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www.cyclenews.com Millville Pre-Race Notes: Welcome to Cycle News' live Virtual Grandstand coverage of Round #10 of the AMA/Chevy Trucks U.S. Motocross Championships from Spring Creek MX Park in Millville, Minnesota. Virtual Grandstand of each round of the '02 MX National is sponsored exclusively by Asterisk. The owners of Spring Creek, Jeff and Greta Martin, and their staff are celebrating the 20th anniversary of hosting outdoor nationals here in Millville. The track took a major soaking on Friday night as heavy thunderstorms dumped rain throughout the area. Saturday morning cleared up, and clear, breezy conditions (along with some outstanding track prep) left the course in perfect condition. The forecast for Sunday is to be sunny with a high of 75 degrees, possibly the most pleasant weather of the series so far. The motocross community will always remember Minnesota's hometown son, Donny Schmit, who won the 250cc World MX title back in the 80's but died unexpectedly due to Aplastic Anemia. In his memory, the Donny Schmit memorial race and auction is being held this wekeend, and after the end of Sunday's pro racing, the pros will be auctioning off their gear at the announcing tower, all to benefit the fight against the rare disease. Later this fall, Donny Schmit will be posthumously inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame. Schmit had his share of success racing the Nationals at Millville, winning the 125cc class on a Suzuki in both 1987 and '88. Is there any drama left in the 250 class? Barring a catastrophe of biblical proportions, Team Honda's Ricky Carmichael will leave this weekend as the owner of the 250 National Championship. After winning every 250 National moto so far this season (18 so far), Carmichael has a perfect point tally of 450 vs. Team Yamaha's Tim Ferry's 349, and will only need to beat Ferry by one position in one moto to clinch the title. Carmichael seems to set a new record every time he rides, and this weekend he has the opportunity to match the longest winning streak in AMA Motocross, set by Mark Barnett back during the 1980-81 season. Ricky Carmichael has had no problems at Millville in the past; he won the 125 National here in 1997 & '98, and won the 250 National here in 2000 and '01. John Dowd won the Millville 250 National in 1994, and is set to race here this weekend. The rundown on 250 points going into Millville: 1. Carmichael (450/9 wins); 2. Ferry (349); 3. Lusk (309); 4. Tortelli (283); 5. Lewis (257); 6. Dowd (205); 7. Reynard (201); 8. LaRocco (196); 9. Hamblin (139); 10. Voss (133). Is there any drama left in the 125 class? Most of the buzz this weekend seems be centering on the tiddlers...Team Kawasaki's James "Bubba" Stewart comes into Millville on an 84-point cushion over Team Blimpie Suzuki's Branden Jesseman. Consistenly fast, and improving by the week, Jesseman has not yet won a 125 National overall this season. If Stewart adds 17 more points to his lead after Millville, he will also leave with the #1 plate. If not...there's always Binghamton next week. Team Red Bull/KTM's Grant Langston will also return to action in the 125 class this weekend. Langston won in an epic battle over Mike Brown here at Millville last year, and many fans will be watching to see if he really is 100%. Boost Mobile/Yamaha of Troy's Chad Reed is also looking to avenge the results of the previous rounds, and Suzuki's Danny Smith would also like to make Millville the second sand track of the year to gain a 125 National MX win. The 125 points going into Millville: 1. Stewart (382/7 wins); 2. Jesseman (298); 3. Reed (288/1 win); 4. Fonseca (275); 5. Danny Smith (237/1 win); 6. Walker (213); 7. Antunez (196); 8. Ward (162); 9. Sorby (147); 10. Huffman (145). Travis Pastrana won the 125 race here in 2000, and as recently as three weeks ago, was expected to make his comeback appearance this weekend. Unfortunately, that's no longer the case as the SoBe Suzuki star was injured