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Fairgrounds Raceway Santa Maria, California
May 24, 1997 - Fairgrounds Raceway
From: Gary Roberts
Round 3 of the points series brought new competition. Johnny Walker, who
I don't recall having seen ride for about 10 years, and Kon Baur, a Costa
Mesa regular, who also came second in last years points series made the
trip up from Los Angeles, to break what has become a tradition of an all
Bakersfield riders A final. Last week's winner Randy DiFrancesco was
again a clear winner of the A final, with 5 wins in the qualifying
races. Robbie and Brad Sauer, the earlier season winners both qualified
for the A final, but both fell.
WIth 25 more tons of DG on the track, it was heavy going early on, but
as the evening went on the track improved, to being near perfect at the
end.
The crowd continues to improve each week, the promotional effort showing
clear signs of success. Riders relegated to flagmen and pit staff this
week included Jeff Smith and Paul Baldwin, both due to knee injuries.
Also missing this week, with a fairly unusual reason, was promising
youngster Charlie Powell, who was reported to have injured himself with
a pickaxe.
Results:
Randy Di Francesco 15
Kon Baur 13
Brad Sauer 10
Johnny Walker 10
Robbie Sauer 10
Tim Appel 10
Terry McCurdy 10
Brian Thompson 9
Kenny Hansen 8
John VanderMuellen 6
Mark Maynard 6
Jason Chabot 3
Marvin Sonnier 3
Jimmy Collins 3
Gerry Duttweiller 3
Paul Hitchcock 1
A final:
DiFrancesco, Baur, Walker, R. Sauer (n/f) B. Sauer (n/f)
B final:
R. Sauer, Thompson, McCurdy, Appel, Hansen
C final:
Hansen, VanderMuellen, Sonnier, Maynard, Chabot
D final:
Sonnier, Duttweiler, Collins, Hitchcock (n/s)
Next Saturday is Sunny Country Radio sponsored western night.
Gary Roberts - gary_rob@ix.netcom.com
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