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-----=,SpeedlNay _ Q rn 9 « o Watch Every Sat urday ~ o u A t 5 :35 P .M . E .D.T; O n u: S..,perStationWTBS )0- m rn Host ~ o DAVE DESPAIN :I: c, Brin gs Yo u Exc it in g Motorsports Cove rag e COMING UP••• March 23rd AIR Coca-Cola 500 From Hampton. GA NHRA Gator Nationa ls From Gainesville. FL March 30th 1 2 Ho urs Of Sebring IMSA Camel GT Road Race From Sebring. FL Bobby Schwartz (above) won the Scratch ma in in Long Beach over Sam Ermolenko. (Be lo w) Spring Classic series winner Mike Faria. "THE CHOICE OF CHAMPIONS" INSIST ON ALPINESTARS PRO MX/ENDURO BOOTS FROM HI-POINT See your Hi-Point Racing Produc ts deale r today and che ck out the complete line- up of Hi -Poin t boots fo r '85 . From M X to dirt tr ack to tr ai l. he has qu ality Hi -Po int boot s to fit your ne eds . HI-POINT RACING PRODUCTS l East) 3709 West Erie Ave.• Lorain. OH 44 053 (West ) 2650H Me rcanti le Dr.• Ranch o Cordove. CA 95670 Schwartz wins Long Beach, Faria takes Classic title ~ PoWER~ Dealer Sales information (213) 427-7433 r ~ ~ Duckworth Super Performance Chain Availa b le at lead in g c1ealers and accessory sto res 42 • • • ~ • • • ............................ By Scott Daloisio LONG BEACH. CA, MAR 9 Bobby Sch wartz displayed an impeccable form to win the Scra tch main a t th e CocaCola Sp rin g Cl assic a t Lo ng Beach Veteran s Stadium, th e sigh t of the 1985 World Team Cup Fina l, Saturday nigh t. Schwartz's win wasn't enough I gain the overall victory in the three-race Spri ng Classic to series, whi ch went to Mik e Faria. Track conditions were a little rough but tha t didn 't deter the talented Schwartz in hi s quest for victory. As Schwartz lin ed up for th e Scra tch m ain h e was cha lle nged by Sam Errnolenk o and Ri ck Mill er. Lance King, wh o earli er in th e eveni ng qualified for th e m ain , wa s forced to sit it o u t af ter dis loca ting h is h ip a few m inutes ea rli er. Schwart z took th e init ia l lead from th e pole an d im me d ia tel y began to len g th en it o ut. It look ed as th ough it was goin g to be a walkaway win for th e " Booga loo Kid " (Silko lene / Bell/ O akl ey/ S in is a lo / Gr in P rodu c ts/ H anco ck Design / K&N/ Ch ampion/ Ju sti ce Broth ers/ Sonic I nt ercoms/ C irello Racin g Wes) but Ermolen ko h ad so meth ing to say a bo u t th at . He put on a spectac u lar sho w as h e bounced a ll over hi s bike an d th e tra ck with a devil -m ay-car e style. The crowd went in sane as Erm o len ko closed in on Schwartz. U n fort u na tely, E rrno len ko 's n oth in g-to -lose-styl e ca m e u p just short a t th e ch eckered flag an d he was forced to settl e for seco n d b ehind th e v ic tori ous Schwartz. T im McCa sland. for th e third tim e in th e Cl as sics, swep t th e Handicap side of th e program. After beating Dennis Briggs through th e first bend, McCasland (Shoei/ Frame Shop / Jones G o ggles/Gene Thurman R aci ng Tsubak i/Kal-Gard Wes) began to o pe n it up. King dropped out after on e lap and was in obvious p ain with his hip problem . Brad Oxley had been running second but was passed on th e final circu it by Ermolenko, who went by on th e outside. Errnolen ko then gav e the huge crowd anoth er thrill wh en he a lm os t went down in turn four but he m ad e a miracu lou s recov ery. The save n ett ed him second beh ind his good friend , th e happy McCa sland. Oxley hung on for th e th ird spo t. Saturday ni ght' s Second Division . main event was by far the most exci ting ra ce of th e year thus far in so u th ern California. Sh ane McDonald was th e initial leader over Ri ch Swea ne y and Warren Reid. Reid got bySweaney at th e en d of la p one and th en became em bro iled in a ro yal battle for second with Pat Hawley. They went at it side -by-sid e until Hawley took over when Reid went wide in turn two on th e fina l go- 'round. By turn three, Reid was back br eathing down Hawley's neck as H awl ey gave McDonald a tap. McDona ld hung on bu t th ey again made contact in turn four. McDonald went down and Reid put it into th e front ch u te fence after takin g evasive action. Hawley cro ssed the line fir st but th ere was obviously a referee's deci sion to be made. He ru led, much to the di spleasu re of th e cro wd (alon g with Reid a nd McDon a ld ) th at H awley (Quicks ilver/Scar Clinic!Antonucci's Piz za/Pa iri s Saw ' Sha rp en in g/ Kin g Neptune Waterbeds/Doffo' s Auto Body /Oak ley Gdn ) was th e winner. J eff Springman fin ished seco nd. wi th Victor Robledo third. Reid a nd McDonald received fifth and six th , respectivel y - th ey, a lo ng with th e cro wd, were cl early unha ppy a bo u t it. • Results SCRATCH MAIN: Bobby Schwart z (Wes); 2. Sam Ermolenko (Wes) ; 3 . Ric k Mil ler IWe s); 4 . Lance King (Wes) DNS. , HAN DICA P: 1. Tim Mc Casland (Wes); 2. Sam Erm olen ko (Wes); 3. Bred Oxley IW es); 4 . Bobby Schwartz (Was); 5 . Lance Kin g (Wes); 6. Denn i s Briggs IGM). SEC DIV; 1. Pat Haw ley IGdn); 2. Jeff Spr ingm an (Wes): 3 . Vietor Robledo (Wes): 4 . Rich Sweaney (J aw ); 5. Warr en Reid (Jaw); 6. Shan e McDonald (Wes).