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all of them go at it a little bit. 1 d id n't want to ge t mixed up in that. 1 stepped back and basically rode my own race . 1 was ab le to pull ' em back in when 1 needed to . Troy (Corser) w as the only one ou t there th at 1 thought.. . w ell, 1 could pull him in, but I thought he could be tough to catch. Then he pulled out, so... " 1 had what it took to get it done (a draft pass), but eve ryt hi ng had to be just right. He blipped it a lit tle bit coming ou t of the chicane, but it was cool because 1 had a few bik e len gths to pla y with so I didn't h ave to slo w d own at a ll . We go t ou t, and weavi ng on the banking at 180 mph isn't fun. That last cut we mad e coming off four, both of us wer e slid ing the rear tire. My tire had a lot of laps on it because 1 was ou t for some time - 1 had to blip it just that little bit too much and that's all it took. He won this race. He dese rve s it." Unlike Russell , Edwards was able to m ake th e dra ft p a s s wo rk, pulling around Picotte as th e two crossed th e finish line. . " 1 got kinda scre wed wi th abo u t six, seven lap s to go," Ed wards said . "With three laps to go, two laps to go, 1 said, 'Thi s isn 't happening . I'm no t finishing fou rth agai n. 1 finished fou rth last year. I'm either goin g to throw it dow n th e roa d or get on the box tod ay. 1 rode as ha rd as 1 cou ld those last few la ps an d it paid off." Behind them came a lonely Ch andler, the Californian staying out of tro uble for the en tire race to earn fifth pla ce. "Yeah , it w a s pretty uneventful, " Chandler exp lained later. " 1 raced a bi t with (Steve) Crevier and that was good. He started spi nni ng a lot when the tires went off. I' m happy . We started out doing 55s (1:55 lap times) an d ended up in the 52s. We just nee d to ge t more lime on the bike to ge t more comfortable." Then came Crevier, another w ho stayed clear of calamity, in sixth p lace : "1 h ad so me good races wi th the guys and it was pretty uneventful, " the Can ad ian said . "1 had it in me to do better lap times, but 1 just didn' t believe enough in myself. I ha d lots of power and it w as spinning everywhe re. 1 just did my confidence in with the crash on Wednesday (d uring p ractice )." Seventh p lace went to Yates, p roving himself as a serious conte nder in only his first superbike race as a factory rider. Kipp was ano ther who steered clear of trouble, endi ng th e day eig hth on the Vance & Hines Yamaha. "Fo r what we had, I thought it was a good race," Kipp said. "We' re just down on top speed - big time. 1 went with a soft rear and a med ium front and that was a mistake on m y part. It worked for me during the week and 1 thou ght we cou ld ge t along with it. The chassis is really good righ t now - we just nee d to fin d so me p o w e r , ju s t a little more speed." Behi nd Kipp came Pegr am - the lone factory Du cati still running at the finis h - an d H arl ey-D a v ids on ' s C a rr in a n impressive 10th place. . "O ur goal when we came here was to fini sh th e ra ce," Carr s ai d . "Ha rleyDavidson h asn 't finished a Dayton a 200 in abou t 20 years. We came close la st y ear, but came up a few laps short. 