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Fletcher fended off the attacks of Ronn ie Jones for second. Davis led from start to finish in heat five, while Rod ney Farris piloted his Eddie Adkins-tun ed Rotax to a secondplace finish. Three-time Grand National Champion Jay Sp ringsteen finished a close third, but would return in a semi. She lt o n ' s Harley- Da v idson rider Robert Lewis led Roger Durkee home in the sixth and final heat race. SEMIS Semi action was relatively un eventfu l, w ith th e exce ption of semi three. After a number of crashes and restarts, semi three saw Bud weiser of Daytonabacked Scott Stump gr ab the hoelshot aboa rd h is M&M Racin g Ho nda and lead from start to finish . Makin g the rac e a bam-burner, how ever, was the charge put forth by Sprin gsteen. After s tar ti ng in th e middle of th e pack, Springsteen mad e the top of the groove work as he raced aroun d the outside of his competitors, on e by on e, un til he wa s in second. The crowd stood on its feet in anticipation as Springsteen reeled Stump in, bu t it was too little, too late, and Stump raced across the finish with a few inches to spare. Hall 's Harley- Davidson's Ted Taylor topped the firs t se mi, w hile veteran Charlie Orr raced ho me the vic tor in semi two. Penn State Cycles rider Mike Varnes topped the final semi and completed the 16-rider main event field. NATIONAL The 25-lap main event was delayed a few moments as King raced away from the sta rting area to have tune r Geor ge Garvis fill his Hond a with gas. When the light flashed green, it was outside pole si tter Davis who led th e charge into tum one. Carr, Hill, Farris, Lewis and Poovey gave chase, Davis and Carr opened up an immediate lead over third-placed Hill, and the race was on. " I knew it was Chris behind me ," said Davis. "I thought Poovey wo uld be' the gu y on my tail, but 1 coul d tell by the way he was ridin g that it was Chris. 1 started riding a little tight - worrying too much about guarding my lines." " I stuck my front wheel in the re a few times, just to let him know 1 was there, " said Carr. " I noticed that he started riding defensively, tr ying to block me." Carr hounded Davis for eight laps be fore pulling alongsid e the leader as they raced down the back straight Carr do ve under Davis in tum three wh en the personable North Carolinan charged to o ha rd into th e comer and slipped wide, "I pulled alongside Will, and he panicked," sai d Carr. " After that, I sn uck under him and just put my head down." Once in the lead, Carr began to take a different racing line through the comers. Carr would enter the comers a bit wider and carry a straigh t line th rough the apex of the turn before squaring it off. "The apex wa s real slippery and you had to stay uprigh t," said Carr, "The line was a bit wider entering the comer, and that was a little danger ous if there was someon e behind you. They could stick it to ya' if they wanted ." Carr ex ten ded h is lead with ea ch passing lap, and at the finish enjoyed a four-second margin of victory. The sixtime series champ wheelied across the finish line with one hand raised . Davis held on to se cond, althou gh Hill had manag ed to close in d u ring th e final stages. When the checkered flag flew, Davis led Hill by only five or six bikelengths. "I don't know if he was 'slowing up or if 1 was getting faster," said Hill. " I think he made a couple of mistakes, but so did L I'm glad that the track grooved up , thank God . 