again as he wrapped up his medal-winning performance at the Gravity Games. Racing on the Tube: ESPN2's coverage of the Millville 250cc National will air on Saturday, August 24th at 6:00pm EST, and the Millville 125cc National will air on Sunday, August 25th at 3:00pm EST. Repeat airings will be (250cc) on Wednesday, August 28th and 6:00am EST, and (125cc) on Friday, August 30th at 7:00am EST. Another cool moto-item of interest on TV soon will be "Legends of Motorsport - Mikkola the Master" airing at 8:30am EST on Thursday, August 29th on Speed Channel. Check your local listings, circle your calendar, set your VCR... Sellin' It: Both Ricky Carmichael and James Stewart signed merchandising deals this week with AMA Pro Racing's official merchandiser, Wateree Sports, to sell new lines of their casual apparel, shirts and hats. Race fans can find the new line of official AMA Pro Racing products at many professional events including all AMA U.S. Motocross and U.S. Superbike events, as well as several top AMA U.S. Flat Track Championship rounds. At the races, products will be for sale under the roof of Wateree's new AMA Pro Racing Apparel 18-wheeler. Products can also be purchased online. Back in the day: The first year for an AMA Pro National MX here was 1983, when they ran three classes in the same day. Danny "Magoo" Chandler won the 500cc class on a Honda, Ron Lechien won the 125cc class on a Yamaha, and Bob Hannah won the 250cc class on a Honda. Other racers, still active for this weekend, who have won here before include Mike LaRocco (won the 125 class in 1990, '91 and '92), Steve Lamson (won the 125 class in '94 and '96), Robbie Reynard (won the 125 class in 1995), and Nick Wey (won the 125 class in '99). LaRocco, Lamson, Reynard, and Wey are all riding the 2002 250cc MX Nationals. Tough break: Guy Cooper, hero to the vet masses, crashed in Saturday's practice, injuring his collarbone, putting him out of Sunday's program, and likely for the remainder of the season. Coop just won the 4-Stroke National last weekend at Lakewood, Colorado. Winning Practice: Ricky Carmichael and James Stewart posted the fastest lap times during Saturday practice. The lap times as recorded by the AMA were: 250s: Carmichael 2:07.238, Ferry 2:11.310, LaRocco 2:11.542, Tortelli 2:11.557, Ramsey 2:12.819, Lusk 2:12.888, Hamblin 2:14.130, Roncada 2:14.564, Reynard 2:14.564, Lewis 2:15.657, Wey 2:16.443. 125s: Stewart 2:12.486, Sorby 2:14.470, Jesseman 2:14.792, Danny Smith 2:14.927, Gosselaar 2:15.038, Fonseca 2:15.088, Langston 2:15.582, Sellards 2:15.726, Preston 2:15.848, Pingree 2:16.039, Byrne 2:16.809. Tune in Sunday at 1:00pm CST for the drop of the gate on the first 125 National moto from Millville... [125cc Moto One] Are you ready? The 125 Pros are - the gate drops, and the first holeshot of the day goes to Kelly Smith, followed by Sellards, Johnson...Smith leads, Sellards tries a move through the whoops...they come up the big 2 step uphill jumps, Smith leads, Sellards, Reed and Stewart now moved to the front... Lap 2 - Stewart comes around in the lead ahead of Reed, followed by Sellards, K. Smith, Valade, Sorby, Fonseca, Byrne, Bess, Jesseman...Stewart roosts past the Whoop Monster as Reed tries to pull within passing distance, Sellards somewhat alone in 3rd...Stewart getting pressure from Reed as he makes a small error, they come around to finish lap 2... Lap 3 - Stewart, Reed, Sellards, Sorby 4th, K. Smith, Fonseca, Valade, Byrne, Jesseman, Langston, Bess...Reed passes Stewart to move to the lead, Stewart bobbles a couple times trying to regroup, and Reed immediately establishes a gap...Sellards, Sorby, K. Smith... Lap 4 - Reed and Stewart are on a blistering pace, nearly 10 seconds ahead of Sellards, then Sorby, Fonseca, Valade...Kelly Smith has parked his bike...Stewart is moving back up closer to Reed... 18,572 is the number of fans screaming for the battle at the front... Lap 5 - Reed barely holding off Stewart, 9 minutes into the first moto, then 15 secs back to Sellards, then