GNC ATV Nationals - Round 11 - Loretta Lynn's

Racer Production's
2001 17th Annual ATV Dirt Days
Loretta Lynn's
Hurricane Mills, TN
August 18-19, 2001

Team Source attended Round 11 of the ATVA Maxxis ATV Nationals held at Loretta Lynns ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN. Our departure time at 3:00am Saturday morning meant we would arrive at Lorettas somewhere between 11 11:30am. Our 8 hour drive was cut down to just over 6 hours as we pulled into Lorettas around 9:30am. Now thats flying. When we rolled into the track we were greeted with waves and smiles from some of the many racing friends we have made over the year. Stepping out of the car and trying to stretch out the body, we gazed out across the valley to see a picturesque view of the track and the facilities.

Lorettas MX Park is only used twice a year for two racing events; the AMA Amateur Motocross and the ATVA GNC ATV Nationals. During the rest of the year, the many horses from Loretta Lynns Dude Ranch call the track home, as it becomes a pasture during the off season. Doug Gust, while smacking his lips, commented on the track, Something tastes funny. Looks like Gust was referring to the mouth full of Tennessee dirt which just happens to contain many road apples ground into the soft track.

Coming into this weekends GNC race, Jeremiah Jones was holding a comfortable lead in the points race over Tim Farr. As noted by race announcer Mark Banger, it was possible that Jones could rap up his first ever Pro Class Championship title with an overall win. With only one round of racing left for the series, this race would be Jeremiahs best opportunity to capture the title as Jeremiah has been strong in all of the MX events whereas Farr has dominated most of the TT races.

Jeremiah Jones, recording a 1-2 moto win, captured the overall by putting on two very strong performances. Tim Farr (2-3) took home second place while Doug Digger Gust (5-1) completed the overall results with a third place podium spot.

The start of Pro Moto #1 gave way to Tim Farr aboard his Baldwin Motorsports/White Bros. 4-stroke grabbing the holeshot. Tim was followed closely by Jason Luburgh (TC Racing), Travis T-Doc Spader (K&K ATV), Bill Ballance (Yes, you read it right. Mr. Ballance was up there with the best of the pros battling through the tight s-turn corners. We couldnt believe our eyes as we watched the video), and then Jeremiah Jones.

At the first two 90 degree turns, Jones quickly passed Ballance and was working on Luburgh. Before the first lap was finished, both Spader and Jones were able to get around Luburgh and into the 2^nd and 3^rd spots.

During the 2^nd and 3^rd lap, Farr had a comfortable lead between himself and the battle between Spader and Jones. By the end of the third lap, Jones had moved past Spader and had his sights set on Farr. Within the same lap, Jones was able to pull within attacking distance and was applying heavy pressure to Farr. We could not believe how fast Jones was able to reel in Farr.

Jones made several attempts to pass Farr, but Farr held his line forcing Jones to retreat or take a different line. Once Jones saw his opening, he took it. Jones made his move WOT around the long sweeping turn just before the finish line whoops section. Once Jones cleared Farr, he was gone! As we have written in previous race coverage reports, Jones put on the afterburners and said see you later. Jones was so dominant that he quickly distanced himself from Farr and put the autopilot on.

By the halfway point, it was Jones with a commanding lead, followed by Tim Farr, Travis Spader, Jason Luburgh, Dana Creech, Doug Gust, and Ben Jackson. Doug Digger Gust was well back in the pack coming out of the first set of turns, but he quickly moved his way up to the front with several laps of hard riding. Through Bill Ballance received a decent start he was steadily moving in the wrong direction. Bill lost positions and was struggling to hold onto 10^th place.

On the white flag lap, Jones looked as if he was experiencing a problem and he was slowing down considerably. We noticed his quad didnt sound right and saw puffs of smoke. Everyone was on the edge of the seats as Jones looked like he was struggling to keep his quad running. It turns out that Jones lost the bottom end of his engine (transmission) and was trying to find a gear to make it to the finish line. With the huge lead he had, Jones was able to grab the checkers. Farr and Spader battled to the 2^nd and 3^rd spot while being followed by Luburgh, Gust, Jackson, Creech, Hitt, Ellis, and Hale rounding out the top 10.

The start of Pro Moto #2 saw Doug Gust aboard his TC/ Suzuki DR 4-stroke grabbing the holeshot. Gust was followed by Jason Luburgh, Tim Farr, Travis Spader, Michael Walsh, and then Jeremiah Jones.

