Glen Helen Pre-Race Notes: Welcome to Cycle News' live Virtual Grandstand coverage (sponsored exclusively by Yamaha) of the 9th annual Giant RV AMA 125/250 Motocross Nationals at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, California...the 12th and final round of the AMA Chevrolet US Motocross Championship series. So - on one hand, there's not much left to do, at least for the guys who've already wrapped up their championships. Team Kawasaki's James Stewart clinched the 125 title two races ago after the first moto at Broome-Tioga MX in Binghamton, New York.Broome-Tioga. One week later at Steel City MX in Delmont, Pennsylvania, Stewart placed himself into the record books as the winningest 125 rider in AMA Pro Racing history. This weekend at Glen Helen is Bubba's last race in the 125 class before he moves up to the big-bores, and he's switching things up by running the four-stroke factory KX250F for his first time. Team Honda's Ricky Carmichael clinched his fifth consecutive 250 AMA National Motocross Championship last weekend at Steel City, and even he is pleasantly suprised he's made it to the final round with another perfect outdoor season about to be wrapped up. 11 races down, 22 motos unbeaten since missing the 2004 Supercross season and returning to form after knee surgery - this will also be RC's last race on the big red Honda CR. As a way of showing his appreciation to the team that has supported his efforts since 2003, Ricky will trade in his trademark #4 and carry the #1 on the number plates in his last race here at Glen Helen for American Honda. In Saturday practice, Carmichael and Stewart posted the fastest overall practice times. Here are the top riders' times yesterday: Carmichael 2:34.783; Stewart 2:38.254; Reed 2:38.707; Rodrigues 2:42.723; Tortelli 2:43.346. So how is it? Hot. Today's weather is expected to be very warm, with highs in the low to mid-90s; the only consolation to the riders will be that the humidity is expected to decrease to around 30% by the time the main motos get underway. The Glen Helen track crew have done an excellent job whipping the course into shape, making maximum use of the massive up- and downhills, adding some large whoops out back in the "Bud's Creek" section, widening the choppy straight section in front of the Parts Unlimited hospitality area, rebuilding & reshaping the big "log cabin" tunnel jump near the start section, and widening & grooming the unique giant "Talladega" bowl-shaped first turn. Results of Sunday's 125 Qualifier (Top 13 go to the main motos): 1. Greg Schnell (Hon); 2. Troy Adams (Kaw); 3. Nick Evennou (Yam); 4. Brian Gray (Suz); 5. Ryan Morais (Hon); 6. Paul Carpenter (Kaw); 7. Jimmy Nelson (Yam); 8. Jesse Casillas (Yam); 9. Eric Nye (Yam); 10. Yoshiki Kitai (Suz); 11. Tim Weigand (Hon); 12. Ryan Dudek (Yam); 13. Robert Garrison (Yam); 14. Kyle Mace (Hon); 15. Jacob Marsack (Hon). Results of Sunday's 2nd 125 Qualifier: 1. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 2. Tommy Hahn (Hon); 3. Kelly Smith (Yam); 4. Teddy Maier (Kaw); 5. Ryan Sipes (Kaw); 6. Cole Siebler (Suz); 7. Brett Metcalfe (KTM); 8. Kyle Partridge (Suz); 9. Donnie McGourty (Kaw); 10. Chris Whitcraft (Yam); 11. Tucker Hibbert (Suz); 12. Levi Reid (Suz); 13. Yoshihide Fukodome (Suz). Results of Sunday's 1st 250 Qualifier: 1. