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ten second , but third is my best mile finish ever, so we'll take that. That's what I was thinking : 'Jus t stay up in the top three.' I'm rea dy to go home, go to work and get read y for next year." Ki ng held down fo u r th until th e high-flying Varnes got by with four lap s left. "The starts really burned us, getting behind right away; but I was ab le to move back up some," Varnes said . "The restar t let us catch bac k up. I thi nk I was gaining on Roeder and Carr there at the en d , too . I was happy . The mot or ran g rea t - the fas tes t it 's been a ll yea r . Tha t' s my best fi n is h o n a mil e, a nd sixth is my best finish in the poi nts. The only thing we cha nged for th e rest art w a s helme ts . The b ik e was ru n n ing good ." Bigelow struggled home a very creditable sixth . "I hoped we could fix the shock d urin g the red fla g , but w e co u l d n' t," Bige low s aid . " W e got a real bad restart, went from abou t fifth to abo u t 11th. I go t ba ck up to sixth . I had rid d en th os e la st cou ple of la ps pretty cra zy an d w a s su re g la d to see th at checke re d fla g , Af ter we cou ld n ' t fix th e shock, I really d idn 't have a p ositi v e a t ti tu de o n t h e restart , Joh nn y (Goad) told me th at with the shock like th at, it wou ld s p in off th e lin e , a nd once I got going to jus t put th e hammer do wn an d h old on , 'When in d oub t, just give it the gas ' - that's w hat he tells me. Thi s place was killing u s today; it was really hard to see. It was real ph ysical. I'm glad my training all yea r finally paid off on one of these ro ug h tracks. It's kind of good to have th e year end like thi s. I wa nted to end the year on a good note. Hopefully we can keep this momentum until next yea r and w e'll see yo u in Daytona." . Stanley was also happy with his seventh, "1'stayed with the top guys, then go t anothe r position back on the sing le-file restart," Stanley sa id , "Seven th is th e bes t mil e fini sh I've eve r had, and it' s th e second -best 750 fin ish we've had thi s year, I' d say we en ded the season on a real good , pos itive no te." Steve Morehead settled for 11th after also suffering with vision problem s, "At th e start of th e ra ce, as soon as we hit the back stre tch , the ligh ts wo u ld go ou t from the sp ray ," Mor ehead said . "Yo u just cou ldn 't see to ra ce; y o u co uld n ' t do a ny t h ing if y ou w ere behind. Once you did finall y wo rk your w ay to turn three, th en th e su n came into effect. Every body kn ew th at com- (Left) Th e king an d t he thing: Kenny Ro berts took a s pin aboa rd one of h is ex Ya maha fac10ry TZ two -s1rokes at De l Mar , Th o ugh he loo ked spectacul ar in t he t urn s, Roberts ' joyrid e was halted by un sp ecified me chanic al gremlins, (Be low left t o right) Carr, Par ke r and Roe der pose for the f inal podium pho to of the 1998 season. ing into this p lace, so the intent is to ge t . on the front row , get a good start and g e t going .Td drop b ack to where I cou ld see and th en h ere w e'd co me aga in, bu t it's not my cup of tea - when I ca n' t see, I ca n' t race. I don ' t blame Will a bit (fo r p u llin g off); tha t's a fu tu re ch amp io n , because he rea lizes that." "We ,en ded up twelf th ," Sch na bel s a id afte rwa rd . " I th ou ght w e co uld maybe pick up