Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Dan Ingram (31) leads Garth Brow (15) during a heat race, but Brow went on to win the final event over Ed Morris. The 1988 champ, Br ian Hardin (left) hands over the 1989 championship troph y to Ingram before the start of the final. Brow (1 5) , Ingram (3 1) and Morris (8 2) celebrate their 1-2 -3 f inishes. A ppro xima tely 5000 fans filled the Erie Civ ic Center. Ingram (1, front number plate) jumps the st art gat e. AMA Invitational Indoor Pro Ice Race Series: Final Round Brow's night,lngram's title in Erie By Marshall Lafferty ERI E, PA , JAN. 13 Garth Brow had h is second p erfect night of the series, winning all five of his match races and the main event in Erie Civic Center, but the series title and 1989 Number 28 One pl a te wen t to Dan In gram. In gram had a four- po int hi . h f' I cus IOn en le n n& l e Ina round a n d Arar /B el -R ay / Mega c ycl e Cam s/ Super'Trapp/' Wiseco/ Pa ul .Steverson-sponsored Bro~ ca me as clos e a~ on e can ~o ad d ing another senes tit le to the SIX he had p reviously wo n, finis hi ng th e series just one point behind In gram, 78 to 77. Ingram wo n th ree of h is point-paying hea t races, fini sh ed seco nd in another a nd th en th ird in h is final o u ting before th e ma in event in which he fini sh ed third behind Brow and Ed Morris. In gram, 24, took home $ 1200 of th e $3000 rider point fund posted by Am erican Honda. The Indianapolis, Indiana , resident was sponsored in th e ser ies by Byron Moll oseau, father Sam Ingram, Diamond Chain and Sh oei H elmets. Morris, who has participated in th e Sta to n Lorenz-promoted a n n ua l series since it began, was seco nd high p oint score r at Eri e, but he en ded up tied for third with Mark Wyskiel in th e fin al point sta nd in gs. Wyski ~I , th e 1988 seri es Rookie of th e Year, lost a cha nce to !?3:rner third for himself whe n he fi n ished third in th e first of the five hea t races he part icipated in. He salvaged a tie with Morris by fini sh in g seco nd the next time out a nd the n wi n n ing h is next three po int paying events . Morris turned in an all but perfect performance, fini shing seco nd in his first outing and th en winning th e next four races he ran. Morris a nd Wyskiel finished th e ser ies with 70 points ap iece, Chuck Springst een, brother of three-time Grand Nat ional Champi on Jay Springsteen , fin ished fifth ove ra ll in th e series aft er earnin g eig h t points at Erie. Makin g hi s first main event at Erie was La rry Pegr am , th e 1987 AMA Am at eur Ath lete o f th e Year , who turned p rofessional late last year. Peg ram finish ed six th in th e main, beh ind Brow, Morri s, Ingram , Springsteen a nd Scott Stump. Following th e point payin g seri es, th e competitors cross ed Canada's border and ra ced in Copps Center in Hamilton, Ontario. Brow continued hi s hot strea k, winning all five heat races and th e main event. Morris also closed out th e indoor ice racing season with a bang, winning four of hi s h eat ra ces, fini shing second in the first heat, and then copping second in th e main. Springsteen, Wyski el and Ingram rounded out the top five in th e main event. • Results ERIE FINAL: 1. Garth Brow (Hon); 2. Ed Morris (Hon); J . Dan Ingram (Han) ; 4 . Chuck Spr in gsteen (Hon); 5. Scott Stump (Hon): 6. Larry Pegram (Hon); 7. Mark Wyskiel (Hon); 8. Tim Menens (Hon). HAMILTON FINA L: 1. Garth Brow (Hon); 2. Ed Morris (Hon); 3. Chuck Spr ingsteen (Hon); 4 . Mark Wyskiel(Hon); 5. Dan Ingram (Hon); 6. Tim Men ens (Hon); 7. Bryan Hardin (Hon); 8. David Aabinene (Hon). FINAL POINT STANDINGS , 1. Dan Ingram (7B); 2. Ganh Brow (77); 3. (TIE)Ed Morris/Mark Wys kie l (70); 5. Chuck Spring sl een ((61); 6. Tim Menens (56 ); 7. (TIE) Scan Slump/Jack Mayer . Jr . (46); 9. Bryan Hardin (38); 10. David Rabinene (37t 11. Dave Hebb (32); 12. Bryan Villella (29); 13. Larry Pegram (23); 14. Gordon Schop ieray (22); 15. Brad Lowe (17); 16. Corey Jerew (13t 17. Dean Kitts (2).

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