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DiStefano. Steve Stackable crashed into the fence just after the finish line but managed to edge Noyce for eighth. Mickey Kessler rolled in 10th. If Staten's trigger was quick in round one , it was lightning-quick when the gale dropped for the start of the second 500cc In terna t iona l class moto . Only two straightaways into the race, 'Rex had pulled out a surprising margin . But it was not to last. As they completed lap ,one, Shultz dosed that margin and started chafing Staten's rear tire with the Maico's front. A half-lap later , he jammed the Orville Shultz - tu ned machine past Rocket Rex into the lead. . , Jim Gibson had gotten another good start , third after lap one, and he was pursued by a Stackable/La Porte/ Mosi er confrontation over fourth . Tommy Croft and Denny Swartz were dicing for seventh. Ken Adams, Jimmy Weinert and Gary Sernics rounded out the top 10, First moto winner Marty Tripes was 27th. Marty wou ld evenlually wind up sixth overall by illr tue of his first moto victory ; he earned no points in ro und two. Now it was Shultz's turn 10 wow the crowd. By the end of lap five , Da rrell had built up a 15-second lead over Staten and was well on his way to the moto win . Near the halfway point . he lapped Marty Tripes who had lost his first-mote ambition in the heavy dust clo ud. Gaylon Mosier - after crashing as he tried to pass Shultz in the first mot o and registering a DNF for ' that race was hauling in ro und two . He broke free of the bout he was having with Srackable and LaPorte, then closed on eibson and passed him, too . Staten, who was slowing with his painful knee . was next 10 fall to Mosier's charge. With six minutes plus wo laps left, the order rea d : Shultz, Mosier, then a Staten /S tackable / Croft shootout that lasted until three laps from the end. ' Croft had just moved into third when he tangled with a la p ped rider and dumped it; ' he would recover 10 place fifth . Shultz received a sign reading "20 sec. on Mosier" with three laps remaining, That told the story. He rolled in a win ner with time to spare. In his post .ra ce chat with announcer Bruce Flanders . Shultz thanked Maico Motors , Hi -Point Accessories, _Works Performance Shocks, Whee1smith Engineering, Sisler Construction Company, and of course his dad. tuner of the winning Maico . • Results 500cc INTERNATIONAL: 1. Oorrell S hultz 3-1 IMaiI:2. Rex S tate n 2·3 IVam): 3. Gary Sem ics 4-7 ICAI: 4. Steve Stackable 8-4IKawl: 5. Tom my Croft 11-5 (Han): 6. Many Tripes , .• tHon); 7. 'tcnv DiStefano 7- 11 (S uz): 8 . Gayton Mosier ' ·2 IKaw l: 9. Ken Adams 1291Maij: 10 . MK:key Kessler 11).1 4 (Vam): 1, . BillyGrossi 1 ~ IMai) 12. Jim Gibson 17-8 Ilion): 13. Kent ; _orr5-22 (Suzl: 14. Jim Pomeroy 1>12 IHon): 15. Oonny lJIPorte 6-' IS uzl; 16. Denny SwilflZ 18-10 IMai): 17. Graham Noyce 9-' (Hon); 18. Jim Weinert •-13 IKaw): 19 . Roger DeCoster 13-' lSuz): 20. Marty Smith 14-' IHon). 250cc SUPPORT: 1. Danny Chandler 8-1 (Mail; 2Dan Turner 2-5 IVaml; 3. Marty Moates 1·9 lHon); 4. A Winner 1978 250cc National Motocross Champion 1978 Supercross Champion 1978 Trans-AMA Champion ... Congratulations Bob! Win ners see t heir WfIt( to winning wi th SCOTT goggle and face guard system. yo ilr nearby SCOTT dealer fOr the com li ne of SCOTT motorcycle goggles. face g replacement lenses and tear-off tenses. SC:OTT Ron Turner 54 (Yam); 5. Jim Turner 4-10 (Hon); 6. Donnie Cantaloup i 6-8 (Yam); 7. Warren Reid 3·13 lHon); 8 . David Taylor 11).6IVoml; 9. Brae Glover 18-3 IVaml; 10. J o hn Sevit ski 7-12 IVaml; 11. Bob Myers 3121M";); 12. Roger Brow n 9-14: 13. Mark Greg so n 29-7 (Hen); 14. A llen Berluri 10.16 (Mai); 15. Greg Theiss 30- 11 Ilion) : 16. Ron Pomeroy 12·21 IHanl; 17. Trey Jorski 13-22 (lion); 18. Mike Guerra 14-' IKTMI; 19. Jim Cooke 26-15; 20. KirkBigelow 1>25lYaml. ' Denotes a placing outside the top 20. TRAN5-AMA MX S ERIES 500cc INTERNATIONAL CLASS FINAL POINT STANDINGS: 1. Bob Hannah 12831; 2. Rex Staten 12191; 3. Graham Noyce 1205) 4. ; Marty Tripes 11751: 5. Tommy Croft 11641; 6 . Rog er DeCoster 11611; 7. Kent Howerton 11531; 8. Gary Serna 11521; 9. Gayton Mos ier 11431; 10. Denny SwilflZ 11421; 11. Chuck Sun 11 411; 12 . Dan ny lJIPone 112 ; 13 , Danell S hultz 1 71 1261 14. Mickey Kessler 11081 ; ; 15. Marty Sm ith 11 07 1 16. S teve Staekable 190 ; 17. ; 1 Jim Pomeroy In); 18. Brad Lackey (70) ; 19. Ken Adams 1 651; 20. Jimmy Weinert 1 641. TRAN5-AMA MX S ERIES 250cc SUPPO RT CLASS ANAL POINT STANDINGS: 1. Warren Reid 12661; 2. Brae Glover 12451; 3. Steve Wise 12211; 4. Many Moetes 12001; 5. Greg Theiss 11671: 6. Mickey Boone ( 6S1; 7. Mark Gregson (155); 8. Ron Turner 041J ; 9. Jim Turner 1131 I: 10. John Savitski (111); 11. Mike Guerra (95); 12. Ron Pomeroy (94) ; 13. Frank Stacy t931: 14. Ron Turner (85); 15. Kirk Pierce 1 ; 15. Roger 841 Brow n (84); 17. Mark Garrison (67); 17. Tad Perkins 157}; , 9. Mark Rakes traw 1611. 11