Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

~/:'l1:11: to take th e lead on lap two. From there he built up a 20-length advantage at th e checkered flag. In heat II, Ermolenko shot into the lead and gave Correy th e i n side of th e track while h e rode th e faster wide line. Correy tr ied to make th e inside work, but Ermolenko moved a way to notch a co n vi nci ng wi n. With th ree rounds co mp le te, Miller led with nin e points whil e HamilI , Corre y and E rm ol enk o trai led by a p oint. Miller started th e fourth round beh i n d Correy a nd Sch wartz. After passing Correy o ut of tu rn two , Mill er sized u p Schwa rtz an d got hi m u sing H am ill 's o utside li ne. Co rrey also p assed Sch wartz a n d o n th e fina l lap p u lled to Miller 's rear ti re, b u t Mill er held h im off to take th e wi n . Ott returned to th e win co lumn wi th a vict ory in h eat 15, wh il e H amill 's chanc es o f a top fini sh en ded a t th e start of hea t 16. As Errnol enko strea ked off to h is third win in a row , H a m ill spun at the line a nd ende d u p coasting aro und th e apro n o f the track to a last- pl ace finish. " I h a d a clutch fai lure ," said H a m i l l. " I kn ew w hen 1 di d a p ra cti ce start i t was n 't righ t. 1 deb at ed going back to th e pi ts , bu t everybody was lined u p so 1 ga m b led . You can 'tdo th at in a champions hip ra ce. 1 shou ld 've kn o wn better. " Miller co ul d sew up the crown if h e won hi s last race, which was h ea t 17. And wh en th e tapes we n t up, Mill er i mmediately hi t the front foll owed by Hamill a nd O tt . Ott bl ew u nde r H amill in tu rn two , but H amill, kn o win g he had to pas s to keep his Wo rld ti tl e ho pes a live, stayed low and retook O tt at the start of lap two . H e then we nt a fter Miller. On th e last lap, Miller had to fig h t wi th ever ything he h ad to hol d on to th e lead. Hamill snapped at the lea de r dow n the back ch u te, but Miller h eld him off as th e hit turn three. H a m ill went to the fence in turn four, got a good drive a nd pulled al o ngside Mill er. Bu t this time it didn' t wo rk as Miller crossed the line just inch es a he ad to become the American Cha mpi on. T he o the r riders poured ou t of th e pi ts and tossed Mill er in th e a ir in th e traditional victory bu m ps. " I heard H amill the wh ol e way and was having a bi t o f trouble," said M ilIer. " 1 wa s ove rs li di ng and thought 1 had a fla t tire. Around th e last turn 1 had a look and he wa s there. 1 let it a ll hang out. " T o n ig h t thing s wen t lik e 1 dreamed. Things went so smoo th 1 was getting scared. I can't tell you how happy 1 am. American Champion, finally . after nine years of trying." Moran's victory in heat 18 assured him of a place among th e top five. Co rrey's victory in the 19th heat gave h im third overall , while Errnolenko, wh o was on ly defeated by Miller, scored an easy win in the fi na l heat. Mo ra n 's wi n sent Hamill and O tt into a runoff for the fina l transfer to th e O verseas final. The race was decided at the start as H a mill blew o ff the l i n e and into the lead . Although O tt never gave u p . he co u ld n' t ge t close eno ugh to moun t a challenge an d had to settle for the reserve position . Cl'I R esu l ts 0 / A: I. Rick MiIler (15); 2. Sam Ermolenko (14); 3. Ro n nie Coney (13): 4. Kell y Mor an (I I): 5. Bill y Hamill ( t o): 6. Bobby 0" (10): 7. Gary Hick> (9); 8. (T IE) Bobby SchwarulMike Far ia (7): 10. Gre g Hancock (6): II. Lance King (5): 12. Steve Lu cero (4): 13. (TIE) Brad Oxley/Louis Kossuth (3); 15. Andy Nonhrup (2): 16. JO$h Lar sen ( I ). 1I1i........... ~~~~~!-.!~ Buy. Sell Trade -- - - - ----....... ~-===- - ••- .. .... - -. 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