S
ome of today's supercross
fans still might have a
little trouble wrapping
their heads around the AMA's
Triple Crown format, which is
employed at certain events. It
deviates from the normal one
final main-event program, but
what many racegoers don't
know is that the triple-crown
idea isn't a new concept. Three-
moto race programs go back to
the days when motocross bikes
were air-cooled, helmets were
open-faced, and nobody knew
that their post-race rubbery limp
limbs meant they had some-
thing called arm pump.
One day before Yamaha rider
Johnny Cecotto would score
a thrilling victory in the 1976
Daytona 200 road race, Team
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BY KENT TAYLOR
TONY D.
REIGNS AT
THE 1976
DAYTONA
TRIPLE
CROWN
WINNER-TAKES-ALL
SHOWDOWN
At the three-moto format Daytona Supercross in 1976,
Tony DiStefano (pictured) won the winner-takes-all final
race against Jimmy Ellis (inset) and Jimmy Weinert, who
were second and third, respectively.