1 just can't ride that nogroove slippery stuff. If I could have gotten through turns three and four better, 1 might have had a chance of catcing Will" Poovey ran strong for the first half of the race. and applied considerable pressure to Hill. The q u ie t Te xan dropped off the pace later in the race, h ow ever, but his fade wa sn' t d ue to fati gue . " I w ent w ay low on one lap, trying to get past Hill," said Poovey. "I splashed through some mu d and must have packed up my rear tire. 1 tho ught I had a flat becau se it started sliding all I- over." Kevin Varnes finished a distant fifth, topping an all-out war between himself, King, Lew is and Farris. Th ou gh they swa pped positions rep eatedly throughou t the race, they crossed the finish line in that orde r. a (Above) Sacramento of Harley-Davidson rider Aaron Hili rode Ronn ie Jones' spa re machine to a strong third-place fi nish, (Below) Hili, Carr and Davis cut loose in winner's circle, Municipa l Stad ium Daytona Beach, Florida Results: March 13, 1994 (round 1 of 4) Time Trbls: 1. Chris Carr (18.973); 2. Rich Kin g (19,118): 3. Terry Poo vey (19.182); 4. Aaron H ill (19.274): 5. Will Davis (19,445); 6. Robert Lewis (19,498); 7. Roge r Du rkee (19.507); 8. Jay Springsteen (19536); 9. Ronnie Jones (19.540); 10. Dale Jenneman Sr. (19.580); 11. An d y Tr esser (19 .583); 12. Sco tt Pa rke r (19 .591) ; 13. Jim Sumner (19.6Ol); 14 . Steve M orehead (19.605); 15. Duane Veeder (19 .612); 16 . Jason Fletch e r (19 .616); 11. Scott Stump (19.644); 18. Steve Ase ltine (19.652); 19. Ian Segedy (19,653); 20. Rodney Farris (19.662); 21. Kevi n Atherton (19,668); 22. Crai g Estelle (19.669); 23. Kevin Varnes (19.700); 24. Mike Ha cker (19.712); 25. Charlie Orr (19.733); 26. Shawn Cla rk (19.742); '17 Ted Taylo r . (19.783); 28. Michael Wa rner (19,784); 29. Rusty Rogers ( 19.785); 30. Dav e Hebb (19.788); 31. Davey Camlin (19 .8 14) ; 32. Ja m e s H art (19.848); 33. Da n S tanley (19.853); 34. Brian Tillson (19.854); 35. Kenton Lon gcor (19.858); 36. Bret Beyer (19.864) ; 37. Steve Beatt ie (19.865); 38. Lance Jones (19.870); 39. Joe Kopp (19.870); 40. Kris Kiser (19.872). He at 1: 1. Chris Carr (H-D); 2. Stev e Beatt ie (Rtx); 3. Charlie Orr (Rtx); 4. Robert Miller (Rtx); 5. Bret Beye_r (Rtx); 6. 8 illy H ofmeister (Rtx); 7. Clint Vahs ho ltz (WR); 8. Mike Hac ker (Rtx); 9. Scott Parke r (H- D); 10. Jim Sumner (Rtx). Tim e: 3 minutes. 15.86 seconds. Hut 2: 1. Kev in Varnes (Rtx); 2. Rich King (Hon); 3. Andy Tresser (Rtx); 4. Shawn Clark (Rtx); 5. Matt Wait (Rtx); 6. Don Wilson (Rtx); 7. Ken ton Longcor (Rtx); 8. Lance Jon es (Rtx ); 9 . Ch ri s Wnu k (Rt x); 10. Stev e More he ad (Rtx). Time: 3:20.06. Heal 3: 1. Terry Poovey (Rtx); 2. Du an e Veed er (Rtx); 3. Dale Jenne ma n Sr. (Rtx); 4. Rona ld Hall (H on); S. Craig Estelle (Rtx); 6. Kris Armen trout (Hen); 7. Ted Taylor (Rtx); 8. Joe Kopp (W-R); 9. Pat Bucha na n (Rtx); 10. Bria n Tillso n (Rtx). . T ime: 3:15.55. H .at4: I. Aaron Hill (Rtx); 2. Jaso n Fletcher (Rtx); 3, Ronnie Jon es (Rtx); 4. Kev in Atherlon (Rtx); 5. Dan Stanley (Rtx); 6. Micha el Wa rner (Rtx); 7. Brett Lan des (Rtx); 8. Bill Ne wkirk (Rtx); 9. Eric O'Boyie (Rtx); 10. Kris Kiser (Rtx). TIm e: 3:17.35. Heat 5: 1. Will Davis (C-A); 2. Rodney Farris (Rtx); 3. Jay Springsteen (H- D); 4. Scott Stump (H on ); 5. Rus ty Rogers (KTM) ; 6. Ja mes Hart (W-R); 7. Greg Sims (Rtx); 8. George Roed e r (Rtx); 9. Jean Bou rret (Rtx) ; 10. Tommy Co lson (Hon). TIme 3:15.39. H eat 6: 1. Robert Lewis (W-R); 2. Roger Dur kee (Rtx); 3. Steve Aseltine (Kaw); 4. Mike Varnes (W.R); 5. Da ve Heb b (Rtx) ; 6. Ken Co ol beth (W ·R) ; 7. Paul Iw anaga (Rtx); 8. Larry Pegram (Rtx); 9. Ian Segedy (Rtx); 10, Dav ey CamIin (Rtx~ TIme 3:17.70. Semi 1: 1. Taylor; 2. Hall; 3. Miller; 4. Park er ; S. Kopp; 6. Hacker; 7. Wilso n; 8. Beyer; 9. Tillson; 10. Wnuk; 11. Wait; 12. Jenneman Sr. T ime: 2:39.99. Se mi 2: 1. O rr; 2. Tresser; 3. Estell e; 4. Clark: 5. Morehead; 6. Sumner; 7. Armentrout; 8. Hofmeister; 9. Longcor; 10. Buchanan ; 11. Lance Jones; 12. Vahsho ltz. T tme : 2:38.49. Srmi 3: 1. Stump; 2. Springsteen; 3. Stanley; 4. Coolbeth; 5. Atherton; 6, Sims ; 7. H ebb ; 8. Colson; 9. Kiser; 10. Seged y; 11. Newkirk; 12. Roeder. Tim e: 2:3957. Sr m i 4: 1. Mike Var ne s; 2. Land es; 3. Ha rt ; 4. Ase lti ne; 5. Ronnie Jones; 6. Warner; 7. Ca mlin ; 8. Rog e rs; 9. Iwanaga ; 10. Bourret ; 11. Pe gr a m; 12. O ' Boyle . Time: 2:39.03. 