Southwick Pre-Race Notes:

Welcome to Southwick, Massachusetts for the Motocross 338 Nationals by Suzuki, the fourth round of the 2003 AMA Chevy Trucks US Motocross Nationals, for Cycle News Online's live Virtual Grandstand coverage, sponsored exclusively by Yamaha.

It rained all day yesterday, but today the rain has stopped andthe track is in perfect condition. It's a little cloudy and about 65 degrees and they say it will not rain until tonight.

Who's favored today? - Ricky Carmichael has won the 250 class the past 3 years at Southwick. Before that, he won the 125 class here in '99 and '97. Those expecting RC to be disrupted by a mudfest need only be reminded of his performance during the 2nd moto at Hangtown in 2002, where the diminuitive Floridian proved that he can ride as well as anyone in the slop. Either way, it'd be hard to beat him this weekend, but there are plenty of others who'd like to put the rev limiter on the defending champ.

The points coming into Southwick look like this:
250cc: 1. Carmichael (147/3 wins); 2. Reed (120); 3. Ferry (114); 4. Windham (113); 5. LaRocco (90).
125cc: 1. Brown (136/2 wins); 2. Hughes (135/1 win); 3. Sorby (116); 4. Langston (112); 5. Tedesco (72).

Suzuki has owned the 125 class at Southwick for the past 3 years; Danny Smith won an emotional overall here last years, and Travis Pastrana cleaned up in 2000 and 2001. Both of them are out with injuries for at least the season. Who won the 125's here before that?

John Dowd won the 125 race at Southwick in 1998, and won the 250 race in '97. He's suited up and riding healthy this weekend, looking forward to racing in front of his hometown crowd.

Speaking of hometown favorites, Doug Henry is "in" for Southwick. Running #19, the popular Yamaha rider is back to gather points to keep his National number for another year, and judging by his practice times, just may be fast enough be mix it up with the very best regulars again this year. Showing up in his own truck, with wife Stacy keeping his bike clean, Doug Henry is stoked to be here, and the fans are happy he's here. Henry won the 125 MX Nationals at Soutwick a decade ago (1993 & '94), and won again in 1998 during his amazing comeback run.

Kawasaki's defending 125 National Champ James "Bubba" Stewart had originally been planning to make a return from injury this weekend at Southwick - but he'll sit out at least one more week. Look for him to return next week at Budd's Creek, or possibly Red Bud on July 4th weekend. This would have been the last realistic mathematical chance for Bubba to retain the 125 title if he'd raced this weekend. Look for more to unfold on this story over the next few weeks.

Oldest active winner: Larry Ward won the Southwick 125 National way back in 1989 on a Honda. He's back again this year - on a Honda - holding down a very respectable 7th in the 250cc points going into the 2003 Southwick MX.

Jeff Stanton won the most 250cc overalls at Southwick, collecting 4 straight wins in the 250 class (1989 through 1992). If Ricky Carmichael adds another to the three 250cc wins already he has under his belt, he could tie that today - although with RC's two extra 125 MX National wins here too, he's arguably already the winningest rider ever at MX338.

TV Time: Today's racing from Southwick will be broadcast on ESPN2 on Sunday, June 15th at 2pm EST (125cc) and 3pm EST (250cc), and then repeat airings will be on June 16th at 2am EST (125cc) and June 17th at 3pm EST (250cc)...don't miss it.

Racing will begin a little bit after 1:00 PM EST...

125cc Moto One:

The gate drops, and the holeshot goes to Craig Anderson, followed by Byrne, Smith & Brandes...they go thru the trees - Langston & Brown fell in the first turn, they get back up in last...Anderson leads, chased by Metcalfe right on his tail...Byrne riding strong in third...

Lap 2 - Order is Anderson, Metcalfe, Byrne, Mills, Brandes, Kelly Smith, Lorusso, Weigand, Roncada, Short, Hughes, Hurely, Tedesco, Sellards, Mertens, Carsten...Metalfe just crashed hard out of 2nd, Anderson still leads, Byrne to 2nd, Mills to 3rd, then Brands, Smith & Lorusso...

