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Ken Davis took eigh th on a Yam aha FZR750 and Phil Kress finished a disappointing ninth on his FZR I000 after suffering tire problems. The northern Californian 's Dunlop slicks were so worn before the race that Vogel asked Kress if he was planning to bu y new tires again this yea r. H yper-Cycl e's Carr y. Andrew rounded out th e top 10 on hi s new 1988 Suzuki GSXR750 Superbike. Andrew experienced fuel starvation during practi ce, fix ed that, th en suffered suspens ion p roblems during th e race. Former AMA Nat ion al Formula Two Champion Donnie Gr een e won the Lightweight divi sion after a racelong battle wi th Domay. Green e returned to h is Su rv iva l Gamel Ca s tro llDunl op /RK- s p on sored Honda RS250 for this ra ce aft er riding a n ew Yam aha TZ250 a t previou s F-USA rounds and at th e U.S. GP at Laguna Seca. " H o nda ga ve me so me tuning information, so I th ou ght I'd give it a try," Gr eene exp lained. Greene removed the lower part of his fairin g for th e race d ue to the strong cro sswinds. Saturday 's practice had been extremely hazardous, leaving many of the riders with a new-found re spect for Mother Nature, and AMA Formula Two competitor Andy Lei sner didn't even ' wait for th e race; he went home Sunday morning. Leisner apparently didn 't want to risk damage to his new and expens ive. ($25,000) Apri lia . . Fortunately, th e wind ch anged direction Sunda y afternoon and was nowhere near as bad as on Saturday. Domay got 'the holeshot in th e Lightweight race o n the Action Fours Honda 600 Hurrican e with Greene ri ght behind. Kazunobu Yoneda and Ben Williams held third and fourth o n their Yamaha TZ2 50s with Vance Specht in fifth on an older TZ350 . Domay and Greene pulled awa y immediately, with Yon eda and Williams al so separa tin g themselves from the pack. Specht rode his own race in fifth. Bo b Brooks/Bel -Ray /Michelin . ICRT I Sh oei -sp o n so red Wi lliams drafted past Yoneda on the start! finish straight twice , but bo th times the Japanese rider ret urned the favor , outbraking Williams int o turn o ne. O n the fourth lap, Domay got ou t of shape in crested right-hand turn six , and Greene passed h im into turn eight. Greene would hold the lead to th e finis h, beating Domay by three secon ds. Yo ne da hel d o ff Williams by inches, wit h Specht finis hing an u ncontested fifth . Joe Williams, David Gi bbons, Brad Hazen, Bjorn Pave and Dean Mizdal ro u nded out the top 10. "It was ass over elbows," said an enth usiastic Gree ne after the race. " I was so squirrelly, I was o ut of shape everywhere!" • BO SYNTHETIC WBRICANTS CASTOR WBRICANTS OCTANE BOOSTERS NITRO ADDITIVES RACING GAS KURT HALL Be THE HUMAN RACE TEAM Scan Conaway (Yam). POINT STAN DINGS OPEN: 1. .Jarnes Dom ay (55) : 2. Earl Roloff (26); 3. Barry Burke (19) ; 4 . Carry Andr.w (19) ; 5. Paul V....I (17); 6. Scoll Gray (15); 7. 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