Jason Luburgh looked as if he was performing a repeat of moto #1. His quick start was impressive, but he was quickly passed by Tim Farr, Travis Spader, Kory Ellis, and Jeremiah Jones.

The action started quickly as Dana Creech took a wicked spill while trying to negotiate the 10 Commandments. The 10 Commandments are a set of 10 whoops ready to separate the rider from his or her quad. The video showed Dana and a second rider wheel-to-wheel until what looks like Danas quad getting spring boarded as his wheels bounced off the other riders. The crash sent Dana flying through the air and landing hard on the outside of the track. Jimmy Elza, and Keith Little were collected up in the mayhem.

Gust built a comfortable lead on the first lap while Farr, Spader, Luburgh, Ellis, and Jones battled behind him. Jones was able to pass Luburgh and Ellis in the 10 Commandments and then started to work on Spader.

At the halfway point, Gust had built a huge lead. Farr was holding down 2^nd and his line while trying desperately to hold Jones at bay. Jones nipped and banged on Farr for several laps until Jones was able to power by Farr.

With just two laps remaining and the unbelievable lead Gust had built, Jones was only able to close the gap by a few seconds. Jones told us he knew he couldnt catch Gust so he settled in for the second spot and he knew it was enough for the overall win.

At the checkers, it was Gust, Jones, Farr, Spader, and Joe Byrd (East Coast ATV) rounding out the top 5.

Here are the official results:

PRO - Overall

1 Jeremiah Jones
2 Timothy Farr
3 Doug Gust
4 Travis Spader
5 Jason Luburgh
6 Ben Jackson
7 Shane L. Hitt
8 Johnny Hale
9 Joe Byrd
10 Michael Walsh
11 Bill Ballance
12 Jimmy Elza
13 Kory Ellis
14 Robert Brown
15 Dana R. Creech
16 Aaron Reisig
17 Richard Buckley
18 Keith B. Little
19 Nathan Dallas
20 Chris L. Gary

PRO Points Race

1. Jeremiah Jones - 278
2. Tim Farr - 248
3. Doug Gust - 215
4. Shane Hitt - 204
5. Travis Spader - 170
6. Kory Ellis - 150
7. Joe Byrd - 149
8. Jason Luburgh - 138
9. Ben Jackson - 127
10. Nathan Dallas - 94
11. Keith Little - 87
12. Michael Walsh - 84
13. Dana Creech - 76
14. John Natalie - 70
15. Jimmy Elza - 61
16 Jasmin Plante - 60
17. Ryan Detrick - 52
18. Chris Gary - 48
19. Johnny Hale - 41
20. Harold Goodman - 37

4-Stroke A

1 Donald Lamborn
2 Greg Meeks
3 Trevor Haywood
4 Eric Pagliughi
5 Joseph Elliiot
6 Jack Bednar
7 Lacy Pence
8 David Evans
9 Merrill L. Crose
10 Joe Butterworth
11 Jason Watt
12 Justin Fielder
13 Brian Wilhelmus
14 Ernest Powers
15 Clayton Newbern
16 Jerry K. Kilaiber
17 Richard Slayton
18 Kyle Harkins
19 Martin Warchal
20 Justin Herman

250 Pro-Am

1 Jason Dunkelberger
2 Tavis Cain
3 Ben Jackson
4 Mark Kendall
5 Chris Fristoe
6 Scott Weppler
7 Joey Dreslinski
8 Gilbert Attix I I I
9 Greg Little
10 Tom Miller
11 Michael Haas
12 Josh Starrett
13 John Capdebosco
14 Johnathan Stallings
15 David W. Papineua
16 Darrell Dudley
17 J.r. Bollinger
18 Jeremiah Jones
19 Matt White
20 Brian Steele

4-Stroke B

1 Aaron Slingluff
2 John Winkelbauer
3 Jeff Robertson
4 Steven Drake
5 Derrick Kanzig
6 Jason Urban
7 Mark Toplovich
8 Jason Fuller
9 Billy Good
10 Nick Wilmes
11 Justin Springer
12 Ryan Hopkins
13 Jake C. Balsigner
14 Michael Miceli
15 Stephen Lucas
16 Jared Stover
17 Blaine Ammstutz
18 Antonio Delvalle
19 Richard Mason
20 Mark Gary

