worked h is way thr ough a nd to o k third.
Then, in the next comer Williams passed
Greg Hasero t into second. Ph il Moon
picked up his second First Division
Handicap Main at Ventura.
Mike Montean, the young protege of
Ron Stewart (the man who brought Dan
Becker to speedway) got his first win in
the Division Two main, running away
from home town hero Randy Marsh.
Bakersfield, Californ ia
1974
Wedn~ay ,June19,
Speedway racing is spectacular
because of the close racing! A true
understatement. Wednesday night at
Bakersfield, every race was so close that
the ref was called on a dozen times to
give the official order to finish,
Dave Sims won the Handicap Main
for his first win in Division One. Sims
had a n ice lead while the other five
riders worked each other over for
second place. Bruce Penhall moved out
of the pack a.t the finish line for second.
So'nny Nutter, Mike Bast, Dubb
Ferr
