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AMA Supercross Results and Standings (Irving, Texas)

28 April 1998


OFFICIAL RESULTS
250cc SUPERCROSS, ROUND 15 OF 16
IRVING, TX, APRIL 25, 1998
(20 LAPS MAIN EVENT)

POS NUM RIDER NAME, HOMETOWN           MACH LAPS PTS SPONSORS
1   3   EZRA LUSK, BAINBRIDGE, GA      	HON  20  25  American Honda Motor Co., Inc./Fox 
2   2   JEREMY A MCGRATH, MENIFEE, CA   YAM  20  22  Chaparral/Yamaha Racing            
3   19  DOUG A HENRY, OXFORD, CT        YAM  20  20  Yamaha Motor Corp. USA/Fox/Bridgestone
4   17  STEVE LAMSON, RIVERSIDE, CA     HON  20  18  American Honda Motor Co., Inc./Fox 
5   13  MICHAEL R CRAIG, LAKESIDE, CA   HON  20  16  Honda of Troy/Sinisalo/Alpinestars
6   4   LARRY WARD, FLORENCE, SC        SUZ  20  15  American Suzuki Motor Corp.        
7   5   MIKE LAROCCO, SOUTH BEND, IN    HON  20  14  Factory Connection/Jack in the Box
8   10  RYAN HUGHES, TEMECULA, CA       KAW  20  13  Kawasaki Motors Corp. USA          
9   100 MICHAEL L BROWN, PINEY FLAT, TN HON  20  12  Honda of Troy/Sinisalo/Oakley/Dunlop
10  80  JEANSEBASTIEN ROY, CANADA, PQ   KAW  20  11  Two Wheel Kawasaki/MSR/Pirelli/Bieffe
11  44  CLIFF PALMER, ARCADIA, OK       KAW  20  10  Kawasaki of Carrollton/Thor/Pro Circuit
12  11  JIMMY BUTTON, SCOTTSDALE, AZ    YAM  19  9   Chaparral/Yamaha Racing            
13  16  MICKAEL PICHON, FRANCE,         SUZ  19  8   American Suzuki Motor Corp.        
14  72  JEFF DEMENT, HUMBLE, TX         YAM  19  7   ESE We Make Tracks/Shoei/Pirelli
15  69  PEDRO GONZALEZ, MEXICO,         KAW  19  6   Kawasaki De Mexico/Tecate/PG Racing
16  60  GRAYSON GOODMAN, PLANO, TX      KAW  19  5   Carrollton Kawasaki/K.C./Dunlop
17  96  CORY KEENEY, OAKDALE, MN        YAM  19  4   GRP/Munn Racing/Hartman Ent/FMF
18  46  HEATH D VOSS, PRIOR LAKE, MN    HON  19  3   Great Lakes Airlines/Bills Pipes
19  52  MICHAEL J JONES, EXPORT, PA     KAW  17  2   SMP/Barri Comp/Klotz/Pro-Action/FMF
20  111 JEFF MATIASEVICH, TEMECULA, CA  KAW   4  1   Ducati, Mexico
                     
Time: 00:19:48.200
Margin Of Victory: 00:00:00.058
1-800 PRORACE Hole Shot Winner: Ezra Lusk
Attend.: 40,127

PRELIMINARY EVENTS
Heat 1			Heat	 2		
8-laps top 4 to Main	8-laps top 4 to Main	
Pos #  	Name		Pos #  	Name			
 1  3	EZRA LUSK        1  2	JEREMY A MCGRATH 	
 2  19	DOUG A HENRY     2  11	JIMMY BUTTON     	
 3  10	RYAN HUGHES      3  5	MIKE LAROCCO     	
 4  16	MICKAEL PICHON   4  4	LARRY WARD       	
Time: 00:07:41.400      Time: 00:07:46.590       	
                         		        
Semi 1                  Semi 2                    
6-laps top 5 to Main    6-laps top 5 to Main      
Pos #   Name            Pos #   Name              
 1  72  JEFF DEMENT      1 100  MICHAEL L BROWN   
 2 111  JEFF MATIASEVICH 2  13  MICHAEL R CRAIG   
 3  52  MICHAEL J JONES  3  17  STEVE LAMSON      
 4  69  PEDRO GONZALEZ   4  44  CLIFF PALMER      
 5  46  HEATH D VOSS     5  80  JEANSEBASTIEN ROY 
Time: 00:05:59.840      Time: 00:05:49.530        

Last Chance	                    
6-laps top 2 to Main	
Pos #  	Name            	
 1  60	GRAYSON GOODMAN    	
 2  96	CORY KEENEY        	
Time: 00:06:06.540

