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Polesitter Eddie Lawson of Upland, Calif., completed...

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Polesitter Eddie Lawson of Upland, Calif., completed a clean sweep of Cycle Week ’86 activities with a dominating victory on a Yamaha in the 45th annual Daytona 200 race for superbikes at Daytona Beach, Fla.

Lawson, 27, averaged a record 106.030 m.p.h. for 1 hour 54 minutes 49.656 seconds.

Fred Merkel of Carson, the two-time defending AMA Superbike champion, was third on a Honda, and Wayne Rainey of Norwalk was fourth.

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