Jensen Wins Three Races And $6500, Ruehle Wins Championship At CRA Finale

Jensen Wins Three Races And $6500, Ruehle Wins Championship At CRA Finale

© 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. From a press release issued By CRA.

Robert Jensen and Wes Good each won multiple races, while Scott Ruehle won the overall points Championship during the final CRA race of 2003, at Brainerd International Speedway this weekend. Sprint races were held on Saturday, with a 5-hour endurance race on Sunday.

Jensen, riding his Butler Cat Yamaha YZF-R6 and YZF-R1, won three out of four sprint races he entered, and in a total of 20 laps collected $6500 in Yamaha contingency money. Jensen took commanding victories over Larry Denning in Middleweight Supersport and Superbike, and battled Denning hard in Unlimited Supersport and Superbike. Denning beat Jensen in the Unlimited Superbike race and led but finished second in the Unlimited Supersport race.

Riding his CPR Good Racing Suzuki GSX-R750 and GSX-R1000, Wes Good won all three Heavyweight races and Unlimited Grand Prix, as well finishing third behind Jensen and Denning in Unlimited Supersport and Superbike.

Starting from the back of the grid, Steve Atlas finished second to Mark Sorensen and ahead of Jason Jenkins in Lightweight Supersport, won Lightweight Superbike over his father Mike Atlas, and finished second to Bryan Okubo in Lightweight Grand Prix.

When it was all said and done, Be Tobacco Free Yamaha’s Scott Ruehle claimed the overall CRA Expert points Championship for the second year in a row, while first-year Expert Adam Dolney took second and 125cc Grand Prix racer James Boudreau edged out Wes Good for third.

In Novice points, Jesse Pruse clinched the overall Championship, followed by Adam Bauer and Sean Edgett.

In other news, Gary Carter, who finished third to Jensen and Denning in Middleweight Supersport and Superbike, crashed out of the lead in Middleweight Grand Prix and had to be airlifted out due to injuries sustained in the crash. Carter lost the front of his Yamaha YZF-R6 entering the left-hand turn six and was hit by his flying bike as he slid off the track. He sustained a fractured pelvis, a broken right arm and a broken left wrist.

Carter was flown to North Memorial Hospital in the Minneapolis area, where he had surgery to repair his broken arm and wrist. As of yesterday, Carter was in stable condition, and was waiting for a specialist to look at X-rays of his fractured pelvis to see if surgery is needed.

Carter is in good spirits, and doctors say he should make a complete recovery.

Further updates will be issued as they are available.

Carter can be reached at: [email protected]

On Sunday, Robert Jensen, Shane Fletcher and Adam Dolney won the annual CRA 5-hour Endurance race.

Jensen, Fletcher and Dolney rode a 2003 Yamaha YZF-R6 to a one-lap victory over the Suzuki GSX-R1000-mounted team of Wes Good, Steve Atlas, Brett Donahue and Jon Glaefke.

The overall lead was exchanged several times during the first three hours, but a badly worn rear sprocket caused an unscheduled pit stop for Good/Atlas/Donahue/Glaefke, costing the team two laps and handing the win to Jensen/Fletcher/Dolney.

Dark Dog Suzuki’s Jessica Zalusky teamed up with Sean Mowry and Boyd Whiteoak to finish third overall and first in Heavyweight Supersport on a Suzuki GSX-R750.

Team Roadmaster Motorcoaches’ Pete Bohlig and Tim Mitchell took fourth overall and won in the Middleweight Grand Prix class on a Suzuki GSX-R600.

Daniel DuFour and Stephen Ackermann won in Heavyweight Grand Prix on a Honda CBR600F4 and finished eighth overall.

Drew See and Mark Dargis rode a Yamaha YZF-R6 to the Middleweight Supersport win, while Jason Lance, Brian Hebeisen, James Boudreau and Adam Bauer teamed up to win Lightweight Supersport on a Suzuki SV650.

Also on a SV650, Derek Nash and Kyle Klawiter won in Lightweight Grand Prix, and Anthony Gallagher, Kevin Kuduk and David Meech rode a Suzuki GS500 to the Ultralight Grand Prix victory.

CRA 5-hour Endurance Results:

1. Shane Fletcher, Adam Dolney, Robert Jensen (Yamaha R6), Unlimited Supersport, 163 laps

2. Wes Good, Steve Atlas, Brett Donahue, Jon Glaefke (Suzuki GSXR1000), Unlimited Grand Prix, 162 laps

3. Jessica Zalusky, Sean Mowry, Boyd Whiteoak (Suzuki GSXR750), Heavyweight Supersport, 159 laps

4. Pete Bohlig, Tim Mitchell (Suzuki GSXR600), Middleweight Grand Prix, 155 laps

5. Joe Boyer, Boyd Hedstrom, Matt Prentice (Yamaha R6), Unlimited Grand Prix, 155 laps

6. Jeff Lapic, Shane Keaveny (Yamaha R6), Unlimited Supersport, 154 laps

7. Sean Edgett, Kurt Schuschke, Jason Chrusciel (Yamaha R6), Middleweight Grand Prix, 153 laps

8. Daniel DuFour, Stephen Ackermann (Honda CBR600F4), Heavyweight Grand Prix, 153 laps

9. Corey Schweich, Jesse Pruse (Suzuki GSXR750), Heavyweight Grand Prix, 152 laps

10. Richard Nelson, Paul Jensen, Brad Frey (Suzuki SV650), Unlimited Grand Prix, 152 laps

For complete results go to www.cra-mn.com.

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