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Larry Roesele r lost the series points lead to Sm ith in Colorado . back - it was reall y close," Smi th said. ." The co urse seemed abou t the sam e as it was last year bu t we reall y had a grea t race. It was so close thi s is wh at raci ng is a ll abo u t." • " It was better t ha n la st yea r becau se it was n 't as dusty," said Kadl ec. "I'm not tryi ng for Nat iona l points - I rea lly just did th is race beca use it 's fairly close to ho me. I haven 't raced more than 10 races this year and I needed a warm-up for th e Six Da ys." Smith was not th e on ly racer to launch a late-in-the-race cha rge . Arizona 's Garth Sweet land ca me on strong in th e final stages a nd ca tapulted hi s CR500 up past Hamel and th en pas t Roeseler to grab third overall , jus t two min u tes behind the leaders. " I push ed reall y hard in th e last wash and i t p aid o ff ," sa id Sweetland. " I' m tired and m y neck 's rea lly stiff, but I had a good race," said Ka wasaki 's Roeseler. " It 's prett y fast o u t her e but we mad e it fun ." H amel 's Suzuki crossed th e line in fifth to cla im second in th e 250cc divi sion. Hu n nicu tt edged Kaw asaki teammate Kra use out of the number six spot by j ust a few feet, a nd Searle stor med in har d o n th eir hee ls to clai m eig h th desp ite a large spli t in h is pipe that kep t h is CR250 o ut of fifth gear for most o f the race. N inth o vera ll went to J oh n Bru bau er , Dice bro ugh t h is Honda home in 10t h and Lew is screamed in ha lf a m in ut e a head of arc h -rival John Braasch to take th e 125cc honors in I I th overall. . Fowler continued his race- lo ng domi nation of th e Vet class and took the win in 14th overall. Pa rry brought his KX250 home jus t beh ind Fowler to claim seco nd in the Vet divi sion. Anna Cody Merritt a ll b u t tied up the Wo men 's Cha mpio nship with her fou rt h wi n in a row a nd Bill Maxim made it two wi ns in a row in the Senior class in 20th ov".311. • CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES FINALE OCTOBER 27 · 29, 1989 Road Racing Extravaganza Friday. October 27. 1989 • Prac tice. all classes • SuperSport Series hea t races Saturday. October 28. 1989 • 16 AMA /CC S Rac es of Champions Sprint Finals AM4 S A NCTI O N ED Sunday. October 29. 1989 • 3 AMAlCCS Races of Champions Sprint Finals • 600cc & 750cc National Championship SuperSport Series Final Rounds • U.S. Spor t Twins • 3-Hour AMA U.S. Endurance Championship Series Final Round FANS: Get up close and personal with the sta rs by purchasing the ADVANCE PADDOCK TAG FOR $20. PURCHASE MUST BE MADE BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27. Incl udes Oct ober 27-29 general adm ission/paddoc k adm ission/pa rking and is AVAILABLE ONL Y THROUGH THE SPEEDWAY TICKET OFFICE. For more information: 904/2 53 -6 711. 1989 AMA/CIRCLE BELL PRO TWINS G.P. CHAMPION Racing a Un ique " Speciet" ]s Never Easy. Our Su ccess Is Due To Th e Support Of These Sponsors A nd Friends Our Sincere Thanks And Endorsement Of Their Produ cts: Results 0 / A: 1. Dan Smit h (KTM); 2. Fritz Kadlec (Vam); 3. Ga"h Swe et land (Han); 4 . Larry Roeseler (Kaw); 5. Danny Hamel (Suz); 6. Ted Hun nicutt IKaw); 7. Paul Krause IKaw); 8 . Greg Searle (Hon); 9 . John Bruba uer (Yam); 10. Curtis Dice (Hon); 1 1. Ji mmy Lewis (Vam): 12. Kenji Gaut hier (Suz): 13. J ohn Braasch (Yam ); 14 . Kerry Fow ler (Hon); 15. Kenny Parr y IKaw ); 16. Tommy Ad y (Yam); 17. Alan Peter son (Vam); 18. Tom W ill is (KTM); 19. Dave Chase (Sul); 20 . Bill Maxim (Kaw ). SR A: 1. Bill M axim; 2 . Carl W eskamp; 3 . Rick Platts. OPEN B; 1. Ron Hockett; 2. Douglas Vara; 3. Ray Neill. 250 8 : 1. Chris Garbe ; 2 . Don Dervofe; 3 . Pau l Pitts. V ET B: 1. Troy Raynor; 2 . Vi ncent Fehmettle; 3 . Dan Dailey. SR B; 1. Eddie Valke; 2. Bill Moore; 3. Ray Pan on. 4-STRK 8 ; 1. Vincen t King. 4 -STRK C: 1. Was Johnson; 2. Mike Pear son. OPEN C: 1. Tracy Tubbs; 2. Wesley Johnson. 250 C: 1. David Nolan; 2. Shane Richardson; 3. Jim Squires. VET C: 1. Larry Feuerstein; 2 . Rona ld M ercer ; 3. Steve Pirro. WMN : 1. Ann a Cody M errin ; 2 . Den ise M ead. COMMONWEALTH RA CING American Honda HRC Dunlop Tires Kerker Exhausts Bel Ray Lubricants RK Chain Gary M athers. Team Honda Poul Lewis. Fost Guy Jim Allen, D unlop Steve Johnson. Kerker Jim Do ur. Meg acycle BrianUchida. Team Honda Partl S prock et Specialists Bruce Burness. Fab rte.tions Shoei Helmets Bates leathers Mikun i Carburetors M egacycle Cam s Show8 Suspension Compo nents So Cal Racing Gal Caffrey Race Frames Venolia Custom Pistons AI Nowoc inski. Team Honda uD HA M ike Boal Designs Gil Manin. Bel Ray Jim Connley. Machining John Jordan Rollin Lofdahl Bob Bettina. Circle Bell Our Race Crew: Four Wins and Three Close Seconds Illu minate "Comm it ment To Excellence" l Ray Plumb. Race Engineer/Partner Brian Uchida. Race Technician u . . . And Best For Lest. Three Cheers To Our Rider. Friend and Champion . . . RAN DV REN FROW An n Kaller. D river. Rac e Craw. Timing Lori Plumb. Coordinator F. II (1 9 B3) F- 1 (1986) Pr~ Twins G.P. (1 9B9 ) Martin Adams. Team Own er P.S. Value 01 Success Is Closely Related To Quslit y Competition. It Has Been Our Honor To Compete Against Eraldo Ferracc;, the FBF Cre w. and the Great Dale Quarter/ey - Fast Friends. Tough Competitors 640 Zom A ve. 1A. Loui sville. KV 40206 17