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AMA: SuperCross Results and Standings from St Louis, 3/28/98 (part 2)

30 March 1998

OFFICIAL RESULTS
125cc SUPERCROSS, ROUND 12 OF 8
TRANS WORLD DOME, ST. LOUIS, MO - MAR 28, 1998
(15 LAPS MAIN EVENT)

POS NUM RIDER NAME, HOMETOWN		       MACH LAPS PTS SPONSORS
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 1    6 RICKY CARMICHAEL, HAVANA, FL          	KAW  15   25 Pro Circuit/SplitFire/Kawasaki Race
 2   36 BROCK SELLARDS, NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH	HON  15   22 FMF/Honda/Thor/Dunlop/Arai/Alpine Star
 3   45 ROBBIE SKAGGS, LAWRENCE, KS        	YAM  15   20 TMR/Lemonds Yamaha/Dunlop/MSR/Scott
 4   67 NICHOLAS A WEY, DEWITT, MI          	KAW  15   18 Pro Circuit/Kawasaki/AXO/Spy/Bridgestone
 5   41*SHAUN J PEROLIO, SAUGUS, CA          	SUZ  15    0 Suzuki/Stiffie/Westwood/GP Sports
 6   96 CORY KEENEY, OAKDALE, MN         	YAM  15   15 Hartman Ent./FMF/Extreme/Pro Action
 7   38 *BRIAN R DEEGAN, CANYON LAKE, CA     	KAW  15    0 Moto XXX/Pro Circuit/Smith/Pornstar
 8   81 JASON W THOMAS, MELROSE, FL         	KAW  15   13 Streits Motorsports/RPI Racing/Thor
 9   83 JAMES M POVOLNY JR, MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN KTM  15   12 Dennis Medsker/The Cycle Shed/KTM
10  125*DANNY L SMITH, EAGLE, ID           	HON  15    0 FMF/Honda/Thor/DeMarini/Dunlop/Silkolene
11   43 BARRY CARSTEN, BAYVILLE, NJ        	SUZ  15   10 Bromley Suzuki/Dunlop/MSR/Cometic 
12   31 TONY LORUSSO, EAST HARTFORD, CT   	SUZ  15    9 Primal Impulse/Suzuki/Factory Connection
13   72 JEFF DEMENT, HUMBLE, TX          	YAM  14    8 2Xtreme Performance International  
14   33 CASEY LYTLE, SANTA CLARITA, CA   	HON  14    7 Honda of Troy/Sinisalo/Alpinestars
15  434 JEFFREY J BAKER JR, GREENWOOD, IN       KAW  14    6 Jim Faulkenberg/Steve Kopetsky
16   68 ROBBIE HORTON, MARTINEZ, GA        	KTM  14    5 Protel/Kingsport KTM/Litz Racing
17   84 MATT R SHUE, EAST ELLIJAY, GA    	SUZ  14    4 FMF/AXO/Pirelli/One Industries/Goat
18  173*JEFFEREY PESTANA, SALINAS, CA         	YAM  14    0 Clawson Motorsports/Pro Circuit
19  112 TOM CLOWERS JR, SANTEE, CA          	HON  14    2 2Extreme Nutrition/SMP/Popa Joe's Pizza
20   91 DOUG DEHAAN, CANADA, ON          	HON  14    1 Team RPM/SMP/Papa Joe's Pizza/Ceet
21  417*TYLER D EVANS, SALINAS, CA         	SUZ  10    0 American Suzuki/FMF/O'Neal/Pirelli
22   21 ROBBIE L REYNARD, NORMAN, OK          	SUZ   0    0 Primal Impulse/American Suzuki/Answer

Time: 00:14:14.270
Margin Of Victory: 8.6 seconds
1-900 PRORACE Holeshot winner: Ricky Carmichael
*West Coast Riders Not Eligible for East Coast Points


PRELIMINARY EVENTS
Heat 1				Heat 2				         
6-laps top 9 to Main		6-laps top 9 to Main			
Pos  # Name			Pos  # Name			  	
 1  21 ROBBIE L REYNARD   	 1   6 RICKY CARMICHAEL   	
 2  96 CORY KEENEY        	 2  45 ROBBIE SKAGGS      	
 3  36 BROCK SELLARDS     	 3  72 JEFF DEMENT        	
 4  83 JAMES M POVOLNY JR 	 4  41 SHAUN J PEROLIO    	
 5 125 DANNY L SMITH      	 5  33 CASEY LYTLE        	
 6  81 JASON W THOMAS     	 6 434 JEFFREY J BAKER JR
 7 173 JEFFEREY PESTANA   	 7 417 TYLER D EVANS
 8  67 NICHOLAS A WEY     	 8  91 DOUG DEHAAN
 9  84 MATT R SHUE        	 9  31 TONY LORUSSO
Time: 00:05:42.490	        Time: 00:05:38.810 

