Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

more than 200 points wi th two even ts left in the series. Of note, finishin g 24th overall and third in the Veteran class in the race was the Endurothon team of Fred Merkel and Richard Amaiz. Merkel, the former National and World Supe rbike Champion was all smiles and vowed to return before taking on the U.s. Superb ike chase for the Rob Muzzy team. Arnaiz vow ed to remain retired and work in the family construction busi ness, riding occasionally. Bruc e, team ed with Jaso n Murrell, led the early laps of the first affair bu t had probl ems tha t cos t them a lap. Jeannie Prui tt and Stan Finn ey teamed to lead un til the halfway point when the Hart boys went by; those two teams lap ped the 54-rider field twice. Kerry Puccio topped the XRlOO class, w hile Al Wenzel got his first Vintage win over stock car racer Mike Brumit when -Bu tch Cochran experienced mechanical misfortune. The Open class in race three had a great mix of riders with Tony Alves lea d ing the first two lap s teamed with Donn And erson, bu t the Harts led the ne xt four with Vet's Pa ul lw a nag a and Rod Spencer wo rking up to third. Alves / Anderson le d laps 10 through l 5, bu t Don Hart took over from crashing big brother Dan and led to the checkers with Spencer/ Iwan aga second an d John Tavis four th on the Lou ie Ar ut a -tu ned CRSOO be hi nd Alves /Anderson. John H lebo ill finished fifth overall and was the only other rider on the same lap. Results GII M e, MOTORCYCLE E:£ . BVARIJI S UNDA V, MAReH ,~ • D YTONA·SUPERCR A saturday, Marc • INTERNATIO Friday Racmile flat track races, topping the 750ccPro class. From the start, Springsteen led the 750cc pros around the banking on one of the Dodge Brothers Racing XRs followed by Roger Thompson on yet another Dod ge Brothers ma ch ine. Yamahamounted Dave Rust ran third . Springs teen continued to push th e cu shion as Thompson, Rust and Eddi e Dodge pursued him in the early laps, but Th omp son wa s th e only rid er who co u ld hang w ith the former Grand National champion. At the finish, Sprin gsteen took an easy win with Thompson, Rus t, Dodg e and Rub en Mal abuamero following in, that order. . Ma rk Ledbe tter launched his Wood -Rolax to the front of the 600cc Pro class with Joey Winsto n at his sid e. A.J. Herrera, Dave Pelton and Dennis Ca meron fell in behind the two fro n t-runners . Led better hel d the lead down the back ch ut e while Herrera and Pelton closed on Winston. By th e end of th e race, Led b ette r had pull ed a straightaway lead over Herrera, Pelton and Winsto n. The 600cc Sportsman class was a battle fro m th e sta rt . Sid Payne led a t th e sta rt , b u t Gary Davis, Dan Waller an d Jerry Tenret had no intention of letting Payne get away. Davis was the first rider to take the lead from Payne an d traded the posi tio n with Tenret and Waller several times before Payne found the fast wa y around the track and retoo k the lead for good. Davis he ld off a la te-race charge by Waller for second place. Brei Bemis an d Ken Mountain ro unded ou t the top five. . D Results 600 PRO: 1. Mark U:dbt.'t~ (W-R) 2. A. . Herrera (Hon ); 3. ; I Dave Pelton (W-R); 4. Joe Winston (W-R); S. Dennis Cameron (lion). 750 P RQ 1. Jay Spri nS!Jte\'n (H -D); 2. gogee Thompson (H-O j; 3. Dave Rust (yam); 4. Eddie Dodge (H-O); S. Ruben Malabuamero (H·D). 600 SPTSMN: 1. Sid Paynt." (Yam); 2. Gary Davis (Han); 3. Dan Walker (H on ); 4. JerryTenret (H on ); 5. Bre tt Bemis (Yam). VET: 1. Mike Ryan (Tri); 2.1

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