~ DAYTONA '83
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Winner Kenny Roberts leads Edd ie Law son. Steve Wi se. W es Cooley (3 4). Roberto Piet ri (1 1) and Nicky Richichi (2 5) early in t he race .
AJ'fA Grand National Championship/Camel Pro Series:
Round' .
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By Gary Van Voorhis
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL, MAR. 13
Kenny Roberts, in yet another as tounding
display of th e riding skill that has prompted
most to regard h im as th e world' s p remier
road racer, o vercame an early unplanned pi t
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stop to win the 42nd Annual
Daytona 200. The amazing ride
by Roberts through traffic to
I catch up ana then pass the
leaders was the highlight of the event
and a fitt ing jewel to add to Daytona
International Speedway 's Silver
An niversary celebration.
" T he early lap pit stop to check
what I thought. was a tire problem
caused me to. abandon my pre-race
strategy of wait and see," said Roberts
while savoring the victory afterwards.
At the finish it was Robert s leading
his Team Yamaha/Marlboro partner
Eddie Lawson to the checkered flag
by a ma rgin of 52 seconds. Roberts
and Lawson were bo th on OW60
square-four two strokes.
Third fell to the consistent riding
of Team Honda 's Steve Wise, aboard
an FWS I,OOOcc V-4 four-stroke, while
Canadian Steve Gervais, riding a
Yamaha TZ750 for Castrol Canada,
rode his way into fourth position.
