Following are the State Farm World Rankings after last week's Clarks Hill Bassmaster Tour event. Top 10 highlights:
> 1 and 2 -- Skeet Reese is still No. 1 in the world, but Greg Hackney has closed the gap. Reese finished 65th at Clarks Hill, his worst finish of the season by about 30 places. Hackney finished 23rd, and is now within 2 points of being No. 1 in the world.
> 3 -- Aaron Martens moves up a big five spots to 3rd in the world after finishing 22nd at Clarks Hill. That finish plus a 14th at Guntersville and a 6th earlier this year have helped him to his highest rank since 2001.
> 4 -- David Walker moves up three spots to 4th in the world even though he only finished 55th at Clarks Hill.
> 5 -- Kevin VanDam finished 12th last week, which appropriately knocks him back into the Top 10 in 5th -- from 12th in the world. That 5th-place ranking is the second-lowest rank VanDam has ever had.
> 6 -- It's all sixes for Marty Stone. He's finished 26th, 36th, 16th and 36th (last week), which have helped him attain his highest rank yet: 6th.
> 7 -- A 71st hurts Kelly Jordon and he falls one spot, to 7th.
> 8 -- Similarly, a 142nd helps Dean Rojas fall four spots to 8th.
> 9 -- Florida's Terry Scroggins has two Top 20s (including a 19th last week) and no finishes worse than 40th this year. He leads the Bassmaster Tour points, and debuts in the Top 10 this week at 9th, up 10 spots from 19th.
> 10 -- Kentucky's Kevin Wirth is having a good season on top of a good one last year, and also debuts in the Top 10 at 10th.
Other notable movement:
> Brent Chapman has two good finishes on the FLW Tour so far this year, but isn't doing as well on the Bassmaster Tour. He falls out of the Top 10, to 11th.
> Ron Shuffield has quietly climbed to 12th in the world.
> Takahiro Omori finished an uncharacteristic dead last (154th) at Clarks Hill and that causes him to fall out of the Top 10, to 13th in the world.
> Similarly, Gerald Swindle finished 125th and drops from 3rd in the world to 14th. A good finish at the next event should cause Swindle and Omori to swing back up in the rankings, a la VanDam this week.
> Missouri's Mark Tucker finished 10th at Clarks Hill, and that helps him jump a big 20 spots to 16th in the world.
> After two finishes worse than 100th (both in Florida), Davy Hite has rebounded with an 8th and an 18th and is now 17th in the world.
> Alton Jones hasn't been fishing well this season, and this perennial Top 5 in the world angler is now 18th.
> Missouri's Brian Snowden has been fishing well and is now 20th in the world.
> Big moves in the 20s: Mike Iaconelli (45th to 25th); Jimmy Mize (46th to 28th); Scott Rook (43rd to 29th); and Tommy Biffle (41st to 30th).
> At Clarks Hill, Mark Davis had his best finish so far this season -- but it was an 81st. He drops again in the World Rankings, this time to 33rd, by far his worst rank ever.
> Clarks Hill winner Mike Reynolds moves up 14 places, from 99th to 85th in the world. Reynolds has been fishing well this year, but last year's finishes are hurting him in the rankings.
This week FLW Tour anglers fish their third event of the season on the Ouachita River out of Louisiana.
