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.-4 00 0") .-4 Australian KeI Carruthen became the first foreigner to win an AMA National road race, u he rode a Don Vescoprepared 550 Yamaha to win the 125mile National at Road Atlanta. HarJeyDavidson-mounted Cal Raybom led early but Carrutben got by well before the halfway point. When Rayborn later dropped out of the race, Dick MaDD took over second on a BSA Rocket 5. Carrutben and Rayborn had met earlier in the 250cc Junior!Expert race, and they finished 1-2 with the Auaaie getting the nod. The Novice! Junior event went to a young dirt tracker from northern California, Kenny 1lobertI. In the AMA Grand National Championship Series point lta nd Mann', second place gave him points lead over Jim Odom, 257-2%5. .... 1-0 Q.. <: _TIIIlliIT &-2 -.-". ......, . &-21 i1:; A Spring-AMA Series motOCJ'Olll was held at Road Atlanta in conjunction with the road races. Barry Higim (0.) bated Gary Bailey (BuI) in the 250cc clua, and Barry B1a1ock (Suz) won the Open contellt. _ &-11 &-7 .... _ . _YlITI.ft ... LaoCllr.... 1-.1 WUTEIIft "' 1-7 II-l1 ... The first·ever IDOtorcycle event at Caroaa (CA) Raceway laW Sene Mudd taking the 250cc Expert win in the abort track portion of the ,bort track! TT program. The race had to he halted early due to a curfew, but future events, iDc1udin" an AMA National half mile, were ,tillacheduled. Ilidy Lloyd topped the 125cc and Open Expert c1aIIelI in a motOCJ'Olll in Cuero, TX, and took a second hehind Daft F_1er in the 2SOcc ranks. Bill Clemen.. (Hus) smoked the 250 and SOOcc Expert c1aIIelI - both loaded with talent - at an American MotOCJ'OIII Team beDefit race at Indian Dunes. Gary Jona, T_ llapp and Doug Grant finished behind Clements in quarter-liter action, and Mark Blackwell, Jones and 11._ Nellon did likewise in the bi~ bore race. Jim Lunde and John Ilia: finished 1-2 in the 125cc Experts. 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