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Budds Creek Pre-Race Notes:
Racing will begin 1:00 EST. It's about 85 degrees and sunny. The best part is it's not raining!
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[125cc Moto One]
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They are on the parade lap right now...The bikes are started and waiting for the gate to drop...And the holeshot goes to...Stewart followed by Antunez...
Lap 1 - Stewart has already pulled about a 3 second lead over Antunez and the rest of the pack...Danny Smith has made the move on Antunez and taken over 2nd place...
Lap 2 - Running order is Stewart with a 8 second lead then Smith, Antunez, Adams, Gibson, Reed and Sellards...Stewart last lap was 5 seconds faster than 2nd place Smith...
Lap 3 - Stewart is on another level right now, he is so far in front...
Lap 4 - Stewart's lead is about 16 seconds now...The National champ Brown is back in 15th spot, still riding with a sore knee...Reed is up to 4th spot and is now trying to catch Antunez for 3rd spot...
Lap 5 - Running order is Stewart, D. Smith, Antunez, Reed, and Troy Adams on a Yamaha...Reed is closing in on Antunez, he's about 5 bike lengths behind now...
Lap 6 - Running order is Stewart, Smith, Reed, Townley, Adams, and Sellards...Townley is riding for the Factory KTM team this week, he's a GP regular in the 125cc class and possibly may be coming here next year to race full time...
Lap 7 - The track is actually drying out a bit and looks very slippery in the turns...Reed is still all over Antunez, they are having a good battle...
Lap 8 - Stewart's lead is now 30 seconds over Smith...then Antunez, Reed, Townley, Sellards, Jesseman and Adams...Reed finally made the pass on Antunez and moves into the 3rd position...
Lap 9 - Reed has pulled away a little bit from Antunez and now has to try to reel in Smith, who is a ways ahead...Smith is about 6 seconds ahead of Reed...
Lap 10 - Stewart is still cruising out in front now catching some lappers...Running order is Stewart, Smith, Reed, Antunez, Sellards, Townley, Jesseman, Gibson, Adams, Schnell and Fonseca on the Honda...
Lap 11 - Antunez is having the best ride of the year for him right now in 4th spot...Reed is now only 3 seconds behind Smith and Stewart still has a 30 second lead over Smith...
Lap 12 - Mike Brown just pulled off and is heading back to the pits...Smith looks like he has got on the gas a little more, he's pulling away from Reed a tiny bit...
Lap 13 - Stewart is still just cruisning out in front...The track is strting to get a little dusty now...
Lap 14 - 2-Lap board is now out for Stewart...Reed is now right on Smith..Sellards has caught and Passed Antunez and now Jesseman ius right on him...Danny Smith has stopped and is pushing his bike off the track...So Reed inherited 2nd place...
Last Lap - Stewart is looking good for the win...Stewart wins followed by Reed and Sellards...
125cc Moto One Final - 1. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Chad Reed (Yam); 3. Brock Sellards (KTM); 4. Buddy Antunez (Suz); 5. Branden Jesseman (Suz); 6. Ben Townley (KTM); 7. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 8. Matt Walker (Kaw); 9. Troy Adams (Yam); 10. Greg Schnell (Yam); 11. Josh Demuth (Yam); 12. Jeff Gibson (Yam); 13. Paul Currie (Suz); 14. Steve Boniface (KTM); 15. David Pingree (Hon); 16. Damon Huffman (Suz); 17. Justin Buckelew (Suz); 18. Travis Elliott (Hon); 19. Tom Welch (Hon); 20. Bobby Bonds (Kaw);
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[250cc Moto One]
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They are just finishing the parade lap...The holeshot goes to...Ricky Carmichael followed by Ferry...
Lap 1 - It's RC, Ferry, Lusk, Hamblin, Lewis, LaRocco and Voss...Carmichael has about a 5 bike length lead over Ferry as they are about to complete lap 1...
Lap 2 - Carmichael and Ferry are pulling away from Luak and Hamblin a little bit...
Lap 3 - RC has a 3 second lead on Ferry now...If RC wins both motos it will be the best start to a AMA motocross season ever, 10 straight moto wins...Tortelli is on the move...
Lap 4 - Running order is Carmichael, Ferry, Lusk, Hamblin, Lewis, LaRocco, Tortelli, Voss, Dowd, Reynard, Lamson, Brandes and Wallace...Not much passing going on right now...
Lap 5 - Ferry is sticking with RC, still just a few seconds behind him...LaRocco is all over the back of Lewis trying to get the 5th position...Tortelli is catching them as they battle back and forth...Hamblin seemed to be catching Lusk but now Lusk has pulled away...
Lap 6 - RC and Ferry are coming up to a couple lappers now...LaRocco and Tortelli have gotten around Lewis and are now chasing Hamblin who is in 3rd spot...
Lap 7 - Carmichael's lead has grown to 5 seconds now, but Ferry is still keeping him honest...Running order is Carmichael, Ferry, Lusk, Hamblin, LaRocco, Torelli, Lewis, Voss, Reynard, Dowd, Lamson, Brandes, Plotts, Wallace and Carpenter...
