Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

stubborn Gary Roach for the fourth overall position. . Over the course of the last three laps, Summers would go on cruise control to p reserve his energy . Ior any unplanned situations. He almost got one when Lojak, having displaced McSwain on lap seven, made a late thrust for th e lead. Summers turned up the pace a notch to maintain his lead spo t and crossed the finish line 16 seconds ahead ' of Lojak. Conner moved around McSwain as well and took third overa ll, secon d 250cc A behind Loj ak. Next in class were Roach , Shephard and Dou g Blackwell. McSwain event ua lly fell comp letely out of contentio n with a fouled spa rk plug and would relinquish two more Open A positions in the process . Mark H yde accep ted the Open A class win after Summers was bu mped up into the overall pos ition in th e resu lts column. Georgia's Bryan Adams was next with McSwain and KTM rid er Charles Ro gerson and Greg Hold en follow ing. In the 200cc A class one of the tightest battles in quite some time developed between the lead trio of O nail, Jon es a nd Stan Loj ak. From the first lap on , the three 125cc machines brok e away from th e class contender . Dave Falias, Robert Torninel lo and Jeff La u th. Jones led much of the way but seemed to wear down la te in the race. That gave Onail , the defending class champion, a late shot at the top and he took it with the whi te flag . flying . O na il bea t Jo nes across the line by just 15 seconds wi th Lojak trailing by ju st eigh t more. The Four-Stroke A class saw Kentucky's Ha rvey Whitaker better Pennsylvan ia 's T racy Warrington in a two-way battle for th e win . On ce again the man -with all th e right moves in B class racin g was Ronald Palermo, wh o moved one step ' closer to th e br and new Yamaha motorcycle to be given away to th e top B rider of the series. H is eigh t-lap 250cc B effort all but assured him of th e title. Doug Dea ton a n d Jeff Lower y a tra iled. Results 0 / A: I. Scott Summe rs (Hon ); 2. Ed Loja k (Yam); 5. Duan e Conner (Kaw); 1. Gene Onail (Yam); 5. Crai g j on es (Kaw); 6. Stan Loja k (Yam); 7. Gary Roach (KTM ); 8. T im She phard (Yam ); 9. Dou g Blackwell (Kaw); 10. Mark H yde (KT M). OPEN A: OIV. Scott Summers (Hon ); I. Mark Hyde (KTM); 2. Bryan Adam, (KTM); 5. Steve McSwain (KT M); 1. Char les Rogerson (KTM); 5. Grog Ho lden (KTM). 250 A: I. Ed Loj ak (Yam); 2. Duane Conner (Kaw); 5. Gary Roach (KTM) ; 4. T im Sheph ard (Yam); 5. Doug Blackwell (Kaw). 200 A: I. Gene O nai l (Yam ); 2. Cra ig j on es (Kaw); 5. Stan Lc ja k (Yam); 4. Robert Tomin ello (Kaw); 5. j ell Lauth (Kaw). 4-STRK A: I. Harvey Wh itaker (Hon ); 2. Tracy War ring ton (Ho n ); 3. j oseph La wso n (Han) ; 4. Carev Stump (KTM). J R: I. T om Harm (Yam ); 2. Ted Fischer (Yam); 5. J im Kalleker (KTM); 4. Dou glas Sanders (KT M); 5. David Ketchum (Kaw). VET A: 1. Richard.Kr esic (Hon ); 2. James Cross (Suz); 3. Gall ic Ward (Yam); 4. Paul Michel, (ATK ); 5. Mike McCarren (Yam ). SR A: I. T erry Mealer (Yam ); 2. j oe Loja k (Yam); .5. Ronnie Hal e (Suz). SlSR: I. Harry Greenlee (Yam ); 2. Don ald Har le" (Yam ); 5. John Baker (KT M); 4. Earnes t Huffman (KTM) ; 5. Bill Hartsell (Kaw). OPEN R: I. Flip jendre (KT M); 2. Gary Severn s (Kaw); 3. Doullias Miller (Hon); 4. Roger Allen (KT M); 5. Philhp Doyle (Hon). . 250 B: 1. Ronald Palermo (Yam); 2. Doug Deaton (Hon); 3. j ell Lowery (Yam) ; 4. Terry Laflin (Ho n ); 5. Brian Keegan (Yam ). 200 B: 1. Steven Smith (Kaw) ; 2. Duan e Sprouse (SUZ); 3. Mickey Frantz (Ho n); 4. David Black (Kaw); 5. Richard Hicks (Kaw). 4-STR K B: I. Don Bohn (Sur); 2. Rick Parson, (Hon) ; 3. Roger H yatt (Hon); 4. j ack Elliott (Hon); 5. J ames Stan ley (Hon ). . VET B: I. Mark All ma n (H on) ; 2. Manley Bradshaw (KT M); 5. Randy Mansberger (KT M); 4. Sam Forrester (Yam); S. Haro ld Nicholson (KTM) . SR B: I. Darrell Wood (Suz); 2. Harold Kinl aw (Hon); 5. Worth Carswell (C A); 4. j ohn Gall agh er; 5. Denni s linz (KT M). YTH: I. Robert Stock (Suz ); 2. j ason Ward (Kaw); 3. Gregory Gillian (Ho n); 4. Shawn Belville (Yam ). AMA GRA ND NAn ONAL CR OSS CO UNTRY SEIUES PO INT STANDINGS: I. T im Shephard (114); 2. Ed Lojak (92) 5. Cary Roach (89); 4. jell Russell (87); 5. Mark Hyde (78); 6. Scou Summers (77); 7. Stan Lojak (65); 8. Gene Onail (58); 9. Doug Blackwell (56); 10. Duane Conner (53). . 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