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Jacksonville Hall Mile DIRT TRACK e e Dan Ingram g ives a win ne r's th u mbs up to th e crowd fro m wi n ner's ci rcle . Dan In gra m (31) p ulled the winning ho lesh ot from th e center of the fro n t row. Steve Morehead (42) fini shed second. J ames H art took control of the Juni o r ma in o n the th ird lap and was never head ed. (R igh t to left) The Junior main's 1��2-3: J am es Hart, J ohn R esso and Bill Ne wki rk. Ingram scores at Jax Race ay w T hat mistak e never ca me. although Moreh ead made a banzai attempt 10 stea l th e lead on the last lap, " There wa s no way to drive a ro u nd o n th e ou tside o f h im a nd he never got o ff th e bonom ," sa id Mor ehead. " He d idn 't ma ke a ny m istakes and left no open ings." Behind th e top three ride rs, Rogers worked past Co rsett i for fourth. as did Price on th e last la p, T he sta rt o f th e Dash for Cash sa w Moreh ead jum p o ff the line and lead Price and Aseltine throu gh tum o ne . Aseltine stuck a va lve o n the first la p a n d spent th e rest o f the even in g spectati ng. Once o u t front. Moreh ead was never ser iously cha llenged a n d SCOR ..! th e $500 rewa rd posted by Cycle Accessories West. Bill ew ki rk got th e best drive o ff the line in th e J u n ior ma in with J ohn Resso close behind. T hen , J ames Hart moto red by Resso o n lap tw o a nd began to sta lk th e leader. On la p th ree. Hart power ed past Newkirk a nd went on to score th e win aboard hi s Hart Racing / Neil Keen/Bell /Lou 's Leathers/ Da le's H -D/Ron Wood-sponsored Wood-Ro tax. Resso sto le the second pl ace position (rom Newkirk on th e last lap. "I had p ro bl em s dragging o ff th e line because our gearing is too h igh. but o nce I got going. things worked grea t." sa id H art of h is new wat er coole Wood-R otax. d By Dave Hoenig JACKSONVILLE, FL FEB. 29 erlect weather gree ted a large cro wd a t t he DMP-promoted Da ytona Cycle Week kick-off half mile race held at j a x Racew a y. a n d Dan Ingra m chris tened h is new M&M Racin g/Bloom ing to n H onda/Shoe i/ H on da Ii ne /Tsu ba k i / Yo ko / Ha rr y W ynns-spon sored H onda rid e b y winn ing th e Expert ma in event. Ingram stayed glued to th e inside rail whi le fig h ti ng off . the advances of vetera n Steve Mor ehead a nd you ngster Larry Pegram . " 1�� yo u got u p on the track it wa s k in d a greasy a n d you wou ld ge t side ways." sai d In gra m. After spen di ng the last two seasons aboard a H onda RS7 50. P egram sw itched 10 a Harley-Davidson XR750 for 1992. Pegram proved th at he ha s adapted well by p ost ing th e da y's fa stest qua lifying tim e of 27.76 1 seconds. Ingram wa s only a tick ba ck at 21.781. while Moreh ead's 21.871 , George Price's 21.953 and Canadian Steve Aseltine 's 21.967 qua lif ying laps rounded out the top five th at would co m pe te in th e specia l Dash for Cash race. P Rusty Rogers grabbed the holeshot in th e first heat race. and managed 10 keep hi s 600cc H a rley in fro nt of Pegram 's larger XR750. Ma rk Corsett i fin ished a distant th ird over J ason Fletch er. Aseltine duplicated Rogers ' performance in th e second hea t a nd It'd In gram across th e fin ish line. Quite a wa ys back foll owed Craig Estell e an d Mike SCOlt. Morehead was th e only 750cc rid er 10 sco re a hea t race win. and did so in grand style by posting th e fas test heat win o f the n igh t. Dua n e Veed er held o rr Pr ice for seco nd. while Chris Eva ns ea rned th e last transfer to the main event. T he main event boiled do wn to a three-m an battle. In gra m b lasted o ff th e line to stea l th e point po sit ion with Moreh ead and Pegram in to w. Try as th ey mi ght . Moreh ead a nd Pegram co u ld d o Iitt le to imp ro ve th e ir positions. " Ingra m was h olding us up. but th ere wa s no pl ace to go ," sa id Pegram. "A ll I co u ld do was follow a nd hope for a mi stak e." Robert Weis s led a Wo od-Rotax parade into winner 's circle in th e 250cc Pro -Am main event . Mik e H acker and Bria n Strong ran 2��3 10 join Weiss in '"' th e post-race cele bra tio n. R esults PRO~ A~l: 1. Robert Weiss (W-R ); 2. Mikr Hac ker (\V, R) ; , . Brian Stro ng (W�� R); 4. C had Groescup (H u n); 5. Ch ar les Bucha na n (W�� R): 6. Ned to rm (H e n) : 7. R yan Brown (H �� D); 8. Wes Beckm an (lio n); 9. j oel Barrow (H o n) ; 10. Ken McCnn neli (He n): II . Bryan Grd Y d l (W. R ); C hris Scb m u lbac k M- ( R 1X). . JR: I. J a mes H a rl (W -R) ; 2. J o hn R("S,'iO (W-R) ; 5. Bill Newk ir k (W -R); 4. T y H o ward (H -D) ; 5. Da vid Rt.'TVM. (W-R) ; 6. Roy H a rt J r. ( Rtx) ; 7. Will ia m Adams (Rtx): 8. Er ic Jo h nco x (Rtx); 9. Ke n Mo h ler (l~ - D ) ; 10. Co nrad Pa rshal l (R ex): I I. Van Browne (R IX); 12. Kyle Lo n g (R ex).. L'X: I. Da n In gram (lio n) ; 2. S teve Mor eh ead (HD); 3. Larry Pegram (H �� D); 4. Ru " y Roger> (H, D); !l. Georgie Pri ce (H -D); 6. Mar k Co rseti {R tx): 7. Jason Fletcher (H- O); 8. Dua ne Vet"dt'"1 (W�� R); 9. ! Mik e Soon [H e n): 10. Cr ai g F.>It"l le (H �� D); I I. Chris Evans (R IX); 12. Steve Asel tin e (H -D). 2500 R: I. Sid .y H a yde n (Ya m) ; 2. Morgan Coolbe th (H a n ); 3. Paul Lynch (H a n ); 4. T um H a n n u m (H -O); 5. Jo hn W in ~1l (H o n). 85: I. J ohn w inse u (SUI ); 2. j erem y Thompson (Su z): 5. Michael McKC.'t" (Ka w) : 1. John N icken s (Sill); 5 . Jason Goodwin ( Ka w ]. 500 A: l. T o m my H a yd en (W�� R); 2. Pa u l Morga n (Yam ); 3. Dan Griffi n (W- Rl ; 4. Keith C ha nd ler (W. R ); 5. Keith Bryant (H o n ). 125: I. Paul L yn ch (H a n ); 2. Nick y H a yden (Yam ); 3. Br ian Bigelow (Ya m ); 4. Mich ael Mc k ee (Ka w): 5. Jo hn winsen (Yam) . 500 B: 1. Travis Mol esworth (W-R); 2. Tom H ann um (H -D); 3. R Oil Willia m s (Ya m ); -I. Denn is Cameron (H o n) . . 250 A: 1. Ken Coo lbe th {Ho n ): 2. Chri!otop'her H art (H o n ); , . ju"in C oolbe ih (Ya m) ; 4. Bill Capen (H o n); 5. Brian St ro ng (Ka w ]. SR : 1. Da ve Ko len da (W-R ); 2. Ke n Md " A:mnell (li on ); 3. Mark Da vidson (H �� D); 4. Hill Snyder (H o n ): 5. J ohn Ski n ner (Tri ) OPEN: I. George Price (H, D); 2. Ke n Ccolbe tb {H e n) : , . Pa ' Bu ch anan (H , D); 4. Ra nda ll Sha nk (H �� D); S. j im Sumner (H �� D). 41

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