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much clicked . Just had a li ttle b it of
m id r a ce blu e s , b u t we were ri ght i n
there, running w it h the to p guys, if I just
wouldn't have screwed up."
Varnes was also running mid pa ck .
" 1 was a b le to run the o utside, and
that's where 1 was a b le to re ally gai n
g rou nd," Varnes said. "It just got faster
as the nigh t went o n. 1 hooked up with
Big elo w fo r a li ttle while; t hen we
caught Ru ssell a nd Sta nley th ere to w ard
the end ."
Ru ssell was another rider w ho faded
as the night w ore o n.
"I s ta r te d o u t pretty good, like fifth
o r s ix t h, somew here in there," Russell
said . "1 wasn't read y for w ha t th e track
w as lik e, a nd people s ta rted going b y
m e . After a co u p le of g u y s went b y , 1
figured o u t how to ride th e track and
about tha t tim e m y brakes w ent out. Th e
brake rotor a ctually broke. This isn' t t he
track to no have brakes at. Th is is my
home tr ack , a nd m y fa vo rit e tra ck, so I
like co mi ng here."
The laps w ore d o wn, a nd th e ch ess
ga me pl a yed o u t. Parker o nce a g ain
proved him self to be the chess m aster .
" I knew tha t the two of them would
ha ve to go a rou n d m e o n the ou tsi de,
a n d I d idn 't thin k th ey could d o it,"
Parker said . " I th ought it would be just
w h at happened: O ne wou ld get by a nd
th e o the r o ne w ould have to give up a nd
drop in a nd try to get a double draft,"
said Parker. " If both o f th em had w ent
by , it would h ave been a li t tle bit
tougher to get a double d raft, but 1 ha d
gotten so me good drafts off them ea rli er, so I felt s tro ng if I had to d o it."
"I led a lo t of th e laps where 1 led
com in g off turn fo u r," Ca r r sa id . " 1
thi nk it was th e cla ss ic cas e of possum
tonight. I thought I co u ld hold it on to
th e end. It didn' t happen. 1 felt like w e
had a good bike; 1 just didn't h ave real
sound s trateg y there a t th e end."
The race pla ye d ri g ht into Parker' s
hands o n th e last la p . r
"I knew it was just th e three playe rs ,"
Pa rke r said. "1 loo ked ba ck in tu rn s o ne
a nd two, a nd k new I had a gap and was
where I w a nt ed to be. 1 kne w no o ne
was g oing to come up and su rp rise u s
a nd nobody was go in g to do a nythi ng
stu p id ."
D own th e b a ck s t raight o n the las t
lap, Carr took th e lead .
" W hen C h ris w e nt b y , it was li k e
'O h , than k you:" Pa rke r said . " I th in k
he got a lit tle si deways off four o n th e
la st lap. That gave m e a li tt le b ite, a nd
made it a little b it easier. I'm sure I ha d
him before th e penalty line for sure. 1
t hin k I proba bl y ha d it by half a bi ke
length at th e finish line."
Mo re head was a very close and
so mewhat frustrated third .
" The m otorcy cl e was flawless ,"
Mo rehead said . "1 coul d ha ng with
th em; if o ne of th e m had made a m is take, I coul d h a v e beaten o ne o r t h e
o t her, o ne on one. Things have come
together, just like I said it woul d . O ne
on o n e , 1 p ro ba bl y could h a ve be a ten
either one."
Because of a fairg ro u nds cu rfew , both
the Sportster ationaI a nd the 600cc Suppo rt race w ere ca nceled; ho w ever, their
neat ra ces were run a nd the riders w ere
p aid off accordin g to th ei r qualifyin g
posi tions. Each of the Sportster qualifiers
also received o ne po in t in th eir series.
The firs t Sports te r heat w ent to N ate
W a i t on hi s M o d es to H a rl e y -D a v id son /Ga to r Ra cing H a rl e y . It wa s the
faster of the two races, giving Wai t the
first-place mo ney . The seco nd heat w as
red-flagged for a fa ll in tum o ne, d ooming Jess Roeder to a secon d, as no time
would be record ed for hi s w in .
The 600s were d i v id ed i n to t h ree
h e at s a n d th e w i ns we n t to Lo n nie
Pauley, Jason Tye r a nd Tim Eades . Bulle t Racing /Turbo Blu e / Tuff Pl a te s ba cked Pauley was credi ted with fast
time and collected the top m oney .
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Cal-Expo State Fairgrounds
Sacramento, California
Results : September 26,1998 (Round 17 of 19)
MEAT 1 (10 l~ ps; 9 rid ers. top 3 tran sfe r): 1. Steve
Morehead Oi -D); 2. Chris Ca rr (H -D); 3. Shaun Russell
(H·D); 4 . Ronnie Jones (H~ D ); 5. Cary Rogers (H· D); 6.
Chris Evans (H- D>; 7. I.R. Schna be l (H- D>; 8. Jaime
•Agu ilar (H-O ); 9. Mike lnderbuzin (H-D).
Time : 6 min.,12.283 sec .
H EAT 2 no li ps ; 9 rid e rs, to p 3 tr.J: ns fe r): 1. Will
Davis (H-D); 2 Rich King C
Hon); 3. 0 .1n Butler (H-D); 4.
Brett Landes (H-D); 5. Nick y Hayde n (H -D); 6. Lonn y
K(lPP (H-D); 7. Marco Mo rell o (H-D); 8. Jay Spring steen
(H·D); 9. Mic helle Disalvo (I-f·D).
Time: No Tim~ · Rlod Flag
HEAT 3 (10 1oars; q riders, top 3 tra nsfe rn 1. Terry
H·
Poovey (Hu n); 2. Dan Stanley (H·O ); 3. Mike Hale C
D); 4. Dave Camlin (H- D); 5. Dal e jenneman (H-D ); b .
wuu, McC o y (f 1·0); 7. Gr eg Te a gue (H -D ); 8. Bill y
Martin (H ·D); 9. Brian Kromroy (H-O ).
Time: 6 m in.• 23.466 sec .
HEAT" (10 ).IIPS; 9 riders, to p 3 tn nsf rd: 1. Scott
Parker (li·O); 2. Ken CooIbet h (H- D); 3. Ceo Roed er II
(l-l-D); 4. Paul Morgan III (H· D); 5. Bryan Bigel ow (H D); 6. Joe Kcpp (H- Dl; 7. Kevin vames (H -D ); 8. Jo hnny
Murphree (H- D); 9. Pa ul Bergstrom 0-1-0) ,
Time: 6 min.• 18.941 !Oe'C
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SEM I 1 C8 laps; 12 riders, to p three tr.ansf er t: 1. Jay
Sprtng steen ( H - D) ; 2 . Ronnie Jones H-I-D ); 3 . Brett
Landt"!'! (H- D); 4 . Nicky Hayden (H-D); 5 . Cary Rogers
(If -D); 6. Chris Evans (H -D); 7. Lonny Kopp (H-D ); 8.
f.R. Schnabel (H-D); 9. Marco MoreUo (H ·O) ; 10. Mile
Inderbitzin (H·D); 11. Jaime Aguilar (H-O); 12. Michell e
Disal vo (H- D).
Time: 5 min .• 04.357 ~'C.
SE M I 2 (8 laps; 12 riders, top th re e (ran d er .: 1.
Kevin Va rnes (H · D); 2. Bryan Bige low (H-O) ; 3. Pau l
Mor gan III (H· D); 4, Jot" Kopp (H-D); 5. Dave Ca m lin