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 2. Joaquim Rodrigues (KTM); 3. Evan Laughridge (Kaw); 4. Anthony Amaradio (Hon); 5. Tyler Duncan (Hon); 6. Blair Morgan Yam); 7. Dylan Lord (Suz); 8. Richie Owens (Kaw); 9. Clark Stiles (Hon); 10. Rich Taylor (Hon); 11. Brian Mason (Hon); 12. Mike Sleeter (Hon); 13. Ted Campbell (Hon). Results of Sunday's 2nd 250 Qualifier: 1. Rusty Holland (Hon); 2. Justin Buckelew (Hon); 3. Antonio Jorge (Hon); 4. Ryan Clark (Yam); 5. Kevin Johnson (Yam); 6. Takeshi Katsuta (Hon); 7. Jason Thomas (Hon); 8. Juss Laansoo (Hon); 9. James Marshall (Yam); 10. Tiger Lacey (Hon); 11. Rodrig Thain (Suz); 12. Jeff Willoh (Suz); 13. James Povolny (Hon). Off-road legend Ty Davis entered today's 250 class in an attempt to qualify for the big show; unfortunatly, the Montclair Yamaha/Moose/Oakley/Race Tech rider finished 20th in the 2nd qualifier; he'll have one more shot in the LCQ, and you gotta give the guy a lot of credit for giving it a shot... Results of Sunday's 125 Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) - top 4 transfer: 1. Justin Keeney (Kaw); 2. Sean Collier (Hon); 3. Jeremy Chaussee (Yam); 4. Matthieu Lalloz (Hon). Results of Sunday's 250 Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) - top 4 transfer: 1. David Pingree (Hon); 2. Mike Corder (Hon); 3. William Browning (Hon); 4. Ty Davis (Yam). How cool is that? Ty Davis made it into the main motos! Not today: Mike Alessi who stepped it up big-time to redeem the hype that was promised in his debut season last weekend with an overall podium finish in the 250 race last weekend at Steel City, clipped a tree practicing at his home track in Hesperia during the week, and will not ride his KTM debut as planned this weekend. Neither will Jeremy McGrath, who collected enough points last weekend in Delmont to retain his career #2 number...he's attending his wife Kim's class reunion in Colorado. Both riders are making plans for 2005. Get the Big Picture: Be sure to read all the complete coverage, including what happened on both sides of the fence at today's Glen Helen MX National in next week's Cycle News issue #37...if you subscribe, watch for it in your mailbox soon. If you don't subscribe - sign up right here on Cycle News Online, or pick it up at your best local motorcycle retail store. 125cc Moto One: The gate drops on the first 125 moto, and the holeshot goes to Ivan Tedesco, Matt Walker, and James Stewart...Stewart moves immediately to the lead...early on it's Stewart, Walker, Tedesco, Millsaps...Tedesco goes down hard, gets back up right away but last, Walker's to 2nd, then Hepler behind... Lap 1 - running order is Stewart, Walker, Millsaps, Hepler, Danny Smith, Kelly Smith, Grant, Schnell, Gosselaar, Weigand, Hahn, Adams, Evennou, Partridge, Brown, Morais, Ramsey, McGourty, Metcalfe, Maier... Lap 2 - Stewart already leads Walker by a gap of 9.4 seconds, then 5 seconds back to Millsaps leading a tight group of riders including Hepler, Danny Smith, Grant, Kelly Smith, Schnell, Gosselaar and Hahn all running together...Tedesco heads back to the pits, looks like a mechanical DNF for the 125 West SX champ...Millsaps and Hepler running close together in a strong Suzuki battle for 3rd... Lap 3 - Phone line problems here at Glen Helen, back ASAP... Lap 5 - No change at the front, as Stewart continues to stretch his lead over Walker...Millsaps still barely ahead of Hepler in 3rd...Grant lost a couple spots to Danny Smith and Kelly Smith... Lap 6 - Stewart has increased his lead to 25 seconds over Walker, while Hepler makes a move on Millsaps to try for the 3rd spot...Hepler gets into 3rd, and heads off after Walker, gapping Millsaps right away...Gosselaar's running 5th, followed by Danny Smith back ahead of Grant, then Schnell 8th, Hahn 9th, and Kelly Smith 10th... Lap 7 - Hepler's reeling in Walker with plenty of time to go before the end of this first moto...Stewart's running laps in the 2:42 to 2:44 range, considering he did a 2:38 yesterday, he's riding well within himself, and