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Ed Morris (6 1 I. Bryan Villella (2 41 and Chuck Sp ringsteen (351 start the main eve nt at the AMA Invit at ion al Indoor Pro Ice Race in Peoria . Springsteen (351 leads Villella (241 and the rest of the pack into turn one during the main event. Springsteen eventually took the win over Ed Morris. AMA Invitational Indoor Pro Ice Race Series: Round 1 Springsteen sweeps Peoria ice By Dave Hoenig Photos by Flat Trak Fotos PEO RIA , IL , JAN. 6 Staton Lorenz's traveling ice show opened the 1990 season at Peoria's Civic Center. The 15th Annual Invitational Indoor Pro Ice Race Series has a well-balanced, experienced 17 rider field and a t Peoria it was the veteran Chuck Spring., h . h st.een.w h 0 h a d te n g t co mbi nation to top everyone else in the first race of the six-race series . Springsteen was high point ma n on his R ick Kessler / Be ll / Castrol- sponsored H o nda, earning 13 out of ' a possible 15 points. Spri~~steen then came from the pol e posr non to lead all eight laps of the eight-man main event. Defend i n g series champ Dan Ingram suffered thro ugh a miserable night as loose coi l wires, penalty line starts and bad luck left him with just one win and only five points and out of the main event. ' Bryan Villella was one of only two riders to beat Springsteen in the heats and finis hed the night with two wins and one point back at 12. Tim Mert en s' first two races produced third place finishes but he came back with three straight wins to gain the number three starting position for the main. Ed Morris, the only rider who has competed in the series every year since it started in 1975, had a very good night going, including the other win over Springsteen, until the last heat whe n he no-pointed, dropping him in to a tie with yo ung Mark Wyskiel and many-time series champ Garth Brow. Morris got the last front row position by winning their headto-head competition during the night. Rou nding out the field were the youngest rider, 17-year-old Larry Pegram and local favorite Dave H ebb . ' Two new added attractions filled this year's program. A Harley-Davidson XR750 "shoot-out" had Dan Ingram and Ed Morris on th eir half mile bikes. After swapping the lead back and fort h several times, Morris finis hed inches ahead. Kevin Johnson's " Draggi n Slayer," a 1550cc Harley rigged to drag a tractor pull-: type sled down the ice, made its first appearance. The " Draggin Slayer" had a few teething problems, but still ,put on a good snow-throwing show. The main event was red- flagged when Mertens wasted his hardearned front row start by leavi ng early, which resulted in his being sent to the penalty line. Springsteen got the holeshot on the restart with Bryan Villella right behind. Lap two saw Morris push his Cabaret nightclub/ House of Car Stereo-backed Honda into secon d. Springsteen held a solid lead at the halfway point with Morris, Villella and Mertens in a tight ' race fo r second. Wyskie l , Pegram, Hebb and Brow battled over fifth. Springsteen led all the way with Morris second and Villella and his Don Schopieray/Shoei/ Co ugar & Hunter/Tsubaki -sponsored H o nda third. Mertens came from the Penalty line to finish fourth. • Results ,I . Chu clt Spr ingsteen (Han); 2. Ed Morr is (Han); 3. Bryan v lnette (Han); 4. Tim Menens (Han); 5. M erk Wy skiel (Han); 6. Larry Pegram (Han); 7. Dave Hebb (Han); B. Ganh Brow (Han). POINT STANDINGS ; 1. Chuclt Spring steen (13 ); 2. Bryan Vill ena (12); 3. Tim Menens (1 It 4. (TIE) Ganh Brow/Ed Morris/Mark Wyskie' (10); 7. (TIE) Deve Hebb/Larry Pegram (9); 9. Jac k Mayer. Jr . (7); 10. Don Estep (6).