Josh Hill made his pro debut at Millville, riding a factory Yamaha YZ250F in the Lites division. Hill was confident before the race, but he wasn't putting too much pressure on him- self. "My wins at Loretta's last week gave me some momentum going into this race, and it gave me a lot of confidence," Hill said. "I was kind of stoked that I won the last race that I will race at Loretta's for a while. I'm not really going to put any expectations on my self here at Millville, I am just going to go out there and do the best that I can." After a heartbreaking engine failure while running out front at his home National in Colorado, Andrew Short has come back with a vengeance, winning the next three motos. What changed? "I left California," said Short. "I got out of my same groove, and I don't have to sit in traffic all day. And I'm excited to go ride at different tracks. I stayed in Colorado, and I love it there; it's a great place to ride. Now I'm in Texas and it's really hot and humid and we have a great track at our place." Short has a soft spot in his heart for the infamous Millville sand whoop section, but he may now have some trouble with his wife after this quote. "I love the sand whoops," he said. "I felt fast there all week, until the mud moto, and then I looked like my wife, or her dad, or somebody slower riding." Short's wife, Jackie, used to compete on the Women's Motocross Association circuit. Newly signed Makita Suzuki rider Ryan Dungey also made his pro debut in Minnesota. Dungey was fast in prac- tice, turning the fastest time in the second unseeded Lites session. His practice time was also good enough for 22nd overall among all of the entries, 450 and 250. "I just want to be in the hunt - I think I've got the speed," Dungey said before his debut at Millville. "I want to for sure get top-15 and maybe top-10." Dungey got his wish, going 8-8 in the two motos. While Dungey and Hill were making their debuts with factory teams, 18-year-old Jimmy Albert- son was making his first ride as a pro as a priva- teer. "I'm just ready to go out and ride," said the Mount Vernon, Missouri, resident. "A top-10 would be awesome, but I really would just like to score some points. I'm not going to do the next two eastern rounds, but I will finish out the series at the Glen Helen race. We are just looking to do well here and in California to try and get some- thing lined up for next year. We have been talking with different people, but we don't have anything worked out right now." Ivan Tedesco was supposed to make his return to action at Millville, but while his motorhome made it, "Hot Sauce" did not. "He just didn't feel like he was ready," said Tedesco's Makita Suzuki factory mechanic, Tony Berluti. "He has been practicing in Texas, and at the Suzuki practice track, but he wants to make sure he is up to speed before he comes back." Tedesco has spent the last two months recovering from a surgery to repair the shoulder he injured in a crash at the Las Vegas Supercross. MX2 World Champi- onship contender Tyla Rattray took advan- tage of a break in the FIM schedule to come to America for a vaca- tion and to ride the Mil- lville National. There was some speculation earlier in the year that Rattray might contest the U.S. series in 2007, but just a week before the Millville round, the 20-year-old South African confirmed that he will return to Europe to race the MX2 class again for next year. Unfortu- nately, Rattray never made it to the starting line at Millville. During Sunday morning's practice, the KTM factory rider fell hard in the whoop section when his engine seized, injuring his shoulder. "I was just going through the whoops when the bike locked up," Rattray said. "It threw me over the handlebars and dislocated my shoulder. When I get back to Belgium, I will go and see the doctor. Maybe if I am lucky, I can still ride the last three GPs." Rattray was impressed with the Millville course and the pro- fessionalism displayed at the event, and he was equally impressed with the Mall of America, which he visited a few days before the race. The Team Subway/Honda bikes of Jeff Gibson and Jason Thomas were sporting special rims made by Alpina. The new rims, which are import- ed into the U.S. by former World Motocross Champion Trampas Parker, require less mainte- nance because the spoke nipples are in the hub instead of in the rim, and are less likely to loosen up during competition. The rims are reportedly lighter than the stock rims, as well. Briefly... Continued from page 21 Chad Reed (22), here leading Carmichael, had a miserable day after losing his bike's header pipe and then getting stuck in the mud.