POINT STANDINGS
AFTER 15 OF 16 EVENTS. 
NEXT RACE: MAY 18, 1998, SAM BOYD STADIUM, LAS VEGAS, CA

POS RIDER NAME, HOMETOWN               WINS	PTS
1   JEREMY A MCGRATH, MENIFEE, CA       6  	297
2   EZRA LUSK, BAINBRIDGE, GA    	4  	271
3   KEVIN W WINDHAM, BATON ROUGE, LA   	2  	238
4   LARRY WARD, FLORENCE, SC      	1  	225
5   MIKE LAROCCO, SOUTH BEND, IN    	0  	217
6   MICKAEL PICHON, FRANCE           	0  	194
7   DOUG A HENRY, OXFORD, CT        	0  	193
8   JIMMY BUTTON, SCOTTSDALE, AZ    	0  	159
9   RYAN HUGHES, TEMECULA, CA      	0  	159
10  MICHAEL R CRAIG, LAKESIDE, CA      	0  	156
11  DAMONW HUFFMAN, ACTON, CA           0       150
12  JEFF EMIG, RIVERSIDE, CA            0       146
13  MICHAEL L BROWN, PINEY FLATS, TN    0       124
14  GREG ALBERTYN, SOUTH AFRICA,        0       111
15  STEVE LAMSON, RIVERSIDE, CA         0       110
16  JOHN DOWD, CHICOPEE, MA             1       106
17  JEANSEBASTIEN ROY, CANADA, PQ       0       83 
18  SEBASTIEN TORTELLI, FRANCE          1       71 
19  PHIL LAWRENCE, MENIFEE, CA          0       41 
20  TIMMY M FERRY, LARGO, FL            0       34 



OFFICIAL RESULTS
125cc SUPERCROSS
IRVING, TX, APRIL 25, 1998
(15 LAPS MAIN EVENT)

POS NUM RIDER NAME, HOMETOWN           MACH  LAPS PTS SPONSORS
1   9   JOHN DOWD, CHICOPEE, MA        	YAM   15  25  Yamaha Motor Corp. USA/Fox/Bridgestone
2   18  STEPHANE RONCADA, FRANCE,       HON   15  22  Honda of Troy/Sinisalo/Alpinestars
3   35  NATHAN RAMSEY, HIXSON, TN       KAW   15  20  ProCircuit/SplitFire/Kawasaki Race 
4   20  CASEY A JOHNSON, MURRIETA, CA   KAW   15  18  Splitfire/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki
5   934 DAVID VUILLEMIN, FRANCE,        YAM   15  16  Yamaha/FMF Racing/Michelin/First/Oakley
6   146 JIRI DOSTAL, HOLLAND, MI       	SUZ   15  15  American Suzuki/Primal Impulse/Shoei
7   94  TRAVIS A PRESTON, HESPERIA, CA  SUZ   15  14  F&S Suzuki/Midwest Motorsports
8   125 DANNY L SMITH, EAGLE, ID        HON   15  13  FMF/Honda/Thor/DeMarini/Dunlop/Silkolene
9   38  BRIAN R DEEGAN, CANYON LAKE, CA KAW   14  12  Moto XXX/Pro Circuit/Smith/Pornstar
10  41  SHAUN J PEROLIO, SAUGUS, CA     SUZ   14  11  Stiffie/Westwood/Grand Prix/Tom Morgan
11  541 RYAN A DUFF, CHAVIES, KY        HON   14  10  ONE Industries/Pro Circuit/Sinisalo
12  39  JEFFREY WILLOH, GLENDALE, CA    SUZ   14  9   Stiffie/Westwood/Grand Prix/Tom Morgan
13  198 ISAIAH JOHNSON, ALBUQUERQUE, NM KAW   14  8   Pro Circuit/Answer/Motul/EVS/NGK/Bell
14  32  JASON R MCCORMICK, VANCOUVR, WA HON   14  7   FMF/Honda Motor Corp/Thor/DeMarini
15  417 TYLER D EVANS, SALINAS, CA      SUZ   14  6   self                        
16  85  GREG S SCHNELL, RANCHO CMNG, CA YAM   14  5   Motoworld Yamaha/Pro Grip/Bell
17  112 TOM CLOWERS JR, SANTEE, CA      HON   14  0*  F&S Suzuki/SMP/Papa Joe's/Alpinestars
18  115 GUY M COOPER, STILLWATER, OK    KTM   14  3   KTM/UFO/Arai/Scott/Alpinestars/FMF
19  434 JEFFREY J BAKER JR, GREENWD, IN KAW   13  0*  Pro Circuit/Bridgestone/AXO/Stought
20  28  RYAN HUFFMAN, ROSEBURG, OR      SUZ   13  1   Primal Impulse/American Suzuki/Answer
21  132 JOSEPH W OEHLHOF, WAPAKONTA, OH HON   12  0*  Cycra/REP/Allan Nitt/Fast Cycles
22  29  DAVID PINGREE, MENIFEE, CA      HON   12  0   American Honda/FMF/Thor/Demarini