still 31 seconds ahead of Walker at this point...Kyle Partridge heads back to the pits...Hepler tries to throw a "Bubba scrub" over a jump in an attempt at passing Walker, makes it happen and moves past Walker into 2nd...Walker now 3rd, Millsaps 4th, Gosselaar 5th, then Danny Smith, Grant, Hahn, Kelly SMith, and Schnell... Lap 8 - Millsaps getting pressure from Gosselaar, and Goselaar's bringing Grant and Danny Smith with him, making it a great 4-way battle for 4th...Hepler's keeping an eye on Walker, ensuring the Kawasaki rider can't get close enough to challenge back for 2nd...Gosselaar has made it past Millsaps to get into 4th... Lap 9 - Stewart now leading Hepler by 37 seconds, Hepler has about 2 seconds on Walker 3rd...Grant's rolling up on Danny Smith, looking to make a move for 6th sooner than later... Lap 10 - Running order is Stewart, Hepler, Walker, Gosselaar, Millsaps, Danny Smith, Grant, Hahn, Kelly Smith, Schnell, Adams, Brown back up to 12th...Ramsey, McGourty, Carpenter, Evennou, Metcalfe, Gray, Mills, Weigand, Keeney, Casillas... Lap 11 - Grant's rolling along with a flat rear tire, trying to salvage with just a finish now...Stewart leads Hepler by 39 seconds, and is shown the 2-Lap card; Walker still just 3 seconds behind in 3rd...Gosselaar's holding down 4th, while Millsaps is running 5th, right behind him is Danny Smith... Lap 12 - White flag, last lap for Stewart and the rest...Millsaps starts to pour it on in a last-lap run at Gosselaar just ahead of him in 4th...Stewart salutes the crowd as he crosses the finish line with his first moto win on the four-stroke, 38 seconds ahead of Hepler, then Walker, Gosselaar barely holding off Millsaps at the end, then Danny Smith, Hahn, Schnell, Kelly Smith, Brown, and Ramsey. 125 Moto 1 Results (Unofficial): 1. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Broc Hepler (Suz); 3. Matt Walker (Kaw); 4. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 5. Davi Millsaps (Suz); 6. Danny Smith (Yam); 7. Tommy Hahn (Hon); 8. Greg Schnell (Hon); 9. Kelly Smith (Yam); 10. Mike Brown (Yam); 11. Nate Ramsey (Hon); 12. Troy Adams (Kaw); 13. Paul Carpenter (Kaw); 14. Tim Weigand (Hon); 15. Nick Evennou (Yam); 16. Brett Metcalfe (KTM); 17. Ryan Mills (Hon); 18. Brian Gray (Suz); 19. Jesse Casillas (Yam); 20. Donnie McGourty (Kaw); 21. Matthieu Lalloz (Hon); 22. Justin Keeney (Kaw); 23. Sean Collier (Hon); 24. Robert Garrison (Yam); 25. Yoshiki Kitai (Suz); 26. Cole Siebler (Suz); 27. Josh Grant (Hon); 28. Ryan Sipes (Kaw). 250cc Moto One: Carmichael's rolling around on the warmup lap with a set of "hash marks" counting up to 11 on the back of his Fox britches...only needs to add one more to that to complete his second perfect season... The first 250 moto holeshot goes to Kyle Lewis followed by Chad Reed...Reed passes Lewis for the lead down Mt. St. Helens...Carmichael puts Lewis back to 3rd down the big Yamaha mountain downhill... Reed pursued by Carmichael, and we have a battle for at least a little while...Carmichael sizes up Reed and makes the pass just before the finish line, Reed takes the point back...Carmichael passes Reed back up & over the log cabin jump, the rail their way around the Talladega turn and Carmichael heads up the hill with Reed in tow...Reed's throwing some hard "Bubba scrubs" over the jumps trying to keep the wheels moving along on the ground, Reed is determined to put an end to Carmichael's perfect season... Lap 2 - The crowd's cheering along Carmichael and Reed, Carmichael eking out just a few bikelengths ahead of Reed...running order after them is Vuillemin, Lewis, Hamblin, Tortelli, Fonseca, Byrne, Foss, Rodrigues, Wey, Morgan, Windham, Thain, Keith