Last Chance           
4-laps top 4 to Main  
Pos  #  Name          
 1  68 ROBBIE HORTON  
 2  43 BARRY CARSTEN  
 3  38 BRIAN R DEEGAN 
 4 112 TOM CLOWERS JR 
Time: 00:03:53.900    

EAST REGION POINTS STANDING
AFTER 6 OF 8 EVENTS. NEXT RACE: SILVERDOME, PONTIAC, MI (EAST REGION),
APRIL 4, 1998
POS RIDER NAME            HOMETOWN        	WINS	PTS
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1   RICKY CARMICHAEL      HAVANA, FL        	 6  	150  	
2   ROBBIE L REYNARD      NORMAN, OK        	 0  	101  	
3   BROCK SELLARDS        NEW PHILADELPHIA, 	 0  	 95   	
4   CASEY LYTLE           SANTA CLARITA, CA 	 0  	 79   	
5   JIM L NEESE           GREENSBORO, NC    	 0  	 53   	
6   DERRICK SHAE BENTLEY  ELLENWOOD, GA     	 0  	 53   	
7   JAMES M POVOLNY JR    MENDOTA HEIGHTS, M	 0  	 52   	
8   TONY LORUSSO          EAST HARTFORD, CT 	 0  	 49   	
9   CORY KEENEY           OAKDALE, MN       	 0  	 49   	
10  ROBBIE SKAGGS         LAWRENCE, KS      	 0  	 42   	   
11  JEFF DEMENT		  HUMBLE, TX             0       40   
12  BARRY CARSTEN	  BAYVILLE, NJ           0       39   
13  PAUL CURRIE		  NAPLES, FL             0       36   
14  JASON W THOMAS	  MELROSE, FL            0       34   
15  NICHOLAS A WEY	  DEWITT, MI             0       30   
16  RYAN D CLARK	  ALBUQUERQUE, NM        0       28   
17  ROBBIE HORTON	  MARTINEZ, GA           0       25   
18  TOM CLOWERS JR	  SANTEE, CA             0       20   
19  MATT R SHUE		  EAST ELLIJAY, GA       0       18   
20  JEFFREY J BAKER JR	  GREENWOOD, IN          0       15   

1998 AMA SUPERCROSS BONUS AWARD SPONSORS
American Suzuki Motor Corp., Arnette, AXO Sport-America, Inc., Bell
Helmets, Bieffe Helmets, Bridgestone Tire Corp., Dunlop Tire Corp., Elf
Competition, Fox Racing Inc., Kayo Corporation (EK Chain), N-Style, Oakley
Inc., Pirelli Motorcycle Tire, Plastiche Cassano (Pro Grip), Scott USA,
Shoei Safety Helmet Corp., Smith Sport Optics, SMP Clothing Inc., VP Racing
Fuels, Wiseco Piston Inc., Yamaha Motor Corp., USA


SX1298/1-2
OFFICIAL RESULTS
250cc SUPERCROSS, ROUND 12 OF 16
TRANS WORLD DOME, ST. LOUIS, MO-MAR 28, 1998
(20 LAPS MAIN EVENT)

POS NUM RIDER NAME        HOMETOWN             MACH LAPS PTS SPONSORS
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 1    8 KEVIN W WINDHAM, BATON ROUGE, LA     	YAM  20  25  Yamaha Motor Corp. USA/Fox/Bridgestone
 2    3 EZRA LUSK, BAINBRIDGE, GA		HON  20  22  American Honda Motor Co., Inc./Fox 
 3    5 MIKE LAROCCO, SOUTH BEND, IN      	HON  20  20  Factory Connection/Jack in the Box
 4    2 JEREMY A MCGRATH, MENIFEE, CA         	YAM  20  18  Chaparral/Yamaha Racing            
 5   19 DOUG A HENRY, OXFORD, CT          	YAM  20  16  Yamaha Motor Corp. USA/Fox/Bridgestone
 6   13 MICHAEL R CRAIG, LAKESIDE, CA        	HON  20  15  Honda of Troy/Sinisalo/Alpinestars
 7    9 JOHN DOWD, CHICOPEE, MA			YAM  20  14  Yamaha Motor Corp. USA/Fox/Bridgestone
 8   15 DAMON W HUFFMAN, ACTON, CA           	KAW  20  13  Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.      
 9    4 LARRY WARD, FLORENCE, SC        	SUZ  20  12  American Suzuki Motor Corp.        
10   16 MICKAEL PICHON, FRANCE,             	SUZ  19  11  American Suzuki Motor Corp.        
11   44 CLIFF PALMER, ARCADIA, OK         	KAW  19  10  Kawasaki of Carrollton/Thor/Pro Circuit
12   18 STEPHANE RONCADA, FRANCE,             	HON  19  9   Honda of Troy                      
13   17 STEVE LAMSON, RIVERSIDE, CA       	HON  19  8   American Honda Motor Co., Inc./Fox 
14   80 JEANSEBASTIEN ROY, CANADA, PQ          	KAW  19  7   Two Wheel Kawasaki/MSR/Pirelli/Bieffe
15  100 MICHAEL L BROWN, PINEY FLATS, TN     	HON  19  6   Honda of Troy/Sinisalo/Oakley/Dunlop
16   63 KEVIN M CRINE, MECHANICSVILLE, MD  	KAW  19  5   Gauldings Kawasaki/RRP/Spectro/Boyesen
17  108 JEROMY BUEHL, LONDON, OH          	HON  18  4   Thor/Pro Circuit/Honda/UFO/Alpinestar
18   61 RYAN W TERLECKI, SALEM, OR           	SUZ  18  3   Tom Morgan Racing/Dunlop/J T Racing
19   11 JIMMY BUTTON, SCOTTSDALE, AZ      	YAM  1   2   Chaparral/Yamaha Racing            
20   10 RYAN HUGHES, TEMECULA, CA        	KAW  0   0   Kawasaki Motors Corp. USA          

