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Ownbey and pull ed off a pass as they slid into tum one, lap seven. Bergstrom was in command of a solid fou rt h while just in front of him, Ownbey was trying hard to take second back from Sanchez. but ran out of laps . The order at the finish line was Bostrom, Sanchez, Ownbey, Bergstrom and Don Wilhi te, who recov ered from a poor start to finish fifth. Racing in the Open B class saw James Jud d pulling the holeshot with Cecil Short in second, Wayne Davis third and Chris Fischer in fourth. Judd's lead didn't last long as Short passed him on the second lap and started to open up a lead over the rest of the pack. The order stayed the same as the riders crossed the finish line to take the checkered flag. Larry Thurman was the winner in the Open C cla ss aft er ea rl y race leader Pa ul Brown slipped off the groo ve, allowing Sammy Sabedra and Thurman to get by. Sabedra held the lead until the white-flag lap, when Thurman made his move and went into the lead and held on to take the win with Sabedra finishing in second. In Open A racin g it was McDo we ll again, only this time he mad e it a wire-to-wire win for his second victory of the night. Results P/W STK D/C: 1. D.l n ieJ Jen kins (y a m); 2. Nicko les Moore {Yam); 3. Duke Erickson (5oz); 4. Scott Meyno- (Yo1I m ); S. Bradley Hiler (ya m). P!W MOO ole: J. Nickolt.'5 Moore (Yam); 2. Danie l Jenkins (Ya m); 3. Stl'w art 8.ubrt' Jr (Y.lm ). 60/80 C: .l . Nidoles Moore (y a m); 2. Miche lle l..inE'aw t'.lYer (H un ). 80 B: 1. Jesse Dawson (Kaw); 2. M ickey Laoe (Suz); 3.8randon Ceorge (Kaw); 4. ~ron Cecc (Kaw ); 5.Craig GonT,ales (Yam). 80 A: I .To by Jorgen!'en ( Han); 2. Andy tun!'efl (H on); 3~ Tyson Silv" (y" m); 4. Tony Souu (K" w ). WMN/lOO: I.T"mi QUoIn (Rtx); 2. Miche llr Linr;lwravrr (Hoo ); 3. joel Bloom (lion); 4. Sandra Selv.a (H on ). n m); m); 250 C: I. JU!di H~y (Y,1 2. Gera my RMkk-y (y,1 3. Denn is Cameron (KAW) . 250 B: I. Kurti s Robnts (Hon ); 2. Sha un Ru ssell (Kaw); J. Urick... Alvem.az (K..I l; 4. Davis Wintrrs (CA ). w VET C: I.Dennis Camrron (Hon ); 2. johnny K.ames (WR ); 3J ohn (Rill); 4. RichArd Amok! (Su z). VET A! B:. 1. Robert B.acv5.a (RD.); 2. KrYin {Kb.l; 3. Ouis Fischn' (Rbi ); 4. Kobnt Grant (Ya m); S. Jamrs Judd (Y.am). VlNT A! C: 1. Rob D.lmron (Yun); 2. c.ry Milrwski (TriJ; 3RAlph 1« (Tri); 4. Chris SotV' (Y,1 . m) rRO ! AM: 1. Eric 805trom ( Rbi); 2. ~ S.nchrz (Hon) ; 3. Justin Ownbry (Hon); 4. r Aul Bnptrom (R tx ); 5. Don Wilhitr (Han). PRO ! AM EX: 1. Bry.an McDowrll (Rtx); 2. Dan Mc:Oonnetl (RIx); 3. Krvin BriI::UT (WK); 4. M.ark Kry (WR ); S. Jimm y Hi~.a en,. e-u.a1t5 (WR) . OPEN C: l. Larry Thunn.IIn (yam ); z.-Slmmy Sabrdr.a (Hon) ; 3. Stevr J ohnson (Han); 4. Stevr BoNey (Hoo); 5. Oint Ericbon (lISA). Of'EN B: 1. Crci l Short (Rbt); 2.J" mrs Judd (y am) ; 3- W.aynr Davis (Hon); 4. Ch ris fischtT (Rn ); 5. ShrTm.an Lee (Hon). OPEN A: 1. Brya n McDowrll ( RIll); 2. D.an"'l McDon nrll {RIX) 3. MoIrk Key (WK); 4. Iu"tin Ownbry (Hon); 5. Danny Hart ; (Ilb<). Auburn Speedway wins toBennett, Ochoa By Scott Rousseau AUBURN, CA, JUNE 18 Kelly Benne tt and Jesse Ochoa pa rlayed good starting positions and grea t starts into wins , as Bennett grabbed the Handicap ma in and Ochoa took the Scratch ma in at Aub urn Speedway's dry, slick Fast Friday s Speedway. Bennett had the advantage of starting on the zero-yard line in th e H a n d ica p feature . He would be followed by Craig Elst ins on the 10, Dustin Schroeder on the 30 and Robert Curry on the 40. Jim Sisemo re and Bart Bast lined up on the 50 to comp lete the field. • When the tape s new Benn ett wa s off and runn in g w ith Eisti n s a nd Sch roe de r givi ng chase. Sise m o re a n d Bast both got excellen t ga tes and quickly swooped Cu rr y. Schr oeder put pressure on Eistins, and he mad e the pass at the beginning of lap two. Sisemo re dropped Eistins furth er back and moved up to grab seco nd fro m Sch roeder w h ile Ba st a nd C urry foug ht for position. Sisemore and Schroeder mad e every effort to reel Bennett in, but he was riding smoothly, doing just enough to maintain an insurmountable lead . Bennett look the checkered flag to score his first Hand icap main even t win , followed by Sise mo re, Sch roeder, Ba st, Curry and Eistins. - I had a big lead to sta rt