Lap 3 - Anderson is maintaining 3 seconds over Byrne...Metcalfe is done for the moto, didn't get back in...Byrne is closing up on Anderson, just under a second behind him, then it's about 7 seconds back to Brandes, followed by Mills, Kelly Smith, and Roncada into 6th, then Lorusso, Short, Hughes in 9th, Weigand, Hurley, Tedesco, Lalloz, Mertens, Sellards, Veracka...Langston is still back in 25th...Brown's way back still in 31st...

Lap 4 - Anderson maintains his narrow lead on Byrne, Brandes 3rd, Mills close behind, then a couple seconds back to Kelly Smith...Hughes still 9th...Byrne roosts around Anderson just by the finish line...

Lap 5 - Byrne now leads Anderson, followed by Brandes, Mills, Kelly Smith, Roncada, Hughes in 7th, Lorusso, Short, Weigand, Hurley, Tedesco, Lalloz, Sellards, Gosselaar...Langston is 21st, Brown is 25th...still plenty of time left in the moto for things to unfold...

Lap 6 - Byrne leads Anderson by about 4 seconds now, Brandes is further back in 3rd - about 13 seconds adrift of Anderson..., then Mills, Roncada, and Kelly Smith close behind...another 7 seconds back to Short, who has displaced Hughes at the moment, putting the KTM rider back to 8th...Roncada is moving up, and looking for a way by Mills...Langston's running 21st, Brown still 25th...

Lap 7 - Byrne now stretching out a 5-second lead on Anderson, who has a comfortable cushion on Brandes...Brandes has plenty of company as Mills and Roncada deal with each other just behind him...Langston has moved up one spot to 20th...Brown has actually dropped a position, back to 26th...Sorby's back there in 32nd...

Lap 8 - Not a lot of change at the front, as Michael Byrne continues to hold down the lead on his Honda, followed by the Yamahas of Craig Anderson and Michael Brandes, then Byrne's teammate Ryan Mills in 4th...Roncada the first Suzuki, in 5th, and pressuring Mills...

Lap 9 - Byrne now leads Anderson by some 7+ seconds, then it's still a long 13 seconds back to Brandes who's pursued closely by Mills and Roncada, Kelly Smith another couple seconds back of them...Byrne running his last lap in the 2:02 range, a second or more faster than any of his nearby pursuers...Bryne also set the fastest lap of the moto so far, a 1:58.957 back on Lap 3...

Lap 11 - The lead still belongs to Byrne as the race winds down, the Honda rider with 8.2+ seconds over Craig Anderson...two Australians leading the world's best 125cc racers...

Lap 12 - Mills has passed Brandes to move into 3rd...order is Byrne, Anderson, Mills, Brandes, Kelly Smit, Roncada, Short, Lorusso, Hughes now up to 9th, Sellards, Gosselaar, Hurley, Weigand, Lalloz, Treadwell, Veracka, Carsten, Langston up to 18th, Lamson, Reid, Kiniry, Pingree, Bess, Brown still in 25th, M. Veracka, Sorby in 27th, Dudek, Squires, Tedesco, Blose, Dieter...

Lap 13 - Anderson's lead continues to stretch, now over 11 seconds ahead of Anderson, who has some 17 seconds up on Mills...about 2 seconds back to Brandes, then Kelly Smith and Roncada close behind, and about 7 seconds back to Short - and then a long 16+ seconds back to Lorusso in 8th being pressured by Hughes...

Lap 14 - Langston has picked up a spot, up to 17th...Hughes still running 9th...Brown up a couple to 23rd...the teams will be working their calculators looking at the points after this moto; only the top 23 positions pay points...riders out of this moto include Josh Hansen (lap 11), Nason, Boniface (lap 7), Lord, and Metcalfe...

Lap 15 - Byrne leads Anderson by 12+ seconds, then it's 18 seconds back to Mills...Hughes appears to be having some kind of mechanical issue with his bike, speculation seems to be about the clutch...

