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AMA: Supercross Results and Standings from Indianapolis (2/14/98)

15 February 1998

SX698/1-2
OFFICIAL RESULTS
250cc SUPERCROSS, ROUND 6 OF 16
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEB 14, 1998
(20 LAPS MAIN EVENT)
POS NUM RIDER NAME, HOMETOWN          	MACH LAPS PTS SPONSORS
 1    2 JEREMY A MCGRATH, MENIFEE, CA    YAM  20   25 Chaparral/Yamaha Racing            
 2    4 LARRY WARD, FLORENCE, SC         SUZ  20   22 American Suzuki Motor Corp.        
 3   11 JIMMY BUTTON, SCOTTSDALE, AZ     YAM  20   20 Chaparral/Yamaha Racing            
 4  103 SEBASTIEN TORTELLI, FRANCE,      KAW  20   18 Kawasaki Motors Corp. USA          
 5   17 STEVE LAMSON, RIVERSIDE, CA      HON  20   16 American Honda Motor Co., Inc./Fox 
 6    5 MIKE LAROCCO, SOUTH BEND, IN     HON  20   15 Factory Connection/Jack in the Box
 7    1 JEFF EMIG, RIVERSIDE, CA       	 KAW  20   14 Kawasaki Motors Corp. USA          
 8    7 GREG ALBERTYN, SOUTH AFRICA,     SUZ  20   13 American Suzuki Motor Corp.        
 9    8 KEVIN W WINDHAM, BATON ROUGE, LA YAM  20   12 Yamaha Motor Corp. USA/Fox/Bridgestone
10  100 MICHAEL L BROWN, PINEY FLATS, TN HON  20   11 Honda of Troy/Sinisalo/Oakley/Dunlop
11   10 RYAN HUGHES, TEMECULA, CA        KAW  20   10 Kawasaki Motors Corp. U.S.A.          
12   15 DAMON W HUFFMAN, ACTON, CA       KAW  20    9 Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.      
13   16 MICKAEL PICHON, FRANCE,          SUZ  20    8 American Suzuki Motor Corp.        
14   19 DOUG A HENRY, OXFORD, CT         YAM  20    7 Yamaha Motor Corp. USA/Fox/Bridgestone
15    9 JOHN DOWD, CHICOPEE, MA        	 YAM  20    6 Yamaha Motor Corp. USA/Fox/Bridgestone
16   22 TIMMY M FERRY, LARGO, FL         YAM  19    5 Noleen/Thor/K2 Bike/Klotz/Bridgestone
17   80 JEANSEBASTIEN ROY, CANADA, PQ    KAW  18    4 FMF/Pirelli/Oakley/Pro Taper/Factory Conn.
18   63 KEVIN M CRINE, MECHANICSVILLE, MDKAW  17    3 Gouldings/RRP 
19    3 EZRA LUSK, BAINBRIDGE, GA      	 HON   1    2 American Honda Motor Co., Inc./Fox
20   13 MICHAEL R CRAIG, LAKESIDE, CA    HON   0    0 Honda of Troy/Sinisalo/Alpinestars

Time: 00:16:59.290
Margin Of Victory: 00:00:03.24
1-900 PRORACE Hole Shot winer: Doug Henry
Attend.: 52,784

PRELIMINARY EVENTS

Heat	 1		 Heat	 2		 
8-laps top 4 to Main	 8-laps top 4 to Main	
Pos  # Name            	 Pos # Name            		
 1   3 EZRA LUSK          1  2 JEREMY A MCGRATH  
 2  19 DOUG A HENRY       2 13 MICHAEL R CRAIG    	
 3 100 MICHAEL L BROWN    3  8 KEVIN W WINDHAM   
 4   1 JEFF EMIG          4  5 MIKE LAROCCO      
Time: 00:06:40.660       Time: 00:06:46.250      

Semi     1               Semi    2                
6-laps top 5 to Main     6-laps top 5 to Main     
Pos  # Name              Pos  # Name              
 1  11 JIMMY BUTTON       1  16 MICKAEL PICHON    
 2 103 SEBASTIEN TORTELLI 2   4 LARRY WARD        
 3  15 DAMON W HUFFMAN    3  17 STEVE LAMSON      
 4   9 JOHN DOWD          4   7 GREG ALBERTYN     
 5  63 KEVIN M CRINE      5  80 JEANSEBASTIEN ROY 
Time: 00:05:05.740       Time: 00:05:09.810       