a few position s on the restart, but I ended up losin g a couple ins tead. Ot her than tha t, it felt pretty go od . I had a go od lin e th rough three and four , th en all of a su d den a hol e formed there and I couldn't s tay ou t of it. Th at hurt me a little bi t. I was just happy to make the main; at least now I can go home on a happy note instead of mis sin g all three mains ou t her e, Now we can look forward to next vear . I was struggling early on, bu t by tl;e sem i we got it figured o ut. I was able to rid e where I wa nted to. Bill (Powell) got the bike' working real good , It was wo rking in th e fin al , too. I jus t sta r ted find in g more hol es th an I wa n ted . We h ad a good year; we had fun. I was real glad to be working w it h Bill a n d Carolyn, and I can' t wa it until next yea r." f~ H EAT 3 (8 lap s; 10 riders, to p 3 transfer): 1. Kevin Varn es ( H~ D); 2. Geo Roed er II (H -D); 3. Dan Sta nley (H· D); 4. Chris Evans (H-D); 5. Shaun Ru ssell (H· D); 6. Te rr y Poovey (He n) : 7. Billy Mar tin (H- D); 8. Pa u l Bergstrom (H -D); 9. Mike Inder bit z in (H-D); 10. Dal e Jennema n (H-D). Time: 5 min., 26.325 sec. HEAT 4 (8 lap s; 10 riders. top 3 transfer): 1. Scott Parker (H- D); 2. Ke vin At he r to n (H- D ); 3. Rich Kin g (Hen): 4. Joe Kop p (H-D ); S. Ga ry Roger s (H·D); 6. Willie McCoy (H -D); 7. Joe Eades (H- D); 8. C ha nce Da rl ing (H -D ); 9. Lo n n y Kopp (H -D) ; 10 . Ra nd y Berema n (Han). T ime: 5 min ., 28.137 sec. S EM I 1 (6 lap s; 9 ride rs, to p 2 trans fer ): 1. Will Davis (H-D); 2. Shaun Russell (H· D); 3. Willie McCoy (H ~D ); 4. Tommy Hayd en (H-D); 5. Mike Hale (H·D) ; 6. Pa ul Bergst rom (H -D); 7. Lonny Ko pp (H- D); 8. Pau l Mor gan III (H-D); 9. Dave Ca mlin ( H ~D) . Ti me: 4 mi n., 05.181 ~C. SEM I 2 (6 la ps ; 9 ride rs, to p 2 transfer) : I. Ga ry Ro g ers (H -D ); 2. Ken Coo lbeth Jr. (tJ -D) ; 3 . Terry Poo ve y (H o n): 4. Da le Ie n n e rna n (H -D) ; 5 . Marco More ll o (H· D); 6. C h a nce Darlin g ( H · D ); 7. Mike Ind erbitzin (H -D); 8. Miche lle D isa lvo (H-D ); 9. Brett Land es (H- D). . Time: 4 min., 07.851 sec. SEM I3 (6 laps; 9 rid ers, top 2 transfer) : 1. JOt' Kop p (H-D); 2, I,R, Schnabel (H-D); 3, Chris Evans (H-D); Billy Ma rtin ( H ~D) ; 4, 5. Bria n Kro mr o y (H- O); 6. Ja ime Aguilar (H· O); i . J Ot:. EadL'S (H-O); 8. Johnny Mu rph re ' e (I-I·D) ; 9. Rand y Bererrwn (f'lo n). T im e: 4 mi n., 08.101 sec. G RA ND N ATION AL (20 lap s; 18 rid e rs ): 1. Sco tt Pa rker (H-O); 2. Chris Carr (H-O); 3. Ceo Roed er 11 (H D) ; 4. Kevin Va rnes (1 -1-0) ; 5. Rich King (He n): 6. Brya n Bigelo w (H -D); 7. Dan Sta nley (1-1-0 ); 8. Nicky Ha yd en (1-1-0); 9. Joe Kopp (l -I-D) ; 10 . Jay Sp ringstee n (H -D); 11. Steve Mo rehea d (l-l-D) : 12. J.R. Schnabe l (1-1-0 ); 13. Ken Coolbeth Jr. (H-D); 14. Gary Ro ge rs (I-I-D ); 15. Dan Bu tler (H -D ); 16. S h a u n Ru ss e ll (H · Ol ; 17 . Ke vin Athe rto n (H -D); 18. W ill Da vis (H-O). Time: None, du e to re d fla g. A M A G RAND NATI ONAL CHAMP IONSHIP S ERI ES POINTS STAND ING S (Af l er 19 of 19 rounds) : 1. Sco tt Pa rk er (296 /7 wi ns); 2. Chris Carr (294 /3); 3 , Rkh King (282/2); 4 , Will Davis (260 /4); S, Steve Mor eh ea d (182/ 1); 6. Ke vin Varnes (164); 7. Joe Kop p (161); 8. Jay Sp rings te n (154); 9. Bryan Bigelo w e (140); 10 D,," Butler (129); 11, Ken Coolbeth Jr, (112); 12, , Gt'(l Roed er II (109 /1); 