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Both were ru nn ing far ahead of the pack, with Roberts (Yamaha Motors Yam ) in th e lead. Kenny's rear tire, a softcompound Goodyear , started chunking. After a couple of scary slides, Roberts parked the machine, enabling Scott (E veI Knievel Spl.lBoge·Mulholland H ·D) to slow down and fin ish the race, which he did on a bald tire . Roberts and Scott were the on ly na tional stars in the Exp ert Ma in after Rick Hocking, winner of the past th ree races . blew his engine on the last lap of the heat race. Behind the Roberts-Scott duel were Art Fredenburgh (Shell Racing Yam ), Steve Fortune (Sandak Raci ng H ·D ) and Vince Mead (H -D) in clos e form ation . Mead dropped out and Danny Hockie (H-D) and Bob San de rs (H-D) moved up to fill fourth and fifth at the finish . The Junior winner , J im Mertens (Yam), from Sonoma , Calif. , was anxious all day . He jumped the gun in the semi and was-sent to the penalty line . He won anywa y. In the ma in, he was caught again and sent back. In what must rank as one of the great holeshots of the year. he went from the third row to the lead in the third turn . : Craig Robinson (Yam) ran second all the way, .keeping in front of Eddie Lawson (T&D Yam ). Lawson tried several times to go around Robinson, but there was onl y one line through the groove . and Lawson's outside attem pts on ly lost time . Northern Californians Don Bailey (Yam) and Rod Spencer (Yam) fin ished fourth and fifth . Wayne Rainey's Novice win streak came to an end courtesy of Kim Jorgenson. Jorgenson led the first lap. but Rainey (Yam) slipped by going int o turn one. The duo ran away from the rest of the pack, but not from each other. With two "laps to go, Jorgenson (C-A) slipped past to take the lead in the same place where Rainey had (Continu~~0!l page ~O) HI-POINT RACING GRIP S HI-POINT FORK BOOTS PROTECTIVE EQUIPM ENT HI-POINT GEA R BAG tn r ip stop nylon, Itlla gMr ~ will hold Made of special non-slip rubber in the popula , watne pattern. 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