lrioy 7, 2l)06
DIRT
TRACK
I or the AMAS orofessional
flat
I t.r.k.... there s a laree vord
in
h .r'r" schedule between Daytona
Lna Sorrnefield. so
DC Promo-
I
tion,
,na
"vuug..
Harley-Davrd-
son
teamed up
to bring
professional
motorcycle racing to the
LA Raceway
for
a non-National
'br8
money' mce on Sat-
urday,
May 6, with a more than
$9000
Pro
purse,
along
with more than
$1000
going
to
a VintaSe
support class.
LA
Raceway is a smooth,
wide, three-
eighths-mile ov-al
built 15
miles west of
the
I'4issouriState
Fairgrounds, the site
of
many AMA
Grand National events.
Past
Sedalia National winners in attendance
included
Jared
Mees,
Johnny
Murphree,
Kenny Coolbeth,
Rich King and
Joe
Kopp,
along with the
last three
Daytona Short
Track
winners,
Kevin Varnes, Bryan Smith
and
Jake.lohnson.
Unfortunately,
a light but
steady rain
moved
in at the
conclusion of
practice,
and
the race had to be
rescheduled
as a
day race on Sunday.
Despite the
overnight
weather, the
racetrack
turned out smooth
and fast-
When the flnal checkered
flag of
the day fell, it was
American Sr.rzuki/Pars
Unlimited's
.lake
Johnson
standing tall,
When the l6-rider, 20Jap
main roared
off the line,
it was
lohnny
Murphree
up
front.
All day
long. Murphree
had
been
able
to
get
the
holeshots
on his
Kirby
Kyles/Nick
Daniel{Fatbo)
backed
Honda,
and the
main was no
different-
Ameri
