Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

eDIRT TRACK e A Ame M National Championship Series: Round I Da vey Durell e (58) and Wink Frei ta s (15Y) chased Ch ris Ca rr (1) in the fi n al. Steve Aselti ne (36) and Chance Darling (84) trailed winner Carr in the third heat, Freitas (l5Y) an d Mike H ale (32) battled in the second heat race. Hale won. four and was the last rider to break the 36-seco nd br ack et abo ard hi s Eak en /Spo nse lle r H onda wi th a 36.973/ 97.368 lap. T aylor ju mped out fron t in the first of fo ur heat races, and won by a large margin over Bryan McDow ell and Dan Ingram. Cory Perraul t stayed close for fo urt h place, ahea d of Will Davis and Rick Hoc king . Frietas and Mik e Hal e arg ued over the lead throug hout the second heat race , but it was Hal e who performed the final dra ft pass to score the win . Frietas settled for second, ahead of J ames Ha rt and Aaro n Hill. J ason Fletcher and Bob McDowell crossed the fini sh line in fift h and six th, respecti veIy. Durelle had hi s way with th e third heat race, while Keith Day and Stephen Beauie repeated ly traded second an d third. Day edged Beatti e for secon d pl ace a t th e checkers, whi le Paul Polhemus held off Mar k Corsetti and T om Troud t for fourth p lace. Scot t Stump got the jump in th e fou rt h heat race, but Carr drafted past and went on to an easy win . Ca na dia n Steve Aseltine wo rked forward and fi n ishe d seco nd, ahead of Chance Dar ling, Stump , Larry Pegr am and Allon McBee. Rick Ho cki ng topped Kris Kiser and Perrau lt in the fi rst semi , whil e Polhem us scored the second semi win over Pegram and Stu mp. Durelle was the fastest off the line a t th e sta rt o f th e 20- la p 600cc Na tional, and led Carr , Taylor and Freitas do wn the front straig h t for the first time. While Durelle cont inued to lead Carr , Freitas dr afted pa st Taylor o n lap four. T aylor returned the favor a few laps later, but o n lap 14 the lead group of Durelle, Carr, T aylor and Freitas saw the red flag when Ingram's motor blew and left a pool of oi l in turn three , At th e single-file restart, Taylor got the jump down the back straigh t and led Carr, Durelle and Freitas. Carr q uic kly draft ed past, but o n the fourth and fina l lap of th e restart, T aylor swoo ped into th e lead as they entered turn th ree. Ca rr tucked in behind T aylor as th ey approached the chec kered flag and p u lled ou t o n ly 100 yards before the finis h line. Five o ut of seven officia ls at the finish line gave th e nod to Carr by j ust inches. "Ted went by me and go t a real good drive o ut of four, " said Carr to the less than enthused cro wd, most of who m Carr flies to Fresno w in By Bill Spencer Photos by Mi tch Fried man "I FRESNO, CA, MAY 5 18 just never gave up ," said thr eetime 600cc Na tio na l Ch ampi o n Chris Ca rr , after edgi ng Ted Ta ylor at the finis h lin e by a mere two inches. " Ted go t a real good driv e comin ' o ut of four, and I had my do ub ts, bu t I just held it wide open and held o n." Taylor, abo ard an Arbu ckle Pavin g/ T aylor Dump T ruck/ Y-Wea r/ H ap J o n es /S upertra pp/ Motio n P ro sponsored Harl ey-Davidson , led Carr and Davey Du relle as the lead trio exited turn fou r for th e final time, but was forced to settle for the runner-up positio n. as Carr drafted by at the fin ish . Durelle crossed the fini sh line in a solid th ird pl ace. After th e Dayton a 600 National was rained o u t i n March , the Fresno Fairground s mi le p layed host [ 0 the fir st points-payi ng seri es ' even t. Alth ou gh the event was marred by a long day o f raci ng that ran well over two ho urs behind schedule, the firstever race a t the downtown Fresn o track was well recieved by the nearl y 6000 spectators on ha nd. The l lO-ride r q ua lifying sessio n began a t2:30 p .m., and allowed junior riders to tim e trial for both the 600cc Nati on al , as wel l as th e Junior National , wi th th e fas tes t j u niors being a llowed to co mpete wi th the experts. T a yl o r p osted th e da y's fa stest qu alify in g lap, a t 36.329-secon d, 99.094 mph, while former expert racer a nd now junio r co m petito r Wink Frietas was second wi th a 36.742/ 97.981 la p, which enabled h im to compete in the 600cc Nati onal, as well as the Jun ior National, whi ch he won go ing away. Du rell e posted a 36.772/ 97,90 I a board h is Butch Don ahu e/R on Wood/G en eral Engine/Storz/ Ma xima/ Yo ko/ Suburban Harl ey-Davidso n /Ts u b ak i / Be II / P e rf o r m a n ce Prod ucts-backed Wood -Rotax, wh ile former C rand Na tio nal Ch ampion Ricky Graham rounded out the to p had .endured a very long day in the grandstands. "I wasn't sure if I had enough for him because he's been so fast all day . But I made my move and I guess I got lucky." An elated Durelle finished in third p lace, ahead of Freitas, McDowell and Aseltine . H al e, Pegram, Da y and Beattie rounded out the top 10. Freitas, who had dropped out of racing for a few years , and Perraul t scored th e wins in th e two Junior heats, and carr ied their mom entum into the Junior final. Perrault grabbed th e ho leshot at th e start of the fin al , and led Freitas, McBee and Po lhemus on th e first lap. By lap four of the IO-Iap final , Freitas had dr afted into th e lead and pulled out to a 10-bike length lead that he would maintain un til th e chec kered flag flew. Perr ault fended off the charges of Polhemus throughout the race, an d held on to second pl ace at the fini sh . T im Selb y dr afted in to fourth at th e finish ah ead of McBee, Price and Jeff Eklund. ow Results HEAT I: t. Ted Taylor (H- D); 2. Bryan McDowell (H · D); 3. Dan Ingram (H -D); 4. Co ry Perreault (WR); 5. Will Davis (H -D). HEAT 2: I. Mike Hal e (H· D); 2. Wink Freitas (W·R); 3. Aaron Hill (H · D); 4. Ja mes Han (W-R); 5. Jason Fletch er (H -D). HEAT 3: I. Davey Durelle (W-R); 2. Keith Da y (H- D); 3. Steve Beattie (H ·D); 4. Paul Polhemu s CWR); 5. Mark Corsett i. HEAT 4: I. Chris Carr (H- D); 2. Steve Aseltine (H -D); 3. Chance Darling (H· D); 4. Scott Stum p (Ho n ); 5. Larry Pegram (W· R). SEMI I: I. Rick H ocking (W-R); 2. Kris Kiser (WR); 3. Co ry Perreault (W· R); 4. Tony Donahue (H D); 5. Dale Dennman (H· D)_ ' SEMI 2: I. Polh emus; 2. Pegram; 3. Stump; 4. Co rsetti; 5. JerI Eklund (W-R ). 600 NATIONAL FINAL: I. Chris Carr (H . D); 2. T ed Taylor (H ·D ); 3. Dave Durelle (W-R); 4. Wink Freitas (W-R); 5. Bryan McDow ell (W.R ); 6. Steve Aselt ine (H -D); 7. Mike Ha le (H -D); 8. Larry Pegram (W· R); 9. Keith Day (H -D); 10. Steve Beattie (H D); II . Ch an ce Dar ling (H· D); 12. Kris Kiser (W· R ); 13. Aaro n H ill (H· D); 14. Rick Hocking (W· R); 15. Paul Polhemus (W-R); 16. Dan Ingram (HD). 600 NATIONAL POIN T STANDINGS: I. Chr is Carr (20); 2. T ed T aylor ( 16); 3. Dave Durelle (13); 4. Wink Freita s (II ); 5. Bryan McDow ell ( 10); 6. Steve Aselti ne (9); 7. Mike Hal e (8); 8. Larry Pegram (7); 9. Keith Da y (6); 10. Steve Beattie (5); II. Chance Darling (4); 12. Kris Kiser (3); 13. Aaron Hill (2); 14. Rick Hocking (I ). JR NATIONAL nNAL: I. Win k Freitas (W-R ); 2. Cory Perrault (W-R); 3. Paul Polh emus Jr . (WR); 4. Tim Selby (W· R); 5. Steve Mayfield (H -D); 6. Allon McBee (W-R); 7. Geo rgie Pri ce (H· D); 8. J ell Eklund (W-R); 9. Clinton Yahscholtz (W-R); 10. Don ald Pa ul (W· R); I I. Er ic Green (H · D); 12. Dale J enn cma n Sr. (H- D). J UNIOR N ATION AL POINT STANDINGS: 1. Wm k Freita s (40); 2. Paul Pol hemu s Jr . (26); 2. Cory Perrault (26); 4. Allon McBee (20); 5. Steve Maylield ( 17); 6. Tony Dona h ue ( 16); 7. Jell Eklund (I I); 7. T im Selby (I I); 9. J ames H art (9 ); 10. Ba rt Schm u lbac h (8); 10. Geo rgi e Price (8); 12. Michael Dillo n (6); 12. Da le Jen ncma n Sr. (6); 12. Clinton Vahscholtz (6); 15. Jell Ann en (5); 15. Dona ld Paul (5); 17. Er ic Green (4).

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