Johnson, Thomas, Clark, Katsuta, Laansoo, Owens, Marshall, Sleeter, Lord, Lacey, Holland...Ty Davis running along in 35th... Lap 3 - Carmichael's leading Reed by 7 seconds, then another bigger gap back to Vuillemin who's being closely pursued by Hamblin and Tortelli,and Lewis, Fonseca, Byrne, Voss, and Rodrigues not far off the back of them...Carmichael's lap times in the 2:40 to 2:41 range, Reed consistently about 2 seconds off that pace...Vuillemin's getting more pressure from Hamblin in the race for erd, and also a good race for 6th between Tortelli & Lewis... Lap 4 - Carmichael's lead over Reed has extended to 10+ seconds...Windham's out of the moto with a mechanical DNF, tough break for K-Dub, as he & Reed were only 6 points apart in the race for 2nd on the way into this weekend... Lap 5 - Carmichael's keeping an eye on Reed as they work their way around, conserving his energy for the 2nd moto as the temperature rises through the afternoon... Lap 6 - Carmichael with 13+ seconds on Reed now...running order is now Carmichael, Reed, Vuillemin, Tortelli, Hamblin, Lewis, Fonseca, Byrne, Voss, Rodrigues, Thain, Clark, Wey, Kevin Johnson, Lord, Owens, Laansoo, Morgan, Holland, Lacey, Marshall, Katsuta, Sleeter, Campbell, Pingree, Corder, Povolny, Willoh, and Ty Davis... Lap 7 - Kyle Lewis has stepped it up, passing Tortelli to move back into 5th...so has Hamblin, who passed Vuillemin to move into 3rd now... Lap 8 - Hamblin's riding strong in 3rd - for a rider who no team has signed yet for the 2005 season, he's looking like a pretty good bargain right now... Lap 9 - Carmichael's leading Reed by 20 seconds now, Hamblin riding alone in 3rd for now...Vuillemin's still in 4th, but Kyle Lewis and Sebastien Tortelli are all over him, making that a 3-way race for that position...Tortelli makes the pass on Lewis, and sets his sights on Vuillemin to figure out how to get around his fellow native Frenchman... Lap 10 - Tortelli's on the gas, putting in the fastest lap of the bunch - even faster than Carmichael's last lap - working his way up on Vuillemin...Tortelli only about 1/2-second adrift...Tortelli makes the pass and just like that, moves up behind his teammate Sean Hamblin as well... Lap 11 - Carmichael leads Reed by about 28 seconds...Tortelli's looking at Hamblin's lines, looking for the right opportunity to make it past in his bid for 3rd in the first moto...Tortelli's stalking Hamblin, both riders get around Glen Helen very well, and this is shaping up for some drama as the moto winds down... Lap 12 - The 2-lap sign is shown to Carmichael, he's in fine shape to cruise to the moto win...Reed's about 17 seconds ahead of the scrap between the Suzuki teammates behind him...Tortelli makes his move, Hamblin tries to retaliate, but Tortelli makes the pass a good one and it sticks, just like that, Tortelli sets up a gap over Hamblin...Tortelli's continuing to run lap times consistently faster than Carmichael's in the waning laps of the first moto...Carmichael's comfortable in front... Lap 13 - White flag is shown to Carmichael for the last lap...RC cruises his way around the Glen Helen track to notch another unblemished moto win, only one left for his second perfect season...Carmichael points appreciatively at Honda racing boss Chuck Miller as he comes in for the moto win...he's followed by Reed, Tortelli solid in 3rd, then Hamblin, Lewis, Vuillemin, Fonseca, Voss, Byrne. 250 Moto 1 Results (Unofficial): 1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Chad Reed (Yam); 3. Sebastien Tortelli (Suz); 4. Sean Hamblin (Suz); 5. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 6. David Vuillemin (Yam); 7. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 8. Heath Voss (Yam); 9. Michael Byrne (Kaw); 10. Ryan Clark (Yam); 11. Rodrig Thain (Suz); 12. Nick Wey (Suz); 13. Juss Laansoo (Hon); 14. Richie Owens (Kaw); 15. Joaquim Rodrigues (KTM); 16. Dylan Lord (Suz); 17. Rusty Holland (Hon); 18. Kevin Johnson (Yam); 19. Takeshi Katsuta (Hon); 20. Mike Corder (Hon); 21. James Marshall (Yam); 22. David Pingree (Hon); 23. Jeff Willoh (Suz); 24. Ty Davis (Yam); 25. James Povolny (Hon); 26. Blair Morgan (Yam); 27. Ted Campbell (Hon); 28. Antonio Balbi (Hon); 29. Anthony Amaradio (Hon); 30. William Browning (Hon). 125cc Moto Two: We're back after the short break as Glen Helen celebrates its 30th anniversary of motorsports racing at the San Bernardino facility...the 125 riders are on their sighting lap... The 30 second board goes sideways, the riders' elbows are up, visors down, the AMA official sprints out of the way, the heavy metal gate slams backward down to the concrete starting launchpad, and the 2nd 125 moto holeshot today goes to James Stewart on the 4-stroke Kawasaki, he's chased by Tedesco, Walker, Hepler, Ramsey, and Schnell...Hepler crashes hard at the end of the rough straightaway, he's still staying down as the pack roars off into the distance...Hepler's holding his left arm as he's escorted off the track... The running order is Stewart, Tedesco, Ramsey, Smith, Gosselaar, Grant, Gray, Kelly Smith, Evennou, Walker, Nelson, Brown, Casillas, Fukadome, Adams, Carpenter, Metcalfe, Weigand, Lalloz, Sipes, Morais, and Millsaps... Lap 2 - Stewart leads Tedesco by 13 seconds, then 4 seconds back to Ramsey in 3rd...Ramsey's being chased by an angry group of four riders comprised of Danny Smith, Gosselaar, Grant, and Kelly Smith...then it's just 3 seconds back to Brown, who has his hands full with Evennou and Casillas... Lap 3 - Stewart's leading Tedesco by 23 seconds now, putting 10 seconds into 2nd place in just one lap...looks like Bubba is in the mood to cap off his 125 career with a devastating lead by the end of his last moto in the class...Tedesco's still alone in 2nd for now, with Ramsey being chased for 3rd closedly by Danny Smith...Smith makes the pass for 3rd... Lap 4 - Walker appears to be out of the moto...Stewart leads Tedesco by 24 seconds, after that the running order is Ramsey, Gosselaaar, Brown, Smith, Grant, Evennou, Casillas, Grant, Carpenter, Nelson, Gray, Lalloz, Metcalfe, Mills, Morais, Weigand, Collier, Chaussee, and Whitcraft...Walker's problem is reportedly (from Kawasaki personnel) a dislocated hip... Lap 5 - Stewart over Tedesco by over 28 seconds...Ramsey's still running 3rd with a rapidly closing Gosselaar right behind him...after that, Brown, Danny Smith, Grant and Adams are all pretty spread out behind... Lap 6 - Stewart now leading Tedesco by some 35 seconds, Tedesco isn't so alone anymore in 2nd, with the battle for 3rd behind him between Ramsey and Gosselaar, those two are going to be racing for 2nd, rather than simply for 3rd...Gosselaar's working on a way to set up Ramsey, they're not quite ready to pass Tedesco yet, but continuting to draw up closer as they work their way around... Lap 7 - Gosselaar's carring momentum around the corners & over the jumps while Ramsey's trying to block and keep the spot, the two Honda riders are going at it...Gosselaar passes Ramsey around the Talladega turn and down the following rutted straight, Gosselaar will now have a good look at Tedesco ahead of him...Gosselaar another rider yet unsigned for 2005, looking like a pretty good deal for those teams still needing to fill out their roster... Lap 8 - Tedesco sees the Honda riders behind him as the cross looks at each other in the