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(Above) Kent Howerton picked up second for the day and in the standings. (Top) Broc Glover (6) leads Goat Breker (14) and Phil Larson. (Above right) Jeff Ward was second and one mistake from a win. 20 worth led the first rnoto from start to fin ish with no change, even though there was spectacular and exciting riding. Yamaha Support rider Jim Holley was nex t ahead of Hardick. . Hardick and Liles displaced Holley on the first lap, and Bell did a lap later. Bell worked on catching Liles for the remainder of the mota for fifth. He caught him napping on the fin al lap and nipped him at the line by a hair. Canadian Champ Ros s Pederson moved hi s Suzuki up behind Hardick and ahead of Yamaha rider John Whelchel and Honda Support rider Jeff H icks. Burnworth added spice to the second moto by matching Hannah's Honda pony for pony up the start hill and grabbing th e holeshot. He held up Hannah for part of a lap, but th e score sheets had Hannah leading every la p . Johnson, m uc h to his chao . grin, provided en tertainment a lso . H e came aro und in seventh and p ro yided so me good racing while m o vm gup. After th e openi ng lap swap pi ng th e order rea d Han na h, Burnworth , Bail ey, J ohn so n, H icks, Bell, Kaw asaki 's Darren Rho ten, Pederson an d Lil es, who "h ad lost his first lap fourth to a loop-out on th e hill. J ohnson a n d Bail ey battl ed o n " Webco Hill " for Pilrt o f a lap of close racing . Bailey was p rotecting h is lines, but J ohnson came o u t of th e ba ck sec tio n in th e lead a n d Bailey followed a short ti me later, reo arranging levers an d such. Bailey was not pl eased with th e in cid ent. " I don't feel like I did an ythi ng wrong to th e guy," said Bailey after th e ra ce. " I don 't feel lik e I was J oe Ni ce Guy to him , but I have a ri ght to protect m y line. H e jacked a ro u n d with me in th e first m ot a , th en took m e down . H e's on m y coop li st. " H annah disappeared to a 46·second lead at th e fini sh and Bailey passed Burnworth about two laps from th e end . After that th e order read as before. Whelchel took ei ghth for eighth overall. Jim T arantin o 's Honda Support bik e wa s next. Pederson rounded the top 10. Overall Pederson wa s ninth and Tarantino 10th . Despite the lack of long, close battles , the spectacular track, which deteriorated to a curious mixture of sand and rock-hard sections alternating with good traction sections, kept the estimated crowd of 12,000 happy. Many of the riders were not so pleased. Johnson and Bailey both called positions that others would have been happy for, bad and Irustrating days. O'Mara had spent 14 days . every day trying to get more p ower o u t of his Honda a nd was pl ea sed with h is ride and th e develop me nt wo rk. H owert on came in sick, but h oping to remain in th e top five an d left with seco n d a nd seco nd in th e 500cc sta ndi ngs . H e was happy and ready to get h eal th y again . • Results 500: 1. Broc Glover (Yam) 1·2 ; 2. Kent Howe rton (Kaw l 4 -3 ; 3. Phil Larson (Honl 3·4 ; 4. Tim Locey (Vam) 6-6 ; 5. Steve Martin (Hon) 8-7 ; 6.Verome Heiberger (Han) 7 · 8; 7 . Mike Shoemaker (Han l 511; 8. Goat Breker(Honl ' -I ; 9. A lan King (Suz) 2-'; 10. Warren Reid (Yam ) 26 -4 ; 11. Mike Tr ipes 13· 13; 12. Pete Snorteland (Vam) 18- 9; 13. Gary Dircks (Hon) 11 -17 ; 14. Zoli 8erenyi IHon ) 14 -16; 15 . Andy Stacy (Hus) 27-10; 16. John Finkeldey (KTM ) 15 -16 ; 17. Don Gr iewe (Honl 10 -25 ; 18. Larry Hooper (Hon) ' -12 ; 19. David Gerig (Husl; 12 -0NF ; 20 . Oan Conwa y (Hon) 20-15. 125: 1. Johnny C'Mara (Honl 1·2 ; 2. Jeff Ward (Kaw) 3·1 ; 3. Ron Lechien (VamI2-4; 4 . Mark aer nettlSuz) 4 -3; 5. 8rian Myerscough (Hon) 5-6 ; 6. Chris He isser ISuzI7-5; 7 . A .J . Whiting (Yam) 9-7 ; 8. Ted 8rady (Hon) 13-8 ; 9. Mike Preston (Kawl 12 -9 ; 10 . Rod Smith (Vam) 10 -14 ; 11. Roger Hensley (Vaml 15·12; 12 . Troy 81ake (Vaml 6·DNF; 13 . Michael CranelKaw) 17·11 ; 14 . Karl Jordan (Vam) 8-DNF ; 15 . Mark Flesia (Vaml DNF·l0; 16. Mik e Beier (Yam) l ' -0NF; 17. Steven Burdette (Yam) 21 -13 ; 18 . Terry Hofoss (Vaml 18-16; 19. Erik Kehoe (HonI14-DNF; 20 . Jeff Surwall (Vam) DNF· 15 . 250: 1. Bob Hannah (Hon) 1·1 ; 2. Rick Johnson (VamI2·2; 3. David Bailey (Hon) 3·3; 4 . Scott Burn worth (SuzI4-4; 5. Mike Bell (VamI5·5 ; 6. BillyLiles (KawI6-6; 7 . Clin t Hardick(Suz) 7-7; B. John Whe l· chel (Vam) 9 ·8 ; 9. Ross Pederson (Suz) 8·10; 10 . Jim Tarantino (Han) 11-9; 11 . Jeff Hicks (Hon) 10 12; 12 . Jim Holley (Vam) 15· 11; 13. Daan Cates (Hon I14-17 ; 14. Darran Rhoten (Kaw) 12-DNF; 15. Robert Buffaloe (Hon) DNF·13; 16. Kenny Keylon (Hon) 13·DNF; 17. Kevin Davis (KTM) 245·14; 18. David McClain(Hon)15-15; 19. Tom Carson (Hon) 20 ·16; 22. Doug Jackson (VamI18-18. POINT STANDINGS: 125 : 1. Jeff Ward (89); 2. Mark Barnett (8B); 3. Johnny C'Mara (87); 4 . Brian Myerscough (64); 5. Chr is Heisser(59); 6. Ron Lechien(5BI; 7. A.J.Whit· ing (53); 8. Rodnay Smith (46); 9. Mike Preston (34); 10. Rick Ryan (291. 250: 1. Bob Hannah (100); 2. Rick Johnson (86); 3. David Bailey (821; 4. Scott Burnworth (65); 5. Mika Bell (80); 6. Billy Liles (57); 7. Clint Hardick (55); 8. Jim Tarantino (45); 9. Jim Holley (41); 10. Kenny Keylon (35) . 600: 1. Broc Glover (81); 2. Kent Howerton (78); 3. Goat Breker (631; 4. Alen King (58); 5. Steva Martin (57t, 6. Jerome Heiberger (491; 7. Danny Chandlar (47); 8. Warren Reid (451; 9. Tim Locey (37); 10 . (TIEl John Finkeldey/Phii Larson (361·