Rich Oliver won a wild 250cc Grand Prix race at Pikes Peak International Raceway, leading, getting pased and repassed by Jimmy Filice, who then crashed, and by Chuck Sorensen, who collided with a lapped rider and crashed in the closing laps. Filice picked up his bike in fourth and ran down third-place local star Don Hough, who then crashed. Results follow:

1. Rich Oliver, Yamaha, 29 laps
2. Roland Sands, Yamaha, -4.539 seconds
3. Jim Filice, Yamaha, -20.586
4. Mike Hannas, Yamaha, -29.104
5. Don Hough, Yamaha, -50.360
6. Ty Piz, Yamaha
7. Gregg Esser, Honda, -1 lap
8. Jeff Leggitt, Honda, -1 lap
9. Colin Jensen, Aprilia, -1 lap
10. Ed Sorbo, Yamaha, -1 lap
11. Adrian Webb, Yamaha, -1 lap
12. Cory West, Yamaha, -1 lap
13. Perry Melneciuc, Yamaha, -1 lap
14. Roy deGroot, Yamaha, -1 lap
15. Russ Strobridge, Yamaha, -1 lap


Series points with two races remaining:
1. Filice, 284 points
2. Oliver, 270 points
3. Hannas, 225 points