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Windham and Grant are Double Treat at Red Bud

July 6 ~ Kevin Windham put together a great effort in round five of the AMA Chevrolet National Motocross Championships sponsored by AMSOIL at Red Bud in Buchanan, Michigan. Windham finished third in the first 250cc moto and did one better in the next moto to finish second. The combined finishes gave the AMSOIL/Chaparral/Honda rider second overall.

Not to be outdone, Josh Grant made a statement in the 125cc class posting a third place podium finish. Grant has been highly touted since leaving the amateur ranks for Team AMSOIL just a few weeks ago. Expectations have been high and Grant is living up to the hype. In the first moto he finished a conservative eighth place. In moto two he found another gear, kicked it down and finished second. The combined results gave the rising star third place overall and his first podium finish. In the days leading up to the Red Bud race Grant split time with former champions Jeff Stanton and Mike LaRocco. It appears Grant was a quick study. He's now seventh in the standing... and jumping up.

Mike LaRocco returned to outdoor motocross racing at Red Bud. It may have been more nostalgia than anything else. LaRocco hasn't been racing competitively since the end of the supercross season and the rust sort of showed. It didn't matter to fans who clamored for LaRocco like a rock star. It was at Red Bud that LaRocco honed his skills and learned to be a champion. LaRocco finished sixth overall with moto finishes of ninth and sixth. Funny though, the results from the one outdoor national race puts LaRocco in the top 20 for the season.

AMSOIL 125cc rider Ryan Mills, Chris Gosselaar and Greg Schnell were also in action. Mills finished 11th, Gosselaar 14th and Schnell 15th. AMSOIL has all four 125 riders in the top 20. Along with Grant at seventh, Mills is 12th, Gosselaar 14th and Schnell moves up to 18th.

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