IAbove) Midway through the race, Ricky Graham led Billy Labrie. The final
order was reversed. (Below) The winners struggle with the champagne.
AMA Grand National
Championship/Winston Pro
Series: Round six
Labrie holds
'em off at
Ascot
By Dale Brown
Photos by Mark'Kariya and Brown
GARDENA ,CA , MAY 10
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"It feels great! Now I know I'm ready to win
another one!" responded Florida's Billy Labrie
to a how-does-it-feel-to-win-a-National question. Labrie led the last three laps of the 20-lap
half mile National promoted by
J .C. Agajanian at a nearlypacked Ascot Park.
Finishing second after leading
6
much of the race was Ricky Graham ,
while his Klotz/Wiseco teammate Scott
Parker ran high and outside all night
long to finish third .
The Winston Pro Series points lead
went to Alex Jorgensen as he finished
eighth . Co -leader with Mike Kidd the
week before, Hank Scott finished l lth
and is second in the points. Randy
Goss - via his fourth place finish and Graham tightened up , the race
considerably. All four are within five
points of each other, 50-47-46-45. Kidd
is fifth.
Steve Eklund finally got on the points
board with a sixth place finish. The
Grand National Champ was very im press ive early in the evening, setting