Sorby, Fonseca, Jesseman moving up to 6th, then Langston, Valade, Byrne, Walker, Ward...Reed and Stewart running 2:10/2:11 range lap times...Langston and Jesseman have been moving forward in the pack...Reed still holding off Stewart...this will be a tremendous boost to Reed's morale if he can keep Stewart at bay to the finish... Lap 6 - Reed, Stewart, waaaay ahead of Sellards, then Fonseca, Sorby, Jesseman, Langston, Valade...Stewart is trying to outjump Reed, getting right on top of the leader, Stewart's applying heavy pressure, and outjumps Reed going down the hill right in front of the Parts Unlimited hospitality area, Stewart doing a big ol' whip and railing the berm at the bottom...Reed is incensed, and works to regain his composure before Stewart tries to get too much of a gap... Lap 7 - Stewart, Reed, Sellards, Fonseca, Jesseman, Sorby...Stewart still leads Reed, Reed sets up to try to pass Stewart where he was passed the last lap, doesn't work, Stewart bobbles, Reed passes, Stewart passes back, now Reed in the lead...amazing race between these two...Reed comes around holding the lead... Lap 8 - Reed, Stewart pass the halfway flag now out, battling all the way around, then Sellards, Fonseca, Sorby, Langston, Walker,...Jesseman crashed, but got back up & is still running in the top 10...Reed still leading Stewart, barely... Lap 9 - Reed and Stewart just less than 1 second apart, Sellards, Fonseca, Sorby, Langston, Walker, Byrne,...Stewart seems to be keeping an eye on Reed's lines, showing him a wheel here and there, blasting panic revs into the corners and overjumping, trying to unsettle the leader...Reed holds steady though... Lap 10 - Reed seems to have put a few bikelengths on Stewart, (word is that Stewart made an off-track excursion in the back section), and Sellards is getting company in the form of Fonseca to make a battle for 3rd... Lap 11 - Reed leads Stewart by approx. 4.7 seconds, Sellards and Fonseca still racing close together, then Sorby, Langston, Walker, Byrne, Jesseman, Valade, Bess, Ward...Reed is trying to check out on Stewart, expanding his lead to over 8 seconds...Sellards and Fonseca are battling, no pass yet... Lap 12 - Reed continues to ride strong at the front, Stewart may be riding smart to collect his championship points...Reed beginning to encounter lappers... Lap 13 - Reed, Stewart 12 seconds back & losing 4 seconds a lap (but getting thumbs-up from the Kawasaki crew), then Sellards trying to keep Fonseca at bay, Sorby, Langston getting a challenge from Matt Walker, Byrne, Jesseman, Danny Smith... Lap 14 - Reed, Stewart, Sellards, Fonseca, Sorby, Langston, Walker, Byrne, Jesseman, D. Smith, Preston, Valade, Laninovich, Bess... Lap 15 - Reed is shown the 2-lap sign, Stewart comes thru some 19 seconds back in 2nd, then Sellards, Fonseca, Sorby, Langston & Walker battling, Jesseman, Smith, Preston, Laninovich, Gosselaar, Ward, Valade...Sellards fending off Fonseca's attempts to pass for 3rd... Lap 16 - Reed sees the white flag, so does Stewart...Sellards has one more lap to keep his 3rd place spot at Fonseca kicks in his final-lap strategy...then Sorby, Langston, Walker, Jesseman, Byrne, Danny Smith, Preston, Laninovich, Gosselaar, Ward, Valade, Bentley...the checkered flag comes out for Chad Reed for the 1st moto win. Reed's best lap in the first moto was a 2:09.747, while Stewart's best lap was a 2:10.690. Next best lap posted in the moto was Fonseca with a 2:13.410. 125 Moto 1 Results: (Official): 1. Chad Reed (Yam); 2. James Stewart (Kaw); 3. Brock Sellards (KTM); 4. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 5. Eric Sorby (Kaw); 6. Grant Langston (KTM); 7. Matt Walker (Kaw); 8. Branden Jesseman (Suz); 9. Michael Byrne (Hon); 10. Danny Smith (Suz); 11. Travis Preston (Hon); 12. Billy Laninovich (KTM); 13. