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great when people are backing you up. All you gotta do is have faith." The barnstorming Roeder wound up sixth after racing as high as fourth for much of the main event. The Ohioan was taking it to Davis and challenging for third on lap nine, but the next six laps were not as kind when Roeder's high line began to fall apart on him and forced him to drop lower on the track where he struggled with the holes and the slick conditions. The middle laps were telling for Roeder as he was forced to dice with King and Kopp in a race which actually drew them closer to the lead trio. But both King and Kopp were able to get away from him a short time later. "It started getting slicker out there, , and I was getting on the gas too hard," Roeder said. "Then my glasses slipped down on my nose, and I couldn't see where the hell I was going. I was just following Morehead early, and when he dropped down, I dropped dqwn. Maybe I shouldn't have. But you can't get pissed off about it. I just gotta come back next week and try harder." Kopp slipped by King brief!y, bu t the Iowan was hooked up just a little better, and he was able to squirt away once the three-man dice evaporated. Despite being winded, King was able to continually run hard and square off the comers to keep Roeder and Kopp at bay. "1 just stuck to my guns," King said. "1 think everyone was getting tired, but I pride myself on being able to go 25 laps without breathing hard. 1 was after Flanked by Davis (left) and Morehead (right), Parker (center) holds the victory trophy high in the air on the podlum_ The win marked Parker's sixth at Lima. this one." Kopp finally ran Roeder down for good on lap 24 to earn the fifth spot "There were holes in one and two," Kopp said. "He was running right through them, 1 was going around them and making time." Davis picked up the pace and stalked Morehead late in the race, and it looked like he was planning an inside move to grab second, but when the still-active Roeder tried to sneak inside both David and Morehead, Davis rolled off a bit and then drove hard around the outside to squirt into second place. "1 caught Morehead, and then he pulled away, and then I caught him again," Davis said. "He was catching a few holes, and 1 wanted to go under him in three and four. But when Roeder stuck that wheel in there, I ended up going around him instead." But once Davis pulled clear, Parker was nowhere to be found. The champ had amassed a half-straightaway lead by lap 17, and barring a mechanical failure, there appeared little that could be done to stop him. Nothing did as Parker maintained the margin to the finish. "They took a little too much dirt off the top," Parker said afterward. "1 don't know if everybody could have run around up there all night, but it was harder to go around the bottom." Difficult or not, Parker appears to be on his game much earlier than in past years, and he will be looking for his third win in a row at next week's Lake Odessa Half Mile in Michigan. If he continues his winning ways, the 1996 Grand National tour could provide a much longer season than his competition can bear. eN Allen County Fairgrounds Lima, Ohio Results: June 29, 1996 (Round 7 of 23) HEAT 1 (10 laps; 12 riders, top 3 transfer): 1. Rich King (Hon); 2. Steve Morehead (H~D); 3. Terry Poovey (Han); 4. Steve Beattie (H-D~ 5. Brett Landes (Han); 6. Ounce Darling (Han); 7. Tommy Hayden (H-D~ 8. Ian Segedy (H-D); 9. Lonn;e Pauley (Hon~ 10. Ken Mohler (H-D); It. KeHh Jacobsen (H-D); 12. Robert Knapp (H- D) Tune: 4 min.• 18.75 sec. HEAT 2 (10 laps; 12 riden, top 3 transfer): 1. Davey CamJin (H-D); 2. Kevin Atherton (H-D); 3. Brett Beyer (H-D); 4. J.R. Schnabel (H-D); 5. Dan Butler (H-D); 6. Paul Morgan III (H-D~ 7. Doug O'Boyle (H-D); 8. Pal Buchanan (H-D); 9. Greg Sims (Hon); 10. Les Washbon (H-D); 11. Jerry Vander"oo; (H-D); 12. Randy ShnnJc IT (H"D). Time: 4 min., 19.96 sec. HEAT 3 (10 J.tps; 10 riders, top 3 transfer): 1. Will Davis (H-D); 2. Joe Kopp (H-D); 3. Danny Koelsch (HD~ 4. Kenny Coolbeth (H-D); 5. Scotl Buchan (H-D); 6. Jason Fletcher (H-D); 7. Reell H.rt (H-D); 8. Jim Sumner (H-D); 9. Eric Bo,trom (H-D); 10. Dale Jenneman (H-D). Time: 4 min., 24.01 sec. HEAT 4 (10 laps; 12 riders. top 3 transfer): 1. Scott Parker (H-D); 2. Geo Roeder IT (H-D); 3. Kevin Varnes (H-D); 4. Jay Springsteen (H-D); 5. Brent Armbruster (H-D); 6. Paul Lynco (H-D); 7. Mike Varnes (H-D); 8. Jim McIl ....ena (H-D); 9. Nate Wait (H-D); 10. Gary Rogers (Han); I J. Stephen Gill (H-D); 12. Jerry Sulek (Tri). T.ime: 4 min.• 11167 sec. SEMll (8 laps; U riders, top 2 transfer): 1. Dan Butler (H-D); 2. Steve Beattie (H-D); 3, Brent Armbruster (H-D); 4. Tommy Hayden (H-D); S. Jason Fletcher (HD~ 6. Pat Buchanan (H-D); 7. Ken Mohler (H-D); 8. Eric Bostrom (H-D); 9. Stephen Gill (H-D~ 10. Jim Menvena (H-D~ 11. Jerry Vanderkoo; (H-D); 12 David Rayburn (H-D). Time: 3 min., 28. U sec. SEMI 2 (8 laps; 11 riders, top 1 tf.tnsfed: 1. J.R. Schnabel (H-D); 2. Ian Segedy (H-D); 3. Brett Lande. (Hon); 4. Doug O'Boyle (H-D); 5. Scott Buchan (H-D~ 6. Paul Lynch (H-D); 7. Jim Sumner (H-D); 8. Nate Wait (H-D); 9.l

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