Farris Leads Pack at Daytona

Rodney Farris (351) leads Brit Geoff Fowler (617), Dean Swims (443), Russ Paulk (15) and another rider coming out of the chicane during the Daytona 200 in March of 1987. Farris, a flat tracker who only road raced a few times, was part of the SuperTeam effort fielded by a group of Daytona-area businessmen. The team also included riders Ricky Graham, Jimmy Filice, Dan Chivington, Lance Jones and Danny Walker. In this, his Daytona 200 debut, Farris finished a very respectable 14th. Fowler finished 11th, Swims 46th and Paulk 13th. Tragically Farris lost his life in a crash at the Du Quoin Mile AMA Grand National in July of 1995.

Rodney Farris (351) leads Brit Geoff Fowler (617), Dean Swims (443), Russ Paulk (15) and another rider coming out of the chicane during the Daytona 200 in March of 1987. (Larry Lawrence photo)

Rodney Farris (351) leads Brit Geoff Fowler (617), Dean Swims (443), Russ Paulk (15) and another rider coming out of the chicane during the Daytona 200 in March of 1987. (Larry Lawrence photo)

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