Lap 16 - No change with the leaders, order is Byrne, Anderson, Mills, Brandes, Smith, Roncada, Short, Lorusso, Sellards who has passed Hughes back, Hurley, Gosselaar, Weigand, Lalloz, Treadwell, Langston 16th, P. Veracka...

Lap 17 - At the finish, the 1st moto 125 win goes to Michael Byrne, followed by Craig Anderson, and Ryan Mills...after that, it's Brandes, Kelly Smith, Roncada, Short, Lorusso, Sellards, Hughes, Hurley, Gosselar, Lalloz, Weigand, Treadwell, Langston 16th, P. Veracka, Lamson, Carsetn, Kiniry, Pingree, Brown in 22nd, Reid, Bess, Mertens.

Counting points? Among the top 125cc points-holders on the way into Southwick (1. Brown 136/2 wins; 2. Hughes 135/1 win; 3. Sorby 116; 4. Langston 112)...it looks like Hughes made the best 1st moto gain of the group, carding 10th while Langston come in 16th, then Brown in 22nd...

125cc Moto 1 Results (Unofficial): 1. Michael Byrne (Hon); 2. Craig Anderson (Yam); 3. Ryan Mills (Hon); 4. Michael Brandes (Yam); 5. Kelly Smith (Yam); 6. Stephane Roncada (Suz); 7. Andrew Short (Suz); 8. Tony Lorusso (Suz); 9. Brock Sellards (Yam); 10. Ryan Hughes (KTM); 11. Daryl Hurley (Suz); 12. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 13. Matthieu Lalloz (Suz); 14. Tim Weigand (Hon); 15. Mike Treadwell (KTM); 16. Grant Langston (KTM); 17. Paul Veracka (Kaw); 18. Steve Lamson (Suz); 19. Barry Carsten (Suz); 20. Bobby Kiniry (Suz); 21. David Pingree (Suz); 22. Mike Brown (Kaw); 23. Levi Reid (Suz); 24. Shane Bess (Suz).

250cc Moto One:

Track conditions are excellent...The crowd is screaming for Doug Henry all the way around the course as they await the start...Henry is lined up next to Mike LaRocco on the gate...there's a momentary holdup...and another holdup - someone's having bike problems...the gate drops and the holeshot goes to Nathan Ramsey, Larry Ward, and Ricky Carmichael...Doug Henry is in the lead group, as is Ferry, Dowd, Windham, Ward, Hamblin, Fonseca, Lusk...

Lap 2 - Nathan Ramsey leads as they come around, followed by Carmichael into 2nd, then Ferry, Henry, Dowd, Windham, Hamblin, Larry Ward back to 8th, then Fonseca, Reed, Lusk, Keith Johnson, Larocco, Rodrigues, Plotts, Stiles, Oehlhof...Ramsey roosts RC as they fly around the sandy MX338 course, Henry trying to put a move on him for the position...the crowd goes nuts for their local hero Doug Henry as he stuffs his way by Carmichael, RC can't believe it & passes him back, then Henry takes it back...

Lap 3 - Carmichael comes around with the lead, Ferry comes up & moves into the 2nd place spot, then Ramsey back to 3rd and Hendry still hanging tough in 4th, next local favorite Dowd in 5th...

Lap 4 - Carmichael, Ferry, Ramsey, Dowd, Henry, Windham up to 6th, Fonseca, Reed, Lusk, Larocco, Ward...RC leads Ferry be about 5 seconds & trying to get away...Ferry about 4 seconds ahead of Ramsey, who's having his best ride of the '03 season so far...Dowd has passed Henry to move into 4th, Windahm still running 6th, about 5 seconds ahead of Fonseca...Ramsey, Dowd, Henry, and Windham are all only about 1 second apart...

Lap 5 - No change in Carmichael's lead, and Ferry's still by himself in 2nd...all eyes are on the 4-rider battle for 3rd...Reed is all over Fonseca, looking for a way past the Costa Rican to try to get up to the other four riders ahead of them...

