Rotax-mounted Bryan Villella
romped home the winner in the
Junior final.
(Above) Winner cott hrker acknowledge. the wild cheering of the near .ellout crowd. (Below) Parker (11) took
over the lead from Chris Carr (20) with this inside pall going into turn one on lap 11.
address system following the race was
"Bitchin'!" The obviously pro-Harley
crowd nearly brought the roof down
at Louisville Downs with their reaction to that outcry from one of their
favorite sons. Although they were
well aware of it, Parker then reminded
them that he and runner-up Carr, the
1985 Camel Pro Rookie of the Year,
were riding Harley-Davidsons and
had topped Shoben and his Honda.
Of course that was greeted by another
large cheer.
.
"Bubba is leading the point standings and I knew I had to tart finishing ahead of him and that Honda,"
said Parker. "We did tonight and
we're going to be goin' for itthe rest
of the year. Harley's goil)g to be
Number One!"
Oklahoma's Ronnie .Jones, who
each time he races at Louisville Downs
has to wipe from his mind the fact
that his brother David was killed on
the crushed limestone oval in a bizzare accident involving a spectator
several years ago, finished fourth and
was followed across the finish line in
the :lO-lap main event by Illinois
rider Tim Mertens.
Time Trials
AMA Grand National Championship/
Camel Pro Series: Round 9
Parker slides to
Louisville win
By Jack Mangus
Photos by Bert Shepard
LOUISVILLE, KY, MAY 31
Scott Parker came out on top. of a nearly
race-long duel with Chris Carr to win the
20th Annual Louisville Half Mile. In doing
so, the Michigan rider became the seventh
6
different winner in as many
years.
Honda's Bubba Shobert, who
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