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Place | Prior | Start | Angler | City | State | Boat/Motor | Points |
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216 | 215 | 235 | Rich Tauber | Hollywood | CA | Phoenix/Yamaha | 38.888 |
215 | 214 | 239 | Lewis Denney | Indian Mound | TN | 44.544 | |
214 | 213 | 232 | Allen Cauthen | Lancaster | SC | Ranger/Honda | 46.403 |
213 | 212 | - | Gary Riffle | Paris | TX | 48.697 | |
212 | 211 | 236 | Robert Pearson | Oak Hill | VA | Ranger/Evinrude | 49.883 |
211 | 210 | 237 | Glenn Chappelear | Acworth | GA | 52.055 | |
210 | 209 | 229 | Nick Gainey | Charleston | SC | 53.230 | |
209 | 208 | 211 | Wes Thomas | Hanover | IN | Ranger | 55.455 |
208 | 207 | 230 | Dave Smith | Del City | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 60.366 |
207 | 206 | 224 | Kim Stricker | Howell | MI | 67.264 | |
206 | 205 | 216 | Jody Cordell | Flowery Branch | GA | Ranger/Mercury | 70.703 |
205 | 204 | 227 | Bobby Curtis | Siloam Springs | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 73.236 |
204 | 203 | - | Chic Aydelette | Thomasville | NC | 74.678 | |
203 | 202 | 223 | Mike Leblanc | Colchester | VT | Ranger | 75.635 |
202 | 201 | 222 | Al Gagliarducci | Agawam | MA | 76.455 | |
201 | 200 | 209 | Russ Moran | Murfreesboro | TN | Stratos/Evinrude | 85.240 |
200 | 199 | 154 | Mark Goines | Shady Point | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 89.573 |
199 | 197 | 206 | Jack Bell | Kane | PA | Ranger/Evinrude | 90.169 |
198 | 196 | 183 | David Cooke | Davidson | NC | Ranger | 90.585 |
197 | 195 | 147 | Rick Lillegard | Atkinson | NH | Ranger/Yamaha | 90.822 |
196 | 194 | - | Rick Marsh | High Point | NC | 91.539 | |
195 | 193 | 200 | David Lauer | South Bend | IN | 92.736 | |
194 | 198 | 189 | Terry Baksay | Easton | CT | Skeeter/Yamaha | 93.926 |
193 | 190 | 176 | Charlie Weyer | West Hills | CA | Triton/Mercury | 96.550 |
192 | 181 | 218 | Eric Nethery | Acworth | GA | 97.394 | |
191 | 189 | 186 | Sam Newby | Pocola | OK | Ranger/Yamaha | 99.267 |
190 | 188 | 137 | Harmon Davis | Marlow | OK | Ranger/Yamaha | 100.717 |
189 | 178 | 190 | Ken Cook | Meers | OK | Triton/Mercury | 101.457 |
188 | 187 | 136 | Darrel Robertson | Jay | OK | Ranger/Yamaha | 102.006 |
187 | 186 | 212 | Craig Powers | Rockwood | TN | Ranger/Yamaha | 102.080 |
186 | 185 | 143 | Ken Strickland | Oak Ridge | NC | Ranger | 102.544 |
185 | 184 | 185 | Masaki Shimono | Shiga-Pref | Ranger | 102.725 | |
184 | 182 | 198 | Jim Nolan | Bull Shoals | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 104.196 |
183 | 167 | 167 | Mike O'Shea | Thousand Oaks | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 104.900 |
182 | 183 | 215 | Homer Humphreys, Jr. | Minden | LA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 106.021 |
181 | 166 | 172 | Kyle Mabrey | McCalla | AL | 106.216 | |
180 | 177 | 196 | Jim Carnell | Muskogee | OK | 106.914 | |
179 | 176 | 174 | Randy Dearman | Onalaska | TX | 107.528 | |
178 | 180 | 197 | Byron Velvick | Boerne | TX | Triton/Mercury | 107.723 |
177 | 175 | 146 | Pat Fisher | Dacula | GA | Ranger/Yamaha | 108.590 |
176 | 174 | 199 | Sandy Melvin | Boca Grande | FL | Ranger/Yamaha | 108.745 |
175 | 192 | 205 | Johnny Lesesne | Blue Ridge | GA | 109.090 | |
174 | 157 | 187 | Tom Burns | Carbondale | IL | Ranger/Mercury | 109.159 |
173 | 173 | 170 | Billy Bowen, Jr. | Ocala | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 109.404 |
172 | 171 | 178 | Guido Hibdon | Gravois Mills | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 109.741 |