Lap 6 - Carmichael leads Ferry by about 8 seconds, then it's still about 9 seconds more back to Dowd now in 3rd and flying in the sand, who's got a bit of a 4-second gap over Ramsey in just the last lap, down to 4th now...then Ramsey's getting heavy pressure from Henry and Windham, while Fonseca's still trying to hold off Reed...

Lap 7 - No change in Carmichael's lead as Ferry keeps him in sight about 7 seconds adrift...then Dowd's still looking good in 3rd, now 6 seconds over Henry...Windham is in 5th, putting Ramsey back to 6th, then it's Fonseca, Reed, Larocco & Rodrigues...

Lap 8 - Ferry is about 10 seconds behind Carmichael, and about 9 seconds ahead of John Dowd...Hamblin has crashed out, being carried away on the Asterisk Mule, but is sitting up & looks like he'll be OK...order is Carmichael, Ferry, Dowd, Henry, Windham, Ramsey, Reed, Fonseca, Larocco, Rodrigues, Lusk, Ward, Johnson, Plotts, Stiles, Bonds, Lewis, Oehlhof, Morgan, Wey...

Lap 9 - Carmichael leads by 11.3 seconds, Ferry's in 2nd with about 8 seconds ahead of Dowd, and now Windham has moved to 4th with Henry about 3 seconds behind him in 5th...then it's Ramsey, Reed (who passed both Fonseca and LaRocco this last lap)...

Lap 10 - Ricky Carmichael is way ahead and increasing his lead to nearly 15 seconds over Ferry, Dowd's still 3rd with about 8 seconds on a gaining Kevin Windham...Windham is running lap times about 1/2-second faster than Dowd, but that may not be enough to catch the popular KTM rider at the finish...

Lap 11 - The sand specialists are putting their stamp on this moto...Carmichael with almost 18 seconds over Ferry, then Dowd, Windham, Henry, Larocco, and Reed...

Lap 12 - Larocco's coming on strong, having passed Reed on the last lap, and he has momentum as we go through the final laps of this moto...now passing Henry too & moving all the way up to 5th - a long way to the next position, Larocco would need to make up 10 seconds to catch Windham ahead of him...

Lap 13 - Carmichael's ahead of Ferry by 19 seconds now, then Ferry has 5 seconds over Dowd in 3rd, then it's about 10 seconds back to Windham, the same back to Larocco, chased closely by Henry,and Reed...Ramsey's still riding well in 8th, getting pressure from Fonseca. Rodrigues rounds out the top 10, followed by Lusk, Johnson, Larry Ward, Plotts, Stiles, Bonds, WEy, Lewis, Morgan, Vuillemin...

Lap 14 - Carmichael continues to gap the field with 20+ seconds over Ferry, Dowd's picking it up and under 4 seconds behind Ferry as the moto winds down...then it's still about 10 seconds back to Windham who has an even bigger 12-second stretch over LaRocco...

Lap 15 - The lap times tell the tale - RC's consistently running over 1 second faster than Ferry or anyone else in the even 2-minute range - his fastest lap of the race was 5 seconds faster than the norm - a 1:55.672 on the 4th lap when he was working on checking out...

Lap 16 - Carmichael's laying down a whuppin' on the rest of the field with one of his characteristic leads - now over 23 seconds ahead of Ferry...Dowd's now about 2.5 seconds behind Ferry, and hoping to be close enough to make a move before the finish for the runner-up spot...Windham's still alone in 4th...Larocco is running 5th, ahead of Henry, who's still holding off Chad Reed...then it's Fonseca, Ramsey, Rodrigues, & Lusk...

Lap 17 - Dowd continues to run about 1/2-second quicker laps than Ferry ahead of him, trying to draw close enough to make a pass happen for 2nd...

