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EVENT Harley-Davidson Victory Celebration
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(Left) When
ESPN'sDave
Despain introduced tuner
Kenny Tolbert
and newlycrowned Grand
National Champion Chris Carr,
the duo received
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It's party time!
Photos by Mitch Friedman and Donn Maeda
hris Carr earned his first and the Harley-Davidson Motor
Co. its 30th Grand National Championship with his
1992 triumph over teammate and four-time champ Scott
Parker, and in his honor the "Motor .Company" threw a
victory bash.
The October II party took place at the Red L.ion Inn in
Ontario, California, not far from the Los Angeles County
Fair and Exposition Complex, site of Carr's title performing
performance in the October 10 Pomona Half Mile season
finale.
A lunch buffet and two open bars accommodated the partygoers and ESPN's Dave Despain interviewed the top 10
finishers and gave a sneak preview of the season-highlights
show to be broadcast on ESPN, November 5.
Plenty of bench racing followed before the racers,
mechanics, team members and sponsors headed home to
prepare for next year's March season-opener in Daytona
Beach, Florida.
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(Above) Commemorative Chris Carr Grand National Champion scarves were passed out at the party. (Right) Three-time
Grand National Champion Jay Springsteen broke into the
series' top 10 with strong end-of-season finishes.
(Above) Kevin Atherton and his tuner
AI Stangler finished the season fifth
overall. (Left) Four-time Grand
National Champion Scott Parker was
saddened to see his title streak ended.
(Below) Fourth-ranked Larry Pegram
switched to Harley-Davidsons in
1992.
(Above) Parker's tuner, Bill Werner,
reflects on what could have been.
Parker's "eight race wins in '92 brought
Werner's career National win total to 80.
