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II oaaaaaaaaaaDOaaaoooaaDOOOCaaacaDaaaaa~aaacaaDCDcaaDocooooccaaaaaaoaoocoooooooococcooooaooooaaoaaaaaaoaaaaaaoaocaaac~ == SPEEDWAY WEEK ~ ~ E John sandona won at san Berdoo. San Bernardino: New names star By Dennis Greene SAN BERNARDINO, CA, AUG. 8 Three new names go into the record book, recording their first wins of the year at San Bernardino, as the season winds down. P8u1 Belisle took a san B.rdoo win. Jim Fishback (abov.) and K.11y Moran styled at times. O.nl)is Bransford .arn.d a 0·3 win. _ John Sandon~ jumped into the early lead of the Handicap Main Event with two-time winner Dave Miller pushing hard to take over the lead. Miller gave way to the rush of Alan Christian, who came all the way from the 50-yard line to earn second place. Sandona took the checkered flag, picking up his first win at San Bernardino. The second rider to pick up his first money and trophy of the year was Division Two rider Paul Belisle, just inches ahead of Keith Larsen.' The final rider to put his name in the San Bernardino record booll was Dennis Bransford, winner of the Third Division Main. The big money race of the night, the First Division Scratch Main Eyent, went to Mike Bast and he is at the 20· win mark for the year. Except for a minor crash that may have broken the shoulder of Margo King, the night's show ran off well with all thr~ classes putting on a first class show on a well-prepared track, Fallon, Bast blast Ascot By Dennis Greene GARDENA, CA, AUG. 9 Any tim(' you talk about Ascot and speedway, th(' first question that comes up is who got in th(' rI"cord book this weC"k? Nearly (Above) John Fallon rod. to victory at Ascot. (Abov. rightl Dan Braviroff at Coste M .... (B.low) Jim Lawson and K.ith, Larson in a match rac•. • every week at least one of the three main events will see a new winner. This past Thursday night saw John Fallon race to victory in the Division One Handkap Main Event an.}! Rusty Howard won the Second Division half of the program, the first win for each. Mike Bast' continues to show lhe slyle lhat earned him the number onl' plale in spt"edway, with a runaway win in the Scratch Main Event. ASCOI will hOSI tht· 'fourth round of qualifying for the U.S. titll' on Thursday, Aug. 23. This very wdl could be the most important nighl of all five rounds bec;luse half the rid,'rs who are in those qualifit'rs have wry lillIe lime in on lht· big quartl'r-mil.. track. Ascot will be closed one week later for just that one night when the whole spt"Cdway show will go on the road to Lancaster to be part of the County Fair. That will be the 30th of thii month. This race will be part of the county fair in that area and in the past has proved to be a 101 of fun for everyone. Crazy Christian . cashes in at Costa Mesa By Dennis Greene COSTA MESA, CA, AUG. 10 There was a lot of work for the keeper of the record book this' week. A half dozen new names found themselves standing in the winner's circle for the first time this season. Three more were added this past Friday night at Costa Mesa: Sterling Cogar took all the gold in the Division One Handicap Main Event, Mike Cross in Division Two and Dan Braviroff in Third Division. The big money race. the Scratch Main Event, again went to Alan Christian. Commentary This past week of Speedway was very laid back, with most of the super guns putting on their usual good ni!/;ht< nf racing, but without a big wmninll; effort, The record book will 1",01 I hal statement out. Just look at all th,' ""w first-time winners. It could be because they are saving themselves for the last four nights of • qualifying that stan at Ventura on Aug. 21. The racing itsclf was good. with little or no dispute over any of the rules. All the tracks were in betterthan-average shape, except 'in Sacramento where the first night of qualifying was run. The word to Cycle News on that show is not yet complete,· but it has been labled "the worst thing to happen to speedway in years." Results - SAN BERNARDINO. BIBI79 SCRATCH MAIN: 1. Mike Best; 2. Dave Sims; J. Gene Woods; 4. Alan Chriatian. HANDICAP MAIN: 1. John Sandona; 2. Alan Christian; J. 00"" Miller; 4. D.... DeTemple; 5. Mike 8851; 6. Dave Simi. DIVISION TWO: Poul Belisle. DIVISION THREE: Denn;s Brensford. ASCOT, 819179 SCRATCH MAIN: 1. Mike llast; 2. Shawn Moran; J. Shawn McConnell; 4. Joe Mevlor. HANDICAP MAIN: 1. John Felon; 2. Ja<:k K..; 3. Mike 800m; 4. Keith Larsen; 5. Jim Tutnet'; 6. Shawn McConneU. DIVISION TWO: Rusty Howard. COSTA MESA. 8110179 SCRATCH MAJN: ,. Aten Chnstian; 2. Dave Sims; 3. Larry Kosta; 4. Crat; Schaefer. HANDICAP MAIN: 1. S,erling COll8'; 2. Mark M"".,n; J. Dan McNeill; 4. Shawn McConnell; 5. Tom Burba; 6. Brad Oxley. DIVISION TWO: M,ke GIoa DIVISION THREE: Den 11<""",,".