Lap 18 - At the finish, Ricky Carmichael takes the moto win...behind him - Dowd makes the pass on Tim Ferry!...and at the finish, the "Junkyard Dog" takes a popular 2nd...then Ferry comes in 3rd...then it'll be Ferry, Windham, Larocco, Henry just lest than a second ahead in 6th, chased by Chad Reed, then Fonseca, Ramsey, Rodrigues, Lusk, Keith S. Johnson, Ward,

250cc Moto 1 Results (Unofficial): 1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. John Dowd (KTM); 3. Tim Ferry (Yam); 4. Kevin Windham (Hon); 5. Mike Larocco (Hon); 6. Doug Henry (Yam); 7. Chad Reed (Yam); 8. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 9. Nate Ramsey (Hon); 10. Joaquim Rodrigues (KTM); 11. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 12. Keith S. Johnson (KTM); 13. Larry Ward (Hon); 14. Bobby Bonds (Kaw); 15. Nick Wey (Yam); 16. Damien Plotts (Hon); 17. Clark Stiles (Hon); 18. David Vuillemin (Yam); 19. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 20. Blair Morgan (Yam).

125cc Moto Two:

Going into this moto, Hughes carries the 125cc point lead over Brown...The 125 pilots are getting ready for the start of the 2nd moto, rolling around MX338 during the sighting lap to see just how big the whoops have gotten and where the sandy lines have shifted...they're gridding up at the gate...

The 30-second board goes sideways, the AMA official sprints out of the way, the gate drops, the riders scream down the starting chute and as they dive into the right-hand first turn, the holeshot goes to Craig Anderson, followed by Sellards, Thomas...

Lap 2 - Anderson twists the throttle hard on the YZ250F, working into a short gap already on Sellards...

Lap 3 - Running order is Anderson, Sellards, Byrne, Boniface, Short, Mertens, SMith, Brown in 8th, Lorusso, Tedesco, Mills, Langtson in 12th, Lamson, Treadwell, Kiniry, Roncada, Metcalfe, Lord, Pingree, Weigand, Lalloz, Swuires, Brandes, Reid, Carsted, Hurley, Hughes in 27th...

Lap 5 - Anderson continues to maintain a slim lead over Sellards, pursued by 1st moto winner Byrne...Boniface pursues, followed by Short, Mertens, Smith and Brown still 8th...

Lap 7 - Langston is circulating in bad shape, missing his front fender...Anderson leads SEllards by 1.5 seconds, then Byrne about 1.3 seconds back in 3rd...then Boniface, Short...

Lap 8 - Brown's running 8th, Langston 10th, Hughes 28th...Sorby wint out on Lap 3, as did Josh Hansen...Gosselaar also exited the race on the first lap...

Lap 9 - The Boost Mobile Yamaha / Troy riders Anderson & Sellards continue to lead this race - Ando has just a 1/2-second lead on Sellards, the it's less than 2 seconds back to Byrne...Boniface is riding by himself in 4th, as is Boniface in 5th...then it's Mertens, Kelly Smith, and then Brown still in 8th...Langston has moved up to 9th, but is some 14 seconds behind Brown...

Lap 10 - Anderson still holds only a 1/2-second gap on Sellards as the two Yamaha riders battle for the lead...Byrne is right with them, making it a real 3-rider battle for the lead...Sellards may be the rider who decides which of the riders surrounding him will take the overall for the day...Byrne won the first moto with Anderson second earlier in the day...

Lap 11 - Anderson still leads, but Michael Byrne has moved to 2nd...he'll need to beat Anderson this moto to take the overall...Sellards is back in 3rd...

Lap 12 - Anderson - Byrne - Sellards still make up the top three, just slightly spaced apart now...Boniface runs 4th, then Short 4th and Brown running 6th...then it's Mertens & Kelly Smith, and Langston is running 9th...

Lap 13 - The gap at the front has closed up again, Anderson still leading, but only about 1/2-second ahead of Byrne who know he has to pass his fellow Aussie to have a shot at today's overall win...Sellards is still running 3rd, about 2 seconds behind Byrne now...Boniface is 10+ seconds back in 4th...