corners and opposing sections of the course, Tedesco has kicked it up a notch with the last lap being his fastest of the moto so far...he knows the Honda riders are closing fast...Tedesco's trying to maintain about 4 seconds over Gosselaar and Ramsey... Lap 9 - Stewart's running in the 2:48s up front, about 3 seconds a lap faster than Tedesco, resulting in a 42-second lead by now...as the laps are winding down, it'll be a matter of physical conditioning between Tedesco, Gosselaar and Ramsey to see how the podium spots will shake out...Gosselaar now getting a comfortable margin over Ramsey, still attempting to charge in the final laps of the 2nd moto... Lap 10 - Running order is Stewart by 45 seconds, Tedesco, Gosselaar, Ramsey, Brown, Kelly Smith, Grant, Adams, Danny Smith, Carpenter, Metcalfe, Evennou, Gray, Morais, Collier, Weigand, Casillas, Millsaps, Fukadome, Maier, Whitcraft, Sipes, Kitai, Chaussee... Lap 11 - Stewart is shown the 2-lap card as he crosses the line with a 47 second lead now, after that Tedesco is still holding Gosselaar at bay, extending his lead over the Honda rider a bit to just over 5 seconds...6 seconds back to Ramsey, and then a big 30 seconds back to Kelly Smith in 5th...Smith getting some big end-of-moto pressure from Mike Brown... Lap 12 - White flag, last lap for James Stewart as he closes out the 125 chapter of his already amazine career, adding one more moto and overall victory to pad his claim to the title of the winningest 125 rider ever...Stewart salutes the fans on his last time around to take today's 125 National win...for the moto, he's followed in by Tedesco over 1 minute & change back, then Gosselaar, Ramsey, Kelly Smith, Brown, Adams, Danny Smith, Grant, Carpenter, Metcalfe, Evennou, Gray, Morais, and Collier. 125 Moto 2 Results (Unofficial): 1. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Ivan Tedesco (Kaw); 3. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 4. Nate Ramsey (Hon); 5. Kelly Smith (Yam); 6. Mike Brown (Yam); 7. Troy Adams (Kaw); 8. Danny Smith (Yam); 9. Josh Grant (Hon); 10. Paul Carpenter (Kaw); 11. Brett Metcalfe (KTM); 12. Nick Evennou (Yam); 13. Brian Gray (Suz); 14. Ryan Morais (Hon); 15. Sean Collier (Hon); 16. Tim Weigand (Hon); 17. Davi Millsaps (Suz); 18. Ryan Sipes (Kaw); 19. Teddy Maier (Kaw); 20. Yoshihide Fukadoma (Suz); 21. Chris Whitcraft (Yam); 22. Yoshiki Kitai (Suz); 23. Jeremy Chaussee (Yam); 24. Cole Siebler (Suz); 25. Robert Garrison (Yam); 26. Jesse Casillas (Yam). 250cc Moto Two: The hard-core fans are staying at the fence, staying here in the heat, in anticipation of witnessing history being repeated if Carmichael manages to reward them with a winning moto for his 2nd undefeated National season... The holeshot goes to a Honda rider - Kyle Lewis!...and the lead is inherited immediately by Carmichael...after that it's Lewis, Reed...Carmichael's already checking out, Reed's up to 2nd now, then Lewis, Fonscea, Rodrigues, Vuillemin, and Tortelli pursue...after Tortelli, it'l VOss, Wey, Windham, Hamblin...Thain, Owens, Laansoo, Balbi, Clark, Byrne, Morgan, Morgan, Thomas, Katsuta, Willoh... Lap 2 - Carmichael's in control, leading Reed by 10 seconds, Fonseca's running well in 3rd, Lewis back to 4th, followed by an agressively gaining Joaquim Rodrigues on the factory KTM 450...Tortelli is all over Rodrigues as well, and Vuillemin's just a second or two behind them...Carmichael's railing his way around the course... Lap 3 - Carmichael's keeping an eye on where Reed is, Carmichael's running a relaxed 2:45 this last time around (his fastest lap in the first moto was in the 2:40s)...Reed's 13 seconds back...the real battle is for 3rd as Lewis is