Time: 00:15:02.050
Margin Of Victory: 00:00:00.093
1-900 PRORACE Hole Shot Winner: Shaun Perolio
*East Coast Riders Not Eligible for West 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  934	DAVID VUILLEMIN    	 1   9	JOHN DOWD          	
 2   18	STEPHANE RONCADA   	 2  41	SHAUN J PEROLIO    	 	
 3   20	CASEY A JOHNSON    	 3  29	DAVID PINGREE      	 	
 4  198	ISAIAH JOHNSON     	 4  35	NATHAN RAMSEY      	 	
 5  112	TOM CLOWERS JR     	 5 146	JIRI DOSTAL        	
 6  115	GUY M COOPER       	 6  38	BRIAN R DEEGAN
 7  125	DANNY L SMITH      	 7 434	JEFFREY J BAKER JR
 8  417	TYLER D EVANS      	 8 541	RYAN A DUFF
 9   39	JEFFREY WILLOH     	 9  28	RYAN HUFFMAN
Time: 00:06:03.640       	Time: 00:06:02.140

Last Chance               
4-laps top 4 to Main      
Pos  #  Name              
 1  85  GREG S SCHNELL    
 2  32  JASON R MCCORMICK 
 3  94  TRAVIS A PRESTON  
 4 132  JOSEPH W OEHLHOF  
Time: 00:04:01.090        
	
FINAL WEST REGION POINT STANDINGS
POS RIDER NAME         	HOMETOWN               WINS	PTS	
1   JOHN DOWD          	CHICOPEE, MA      	3  	159  	
2   DAVID VUILLEMIN    	FRANCE           	3  	147  	
3   STEPHANE RONCADA	FRANCE           	1  	145  	
4   NATHAN RAMSEY      	HIXSON, TN        	0  	111  	
5   DAVID PINGREE      	MENIFEE, CA       	0  	93   	
6   GREG S SCHNELL     	RANCHO CUCAMONGA, 	0  	84   	
7   JASON R MCCORMICK  	VANCOUVER, WA     	0  	72   	
8   MICHAEL A BRANDES  	QUAIL VALLEY, CA  	0  	72   	
9   TRAVIS A PRESTON   	HESPERIA, CA      	0  	68   	
10  JEFFREY WILLOH     	GLENDALE, CA      	0  	67   	   
11  RYAN HUFFMAN	ROSEBURG, OR            0       59        
12  SHAUN J PEROLIO	SAUGUS, CA              0       52        
13  BRIAN R DEEGAN	CANYON LAKE, CA         0       50        
14  JIRI DOSTAL		HOLLAND, MI		0       47                
15  DANNY L SMITH	EAGLE, ID               0       43        
16  TYLER D EVANS	SALINAS, CA             0       41        
17  ISAIAH JOHNSON	ALBUQUERQUE, NM         0       34        
18  ERICK VALLEJO	MEXICO, NL              0       31        
19  RYAN A DUFF		CHAVIES, KY             0       27        
20  JEFF MATIASEVICH    TEMECULA, CA            0       25


APR 24-26, 1998

 
POINT STANDINGS
AFTER 4 OF 13 EVENTS NEXT RACE MAY 1-3, 1998 SEARS POINT RACEWAY

POS RIDER NAME, HOMETOWN              WINS	PTS
1   JASON PRIDMORE, VENTURA, CA       	2  	101
2   RICHARD ALEXANDER, CARMEL, NY       0  	87 
3   STEVE RAPP, LAFAYETTE, CA     	0  	82 
4   JAMES B RANDOLPH, SANTA ROSA, CA    0  	78 
5   MARIO DUHAMEL, CANADA, PQ        	0  	72 
6   JIMMY MOORE, EUGENE, OR        	0  	69 
7   NICKY HAYDEN, OWENSBORO, KY     	1  	69 
8   DALE C KIEFFER, LAS VEGAS, NV     	0  	67 
9   JOHN R JACOBI, BLOOMINGTON, IN   	0  	56 
10  JAMIE M BOWMAN, TEQUESTA, FL      	0  	50 
11  CHRISTOPHER S RANKIN, BASTROP, TX   0       48 
12  PAUL D HARRELL, CANYON COUNTRY, CA  0       45 
13  MIKE SULLIVAN, CENTRALIA, WA        0       42 
14  RICARDO BORDIN, BRAZIL              0       33 
15  ERIK SCHNACKENBERG, CARMEL VALL, CA 0       30 
16  STEVE TESCHKE, GARDEN GROVE, CA     0       28 
17  KARL K LOWRY JR, HEMET, CA          0       25 
18  GREGORY R WHITE, MARIETTA, GA       0       24 
19  MATT CUSUMANO, BURBANK, CA          0       21 
20  BRYCE GROSS, RESEDA, CA             0       21