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"D TTRACK .:.. . '.'..' IR :·A Grarld~~al ~~~~;:~. " '. Round 5: Parkersburg Half Mile lCA (Left) A cluster of mechanics , helpers and s upporters gathered around Parke r's HarleyDavidson du ring the redflag delay. Parker's mec lJanic, Bill Werner, rep laced both carburetors, the cables and the throttle in on ly three minutes. (Right) Davey Camlin (27) and Rusty Roge rs (57) battled In the main. (Below) Runnerup Jay Springsteen congratulates 883 class winner Jason Fletcher, Lap 21 saw Farris slip into third. "I was really having trouble getting through turns one and two. Three and four I had figured out, but after I saw the line Carr and Parker were taking, I moved up th ere and things started to work. We're getting there, we're going to win one of these this year," said Farris. Hill and Rogers exchanged fifth se veral times until Hill locked th e sp ot on the white-flag la p . " I'm happy w ith where we're a t. I wish I hadn't had a problem with the restart, but we're get: ting there," sa id Hill. Roeder n (H -O); 2- Davey Ca mli n (H-O); 3. Ken~y Coolbeth Jr. (H-O); 4. Will Davi s (Han); 5. Craig Estelte (H- O); 6. Steve """tine (H-O) ; 7. Chana: O.r ling (H -O) ; 8. Jim Su mner (H- O) ; 9. J.ff Eklund (H-O~ 10. Georgie Price IV (H -O); 11. Ronnie Jones (Ho n); 12- Rich King (Ho n) ; 13. Ricky Smith (Ho n). n me3:345S. SEMI 3 (8 bps; 12 riden, top 3 tra nster): 1. Ste ve Morehead (H oD); 2. Mik e Varn es (H · D); 3. Sco tt St u m p (Han); 4. Will i. McC oy (H -O); 5. Kevin Atherto n (H-O); 6. Tommy Colso n (H-D ); 7. Ma tt Wa it (H-O); 8. Da le Ienneman Sr. (H-O ); 9. Les W.shbon (H- O); 10. Br et Beyer (H -O ); 11. j es s Roeder (H-D); 12. Rober t Kna pp (H- O). Fle tch e r held on to finish seventh over Roeder and Camlin. Rounding out the top 10 was Butler, despite riding most of the race with no brakes. "The shi ft lever sp un down under the brake lev er and hung up," sa id Butler. a Time: 3:33.21. NATIONAL (2S lap. ; 17 riden): 1. Scott Park er (H-O); 2.Chris Carr (H-O); 3. Rodney Farris (H-O); 4. Steve Morehead (H -D); 5. Aaro n Hill (H-O); 6. Rusty Ro ge rs ( H- O) ; 7. Jas on Fletcher (H- O); 8. Ceo Roeder 11 (H-O); 9. Davey Camlin (H -O); 10 . Dan But te r (H-O); II. Mlk. West Virginia Motor Speedway Mine rai Wells, West Virginia Results : June 4, 1994 HEAT 1 (10 tiPS; 11 riders, top 2: tr.los fer): 1.Ouis Carr (H-O); 2- David Uoyd (Hon); 3. Brei Beyer (H-O); 4. Jim Sum ner (H-O); S. la nS egedy (H -O); 6. Robert Knapp (H-O ); 7. Steve """tine (H-O); 8. Kevin Varnes (H- O); 9. Steve Morehead (H -D); 10. Ronnie Jones (Hon); II. Rich King (Han). Tim e: (No time due to red lIag.) HEAT 2 no I. ps; U rid . ... top 2 transf.rI, I . Scott ·.'I · IV.~ ·.r.'efI·····:.. ...:.. .:.:.som S Va mes (H· D); 12. [ames Hart (H-O); 13. Kris Kiser (Hon); 14. Kenny CooIbeth (H - O); 15 . Da v id Lloyd (Ha n) ; 16. Scott Stump (Han); 17. Greg Sims (H D). 'e nded it in eightll.Sci obvlousty,.. I'm doing ething wrong ," sald Alherton, . '. . . . _ . . '.. :. The Steve M~reh88d F&S.Harley txe«, Witli Duringthe pre-race riders' meeting: a nu'inber . .help jrorn many friends, .replaced the.entire · ofracers b3nded'togeiherio 'prOtest-lhe'use ' : front end on the battered mount a tter his ' of scratch quall~lng heats instead 01 time ' . heat-race crash with ·Ronnie' Jo nes . "Whe n r, : trjillS. A petitlonwaspass8d around witti'36- we got it all bac:k togathe_ it only ran on one ! · riders signil:'gand . ~rriisirig 'that 'they would .: CYlind,? , 'so somethi.ng really go'. kn~c:ked 'not ride ·the Dallas Half M~eNalional lf the ' loose, .said Morehead, The le ngth of time to scratch heats' were 'to ·tie USed . The rnaln .. run the 883 .Nationai, and the-fact Morehead: · complaints: they.don't"help the track; many " was .hi the third' sem i; left them 'with e,:,ough top riders; :. lime to make repairs." . ' ' .' '. . .' . . . linllis theheats are loaded wiih and.\heycau~ ,you to have to ride tei

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