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;... ilJ ,.D E ilJ > o Z Despite an ail ing knee, defend ing Na t ional Champio n Ed Lojak pi lot ed his Husqvarna t o t hi rd overall. . Open A class winner Steve McSwain (79) leads motocrosserTom Carson . Carson finished fourth overall after passing McSwain . minute behind at the checkered flag, while Mary land 's Kevi n H o wser held on to third. In th e Super Senior B division R ich ard Ka r r kept his title hopes alive with a seven minute win over New York 's Gary Doerr. West Virginia's Ronald Rose was third o n th e da v. Steve McSw ain , Sr. took th e Sen ior B fir st pl ace troph y hom e 10 North Ca rol in a a fter bett ering West Virgini a 's Da vid G il li an b y ju st 15 seco n ds . P ennsyl van ia' s M a rt y St rouse rode 10 third. In th e Masters class J ohnn y L ee pUI in hi s usual fin e ride . topp in g runner -up Charles H yde by a co m forta ble margin. Both rid ers put in six la p s, whi le th e thi rd p la ce fi nisher, Husk y-mounted Do nald Harless, completed five . As th e race bega n to wi nd down Co n ner co n tinued to cruise o ut fro nt, ad d i ng lime to h is lead each la p . Brown co nceded th e w in o nce in to th e final h our an d cruised to the checkered fl a g in a n impre~sive second overa ll posi tion. Loja k was next, two m in utes beh ind Brown , five secon ds o ff of Conner 's ti m e. That fin ish shou ld be co m me n ded in th at L ojak rode th e enti re ru n wi th a painful knee injury th at nearly kept him at home. Carson-came ac ross th e lin e in fourth o n th e Gear/CTIIBelR a y/FMF/B o yesen H o n d a w ith a no the r pro ;\IX co n ten de r, New York 's Andy Stacy , fifth. McSwain ended h is day in fifth overa ll with th e Open A win in hand , wh ile Rodgers rode sixth . second in that class. Shep hard . Lojak a nd KTM -m ounl ed Tom Esc h t r ut h rounded out the O pen A to p live. • Results O/ A : 1. Du an e Conner (Yam); 2. Kevi n Brow n (Yam); 3. Ed Loj ak (Hus]. 4. Tom Carso n (Hon); 5. Steve McSwain (Han). OPEN A: 1. SIeve Mc Swa in (Honl ; 2. Keith Rodgers (Hon); 3. Tim Shephard (Yam]: 4 . Stanl ey lojak (Yam ); 5. Tom Eschtruth (KTM) . 25 0 A : 1. Kevin Brown (Yam ); 2. Edward Lojak (Hus) ; 3 . Thomas Carson (Han); 4 . A ndrew Stacy (Kaw); 5. Joe l J enkins (KTM ). 200 A : 1. Oavid Shell y (Hon); 2. Donald Bigley (Yam); 3. Buddy West (Cag); 4 . Ron Laughli n (Kaw ); 5. J ame s McCall (Kaw). 125 A: 1. Craig Jon es (Yam); 2. Jo seph Kriv esti (Yam); 3. David Fallas (Kaw); 4 . Mi ke M cCarr en (Cag); 5. Richard Blancato (Hon). 4 -STRKA: 1. David Rhodes(Husl; 2. Carey St ump (Han); 3 . Cha rles Dai ley (Han ); 4 . Charl i e Wi lliams (Hus); 5. Charl es Hawk (Hon). SR A: 1. Joe Loja k (Yam); 2. Bill M oroz (Suz); 3 . Clair Parl in (Yam ); 4 . Charles Orr (KTM ); 5 . J im W oja nis (Yam ). OPEN B: 1. Clayt on Sales (Yam); 2. Barr y Gaston (Hus); 3. Ja mes Chappell (Kawl; 4. Robert Seese (Hus); 5. Kevin Hagedorn (Hon). Washington's David Rhodes took top honors in the Four-Stroke A class after finishing 10th overall on a Husqvarna . 250 B: 1. Barr on Allen (Han); 2 . Br ian Trem blay (Han ); 3 . Fra nk Keega n (Yam); 4 . Bart Lor usso (Yam); 5. Sta n Beiville (Hon). 200 B: 1. J eff Laut h (Honl; 2. Syd Loveday; 3. Ralph Thorn (Yam); 4. Robert M cClell and (Han); 5. Daniel Sagath (Yam). 4 ·STRK B: 1. Harv ey Whitaker (Han); 2. Tracy Warrington (Han ); 3 . Kevin Howser (Ha n); 4 . Per ry Peter s (Ho n); 5 . Dina Col aianni (Han) . SR B: 1. Steve McSw ain (Han) ; 2. David Gilli an (Han); 3 . M art y St rou se (H us); 4 . Steve Zoybicki (Suz); 5. Richard Scon (KTM) . JR : 1. M ickey Dorman (KTM); 2. Paul Michels (C· A); 3 . Al bert Swager (Ha n); 4 . Thomas M archese (KTMl; 5. Gary Shi pley (Hus). S/ S R: 1. Richard Karr (Kaw); 2 . Gary Doerr (Kawl; 3 . Ron ald Rose (Yam) ; 4 . W ill iam Mill er (Hon); 5. Ned Greeneltc h (KTM) . MSTR: 1. J ohnn y Lee (Yam); 2. Char les Hyde (Hus); 3. Donal d Arl ess (Hus); 4. Bill Hart sell (Yam). 125 YTH 16 -17 : 1. Brian Keegan (Suz). 125 YTH 12 -15 : 1. Ern ie Vasil (Cag); 2. Bradl ey Staley (Yam). B5 YTH 12 -15 : 1. J am es Mi ller (Han); 2. J ames Slowik (Suz); 3. M ichael Farber (Kaw); 4 .J osh Lojak (Yam); 5. Corey Greeneltch (Kaw) . 9