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 14. Larry Ward (Yam); 15. Andrew Short (Suz); 16. Shae Bentley (Kaw); 17. Randy Valade (Suz); 18. Paul Currie (Suz); 19. Shane Bess (Suz); 20. Josh Hansen (Yam); 21. Jeff Northrop (Kaw); 22. Josh Woods (Suz); 23. Jeff Gibson (Yam); 24. Steve Boniface (KTM); 25. Buddy Antunez (Suz); 26. Damon Huffman (Suz); 27. Barry Carsten (Suz); 28. Justin Buckelew (Suz); 29. Kevin Johnson (Yam); 30. Steve Mertens (Hus); 31. Tucker Hibbert (Suz); 32. Chris Whitcraft (Yam); 33. Jason McCormick (Suz); 34. Richard Rogers (Hon); 35. James Marshall (Hon); 36. Paul Veracka (Hus); 37. Nathan Broughton (Yam); 38. David Pingree (Hon); 39. Ryan Mills (Hon); 40. Kelly Smith (Yam). [250cc Moto One] The holeshot goes to Carmichael, followed by Dowd, Ramsey, Ferry...Ramsey moves to 2nd...Dowd back to 5th... Lap 2 - As they come around, it's Carmichael, Ramsey, Ferry, Lusk, Dowd, Tortelli...Carmichael has about 3 seconds on Ramsey, who's trying to hold off Ferry...Lusk not far behind them... Lap 3 - RC trying to check out, then Ramsey, Ferry, Lusk, Dowd, Plotts, Povolny, Lewis...Carmichael leads Ramsey by 6.3 seconds... Lap 4 - Carmichael is relentless as he tries to pull away, Ramsey and Ferry close, then Lusk not far behind, after that it's Dowd, Plotts having a very impressive ride, then Tortelli, Lewis, Hamblin, LaRocco...Ferry has reeled in Ramsey, Ferry tries the passing lines, putting all kinds of pressure on Ramsey... Lap 5 - Carmichael is checking out, Ramsey and Ferry having a great 4-stroke battle, and Lusk keeping them in sight, then Dowd alone, then Tortelli, Plotts, Lewis, Hamblin...LaRocco is trying to pass Hamblin, and makes it stick... Lap 6 - Carmichael, Ramsey, Ferry, Lusk, Dowd, Tortelli, Plotts, LaRocco, Hamblin, Lewis, Roncada, Povolny...Plotts is riding a heroic effort trying to hold off LaRocco, but not long...LaRocco gets by...Hamblin also gets by... Lap 7 - Carmichael way ahead, Ramsey and Ferry still running very close, then Lusk, Tortelli, Dowd, LaRocco, Hamblin, Lewis, Plotts, Roncada, Povolny...Lusk is closing up ground on Ramsey & Ferry, trying to turn that into a 3-way battle for 2nd... Lap 8 - Carmichael leads by 19 seconds at the halfway point, Ramsey still holding off the relentless charge of Ferry, Lusk still drawing closer, then Tortelli, Dowd, LaRocco, Hamblin, Lewis, Roncada, Plotts, Povolny, Stiles...Ferry continues to press Ramsey, just 3 bikelengths apart, Tortelli is also drawing up closer to Lusk...LaRocco makes the pass on Dowd... Lap 9 - Carmichael, Ramsey, Ferry, Lusk, Tortelli, LaRocco, Dowd...Lusk is getting much closer to the Ramsey/Ferry duo, and Tortelli just turned a 2:09 lap, the fastest lap this moto so far, and he's moving more & more forward toward Lusk... Lap 10 - Tortelli is collecting serious distance on Lusk, and there will be 4 riders fighting for 2nd place this lap, they go into the Whoop Monster section, Ramsey's still trying to hold off Ferry, now Ferry crashes back there letting Ramsey get away...it's Carmichael, Ramsey, Tortelli, Lusk...Hondas now running 1-2-3 in this moto... Lap 11 - Carmichael is long gone, leading Ramsey by 28 seconds, but then it's just 1 second back to Tortelli, then Lusk, and LaRocco...Tortelli and Carmichael running nearly-identical lap times, and Tortelli puts teammate Ramsey in his sights...Tortelli pushing hard to pass... Lap 12 - Carmichael, Ramsey, Tortelli, Lusk, Ferry, LaRocco, Dowd, Hamblin, Roncada, Lewis, Reynard...Tortelli trying all kinds of moves to pass Ramsey, but hasn't been able to get around, now Ramsey has picked up the pace, putting about 7 bikelengths on his teammate... Lap 13 - Tortelli moves back up on Ramsey, and is trying to reel him back in to take a shot at 2nd, Lusk not able to close within striking distance, Ferry getting pressure from LaRocco...LaRocco passes Ferry to move to 5th...Ramsey still holding off Tortelli... Lap 14 - Carmichael continues to lead, Ramsey trying to hold off Tortelli's last-ditch efforts, then Lusk, LaRocco, Ferry, Dowd, Roncada, Reynard, Lewis, Hamblin, Plotts, Wey, Povolny, Stiles, Clark... Lap 15 - Carmichael is shown the 2-lap sign, and continues to charge around the course...Ramsey still keeping Tortelli at bay... Lap 16 - Carmichael goes by the white flag signaling the final lap, then it's still Ramsey and Tortelli running close to try for a pass, then Lusk, LaRocco gaining close enough to challenge for 4th, then Ferry well back, Dowd, Roncada being pushed by Reynard, Lewis and Hamblin dicing...Tortelli tries the pass, Ramsey shuts the door...Carmichael takes his 19th consecutive National MX moto win ...Ramsey keeps 2nd, then Tortelli 3rd, Lusk 4th, LaRocco 5th, then Ferry, Dowd, Roncada... 