(Left) Third-placer Farris extends a hand to Hank Scott after what Farris termed an "instructive" heat race. (Right) Shobert finished third in the
National while Jay Springsteen (9) slipped off the grove and ~ad to climb back for sixth.
pble position for the National.
"Graham powered LO an immediate
lead in the final heat, leaving the
fighting behind him. Ingram dispatched Mike .Kidd from second and
opened up a shon distance on the
,!(id9/Lance jones/Miltt Rozowicz/
u;ve Lawson ballie for third. By lap
llight, Graham was out of reach while
Ipgram, with a worn rear tire, was
b$g reeled in by Kiddljones. Com!l)S off turn two on the ninth lap,
JIi~ slowed dramatically, allowing
Kifld and jones LO scoot past (or their
u\,!} tS LO the ational behind Gra-
Oa»t-
ii,The l.ipper opened on my jacket,"
~ai9 Ingram of his mi (onune. "It
'lf~d like a brake and I slipped off the
grgpve. My rear tire was going away
anc\ it would've been a fight to the
finish for a spot in the ational, but I
feel I could have made .il."
Semis
1 be dark clouds which had been
an.ging over the area nearly all day
pws a weather repon o( impending
rnJ~ caused officials to speed up the
pr !,gram and shonen the semis from
19 10 eight laps. The top two finis ers from each of the two semis
would go to the National.
~.u ed Boody led the entire eight laps
J
emi one with Brow following
him every inch of the way. "I couldn't
-seem to get the drive I needed LO make
a: run on Ted," said Brow afterward.
;f.erry Poovey blit1.ed from a poor
slflr LO second on the third lap of
semj two and then began quickly
g<\ining ground on leader Parker. On
lap five, Poovey moved past Parker
~lUng into turn three and the swap·
Ieshwas on for the remaining laps.
~aT~erappearedto have the turn (our/