1 thought if we stayed co ns is te n t. an d burned some la ps, an d stayed ou t o f trouble we had a sho t at a top-10 - and su re eno ugh we ended up lOth . It was a real smooth race w it h n o maj or problem s. We didn't make any mistakes and never ran off the track or anything like tha t. We jus t mainly tried to stay out of troubl e . We didn't try to take m any chan ces wi th the lappers. Overall, we're (Right) Scott Russell leads the field during the caution period that was run beh ind a pace car. (Below) Chris Carr ended up 10th on the Harley-Davidson VR1000; his teammate Thomas Wilson (3) crashed out of the race with the VR1 000 catching on fire. (2:03.255) ; 76. Jared Pa r liame nt (2:03.280 ); 77. Kev in H unt (2:03 .428 ); 78 . To m m y Dyr e son (2:0 3.552) ; 79. . David Roy (2:03.S94); SO Rad Greaves (2:03.736). 55 TH DAYTON A 200 BY ARAI : 1. Migu e l D u Ha me l (Han ); 2. Scott Ru s s e ll (S uz ); 3 . Colin Edw ards II (Yam); 4. Pas ca l Pi co tt e (Suz); 5. Do ug Ch andler (Kaw); 6. Steve Crevier (Han); 7. Aaron Yates (s uz); 8. Tom Kipp (Yam); 9. Larry Pe gr am (Due); 10. Ch ris Ca rr (H -D ); 11 . Ma t Ml a din (Suz); 12. Frank Wilson (Suz); 13. Randy Renfrow (D ue); 14. Eric Moe (Kaw ); 15. Jeff Stem (Kaw): 16. Ricky Orlan do (s uz); 17. Jeff Heino (Suz); 18. Doug Cross (Due) ; 19. Steve Cooke (Due) ; 20. Anthony Lupo (Suz); 21. John Blessed (suz); 22. Al Salaverria (Due); 23. Michael Luke (Suz) : 24. Rad G reaves (Suz); 25. Jim Dickenson (Suz); 26. Richard s Alexander Jr. (Suz); 27. Jimmy She lto n (Suz); 28. Iam e Han lon (Suz); 29 . Kevin H u n t (Su z) : 30 . Stephen DeCamp (Kaw); 31. Micha l" 1Fitzpatrick (Yam); 32. Jared. Parlia ment (Kaw) 33. M asa yu ki H ayashi (yam); 34. Qu enni King (Suz); 35. Michael Tayl?r (Kaw) ; 36. Brett Ray (Kaw); 37. SethHahn (Suz); 38. Brett Metz ge r (Suz); 39. James Eberhart (Kaw); 40. T. Da vid Po rter (Suz) ; 41. Mik e Smith (Ka w); 42. Mark Miller (Suz); 43. Th omas W il so n (H -D) ; 44 . S teve Patterson (Su z ); 45. Trip p Nobles (H -D); 46. Troy Co rser (Due); 47. Rick Sh aw (Ya m) ; 48. M ichae l Barnes (H -D): 49. John As h me ad (Ka w) ; SO.John Sp itulski (Kaw); 51. An th o ny Go be rt (Ka w); 52. Karim Babic (Du e); 53. Dami an Weber (Due); 54 . Bri an Gibbs (Ya m ); 55. M ik e Wal sh (Yam): 56 . Sh awn H igbee (Du e); 57. M ike Ha le (Du e): 58 . Ka rl W il so n (Ka w ); 59 . Ron McGill ( H·D ); 60 . Pa ul N etterstrom (Kaw); 61. Jamie Jam es (Yam) : 62. Kory Rook (Kaw). T ime: 1 hour. 51 min... 52.906 sec . Distance: 57 laps. 200 mi les. Average Speed: 108.822 m ph . Margin of Victory: 0.010 sec. AMA SUPERBIKE C'SHIP POIN T ST A N DI N G S (Aft~r 1 of 10 rounds): 1. Migu el Du Ha mel (35); 2. Scott (Right) Larry Pegram (72) had a successful debu t on the Fast By Ferraccl Oucatl; he finis hed ninth. His tea mmate Shawn Higbee (19) failed to finis h. happy. We finished the race, an d that's wha t we came here to do." So after losing out on winning a historic fourth Dayt on a 200 by on ly 0.010 second, Russell in dicated th at w e may see him here again. "Day tona' s a great place for me an d 1 always have good lu ck here," he said. "1 eve n look at tod ay as a good day at Dayton a. Nu mber four is out th ere for me and