250 Moto 1 Results (Official): 1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Nathan Ramsey (Hon); 3. Sebastien Tortelli (Hon); 4. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 5. Mike LaRocco (Hon); 6. Tim Ferry (Yam); 7. John Dowd (KTM); 8. Robbie Reynard (Hon); 9. Stephane Roncada (Kaw); 10. Sean Hamblin (Suz); 11. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 12. Damien Plotts (Hon); 13. Nick Wey (Yam); 14. Keith R. Johnson (Yam); 15. Clark Stiles (Hon); 16. Ryan Clark (Yam); 17. James Povolny (Hon); 18. Evan Laughridge (Suz); 19. Heath Voss (Hon); 20. Jason Thomas (Yam); 21. Joseph Oehlhof (Hon); 22. Steve Lamson (Hus); 23. Justin Brayton (Hon); 24. Ted Campbell (Suz); 25. David Oettel (Hus); 26. Keith S. Johnson (KTM); 27. Gerritt Ordelman (Yam); 28. Kip Sandell (Yam); 29. Brian Roth (Yam); 30. Dennis Stapleton (Hon); 31. Kris Papworth (KTM); 32. Zeb Armstrong (Hon); 33. Michael Koch (Yam); 34. Kevin Townsend (Hon); 35. Brent Stevensen (Yam). [125cc Moto Two] The second bell rings for the 125 riders, and as the gate drops, the holeshot goes to Stewart, followed by Langston & Sellards...Stewart, Langston, Sellards, lead the pack around the course... Lap 2 - Stewart, Langston, Walker now 3rd, Reed, Sellards, Boniface, Fonseca, Gosselaar, Currie, Bentley, Byrne, Johnson, Jesseman, Pingree, Antunez, Bess, Buckelew, and Huffman...Stewart leads Langston by 5 seconds... Lap 3 - Stewart's on the gas, hard, then Langston, Walker, Reed pursuing all in a close group...after that it's Sellards, Fonseca, Boniface, Gosselaar, Currie, Bentley, Jesseman, and Kevin Johnson... Lap 4 - Stewart leads Langston by 6+ seconds, Walker in 3rd now and Reed racing close together, Reed trying to pass by Walker on the uphill, doesn't make it stick, Reed goes inside on a corner, Walker maintains his advantage... Lap 5 - Stewart by 7+ seconds, Langston solid in 2nd right now, and the battle near the front is between Walker who continues to keep 3rd as he puts just a small amount of distance over Reed...Stewart is clearing the jumps being done only by Carmichael in the 250s, gaining more & more ground over the rest of the pack...Reed comes back after Walker, and their battle is bringing them up to Langston to make it all a race for 2nd... Lap 6 - Langston, Reed and Walker are all very close, Sellards and Fonseca not far behind them, then it's Boniface, Gosselaar, Bentley, Jesseman, Currie, Johnson, Antunez, Byrne, Pingree, Bess, Buckelew, Huffman, and Preston... Lap 7 - Stewart still leads by 14 seconds now, then Langston-Walker-Reed freight-train it around in the battle for 2nd...then Sellards, Fonseca, Boniface, Gosselaar, Bentley, Jesseman, Currie, Antunez, Johnson, Byrne, Pingree, Bess, Buckelew, Huffman...Langston tries to pick up the pace to get some distance on Walker and Reed, they seem to pick up the pace as well...Paul Currie is out of the race... Lap 8 - Halfway flag is out as Stewart continues to maintain his 14-second lead...Reed passes Walker to move into 3rd, Reed passed him back, Langston trying to keep both of them behind him... Lap 9 - Stewart's riding flawlessly in front, Langston knows Reed is back there, and Walker is still close by in 4th, after that it's Sellards, Fonseca, Gosselaar, Boniface, Bentley, Jesseman, Antunez, Byrne, Johnson, Pingree, Bess, Buckelew, and Preston...Bess pulls over in the mechanics' area, and his day is done... Lap 10 - Langston and Reed are having an excellent race, now getting away a bit from Walker...Reed will