Lap 8 - Hamblin has two big Hondas right on his tail, LaRocco and Tortelli...They both set around Hamblin, but he's not letting them go anywhere...
Lap 9 - Carmichael has a nice lead over Ferry now, about 7 seconds and then it's a ways back to Lusk in 3rd...Right now about mid-pack is an LCRRacing.com train, Keith Johnson, Dustin Nelson and Ryan Clark are all over Each other...
Lap 10 - Carmichael ia really into the lappers now and trying to get around safely. One mistake and Ferry will be right there on him...
Lap 11 - Running order is Carmichael, Ferry, Lusk, LaRocco, Tortelli, Hamblin, Lewis, Dowd, Reynard, Voss, Brandes and Lamson...
Lap 12 - RC is now coming around t o lap Cooper on the big 540 KTM...
Lap 14 - 2-lap board is out for Carmichael and Ferry...RC has extended his lead even more over Ferry...Tortelli just went over the handlebars pretty hard and lost a few positions...
Last Lap - RC is still leading and Ferry and Lusk in 2nd and 3rd...Carmicahel wins followed by Ferry and Lusk...
250cc Moto One Final - 1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Tim Ferry (Yam); 3. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 4. Mike LaRocco (Hon); 5. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 6. Sebastien Tortelli (Hon); 7. Robbie Reynard (Hon); 8. John Dowd (KTM); 9. Heath Voss (Hon); 10. Michael Brandes (Suz); 11. Paul Carpenter (Hon); 12. Damien Plotts (Suz); 13. Keith Johnson (KTM); 14. Craig Decker (Yam); 15. Ty Wallace (Yam); 16. Ryan Clark (Yam); 17. Keith Johnson (Yam); 18. Dustin Nelson (Yam); 19. Tyler Evans (Hus); 20. Kevin Crine (Hon);
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[125cc Moto Two]
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They are on the parade lap now...The holeshot goes to...Stewart followed by Antunez and Sellards...
Lap 1 - Stewart already has a little bit of a lead over Antunez, Sellards and Boniface...6 second lead already for Stewart
Lap 2 - Running order is Stewart, Boniface, Antunez, Sellards, Jesseman, Fonseca, Pingree, Townley, D. Smith and Reed...Stewart already has a 16 second lead on the 2nd lap...Things are still getting settled down at the moment...
Lap 3 - Jesseman is all over Antunez now trying to move into 2nd spot...He gets around him and is going to try to chase Stewart, but he already has a 22 second lead...Fonseca now moves into 3rd and is following Jesseman...
Lap 4 - Boniface was holding his wrist and has not come around this lap...Jesseman and Fonseca are now pulling away from the rest of the field by about 4 seconds now...Reed is now starting to come throught the pack he has Townley right in front of him...
Lap 5 - Running order is Stewart, Jesseman, Fonseca, Antunez, Sellards, Townley, Reed, D. Smith, Ping, Currie and Tedesco...Jesseman is starting to pull away from Fonseca a little...
Lap 6 - Reed has gotten around Townley and now Smith is trying to get around also...Reed and Sellards are now swapping paint...Antunez has been able to pull away while the rest were dicing...
Lap 7 - Stewart is gone, he's about 24 seconds ahead now...Reed has gotten around Sellards and is all over Antunez now...Reed made the pass, he's up to 4th spot now...
Lap 8 - Reed has about 10 seconds between him and Fonseca in 3rd...
Lap 9 - Running order is Stewart, Jesseman, Fonseca, Reed, Antunez, Sellards, Townley, D. Smith, Pingree, Currie and Tedesco...
Lap 10 - Antunez is now getting pressure from his teammate Danny Smith who is trying to get into the top 5 after a mechanical failure last moto...Smith is right beside Antunez and he makes the pass for 5th place and now has Reed in front of him...
Lap 11 - Stewart and Jesseman continue to pull away from the rest of the field...Danny Smith is starting to reel in Reed a litlle...
Lap 13 - Not much passing going on right now...The 2-lap board should be coming out this time around for Stewart...
Lap 14 - 2-lap board is now out for Stewart who has about a 30 second lead over Jesseman and about a 35 second lead over Fonseca...
Last Lap - Stewart and Carmichael are making it look easy this weekend...Stewart is already waving to the crowd...Stewart wins, followed by Jesseman and Fonseca...
125cc Moto Two Final - 1. Stewart; 2. Jesseman; 3. Fonseca; 4. Reed; 5. D. Smith; 6. Antunez; 7. Sellards; 8. Townley; 9. Tedesco; 10. Pingree; 11. Gosselaar; 12. Ward; 13. Huffman; 14. Currie; 15. K. Smith; 16. Adams; 17. Demuth; 18. Gibson;
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[250cc Moto Two]
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They are just finishing the parade lap...The holeshot goes to...Carmichael...
Lap 1 - Ferry crashed and is in dead last...Hamblin has quickly moved into 2nd spot with Lewis right behind him...RC and Hamblin are pulling away from the rest of the pack...