171 | 179 | 210 | J.T. Kenney | Palm Bay | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 109.956 |
170 | 169 | 195 | Robert Karbas, Jr. | Wake Forest | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 110.760 |
169 | 168 | 144 | Jim Tutt | Longview | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 110.826 |
168 | - | - | Bink Desaro | Boise | ID | Triton/Mercury | 111.698 |
167 | 170 | 152 | Tim Carroll | Owasso | OK | Skeeter/Yamaha | 113.340 |
166 | 162 | 109 | Elton Luce, Jr. | Brookeland | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 115.553 |
165 | 191 | 217 | Steve Sennikoff | Forney | TX | Triton/Mercury | 115.963 |
164 | 156 | 164 | Brennan Bosley | Benton | AR | Ranger/Yamaha | 116.675 |
163 | 158 | 159 | Chuck Economou | Redington Bch. | FL | 117.273 | |
162 | 161 | 102 | Pete Ponds | Madison | MS | Ranger/Mercury | 117.503 |
161 | 154 | 173 | Tom Monsoor | La Crosse | WI | Ranger/Mercury | 117.666 |
160 | 150 | 139 | Jerry Williams | Conway | AR | 120.032 | |
159 | 172 | 191 | Kotaro Kiriyama | Moody | AL | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 120.085 |
158 | 149 | 141 | Dwayne Horton | Knoxville | TN | Ranger/Mercury | 120.211 |
157 | 151 | 184 | Terry Segraves | Kissimmee | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 120.909 |
156 | 148 | 128 | Mark Hardin | Jasper | GA | Ranger/Yamaha | 121.192 |
155 | 134 | 88 | Brooks Rogers | Quitman | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 121.382 |
154 | 160 | 177 | Sam Swett | Covington | LA | Ranger/Evinrude | 122.480 |
153 | 147 | 138 | Joel G. Richardson | Kernersville | NC | Ranger/Yamaha | 122.691 |
152 | 146 | 149 | Mark Pack | Mineola | TX | Ranger/Yamaha | 122.726 |
151 | 143 | 148 | Tony Couch | Buckhead | GA | Ranger | 123.877 |
150 | 142 | 165 | Steve Kennedy | Auburn | AL | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 124.048 |
149 | 140 | 155 | Terry Bolton, Jr. | Paducah | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 124.879 |
148 | 139 | 133 | Jeremiah Kindy | Benton | AR | 125.235 | |
147 | 155 | 181 | Chris Daves | Spring Grove | VA | Nitro/Mercury | 126.962 |
146 | 159 | 220 | Mike Hicks | Richmond | VA | 127.060 | |
145 | 136 | 106 | Carl Svebek III | Orange | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 127.185 |
144 | 138 | 119 | Mike Auten | Benton | KY | Skeeter/Yamaha | 127.397 |
143 | 135 | 162 | Steve Daniel | Clewiston | FL | Triton/Mercury | 127.519 |
142 | 130 | 123 | Roger Boler | Slidell | LA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 128.571 |
141 | 163 | 208 | Pete Gluszek | Franklinville | NJ | Bass Cat/Evinrude | 128.642 |
140 | 152 | 188 | Jarrett Edwards | Page | AZ | Triton/Mercury | 128.802 |
139 | 133 | 132 | Mark Rose | Wynne | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 128.856 |
138 | 144 | 120 | Tommy Stiles | McMinnville | TN | Triton/Mercury | 129.177 |
137 | 145 | 140 | Morizo Shimizu | Osaka | Champion/Mercury | 129.286 | |
136 | 153 | 207 | Frank Scalish | Cleveland Heights | OH | Legend/Mercury | 129.425 |
135 | 164 | 171 | Rick Morris | Bracey | VA | Falcon/Mercury | 129.993 |
134 | 132 | 129 | Todd Auten | Gastonia | NC | Ranger/Mercury | 130.869 |
133 | 141 | 204 | Doug Garrett | Cabot | AR | 131.213 | |
132 | 129 | 151 | Warren Wyman | Calera | AL | Ranger/Mercury | 131.577 |
131 | 125 | 124 | Sean Hoernke | Magnolia | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 131.927 |
130 | 116 | 118 | Tim Loper | Terry | MS | Bass Cat/Mercury | 131.949 |
