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Mike Lauderborn leads Californian Steve Nutter during one of t hree nights of Speedway on the Daytona oval. East/West riders slug it out sideways By Mike and Anne Adair DAYTONA , FL , MAR . 5-7 For the first tim e in recent yea rs, Ed O tt o's Speedway promotion at Daytona's Memorial Sta d iu m experienced the good weather it (A bov e) Paul Orlandi shows the way to Steve Nutter. (Belowl Mark Plew is chased by Dave DeTemple, Steve Nutter and Paul Orlandi. 14 has deserved . Three stra ig ht nights of clear skies d rew record cro wds to wa tc h th e actio n- packe d racin g on the smooth q u arter-mile limerock surface , T he usua l stro ng field of J awa rid ers were challenged by Cal ifornian Dave DeT emple and Ok la hom ian Mike Hughes on the new Ma ley All American Speedway Machi ne . Mike Pa rt in had his Harley- Davi dson specia l on hand as were Cha rles Go rnan's Ho nda a nd Ben o Rodi 's BSA _ An interesti ng co nfrontation between eas t a nd west coast rid ers developed a nd int en sified n ight afte r night. T he ope ni ng night's program placed young Dave DeTemple in the support d ivision . DeT em p le rod e his Mal ey to a total swee p a nd earned his adva ncement to the First Division Monday night. De'Temple's right leg is art ificia l and th e likeable rid er admits that his fellow riders in Ca lifornia ca ll him "Woody."' In a frantic Handicap fin a l event. "Rowdy" Rick Ston e hooked his Jawa from th e ~IO -yard line past Dennis Pierce , Mark Blew a nd Hank Bassett to win th e d ivision . During a post -race int erview Stone com mented to the press " Flash bulbs do n't bother me 'ca use m y eyes a re closed most of t he tim e!" T he flash y Co rn wa ll. CT , na tive ha s been elect ed Rid ers' as th e Spe edwa y Rep resenra titive on the AMA 's co m petition boa rd . T he Boa rd 's Speedway Promot er Rep resenta tive "Storm in'" No rman Rob inson out battled Stone and Californians Pau l Orlandi and Steve Nutter to clinch th e First Division Scratch final. Sto ne and Robinson "d on't ca re how the hell t hey do it in California!" Monday night was th e west coasters ' turn to cro w, as Dave DeT em ple rode flawless ly to an unbelievable d ou b le win in the Scratch and Handicap First Division finals . DeTem ple lined up beside "Rookie of the Yea r" Mik e La uderborn in the H a nd icap event a nd ke pt his fa st Ma ley ahead j jof N u tt er . H ank Bassett , Stone and O rla nd i for another che ckered flag. De'Tem ple proved that he d idn't need a handicap to win after slugging it out wit h Bassett , Robinson and Mark Blew in th e First Division Scratch Final. James Pie rce topped George Lewis, Margo Kin g a nd Dwight C aimon for th e Support fina l b ucks . In th e first Scratch heat . Ohio's Jeff Treter a tumb led out of a first turn stac k u p and smacked the b ig wall. The com petitive rid er mi ssed . th e rem a ining races recovering in a n a re a hosp ital. T he fina l night at Mem oria l Stadi um tigh tened the eas t/ west co m pe tition with Norm Rob inso n taking Nu tter a nd Orla ndi in th e Handica p fina l and Orl and i cleani ng house in the Scratch divi sion. De'Ternple su ffe red two rear flats Dut was brought b ack for a eas t/west m at ch race aga inst Robinson , whose chai n broke in th e Scra tch sem i. Rob inson and De'Ternple swa p ped inside passes before Rob inson claimed the flag . Orlandi too k Basse tt to tie the series a nd set a dramatic fin al e betw een Nutter and Stone. N utte r edged Stone for th e west coast tea m victory. '" Wednesday night t he sho w mov ed .to Volusia Speedwa y at Barberville. • • Results SUPPORT DIVISION FINAL: 1. OAve DeTem ple . 2. Gregg Hubbarn. 3. Geor ge Lewis. 4. Bruce Capen. 1 1st DIVISION HA NDICAP FINA L: 1. R;ck Stone. 2. Han k Bassett. 3. Denn is Robinso n. 4 . Denn is Pierce . 5. Ron McGill. 6. Mar k Blew . x:. 151 DIV ISION SC RAT CH FINAL: 1. Norm Robinson. 2. Paul Orlandi. 3. Rick St one. 4. Steve Nutt er. .. MARCH 6 s rl SUPPORT DIVISION FINA L: 1. J ames Pierce. 2. George Lew is. 3. M artgo King . 4. Dwight Garm on.' • 151 DIVISION HA N DICAP FINAL: 1. Dave DeTempl e. 2. M ike Lauterbo rn. 3. St eve Nutt er. 4! ,Paul ~ Orlandi. 5. Hank Bassett . 6. Rick Sto ne. 1st DIVISION SCRA TCH FINAL: 1. Dave DeTem p le. 2. Norm Bc binson . 3. Hank Bassett. 4. Mar k Blew.r MARCH 7 151DIV ISION HANDICAP FINAL: 1. Norm Robin son . 2. St eve Nettee . 3 . Paul Orlandi. 4. David Leonard . 5. Hank Bassett. 6. Ro n M orrell. 151 DIV ISION SCRA TCH FINAL : 1. Paul Orland; . 2. St eve Nutter . 3. David Leonard . 4. M ike Leutherbom .