have plenty of time left to study Langston's lines and plan his pass...Stewart is so far ahead, he's already riding at Binghamton... Lap 11 - Stewart's consistently running 2:12 lap times, as he continues to expand his lead...we'll have to wait for the AMA to calculate points at the end of the moto to determine if he'll wrap up the title today, it will depend on how Jesseman finishes in this moto (currently around 9th)...it looks like Stewart will not have enough of a points gap to clinch it... Lap 12 - Stewart, Langston, Reed, Walker, Sellards, Fonseca, Gosselaar, Jesseman, Bentley, Boniface...Langston still just barely ahead of Reed, cutting nearly identical lap times in the 2:13s... Lap 13 - Reed bumped Langstons' rear wheel in a corner to remind him he's back there...Langston goes down hard in the back whoop section, and Reed assumes the 2nd place position...Langston did not come back around yet...that'll put Walker back up into 3rd...Langston picked himself back up, circulating around the track slowly... With 2 laps remaining, the running order is Stewart, Reed, Walker, Sellards, Fonseca... White Flag lap - Langston pulls off the track, as Stewart puts his signature on the 2nd moto, they come around for the final time, and at the flag it will be Stewart for moto and overall win, followed in this moto by Reed, Walker, Sellards, Fonseca, Gosselaar, Jesseman, Bentley, Antunez, Byrne, Pingree... 125 Moto 2 Results (Official): 1. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Chad Reed (Yam); 3. Matt Walker (Kaw); 4. Brock Sellards (KTM); 5. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 6. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 7. Branden Jesseman (Suz); 8. Shae Bentley (Kaw); 9. Buddy Antunez (Suz); 10. Michael Byrne (Hon); 11. David Pingree (Hon); 12. Justin Buckelew (Suz); 13. Travis Preston (Hon); 14. Steve Boniface (KTM); 15. Larry Ward (Yam); 16. Josh Woods (Suz); 17. Damon Huffman (Suz); 18. Danny Smith (Suz); 19. Kevin W. Johnson (Yam); 20. Jeff Gibson (Yam); 21. Andrew Short (Suz); 22. Billy Laninovich (KTM); 23. Paul Veracka (Hus); 24. Barry Carsten (Suz); 25. Chris Whitcraft (Yam); 26. Steve Mertens (Hus); 27. Tucker Hibbert (Suz); 28. Randy Valade (Suz); 29. Josh Hansen (Yam); 30. Nathan Broughton (Yam). [250cc Moto Two] The 250 riders have completed their parade lap, and are lined up on the gate...the 30-second board is up, goes sideways, the AMA guy sprints out of the way, the gate drops, and the last holeshot of the day goes to Nate Ramsey, then Dowd and Carmichael, RC goes to the lead almost immediately...they come around out of the whoops, and Carmichael leads Ramsey, Lusk, Ferry... Lap 2 - Carmichael, Ramsey, Lusk, Ferry, Lewis, Dowd, Laughridge, Tortelli, Stiles, Roncada, Voss, LaRocco, Roth, Hamblin, Wey, Plotts, Povolny, Johnson...Ferry gets by Ramsey... Lap 3 - Carmichael leads Ferry by 6 seconds, then Ramsey, Lusk, Lewis, Tortelli, Laughridge, Roncada, LaRocco...Evan Laughridge, the AMA Horizon Award winner last week at Loretta Lynn's, from Forest Ranch, California, having an outstanding ride in the 2nd moto... Lap 4 - Carmichael now 7 seconds over Ferry, then it's about 5 seconds back to Ramsey who's trying to hold off Lusk, then Tortelli on the gas...Lusk passes Ramsey to move to 3rd...Tortelli's closing fast on Ramsey... Lap 5 - Carmichael has it in the bag and he knows it, styling his way around the Millville course with a long way to go...Lamson pulls out of the race...Ferry comes by 2nd, then Lusk is still just ahead of Ramsey and a charging Tortelli, LaRocco, Lewis, Roncada pursuing... Lap 6 - Carmichael looks to have Ferry covered, but the race for 2nd between Lusk-Ramsey-Tortelli is tightening up...Ramsey trying to get up closer to Lusk as Tortelli applies pressure from behind, Tortelli passes Ramsey in the process... Lap 7 - Carmichael continues to rail his way around the track, not adding much to his lead over Ferry, but keeping him well back, still a great race between Lusk-Tortelli-Ramsey for 