still holding off Tortelli, Rodrigues, Vuillemin and Windham, Wey and Hamblin are attempting to stay in that fray as well... Lap 4 - While there's not a lot of mystery happening at the front, we're counting as much as a 7-rider battle for 3rd...Tortelli looks for a way past, Lewis sweeps back and forth as they trade lines and Lewis tries to hold Tortelli at bay...Fonseca has a perfect view, and is poised to take advantage if the two ahead of him tangle in any way... Lap 5 - Running order is Carmichael, Reed, Lewis, Tortelli, Fonseca, Windham, Rodrigues, Wey, Hamblin, Vuillemin, Voss, Laansoo, Byrne, Clark, Balbi, Thain, Owens, Jason Thomas, Katsuta, Buckelew... Lap 6 - Carmichael continues to lead Reed by a satisfactory 15+/- seconds, and Lewis continues to hold off Tortelli...Tortelli's looking to simply be trying to wear Lewis down enough to either fade or force a mistake; in the first moto, Tortelli got stronger and improved his lap times toward the end... Lap 7 - While Lewis continues to hold off Tortelli in the battle for 3rd, the race for 5th is not far behind as Fonseca keeps holding off Windham and Rodrigues for now...Carmichael not really pouring any more salt on the wounds of the rest, still about 17 seconds ahead of Reed - kinda like how people in California reason it's not so bad now when gas dips below $2 per gallon... Lap 8 - While Rodrigues has been working on a way to get back around Windham and Fonseca, Nick Wey has crept up from behind and is now in position to make a move; Fonseca's running 5th, Windham 6th, Rodrigues 7th, and Wey 8th... Lap 9 - Tortelli makes the pass on Kyle Lewis to grab 3rd, Lewis looks newly-motivated and isn't giving it up easily...Carmichael's leading Reed by 21 seconds, then it's a big 30 seconds back to Tortelli... Lap 10 - The top riders continue to spread out even farther, big gaps from Carmichael to Reed to Tortelli drawing away from Lewis, who's about 4 seconds in front of a gaining Kevin Windham...Jim Holly has a rider named Juss Laansoo, who's from Estonia, running a very respectable 10th right now in his first-ever race in America... Lap 11 - Carmichael is shown the 2-lap card...the next 2 laps will see a couple of the battles tighten up...Wey comes up behind Fonseca, and makes his move for 6th, gets into that spot... Lap 12 - White flag, last lap as Carmichael eases his way around the Glen Helen track to head into the history books as the first and only rider to ever have a perfect season in outdoor national motocross, and now to go into the books with a second one with a feat that just a few years ago, would have been considered an impossible accomplishment...the crowd applauds the champ as the crosses the line to mark his second perfect season, taking the 2nd moto win, and today's overall victory...across the line, it's Chad Reed 2nd and 2nd overall, and Tortelli 3rd and 3rd overall. 250 Moto 2 Results (Unofficial): 1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Chad Reed (Yam); 3. Sebastien Tortelli (Suz); 4. Kevin Windham (Hon); 5. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 6. Nick Wey (Suz); 7. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 8. Heath Voss (Yam); 9. Juss Laansoo (Hon); 10. Joaquim Rodrigues (KTM); 11. Ryan Clark (Yam); 12. Sean Hamblin (Suz); 13. Richie Owens (Kaw); 14. Jason Thomas (Hon); 15. Antonion Balbi (Hon); 16. Takeshi Katsuta (Hon); 17. Justin Buckelew (Hon); 18. Rodrig Thain (Suz); 19. Anthony Amaradio (Hon); 20. Ty Davis (Yam); 21. James Povolny (Hon); 22. Tiger Lacey (Hon); 23. James Marshall (Yam); 24. Tyler Duncan (Hon); 25. Blair Morgan (Yam); 26. Jeff Willoh (Suz); 27. William Browning (Hon); 28. Brian Mason (Hon). 