13. Dan Sta nley (102); 14. Nicky Hayd en (97); 15. Mike Ha cker (87); 16. Brett Land es (77); 17. l.R. Sch nabel (66); If\. Da ve Ca mlin (57); 19. Te rr y POllV"- )' (56); 20. Pau l Morgan 1II (52). " HARL EY,D A VID SO N S PO RT STER P ERFOR MAN CE N ATIONA L (1 laps; 11 riders): 1. JI;."S.... Roede r; 2. Ga ry Roge rs; 3. Sha un Russell: 4. Nate Wail; 5. Sean Lollar; 6. Billy Martin; 7. A.J. He rrera ; 8. Scott Stump; 9. Tim Eades : 10. Ch ris Fitzhu gh ; 11. Donald Pa ul; 12. john Fa ulk ne r III; 13. Yuhikn Hi rao; 14. Joe Eades; 15. Bria n Krom roy ; 16. Joe Duva ll; 17. Pa ul Morgan Ill. Tim e: No ne , du e to red fla g. H ARLEY·DA vlD SO N SP ORT STER PERFOR , MANCE SERIES POINT STANDINGS (Afte r 13 o f 13 rounds): 1. Jess Roeder (210/ 5 wi ns); 2. Sha un Rus sell (178 / 1); 3 . Gary Rogers (166); 4. Sco tt St u mp (142); 5. Bria n Kro m roy (125); 6. Billy Ma rtin (t 19 ); i . Mik e Ha cker (99/2); 8. (TIE) Da ve Camlin (2)/ Willie M...-Co y (91); 10. Tim Eades (76); 11. John Fa ulk ne r III (61); 12. (TIE) P.1U) Bergstrom / To m McGran e Jr. (59); 14. Rya n Brown (56); 15 . AI Eadie (54); 16. Yuhiko H irao (53); 17. Paul Mo rgan III (SO); 18. Ja mes Ha rt (45); 19. Joe Eades (40/1); 20. Cera my Rackley (38). . Del Mar Fa irgrounds Del Mar, Calif o rn ia Resu lts: October 11, 1998 (Rou nd 19 of 19) HEAT 1 (8 laps; 9 rid ers , top 3 trans fer) : 1. Chris Car r (H·D); 2. Jay Sp ringsteen (H-D); 3. Steve Mor eh ead (H-D); 4, Ken Coolbeth Ir. (H-D) S, MikeHale (H-D); 6, ; Jaim e Agu ilar (H -D); 7. Michelle Di salvo (H -O); 8. Pau l Mo rgan III (H -O); 9. Johnny Murphree (H-D). Time: 5 m in., 22.814 se c. H EAT 2 (8 laps; 10 rid ers, top 3 transfer): 1. Da n Bu tler (H-o); 2. Nic ky Ha yden (H -O); 3. Brya n Bige low (H-D); 4. Will Davi s (H-D); 5. Brett Landes (l-i-D): 6. J.R. Sch na bel (H -D) ; 7. To m my Ha yd en (H -D) ; 8. Ma rco Mo re ll o (H -O ); 9. Bria n Krom ro y (H -D ); 10, Oa vc Ca rnlin (H-D ). Time: 5 mi n., 20.213 sec . off," " • reliable, instead of just building a fresh engine and taking tie time to settle in, I didn't want to go out there right away and The race' was the end of an era, as Corbin Racing' s Ri c h K i ng run it in there up by the hay bales and catch a rut and do some' , will park the Hondas for 1999 , " AU in'all, we hada good year, and t'hing st upid , so we started in ~unni ng down on the bot tom, (and) I'm excited about next year," King said, :'We.have a new cont ract as the day went along i felt a lot more comfortab le on it. 'It' s been Scott Parker' s win was, of course, recor d-settin g . "The fact ' w ith Corbin and will be building new equipment. so I'm really . my whole life for the last co uple of years, I've had to visit the pumped, This was my lastnde on a Honda. I enjoyed the Honda, crt hopedicstoo many times, My body needed a break.Tbelast ' that I 'won my fift h title in a row. to break Resweber' s record, is 'really important to me, " Parker said , " Obviously, winnirig nine : and if it was n't for theparts deal, I wouldn't be going anywhere , I , tw o se as ons , I rea lly haven ' t had fun , 'I've been doing thi s , because there we re a lot of people behind me, I'm not saying they Grand Nationai Championships is great, but if I never win another .' was 'really happy with the deal I had, i had great sponsors, .C ralq expect t hings, but it's a team and yo u' all have to give it your hunl'rn