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00 0') Scott Pearson takes the lead at the stan ahead of Mike Kidd (72). Ale. Jorgensen (441, Hank Scott 1141 and Randy Gon' 11 I, AMA Grand National Championship/Winston Pro Series: Round 21 Pearson topples Tulsa, Kidd takes points lead By Dale Brown TULSA, OK, AUG, 22 "No problems - we just went out and did our thing, and thank heavens, we wont" was how Scott Pearson described his start to finish romp in the Tulsa AMA Grand National Champion- 6 ship/Winston Pro Series half mile at Tulsa Speedway. , h f' 'I Wit de endmg Natlona Champ Randy Goss and Mike Kida liiiisfifug ~-3: along'with preVious point leader Gary Scott's .eighth, the r~ce.left the tOJ? three. POints runners within four POints wIth five rounds left Kidd now leads with 153 Scott has' 150 and Goss 149. Pearson ' . remaidS'ifii'ouFth'with 127. ' Pevious points contenden Jay Springsteen and Steve Eklund left Tulsa with no points. After qualifying fastest, Springer had his problems and ran well back in both his heat and semi. Eklund barely missed transferring both times and had to settle for the Trophy Race win. Alex Jorgensen hustled to finish founh and moved to sixth in the standings. He was followed in the race by Hank Scott, Tulsa local Dave Bradley, Tim Menens, Gary Scott, Ted Boody and Wayne Rainey. Boody's ninth place finish was the best National half mile finish turned in on a Honda NS750 V-twin so far this year. After riding a few non· National events back east on the Honda, Boody was given one of Freddie Spencer's machines and he qualified 12th fastest, and then made the National. Jeff Haney also qualified well, but didn't run near the front after that. Spencer was a no·show. Over in the Roberts/Lawwill camp, there was only one XV750 Yamaha ready to go with the new cradle frame. Both Kidd and Jimmy Filice practiced on it. but Kidd opted for the Harley in the race. Defending Tulsa winner Ricky Graham did not make the program. In practice he lost control and jumped off in turn four with the bike cartwheeling itself into some pretty bad dillgs. Graham was pretty badly shaken, but ap· parently nothing was broken. The clay on the lengthy oval (no true straightaways) track soon developed into a narrow. rutted groove and much of the racing that followed , was follbw the leader. > • • , Time trials Harley·Davidson's Jay Springsteen was by far the fastest on the clocks, turning in a 25.08 second lap for the pole in the first heat. Hank Scott came the closest with a 25,31 and he, along with Kidd and Gary Scott occupied the other three heat pole positions. Pear· son turned in the ninth fastest time, just behind Goss. Heats Riding the Sal Acosta/Megacycle Cams/Hi-Point Harley, AIcx Jorgensen battled for the first heat lead with Pearson, who was aboard the Ray Beck! Lillie/Castro\!Arai/ I nterpart Harley. After some dole racing through the fmt two comeTS, Pearson took it with Wayne Rainey up to join them. Eklund was in .mid·pack and Spring· steen, who staned on the pole, hit the first tum second to last. Chris Armstrong/Sandy Rainey/Con· nelly Machine·sponsored Rainey displaced Jorgensen to third for a few laps but Jorgy got by and set out after Pearson. On the eighth lap Jorgy made his move for the lead, took it and kept it. At the finish Pearson was an easy second with Rainey holding off an advancing Eklund for third. It was the fastest heat of the night. Ronnie Jones jumped to the head of the second heat while Bubba Rush, Hank Scott and Dave Bradley discussed second over Jones' fender. Dickie/ Branch / Sisemore/Castrol/KRW-spon. sored Scott swept to the front on the third lap and would remain there for the following seven. Bradley, riding in f-ront of a hometown crowd for Lloyd Stephens and the Oklahoma Fixture Company, followed Scott's example >L lind set JorteS "back' ttl' third' U· 'the