I' ll be back to get it . I' m not su re when, but I'll be back." We can't wait. l~ Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida Res ults : March 16, 1996 DAYTON A 200 Q UA LIFYIN G : 1. Troy Corser (1:4.387 /117.162); 2. Mike Hale (1:50.824); 3. Scott Ru sse ll (1:50 .4n); 4. Anthony Go bert (1:51.0 43) ; 5. Pascal Picott e (1:40.620); 6. Coli n Ed wa rd s n (1:50.752); 7. Aaron Yates (1:51.035); 8. Miguel DuHamel (1:51.220); 9. M ike Sm ith (1:51.681); 10. Larry Pegram (1:51.703); 11. Jamie Jam es (1:51.779); 12. To m Kipp (1:52.134); 13. Mat Mladi n (1:5 2.1 75); 14. Kir k McCarthy (1:52 .31 9); 15. ); Shawn Higbee (1:52.3SO 16. Do ug Chandler (1:52.562); 17. Stev e Crevier (1:52.779); 18. Chri s Carr (1:54.369); 19. Thomas wilson (1:55.049); 20. John Reynolds (1:55.193); 21. M ich a e l Ta y lo r (1:55. 497 ); 22. Ra ndy Re n fr ow (1:S5.543 ); 23. AI Sa lave rr ta (1:56.863); 24. Masa yu ki H a yash i (1:57.006 ); 25. M icha el Barn es (1:57 .016); 26. Eric Mo e (1:57.02 0); 27. Tr ipp Nobles (1:57 .223) ; 28. Ma rk Miller (1 :57.4(9); 29. Juha Bern er (138.080); 30. Jeff Ste m (1:58.371); 31. Micha el Luke (1:58527); 32. Fra nk W il s on (1 :58 .69 4) ; 33 . S teve Cooke (1 :58 .857); 34 . Micha e l Fitzpatrick (1:58 .951); 35 . Rick y Orland o (1:59.047); 36. Rick Shaw (1:59.205); 37. Pau l Netterstrcm (1:59 .363) ; 38. Jam es Mil roy Jr . (1:59.437) ; 39. Karim Babic (1:59.622); 40. Joh n Ashmead (1:59.858); 41. Brett Metzge r (1;59.877); 42. Israel jaitovich (2:00.024); 43. Damian Weber (2:00.274); 44. Daniel Bailey (2:00.354); 45. Steve Patterson (2:00.405); 46. Karl Wilso n (2:00.458); 47. Jeff Hein o (2:00.S08); 48. Mar k Black (2:00.577); 49. James Eberh art (2:00.932); SO Mike Walsh (2:01.074); Sl. . Kory Rooks (2:01.204); 52. John Spltulskt (2:01.243); 53. Antho ny Lupo (2:01.277); 54. Ron McGil (2:01.393); S5. Do ug Gross (2:0 1.468 ); 56. Ti mothy Ala n Blas qu e z (2:01.489); S7. Gre g H utcheson (2:01.495) ; 58. Richard Alexander Jr. (2:01.609); 59. Peter Hubberich (2:01.7%) ; 60. T. David Porter (2:01.883); 61. John Weiss (2:02.023J; 62. Quenni King (2:02.147); 63. John Blessed (2:02.266); 64. Noel Brown (2:02.393); 65. Brett Ray (2:02.475); 66. Ma rk Lunge (2:02.576); 67. Brian Gib bs (2:02.619); 68. Dean.Mizdal (2:02.675); 69. Jam es H an lon (2:02.717); 70. Seth Hahn (2:02.732); 71. Stephen Dl>Camp (2:02.740); n. Jam es Perreault (2:02.755); 73. Jeff Reeves (2:02.782); 74 . J im D ickenson (2:03.1 35 ); 75 . Jimm y Shelton Russell (32); 3. Colin Edwards II (30); 4. Pascal Picotte (28 ); 5. D ou g Ch andler (26); 6. Ste ve C rev ie r (25); 7. Aaron Yates (24); 8. To m Kipp (23); 9. La rry Pegram r (22); 10. Chris Carr (21); 11. M..t Mladin (20); 12. Fra nk Wilso n (19); 13. Ran d y Ren fro w (18); 14. Eric Moe (17); 15..Jeff Ste m (16); 16. Ricky O rlando (15); 17. Jeff Heino (14) ; 18 . D ou g Gr os s (13); 19. Ste ve Co o ke (12 ); 20. A nth o n y Lupo (11); 2 1. Jo h n Ble s s ed (10); 22 . AI Salave rria (9); 23. Mich eel Luke (8): 24. Rad Greaves (7); 25. Jim Dickenson (6); 26. Richa rd Alexan der Jr. (5); 27. Jimmy She lton (4); 28. James Hanlon (3); 29. Kevin Hunt (2): 30. Ste phen DeCa mp (I) . 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