Darryl Hurst picked up his place in
the final by winning'his heat over Corky
Keener and made it a full hour for the
southern electric riders - Gerald and
Hurst. Finishing third in the Main came
a little harder; Darryl worked his way
up from seven th to fourth by the eigh th
lap and began to chase Beauchamp,
being, in turn, chased by a pack led by
Chuck Palmgren. Darryl's final move
came as Rex dropped to the back of the
pack.
Kenny Roberts' fourth place could
have been higher but a bad start, heavy
traffic. with little passing room, and a
new tire edge that didn't hold in the
early laps kept Roberts down until late
in the race. Ken moved from eighth to
hold sixth and until lap twenty when he
passed Keener, passed Palmgren, and in
herited a gift from Beauchamp.
Corky Keener picked up his grid spot
for the Main with a second place finish
in his heal. Corky then extended his
fixation with the number five by
fmishing his third consecutive National
in that position. Keener had to use all
his track knowledge and some hard
riding in heavy traffic to keep his
number five string in tact.
Chuck, Palmgren got back into the
swing of things with a sixth after having
to go to the Semi for his transfer spot.
Palmgren spent the entire race under a
blanket that covered Roberts, Keener,
Chapple, and Fred Smith.
Meanwhile Back in the Pits
Dick Mann showed up with his 350
BSA short tracker instead of a Rickman
like Scott and Romero; Romero
scratched before the action with a
busted gearbox and an acute lack of
engine while Scott amazed everyone by
running second in his S~ before
seizing. Mann lost out in his Semi also.
Dave Aldana had slarted off the day
in his usual position - lying on the
track twice - however one of the spills
was legitimate as his engine seized;
Aldana sezied again later in the program
but by then he was out of parts for
fixing.
Gary Nixon's Bultaco just didn't
have it; Moe Frasher fractured his ankle;
the times on Ed Salley and Jack Hendler
got switched and Hendler got lapped
badly in his heat; and the track began to
get pretty rough.
More Action
Charlie Chapple had to survive a race
long duel in the Semi with Chuck
Palmgren to make the Main. Chapple
and Palmgren battled righ t to the flag
with Palmgren nosing ou t Ch
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