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0 0 ...J 0« 0 ~ .~ 0 <.J Ul > '" 0 I0 :x: 00 C- OO Ci) ...... ...... ...... >~ C\l Scratch main winner Steve Lucero paces Scotty Brown during action at Speedway USA. Lucero passed Bobby Schwartz to win the main. Noqueria and Rich Burdick. The Honda Hurricane-mounted duo battled all the way to the finish line. Sadowski took the win, with Noqueria second, Burdick third, Jeff Heino fourth and Matt Gordon fifth. The Heavyweight Supersport race saw most racers riding 1988 Suzuki GSXR750s, so the event depended more on the ' riders' abilities than on th e motorcycles. . The race had to be red-flagged after one lap due to crashes in turns six and 10, but at the 'restart , Sadowski again left th e field behind. The ra ce for second place between Jeff Heino and Paul Sharwell went to Heino, with Sharwell settling for third, Marc Smith fourth and Bill Loomis fifth. In the Unlimited Supersport race, Sadowski beat Mark Bougas and Mark Velardi to the finish. All three riders rode Suzuki GSXRIIOOs. Results 1: 30 H/W S/SPRT: Stephen Pice (Suz~ 2. Mike MacNeil (Suz); 3 . Manhew Kiernan (Suz); 4 . Michael Sheehan (Suz); 5 . Phil Cassot (Kaw) . M/W GP: 1. Gregq Diabiaso (Vam). U/L S/BK: 1. Craig Cote (Suz); 2. Troy Roberts (Suz); 3. Jon Powers (Vam). M/W S/BK: 1. John Bain (Vam); 2. Steve Broadstreet (Hon); 3. Louis Sacceccio (Hon); 4. Terry Mainach (Vam); 5. Ed Syrjala (Hon). H/W EX: 1. Stephen DeCamp (Suz); 2. Jim Fitzgerald (Suz). . H/W JR : 1. Brian Hax (Suz); 2. Jo n Stein (Suz). M/W EX: 1. Rich Burdick (Hon); 2. Brian White (Hon); 3. Steve Caya (Hon). M/W JR: 1. Thomas Murray (Vam); 2. Steve Abramson (Hon). U/LJR: 1. Vietor Landau (Kaw); 2. Byron Baisden (Kaw). SITWN EX: 1. Gary Stas (Due); 2. Warren Ellion (Due). 3. John Uirgadama (Hon). U/L EX: 1. John Sweeney (Kaw); 2. Ed Abdo (Hon). U/L NOV: 1. Dana Wilson (Kaw); 2. M ichael Rockwell (Kaw). SITWN NOV : 1. Roger Dillingham (Due); 2. Ralph Medeiros (Hon). · • SITWN JR : 1. Bill Weidner (Due). U/ L GP JR : 1. Richard Nelson (Suz); 2. David laCroix (Suz). U/L GP EX: 1. Bill Loomis (Suz); 2. Stephen DeCamp (Hon). H/W PROD: 1. Craig Cote (Suz~ 2. Mermew Kiernan (Suz); 3. Stephen Pice (Suz); 4 . Mike MacNeil (Suz); 5. Stephane Thibodeau (Suz). U/L GP NOV: 1. David Assad (Yam); 2. Mike Agruso (Suz); 3. George Williamson (Suz). M/W S/SPRT EX: 1. David Sadowski (Suz); 2. Stephen Nogueira (Hon); 3. Rich Burdick' (Hon); 4. Jeff Heino (Suz); 5. Man Gordon (Hon). M/W S/SPRT: 1. Jon Reheuser (Hon); 2. Joe Ribeiro (Hon); 3 . Thomas Murray (Vam); 4. Steve Abramson (Hon). L/W PRO EX: 1. Steve Sonile (Kaw); 2. John Sweeney (Kaw) . L/W PRO JR: 1. Bill Weidner (Kaw); 2. David King (Suz). L/W PRO NOV: 1. Michael Rockwell (Kaw) ; 2. Dana Wilson (Kaw); 3 . Roger Corriveau (Kaw). U/L GP EX: 1. Ron Franchino (Kaw) . U/L GP JR : 1. Todd Shute (Kaw); 2. Ken Berlingo (Kaw) . L/W GP NOV: 1. Pamela Connell (Kaw) . H/W S/SPRT. EX: 1. David Sadowski (Suz); 2. Jeff Heino (Suz); 3. Paul Sharwell (Suz); 4 . Marc Smith (Suz); 5. Bill Loomis (Suz). H/W S/SPRT JR : 1. Jim Shoemake (Suz); 2. Eric Schwindel (Vam); 3. Mark Sones (Suz); 4 . John Leland (Vam). M /W PROD NOV: 1. Louis Saccoccio (Hon); 2. Ed Syrja'a (Hon); 3. Dean Nicholson (Hon); 4. Dave Piataggini (Hon); 5. Robert Poetzsch (Hon). U/L S/SPRT EX: 1. David Sadowski (Suz); 2. Mark Bougas (Suz); 3 . Mark Ve lardi (Suz). M/W GP EX: 1. Larry Hanlon (Hon). M/W GP JR : 1. Andrew Trevitt (Vam); 2. Daniel Mileika (Hon). H/W S/BK EX: 1. Paul Sharwell (Suz); 2. Marc Sm it h (Suz); 3. Chr is Martone (Suz); 4 . Titian Bue (Suz); 5. Tad Hebert (Suz). H/W S/ BK JR : 1. Mark Jones (Suz); 2. Eric Schwindel (Yam); 3 . Richard Nelson (Suz]: 4 . John Leland (Vam). L/W GP EX: 1. Larry Hanlon (Hon); 2. Joe Cambo (Vam). H/W GP JR: 1. A ndrew Trevitt (Vam); 2. Bill Weidner (Kaw); 3. Steve Gyimesi (Vam). M /W S/BK EX: 1. Stephen Nogueira (Hon); 2. Man Gordon (Hon); 3 . Robert Wrublewski (Hon~ 4 . Tad Hebert (Hon). M/W S/BK JR : 1. Jon Reheuser (Hon); 2. Joe Ribeiro (Hon); 3 . Charles Carleton (Yam); 4. Daniel M ileika (Hon). L/W S/BK NOV : 1. Stephane Bergeron (Hon); .2. Edward Pinskey (Suz); 3. Andrew lawlinski (Yam); 4. Weslie Eastveld (Yam); 5 . Robert Poetzseh (Vam ). L/W S/BK EX: 1. Joe Cambo (Vam); 2. Ern ie Davoli (Vam); 3 . Rick Frost (Vam); 4 . James Whitaker (Kaw). L/W S/BK JR : 1. Vietor Landau (Kaw); 2. Bill Weidner (Kaw); 3 . Man Wasilewski (Hon ). H/W S/BK NOV : 1. Stephane Thibodeau (Suz); 2. Mike Agruso «Suz); 3 . Frank Matera (Suz); 4 . Phil Cassot(Kaw~ 5. Michael Sheehan (Suz). Lucero locks up Speedway USA win By Sc ott Daloisio . VICTORVILLE, CA, APR. 24 Steve Lucero passed Bobby Schwartz and went on to take the glory in the Speedway USA Scratch main on the third week of the season. Lucero has been sniffing around victory circle all season and dominated the action by taking victories in all three of his Scratch races . Tuff McBride, off the pole, set the early pace but Schwartz, who started on the outside, pushed his Weslake by as they came off tum two . Lucero quickly followed Schwartz's move and set his sights on the 1986 National Champion. Schwartz had the lead as th ey came off tum four the first time but Lucero swung wide and threw th e Sh oei l STP10 ilza ll / Cirello Racing/K&N Godden into the point position. The new leader then smacked th e front . ch u te wall but he never flinched and contin ued on in first. Schwartz hung clo se until he drifted wid e just before th e white flag. McBride pulled alongside but Schwartz beat him into turn one and came back to the pole, forcing McBride to third. When th e checkered waved it was Lucero with a co mforta ble lead over Schwartz and McBride. On the original Handicap main start Kevin Krugh, Dubb Ferrell , Keith Larsen, Billy Hamill and Brad Oxley all ended up sliding across th e track surface. On the restart Larsen took the lead but looped out in turn three, Mark Coker laid it down and out came the red . On th e third try Coker edged ' Kelcey Gordon and H amill into th e first bend. Gordon worked hi s way by Coker with Hamill almost taking both of them out when he wobbled at the end of the first lap. Hamill made a miraculous save, but with all of the scrambling due to the incident, Krugh shot to the front at the start of lap two. McBride moved up and challenged Krugh on lap five for the lead but Krugh fou/?:ht him off. At the same time, Hamill was looking for a way past Walt Farnum. At the checkers th e finishing order