| Steel City Pre-Race Notes: |
Welcome to round 11 of AMA/Chevy Trucks U.S. Motocross Championship. Racing will begin a little after 1:00 P.M. EST. Practice was cancelled yesterday due to rain. The track was just too muddy, but everything is fine today and the weather is good.
The point totals for the season are as follows.
125cc AMA/CHEVY TRUCKS U.S. MX CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (After 10 of 12 rounds): 1. Grant Langston (345); 2. Ryan Hughes (335/1 win); 3. James Stewart (300/6 wins); 4. Michael Brown (271/2 wins); 5. Brock Sellards (247); 6. Michael Byrne (236); 7. Ivan Tedesco (186); 8. Craig Anderson (184/1 win); 9. Kelly Smith (167); 10. (TIE) Chris Gosselaar/Eric Sorby (160).
250cc AMA/CHEVY TRUCKS U.S. MX CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (After 10 of 12 rounds): 1. Ricky Carmichael (479/8 wins); 2. Kevin Windham (416/2 wins); 3. Chad Reed (366); 4. Tim Ferry (336); 5. Mike LaRocco (296); 6. David Vuillemin (253); 7. Ezra Lusk (239); 8. Ernesto Fonseca (213); 9. John Dowd (190); 10. Larry Ward (183).
Ricky Carmichael can clinch the 250cc championship today with a solid finish.
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| 125cc Moto One: |
They are on the parade lap now, then the anthem and then the gate will drop...The engines are firing up...Craig Anderson get the holeshot with Stewart and Rodrigues right behind him...Stewart gets around Anderson quickly and takes the lead...
Hughes is in 3rd position now and Langston is way back in 17th spot...Stewart has an 11 second lead now over Anderson...Running order is Stewart, Anderson, Hughes, Byrne, Rodrigues, Adams, Gosselaar...Byrne is putting some pressure on Hughes, who is running 3rd right now...Langston is up to 11th spot now...
Running order now is Stewart with a 15 second lead then Anderson, Hughes, Byrne, Mills, Rodrigues, Adams, Gray, Hepler and Langston...Stewart is way out in front all by himself, then Anderson has about a 3 second lead over Hughes and Byrne is right on Hughes' rear tire...
Reynard and Adams are pulling off. Reynard looks like he hurt his wrist...Running order is Stewart, Anderson, Hughes, Byrne, Mills, Gray, Hepler, Rodrigues...Langston is starting to go backwards, he is in 13th...
Byrne is still right on Hughes's rear tire and Anderson is cruising in 2nd spot...Stewart has a 28 second lead... Rodrigues has slowed and Langston has gotten around him...Stewart now has a 34 second lead over Anderson...Hepler has gotten around Mills and moves into 5th spot...
Bubba's lead continues to pull about 3 seconds a lap on everbody, Hughes is slowly reeling in Anderson and bring Byrne with him...Andrew Short has just pulled off...Running order is Stewart, Anderson, Hughes, Byrne, Hepler, Mills, Gray, Owens - 4 rookies in a row...
Anderson is still about 5 seconds ahead of Hughes and Byrne...Final lap for Bubba...Stewart takes the checkers followed by, Anderson, Hughes, Byrne, Mills, Hepler and Gray.
125cc Moto One: 1. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Craig Anderson (Yam); 3. Ryan Hughes (KTM); 4. Michael Byrne (Hon); 5. Brock Hepler (Suz); 6. Ryan Mills (Hon); 7. Brian Gray (Suz); 8. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 9. Richie Owens (Kaw); 10. Kelly Smith (Yam); 11. Andrew Short (Suz); 12. Grant Langston (KTM); 13. Joaquim Rodrigues (KTM); 14. Josh Hansen (Yam); 15. Matthiue Lalloz (Suz); 16. Ivan Tedesco (Yam); 17. Josh Summey (Yam); 18. Jeff Gibson (KTM); 19. Michael Blose (Yam); 20. Tim Weigand (Hon).
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| 250cc Moto One: |
They are just finishing the parade lap...The holeshot Ramsey...Lusk is down in the second turn...Carmichael has the lead already...Windham is in 6th spot...Ferry is right behind Carmichael though...
