Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

(Con tin ued/Tom page 7) NlItional /Top) Scott Podergoisl11 Ozlgot the jump on the Novice Invitational field and went on to win. IAbove) Jeff Haney passed Keith Day 122z) on his way to a Jun.ior ~in.IBelowl Hank Scott 114) got by Randy Go.. late in the race for third. Scott Pearson exec uted as qu ick a stan as can be made and still be called legal. Springsteen also got a good sta rt and was second with 19 la ps rema ining. Mik e Minnig , Eklund , Keener and Brow (who disco ver ed just prio r to the National that he didn't hav e a rea r brake) were next . Sp ringsteen aced Pearson for th e lead d iving int o turn one. and started to pull a large gap. Eklund passed the rookie , Minnig, for third do wn th e back straight. While he was building his lead, someone put a clock on Springer's third lap, and the National champ rounded the course in 22 .15 seconds, better than his qualifying time. Eklund took over second pla ce on the fourth lap, but he had a long way to go to catch t he leader. Pea rson was th ird, and Keener and Ga ry Scot t had passed Minnig. Eklund was closing on Sp ringsteen , though slowly. He had abandoned his inside lines: "I was with them on the outside, but when 1 tried the insid e line, I lost all kinds of time. " Keener wed ged himself past Pearson for th ird. Randy Goss was up from his second row start to engage th e lead ers , and soon after , so was Hank Scott. At the midway poi nt, th e order read: Springstee n . Eklund, Keen er , Goss, Pearson, Gary Scott and Hank Scott. In his a tte m p t to close on th e leader , Eklund had pulled well clear of th e rest of th e pa ck , on the J im Bella nd /Cra ig Film er-tuned m ach ine. By th e 15t h la p , Eklund was in str iking dista nce of Sp rin gsteen , who had looked back and kn ew tha t Steve was coming. But once Eklund had closed to within five to 'seven bikelengths, he could n't seem to close an y fu rt he r. Changes were taking place behind them . Goss took over for Keener in third place, with Hank Scott, Ga ry Scott . Pearson and Ted Boody com p rising the rest of the top eight. In a furious drive in the final two laps, Hank Scott went past Keener and Goss to take third at the wave of Bob Malley's checkered flag, though quite a distance behind Springsteen and Eklund. " I didn't get too good of a start. They're lucky I didn't, because the rear tire (a Goodyear) was working really good," said Hank on the victory stand. Behind Hank Scott and rounding out the top 10 were : Goss, Keener, Gary Scott, Pearson, Bood y, Hocking and Brow . The three rookies (the most to qualify for a National this year) and Mike Kidd made up the rest of the finishers in th is order: Minnig: Kidd , Parker and Robinson. • Results NAT1ONAl: 1. Jay Springsteen IH-D.: 2. Steve Eklund IH-D.: 3. Hank S<:ott (H-D): 4. Randy Goss IH-D.: 5. Corky Keener IH·D.: 6. Gary Scan IH-DI; 7. Scan P....son IH-D.: 8. Tad Boody (H-O); 9. Rick Hock ing IH· D}; 10. Garth Brow (H-OI; 11. Mi ke M innig l H·DI; 12. Mike Kidd IH-O); 13. Scan P",ker IH-DI: 14. Budd y Robinson IH-D•. TIME : 7;31.84. 79.67 MPH . TROPHV FINAL: 1. Ronnie Jones IH·DI: 2. Eddie Lawson IH·D.: 3. Tom Berry ITri.; 4. M ickey Fay IH-D); 5. Wayne Rainey (Yam); 6 . John Wincewicz IH-O); 7 . Scon Drake IH·DI: B. Tommy Duma IH·D.; 9. Brad Hurst (H·D.; 10. Dennis Atz e (H-D•. TIME : 4:36.37, 78.158 MPH . JR INV: 1. Jeff Haney IHon); 2. John Bumen (Yaml : 3. Kaith Day IH-DI; 4. Steve Monger IVaml ; 5. Dave Busby IH·OI; 6. Jeff Alli son (Yam); 7. Rich Volk (Yaml; B. Dorothy Rowe IVaml ; 9 . Arlen e Smith lH-O.; 10. Eddie San Roman (Yam.; 11. Steve Oort (Yam); 12. Charlie Summers (Yaml. 10 TIME : 4 :46.01, 75 .522 MPH . NOV INV : 1. Scan Podergois (Yaml ; 2. Rick Arna iz IC·A .: 3 . Ben zakarian IKaw): 4. Denni s Camp ISuz); 5. Joe Steffin (Yam); 6 . Paullwanga (Yam); 7 . Don Ramp (Yam); 8. Jim Filice (Yam); 9. Don Waffle (Yam); 10. Bob Cunnington (Yaml ; 11. Bobby Garabedian (Yaml; 12 . Stev e Karsten (Yam). TIME: 4:97.44 , n.744 MPH. AMA GRANO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPIWINSTON PRO SERIES POINT STANDINGS: 1. St..... Eklund (751 2. Randy Goss 151 ); 3. Gary Scan 139 4. Rick ; ); Hock ing l371 5. RK:ky G

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