129 | 165 | - | Frank Ippoliti | Mt. Airy | MD | Bass Cat/Mercury | 132.641 |
128 | 131 | 156 | Woo Daves | Spring Grove | VA | Nitro/Mercury | 132.826 |
127 | 95 | 53 | Jack L. Wade | Knoxville | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 133.116 |
126 | 128 | 89 | Mike Hawkes | Sabinal | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 133.292 |
125 | 127 | 135 | Toshinari Namiki | Hachioji City | Ranger/Yamaha | 133.542 | |
124 | 124 | 160 | David Fritts | Lexington | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 134.420 |
123 | 137 | 166 | Gary Yamamoto | Mineola | TX | Legend/Yamaha | 135.142 |
122 | 110 | 117 | Curt Lytle | Suffolk | VA | Ranger/Yamaha | 135.186 |
121 | 123 | 95 | Chris McCall | Jasper | TX | Legend/Evinrude | 135.708 |
120 | 121 | 116 | Jim Moynagh | Carver | MN | Ranger/Yamaha | 136.523 |
119 | 119 | 96 | Keith Williams | Conway | AR | Ranger/Yamaha | 136.603 |
118 | 91 | 82 | Roland Martin | Naples | FL | Nitro/Mercury | 136.613 |
117 | 111 | 112 | Charlie Hartley | Grove City | OH | Ranger/Mercury | 137.120 |
116 | 126 | 127 | Jack A. Gadlage | Benton | KY | Ranger/Yamaha | 137.654 |
115 | 117 | 73 | Jason Kilpatrick | Satsuma | AL | Ranger/Evinrude | 137.762 |
114 | 98 | 114 | Yusuke Miyazaki | Mineola | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 137.855 |
113 | 94 | 59 | Joe Thomas | Milford | OH | Ranger/Evinrude | 139.357 |
112 | 114 | 70 | Jimmy Millsaps | Canton | GA | Ranger/Evinrude | 139.859 |
111 | 122 | 194 | Jimmy Houston | Cookson | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 140.782 |
110 | 112 | 74 | Paul Elias | Laurel | MS | Bass Cat/Honda | 140.902 |
109 | 108 | 66 | Shad Schenck | Waynetown | IN | Ranger/Mercury | 141.170 |
108 | 83 | 80 | Ray Sedgwick | Cross | SC | Triton/Mercury | 141.443 |
107 | 106 | 92 | Kevin Vida | Clare | MI | Ranger/Yamaha | 141.523 |
106 | 104 | 51 | Alvin Shaw | State Road | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 141.887 |
105 | 120 | 168 | Randy Yarnall | Womelsdorf | PA | Triton/Mercury | 142.161 |
104 | 115 | 103 | Cody Bird | Granbury | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 142.364 |
103 | 105 | 98 | Marcel Veenstra | Brighton | MI | Ranger/Yamaha | 142.537 |
102 | 96 | 91 | Mike Wurm | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 142.615 |
101 | 102 | 121 | Chris Elliott | Gloucester | NC | Ranger/Yamaha | 142.797 |
100 | 101 | 84 | Randy Alexander | London | KY | 142.992 | |
99 | 100 | 125 | Chip Harrison, Jr. | Bremen | IN | Ranger/Yamaha | 143.332 |
98 | 109 | 105 | Charles Ingram | Santa Fe | TN | Ranger/Honda | 143.456 |
97 | 85 | 142 | Robert Hamilton, Jr. | Nashville | TN | Triton/Mercury | 146.304 |
96 | 97 | 122 | Andre Moore | Scottsdale | AZ | Legend/Evinrude | 146.322 |
95 | 93 | 130 | Dale Teaney | Williamsburg | OH | Ranger | 147.103 |
94 | 70 | 41 | Brett Hite | Phoenix | AZ | Vexus/Mercury | 147.540 |
93 | 118 | 158 | Stephen Browning | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 147.783 |
92 | 71 | 54 | Mark Menendez | Paducah | KY | Skeeter/Yamaha | 149.103 |
91 | 92 | 97 | Koby Kreiger | Bokeelia | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 149.522 |
90 | 88 | 76 | Rob Kilby | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 149.706 |
89 | 107 | 71 | Dion Hibdon | Sunrise Beach | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 150.602 |
88 | 113 | 126 | Gerald Gostenik | Dearborn | MI | Triton/Mercury | 151.796 |