Running order is Carmichael, Ferry, Roncada, Windham, Stiles...Ferry is about 1 second behind Carmichael, then Roncada with Windham right on his rear tire...Windham has gotten around Roncada and is chasing down Ferry...Windham is catching Ferry pretty quickly...
Windham has gotten around Ferry, but Ferry gets right back around him...Running order is Carmichael, Windham, Ferry, Fonseca, LaRocco, Vuillemin and Reed...Roncada has pulled off and headed back to the pits...
Not much happening at the moment...Carmichael has a 5 second lead over Windham...Running order is Carmichael, Windham, Ferry, Fonseca, LaRocco, Vuillemin, Reed, Stiles, Thomas, Ward, Lusk...Windham has caught Carmichael and is right on his rear tire...Windham just jumped past Carmichael and took the lead...
Carmichael passed Windham back...They have both picked up the pace...They are side by side again and Windham takes the lead again...Carmichael passes him back again...Carmichael has pulled away a little bit now...
Carmichael has turned it up and has a few second lead...Running order is Carmichael, Windham, Ferry, Reed, LaRocco, Fonseca, Vuillemin, Stiles, Thomas, Lusk, Ward, Lamson, Voss, Ramsey and Wey...
2-lap board is out now for the leaders...Carmichael has a good sized lead over Windham now and is cruising out in front...Last lap for Carmichael...A few more turns and Carmichael wins followed by Windham, Ferry, Reed, LaRocco, Fonseca and Vuillemin.
250cc Moto One: 1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Kevin Windham (Hon); 3. Tim Ferry (Yam); 4. Chad Reed (Yam); 5. Mike LaRocco (Hon); 6. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 7. David Vuillemin (Yam); 8. Clark Stiles (Hon); 9. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 10. Jason Thomas (Hon); 11. Larry Ward (Hon); 12. Heath Voss (Hon); 13. Nathan Ramsey (Hon); 14. Nick Wey (Yam); 15. Paul Carpenter (Hon); 16. Keith Johnson (Yam); 17. Ryan Clark (Yam); 18. Joe Oehlof (Hon); 19. Brian Mason (Yam); 20. Justin Brayton (Hon).
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| 125cc Moto Two: |
The holeshot goes to Stewart followed by Anderson...Stewart already has a few second lead over Anderson, then Mills and Sellards...Running order is Stewart, Anderson, Mills, Sellards, Smith, Tedesco, Langston and Hughes...
Stewart's lead is already 6 seconds then Mills who just got by Anderson and then Sellards, Langston, Hughes and K. Smith...Sellards has gotten around Anderson and moved into 3rd spot...
Running order now is Stewart, Mills, Sellards, Anderson, Langston, Hughes, Smith, Tedesco and Pingree...Stewart's lead is now 14 seconds over Mills and Sellards...Langston has gotten around Anderson to take over 4th spot...
Mills is still running strong in 2nd place and holding the same lead over Sellards, then Langston and Hughes who just got around Anderson...Running order is Stewart, Mills, Sellards, Langston, Hughes, Anderson and Smith...Tedesco and Hepler tangle and go down hard, but Hepler got up and Tedesco is sitting off the side of the track...Then Hansen went by, swapped and went over the bars...
Langston got around Sellards and now Hughes is all over Sellards also...Mills has faded back to 5th..Hughes is now putting some pressure on Langston now after he got around Sellards...
Running order is Stewart, Langston, Hughes, Sellards, Mills, Anderson, Gray, Byrne, Smith and Pingree...Hughes just went down hard but still holds 3rd place with his number plate hanging off...Stewart wins then Langston, Sellards, Hughes and Anderson.
125cc Moto Two: 1. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Grant Langston (KTM); 3. Brock Sellards (Yam); 4. Ryan Hughes (KTM); 5. Craig Anderson (Yam); 6. Michael Byrne (Hon); 7. Brian Gray (Suz); 8. Ryan Mills (Hon); 9. Kelly Smith (Yam); 10. David Pingree (Suz); 11. Richie Owens (Kaw); 12. Tim Weigand (Hon); 13. Steve Mertens (Yam); 14. Troy Adams (Yam); 15. Josh Summey (Yam); 16. Andrew Short (Suz); 17. Matthieu Lalloz (Suz); 18. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 19. Joaquim Rodrigues (KTM); 20. Steve Boniface (Suz).
