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Dirt track (Con ti n ue d from pa ge 35) Chris Carr won th e fourth semi from Boody a nd Brad Taylor. Ten Nationa l numbers a nd two rookie Experts lin ed up for th e 12-lap main. With th e $5,000 top p rize from the Wise co -Da ytona Dirt T ra ck Series still up for grab s th e odds were in Poovey's favor. All Poovey need ed was a fourth or better to recapture th e titl e he'd h eld in 1981 an d 1982 even if Jones won , which he did, co n vin cingly. Jones wa s clea rly in a class by him self an d seco n d placed T im Mert en s wa s also a ll a lone, a lt ho ug h a notch beh ind Jones. The battle for third wasn't as cl ear cu t. Poovey held it for th e duration o f th e ra ce, but th e sligh tes t bobble wou ld have yielded third to Carr. Eri c Rausch was lon ely in fifth. On th e seventh lap Brad T aylor and Kri s Armentrout both went do wn in turn one bringing o u t th e red flag . Both remounted but with a si ngle fil e resta rt J ones lost a ll of the adva ntage he'd built up. No m atter , because on th e restart he d isappeared ' for the fin al five laps a n d secured hi s p lace in Mem o rial Sta d iu m sho rt track hi story. Merten s held second, a nd Poo vey's third , a head of Ca rr , was good enoug h for th e title, which left him virtuall y speechless. " He kn ew th at he o n ly h ad to fi nis h fourth o r bet ter ," sponsor Chu ck G ardn er sa id as Poovey p osed for p ictures with hi s older brother and mech anic Terr y, " so he rode co nserva tively." '" kn ew as long a s I kept Boody behind m e I was in good shape." Poovey sai d . '" need ed th a t a nd 1a lso go t so meth i ng 1didn 't expect: H am es n ot makin g th e feature. 1 co u ld 've run harder a nd m aybe h av e wo n th e race , but 1 didn 't wa nt to tak e a ch ance a nd fall down ." Th e co nse rva tive riding fru stra ted fou rt h p la ce Carr. " My bike wa s workin g good a nd ' felt good a bo u t how 1 was riding . Bu t he onl y needed fourth a nd , plus 1 go t off th e li ne bad ," " T h is wa s m y best ni ght," runner up Mert en s sa id. " We ch a nge d the su sp en sion so me o n my Bell eville H onda and 1co u ld see J ones a t first. 1 th ou ght 1co u ld ca tch him but he was ge tti n g thro ugh th e middl e o f th e cor ner better th an 1 was." J on es was good eno u gh to do wh at no o ne befo re hi m had done: co m p lete th e triple cro wn. , " I wasn 't reall y hopin g to get the third win h ere. 1 was takin g it on e race a t a time just tryin g to win my heat s a n d semi. T h is was a different mot orcycl e than 1 rode last yea r a n d we used th e sa me co m bi na tion every night. It was grea t from th e beginn ing. I didn 't tran sfer to th e main in th e half miles so 1 didn 't ge t an y points an d never th ou ght 1 would finish thi s hi gh up in th e standings, " • sa id Jones. KAWASAKI TEAM GREEN THE - EA M OF THE 80's T WANTS YOU!!! BUY A 1985 KX 80 OR KDX 80 FROM MARCH 1 - THROUGH JUNE 1, 1985 AND ~OUR PARTICIPATING ROCKY MOUNTAIN KAWASAKI DEALER WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH A $100 PARTS OR CLOTHING ALLOWANCE. OUR TEAM GREEN PROGRAM IS THE VERY BEST AMATEUR SUPPORT PROGRAM IN THE INDUSTRY, AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR TOP FLIGHT 80 CLASS RIDERS TO JOIN US. SEE YOUR ROCKY MOUNTAIN KAWASAKI DEALER TODAY, OR CALL US AT 1-308-436-2143. KOlBO Resu lts THURS DAY 1. Ronnie Jones (Hon); 2. Terry Poovey (H'-D); 3. Peter Ha mes (H -D); 4 . Ti m Mertens (Hon); 5. Ted Boody (Han); 6 . Chr is Carr (W- R); 7 . Scott Ada ms (H· D); 8 . Rich King (H-D); 9 . Fra n Brow n (H· D); 10. Thomas Maitland (H· D); 11. Ran dy Go ss (Ho n); 12. Rodney Farri s (H· D). FRIDAY 1. Ron ni e Jones (Hon); 2 . Peter Ham es (H-D ); 3 . Ter ry Poov ey {H· D); 4 . Chr is Carr (W ·RI: 5. Fra n Brown (H- D); 6. Rodn ey Farri s (H- D): 7 . Sammy Sweet (H-D ); 8 . Willia m Davis (H· D); 9. Steve More head (H-D); 10. Eric Ra usch (H· D); 1 1. Tim Menens (Han); 12 . Bill y Herndon (H-D). SATURDA Y 1. Ronn ie J ones (Ho n); 2. Tim M en en s (Hon); 3 . Terry Poovey (H· O); 4 . Chri s Carr (W ~ RI ; 5 . Eric Rausch (Han); 6 . Scott Adam s ( H ~ D); 7 . Doug Ch andler (Han); 8 . Ted Bood y (Ha n); 9. W ill iam Davi s (H- D); 10. Rodney Farr is (H· D); 11. Kri s Arment rout (Han) ; 12 . Br ad Taylor (Han) . FINAL POINT STANDINGS: 1. Terry Poovey (5 3); 2. Ronn ie Jones (60); 3 . Ted 80 0dy (5 3)· ; 4. Peter Ham es(53 ); 5 . Chr is Carr (50 ); 6 . Tim Merte ns( 4 3); 7 . Rodne y Farri s (35); 8 . Steve Morehead (29 ); 9 . Doug Cha nd ler (2 5); 10. Thoma. Me itland (24). -Awa rd ed hi gher pos ition beca u se of m ain ev ent w in . GNC Grand-National Championship La ke Wh itney, TX " 1st 250cc Expert: Scooter Stafford. Suz. 1st 125cc Expert : Edd ie Wa rren. Kaw. 1st 250cc Intermediate : Frankie Brundage. Kaw. MAXIMA RACING LUBR ICANTS 1444 Pioneer #7 , EI Cajon, CA 92020 619 /442-9723 37