Lap 14 - Byrne draws up even closer on Anderson, looking for a way past the leader...Sellards has tighted up the program too, only just 1/2-second behind Byrne, and we have a real 3-way battle for the lead...Brown has assed Short to move into 5th...he has about 8 seconds to make up on Boniface who's in 4th...Langston's in 9th, and Hughes is running 16th...

Lap 15 - Anderson still leads, but barely - Bryne and Sellards are collectively less than 1 second behind him, closer at places around the course...among the three, Sellards turned the quickest lap this last time around...

Lap 16 - The lappers are becoming a bit of a factor, Anderson continues to power his way at the front - Byrne tries to pass Anderson...doesn't work...Sellards sees the opportunity and moves to 2nd...Byrne passes Sellards to get back into 2nd...Anderson's just clear of the fray...Byrne trying to catch Anderson while Sellards tries to pass him back...Byrne passes Anderson!...Sellards tries to pass both!...Byrne pins it, Anderson tries to take it back...Anderson moves back to the lead...Byrne is all over his countryman, they're both racing for their first overall MX National win...Byrne goes off the track!...he comes back on the track, still behind Anderson...Byrne tries to pass...Byrne crashes in front of the mechanics area!...Anderson in the lead over Sellards now,...Boniface and Brown take over 3rd & 4th, Byrne gets back underway in 5th...this is the last lap...

Lap 17 - At the finish they come across, and Anderson has just a slight lead of 2+ seconds over his teammate Brock Sellards...Australian Craig Anderson takes his first-ever moto and overall AMA National MX victory!...he's followed in for the moto by Sellards, Brown in 3rd, then Byrne recovering for 4th, Short, Boniface, Langston 7th, Mertens, Lamson, Treadwell, Lorusso, Mills, Kelly Smith, Roncada, Kiniry, Hughes 16th - we find out that he's been gutting it out today, racing with a broken leg (fractured fibula), Pingree, Brandes, Lalloz, Metcalfe, Reid, Hurley, Weigand, Carsten, Bess.

125cc Moto 2 Results (Unofficial): 1. Craig Anderson (Yam); 2. Brock Sellards (Yam); 3. Mike Brown (Kaw); 4. Michael Byrne (Hon); 5. Andrew Short (Suz); 6. Steve Boniface (KTM); 7. Grant Langston (KTM); 8. Steve Mertens (Yam); 9. Steve Lamson (Suz); 10. Mike Treadwell (KTM); 11. Tony Lorusso (Suz); 12. Ryan Mills (Hon); 13. Kelly Smith (Yam); 14. Stephane Roncada (Suz).

250cc Moto Two:

One moto to go for the day - can the 250 guys match the drama we just say in the 125 race? SoBe Suzuki's Sean Hamblin is not starting the 2nd moto, no word yet on the extent of his injury...

The lead for the first lap will belong to Ricky Carmichael, followed by the Hondas of LaRocco & Ward, then Lusk, Vuillemin, Windham, Ferry, Dowd, Henry, Reed, Lewis, Fonseca and Ramsey...Hamblin's back in the race, running inside the top 20...Windham moves to the lead, passing Carmichael...Dowd is running 3rd, Wadd 4th, Ramsey up to 5th...Henry & Ferry crashed hard in the first turn, at least one appears to be hurt...

Lap 2 - Carmichael jumps his way past Windham to retake the lead, Dowd's still running 3rd, Ward 4th, Reed moves to 5th ahead of Ramsey, Larocco, Fonseca...Dowd's down about 2 seconds off Windham, but just ran 1 second faster this last lap, closing up the distance a bit...

Lap 3 - Carmichael tries to get a real lead on Windham, just over 2 seconds at this point, the two getting away from Dowd just a bit...after that, it's 10 seconds back to Chad Reed, then Larocco and Ward battling, then Ramsey and Fonseca together, and Wey & Lusk...

