Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

(A bov e) Ricky Graham heads up a duel between Jay Springsteen (9), Ro n nie Jones (1 6) and Steve Morehead on Sunday . (Bel ow) M is s Ca m el Pro Vivian Chadbourne, S c ott Parker and Graham ce lebrate i n the w in ne r 's cir cle . "The front carb vibrated or got ban ged loose," said Sp rings teen, "an d I co u ld n ' t get th e hose/ clamp back a ro u n d it. I ca me into the pits, but by th e ti m e it was fix ed I was two laps down an d I didn 't see a n y sense in goin g back ou t." Parker made his m ove with a draft a n d pass w h ich ca rri ed him deep into turn one and left Shobert with Boody a n d Graham nipping a t his rear wheel. Pa rker put 10 bikelengths on the th ree, but keeping the cush ion was a nother ma tter. Parker turned in a 103.5 mph lap in taking th e lea d. Two laps later Shobert returned the favor and the fina l half of the race saw Parker , Shobert, Boody and Graham running two, three a n d four a breas t on th e stra ig h ts a n d cu tt ing passes into turns o ne a nd three with surg ica l p recision. Meanwh ile, Moreh ead a nd H ank Scott were battlin g eac h o ther for fifth as Ca rr a nd J ones did the same for seventh . Farris, in ninth , h ad hi s h ands full with Du rell e, Parker sliced in sid e Shobert for the lead head ing into turn one for th e final la p . Graham n ipped by for seco nd leaving Bood y in fourth. The lead o ff turn two belonged to Parker a n d he ma naged to break th e draft for just lon g enough 10 lead into turn three with anoth er long, deep dive which sustained the momentum he had built u p . Parker led Shobert off tu rn four a nd Shobert co u ldn' t ge t close eno u gh to strike. T he win was Parker 's a nd a t a blis teri ng p ace o f over 102 m p h . Gra ha m took third beh ind Shobert with Boody fifth ahea d H ank Scott, Moreh ead, Farris, Ca rr, Durelle, a nd Jon es. Junior National Brian Ath ert on an d Wink ie Freit as co nt in ued thei r battle for th e Junior Ch ampionship crow n wit h Athert on running a start- to-finish 12 la ps for th e win. Freitas posted another second pl ace fi nish to keep a so lid grip on h is poi nts lead. Athert on h ad Ja mey Peacock and th en Aaron Hill for co m p a n y in th e early laps before o pen ing up some di stance on th e rest o f th e field. Frei tas took second from H ill on lap five and th e two traded th e position ba ck and forth before Freit as took it for good with lWO laps to go . ''I' m trying-my hardest 10 catch Winkie in th e point sta n din gs," said Atherton , "but every lime I win he finish es seco nd . You ca n 't make up much ground lik e th a t." • Results 12 come loose in his second qualifyi ng sessio n in time tr ia ls and h e became an ins ta n t specta to r. Sp ri ngsteen slip ped o ff th e groove a n d dropped to fourth before moving back into co n ten tio n a nd th en com ingou t on top of a sid e-by-side race to th e fini sh with Parker an d Rain ey. To th e cro wd 's d eli ght , Parker would tap Ra in ey o n th e elbo w each tim e h e dr a fted pa st. "It was my inj u red elbo w h e was hi tt in g each tim e," sa id Ra in ey. "Scotty didn 't know it so I can ' t be a ngry, but each time he'd come up o n me I'd wi nce because I kn ew wha t was co m in g." The fin is h o f the thi rd heal set u p as a charge to th e fin ish a fter a ro usingduel between Ronniejonesand Han k Sco tt. J on es go t the 'nod by a foot or two . Sco tt had gon e fro m first to fourth a t ha lfway wh en he slip ped off the gro ove, a llo win g La nce j on es 10 move into th ird. J on es th en bobbl ed a n d SCOtl moved to th ird an d then second over Dave Durell e and hi s AI Mu th H -D/ Neil Wi nslon Racingspo nsored XR . Du rell e h eld of f th e la s I la p ch a lle n ge by Doug Chand ler to keep third a nd ma ke hi s first trip-to - .. a Nation al since last year's yea r-end Springfield Mile. " I didn 't put a wh eel wrong on th e fi rst lap ," said Moreh ead. " I got a way when Carr spent his time spinning th e back tire in turn on e on the start ," Moreh