71.   He had a shot at the trophy in the main event before being bumped and turned around by Joe Nemechek.

72.   He is, above all, a loyal party organization man looking beyond the burial of the Buchanan candidacy toward the main event against President Clinton.

73.   He is holding Timber Country and his other first-string colts for the main events in California.

74.   He withdrew from the six-lap last chance race and did not qualify for the main event.

75.   His younger brother, Rafael, was boxing Oscar De La Hoya in the main event, and he regarded his undercard match with Garcia as a distraction.

76.   Hours before the main event at the Music Box, a few volunteers worked to make sure everything was in order.

77.   Hours before Clinton arrived at the main event in Highland Park, Secret Service agents, curious onlookers and a media throng swooped into the neighborhood.

78.   If that prediction comes true, then scandals over espionage and defense technology will not be a sideshow, but much closer to the main event.

79.   In Hamilton in the Bitterroot Valley, the Renalli County Fair, which is the main social event of the year, has been cancelled.

80.   In the hype that is sure to precede the main event, this yawner will get lost.