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Mark Wyskiel (981 piloted a Honda to the ma in event win at the second round of the indoor ice race series in the Sag inaw Civic Center. Two-time Grand National/Camel Pro Series Champion Scott Parker was a spectator at the Saginaw round of the series. . - Bryan Villella (241 was the winner of the People's Choice race in Saginaw. He was fourth in the main event, fifth the next night in M uskegon. AMA Invitational Indoor Pro Ice Race Series: Rounds 2-3 Ingram melts Saginaw, Muskegon ice By Norm West and Staton lorenz Pho tos by Norm West SAG INAW. MI, J AN. 13 MUS KEGON, MI, J AN. 14 Defending champ Dan Ingram m oved into a tie for the points lead in the 1990 In door Ice Race Series, turning in a p erfect IS-poin t performance a t Saginaw on Sa turday nigh t 16 and capping that with a meethigh 13-point outing in Mus. kegon the followmg day. Ingram , who was aboard a Byn:m Mol.loseau/Sam Ingrarn /Tsubakl /.Shoel-spo.nsored Honda. won th e five four-nder match races he competed in out of the 20 run for bikes a t the Saginaw Civic Center ' and th en headed "west to Muskegon wh ere he won three of his five match races and finished second in the other two to edge out series veteran Ed Morris for high point honors. Ingram's perfect heat race performan ce was stopped in Saginaw when th e eigh t-rider main event was run. In that race, it was Mark Wyskiel and h is Molloseau/Lectron Carbs/Parents / Prod uc to Ch emicals/Dr. Santa Rossa DDS/Clay & Bev Boik e-backed H onda first across the finish line ahead of runner-up Morris and third p lace finis he r Bryan H ardin , th e 1988 series champ. In g ram was sevent h. T he race was red -flagged and called comp lete after seven laps due to a ge t-off o n lap eigh t th at in vol ved Merten s a nd Morris. The la tt er ca me a ro u n d a n d s tr uc k Mertens' dow ned bik e a nd flew through the air. " I thoug ht for a min u te this was a motocross," said Morris as he walked back to the pits, unhurt. Muskegon was a different story as Ingram won the main event with Hardin finishing second and Morr is third. Saginaw w inner Wysk ieJ finished eighth. After th e first three rounds of the six-race series , Ingra m of Ind ia napolis, Indiana, and Wyskie l of Highland, Michigan, are tied in the point st andings with 33 po ints each . Morris is th ird with 32 points, Camel Pro Seri es veteran Tim Mertens is fourth wi th 31 a nd Bryan Villella J fifth with 30. While there are other riders within striking distance, the top five are the odds on favorites to take the lion 's share of ·the $3000 point fund posted by American Honda. First place in th e series is worth $1200 from that point fund. The night was a disappointing one for Chuck Springsteen, who was leading th e point standings aft er th e opening round in Peoria. The Mich iga n rider won hi s ope ning hea t, but whe n attempting to pass Garth Brow in hi s seco nd heat, his left hand ca me in to co nt ac t with Brow's rear tire and was badl y cut. Surgery was performed to reattach the tendo n in his left rin g finger and Sp ringsteen will m iss the remaini ng ro unds of the series. ~ Res ults SAGINAW MATCH RACE POINTS: 1. Dan Ingram (15); 2. Mark Wyskiel (12 ); 3. (TIE) Garth Brow/Tim Menens/Ed Morris (10); 6. (TIE) Bryan Hardin / Bryan Vill ella (9); B. J ack Mayer Jr. (8); 9. Don Estep/Scon Stump (7). MAIN: 1. Mark Wys kiel (Han); 2. Ed Morr is (Hont; 3. Bryan Hard in (Han); 4 . Bryan Vill ella (Han); 5. Ganh Brow (Han); 6. Jack M ayer Jr . (Suz); 7. Dan Ingr am (Han); B. Tim Men ens (Han). MUS KEGON MATCH RACE POINTS: 1. Dan Ingra m (13); 2. Ed Morris (12); 3. (TIE) Bryan Hard in /Mark Wyskiel (11); 5. Tim M en en s (10 ); 6. (TIE) SCali Stu mp/ Bryan Villella (9); B. (TIE) Garth BrOW/ Larry Pegram/Greg Sims (B). MAIN: 1. Dan Ingram (Han); 2. Bryan Hardin (Han); 3. Ed Morris (Han); 4. Tim Menens (Han); 5. Bryan Vill ella (Han); 6. Scan Stump (Han); 7. Greg Sims (Han); B. Mark Wyskiel (Han). POINT STANDINGS: 1. (TIE) Dan Ingra m/Mark Wyskie l (33); 3. Ed Morris (32); 4 . Tim M ert ens (31); 5. Bryan Villella (30); 6. Gan h Brow (2B); 7. Larry Pegram (23); B. (TIE) Bryan Hard in/Scoll Stu mp (21); 10. Dave Hebb (10 ).