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IOpp. page ) Tony D leading Danny laPorte through a sect ion of the new Mt. Morris track.IAbove) CanAm 's ace Jimmy Ellis put together two fourth place finishes for third overall. IAbove rt.) A proud Suzuki group signal the number of Tony's National Championships . T ripes a nd Cr oft. Weinert dropped back to I I th a fte r a good sta rt due 10 fatigu e . T he fir st moto had totally worn out th e recuperating Kawasaki pilot. Yamaha 's top sta r , Bob Hannah , h ad a mi serabl e da y. A sprained ankle in practice left th e "H urrica ne" rid ing ca utiously and finishing th e first moto in 12th plac e. In th e second moto , Bob trie d 10 get hot a nd nearly killed him self on the first la p . In typi cal Hannah fash ion , th ough , he sta yed on IWo wh eels a fte r co m ing off a ju m p and landing sideways off th e tra ck on lOp of a th ick wood post holding up [h e sno w fen cing . Bob H ann ah destroyed ' th e post . sc a tte red 200 spec ta tors , a n d tot al ed ou t th e interna l sh ift,ing m ech an ism of his OW-250 . Aft e r th e race. T on y D g ave a bea ut ifu l 15 -m inu te speec h d u ring tro p hy p resentation . Fa ns cro wded arou nd as he a nswered th eir questions, an d t ha n ked h is spo nso rs . notab ly U.S. Suzuki a nd Full Hous e ; a long with mech anic Alan Hahn . for helping him win his th ird co nsec u tive 250cc National Ch ampion sh ip . '" kn ow th e Honda boys are Disgust ed at losing , but I cert a in ly a m Dvlighted ." smi led T on y. with one of his many puns. " But this time there's certainly no qu esti on th at I won the Championsh ip with the m ost points, th e m ost win s, and the ha rdest • competition in three yea rs." [A bove) There is a difference between the pros and amateurs . M t. Morris amateurs show a unusual style in th e first turn . [Belowl Smith grabs the lead ove r To ny D and pack . Results 250cc NAT IONAL : 1. Tany DiS tefano 1-2 (Suz). 2. arty Smith 3-1 (Han). 3. Jimmy Ellis 44 Ie -A). 4. immy W einert 2·" (Kaw). 5. Kent How erton 10-3 Husl. 6. Danny laPorte 5-7 {S ul lo 7. Chuck Sun 6-8 Husl. 8. Steve Stackable 11-6 (M ail, 9. Tommy Croft 8. (Han). 10. Jim Pomeroy 15-5 (Han). 11. Gaylon osier 9·12 'Mai) , 12. Gary Semics 14-14 (Kawl. 13. ex Staten 7·DNF IH·DI. 14. Marty Tripes DNF-Q IH-DI. 5. Koji Masuda 16-'5 (Suz'). 16. Rich Eierstedt 13-18 Bull. 17. Bob Hannah 12·0NF (yaml . 18. Rick Burgen 13 IYaml. 19. Denny Swartz 18-17 IMail. 20. Joe retcnen 2C-16IMa j). 1250c SUPPORT: 1. Mel Newman 6-2 ISuz). 2. homas Bellany 5-3. 3. Mark Potocz nv 3-5 !Hen). 4. homas Bown e 4-6. 5. James Jygen 8-4. 6. Ted erkins 1~1. 7. Mi chael Haramisz12·t2 ISuzJ 8. Ma rk . eidner 14-11. 9. Rick Anderson 2-24 (S Ul). 10 . Jim rantski 18-9 ISuzl. o 7