4-Stroke Pro-Am

1 Jason Luburgh
2 Mark Burns
3 David Diver
4 Gilbert Attix I I I
5 Ernest Powers
6 Steve English
7 Jason Watt
8 Donald Lamborn
9 Brad Warner
10 Clayton Newbern
11 Jack Bednar
12 John Caylor
13 David Evans
14 John Bartosek
15 George Erker

Open Pro-Am

1 Nate Frees
2 Chad Lohr
3 Robert Brown
4 Tommy Rich
5 Khris Butter
6 Aaron Reisig
7 Scott Zollars
8 Scott Morris
9 Donny Millard
10 Cory Ellerbroek
11 Ron Solomon
12 John Angel
13 Brain Hildebrand
14 Douglas Shaffer
15 Kevin M. Pocrnich
16 Gray Parker
17 Shane Roush
18 Rob Stier
19 Tanner Strohm
20 Mark Burns

4-Stroke C

1 Justin D. Eversole
2 Cason Simmons
3 Anthony H. Foster
4 Daniel J. Koopman
5 Jim Barkes
6 Landon Courtney
7 Jonathan Wite
8 Josh Garland
9 Brian C. Jones
10 Joe A. Chandler
11 Mike J. Owens
12 Ronnie Provence
13 Mitchell Reeder
14 Kevin Campbell
15 William Hinson
16 Chris Lindaker
17 Sandy J. Radsek
18 Merel Savage
19 Welsey A. Heatherly
20 Travis Strickland

Air-Cooled 2/4-Stroke

1 Dustin W. Wimmer
2 Lance Palmer
3 Jon Varnes
4 Charles Lanier
5 Cody Hurst
6 Josh Pangallo
7 Levi Mueller
8 Jason Andring
9 Matt Calhoon
10 James Black
11 William Husk
12 Sean Berkey
13 Kyle Busch
14 Scott Wagner
15 Justin Gonzales
16 Dahynin Wilden
17 Justin Lamison
18 Timothy Koenigseder
19 Jamie Foley
20 Tony Singleton

250A

1 Jason Dunkelberger
2 Josh Starrett
3 James Krajewski
4 Mark Kendall
5 Matt White
6 Nathan Laverenz
7 Gilbert Attix I I I
8 Joey Dreslinski
9 Chad Ellison
10 Scott Weppler
11 Michael Haas
12 Jorge Santamarina
13 Buddy Caloneheskie
14 Larry Dearth
15 Tavis Cain
16 Brian Steele
17 Zac Willett
18 Byron Seed
19 Kevin Clendenning
20 David W. Papineua

25+

1 Eric Pagliughi
2 Khris Butter
3 Andrew Smith
4 Jerad Logeman
5 Jimmy D. Hetrick
6 Darrell Dudley
7 Eric Vann
8 Wayne Wood
9 Casey D. Bowman
10 Dan Owens
11 Matther Albritton
12 Brent Faulkner
13 Terry A. Herring
14 Scott Oberbroecking
15 Cale Clarkson
16 Anthony Martin
17 Dustin Shuler
18 Kenneth Tucker
19 Chuck Jenkins
20 Branden Floro

Best seat at the track.

250B

1 Travis White
2 Hunter Miller
3 Jesse I. Sheaffer
4 Sean Bradley
5 Blake Wright
6 Jason Rich
7 Casey Poff
8 Justin Pugh
9 Keith Guiden
10 Chris Jestice
11 Josh Perranult
12 Cody Miller
13 Jesse Desrochers
14 David Germany
15 Dereck Sheroan
16 Bryan P. Chaler
17 Brian Wolf
18 Dale Batson
19 Tyler Berner
20 Jason Moore

Vet 30+

1 Jeffrey D. Thompson
2 David L. Porter
3 Richard Hetrick
4 Henry Lindley
5 Brian Schwartz
6 Richard M. Richtsmeier
7 Randy L. Hurst
8 Joseph Merrier
9 Gary Doherty
10 Kevin M. Pocrnich
11 Robbie Hobson
12 Lee Wille
13 James A. Perry
14 Jon Wayment
15 Karl Vann
16 Terry A. Herring
17 Hank Millar
18 Patrick Pate
19 Philip Vann
20 Jeffrey Gibbs

