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Team Suzuki/Yoshimura's Jeremiah Jones Dominates Budds Creek

Jeremiah Jones
#2 Jeremiah Jones
Leonardtown, MD - (4/02/06) -The sun shone brightly today as a record number of spectators flocked to watch what Jeremiah Jones will certainly refer to as "his perfect day." Although he was in familiar territory atop the podium from last year's win at Unadilla, NY, this year has been a tough go for this Kentucky rider. Freak events have kept him off the podium throughout most of this season, but there was no denying the Bowling Green, Kentucky native victory today.

The first moto roared to life with John Natalie in the lead followed by Pat Brown, Joe Byrd and Doug Gust. Jeremiah Jones spun off the
gate and was mid-pack and seemed out of contention.

Natalie pulled out about a 4 second lead and looked to be pulling out. Pat Brown experienced some problems and soon, it settled into Natalie, Byrd, and Gust. Jones meanwhile was on a mission. Jeremiah "The Gunslinger" Jones was passing riders in groups of three and four on his march to the front. By the halfway point, he had worked up to 4th while the top three riders had pushed up to Natalie's rear bumper.

Over the 90' uphill step-up jump Joe Byrd and Gust came together. The resultant wreck saw both riders stuck untangling their machines as Jones went through for second place. Byrd got going again in 8th place while Digger Doug got going in 16th.

Back up front Jones made it look easy as he got around Natalie quickly and rode to a well deserved win. Natalie ended up second, while Chad Wienen rode to an impressive third. Gust had to settle for a disappointing 11th.

Jeremiah Jones Family
#2 Jeremiah Jones
and his Family

Moto two saw Jones and Natalie share the lead heading into the first turn. Natalie ended up running Jeremiah a bit wide and snagged the holeshot. This time Gust started in mid pack as did Joe Byrd.

There really wasn't much of a race after that as Jeremiah and his LT-R450 Suzuki simply motored away from the field on his way to an easy victory. Jeremiah's 1-1 score gave him the overall win on the day. Jones was encouraged as he explained, "People kept telling me to just keep my head up and do my homework and keep putting out the effort day in and day out. I guess it's starting to pay off and it feels
just great."

Gust rode up to 6th in moto two for an eighth overall on the day. "Joe and I got together in the first moto and that sort of set the tone for the day," Gust said after the race, "I had some problems in the second race as well, but I'm getting out of here without too much damage points wise. I had fast lap times all day so I know what I need to do. I'll be back after 'em at the next one."

Doug and Jones
#55 Doug Gust and #2 Jeremiah Jones
Wayne Hinson was pretty happy on the day, "In all my years of racing, I've never had a brand new quad perform this well. Normally, it takes at least a season to get things dialed in. I think the speed of Doug and Jeremiah has made a loud and clear statement about how good this new Suzuki LTR is. You'll see a lot more wins before the season ends.

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