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At Oklahoma National slim lead most of the race, went wide in turn one-two and Jolm Wincewicz was waiting for just that sort of move. He shot to first and Steve Copley held th e inside o f turn fo u r an d ch arge d across th e finish . line less th an a fo ot ahea d of Phillips. Five an d two - th at wa s th e num ber of he ats fo r the t wo Pro clas ses. It was a st ar -studded line-up a fter $8 00. Jack Hee ter hau led hi s way arou n d the tr ac k on a factory Triu mp h short-tracker bu t found t he gro un d in tUJ;Il one of t he Main. Larry LeGarra and Sonny Burres me t three times; Burres downed LeGarra in a heat match, LeGarra won TD honors and Burres came away with top money in the Main. Billy Oliver, comp le te with tiny American flags flying from his helmet, won his heat race with ' Gary Davis coming out of the pack and moving up fast. Oliver was his ovm downfall in th e 400 Pro TO - there's this little switch on ~e side of the bike, and he forgot to tu rn It to on. The last half of that 750 Pro Main saw Sonny Burres in the n umber one spot being crowded continually by Gary Davis. Davis was worried about being run ba ck to third by a charging Billy Oliver. All three riders were a whisper apart when they crossed the line for the che ckered flag. • Results in Results Section. Hubbard wins Cycleland Semi Pro Series By Patty Piston CHICO, CAL.,J UNE 26 J im Hubbard, of Chico, walked away with th e top m oney in the Semi Pro Series. Th e battle was hard fo ugh t throu ghout th e full ten wee ks incl ud ing the final race o f th e serie s. On the first lap Ray Hubbard and Cliff Hylton fell in the firs t tum wh ile Bob Grant and Ken Gr ay went down on the back straight. Chris Sauer go t the holeshot on the restart. It was a battle to the fini sh as Dick Turner, Cliff Hy lton, St eve Dietz, and Jim Hubbard were all in there figh ting for the lead. Sauer held on and led the way past th e checkered flag. The winners were .p aid off with uncirculated $2 bills, Due to sp ecia l donations, lIth place fini sher Shane Scott and Mike Freeman who finished 15th also received cash for their efforts. Under constant pressure from se cond place rider Dan Benson for the full eigh t laps in the l25cc Junior event was Pete Up ton . Upton hung on and won by half a bike length. Lester Norton app eared to have the 360cc Junior race in the bag bu t he was . . forced to pull out in the seventh lap. This put Mon ty Heath in th e lead with ' Dic k Hiatt finishing a not too distant second. Re cently turned Expert Danny Fowler won the 200cc Handicap. Picking off one at a time, · Fowler suc ceed ed in taking over the lead on th e white flag lap. Second and third went to J u n i o rs Doug Reiswig and Torn Gutzman. • , Results in Results Section. ' Speedway central HANFORD, CAL., J U LY 2 At Hanford's July 4th weekend speedway meeting and "Fox Hunt," the fans had a ball selecting contestants for a wet Tee . Shirt contest with the riders passing final judgement on the winner and two runners up, The contest was great fun and the riders went into the rest of the program knowing that three of th e lovelies would be presenting trophies. Hank Scott Charged Back Into Winner's Circle ~ From the winner's circle at the Oklahoma AMA Nationa l, Hank and the Shell Thuet prepared 750 Yamahas moved on to Louisville, Kentucky. Overcoming a bad start, Hank came from the back to finish a fast closing third. The following day he won the Kentucky Motorcycle Derby at Louisville Downs and broke the 25 second barrier with a fantastic 23.934 lap. Hank's Yamaha also broke a 10 year hold on this tra ck by Harley-Davidson. Put your 750 Yamaha into t he winner's circle with the same proven ~;;r;~~~~~~Y;;;OC; ~HAC!!~ At Santa Fe t he Shell 360 Yamaha Short Tracke rs of Hank and Gary Scott finished 1st and 2nd with a new track record to boot. Our Yamaha Short Track frame kits accept both 360 and 250 moto rs. 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