87 | 81 | 134 | Mark Rizk | Arab | AL | Champion/Mercury | 152.229 |
86 | 82 | 72 | Mickey Bruce | Buford | GA | Stratos | 153.520 |
85 | 99 | 77 | Mike Reynolds | Modesto | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 153.906 |
84 | 79 | 64 | Andy Morgan | Dayton | TN | Bullet/Evinrude | 154.619 |
83 | 69 | 65 | Ben Matsubu | Hemphill | TX | Legend/Mercury | 154.940 |
82 | 78 | 86 | Wesley Strader | Spring City | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 155.158 |
81 | 77 | 85 | Bernie Schultz | Gainesville | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 155.542 |
80 | 103 | 193 | Art Ferguson III | St. Clair Shores | MI | Triton/Mercury | 156.150 |
79 | 74 | 79 | Tom Mann, Jr. | Buford | GA | Ranger/Evinrude | 157.207 |
78 | 80 | 58 | Robert Lee | Angels Camp | CA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 158.633 |
77 | 86 | 107 | Jay Kendrick | Grant | AL | Triton/Mercury | 158.842 |
76 | 53 | 21 | Jim Bitter | Fruitland Park | FL | Ranger/Mercury | 159.208 |
75 | 90 | 36 | David Wharton | Sam Rayburn | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 159.315 |
74 | 56 | 57 | Jeff Reynolds | Calera | OK | Phoenix/Mercury | 159.480 |
73 | 76 | 87 | O.T. Fears III | Sallisaw | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 159.531 |
72 | 89 | 108 | Rick Clunn | Ava | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 160.017 |
71 | 73 | 81 | Lee Bailey, Jr. | Amston | CT | Legend/Mercury | 160.040 |
70 | 67 | 42 | Tracy Adams | Wilkesboro | NC | Nitro/Mercury | 160.111 |
69 | 58 | 63 | Chad Morgenthaler | Coulterville | IL | Phoenix/Mercury | 160.371 |
68 | 17 | 11 | Mark Kile | Payson | AZ | Skeeter/Yamaha | 160.401 |
67 | 68 | 99 | John Crews, Jr. | Salem | VA | Bass Cat/Mercury | 160.863 |
66 | 72 | 90 | George Cochran | Hot Springs | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 161.559 |
65 | 50 | 48 | Randy Howell | Guntersville | AL | Triton/Mercury | 161.794 |
64 | 64 | 78 | Todd Ary | Birmingham | AL | Ranger/Yamaha | 161.840 |
63 | 84 | 75 | Larry Nixon | Quitman | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 162.353 |
62 | 52 | 31 | Matt Reed | Madisonville | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 162.664 |
61 | 44 | 38 | Kenyon Hill | Norman | OK | Triton/Yamaha | 162.920 |
60 | 87 | 83 | Mark Rogers | Naples | FL | Gambler/Mercury | 163.236 |
59 | 61 | 115 | Chad Grigsby | Maple Grove | MN | Vexus/Mercury | 163.567 |
58 | 66 | 104 | Todd Faircloth | Jasper | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 163.719 |
57 | 59 | 69 | Ricky Shumpert | Lexington | SC | Stratos/Yamaha | 164.895 |
56 | 57 | 110 | Greg Pugh | Cullman | AL | Phoenix/Evinrude | 167.707 |
55 | 75 | 100 | Lance Vick | Mineola | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 167.842 |
54 | 62 | 55 | Randy Blaukat | Joplin | MO | Ranger/Mercury | 168.239 |
53 | 49 | 12 | Harold Allen | Shelbyville | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 168.341 |
52 | 55 | 62 | Chris Baumgardner | Gastonia | NC | Ranger/Evinrude | 168.991 |
51 | 34 | 33 | John Murray | Spring City | TN | Ranger/Mercury | 170.959 |
50 | 32 | 40 | Chad Brauer | Osage Beach | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 171.591 |
49 | 51 | 30 | Dan Morehead | Paducah | KY | Ranger/Evinrude | 171.980 |
48 | 31 | 14 | Peter Thliveros | Jacksonville | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 173.512 |
47 | 54 | 49 | Bud Pruitt | Spring | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 173.678 |
