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is on! c ~ 2 ..c moved next on Hocking. The pair swapped and reswapped posi tions o n - Q) both ends of the track. Roberts held his ~ lead, b ut there was a slam ba ng d ud behind. Hank Scott moved into fourth by the halfway flags, dropping McD.mald to fifth as Kidd moved to sixth to do battle. Ro berts held a ll co mers at bay until lap fo ur teen w hen he had an apparen t engine seizure, causing E klund to almost sto p and swing o u tside to avoid him. Ru sh cut to the in side fo r the lead an d Hoc king slipped into second leaving an in credul o u s Ek lun d third with t h e lap s running out. The pattern behind had been set with Scott, McDonald, Kidd, Hanlon, Labrie, Hansen and Rader strung out as the lead trio ticked off the final laps in fierce co mbat . Two laps from the flag Rush opened a very small amount of breathing room; it was enough to ensure victory . Afterward Eklund opined that he did his best. "I had a split second to dodge Roberts and I went outside, it's t hat simple." Hocking, meanwhile, was winnings, his point savoring his standings lead and his best performance at the Do m e. A smiling Rush said, "when you Ire in first you don't get too tired." • Results ~ Steve Eklund garnered one of Syd the Jeweler's winged hotshoe ~ .creat ions for setting fast time in qualifying. ~ NAT IONAL S H O RT TR A C K 2 0 LAPS , 1. D av id u Bu b ba "' R ush ( Bu!). 2. Ri ck Hock ing (Ya m ) . 3 . S teve Ekl u nd (Yam). 4 . Hank Scott (Yam ). 5. Ken McDon ald (Yam ). 6. M ike K ldd (Bu!). 7 . Bruce H an lon ( Yam). 8 . B il ly La brie (Yam) . 9. Dave Han sen IHU S). 10. Scott Rader (Bu l) . 1 1. Ken Ha pke Ya m). 12. D arr y l Hurst (Yam). 13. Ken n y Roberts ( Ya m ). 14. J ay Sp r ingsteen 1H-Dl. T R O PH Y FI N A L, 1. T erry Po ovey taun. 2. Cor k y Keener (H- D). 3 , St e ve Freem an (Yam) . 4 . Ra ndy Sk iv er ( Han ) . 5 . Rober t Smit h ( Y am ). 6. John Ha te ley (e·A) . 7 . Da n K ir kland (Yam) . 8. Sk ip A ksla nd (Yam ) . 9 . M i k e Ge rald \Yam) . 10. T ed BOOdY (B ull. UNOFFIC AL CAMEL PRO S ER IES PT. _ STANDINGS AFTER T WO RAC ES , 1 . R ick Hocking (36) . 2. Bubba Ru sh ( 20) . 3. K enny Robe rts (18) . 4 . Bruce H anlon (1 7) . 5. Ste ve E klund (1 4 ). 6. John H ateley (1 3). 7. Han k Scott (11 ) . 9 . Randy C leek ( 10) . 9. Kenn eth M cD o n al d (1 0 ). - -- - - - - - -.- --------- - - - - -- - - ----------------------------- b Bubba and crew may have the trophy. the bubbly and the check; Rick Hocking's got a firm liplock on Ms. camel. l: 0.. Billy Lebrie, Broce Hanlon and Hank Scott. On the first go Darryl Hurst, Dave Han sen, Mike Kidd and Ken Hapke were caught rolling and sent to the penalty line . J ay Sprin gsteen also rolled and, when the engin e died, fou nd that he was locked in gear. No amount of me chanical knowledge or epithets by mechanic Bill Werner could undo the da mage. Springsteen re moved his helm et an d gloves to be an unwilling spectator. Dave Hansen, seeking a little edge fro m the penalt y line, go t such a good ju mp that he wa s n ear t he fro nt ro w whe n the lights flickered . Red flag. The final restart belonged to Rick Hoc king with Ekl und and Roberts close be hind as Billy Lab rie charged fro m th e sec o nd ro w to fo ur th. Ru sh was seven th in traffic. In qu ick succession Ek lu nd to ok the lead ; Rob erts displaced Hocking fo r second; McDonald moved to fourth ; Lab rie dropped back; Scott Rader mo ved to fif t h with Hank Scott six th as Hurs t and Hap ke circulated way back. Eklund held off repeated charges by Roberts until Kenny finally go t by co ming out of turn fo ur on about lap six. Rush moved into fourth. The cheers of the crowd filled the air as Rush 7