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low. By th e fourth lap th e order was still Davis, J ones and Carr , with Ingram fourth ahead of Orr, Brow, and Poovey. . Carr was keeping J o nes in h is sigh t but not finding it easy. "When I went o ut o n th e warm up la p , the back end ca me aroun d twice," Carr sai d. " T ha t's when I knew it would be a lo ng night." In~ram passed Carr a nd Bro w on the fifth lap to move into fifth p lace, ahea d of Poo vey and Durelle. H ad they finished in that order, J ones wou ld have been the Daytona cham pio n, a point that was n't lost on Carr. " I had my eye on J ones. I made sure whoever passed me passed him too," Carr said. H ad they tied on points, J ones wo uld have earned the title by virture of hi s two wi ns in the series. . By th e halfway mar k, Ingram was pr essing J ones in second and Brow had dr opped Carr to fifth, ahead of Durelle. Stauffer crashed unhurt in turn two a nd a lap later Orr pulled out when his pipe came loose. " When th e pipe came off, it lean ed the thing out and it wouldn 't shut off in th e turns," Orr said. " I just kep t mo ving backwards." Ingram th en made his move on J ones, driving past him com ing out of turn four and down the front straightaway. That made th e top three Davis, Ingram and J ones. Bro w was fourth and Poo vey was moving on Carr but slid out in turn two, mo vin g Durelle into sixth ahead of Lewis, Boody, a nd Farri s. In gram sta rted to close o n Davis, but ran ou t of laps after pulling even with the leader on the fin al lap. " I had trouble getti ng by Ronn ie," Ingram began. " If I'd have gotten by him sooner I co uld have had it. I was smelli ng my first Na tional. I just had to stuff it under Davis and see wh at hap pened." Wh at h appened? Dav is held In.g ram off to take his first National Yamaha and Honda Motorcycles present the United States .International . ,GRA ND PRIX . YAMAHA \\e make the difference.-• HONDA. Come ridewith us. ~Marlboro~ (SHOEI) Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, CA Win . " I was praying on that final lap," Davis ad mitted. " I kn ew he was going faster th an me. My faceshield fogged up halfway into th e race because I was br eathing hard. I slowed down because I knew if I slid high he'd be go ne." Jones said hi s H onda was, " spi nning off the corners rea l bad. I'd get real close to him a nd he would pull me off th e corners.': Still,J ones was able to finis h th ird ahea of series wi nner Carr who joined the victory . celebration. . " I rode the main event rea l conserva tively. I felt comfo rtable run ning the pace I did," Carr said. " I . weighed the points o ut befo re th e race and I kept an eye o n Du relle in sixt h ." Fi n ish i n g between Carr a nd Durelle was Brow who had set the fastest time and bad taken the fastest heat win. . "The track slowed downin all th e raci ng. It got real slick,'.' Michigan's Brow said. "The line in three and four got greasy "like the rest of the pl ace. I got a bad holeshot and wh ittled my way th rough three or four of them. " Unofficial sto pwatches had Brow turni ng the fastest laps of th e ra ce. • April 9th and 10th featuring > Results 1. W ill Davis (H· D); 2. Dan Ingram (H-D); 3. Ronnie Jon es (Han); 4 . Garth Brow (Han); 5. Chr is Carr (H· D); 6. Dave Dur elle (H· D); 7. Bobert Lew is (H-D); B. Ted Boody (Han); 9. Rodney Farr is (Han); 10 . Terry Poovey (Han); 11 . Charli e Orr (Han); 12. M ike Stauff er (H-D). • FINAL DA YTONA DIRT TRACK SERIES POINT STANDINGS: 1. Carr (66) 2. Jone s (64); 3. Ingram (53); 4 . Durell e (49); 5. Poovey (43); 6. Boody (39 ); 7. Farr is (38); B. Davis (36); 9. Merte ns (29); 10. Mor ehead (23). 600cc NAT IO NA L CHAM PIONSHI P POINT STANDINGS: 1. Bubba Shobert (40); 2, Steve Eklun d (27); 3. Jon es (25); 4 . Pete Hames (24 ~ 5. Davis (20); 6. (TIE) Keith Day/R icky Grah am/ Carr /Ingram (16); 10. Boody (13). 500cc World Championship and 250Cc World Championship Rou~ds AM,4 .... N C TI O NI D SANCTIONED Nissan is the Off icial Car and Truck of Laguna Seca Raceway INFORMATION: (408) 373-1811 Weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. r---------- ------- -------~~--- ------------ -------~ I I I I I I I I I I . ' UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL GRAND PRIX N ame Address C~ State I Zip ~ Daytime Phone ( Mail to: SCRAMP. P.O. Bo SCRAMP, Monterey, CA 93942 x I NO SATUROAY ONLY TICKETS AVAILABLEI I I I I I I 0 Check or money order payable to SCRAMP 0 MasterCard or Visa # I omce USE ONLY I I .1 Expiration Date Children under 12 years 01age FREE wllb parent , :.... • I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I --' 19