Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

• Pontiac (Conti nue d from page 19) ~. AMlI B S .... C T IONID section a nd next two turns. As they entered an other wh oop sectio n Ward stayed alongs ide J ohnson, but as they headed for th e following turn Johnso n held th e in side line. The two riders -ma de co ntact as th ey flew off the last wh oop into the comer wit h Ward bei ng for ced ou tside a nd into th e hay bales where he fell.' " I held it ' on and he held it on and we h it the last bu mp pretty hard," sai d Ward. " I was comi ng in a nd he was go ing straigh t a nd we co lli ded and It put me throug h the hay ba les. If I was o n th e inside I wo uld've done the same to him , th at 's racin g. H e didn't do' it inten tio na lly, we were just trying to hold o u r lines, so th ere' s no ha rd feelin gs." " I didn 't try to hurt him o r kn ock him down, I just tried to hold him up a nd he went over," J ohnson said. "I kn ow he would've done th e same to me." This gave J ohnson all th e room he needed and he cru ised o n to his second co nsec u t ive win whil e Lechi en was a di stant third over Keh oe. Fifth was still u p in th e air as Dub ach a pproached the finish line with Tichen or and Gl over trying to take hi s posit ion away. Neither co u ld do it though as they enco u ntered slower rid ers in th e last few turri s. Holland cam e ho me beh ind G lover and ' not fa r a hea d of Fish er, whi le Mat iasevich ro u nded o ut the top 10. Donald Hudson grabbed th e holeshot a t th e sta rt of th e l25cc ma in but was quickl y passed by DeHoop, Kenn y Ki zz ar, Mich ael Jones and Chris Col em an. DeHoop quickl y established a few seconds over Jones, who had Col eman on his tail. The top three pulled away from Kizzar as Rob ert H ayes, Jr. moved in from fifth . By lap lap eigh t of th e l2-lap affair DeH oop had five seconds on Jones. Colem an sti ll stayed in Jon es' tra cks, while further back H ayes caught a nd pa ssed Kizzar. DeHoop main tained hi s lead on J ones right u p to the ver y end as Co leman drop ped off th e pace slightly to finish a dis tant third. Hayes claimed fourt h just ah ead of Mark Crozier, Mark Musselman a n d Denn y Stephen son. _ Results SATURDAY 250 : 1. Rick Johnson (Hon); 2. Jeff Ward (Kaw ); 3. Ron Lechien (Kaw); 4. Brae Glover (Yam); 5. George Holland IHon); 6. Johnny O'Mara (Suz); 7. Erik Kehoe ISuz); 8. J eff Matiasevich IKaw); 9. Ronnie Tiche nor (Suz); 10 . Jeff Stanton (Yam); 11. Shaun Kalos (Yam); 12. Dean Matson ISuzt, 13 . Donny Schmit Isuz); 14. Fred Andrews (Suzt, 15 . Keith Bowe n IKaw); 16. Mik e Fisher IKaw); 17. Jeff Leisk (Hon); 18.J eff Hicks IHon ); 19 .Jeff Frisz( Suz); 20. Ross Pederson (Suz); 2 1. Brian Manley (Suz). 125 : 1. Mi ke laRocco (Yam); 2. Michael Jones (yam); 3. Chr is Coleman (Kaw); 4. Todd DeHoop (Suz); 5. Robert Hayes Jr. ISuz); 6. Kenny Kizzar (Yam); 7. Bill y Wh itl ey (Cag); 8. Carl Vaillancourt (Hon); 9. J ohn Grew e (Yamt,l O. Jeff McCun e (Suz); 11. Dale Spang ler (Kaw t, 12. Rob Hanson (ya m); 13. M ike Norr is (Suzt, 14. Brian McElroy (Cag); 15. Donald Hudson (Kaw); 16. J im Jon es (Hon); 17. Robert Naugh ton ICag); 1B. Dan J annene J r. IHon); 19. And y M ich nar (Hon); 20 . M ar k M usselm an (KTM). SUNDAY 250 : 1. J ohnson ; 2. Wa rd; 3. Lechien; 4 . Kehoe; 5. Doug Dubach (Yam); 6. Tich enor ; 7. Glover; 8. Holland; 9. Fisher; 10 . M ati asevich; 11. O'Mara; , 2. Leisk; 13. Matson; 14 . Bowen; 15 . Sc hm it; 16 . Kun M cMillen (Han); 17. Pederson; 18. A ndrews ; 19. Tom Carson (Hon); 20 . Ray Sommo (Suz); 21 . Manley. . 125 : 1. OeHoo p; 2. J ones; 3 . Coleman; 4 . Hayes; 5. Mark Crozier (Hon); 6. Musselma n; 7. Denn y Stephenson; 8. Kizzer: 9. LaRocco; 10. Naug hton ; 11. Rodney Phillips; 12. Vaill ancourt; 13 . Donald Hudson (Kaw ); 14 . Spang ler; 15. Nor ris; 16 . Conn ie Feist (Hon); 17. Jim Randa (Yaml ; 1B. Mark Pillion (Hon); 19. Rick Pinn ey (Hon); 20 . Grew e; 21 . McCune; 22. Bren Salander (Kaw l. POINT STANDINGS 250 : 1. Johnson (142); 2. Ward (13 3); 3. Lechien (120 ); 4 . Kehoe (911; 5. Glover (891 6. Holland (85); ; 7. Leisk (68 ); 8. Dymond (54); 9. Stanton (48); 10. O'Mara (43). 125 EASTERNREGION: 1. Jo nes (74t, 2. DeHoop (72); 3. Coleman (63); 4. Hayes (59); 5. Kizzar (39); 6. (TIE) laRocco/Vaillancourt (37 ); 8. (TIE)Whitley/ Stephenson (34); 10. Naughton (3 11 . ~ o'Mara Holland • ~ . ~ Kehoe ~tJ l'~,~fJ ... d " 011f1°" 522 JOOO ....... ....... . 0..

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