46 | 48 | 56 | Anthony Gagliardi | Prosperity | SC | Falcon/Evinrude | 173.794 |
45 | 39 | 34 | David Dudley | Lynchburg | VA | Ranger/Mercury | 174.048 |
44 | 63 | 111 | Tommy Martin | Hemphill | TX | Nitro/Mercury | 174.732 |
43 | 23 | 20 | Shaw E. Grigsby, Jr. | Gainesville | FL | Triton/Mercury | 175.589 |
42 | 27 | 43 | Ish Monroe | Hughson | CA | Skeeter/Yamaha | 175.634 |
41 | 60 | 60 | Jeff Kriet | Ardmore | OK | Triton/Yamaha | 176.021 |
40 | 65 | 94 | Guy Eaker | Cherryville | NC | Triton/Mercury | 176.123 |
39 | 28 | 9 | Gary Klein | Mingus | TX | Triton/Mercury | 176.325 |
38 | 40 | 68 | Jason Quinn | Clover | SC | Legend/Mercury | 176.990 |
37 | 42 | 15 | Clark Wendlandt | Cedar Park | TX | Ranger/Evinrude | 177.468 |
36 | 47 | 39 | Stacey D. King | Reeds Spring | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 178.456 |
35 | 38 | 46 | Matt Herren | Trussville | AL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 178.585 |
34 | 35 | 50 | Scott Martin | Clewiston | FL | Skeeter/Yamaha | 179.022 |
33 | 22 | 2 | Mark Davis | Mt. Ida | AR | Bass Cat/Mercury | 179.205 |
32 | 37 | 22 | Dustin Wilks | Rocky Mount | NC | Skeeter/Yamaha | 182.061 |
31 | 29 | 52 | Dave Lefebre | Erie | PA | Ranger/Mercury | 183.499 |
30 | 41 | 45 | Tommy Biffle | Wagoner | OK | Ranger/Mercury | 184.854 |
29 | 43 | 113 | Scott Rook | Little Rock | AR | Ranger/Mercury | 186.312 |
28 | 46 | 47 | Jimmy D. Mize | Ben Lomond | AR | Triton/Mercury | 186.405 |
27 | 30 | 67 | Mark Tyler | Vian | OK | Bass Cat/Mercury | 187.241 |
26 | 33 | 37 | Denny Brauer | Camdenton | MO | Ranger/Evinrude | 187.939 |
25 | 45 | 28 | Michael Iaconelli | Pittsgrove | NJ | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 190.534 |
24 | 24 | 61 | Luke Clausen | Otis Orchards | WA | Charger/Mercury | 191.010 |
23 | 18 | 29 | Jay Yelas | Lincoln City | OR | Skeeter/Yamaha | 191.718 |
22 | 20 | 19 | Mike Surman | Boca Raton | FL | Ranger/Evinrude | 192.332 |
21 | 21 | 17 | Zell Rowland | Montgomery | TX | Skeeter/Yamaha | 192.372 |
20 | 25 | 44 | Brian Snowden | Reeds Springs | MO | Nitro/Mercury | 194.330 |
19 | 11 | 18 | Tim Horton | Muscle Shoals | AL | Nitro/Mercury | 195.126 |
18 | 15 | 4 | Alton Jones, Sr. | Waco | TX | Ranger/Mercury | 195.931 |
17 | 26 | 32 | Davy Hite | Ninety Six | SC | Phoenix/Evinrude | 198.354 |
16 | 36 | 101 | Mark Tucker | Kirkwood | MO | Bass Cat/Mercury | 198.557 |
15 | 16 | 16 | Edwin Evers | Talala | OK | Nitro/Mercury | 199.577 |
14 | 3 | 5 | Gerald Swindle | Warrior | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 201.821 |
13 | 5 | 7 | Takahiro Omori | Emory | TX | Bass Cat/Yamaha | 203.393 |
12 | 13 | 26 | Ron Shuffield | Bismarck | AR | Ranger/Evinrude | 205.151 |
11 | 9 | 8 | Brent Chapman | Lenexa | KS | Triton/Mercury | 206.280 |
10 | 14 | 27 | Kevin Wirth | Crestwood | KY | Triton/Mercury | 206.520 |
9 | 19 | 35 | Terry Scroggins | San Mateo | FL | Triton/Yamaha | 206.805 |
8 | 4 | 13 | Dean Rojas | Lake Havasu City | AZ | Blazer/Suzuki | 209.184 |
7 | 6 | 10 | Kelly Jordon | Mineola | TX | Bass Cat/Mercury | 210.203 |
6 | 10 | 24 | Marty Stone | Linden | NC | Bass Cat/Mercury | 213.025 |
5 | 12 | 1 | Kevin VanDam | Kalamazoo | MI | Nitro/Mercury | 213.457 |
4 | 7 | 25 | David Walker | Sevierville | TN | Ranger/Evinrude | 213.783 |
3 | 8 | 23 | Aaron Martens | Leeds | AL | Phoenix/Mercury | 216.717 |
2 | 2 | 6 | Greg Hackney | Gonzales | LA | Phoenix/Mercury | 227.419 |
1 | 1 | 3 | Skeet Reese | Auburn | CA | Ranger/Mercury | 229.121 |
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