ead's lead dwindled by the finish , but h e was never reall y cha llen ged . Ca rr a nd Poovey finished 2-3. but onl y a fter so me help from Graham wh en he took a rid e u p at th e top o f th e track to check th e ha y bal es a nd slipped from seco nd to a di stant fourth, Semis " I was enjoying m ysel f so m uch I j us t wa ndered o ff the groove," said sem i o ne win ne r Rod neyFa rr is. " I had to wo rk h ard to ge t th e lead back ." Eas tern H -D Dea lers Associa tion / Varnes H -D-spo nsor ed Ra ndy T ext er gat hered in seco n d by ho lding off Peter H ook . Sem i two saw Chandler, G ra ham, Goss. Fi lice, La nce J on es a nd Pea rso n o n th e fro ntli ne. bUI at the fin ish it was G raha m over Cha ndl er bv about a foot and th e two were Nati on al . bo u nd - Graham led for eigh t laps, then Chandler gal by on lap nine; th e fight went to th e finish. Last Chance Qualifier Gary Scott on ly led a t the finish Iin e on o ne lap, but it was the last one o f the LCQ a nd tha t was a ll he needed for his ticket to th e last spot in th e 17-rider National field , Scott inched ou t hi s win over Hames a nd Lance J ones. National Sh obert a nd Boody immediatel y en gaged in warfare over th e top two spots ' wit h G raham bl istering hi s way through traffi c to third by th e en d of lap IWO with Springsteen , Morehead , Ronnie jones. Hank Sco tt. a n d Rainey ahead o f Parker after Parker got bo unced o ff th e groove whil e figh ting for third. Park er came back with a vengea nce to pi ck o ff o ne a nd two a t a ti m e wi th a style which took h im cha rging deeper into th e turns than a ny o ther rid er o n rh e track. It wa s to be h is winn in g co m bi na tio n. By la p seven , Park er was tra ding th ird with G ra ham as Boody and Shobert traded th e lead. • • • - - - - . . SATUR DAY 1. Ricky Graham (Han ); 2. Hank SCon (Han) ; 3. Bubba Shobert (Han); 4 . Ted Boody (Han); 5. Steve M orehead (H·O); 6 . Jon Cornwell (H·O); 7 . Chris Carr (H-D); 8. Ronn ie Jones (Hoot; 9 . Jimmy Filice (H-D); 10 . Jay Springsteen (H- D); 11 . Lance Jones (H· D); 12. Randy Goss (Hon); 13 . Don Howard (H-D); 14 . Pet er Hook (H-D); 15 . Scan Parker (H-D ); 16 . Scon Pearson {Hont; 17. Pet e Hames (H-O). TIM E; 15 min.• 37.730 sees. AVERAGE SPEED; 95 .975 mp h. SUNDAY 1. Scon Park er (H- D); 2. Bubb a Sho bert (Han ); 3. Ricky Graham (Han ); 4 . Ted Boody (Han); 5. Ha nk Scott (Han ); 6. Steve Moreh ead (H-D); 7 . Rodney Farr is (H -D); 8 . Chri s Carr (H- D); 9 . Dave Durell e (H-O); 10 . Ron n ie Jones (Hon); 11 . Doug Chandler (Han); 12 . Gary Scon (H- D); 13. A lex Jor gense n (Han); 14 . Randy Texter (H-D); 15 . Terry Poov ey (H-D); 16 . Jay Spr ing steen (H·D); 17 . W ayn e Rainey (H-D). TIM E: 14 min.. 41. 947 sees. AVE RAGE SPEED : 102.047 mph (Record ; old records by Ricky Graham. B/26 /84 of 14 :49 .235/ 101.21 ). JR NATIONAL; t . Bri an Atherton (W-R ); 2. Winkie Fre ita s (Han ); 3 . Aaron Hill (H -O); 4 . Phi l Vig ner i (C-A) ; 5 . Greg Gatliff (H- D); 6 . Nickie Fontana (Han) ; 7 . James Feulkner (C-A) ; B. Brad Furlong (H-D); 9 . Jamey Peacoc k (H- D); 10 . Do nald Myers (H-D); I 1. Steve Duff (H- D); 12 . TIm Skov (W-R) . CA M EL PRO SERIES POINT STAN DIN GS: 1. Bubba Shobert (21); 2. Ted Boody (174); 3 . Dou g Chandler( 164) ; 4 . Scott Parker (14 6 ); 5 . Scan Pear son (129); 6 . Chr is Carr( 99 ); 7 . RickyGraham (94); a. (TIE) Mike Bal dwin / Ron n ie Jones (89); 10 . Ja y Spr ingsteen (70) ; 1 1. Randy Renfrow(69); 12. Steve M or ehead (65) ; 13 . Pet e Ham es (64 ); 14 . (TIE) Aiel( Jorgensen / Rich Schla cht er (63); 16. Terry Poovey (6 2! : 17. Randy Goss (6 1!; I a. Ala n Labrosse (56 ); 19 . Wayne Rain ev (52); 20 . M ile Baldwin (5 1!. JR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS HIP POINT STAND IN GS: 1. W in kie Freita s (24 5); 2. Br ian At he non (230 ); 3 . Aaron Hill (122); 4 . Brad Furl ong (64); 5. Curtis Cannon (60); 6 . Frank Garcia (5 2); 7. Wade Cam lin (4B); Les Washcon (4 7); 9 . Don Myers (4 6); 10. Recil Hart (40). a.

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