3rd...Tortelli is riding strong, and looking at his options for getting around Lusk...if they tangle, Ramsey will be right there to take advantage of any miscues... Lap 8 - Tortelli has pulled away from Ramsey and is giving Lusk fits as he tries to pass into 3rd...they head back into the Whoop Monster's backyard and they come out with Tortelli having the advantage...that makes the running order up front Carmichael, Ferry, Tortelli, Lusk, Ramsey... Lap 9 - Carmichael leads Ferry by 9 seconds, Tortelli tries to gap Lusk, but the Kawasaki rider is having none of it right now, Lusk's studying Tortelli's lines to see about making the pass back...Ramsey is just a bit back of them...LaRocco's about 8 seconds adrift, followed by Hamblin, Lewis, Hamblin, Dowd, Reynard, Roncada... Lap 10 - Lusk goes back past Tortelli to reclaim 3rd near the top of the track...Ramsey is not so far out of the fracas that he can't be in the middle, and he looks to get close enough to Tortelli to pressure him... Lap 11 - Carmichael leads Ferry by 14 seconds now, and Lusk has effectively used the lappers to put a bit of a gap on Tortelli, Ramsey still pursues closely in 5th...LaRocco sneaks up and passes Ramsey to take over 5th... Lap 12 - Carmichael, Ferry, Lusk, Tortelli, LaRocco, Ramsey, Reynard, Hamblin, Roncada, Lewis, Dowd... Lap 13 - Carmichael is shown the 2-lap board as he winds up to receive the championship honors...Ferry, Lusk, Tortelli, LaRocco, Ramsey, Reynard...Tortelli applies the pain to Lusk, trying to jam back into 3rd... Lap 14 - White flag - one lap remains as Carmichael punches the air over the jumps celebrating his National Championship...Tortelli goes alongside Lusk through the whoops, they come back out with Lusk holding the advantage, Tortelli trying alternate lines trying to pass...Carmichael crosses the line for his record-setting 20th consecutive moto win, taking today's overall victory, and with it, the 250 National Championship...he takes a victory lap...after that for the moto, it's Ferry, Lusk, Tortelli, LaRocco, Ramsey, Reynard, Hamblin, Roncada, Dowd, Lewis, Wey. Thanks for tuning in to Cycle News' live Virtual Grandstand sponsored by Asterisk; be sure to log on next Sunday, August 25th at 1:00pm EST for the penultimate round of the AMA/Chevy Truck U.S. Motocross Championships from Binghampton, New York. 250 Moto 2 Results (Official): 1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Timmy Ferry (Yam); 3. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 4. Sebastien Tortelli (Hon); 5. Mike LaRocco (Hon); 6. Nathan Ramsey (Hon); 7. Robbie Reynard (Hon); 8. Sean Hamblin (Suz); 9. Stephane Roncada (Kaw); 10. John Dowd (KTM); 11. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 12. Nick Wey (Yam); 13. Clark Stiles (Hon); 14. Evan Laughridge (Suz); 15. Ryan Clark (Yam); 16. Damien Plotts (Hon); 17. Keith S. Johnson (KTM); 18. Keith R. Johnson (Yam); 19. Justin Brayton (Hon); 20. Travis Hodges (Yam); 21. Kevin Beloy (Hon); 22. Brian Roth (Yam); 23. Jason Thomas (Yam); 24. Ted Campbell (Suz); 25. David Oettel (Hus); 26. Gerrit Ordelman (Yam); 27. Zeb Armstrong (Hon); 28. Todd Gosselaar (Hon); 29. Dennis Stapleton (Hon); 30. Joseph Oehlhof (Hon); 31. Kevin Townsend (Hon); 32. Michael Koch (Yam); 33. Heath Voss (Hon); 34. Brent Stevensen (Yam); 35. Kris Papworth (KTM); 36. Mark Wunjdrack (Yam); 37. James Povolny (Hon); 38. Tommy Harrison (Suz); 30. Steve Lamson (Hus); 31. Kip Sandell (Yam). [125cc Overall] (Official) 1. