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(Above) Graham (30). Boody (12). Shobert (67) and Springsteen midway
through the main. (Below) Graham celebrates with a broken hand.
Bubba Shobert braves the mid-50-degree temperature before the main.
He came within one point of a Grand National Championship.
AMA Grand National Championship/
Camel Pro Series: Final Round
Privateer Honda
wins Springfield
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.
By Gary Van Voorhis
SPRINGFIELD. IL,
ocr.
28
The longest season in AMA Grand National
Championship history was compressed into
a span of approximately 50 seconds during
the Stroh's Springfield Mile in deciding
whether Ricky Graham or
Bubba Shobert would wear
Number One. In the end, the
title went to Graham by one
12
point, 285 to 284, after Shobert finished second to Ted Boody and Graham limped home 13th.
• Boody held' .rl)e fate of ,bot? Gra-
ham, who led Shobert by 15 points
going into the rescheduled running
of the October 14 rain out, and Shobert, who was in a must-win situation, in his hands. Boody played the
pivotal role in the outcome. Heading
into lap 24 of the 25-lap at ion'll,
Honda's Graham, with the Came!
Pro Series crown firmly in his grasp,
and Boody tangled handlebars while
dueling for the lead with Graham
going down between turns one and
two. Honda teammate hoben took
the lead on Graham' misfortune and
with it the title momentarily P
