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program ea r1y with a seized motor - a problem that a lso rem oved Tony D from th e final event , "It broke ," a discouraged DiStefano res pond ed imm edia tel y after the inci dent . " the motor." T uner Alan Hahn was onl y slig htly more specific. " It stu ck ," he offered . Jim Pomeroy scored the best among th e T eam Honda riders , taking a mid pack sta rt and whittl ing his way to .sixth by the mote's end . Tommy Croft wound up 17th a fter a scary endo right in front of the grandstand, And , following an outstanding effort , Marty Smith earned no money at all. " I'Il show you how it went ," Marty responded to the how 'd-it-go query , "come over here a nd take a look," _He had started in sixth place , th en cha rged up toward t he frontrunners as the cro wd encouraged every move in his high speed ch ase. But th e sa me pace that carried him frontward also proved to be his demise. Clearing a n imposing double -hump jump th at most riders chose to ride over , Marty m a n a g e d to bre ak th e H o n d a ' s swingarrn , A crack had form ed ju st behind the right side sho ck mount , a nd the flex derai led t he chain . " It was a freak t hing ," Sm ith continued, " I put it ba ck on and tri ed agai n bu t it kept com ing off. " He pa used a moment , thou gh tful , " I was rea lly going for it , too , Somebody's got to stop him ." , T op pr ivat eer of th e afternoon , Florida 's Mont y McC oy started l l th and finis he d ninth betw een Pierr e Karsma kers and Chuck Sun . Monty did the deed on a Su nshine Cycle S uzu ki , keeping Fl o r idi ans , in particular , and other resid ent s of t he Southeast on th eir feet and ch eering. It had been a hectic afternoon , the fas t-paced Supercross forma t adds door-d ie feeling to the formerly I'll , make-ir-up-nexr -rnoto set. It ended with the top t hree bikes being held for AMA inspection - now a standard procedure. " T h ey checked my m o to r in impound ?" Bob Ha nna h ask ed , " Did th ey lau gh when t hey saw it?" Winning so co ns ist e n tly on the modified production ma chine h as everyon e wondering' how long it will last. And more than a few riders are a little embarrassed. IAbove) Kent Howerton. who finished fourth. leads Danny laPorte, (Below) Marty Smith sails off a Daytona cliff ahead of Chuck Sun (21) and Jimmy Ellis (19) among others, Consolation Penton rider Roger Bro wn pulled a sixth place start , then bega n reeling in holeshot ace Tony Wynn , passing him in the final lap to ta ke the Consy. Results FINA L: 1. Bob Hannah IYaml .2 . Jimm y Ellis IC·A I. 3. Ken lahrt (Bull. 4 . Kent Howerton IHu sl. 5. Terry Clark IKawl. 6. J im Pomeroy (Han ). 7 . Danny LaPorte ISuz). 8. Pierre Karsmakers (Yaml. 9. Mon ty M cCoy lSuzl . 10. Chuck Sun tHusl. 11. John Savrt ski (Suzl. 12. Gary Semics IKawl. 13. Tony Summey (Yam). 14. Steve Stackable (M ai), 15. Pill M oroney IHusl. 16. Frank Stacy [Penl . 17. Tomm y Croft IHan). 18 . Don Kudalski (Penl. 19. John Joynor {Suzl. 20 . Joey Gratton {Yarnl. CONSOLAT ION : 1. Roger Brown lPenl. 2. Tony W ynn ISuzl. 3. Oran Wolfe (Ossl . 4 . Barry Higgins 1 sl. 5. Terry Tucker (Yam). 6. Danny W eir tKawl. 7 . 0s Gerald Kimpton IC·A I. 8 . Kevin Smith tHus). 9. Mi ke Jon es lMail . 10 . Brian M ew n (Suzl, 11