grateful fo r what I have wo n.' As for l1'!y plans for next year, I'm ,Rogers as team manager - it all wo rked really good , and we had a great time. It' s sad it had to come toan end, but the Honda deal is dred .percent. ldon't know ho w much I want 'to be on motorcy-' coming back next year , but I think I'll be done afte r next year, 1still ,cles. There's certain track s, thatlli ke toride. I'm' g'oing to see how ha some goals. Ricky Graham'srecord for most wins ( 12) in a over. and the only thing left is a Harley," " ve , things go this winter and weigh' my options , but I'd really like to be' year and consecutive wins (6) are really to ugh, but it' s a goal to A s' goo d as , Parker' s 'd ay wa s" it was still te mpered by track ' , shoot at:", . " , in something with a roll cage'," , conditions , ' The track was obviously bad again, ", Parker said, , , " That 's what is really sad about the who le deal. To come to the " ., ,, " Parker' s Mic higan neighbor J ay Springsteen had some advice race that decides t he Grand National C hampionship and hav e, to The rough track collecte d fo ur riders who had to be transported to for him: "Rig ht before t he race .. ] told Scotty thathe had eight race like that ..; I'd much rath er 'ride 'a, track lik e Sacramento . local hospit als. Paul Morgan III. Johnny M u rphree , Joe Grand National titles: and yo u know nine is a good number, So he whe re yo u co uld say it was a race : This was '. hole-jumpin g co n"' Eades and D an Butler all were transport ed. - We brokethe went out and he did itl He's takinq that number-one ' plate back to test. Ch ris like s,to' race, and I like to nice, but thiswasn't racing; , wrist in two spots,' Morgari said of his'injury, "W hen I get home, , Mic higan agairi: T hat's great: I'm happy for him, " : Springer ·said. it' s notwhat w edo weeK in arid wee k out. " " ,. '. I've. got to go to a specialist and see how bad it is , The doctors ' and then talked about his ow n solid season, "We had a really · ,. here said there is a nerve in there: and lf l don't get it fixed right , it good year : onlyone major engine failure all year, just little prob-' " Kevin ,Atherton made his much-anticipated return on a USC . might hurt me the rest of my life, They may have to pin it and cast lerns here and there, Jim (Kelly) has got a dyno' at .the shop now, RaCing Harley, - I had good time"but it's' really n'othing new ," it fo r about three month s, Now I just need to go get some (phar- , 'andh e's able to tinker with the' engines and test them, I try to run , Atherton said: " I didn't really miss this, i have fun riding my street ' maceuticals) and make the trip home ,", Eades was also released about five races on, a engine, then pull it out arid send it to Jim , . , bike or my ,motocrosser: The ,big thing was.. If I didn't make this , , after having been treated fora jnt ld concussion, Butler wentin for ' He' s able to run them on the dyno and' make som e changes: By '. race. 1would have lost my National number. Johnny' s bikes were . observation. Murp hree was awaiting surgery on bo th his jaw and the ' timet gei the ·engines, they' re already run in and 'a lot more .set up a little differ ent than what I've alwaysridden,'so it too k a lit- ' ankle ..' " • , ~,' Brieflv... ,' - a B a ~ , ....... N ;.., C1) ,.0 o ...... u o 15

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