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who ended up with bike problems.
Brother Martinez then took over tbe
lead and held it until the next-to-last
lap when Mike McIntyre passed him.
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MINI BEG: 1. Denny McGuirelVoml; 2. Larry Moore
lSuzl; 3. _
Wac:hslVoml.
MINI JR: 1. Devid _lSuzl.
MINIINT: 1. P8t Eggman lVom}.
MINI EX: 1. Mike McInlyre lVoml.
100 BEG: 1. Scott Guerin lVoml: 2. Jenny ~
- 1Suz).
100 JR: 1. w.".e SiN._. lSuzl.
100 INT: 1. Brother _lVom}.
125 BEG: 1. Court Guerin lVamI: 2. WIIIio - .
1Vam): 3. Bob G
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Tedder tops
Gay Dircks (291 and eventual winner Todd Phillips 121 lead the 125cc Pros at Sag\NWO Raceway.
Gilbert IHan); 3. Jeff Hahn (Kawl.
OPEN BOX STOCK: 1. Whitney _ _ IKawI; 2.
Oon STamon IM-G); 3. Kun KnoIenberg lKawI.
lIGHlWEIGHT SUPERSTREET: 1. Lou Vallerga
(Yoml; 2. M8rc SaMsberg IYoml: 3. Oon G<_ (Yaml.
HEAVYWEIGHT SUPERSTREET: 1. Chuck Parme
IKawt; 2. Carry Kooshgerian (Kawl; 3. 5_ Sowden
(Kawl.
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Johnson dominates
Jack Clawson
Memorial
By Rod Eschenburg
SAN DIEGO, CA, OCT. 21
Yamaha-mounted RickJohnson
returned to his origins at Barona
Oaks Raceway and gave everybody a dazzling display of moto-
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cross riding in the first annual Jack
Clawson Memorial Motocross Classic.
Johnson led all but one la p of the tWI?
10-lap mOtos over a large field of
Barona Oaks regulars and graduates
who ran the special race in honor of
the late Jack Clawson. Clawson, the
first ever Number One Plate rider at
Barona, was fatally injured in a
highway accident two weeks prior to
the race date, and it was the request
of his family that the special race be
held with as many of the former
Barona Oaks riders as were available
competing. At the trophy presentation
ceremonies, Rick not only showed
himself to be a very gracious but also a
very mature young man as he suggeted
that the beautiful trophy be made an
annual award; a suggestion that was
immediately made a fact by CMMC
President Ron Lance.
While Johnson had a fairly easy time
of it up front, running second to Scott
Johnston on the first lap of the second
moto only, a real donnybrook
developed behind him with a threeway tie for second place emerging.
CMC Pro Don Fuller took second with
a 4-3 effort over Intermediate rider
Mark Howell (3·4) and Intermediate
Robbie Nolin (2-5). Another Barona
charter member, CMC 500cc Pro
Steve Walker returned to the 125s for
the first time in two'years and rode to a
very Strong fifth overall.
The regular race program was down
somewhat from usual. due to the
Ileavy rains on Saturday, but some fine
racing was accomplished. Outstanding
minicycJe rider had to be Larry
Butler, who swept the Expert Stock
and Modified classes along with the
Special 105cc Mini class. Butler's wins
were evermore impressive as he
alternated between his regular Suzuki
mount and one of Escondido
Kawasaki's "Meanie Greenies." The
12-16-year-old Intermediates produced
some real fine racing with the wins
divided between Billy Evans (Suz) who
grabbed the Stock division over up
and corning Mike Fisher and Kawasaki
rider Taylor Marcell who took a tiebreaker over Evans in the Modifieds.
Wllile the mud slowed the 9-11year-old riders down somewhat, the
tremendous Intermediate point battle
continued unabated with point leader
A.J. Conney grabbing a close Modified
win over third-place point rider
Frankie Brundage and fourth-place
point rider Charlie Taylor taking a big
one over Brundage in the Stock
division. Both Brundage and Taylor
closed on second place point rider
Thor Bjornstad, who could salvage
only a fourth place finish for the day.
Lots of racing still left at Barona for
the 1979 season, with two programs in
November plus the wind up on Dec. 2.
Results
STOCK EX: 1. Larry Butler IKaw): 2. Chris Lance
(Suzl: 3. Danny Almond ISull.
MOO EX: 1. Larry Butler IKawl; 2. Chris Lance ISuzl;
3. Danny Almond ISOlI.
SPECIAL 105cc MINI: 1. Larry Butler lSuzl.
STOCK INT 112-16~ 1. Billy Evans ISOlI; 2. Mike
F_IKawI; 3. Scott Richeson ISOl).
MOD INT 112·161: 1. Taytor M.caIl IKaw); 2. Billy
Evans lSuzl: 3. Scott Richeson ISuzl.
STOCK NOV 112-161: 1. K _ McGrllth lKaw): 2.
Dennis Kreis (SOl): 3.1llIIir ~desty lVoml.
MOD NOV 112-161: 1. Dennis Kreis (Suzl; 2. Jeff
McCoy IYom); 3. 9fad T_on ISuzl.
STOCK INT (9.111: 1. C~lie Taytor (Suzl: 2. Frankie
9fundage (Suzl; 3. Lance S.nen ISuzl.
MOD INT (9.1n 1. John Conney IYoml: 2. Frankie
9fundage 1Suz): 3. 9fad Johnson IYoml.
STOCK NOV (9.111: 1. Jeremy Hughes lKawI; 2.
Roger Ogle lKaw); 3. Mike Allen IYoml.
MOD NOV 19-11): 1. Roger Ogle IKawl; 2. Jeremy
Hughes IKawl: 3. Jaile Snow lVom).
JACK CLAWSON MEMORIAL 12Scc RACE: 1. Rick
Johnson IYaml; 2. Oon Fuller (Suz); 3. M.k Howell
ISUl}; 4. Robbie Nolin IYoml; 5. 51..... Walker ISOl): 6.
Scott Johnston ISuz); 7. Tom Thomas ISOlI; 8. David
McGhee IKawl: 9. Brian Fuller ISOl); 10. Ed Johnson
ISOlI.
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MOTORCYCLE CLASSES
STOCK 125 EX: 1. Devid McGhee IKaw): 2. 9fian
Thomas IKawl; 3. Jeff Almond ISOl).
STOCK 125 INT: 1. SIeve Hin ISull: 2. Mike
Monsegur ISOlI; 3. Jon FaurelSuzl.
MOD 125 INT: 1. Mark Howell ISUll: 2. Scon Swift
IYaml; 3. Steve HittlSUll.
STOCK 100 INT: 1. Ray Tethe