wa s Krugh , McBride and Farnum. Don Odom survived to win the cras h-filled Second Divi sion main with George Armas emerging triumphant in the Division Three main. Results and held off the persistent challenge of Bob Meiring on a Woods-Rotax. Meiring hugged the pole and always ' took the short way around while ' Delrnenico would, on occasion, throw his mount sideways on a ! higher line. Coming in third was Bill ' Tiernan on a Honda who had won ! the heat race. The onl y double winner of the 'even ing was J ohnny Murphree, who topped th e 60 and 80cc Junior Mini classes. His two heat races and final rides all resulted in runaw ay wins on Kawa saki ma chines. SCRATCH: 1. Stev e Lucero (Gd n); 2. Bobby Schwartz (Wes); 3 . Tuff McBride (Jaw). HDCP: 1. Kevin Krugh (Jaw); 2. Tuff McBride (Jaw~ 3. Walt Farnum (Jaw). 0 ·2: 1. Don Odom (Wes); 2. Steve Russell (Wes); 3 . Ken Berry (Wes) . 0 ·3: 1. Georga Armas (Jaw); 2. Dan Fraley (Jaw); 3-. Eric Fenschneider (Jaw) . ~ til P/W NOV: 1. Jesse Dawson (Yam); 2. Max Peters (Yam); 3. Michael Panerson (Yam); 4 . Brian Gonzales (Vam). P/W EX: 1. Jake Keeney (Vam); 2. Lance Arnold (Yam). MINI 60 JR : 1. Johnny Murphree (Kaw); 2. Jeff Gabhart (Kaw) ; 3. Junior Alvernez (Kaw) ; 4. Craig Gonzales (Kaw) ; 5. Shaun Russell (Kaw) . MINI BOJR: 1. Johnny Murphree (Kaw) ; 2. Robert Stevenson (Yam); 3. Robert Rael (Kaw); 4. TIm A lvernaz (Yam). 250 NOV: 1. Lonnie Pauley (Vam); 2. Troy Wans Combs tops Haspin Acres HS By M ike Nichols LAUREL, IN, APR. 17 Beechmont Yamaha rider Hal Combs returned to Haspin Acres to take the overall honors in the fourth . hare scrambles of the 1988 series in Laurel. Ted Fischer was riding on Combs' back tire until Fischer was stricken with a broken chain early in the race. Also threatening Combs was Moto Wrench ATK-mounted A.]. Spicer: Spicer, who has always diced back and forth throughout the '87 season, was unable to overpower Combs. Spicer was forced to settle for a second overall. In the 200cc class there were 12 .en tries. After the first hour of racing it was Kawasaki-mounted Mike Nichols and Bill West battling for the class win. When Nichols and West were waiting at a checkpoint, West told Nichols he thought he was a lap up on Nichols. The two battled on for a few more laps until Nichols was able to pull away. After the results were figured. it turned out both had 12 laps. Res ults 100: 1. Mike Faulk. 125 : 1. Brian Stephenson; 2. Tom Bella my; 3. Bobby Knav; 4 . Brian Pence; 5. Troy Walton. 200: 1. Mike Nich ols; 2. Bill West; 3 . Ron Fey; 4. Jay Hissett; 5. TIm Lupp . 25 0: 1. Hal Combs ; 2. A.J . Spicer; 3 . Mark M echur on ; 4. Rob Fox; 5 . A ndy Bracke. OPEN: 1. Randy Ste phens; 2. Rick Nowak; 3 . Rick Cook; 4 . Pete Fern; 5. Mike Rivir . SR: 1. J ohn Fischer; 2. Van Losh; 3 . John Hicks; 4. James Bryant: 5. David Stall ard. S/SR: 1. Lon Walters; 2. John Osuban; 3. Glen Barker; 4. Frank Bornhoner; 5. Paul Allen. 