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riders chose th eir spots, it was H a m es o n Carr's ri gh t, a nd In gram , Orr, Merten s and Graham to h is left on th e front row . T h e ra ce got underw a y an d soon af ter Mert ens wa s logged in as a DNF wi th a br oken chain o n the open ing lap as Carr held th e lead an d Charlie G a rd ner-backed H am es and G ra ha m argued over seco nd. G raha m estab lishe d himself in second and headed aft er a quickl y d isa p pea rin g Carr as H ames ra n th ird , and Ingram, Orr an d H erdon follo wed . The real ba ttle was for seventh as Tresser, H oward, Kin g, Adams, Hill , Beck , Ro ed er a nd G ruber were a ll in co ntentio n for that spot. That group 's fight wa s for sixth a fter Hames retired with a n at tire. " I felt it (the tire) going down fro m ' the start, " sai d Hames, a hea vy du ty equipment operator from Califormao Gruber high -sided in tu rn o ne sh ortl y a fter H am es' retirem ent and wa s listed as the 13th place " fin isher." At th e halfway point Grah am was closin g in o n Carr, a nd Ingram was a lone in thi rd as was H erndon in . fo u rt h. Kin g go t by Orr for fifth as th e pair pu lle d away from Howard, Adams, Tresser , Hill and Roeder . Kin g , who would fin ish fif th, said, " T h e bi ke started to miss and fifth place was as far as I could go. " With five laps in th e 25-lap race, a num ber of things happened. Twoti m e Grand National Champion G raha m closed up on Carr and began to ch allen ge for the lead . As that fig ht develo ped the pair closed o n traffic. G raha m passed Carr off the last turn only to be repassed a t th e entrance to turn one. The Peo ria crowd got what it paid for - good, close racing. With a lap an d a half to go . Adams ' cl u tch b r o k e and tied up th e transmission. Carr led the start o f th e las t lap and th en Carr and Graham closed o n T resser and O rr as they came down the h ill. Tresser, not wanting to lose h ard fought grou nd raced the leaders _ to th e flag. Tresser was la ter fined $50 for ignoring the bl u e n ag an d not pulling over to a llow th e leader s to p ass. Carr took the ch eckered nag wi th Graham right mrhis rear fender an d Tresser , w ho wo u ld h a ve been lapped, ri gh t th ere wi th the two front runners. . G raha m appeared satisfied wi th seco n d: " It's really h ard to ra ce o n a n arrow groove; yo u have to fig h t the bike and th e track. I'm h ap p y with th e ride." About th e Ch ar lie G ard ner H a rley 'h e rode, which is usuall y ridden by Steve Eklund, who is sidelined due to an inj u ry , G raham said, " I really lik e th e Knight frame. Steve (Eklu nd) an d I m ust be abou t the same size. We only had to ch ange the foo tpeg location an d a few other thin gs." When wi n ne r Ca rr was as ked about the a p parent ease with w hich he re passed Graham, he sa id , " We' re enteri ng th e first tum at 90 m il esper-h our and th ere is so me draft down th e front straig ht, especially wh en yo u are setting up. It was a perfect day." • The DuQuoin "Magic" Mile Camel Pro Series Grand National Championship Presented by: the Illi noi s Motorcycle Dealers Association Sunday, July 24 - 2 p.m. 00 00 0") THE GIIMe, ....... CHALLENGE GRE AT IN 'SS Six riders go five laps .f or $ 17,500 TICKET INFORMATION ADVANCE Reserved Grandstand General Admission $15.00 $12.50 IMDA I 2000 E. Cornell I Springfield, IL 62703· (217) 753·8866 MasterCard or VISA accepted TICKETS AVAILABLE AT SOUTH GATE CAMPING UNAVAILABLE NOW - NO ALCOHOL AT TH IS TIME - FRIDAY, JULY 15 AMJI DEVOL'S CYCLE CENTER 600Cc National 'and Pro Am Gl'M€,(. THIRD ANNUAL SA NC T IONED Gates 31 Practice 4:30r TT 7/ Race B p.m. CHALLENGE SATURDAY, JULY 16 CAMEL CHALLENGE CAMEL PRO GRAND NATIONAL Gales 31 Practice 4:301 TT 7/ Race B p.m. RAINDATE: SundllY, .July 17 Two-day Ticket good Friday/Saturday: 820 WEST VIRGINIA MOTOR SPEEDWAY Parkersburg, W.Va. . J ust Sout h of Parkers burg Thk e Mineral Wells Exit Off 1-77 Call (304) 489-9125 CAMEL PRO GRAND NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE CHAMPIONSHIP Nothing stops faster than Results 25 -LA P FINAL: 1. Chris Carr (H- D); 2. Ricky Gra ham (H-D); 3. Dan Ingram . (H- D); 4 . Billy Hern don (Han); 5. Rich King (Han); 6. Andy Tresser (W·R); 7. Charlie Orr (H· D); B. George Roeder II (H-D); 9. Aaron Hill (H -D ~ 10. Don Howard (H-D); 11. Del Beck (Han); 12. Scott Adams (H-D); 13. Erick Gruber (W:R ~ 14. Pet e Hames (H-D); 15. Tim Me n ens (H-D). TIM E; 11 min.. 37 .489 sees. POINT STANDINGS; 1. Chris Carr (119); 2. Pete Hames (54); 3 . Ricky Graham (52); 4. Dan Ingram (50); 5. Kevin Athenon (4B); 6. 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