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McConnell in three. Adams and Fisher were in
four and five. It was game, match and transfer
to the main for Manchester, with Fisher also
making the cut. McConnell and Adams headed to the last-chance qualifier.
Schwartz drew the pole in the second semi,
with Castro and Larsen in two and three.
Bardecki and Estes were in four and five.
Schwartz wired the start and the win was his.
Larsen would join him in the main, and Castro
and Estes headed for the LCQ.
The LCQ was a duel between Castro and
McConnell all the way to the checkered, but
the nod went to Castro, and he was the final
man in the mllin.
Manchester drew the pole for the main,
with Schwartz in two and Fisher in three. Castro and Larsen were in four and five. The tension got to Castro and he got into the tapes
and was sent to the penalty line. They tried
again, and this time Manchester got out first.
with Schwartz second. They made the quick
four laps almost as one, and any mistake
would have been a costly one. Neither was
able to move the other off their line and at the
end it was Manchester who was perfect on the
night. Schwartz was second, with Larsen,
Fisher and Castro rounding out the field.
Michael Mattocks won the Support main,
with David Lynch and Chris Metoyer second
and third.
Support B honors went to Billy Braden,
with Kim Stevens and Monte McKeon second
and third.
Ricky Wells won the Junior Speedway
main, with Miles Calvin and Skyler Greyson
second and third.
Results
SCR; J. Owls Monche:slt'r (Jaw); 2. Bobby Sc:hWIll1:r: (Jaw); 3.
Jooh Unen (Jew); 4. "yon ....... (Jow); ,. Ed C""'" (Jew).
Sl.F: 1. MIc:hod Mattodu (Jew); 2. Devld Lynch (Jaw); 3. avis
Metoyer (Jew); 4. MllIic Hite:hc::ock (Jaw).
SUP B: J. Btlly Broden (Jaw); 2. Kim Stevens (Jaw); 3. /I\onle
McKeon (Jew); 4. ShBne Kump (J_); 5. Steve Dziadus (Ja.).
JR SPOWY: 1. Ricky Wells; 2. MIles Calvin; 3. Skyie' Gtr)"Of'I; 4.
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P/W 50 0·1: I. Eloy MedeUIn W; 2. 8fec 8ftm,tt; 3. T.oothy
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P/W 50 0-2: 1. Dusty PMres; 2. ChAndler Nk:holls: 3. Hayden
Willow Springs International Raceway
Graves Does "em In
By ERIc VINCENT
ROSAMOND, CA, AUG. 18-19
Chuck Graves returned to the top of the victory podium after capturing the win in the Toyota Cup Unlimited Formula One Grand Prix
event during the eighth round of Willow
Springs Motorcycle Club action at Willow
Springs International Raceway. Graves cruised
to victory, beating out runner-up Jeremy
Toye, who had won the FI event the past
three months straight.
Toye was the fastest racer off the line,
grabbing the holeshot, but he was passed by
Graves halfway to turn two on his Dunlopshod Yamaha YZF-R I. Bryan Kovarick managed to emerge in third after separating himself from a swarm of riders exiting tum two.
Midway through lap nine of the 12-lap
race. Ken Chase powered past Vincent
Haskovec to position himself in fourth. Chase
had closed the gap considerably on Kovarick
in third; he remained in Kovarick's draft: for a
few laps until he moved around Kovarick on
the outside of turn three. Kovarick spent the
final two laps trying to get past Chase. Rounding tum nine for the final time, Kovarick was
in Chase's draft, but Chase twisted the throttle
and crossed the line in third, behind Graves
and Toye.
"We got out there and had some fun," said
Toye afterward. "I didn't have my head in it for
the first four laps and Chuck got out in front of
me."
"I really wanted to make a race out of it."
Grave said. "Jeremy and Ken are really running well and making me earn Ihese wins."
In the Hyperc!ub/WSMC Formula Two
Grand Prix. Graves captured the win again,
but it wasn't quite as easy as in Formula One.
Kovarick was first off the line, with Kenny
Kopecky second and Graves third. Graves
passed Kopecky out of turn two on the first
lap, and soon after, Haskovec powered his
way into third. Graves shadowed Kovarick
throughout the first of 10 laps and then used
the short section between turns two and three
to pass Kovarick and take the lead on lap two.
'MCA
Kovarick tried twice to retake the lead in
the long tum-eight sweeper on lap three, but it
wasn't until turn one on the next lap that
Kovarick was able to power back into the lead.
At this point, Kovarick, Graves and Haskovec
were tightly packed. Graves shot back into the
lead on the front straight on lap six.
On the tum-eight sweeper on lap seven,
Kovarick attempted to pass Graves on the
outside. Meanwhile, Haskovec powered past
Graves on the inside to move into the lead. On
the next lap, Graves passed Kovarick to
retake the lead in turn one. Then, going
through tum six, Haskovec crashed and forced
Kovarick off the track. He re-entered the race
In third, behind Jacob West. With only a lap
and a half left, Kovarick couldn't make up the
distance to West, leaving Graves with the win,
West second and Kovarick third.
Results
F·I: I. Chuck Grave. (Yom): 2. Jeremy Toye (Yom); 3. Ken
Chese (Kaw): 4. Bryon Kovorlck (Yam); 5. Vincent Haskovec (Yam),
F·2: I. Chuck Graves (Yam); 2. Jacob W6( (Yam); 3. Bryan
Kovorick (Yom): 4. Kenny Kopecky (Vam): 5. Je:lfOagne (Kaw).
125 GP: I. Loren Chun (Hon); 2. Chris Peril (Hen).
APR CHAL: I. Andre Ca.tanos (Apr); 2, Chris Kelley (Apr); 3.
llna Kelley (Apr); 4. Donald Ubascl (Apr).
550 S/BK: I. Orlando Po~ CBSA); 2. Andre Costanos (Apr); 3.
Scott Cleff (Kaw): 4. Steven Moonltz (Sw); 5. Tim Knul30n (Apr).
650 S/BK: I. Chua Grav" (Yam); 2. Kenny Kopecky (Yam): 3.
MlchoeI Long (Yam): 4. Jeff Longbottom (Yam); 5. Jonothan OdinIOn (Yam).
750 S/BK: I. Vincent Haskovec (Yam); 2. DMIeI DletridI (Suz);
3. Dauv McNeely (Suz): 4. Clinton \llhitehouse (Suz); 5. Joson Curtis
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0·500 I./W NOV: J. Art Kewaguchl (Hon); 2. Jamie Lenore
(Apr): 3. Robin Claril: (Apr); 4. Joe Olenick (Suz); 5. Meril: Gould
(Hon).
501-650 M/W NOV: J. Ron Northup (Yam); 2. Jason Britton
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(Sw:); 3. Charlie Gallegol (Suz); 4. Petr Hor0c8 (Suz): 5. Matthias
Jeul< (1"ri).
65 I-OPEN H/W NOV: I. David Sanden (Suz); 2. Randy Hatch
(Kaw); 3. Pete Cervante. (Kaw); 4. Chris Monson (Due); 5. Allen
Ward (Suz).
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Arrowhead Speedway
Fisher Lands a Double
By EWNE JONES
SAN BERNARDINO, CA, AUG. 22
Ryan Fisher came away with both the Scratch
and Handicap main-event wins at Arrowhead
Speedway. It was an extra feather in his cap
that he had to race against former World
Champion Billy Hamill. In Hamilrs defense, it
must be noted that he was not riding his own
bikes and managed to go through about four
other people's bikes before the night was over.
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