Lap 4 - Carmichael leads Windham by 4.8 seconds, and K-Dub has a similar gap on Dowd...the top three extending their distance over Reed, some 14 seconds back in 4th...Larocco has pulled up on Reed's rear fender and is looking for a way past, cutting nearly 2 seconds a lap off Reed's advantage...after that it's Ward, Fonseca and Ramsey all battling together...then Wey, Rodrigues, Vuillemin, Stiles, Ferry (moving up from a bad start)...

Lap 5 - Carmichael leads by 7 seconds, but now John Dowd has passed Kevin Windham to take over 2nd place!...Windham just 1 second back of Dowd, watching the lines of the sand master around the MX338 course...15 seconds back to Larocco who has passed Reed to move into 4th...then it's about 12 seconds back to Fonseca, then Ward, Ramsey, Vuillemin, Wey, Ferry (up to 11th now), Rodrigues, and Stiles...

Lap 6 - Carmichael continues to increase his lead, now with 9+ seconds over John Dowd, who has also increased his gap slightly over Windham...Larocco's still about 15 seconds back in 4th, with about 3 seconds ahead of Reed...Fonseca is just slightly ahead of Larry Ward, and they're followed by Ramsey & Vuillemin running close, with Wey filling out the top 10 spots...

Lap 7 - No change in RC's lead over Dowd, but Windham has reeled the "Junkyard Dog" back in, and is looking for a way to stop eating the KTM rider's sand roost & get back into 2nd...

Lap 8 - Ferry continues to carve away back in 9th, looking to move up in the field & running lap times a couple seconds faster than those ahead of & behind him...no change at the front...

Lap 9 - Dowd has cut just over a second out of Carmichael's lead - no worries for the Honda rider with still over 8+ seconds cushion, but the Chicopee, Massachusetts rider is hanging it out in order to stay ahead of Windham - so far, it's working...the gap back to LaRocco has only gotten bigger, about 19 seconds adrift of Windham...

Lap 10 - Ferry has passed Fonseca to move into 6th, and is still riding hard & continuing to move forward...the next rider in his sights will be teammate Chad Reed, who's 9 seconds ahead...with Ferry running the last leap some 3 seconds faster than Reed, he should be able to catch him before the end of the moto...

Lap 11 - No worries for Carmichael as he maintains an 11+ second lead over John Dowd, who's tenaciously holding off Windham - those two are only about 1 to 1.5 seconds apart as they claw their way around Southwick...23 seconds back to Larocco now...

Lap 13 - Windham is all over John Dowd, they're battling and working alternate lines, less than 1/2-second apart all the way around the track...Ferry is about 7 seconds behind Reed...

Lap 14 - Carmichael still at the front, Dowd gets just the slightest cushion over Windham...over 30 seconds back to Larocco in 4th, and then Reed is about 6 seconds ahead of Ferry...

Lap 15 - Carmichael with 17 seconds lead, but the big focus is still on the race for 2nd, and Windham wicked it up, and passed John Dowd to move into 2nd...Dowd will now get to study Windham's lines and try to make a big pass on the last laps...

Lap 16 - Dowd's having a hard time keeping close to Windham, but is giving it his all...Windham has about 3 seconds on Dowd now...Carmichael's roosting his way around the track, and carrying a 16+ second lead...Ferry's within about 4.5 seconds of Reed as the race winds down...

Lap 17 - Kevin Windham is turning faster laps than Carmichael in the remaining laps, but it won't be enough for him to get close enough to bid for the moto win...and Dowd is still about 2 seconds behind Windham, after that it's 35+ seconds back to Larocco, Reed, Ferry, Fonseca, Vuillemin, Remsey, Ward, Wey, Lusk, Johnson, Stiles... Lap 18 - At the finish, the moto win and overall 250cc victory for the day go to Honda's Ricky Carmichael for his ongoing-record 91st AMA win...at the line, he's followed in by Kevin Windham, Johns Dowd, Mike Larocco, Chad Reed, Tim Ferry, Ernesto Fonseca, David Vuillemin, Nate Ramsey, Larry Ward, Nick Wey, Ezra Lusk, Keith S. Johnson, Clark Stiles, Blair Morgan, Kyle Lewis, Damien Plotts, Bruce Stratton, Ted Campbell.