Lap 2 - Running order is Carmichael, Hamblin, Lewis, LaRocco, Cooper, Johnson, Crine and Voss...Hamblin has Lewis right on him now...
Lap 3 - Carmichael has a 6 second lead over Hamblin and Lewis...LaRocco is now catching Lewis and Hamblin...Lewis made the pass on Hamblin with that huge 4-stroke power...LaRocco is all over Hamblin now and he makes the pass in a hair pin turn...Plotts is running in 5th spot...
Lap 4 - Running order is RC, Lewis, LaRocco, Hamblin, Plotts, Reynard, Cooper, Lusk...Carmichael's lead is about 9 seconds now over Lewis...
Lap 5 - Reynard has caught up to Plotts now who is in 5th...Reynard makes the pass for 5th...
Lap 6 - Ferry has already caught up to 9th spot and is right on Tortelli for 8th...Reynard is now starting to catch Hamblin...
Lap 7 - Running order is RC, Lewis, LaRocco, Hamblin, Reynard, Lusk, Plotts, Tortelli, Ferry, Cooper and Voss...Reynard jumps right beside Hamblin but Hamblin holds him off...
Lap 8 - Ferry is still trying to get around Tortelli...Now Lusk is catching Reynard and Hamblin...Hamblin now pulls away from Reynard slightly...
Lap 9 - Carmichael's lead is now 20 seconds over Lewis and LaRocco...Lusk has gotten around Reynard who seems to be slowing down a little...Now Lusk is starting to catch Hamblin...
Lap 10 - Carmichael is still cruising out in front...Hamblin is going to have Lusk and Ferry on his rear tire in a few seconds...
Lap 11 - Hamblin got passed by Lusk and now Ferry is right on him...Ferry got around Hamblin and moves into fifth spot...Ferry has moved up on Lusk now trying to go for 4th position...
Lap 12 - LaRocco and Lewis are dicing and LaRocco makes the pass and could take second overall if he holds it...
Lap 13 - RC is still smoking out in front and the 2-lap board just came out...Ferry has gotten around Lusk and moves into 4th spot...
Last Lap - Carmichael looks like he'll make it 10 for 10 on the season...Carmichael win!
250cc Moto Two Final - 1. Carmichael; 2. LaRocco; 3. Lewis; 4. Ferry; 5. Lusk; 6. Hamblin; 7. Reynard; 8. Tortelli; 9. Plotts; 10. Voss; 11. Cooper; 12. Crine; 13. Wey; 14. Brandes; 15. Evans; 16. Carpenter; 17. K. Johnson; 18. Stiles;
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[125cc Overall]
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1. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Chad Reed (Yam); 3. Branden Jesseman (Suz); 4. Brock Sellards (KTM); 5. Buddy Antunez (Suz); 6. Ben Townley (KTM); 7. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 8. Matt Walker (Kaw); 9. Troy Adams (Yam); 10. Greg Schnell (Yam); 11. Josh Demuth (Yam); 12. Jeff Gibson (Yam); 13. Paul Currie (Suz); 14. Steve Boniface (KTM); 15. David Pingree (Hon); 16. Damon Huffman (Suz); 17. Justin Buckelew (Suz); 18. Travis Elliott (Hon); 19. Tom Welch (Hon); 20. Bobby Bonds (Kaw).
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[125cc Point Standings]
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1. James Stewart (190); 2. Chad Reed (185); 3. Ernesto Fonseca (159); 4. Danny Smith (141); 5. Branden Jesseman (135); 6. Buddy Antunez (106); 7. Damon Huffman (102); 8. Matt Walker (98); 9. Mike Brown (89); 10. Grant Langston (77); 11. Eric Sorby (69); 12. Ivan Tedesco (66); 13. Travis Preston (64); 14. Josh Demuth (62); 15. Bobby Bonds (61); 16. Larry Ward (52); 17. Brock Sellards (52); 18. Greg Schnell (48); 19. Michael Byrne (46); 20. Chris Gosselaar (37).
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[250cc Overall]
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1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Mike LaRocco (Hon); 3. Tim Ferry (Yam); 4. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 5. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 6. Robbie Reynard (Hon); 7. Sebastien Tortelli (Hon); 8. Heath Voss (Hon); 9. Damien Plotts (Hon); 10. Michael Brandes (Suz); 11. Sean Hamblin (Suz); 12. Paul Carpenter (Hon); 13. John Dowd (KTM); 14. Keith Johnson (KTM); 15. Guy Cooper (KTM); 16. Kevin Crine (Hon); 17. Craig Decker (Yam); 18. Nick Wey (Yam); 19. Tyler Evans (Hus); 20. Ty Wallace (Yam).
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[250cc Point Standings]
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1. Ricky Carmichael (250); 2. Tim Ferry (196); 3. Sebastien Tortelli (181); 4. Ezra Lusk (176); 5. Kyle Lewis (146); 6. John Dowd (122); 7. David Vuillemin (106); 8. Robbie Reynard (98); 9. Sean Hamblin (91); 10. Heath Voss (75).
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[Broadcast By] Kory Klinger - New Media Division
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