125cc Overall: 1. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 3. Nate Ramsey (Hon); 4. Kelly Smith (Yam); 5. Danny Smith (Yam); 6. Mike Brown (Yam); 7. Troy Adams (Kaw); 8. Ivan Tedesco (Kaw); 9. Broc Hepler (Suz); 10. Davi Millsaps (Suz); 11. Matt Walker (Kaw); 12. Paul Carpenter (Kaw); 13. Brett Metcalfe (KTM); 14. Nick Evennou (Yam); 15. Tommy Hahn (Hon). 125cc Point Standings: 1. James Stewart (575/11 wins); 2. Broc Hepler (396); 3. Mike Brown (368/1 win); 4. Matt Walker (279); 5. Nate Ramsey (2278); 6. Ivan Tedesco (260); 7. Danny Smith (235); 8. Davi Millsaps (232); 9. Chris Gosselaar (220); 10. Josh Grant (212); 11. Troy Adams (209); 12. Ryan Mills (202); 13. Kelly Smith (186); 14. Greg Schnell (180); 15. Ryan Hughes (158); 16. Paul Carpenter (151); 17. Brett Metcalfe (142); 18. Stephane Roncada (104); 19. Brian Gray (98); 20. Daryl Hurley (84); 21. Brock Sellards (62); 22. Tim Weigand (58); 23. Josh Summey (48); 24. Eric Sorby (46); 25. Sean Collier (42); 26. Ryan Sipes (40); 27. (TIE)Tommy Hahn/Steve Lamson (36); 28. Branden Jesseman (35); 30. Josh Hansen (31); 31. Michael Blose (28); 32. (TIE)Matt Goerke/Ryan Morais (24); 34. Andrew Short (22); 35. B. Johnson (18). 250cc Overall: 1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Chad Reed (Yam); 3. Sebastien Tortelli (Suz); 4. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 5. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 6. Sean Hamblin (Suz); 7. Heath Voss (Yam); 8. Nick Wey (Suz); 9. Ryan Clark (Yam); 10. Juss Laansoo (Hon); 11. Kevin Windham (Hon); 12. Joaquim Rodrigues (KTM); 13. Richie Owens (Kaw); 14. David Vuillemin (Yam); 15. Rodrig Thain (Suz); 16. Michael Byrne (Kaw); 17. Jason Thomas (Hon); 18. Takeshi Katsuta (Hon); 19. Antonio Balbi (Hon); 20. Dylan Lord (Suz); 21. Justin Buckelew (Hon); 22. Rusty Holland (Hon); 23. Kevin W. Johnson (Yam); 24. Anthony Amaradio (Hon); 25. Ty Davis (Yam); 26. Mike Corder (Hon); 27. James Povolny (Hon); 28. Tiger Lacey (Hon); 29. James Marshall (Yam); 30. Tyler Duncan (Hon); 31. Blair Morgan (Yam); 32. Jeff Willoh (Suz); 33. William Browning (Hon); 34. Brian Mason (Hon); 35. Ted Campbell (Hon); 36. David Pingree (Hon); 37. Michael Sleeter (Hon); 38. Rich Taylor (Hon); 39. Clark Stiles (Hon); 40. Evan Laughridge (Kaw). 250cc Point Standings: 1. Ricky Carmichael (600/12 wins); 2. Chad Reed (476); 3. Kevin Windham (444); 4. David Vuillemin (351); 5. Ernesto Fonseca (300); 6. Michael Byrne (294); 7. Nick Wey (287); 8. Sebastien Tortelli (273); 9. Heath Voss (257); 10. Sean Hamblin (202); 11. Joaquim Rodrigues (174); 12. Kyle Lewis (171); 13. Jason Thomas (161); 14. Tim Ferry (142); 15. Craig Anderson (127); 16. Ryan Clark (102); 17. Clark Stiles (98); 18. Jeff Gibson (75); 19. Rodrig Thain (73); 20. Johnny Aubert (58); 21. James Povolny (49); 22. Casey Johnson (43); 23. Rusty Holland (36); 24. Mike Alessi (34); 25. (TIE)Ezra Lusk/Jean Sebastien Roy (29); 27. Mike LaRocco (27); 28. John Dowd (26); 29. (TIE)Damon Huffman/Justin Buckelew/Richie Owens (24); 32. Doug DeHaan (22); 33. (TIE)Pierrick Paget/Keith S. Johnson (21); 35. Juss Laansoo (20); 36. Blair Morgan (19); 37. Bruce Stratton (17); 38. Ryan Abrigo (16); 39. (TIE)Joe Oehlhof/Kevin W. Johnson (15); 41. Mike Corder (14); 42. (TIE)Brad Modjewski/Brian Mason (13); 44. (TIE)Ty Hadsell/Jim Neese (10); 46. Takeshi Katsuta (7); 47. (TIE)Antonio Balbi/Jeremy McGrath/Matt Karlsen (6); 50. (TIE) Dylan Lord/Matthew Burris/Anthony Amaradio/Mark Eastwood (5); 54. (TIE)Justin Brayton/Evan Laughridge/Barry Carsten (4); 57. (TIE)Austin Squires/Matthew Maximoff (3); 59. David Oettel (2); 60. (TIE)Adam Mennenga/Ty Davis/Daniel Pepoon (1). Broadcast By: Mark Thome