2S--Lap National: 1. Chris Carr (H-D); 2. Will Dav is (C-A); 3. Aar on Hill (Rtx); 4. Terry Poo vey (Rtx); 5. Kevin Varnes (Rtx); 6. Rich King (Ha n); 7. Robert Lew is (W- R); 8. Rodney Farris (Rtx); 9. Roger Du rkee (Rtx); 10. Jason Fletcher (Rtx); 11. Duan e Veed er (Rtx); 12. Michael Varn es (W-R); 13. Steve Beatt ie (Rtx); 14. Cherie Orr (Rtx); IS. Ted Taylo r (Rtx); 16. Scott Stump (Ho n). Ti me: 7:58. A MA 600« NATIO NAL CH A MP IONSHI P POI NT STANDING S (After 1 of 4 rounds ), 1. Chris Carr (20); 2. Will Davis (16); 3. Aa ro n Hill (13); 4, Terry Poo vey (11); 5. Kevi n Varnes (10); 6. Rich King (9); 7. Robert Lewis (8); 8. Rodney Fa rris (7); 9. Roger Du rkee (6); 10. Jason Fletcher (5); 11. Duan e Veeder (4); 12. Michael Varnes (3); 13. Stev e Beattie (2); 14. Charlie Orr (I ); IS. Scott Stu m p (1); 16. Ted Ta ylor (1). I I I . things that I thought 'needed .to be changed , .iNithout!elling him; but -Larry is always asking . questions. I told him to just get on. hold on, and go fast instead 'of"wQrrying aboul ',the, . .. .. The Daytona Short Track Crap Shoot' con- . bike: ' · tinues... ,As usual; many of the nation'S top '· contenders found 1 hemselves shut out of 'the . And 'speaking 'of Larry Pegram; the Ohian ' racing action at Ilie 600cc National. ' . . : . showed ,hints of a slight limp as he walked " , ..' ., ' .' :. . . t hrough the pits. , ~I. totally threw it away the ~D~ytoria is like ~ng (jice; . said four-time ' other day when I was motocrossing w~h Will Grand National Champion SCOtt Parker; who Davis,' said Peg ram. "I was' try ing to do .a ·.in Wming in ninth and fourth-place finishes in " nae-nac over a big double'and I didn't gei my ' his heat and semi races, d idn't even' come ':. foot baclc overthe seat in time.' When ~ked . close 1 qualifying'. "If I Come out of here with .. i( he .saw the .crash, Davis laugh ed 'and , 0 · any Points at all, I' consider them a bonus:' . replied; "He's a nutl' , . ' . ' Joining 'Parker, on the sidelines were such , ' .. ' .. . . , " , ' ' . notabl es a s Ste ve Morehead Ron n ie A ft er 'R iChKing rush ed back to th e pit s , Jones, Kevin Atherton" L.8rry .Ps'gram and " before the start of the main event to have gas Jay Spring steen. Morehead suffered several ,' 'put' in his . tank, " M&M . Rac ing team near-c rashes. in 'nlsheat' and ' never full y , . owner/time r Mik'e Morr. was se.enteaslng regrouped, while Jones continued io struggle King's t uner.. George Garvis.· , n' the main" I · with mysterious electrical problems.'Atherton ' . .King.raced to a sixlh-place finish. while, Morr's . fellvlctimto a nastyfi rst-t urn crash in' his ' . rider, Scott Stump DNFed with a nat rear-tlra. : ·semi, ' and Pegram wa s forced to race his ' ~That ' s .what you ,gel for tea si ng Ge orge back-up.m achine after his number-one bike Garvis," quipped one of MorT's helpers. ' ' . . blew.up in practice. Springsteen was pernaps: " . the only rider among the group' who had the ' Four-i ime 'Grand Nal iomil Champion Sc'o'tt · speed to run tnthe main'. " 1found a good lirie . ,Parker and his tuner; Bill Werner. tried sevg ',in lhe seml, but it was too little; too late; said ' " eratneW thin' s altha .sooec National: One ot Springsteen. : : . -: . . ' -' P ar ~ er' s ' ma ch ines wa s ','fitt ed ' with · a ' . " , ~.' motocross-style handlebar made ,by AFAM. :, .'When 'aske~ h'o!"' 'working '~ilh' ne.w'Team 'The bar, had aslmilar bend ici Parker's 'usual , Undo membe r Larry Pegram compared to ' handlebar i'bul unlike tniditional:dirt track : working, wiil1 RickY Graham, 'lun er Johnny .. bars. ihese !eatu.red a c1a(l)p:Of1 style o-OSS- . ·Goad chuckled and replied, "Larry knows ,too . ' bar. Out back'. a set C)f Penska Racing shocks ', much about. bike, set up! Ricky could just.gel , ' handled the suspension duties, replacing the. · on the bikeandqo last . I wo iJld change ' . u suat White Power unils. . · .' .' " ' . .,. . - . . , . ' ... ~. .. . ,-' ' . B .·... rieflv .

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