0 / A: 1. Hal Combs; 2. A.J . Spicer; 3 . Brian Stephenson; 4 . Mark Mehuron; 5 . Tom Bellamy. Tresser triumphs at Saylands ST By Mike Vanc il FREMONT, CA, APR. 15 Andy Tresser won th e 500cc Pro class at th e fir st short track race of th e season at Baylands Ra cewa y Park. Seven pros took to the track for the eight-lap heat race and . l Ovlap main even t. In each event it was Tres ser on the Woods /Ra cingl Brown Brothers Racingl ABC Body Shop/Kendall Oil-sponsored machine that mov ed to th e front before the third lap. For the en tire race in both the heat and final it was Jimmy Sanchez on a Honda doing the chasing. Eric Larson was a third place finisher in the heat after leading off the line and in the final he a lso got a great start but slipped back to sixth at the finish. Jimmy Higuerra, on another 'Ro tax, was able to improve upon his fourth pl ace heat race placing and earned a third in the final a t th e checker s. Danny Delmenico was th e master of . th e 500cc Novice class and he grabbed the lead by the fourth lap Results (Kaw); 3. Jody Patterson (Yam); 4 . Frank Macias (Yam); 5 . TImothy Navarro (C·A). 250 JR : 1. Tracy Oawson (Vam); 2. Anthony Mitchell (Hon). 500 NOV: 1. Danny Delmenico (Vam); 2. Bob Meiring (W-R); 3 . Bill Tiernan (Hon); 4. J ohn Gonza les (Vam); 5 . Stacey Ledou (Vam). 500 J R: 1. Ar m ando A lvern az (Yam); 2. Kevin Gonza les (Yam); 3. Lynn George (Hon); 4. David Sanchez (Hon); 5. Tracy Daw son (Vam). 500 PRO: 1. And y Tresser (R1X); 2. Jimmy Sanch ez (Hon); 3 . Jimmy Hig uerra (!ltx); 4 . Jo hn Pack (Yam); 5 . George Rudy (Honl . .Cardwell captures .Zars Ranch HS By Tom Tys l SAN ANTONIO, TX, APR. 10 Steve Cardwell led a Kawasaki sweep ' of the first three positions in the Pro division at the lars Ranch Hare Scramble, sponsored by the San Antonio Dirt Bike Club. Cardwell took top honors by defeating fellow Team Green pilots Pete Sullivan and John Rankin. When the Pro class blasted off the line, Sullivan grabbed the lead, followed by Rankin, Cardwell, and Doug Paley. Sullivan had pulled out a one minute lead by lap four and Cardwell pushed past Rankin into second. Cardwell was first out of the woods on lap five, followed by Rankin and Sullivan, who was four minutes back in third. . "I found myself off in a hole looking up at Steve riding by, and that was basically the race ," Sullivan said. Cardwell held on for the win and Sullivan got back up to speed to pass Rankin for second place at the checkers. . The 250cc class provided the best racing of the day with another threerider confrontation. Jon Ball grabbed the lead on his KX250 with Steve Herrera second and Hondamounted Carlos Gonzalez third. The three riders circulated the tra ck with never more than a minute between them. On lap five, 42 miles into the race , Gonzalez made his move, passing Herrera for second and setting his sights on Ball. At the white flag Ball slid into the pits to splash in enough fuel for the last lap, allowing Gonzalez to take the win one lap later, followed by Ball and Herrera. . "I didn't have much left on that last lap, but when I saw him pit, I thought I could hold him off ," said Gonzalez. The 125cc class started out to be a real bar-banging affair with Donny O'Neal leading the way; Mike Harmon was never more than a shadow's length away for the first 15 mi les. Chris Ryan, after a bad start, was working his way up to the leading pair. At the start of lap three, five seconds separated first through third place as riders exited the MX portion

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