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In moto tw o it w as Otts aga in with th e holeshot. Boynton, Mennenga, and Reed were in pursu it. By the end of lap one, Otts and Boynton had ope ned up a small lead over the third-pla ce rider as they battled for first. Boynton got by in the woods section and took the lead as Reed ran in third when Menn enga crashed in the sweepe r tu m . This allowed Thompson to move into the four th position. Boynton an d Otts opened up a big lead at the start of the last lap as they continu ed to battle. Otts mad e a bo ld inside mo ve through the sweeper an d retook the lead, and an impressive win. Boynton finished in second followed by Reed and Thom pson. Randy Monroe p u t in a come-from-beh ind ride on his Honda to ta ke the 250cc Begin ner class . Honda rider Randy Monroe had the hot hand in the 250cc Beginner class, swee ping both motos for the overall win . Results (Above) Anthony Hadsa ll and Michael Parker bo th scored big prizes at Perris Raceway's GFI · Wln a Truck" f inale MX. Hadsall scored the giveaway Ford Ranger, and Parker wheeled home s new Yamaha . (Left) Barry Otts (370) defeated 27 other riders to emerge victorious in the 80Cc Open class at the Lake Whit ney Cycle Ranch. . NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series: Round 8 Schultz bags record at U.S. Nationals By Todd Veney INDlANAPOUS, IN,SEPI'. l-S ave Schultz had already won the NHRA U.S. Nationals more times than any other Pro Stock motorcycle racer - five. But after Schultz scored his sixth and third straigh t - victory at Indianapolis Raceway Pa rk , he joined an elite group, as only three people in all of drag racin g ha ve won more times a t the sport's most prestigious event, Bob Glidden (nine wins), "Big Daddy" Don Garlits (eight) and Don "the Sn ak e" Prudhomme (seven). Schul tz's victory moved him into the company of what are arguably the three grea test drag racers of all time. Fo r Schultz, the NHRA Winston points championship is practically a foregone conclusion . Nonetheless, the Sunoco-backed rider was finally proven to be h uman aft er all, whe n for th e third-straight year, Schultz, p ractically unb eatab le everyw here else, lost in the D . 00 N l-< Q) 1 0.. Q) en 38 final of the $10,000 Wax Shop Dash to his arch-rival, Star Racing's John Myers. "We were thi nking after th e race (that) we should n't look like this," Schultz said. "We knew we had all day Sund ay to prepare for the Nationals on Labor Day, so we tried something dras tically different and got into the 7.50s, where we felt we should have been ." Schultz's first-round qua lifying time, a shocking 7.551/ 172.91, was the second fastest in NHRA history, and it quickly d is ta nced him from his closest challengers. It was all downhill from there. Schultz w altze d through Mond ay's eliminations, ultimately meeting Myers' Star Racing tea mma te and 1991 U.S. Nationals winne r Jim Bernard in the final round. There, Schultz cut a .414 reaction time to leave first and make Nationa l event win number 13 a lopsided victory wi th a 7.62 / 171.72 over Berna rd ' s 7.71/ 167.34. In doing so, Schultz has now won 54 of his last 55 round s. "You need venom to repea ted ly win these races by hundred ths and in some cases thousand ths of a second, " Schultz said. "But that's what keeps me going." a Results Dave Schultz (Suz) 7.62/171 .n de l. Jim Bernard (Suz)7.71/167.34. NH RA WINSTON PR O ST OCK PO INTS STANDI NG S (afte r 8 of 11 rou n ds): 1. David Schultz (9146); 2. Jon My... (6684); 3. Jim Bernard (5408); 4. John Smith (5204); S. Russ Nyberg (4150); 6. Micha el Phillips (3946); 7. Hector Arana (3838); 8. John Mafara (3006); 9. Ron Ayers(2906); 10. Nigel Patrick(2700). Otts is hot at Lake Whitney Motocross Cycle Ranch ByA. Phee LAJ Ohaye r (Suz); 3. Shawn Smith (Hon); 4. Scotty Rice (Kaw) ; 5. Ben c.uy (Ya m). 125 OPEN: 1. SNwn Smith (Hon); 2. Jesus Marquez (Kaw); 3. Caleb lzat h (KlIw); 4. Ben Ga ry (yam); Shane MWmabukuro s. (KAw~ 250 BEG: 1. Ra ndy Mon roe (Ho n) ; 2. De n n is Manchack (Yam) ; 3. Ja mes Proctor (K.1w); 4. Shilw"" Williams (Kaw); S. Terry~.uon (Hon) . • 2SO NOV ; 1. Keith Beaty (Kaw); 2. Da vid Chand k!r (Suz); 3. Chris Aorio C Kaw); 4. Scott [)e rkins (Ya m); S. Stt'YeJones (Ya m). 2SO1m: I. Spri nt Ha ynes (Yam); 2. JallOn Eckhoff (Suz); 3. Jason M...rm (Kaw) ; 4. Scotty RIce (K.aw); S. Mike B.tttaile (Yam ). 250 O PEN : 1. Sp rint Ha rne- (Yam) ; 2. Jason Eckhoff (Suz ); 3. Mke 8oItta.ile(Yam); 4. BaneBonner (Hon); S. RUlIS ONyer (X.aw): sao: 1. Ja llOn Williams (lC.I w ); 2. Jam es Staint on (K&w); 3. funk Hodtos (K.aw); 4. KeUeyFleetwood (Kaw). ().2S NO V: 1. J~ Carter (Su z ): 2. Sean Kn aa ck (Ka w ); 3. Robby Wood (Ya m ); 4. Tro y Fitzpatrick (k:aw); S. M.ark Hall (Han). ().25 INT: 1. Jack KrUy (Kaw); 2. Brian Hester (Yilm); 3. funk Hode (Kaw). s ().25 EX: 1. Willie Pbee (Hon); 2. Paul York (H an ). 1).30f\IOV: 1. Sa mmy RJ.:.znto (K.1.w); 2. Chri. Sti tha m (Kaw); 3. Kelly FIerlwood (Kaw); 4. Sean Knaac k (Kaw ); S. Cr aig Hancock (ya m). ()'30 [NT: 1. Skipp" Robc.ort9 (Suz) ; 2. Hank Hodes (Kaw ); 3. David Bibby (Hon ); 4. Jot'CaI1t'r (Suz). 1).30 EX: 1. Willie Phee (Hon ); 2. Billy Smith (Hon ); 3. Ton y Watkins (Han); 4. Ray Arnold (Hon). D-40 1. Billy Sm ith (Ho n ); 2. Ga ry Beam (I

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