Time: 00:18:01.210
Margin Of Victory: 5.2 seconds
Attendance:  49511
1-900 PRORACE Holeshot Winner: Mickael Pichon

PRELIMINARY EVENTS
Heat 1				Heat	 2			    
8-laps top 4 to Main		8-laps top 4 to Main			
Pos  # 	Name            	Pos  # Name			
 1   8	KEVIN W WINDHAM    	 1   2 JEREMY A MCGRATH   	   	
 2   3	EZRA LUSK          	 2  15 DAMON W HUFFMAN    	   	
 3  11	JIMMY BUTTON       	 3   5 MIKE LAROCCO       	   	
 4  10	RYAN HUGHES        	 4   4 LARRY WARD         	   	
Time: 00:07:03.270		Time: 00:07:15.280		   	
                         		                        
Semi 1                          Semi     2             
6-laps top 5 to Main            6-laps top 5 to Main   
Pos  # Name                     Pos  # Name            
 1  16 MICKAEL PICHON            1  17 STEVE LAMSON    
 2 100 MICHAEL L BROWN           2  44 CLIFF PALMER    
 3  18 STEPHANE RONCADA          3  13 MICHAEL R CRAIG 
 4  80 JEANSEBASTIEN ROY         4  63 KEVIN M CRINE   
 5 108 JEROMY BUEHL              5  61 RYAN W TERLECKI 
Time: 00:05:28.060              Time: 00:05:32.820     
  		
Last Chance	                    
6-laps top 2 to Main	
Pos  # Name            	
 1  19 DOUG A HENRY       	
 2   9 JOHN DOWD          	
Time: 00:05:34.420    
	

POINTS STANDING
AFTER 12 OF 16 EVENTS NEXT RACE APR 4, 1998 PONTIAC, MI

POS RIDER NAME          HOMETOWN        	WINS	PTS	
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 1  JEREMY A MCGRATH    MENIFEE, CA       	 6  	267  	
 2  KEVIN W WINDHAM     BATON ROUGE, LA   	 2  	215  	
 3  EZRA LUSK           BAINBRIDGE, GA    	 2  	199  	
 4  MIKE LAROCCO        SOUTH BEND, IN    	 0  	175  	
 5  LARRY WARD          FLORENCE, SC      	 1  	172  	
 6  MICKAEL PICHON      FRANCE,           	 0  	152  	
 7  DAMON W HUFFMAN     ACTON, CA         	 0  	150  	
 8  JEFF EMIG           RIVERSIDE, CA     	 0  	146  	
 9  DOUG A HENRY        OXFORD, CT        	 0  	143  	
10  JIMMY BUTTON        SCOTTSDALE, AZ    	 0  	126  	
11  RYAN HUGHES		TEMECULA, CA             0      121  
12  MICHAEL R CRAIG	LAKESIDE, CA             0      113  
13  GREG ALBERTYN	SOUTH AFRICA,            0      111  
14  MICHAEL L BROWN	PINEY FLATS, TN          0       96   
15  SEBASTIEN TORTELLI	FRANCE,			 1       71   
16  JOHN DOWD		CHICOPEE, MA             0       70   
17  STEVE LAMSON	RIVERSIDE, CA            0       64   
18  JEANSEBASTIEN ROY	CANADA, PQ		 0       50   
19  PHIL LAWRENCE	MENIFEE, CA              0       41   
20  TIMMY M FERRY	LARGO, FL                0       34   





1998 SUPERCROSS/MOTOCROSS 
MANUFACTURER POINT STANDINGS
1. YAMAHA		284
2. HONDA		237
3. KAWASAKI		209
4. SUZUKI		203
5. KTM			 20