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Main Event winner Jim Odom (18) battles with Mark Williams 141) during a heat race. Holding third is Terry Dorsch with Ed Wirth (26) and Ed Mulder (20) knocking elbows for fourth.
Moore came from the back to run a
close third behind Roberts. During the
final three Juniors fen off but none
were injured.
Roberts defeated Scott in the
opening heat race and Bill Morgan came
up the winner over Moore in the second
ten.lapper. The second heat found
Loyal Penn locking handlebars with
another rider coming off the line. Penn,
the Loudon Junior winner in June, went
down and was run over by at least two
other riders. Mike Kidd from Texas and
Tom Phillips also crashed in the chain
reaction spill and the race was halted.
Penn and Kidd were taken to
Riverside General Hospital. Loyal has
severe head injuries and was on the
critical list at press time. Kidd is ·not
reported to be in serious condition.
Th<: Corona half·mile now reverts to
weekly regular season racing every
Saturday evening. It was the first time a
major race event has been held in the
area since the days of the Grand Blvd.
car races run from 1913 through 1916.
Gary Scott tries to cool off after a hot afternoon. Even the Coke didn't work as he set a blistering
pace during the Main to hold off Ken Roberts.
AMA NATIONAL HALF-MILE
Corona Raceway
Corona, Calif.
July 31,1971
20-LAP NAT. FINAL Time: 5:19:90
Jim Odom
Mark Brelsford
Jim Rice
Gene Romero
Terry Dorsch
Kei th Mashbu rn
Eddie Mulder
Dave Hansen
Tom Rockwood
Mark Williams
Yam
H-D
BSA
Trj
Tri
Yam
Trj
Tri
Tri
Trj
Chuck Palmgren
Yam
Gary Nixon
Tri
14-LAP JUNIOR FINAL
Gary Scott
Kenny Roberts
Tri
Yam
Ron Moore
Bill Morgan
Randy Scott
Mike Collins
Bob Morgan
Les Costanza
AI Perella
Greg Hodges
Harry Dring
Tim Wolf
TOP TEN QUALIFIERS:
Don Castro
Mark Williams
Tom Rockwood
Mark Brelsford
Terry Dorsch
Jim Rice
Dave Hansen
Dave Hansen and Gary Nixon battle out for a transfer position during the first Expert heat. Hansen transferred directly to the Main with a second as
did Gary with a third.
Eddie Mulder
Dick Mann
Gary Nixon
Tri
Tri
Trj
BSA
Tri
BSA
Nor
Trj
BSA
Trj
22:44
22:67
22:73
22:77
22:78
22:78
22:90
22:90
22:93
22:96