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| 250cc Moto Two: |
The holeshot goes to Ezra Lusk then Windham and Carmichael get around him in a hurry...Windham has a little bit of a lead over Carmichael...Running order is Windham, Carmichael, Ferry, Lusk, Voss, Stiles and Reed...
Ferry has reeled in Carmichael a little bit and Windham is way out in front now...Running order now is Windham, Carmichael, Ferry, Lusk, Voss, Vuillemin, Wey, Reed, Fonseca...Windham has a 6.5 second lead now over Carmichael...
Carmichael is slowly reeling in Windham now almost at the halfway point...Running order is Windham, Carmichael, Ferry, Lusk, Reed, Vuillemin, LaRocco, Fonseca, Wey and Voss...Carmichael is reeling in Windham slowly as they are staring to come up to lappers...
Carmichael has caught and pass Windham now...Carmichael is pulling away from Windham a little bit...Running order is Carmichael, Windham, Ferry, Lusk, Reed, Vuillemin, LaRocco, Fonseca, Wey and Voss...
Running order is still the same with Carmichael cruising out in front...If he stays there he will clinch the championship today...Carmichael wins and clinches the title!!!
250cc Moto Two: 1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Kevin Windham (Hon); 3. Tim Ferry (Yam); 4. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 5. David Vuillemin (Yam); 6. Mike LaRocco (Hon); 7. Chad Reed (Yam); 8. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 9. Nick Wey (Yam); 10. Larry Ward (Hon); 11. Jason Thomas (Hon); 12. Paul Carpenter (Hon); 13. Clark Stiles (Hon); 14. Heath Voss (Yam); 15. Nathan Ramsey (Hon); 16. Keith Johnson (Yam); 17. James Povolny (Hon); 18. Ty Wallace (Hon); 19. Joe Oehlof (Hon); 20. Kyle Lewis (Hon);
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| 125cc Overall: |
1. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Ryan Hughes (KTM); 3. Craig Anderson (Yam); 4. Grant Langston (KTM); 5. Michael Byrne (Hon); 6. Ryan Mills (Hon); 7. Brian Gray (Suz); 8. Kelly Smith (Yam); 9. Richie Owens (Kaw); 10. Brock Sellards (Yam); 11. Broc Hepler (Suz); 12. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 13. Steve Mertens (Yam); 14. Joaquim Rodrigues (KTM); 15. David Pingree (Suz); 16. Josh Summey (Yam); 17. Matthieu Lalloz (Suz); 18. Tim Weigand (Hon); 19. Josh Hansen (Yam); 20. Ivan Tedesco (Yam).
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| 125cc Point Standings: |
1. Grant Langston (380); 2. Ryan Hughes (373); 3. James Stewart (350); 4. Mike Brown (271); 5. Michael Byrne (269); 6. Brock Sellards (269); 7. Craig Anderson (222); 8. Ivan Tedesco (193); 9. Kelly Smith (190); 10. Chris Gosselaar (173).
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| 250cc Overall: |
1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Kevin Windham (Hon); 3. Tim Ferry (Yam); 4. Chad Reed (Yam); 5. Mike LaRocco (Hon); 6. David Vuillemin (Yam); 7. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 8. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 9. Larry Ward (Hon); 10. Jason Thomas (Hon); 11. Clark Stiles (Hon); 12. Nick Wey (Yam); 13. Paul Carpenter (Hon); 14. Heath Voss (Hon); 15. Nathan Ramsey (Hon); 16. Keith Johnson (Yam); 17. Joseph Oehlof (Hon); 18. Ryan Clark (Yam); 19. James Povolny (Hon); 20. Ty Wallace (Hon).
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| 250cc Point Standings: |
1. Ricky Carmichael (529)* 2. Kevin Windham (460); 3. Chad Reed (398); 4. Tim Ferry (376); 5. Mike LaRocco (327); 6. David Vuillemin (283); 7. Ezra Lusk (269); 8. Ernesto Fonseca (241); 9. Larry Ward (204); 10. John Dowd (190).
*Clinched Championship
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