250C

1 Marc T. Lobdell
2 Matthew E. Andrew
3 Scott Conkle
4 Scott Rowan
5 Laramie Kinchen
6 William Mallard
7 Nick Bundy
8 Kevin Kerrn
9 Justin Reeves
10 Daniel W. Bell
11 Joe A. Chandler
12 Bobby D. Giles
13 Daniel J. Koopman
14 Wesley Welch
15 Robert Nielsen
16 Luke A. Walkington
17 Jeremy Lopp
18 Jeremy Giles
19 Patrick Porter
20 Ron Glavis

Senior 40+

1 Gary Doherty
2 Jackie D. Steele
3 Andy O. Luburgh
4 Richard L. Kyer
5 Ken Douglas
6 Carlos Sobenes
7 Steven Phillips
8 Jeffrey I. Scott
9 Kenny Rich Sr
10 Ken Murdock
11 Randy L. Strohm
12 Tommy Stripling
13 Jimmy Krajewski
14 Daryl Lankin
15 Terry Cain
16 Keith Steele
17 Curtis Stokes
18 David Mcclain
19 Kirk A. Fritz
20 Thomas Greenhill

Open A

1 Nate Frees
2 Nick Pianocto
3 Randy L. Hurst
4 Khris Butter
5 Scott Morris
6 Daniel Williams
7 Don Seay
8 Cory Ellerbroek
9 Jon Woodward
10 Richard Slayton
11 Dustin Shuler
12 Joseph Elliiot
13 Mika Payne
14 Gray Parker
15 John Huenink
16 James Parkins
17 Kenneth Tucker
18 James Knopp
19 Martin Warchal
20 Ron Solomon

70cc Youth (6-11.

1 Jacob Brattain
2 Rob Erickson
3 Brian M. Kelsey
4 Joel R. Hetrick
5 Keeton K. Hanks
6 Tyler Wiles
7 Josh Ross
8 Colt Battles
9 Cody A. Gadd
10 Dillion Nottingham
11 D.j. Spurling
12 Jordan Miller

Open B

1 Jesse I. Sheaffer
2 Dustin W. Wimmer
3 Gregory A. Lombardo
4 Wayne Wood
5 Bryan P. Chaler
6 Mark Toplovich
7 William Smith
8 Casey Poff
9 Anthony Martin
10 Jimmy D. Hetrick
11 Derek Adams
12 Justin Bres
13 Francis Hitschmann
14 Geoff Casper
15 Andy J. Embry
16 Keil Carter
17 George Hertter I I I
18 Richard Hetrick
19 Dave Sutherland
20 Ryan Hopkins

90cc Youth (12-15.

1 Brian S. Eakin
2 Daryn Capitena
3 Chris Petty
4 John D. Ragon
5 Colliin Maurer
6 Marshal Glass
7 Jay Burgin
8 Mitch Reynolds
9 Patton W. Thompson
10 Jaron Sheroau
11 Tasha M. Strohm
12 Samantha Kelsey
13 Casey Thompson
14 Jonathan Adkins

Open C

1 Robbie D. Charles
2 Lance Conner
3 Phillip Taylor
4 Scott Frank
5 Ronnie Bowling
6 Ronnie Provence
7 Nick Bundy
8 Alan Willie
9 Lee Wille
10 Corey Matthews
11 Richard Simmons
12 Arthur Mcmillan
13 Wade Mcnair
14 Beau Crunk
15 William Hinson
16 Austin Turner
17 Greg T. Estes
18 James Voyles
19 Casey Moore
20 Jerry Matheny

90 Youth Super Stock

1 J R. Hinds
2 Jeremy Hobbs
3 Daniel Klug
4 Ryan J. Hetrick
5 Jordan Roach
6 Leslie Ragon
7 Thomas Brown
8 Justin St. John
9 Max Martini
10 Ryan Falke
11 Ashley Stephenson
12 Derek Bell
13 Jacob Mc Elyer
14 Quintin Rampaul
15 Nate Hinds
16 Rebecca Appleton
17 Adam Urbas

Womens

1 Heather Rose
2 Hollie Shartzer
3 Paula Shank
4 Steph Solomon
5 Mary Beth Eakin
6 Lynn Prosser
7 Brook Perry
8 Melissa Gary
9 Leslie A. Kauffman
10 Amy Chapman
11 Tracy Solomon
12 Kristine E. Gary
13 Christina Anderson
14 Amy Rich
15 Angela Moore
16 Melissa Bailey