Seguin leads points chase

By John Hopkins

Jeff Seguin leads the Expert 600 standings after the opening two rounds of the CMA National Dirt Track Championships.

The Welland, ON rider has a second and fourth in the two races held so far, both at Welland's Niagara Raceway, giving him 36 points.

Honda's Doug Lawrence is second in the Expert 600 standings with 32 points and Yamaha rider Mike Labelle sits third with 29 after winning the second round on June 14.

Defending champ Donald Taylor sits fourth in the standings. The Suzuki rider won the season opener but did not score in the next event.

Lawrence leads the Expert 450 rankings with 40 points thanks to a pair of runner-up finishes. Labelle is second with 34 points, and Seguin and Kawasaki's John Parker are tied for third with 26.

Taylor and Jon Cornwell (Honda) have the two race wins.

Jeff Orosz of Caistorville, ON leads the Speedway standings thanks to victory in the first two rounds, with 46 points to the 40 of Aaron Hesmer.

In Intermediate classes, London, ON's Colin Heggarty rode his Kawasaki to victory in the first two races to lead the 600 standings, while Honda rider Steve Ball of Waterloo, ON is perfect in 450.

Medina, NY's Becky Traxler has only been beaten once in either Novice 600 or 450 and leads the points in both classes, while other division leaders are Sam Manyon in Veteran, David Dent in ATV, Tyler Seguin in 85cc Youth, Blake Aina in 65cc Youth and Dustin Lambert in 50cc Youth.