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track . It wasn 't a to ta lly was ted day because I picked up a n ew sponsor, Ta lla dega Mo tor Speed way." When th e race got u nderwa y, Bill y Labrie was o ut fron t wi th fast qual ifier Drake a nd Steve H all also transferin g 10 the ma in . Labrie's heat was the fas test, and he p icked up a 5100 bonu s fro m Ro biso n 's H arl ey-Dav id so n of Da ytona . Bu bba Sho ber t shortly led th e second heat , but was q u ickl y disp laced by T erry P oo vey. Poovey, who go t seco nd th e p rev io u s night a t th e T a m pa Sh ort Track, stayed in front wh ile Ro n n ie Jones moved into the fin al transfer. Cyclea r Fa ir in gsvj-lorron Med ica l I KK Mo to rcycle Supp ly-sponsored Steve Mor ehead ra n a way with th e th ird hea t while Mickey Cole a nd ro o ki e Ro d ney Farris tried, in va in , to ca tch u p . Will ie Cra b be led fell ow resident T ay lor Wh ite, J r. br iefly in th e fina l h ea t, but Ti m Mert en s a n d Da ve Hebb got by a nd into the fea ture. In ad d i tio n to the mai n event th ere were two lesser fea ture eve nts, giv ing a ll th e Experts a chance to p ick up so me purse money. T he third feature was won bv Charlie Ro berts wit h Mike Min ni g a nd Rand y Spen ce filling o ut the winner 's circle. The second feature belonged to Tod d G iesick , SCOl! Ada ms a nd Robbie Cr abbe in third. Mertens, P oov ey, Morehead a nd La bri e led th e Ex perts onto the track in the ma in eve nt. Labrie overtook Morehead a nd made i t a tight tri o up front , bu t that was th e end of hi s p assing. " I' m sti ll recovering fro m m y in j u r ies la st yea r, a n d 1 wa s h a p p y to stay in thi rd ," Labr ie said. " I do n 't ha ve the sponsorship 1 had la st yea r so 1 do n ' t th ink I' ll make th e wes t coast Na tio nals." Labrie is sponsored by Flet ch er's H -D. Just pas t th e halfwa y po int Poo vey made his m ov e o n Mertens a n d held o n fo r th e win . " Poovey got m e on th e o u tside, wh ich is unusual for h im. It was a great move, a clea n pass. H e usuall y tri es to stick yo u o n th e i ns ide. H e's a g rea t rider," Mer ten s sa id . Mert en s' sponsors incl ude Bell eville H onda/ KR W/ Ba n O 'Brien a nd Pa tr ick Ra em g. " T h is w a s m y k ind o f race, P oo vey said . " I cou ld ha ve passed him earlie r, but I wa s waiting for th e right rim e. " th e Shoei H elmets/Widman 's H -D-sponsored Texa n sa id. " I wanted to win o ne , a nd this one's as good a s a ny . I'm just taking th ese o ne race at a time a nd not rea lly looking at winn ing th e series. I've been ge tti ng hel p down here from Cas trol a lso , a nd th e bik e belongs to Ken Parker. " La br ie held th ird with Mor eh ead fou n h , Bu b ba Shobert fifth and Willie Cr abbe six th . • Results NOV; 1. M ark Hartl ey (Hon); 2. Dan Ange I IKaw ~; 3. Je ff M idd lebroo ks (Hon) ; 4 . Charles Bowl es (Hon); 5. Tony Pit cock (Kaw); 6 . Ron Andrews (Kaw); 7. Curt is Rehmer! (Suz); 8 . Anthony Grady (Hon); 9. James Oliver (Hon); 10. Wes Long (Hon) ; 11. David Benencoun (Honl; 12 . John Faulkner. JR : 1. Tom DlvisIH -D); 2. Willilm Mueller IH·D); 3. Pete Hames IH -O); 4 . Jeff Joiner {H· D); 5. Eric Reusch (H·D); 6. Scott Podergoi. (H-D); 7. Greg Wagenknecht IH -O); 8 . Daniel Mooney (Hon); 9 . Slmmy SweetIH-D); 10 . Glry Conkling (H-D) 11. ; Mlnhew Rozowicz (H·D); 12 . Tim PI lone (H·D). EXP(Felture .1 ): 1. Billie Lobri. (H-D): 2. Willie Crlbbe ( H· D~ 3. Tlrry Poovey (H-D); 4 . Steve Morlheld IH· D); 5. Scott Drlke (H· D); 6. Tim Mertens (H-D); 7. Bubbe Shobert IH-D); B. Mike CoIeIH ·D ~ 9. Stephen HIII (H·D~ 10. DIve Hebb (H-D); 1 1. Ronnie Jones; 12 . Rod Ferris (H· D). EXP lFel ture n): 1. Cher i• • Robens ( H - D~ 2. Mike Minn i. (H-D); 3. Rlndy Spence IH-D); 4. Johnny Cooper (H·D); 5. Dlle Goe.sner (H-D); 6. Joy Uvingst on ( H · D~ 7. Rick Sexton (H-D); B. Alln loughheld (Hon); 9. Rick Knoop IH-D). ere co ercross eries! The Wrangler brand is proud to be the 1982 sponsor of the NV\A sanctioned Supercross Series. Daring, demanding, adventurous. That's the Supercross spirit. And that's the spirit of the Wrangler brand, too. So come on out and watch the riders compete for points in the $75,000 Wrangler Supercross Point Fund. r Wra SUPERCROSS SERIES Date· Stadium Event Anaheim,CA Seattle, WA A tlanta , GA Daytona Beach, FL Houst on, TX Po nt iac,MI Kansas City, M O Los An geles. CA SanDiego, CA Anah eim Stadium Seatt le Kingdo me Atlanta Stadium Daytona Int l Speedway Houston Astrodome Po nt iac Silverdo me Ar rowhead Stadium Los An geles Co liseum SanDiego Stadium 1/3 0 2 / 13-14 2/ 27 3/6 3 /1 9·20 4/ 24-25 SIB 7/ 17 TBA Supercross Riders. They're some tough customers. ~ 1 Q82. Blue Bell. 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