a sizeable lead on class runner-up Dwain
Miller at the end of the run. Miller was
another four minutes ahead of Duane
Sprouse, the third-fastest 250cc A rider.
Robert Tominello returned to form in
the 200cc A class and his win moved cl~
er to claiming the class title. Series rival
Chad Froman finished right on
Tominello's heels in the closest class battle
of the day. Tominello led throughout the
contest, but Froman's late-race surge
brought him to within two bikelengths of
the race win.· Jeff Lauth rounded out the
top three in the class.
Almost as close was the Four-Stroke A
class. Honda pilots Jared Green and Steve
Holbert battled with Suzuki's Mark Hyde,
until Hyde was forced out of the contest
with a flat tire. Green and Holbert then
turned their attentions to one another and
took the fight all the way to the finish line.
Green won by just four seconds, as he and
Holbert climbed into seventh and eighth
overall, respectively, career-highs for each
ride•. Mike Decherd was the third-fastest
thumper rider.
Terry Mealer topped the Senior +40
class with a win that was more than seven
minutes over Joseph Hull. Alan Bnitto
placed third in the final tally. The Senior
+45 division was conquered by John
Gallagher, who bettered Joe Lojak by just.
14 seconds in another narrow class battle.
Dave Dehner raced to third in the final
results.
Fastest of the +50 Super Senior riders
was Dave Coombs Sr. The Yamaha rider
completed six laps en route to winning by
six minutes over perennial favorite Harry
Greenlee. Richard Uchic rounded out the
top three in the class. The leader in the
Masters +55 group was Donald Harless.
Tom Harris won the Open A class with
an advantage of just over two minutes on
series points-leader Ron Palermo. Each
rider completed all seven laps and finished in the top 20 overall; Harris scored
12th and Palermo 14th. John Vincent fin(.N
ished third on the day.
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Dealers Association
of Southern California, Inc.
Results
Olk 1. Jan Hrehor (Suz); 2. Steve Hatch (Suz); 3. Jeff
Russell (KlM); 4. Doug Blackwell (Kaw); 5. TIm Shephard
(Yam); 6. Gene 0naiI (Kaw); 7. Jared Green (Hon); 8. Steve
Holbert (Hon); 9. Gary Roach (Hon); 10. Rob Tominello
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