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LOOKING BACK
March 19, 1986
Eddie Lawson won the Daytona 200 40 years
ago and was featured on the cover, along with
Jimmy Filice (17) leading a heat race. Kevin
Schwantz and Fred Merkel joined Lawson on
the podium... Ricky Johnson won the Daytona
Supercross, and Keith Turpin won the 125cc Pro-
Am race... Ted Boody edged out Steve Morehead for the Daytona Half Mile
victory... Ed Lojak outdueled Johnny Martin
to win the Gainesville Hare Scrambles.
Johnny Martin
to win the Gainesville Hare Scrambles.
March 16, 1976
Nineteen-year-old Venezuelan Johnny Cecotto was
featured on the cover of Cycle News 50 years ago
after winning the Daytona 200, riding a Yamaha. Gary
Nixon was second and Pat Hennen third; Kenny
Roberts won the 100-mile Lightweight-class race...
We also covered the Daytona Supercross, which
featured a three-moto format. Tony DiStefano
and Jimmy Weinert traded moto wins in the
first two, with DiStefano winning the third after
Weinert crashed in the first turn.
March 13, 1996
Jeremy McGrath got the lion's share of the cover 30
years ago for winning the AMA Motocross National
opener at Gainesville. Doug Chandler got a piece
of the cover for winning the Formula USA race at
Daytona... We had coverage of the Gilles Lalay
Classic won by Stephane Peterhansel and Laurent
Charbonnel (they tied)... We reviewed the 1996
Triumph Trophy 900... Goat Breker announced
his plans to bring back the Elsinore Grand Prix.
first two, with DiStefano winning the third after
Weinert crashed in the first turn.
