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AMA: Pro Honda Oils 600 SuperSport Final from Phoenix

17 February 1998

     1. Doug Chandler, Salinas, Calif., Kawasaki, 83.811 mph, 25 laps.  
     2. Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, Ga., Suzuki, 25.  
     3. Jason Pridmore, Ventura, Calif., Suzuki, 25.  
     4. Steve Crevier, Canada, Suzuki, 25.  
     5. Nick Hayden, Owensboro, Ky., Suzuki, 25.  
     6. Miguel Duhamel, Canada, Honda, 25.  
     7. Steve Rapp, Lafayette, Calif., Suzuki, 25.  
     8. Ben Bostrom, Granada Hills, Calif., Honda, 25.  
     9. Eric Bostrom, Granada Hills, Calif., Honda, 25.  
     10. Richard Alexander, Jr., Carmel, N.Y., Suzuki, 25.  
     11. Tripp Nobles_III, Macon, Ga., Honda, 25.  
     12. Larry Pegram, Baltimore, Ohio, Suzuki, 25.  
     13. Takahito Mori, Japan, Honda, 25.  
     14. Chris Rankin, Bastrop, Texas, Kawasaki, 25.  
     15. John Jacobi, Bloomington, Ind., Suzuki, 25.  
     16. Tommy Hayden, Owensboro, Ky., Kawasaki, 25.  
     17. Sean Kowalski, Schofield, Wis., Honda, 24.  
     18. Jack Pfeifer, Las Vegas, Honda, 24.  
     19. Karl Lowry_Jr., Hemet, Calif., Suzuki, 24.  
     20. Kurtis Roberts, Turlock, Calif., Honda, 24.  
     21. Peter Tip, Holland, Suzuki, 24.  
     22. Bryan Chesser, Aurora, Colo., Honda, 24.  
     23. Nate Wait, Lodi, Calif., Honda, 24.  
     24. Mike Voelker, Paso Robles, Calif., Honda, 24.  
     25. Romas Frias, Mexico, Honda, 24.  
     26. Erik Schnackenberg, Carmel Valley, Calif., Suzuki, 24.  
     27. Anthony Doran, San Jose, Calif., Suzuki, 24.  
     28. Robbie Dowie, San Diego, Suzuki, 24.  
     29. Randall Mennenga, Freeport, Ill., Suzuki, 24.  
     30. Kurt Marmor, Springfield, Ill., Honda, 24.  
     31. Cass Morgan, Tucson, Ariz., Honda, 24.  
     32. Ty David Piz, Littleton, Colo., Suzuki, 24.  
     33. Mike Klein, Encino, Calif., Honda, 24.  
     34. John Ritter, Tempe, Ariz., Honda, 23.  
     35. Jared Kapoor, Chandler, Ariz., Honda, 23.  
     36. Troy Gallaway, Tempe, Ariz., Suzuki, 23.  
     37. Michael Noschese, Mesa, Ariz., Yamaha, 22.  
     38. Mike Ciccotto, Sebastian, Fla., Suzuki, 11.  
     39. Bobby Keith, Redwood City, Calif., Honda, 8. 

Time of race: 27 minutes, 1.5 seconds.

Margin of victory: 0.1 seconds.

Lap leaders: Pridmore 1. Yates 2, 20-24. B. Bostrom 3-5. Chandler 6-19, 25.

Lead changes: Five among four riders.

Conditions: Mostly sunny and cool.

Notes: Chandler's very first 600 SuperSport race... Chandler passed Yates with last second draft on the front straight... Yates matches his second-place finish here last year... Pridmore finished eighth at this race in 1997... Crevier edged out Nick Hayden and Duhamel in a very tight battle for fourth.