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eDIRT TRACK I AMA Grand N ational Championship_ _el_Pr_o_en__:R /C_am S 'es _o_un_d7 _ After scoring his 15th career Nat ional victory, Chris Carr (cent er) wa s joined in the winner's ci rcle by G eor ge R oeder II (le ft) and Scott Parker (rig h t). Roeder (66), Steve Morehead (42), Parker (10 ) and Carr (behind Morehead) took turns leadin g the fi nal. Carr on top at Lima Half Mile By Bert Shepard "I 4 UMA OH, JUNE29 , led the lap ' th at counte d and th ree in the middle, that's all," said Chris Carr, after to ppi ng H arl ey-Da vi d son tea m ma te Sco tt Parker and Geor ge Roeder at the Alle n County Fairgrounds. Carr's 15th career Grand Na tio na l win tied him for 12th on the all-time win list with Kenny Roberts and Mert Law il l, and increased his series po ints lead to six, 111-105, over three-time Gra nd Nat iona l Ch ampi on Sco tt Park er. Alt ho ug h he suffered a disappo inting 10th pl ace finish, Ronnie J ones mai ntained third in the sta ndings with 66 points. T ime Trials Steve Mor ehead was fastest am ong the 62 Experts th at took tim e tria ls, rounding th e track in 26.093 seconds, well on th e track record of 24.994 seconds , set by Parker in 1984. "T he 40 win thing is neat ," said Moreh ead , referr in g to the tie between Parker and Jay Springsteen for first o n the a ll-time win list. " I j ust don't want th em sett ling it in my backyard. " Mor eh ead 's home in Fi ndlay, Ohio, is approximately 40 miles from L ima. T he third member of the HarleyDavidson team , Kevin Atherton , was seco nd fastest, pos ting a 26.258 lap, whi le George Roeder II was thir d fastest at 26.330. Terry Poovey and Parker were fourth and fifth , respectively, whi le Ga rt h Brow ro unded the ' track sixth fastest. Bro w was aboard the ESP Racing H on da, usually campa ig ned by the absent Ricky Graham . Graham was missing from th e race after being arrested one week earlier for drunk driving. "This is my first time o n a big bike (750cc) in two years," said Bro w. "A nd my first tim e ever o n a Honda !" " I ca lled Mik e Sponseller abou t letting Bro w ride," said Ski p Eaken , of the Eaken -Sponseller Racing Team. " Bu t it was my decision. Unti l Grah am gets hi s person al life together. .. Well , I don 't kn ow." " I feel sor ry for Skip," said Sponseller. " He puts his heart into this, and everyo ne else sho uld do th e.same. " Ru st y R o gers, David Ra yburn , R odn ey Fa rris a n d Dan Ingram ro unded o u t th e top I0, while 42nd fastest qual ifier J ean Bourret scored the last tran sfer po sition into the program with a tim e of 28.487. Heats Morehea d g rabbed th e h ol eshot from the outside po le in the tirst 01 three 10-lap heats, and set sail. Rogers and Larry Pegram trailed the 17-year veteran around the trac k, ridi ng the high line, while Morehead kep t " 0\'