Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1970's

Jannings and Stubblefield shine at Sprockets Park Waxham, Wood Stadium Champs atSacto AMEMX By Chuck Woodbury By Laura Richard Dana Waxham and Dave Wood captured overall wins in Friday night stadium motocross ra cing at Sacramento Raceway : Wood SACRAMENTO . CA , MA Y 4 BAKERSFIELD. CA. MAY 6 It was a perfect day for AME motocross racing at Sprockets Pa rk ; especially for Honda rider Jeff Stu b bl efield who was able to pull off back 10 back wins in the 250cc Pro class after holding off some strong competition. Moto one saw Stubblefield take a commanding lead over Honda rider Mark Bledsoe and Can-Am mounted D a n n y Thompson . never to be challenged . Moto two again saw St ubblefield take the lead with Bledsoe second and Maieo rider Ro b R oll ins third . The overall obviously went 10 Stubblefield w ith Bledsoe taking second and third going 10 Honda mounted Dave Strong who finished fo urth in both motos , The Open Pro race featured Maico mounted Andy Jannings who took back to back wins for the day . Moto one saw another Maico rider , Dave Czerwinski . taking the ho leshot followed closely by Yamaha rider 'Darren Oliver and Jannings in third. Jannings put a move on Oliver and took over second and then put another move on Czerwinski to take the lead . . Oliver was able 10 regain second place while Suzuki mounted Mark Abler worked his way up through the pack to third . Moto two found Jannings in the holeshot spot with Oliver again second and Yamaha rider Steve R a wso n holding down third. Rawson-missed a corner lea ving third open for Maico rid er Steve R icha rd . Rawson was able to regain third as the checke red flag 'd r o p ped . The overa ll win went 10 J ann ings with O liver taking second and third going to Abler. Yama ha rider Allen Hopper made it . look easy as he too took back to back wins in the 125cc Intermediate class. followed by Suzuki rider Brian Part. Doug Fisher rode his Suzuki to a pair of wins in the Junior cycle class while another Suzuki rider. Alex Rodgers . took second and another Suzuki rider Manuel Crumb . Jr. took third. Kayle Johnson rode his Suzuki to unchallenged wins in the Pee Wee Junior class. Results PEEWEE JR: 1. Kayle Johnson ISuz). 61cc BEG: 1. Kelly Galan ISOl); 2. Brian George ISuz), 61cc JR ; 1. Doug Fisher (Suz); 2. .Ale x Rogers (Suzl; 3. Manuet Crumb, Jr . (Sun. 61cc INT : 1, Bobby Hoffman ISuzl. 61cc EX: 1. LanceJohnson ISuzl. MINI BEG: 1. Lvnn Walker IYam ); 2. Joseph Lozano (Yam); 3. Terry lozano (Yam). MINI JR: 1. Craig Fruta (Suz l; 2. Jim Heisor (Yaml ; 3. Johnnylioffman (Yaml. MINI INT: 1. Pat Galan (Suz); 2. Brand Johnson ISOlI. 100 JR : 1. Brand J ohnson (Sun; 2. James Bennen (S un : 3. Gene Stephens (Yaml. 125 BEG: 1. Ronn;e Lewi s ISuz l. 125 JR : 1. Cart Batey ISuzl , 125 INT : 1. Allen Hop per IYaml; 2, Brian Part ISuzl . 125 PRO: 1. David Lynch IHo nl . 250 BEG: 1. Robb ie Trout IYaml; 2. Kurt Hylton (Ha n). . ,250 J R: 1. Richard Phillips (Hon); 2. Randv l aos IYam); 3. Dick Shephard IC·AI. 250 INT : 1. Paul McDonald tHonl ; 2. W ill Barr (Yam I; 3. Tom Brooks (SOlI. 250 PRO: 1. Jeff Stubblefield IHon); 2. M ark Bledsoe (Honl ; 3. Dave Stron g (Honl. VETS: 1. John Placencia lHon) ; 2. Ken Willis {Yaml; 3. Frank Ortiz (Yaml. . OPEN JR : 1. Robert Hixso n (Yam); 2. Rick Pruett (CA); 3. William Fo

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