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Chad Reed (Yam); 3. Brock Sellards (KTM); 4. Matt Walker (Kaw); 5. Ernesto Fonseca (Hon); 6. Branden Jesseman (Suz); 7. Chris Gosselaar (Hon); 8. Michael Byrne (Hon); 9. Shae Bentley (Kaw); 10. Travis Preston (Hon); 11. Eric Sorby (Kaw); 12. Grant Langston (KTM); 13. Danny Smith (Suz); 14. Larry Ward (Yam); 15. Buddy Antunez (Suz); 16. David Pingree (Hon); 17. Justin Buckelew (Suz); 18. Billy Laninovich (KTM); 19. Steve Boniface (KTM); 20. Andrew Short (Suz); 21. Josh Woods (Suz); 22. Damon Huffman (Suz); 23. Randy Valade (Suz); 24. Paul Currie (Suz); 25. Kevin W. Johnson (Yam); 26. Shane Bess (Suz); 27. Jeff Gibson (Yam); 28. Josh Hansen (Yam); 29. Paul Veracka (Hus); 30. Barry Carsten (Suz); 31. Chris Whitcraft (Yam); 32. Steve Mertens (Hus); 33. Tucker Hibbert (Suz); 34. Nathan Broughton (Yam); 35. Jeff Northrop (Kaw); 36. Richard Rogers (Hon); 37. Jason McCormick (Suz); 38. James Marshall (Hon); 39. Ryan Mills (Hon); 40. Kelly Smith (Yam). [125cc Point Standings] 1. James Stewart (429/8 wins); 2. Chad Reed (335/1 win); 3. Branden Jesseman (325); 4. Ernesto Fonseca (309); 5. Danny Smith (251/1 win); 6. Matt Walker (247); 7. Buddy Antunez (208); 8. Larry Ward (175); 9. Brock Sellards (164); 10. Eric Sorby (163); 11. Travis Preston (154); 12. Damon Huffman (149); 13. Michael Byrne (132); 14. Josh Demuth (98); 15. Grand Langston (92); 16. Chris Gosselaar (90); 17. Mike Brown (89); 18. Paul Currie (87); 19. David Pingree (74); 20. Ivan Tedesco (73); 21. Justin Buckelew (70); 22. Andrew Short (65); 23. Greg Schnell (63); 24. (TIE)Casey Johnson/Bobby Bonds (61); 26. Josh Woods (49); 27. Ben Townley (48); 28. Travis Elliott (45); 29. Kelly Smith (44); 30. Steve Boniface (43); 31. Rodrig Thain (41); 32. Billy Laninovich (36); 33. Shae Bentley (34); 34. Jeff Gibson (18); 35. Troy Adams (17); 36. Scott Sheak (13); 37. (TIE)Randy Valade/Mike Treadwell (10); 39. (TIE)Chris Wheeler/Tyson Hadsell (7); 41. (TIE)Steve Mertens/Casey Lytle (5); 43. Mike Corder (4); 44. (TIE)Kevin W. Johnson/Jeff Northrop (3); 46. (TIE)Shane Bess/Tiger Lacey/Tom Welch/Tony Lorusso/Johnny Marley/Michael Brandes; 52. (TIE)Josh Hansen/Brandon Morgan (1). [250cc Overall] (Official) 1. Ricky Carmichael (Hon); 2. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 3. Sebastien Tortelli (Hon); 4. Timmy Ferry (Yam); 5. Nathan Ramsey (Hon); 6. Mike LaRocco (Hon); 7. Robbie Reynard (Hon); 8. John Dowd (KTM); 9. Sean Hamblin (Suz); 10. Stephane Roncada (Kaw); 11. Kyle Lewis (Hon); 12. Nick Wey (Yam); 13. Clark Stiles (Hon); 14. Damien Plotts (Hon); 15. Ryan Clark (Yam); 16. Evan Laughridge (Suz); 17. Keith R. Johnson (Yam); 18. Keith S. Johnson (KTM); 19. James Povolny (Hon); 20. Justin Brayton (Hon); 21. Heath Voss (Hon); 22. Travis Hodges (Yam); 23. Jason Thomas (Yam); 24. Kevin Beloy ((Hon); 25. Brian Roth (Yam); 26. Ted Campbell (Suz); 27. David Oettel (Hus); 28. Gerrit Ordelman (Yam); 29. Zeb Armstrong (Hon); 30. Todd Gosselaar (Hon); 31. Dennis Stapleton (Hon); 32. Joseph Oehlhof (Hon); 33. Kevin Townsend (Hon); 34. Michael Koch (Yam); 35. Brent Stevensen (Yam); 36. Kris Papworth (KTM); 37. Mark Wundrack (Yam); 38. Tommy Harrison (Suz); 39. Steve Lamson (Hus); 40. Kip Sandell (Yam). [250cc Point Standings] 1. Ricky Carmichael (500/10 wins) *Clinched Title; 2. Timmy Ferry (386); 3. Ezra Lusk (347); 4. Sebastien Tortelli (321); 5. Kyle Lewis (277); 6. John Dowd (230); 7. (TIE)Robbie Reynard/Mike LaRocco (228); 9. Sean Hamblin (163); 10. Nathan Ramsey (146); 11. Heath Voss (135); 12. David Vuillemin (118); 13. Paul Carpenter (116); 14. Stephane Roncada (113); 15. Nick Wey (110); 16. Ryan Clark (90); 17. Keith S. Johnson (85); 18. Guy Cooper (81); 19. Damien Plotts (76); 20. (TIE)Keith R. Johnson/Clark Stiles/Craig Decker (73); 23. Jean Sebastien Roy (41); 24. Steve Lamson (37); 25. Darcy Lange (32); 26. (TIE)Michael Brandes/Josh Coppins (29); 28. Doug Henry (28); 30. Dustin Nelson (19); 31. Wally Silva (18); 32. James Povolny (17); 33. Joseph Oehlhof (16); 34. Daryl Hurley (15); 35. Tyler Evans (14); 36. Lance Smail (12); 37. (TIE)Ty Wallace/Brad Hagseth/Bruce Stratton/Nathan Woods (11); 41. (TIE)Evan Laughridge/Anthony Amaradio/Kevin Crine (10); 44. Marco Dube (9); 45. Barry Carsten (8); 46. Jason Thomas (6); 47. Jeremias Israel (5); 48. (TIE)Robbie Skaggs/Ted Campbell (4); 50. Mark Wundrack (3); 51. (TIE)Justin Brayton/Isaiah Johnson/Gerrit Ordelman (2); 54. (TIE)Travis Hodges/Ryan Terlecki/Troy Adams (1). [Broadcast By] Mark Thome - New Media Division / Randy Rothlisberger - Spotter