out with, so I just kept i t o n th e p ole in good tract io n," s a id Bennett. - It worked.The track was completely used up by the time the Scratch main was ready to roll, and it appeared that the winn er of the start wou ld likely be the winn er of the race. Alan Christian, B.,st and Sisemore were we ll aware of this while they worked the d ir t in thei r respective gates two, three and four . Ochoa, on the pole, had other prob lems. His Godden had given up on him earlier in the night, a nd he wa s forc ed to ride a hastily borrowed Mike Kain Weslake. It proved to be magic as Ochoa blitzed out of the gate with the lead, leaving Chris tian, Bast and Sisemore to scrap for seco nd place into tum onc. Christian wheelied into the tum, but he was able to save it and begin the hunt for Ochoa . Sisemore and Bast weren't about to let tha t happen though, and they tucked in right behind Christi an. Sisemore pushed Christi an hard, hoping for tha t one mista ke tha t wo uld allow him to mo ve up. Bast applied th e sa me pressure to Sisemore. Wh ile t he three riders raced each o the r, Ochoa motored away, further incre asing his advantage. Ochoa took the win over Christ ia n, Sisemore and Bast. -I got the gate, and I felt no pressure," said Ochoa. "The borrowed bike was just hooking up and go ing grea t.... Resu lts SOlATO t 1. jesee Ochoa (Wes ); 2. Alan Christi.In (Wn ): 3. JimSi!oernore (W es); 4. Bart o.st (W es). HANDJCA~ 1. Krll y Brnnett (Wn); 2. Jim Si!M"mOn' (\yes ); 3. Du stin Schroedrr (GM) 4. B.rt B.as (Wes ); S. Robrrt Cu rr y t 0-). ~2: 1. Lany Herman (Wes); 1. Jeff Nort on Oaw); 3. Simon c.nniT .aro (Wes ). ~3: 1. Eric Durrkson O,1~); 2. Rid!. Mign.an;.t (Wes); 3. Rick Cun~U Uaw). JR: I. MItt Becker (Wes ); 2. l.tn Proto (Wes ); 3. Brett BeckeT (Wes) . Howard Lake Half Mile win to Durelle By Tim McBride HOWARD LAKE, MN, JUNE 26 Davey Durelle sped to victory in the 600cc ProAm main event at the Orner' s Go phe r Racing Series-promoted Minnesot a Pro-Am Dirt Tra ck Ch ampionship, he ld on th e Wr igh t County Fairg ro unds half-m ile oval track. Durelle proved to his hometown fans that he is back and as fast as ever after suffe ring serious inj u ries a t the 1992 AM A G ra nd Nat io na l C ha m pions hi p Se ries finale in Pomona, California. H felt 100%on the 600, but I still have a little I way to go on a 750,· said Donahue HarleyDavid so n/Dela no Sports Center/General Engineeri ng/Bieffe/Ron Wood/StorzlTsubaki/ Maxima / AI Muth H-D/Salty Dog Racing-backerd Durelle. Two heat races a nd a semi determined the g rid for the fina l, and first heat race w inner Kenton Longcor sat on the pole. next to heat two winner Durelle and semi winner Peter Hook. Longcor had the best reactions and grabbed the holes ho t. Durelle was in hot on his tail, though, and wasted little time zipping into the lead by the sta rt of the second lap. Meanwhile, a heated five-ma n bailie fo r third e rupted between Hoole. Kurt Boehlke, Billy Hoffmeis ter, Randy Triplett and Wade Camlin . The fans got the ir mon ey's wo rth as the five riders swa pped positions repea ted ly. Durelle cruised to th e checkers the winner with a comfortab le marg in ove r a 10nL "SOme Longcor. When the dust se ttled, Hoffmeis ter wa s awarded a hard-fought third, ahead of Boelke, Cam lin, Hook and Trip lett. A busy, but successful Longcor retaliated by scor ing the wins in the 600cc Dash for Cash and the 50lkc Pro-Am and 250cc Pro classes in convi ncing fashio n . Hook, a lso riding ou t of th e Dona hue Harley stable, nabbed the win in the 750cc fina l a full stra ighta w ay ahead of Hoffmeister and Durelle. Resu lts 600 PRO-AM: 1. DoJvry Dul?11r (W-R); 2. Kenton Longcor (Rtx); 3. BiU Heffmeis rer (Ra); (, Kurt Boehlke (Rtx); 5. W a d e Ca mli n (1-1-0). 750 PRO-AM : 1. PmT Hook (H·D); 2. BiUHoffme isft"r(H·O); 3. Day..,. Du rr llr (H-O); 4. Kurt 8oL"hlkr (BSA); 5. Rand y Trip lrtt (H-D~ +30 PRO TWl N: 1. John Filc. (BSA); 2. Johnny IYaa (85A); 3. Mike Frye(Tri);4. Bob Br.aunrei ter (Yun);5. Donak! Hoff (Tri). +30 AM TWI N: I . Jim Ea!dw (Yam); 2. Tom Laird (Tri) ; 3. Ron 5eonr (Tri); 4. Jor BLack wdJ (Yam). H-D883: 1. Bit! Hoffmristn';2. P-m-r Hoolt. 500 PRO- AM: 1. Kenton Longcor (Rtx); 2. Kurt 8c:JehIU ( lUx); 3. -'C"S"'Y (Han); ' . Tony J(oI..., (I

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