250cc Moto 2 Results (Unofficial): 1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Kevin Windham (Hon); 3. John Dowd (KTM); 4. Mike LaRocco (Hon); 5. Chad Reed (Yam); 6. Tim Ferry (Yam); 7. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 8. David Vuillemin (Yam); 9. Larry Ward (Hon); 10. Nate Ramsey (Hon); 11. Nick Wey (Yam); 12. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 13. Keith S. Johnson (KTM); 14. Clark Stiles (Hon); 15. Blair Morgan (Yam); 16. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 17. Damien Plotts (Hon); 18. Bruce Stratton (Hon); 19. Ted Campbell (Hon).

Thanks for tuning in, and be sure to catch us next week as the AMA Chevy Trucks US Motocross Series travels to Budd's Creek, Maryland for Round #5 on Father's Day weekend / June 15th.

125cc Overall:

(Unofficial) 1. Craig Anderson (Yam); 2. Michael Byrne (Hon); 3. Brock Sellards (Yam); 4. Andrew Short (Suz); 5. Ryan Mills (Hon); 6. Kelly Smith (Yam); 7. Tony Lorusso (Suz); 8. Stephane Roncada (Suz); 9. Michael Brandes (Yam); 10. Mike Brown (Kaw); 11. Grant Langston (KTM); 12. Mike Treadwell (KTM); 13. Ryan Hughes (KTM); 14. Steve Boniface (KTM); 15. Steve Lamson (Suz); 16. Steve Mertens (Yam); 17. Matthieu Lalloz (Suz); 18. Daryl Hurley (Suz); 19. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 20. Bobby Kiniry (Suz).

125cc Point Standings:

(Unofficial) 1. Mike Brown (156/2 wins); 2. Ryan Hughes (151/1 win); 3. Grant Langston (131); 4. Eric Sorby (116); 5. Brock Sellards (99); 6. Michael Byrne (93); 7. Michael Brandes (90); 8. Craig Anderson (87/1 win); 9. Stephane Roncada (77); 10. (TIE)Ivan Tedesco/Brett Metcalfe/Chris Gosselaar/Steve Boniface (72); 14. Andrew Short (56); 15. Ryan Mills (49); 16. Kelly Smith (47); 17. Steve Mertens (39); 18. Daryl Hurley (36).

250cc Overall:

(Unofficial): 1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. John Dowd (KTM); 3. Kevin Windham (Hon); 4. Tim Ferry (Yam); 5. Mike LaRocco (Hon); 6. Chad Reed (Yam); 7. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 8. Nate Ramsey (Hon); 9. Keith S. Johnson (KTM); 10. Larry Ward (Hon); 11. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 12. David Vuillemin (Yam); 13. Nick Wey (Yam); 14. Clark Stiles (Hon); 15. Damien Plotts (Hon); 16. Blair Morgan (Yam); 17. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 18. Bobby Bonds (Kaw); 19. Bruce Stratton (Hon); 20. Ted Campbell (Hon).

250cc Point Standings:

(Unofficial) 1. Ricky Carmichael (197/4 wins); 2. Kevin Windham (153); 3. Chad Reed (150); 4. Tim Ferry (149); 5. Mike LaRocco (124); 6. Ezra Lusk (97); 7. John Dowd (89); 8. Larry Ward (87); 9. David Vuillemin (80); 10. Ernesto Fonseca (78); 11. (TIE)Sean Hamblin/Nick Wey (66); 13. Nate Ramsey (52); 14. Kyle Lewis (35); 15. Sebastien Tortelli (33); 16. Joaquim Rodrigues (31); 17. (TIE)Robbie Reynard/Clark Stiles (29); 19. Keith S. Johnson (28); 20. Bobby Bonds (Kaw).

Broadcast By: Kory Klinger, Mark Thome