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GDIRT TRACK AMI!AMA Southeast Amateur Reg10nal Cham~_ions_hi--A.��p_Sh_or_tT_ra_ck_. _ I John Winsell, Jr. (I ) came (rom behind to win th e 85cc DTX class both da ys. Michael McKee (99) a ndJ erem y Thompson (88) finished 2-3, respectively, eac h time ou t. Do uble class win n er T ommy Hayden (69) co u ldn't hold off Kenny Co ol beth, Jr. in th e O pen class either da y. Amateurs flock to Daytona Short Track By Da ve Hoen ig Photos by Flat Trak Fo tos DAYTONA BEACH, FL, MAR. 1��2 he 3rd Annual AM l/AMA Southeast Amateur Regiona l Cham pionsh ip Short T rac k was run over two days a nd nights at Daytona 's Municipal Stadium, concl u d in g a three race series that bega n wit h a single day 's event in Alabama. T 6 Th e Circl e. Bell / KK/ A&Asponsored, DMP��promot ed race ga ve am ateur riders from a ll ove r the co u ntry a cha nce to tackl e th e sa me quarter-mile ' tha t th e Ca mel Pro stars would race on later in th e week. Nearl y 500 en tries sa w racing ac tion sta rt ear ly a n d go n on-stop, ending just befor e 10:00 p.m. both day s. Pa ul L ynch and .Tommy Hayden were th e o n ly riders to swee p their classes in a ll three rounds. The Central Cycle/ Grim mel's Furniture/Stancil 's Sa nd & Gravel/Fox/Bell/Kal-Gardl Paul L yn ch was unbeat en in l25 cc and 250cc B class competi tion. l o om C ycl e/R odn e y Farri s/Mike Wh ee ler/ Ta ylor Wh it e -sponsored Lynch swept both th e 125 and 250cc B classes main events. . Tom my H ayden topped th e 500cc A class bill had the ha rd cha rg ing Pa ul Morgan in hi s back pocket in a ll th ree mai n even ts. T he Ha rt Racing/Mot oL ib ert y/N e il Keen / Sh o e i /Lou ' s Lew is/T-S hi rt Leath ers /B obby S ho p p e/ Yama ha Sports-spo n so re d H ayden s a lso cap tu red th e 85cc (7-11) class, with J enny in the sa dd le. T he Vintage a nd Sen io r classes were o nce a ga in th e lar gest. T heir growing popul a rity swe lled eac h class to over 20 riders. Ya ma h a-m ounted J oh n Bl a ck stoc k' s co nsistency in the Vint ag e class paid o ff w ith t hree secon d pl a ce pe rform a nces ea rn ing him the series overall win. The wins. went to three di fferent riders: J ohn Skinner, Arnie Mahnke a nd Bill Snyd er. Bill Sn yder powered hi s Honda to th e Senior Plus 40 ti tle by wi n n ing the last ni ght's event a lo ng wi th th e First, J ohn Kol enda 's secon d ro u nd win gave him seco nd overa ll ove r Rock Wat son. While Paul Lynch was sweeping th e 125cc class, Ni cky Hayden a nd Bryan Bigelow were fini shing secon d and 'th ird overall resp ectiv ely. N icky a lso finished seco nd to Paul in the 250cc B series. Twelve-year-old John Winsell, J r. was th e o n ly representative of the Pen ns ylva n ia Winsetts, but h e did very well in the 85cc (12-15) a nd 85cc DTX classes. Winset t won both rounds of the DTX class a t Daytona, but J eremy Thompson wa s th e ov erall series winner with a seco nd and two third place finish es. In the 85cc (12-15) class, fell ow Keystone State starters, Michael