Last Chance
6-laps top 2 to Main	
Pos  # Name            	
 1  22 TIMMY M FERRY      	
 2  10 RYAN HUGHES        	
Time: 00:05:16.730
        		
POINT STANDINGS
AFTER 6 OF 16 EVENTS. NEXT RACE FEB 21, 1998, ATLANTA, GA
POS RIDER NAME, HOMETOWN              WINS PTS
 1  JEREMY A MCGRATH, MENIFEE, CA       3  139     
 2  JEFF EMIG, RIVERSIDE, CA     	0   94     
 3  KEVIN W WINDHAM, BATON ROUGE, LA   	0   91     
 4  EZRA LUSK, BAINBRIDGE, GA    	2   89     
 5  MIKE LAROCCO, SOUTH BEND, IN    	0   86     
 6  JIMMY BUTTON, SCOTTSDALE, AZ    	0   85     
 7  LARRY WARD, FLORENCE, SC      	0   84     
 8  DAMON W HUFFMAN, ACTON, CA         	0   73     
 9  MICKAEL PICHON, FRANCE,           	0   68  
10  RYAN HUGHES, TEMECULA, CA      	0   66  
11  GREG ALBERTYN, SOUTH AFRICA,        0   65
12  DOUG A HENRY, OXFORD, CT            0   64
13  SEBASTIEN TORTELLI, FRANCE,         1   59
14  MICHAEL R CRAIG, LAKESIDE, CA       0   56
15  MICHAEL L BROWN, PINEY FLATS, TN    0   53
16  TIMMY M FERRY, LARGO, FL            0   34
17  PHIL LAWRENCE, MENIFEE, CA          0   27
18  STEVE LAMSON, RIVERSIDE, CA         0   21
19  LANCE SMAIL, FEDERAL WAY, WA        0   15        
20  JEANSEBASTIEN ROY, CANADA, PQ       0   13

1998 SUPERCROSS/MOTOCROSS 
MANUFACTURER POINT STANDINGS
1. Yamaha			  139
2. Honda			  119
3. Kawasaki			  111 
4. Suzuki			   98
5. KTM				   15

SX698/2-2
OFFICIAL RESULTS
125cc SUPERCROSS, ROUND 1 OF 8
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEB 14, 1998
(15 LAPS MAIN EVENT)

POS NUM RIDER NAME, HOMETOWN		       MACH LAPS PTS SPONSORS
 1    6 RICKY CARMICHAEL, HAVANA, FL          	KAW  15   25 Kaw Pro Curcuit/Oakley/AXO/Alpinestars
 2   21 ROBBIE L REYNARD, NORMAN, OK          	SUZ  15   22 Primal Impulse/American Suzuki/Answer
 3   33 CASEY LYTLE, SANTA CLARITA, CA   	HON  15   20 Honda of Troy/Sinisalo/Alpinestars
 4   36 BROCK SELLARDS, NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH	HON  15   18 Honda/FMF/Smith/Thor/Arai/Dunlop   
 5  125 DANNY L SMITH, EAGLE, ID           	HON  15   0* American Honda/FMF/Thor/Demarini/Dunlop
 6   41 SHAUN J PEROLIO, SAUGUS, CA          	SUZ  15   0* Team Stiffie/Podium One/Westwood
 7   38 BRIAN R DEEGAN, CANYON LAKE, CA     	KAK  15   0* Moto XXX/Pro Grip/1-900-Info Moto
 8  140 RYAN D CLARK, ALBUQUERQUE, NM     	KAW  15   13 Tecate-Thor Kawasaki of Mexico/Bridgestone
 9   67 NICHOLAS A WEY, DEWITT, MI          	KAW  15   12 Splitfire/Pro Circuit/1-800-Collect
10   43 BARRY CARSTEN, BAYVILLE, NJ        	SUZ  15   11 Bromley Suzuki/Dunlop/MSR/Cometic
11   50 PAUL CURRIE, NAPLES, FL          	KAW  15   10 Moto XXX/Pro Circuit/Smith/Pornstar
12   84 MATT R SHUE, EAST ELLIJAY, GA    	SUZ  14    9 FMF/AXO/Goat/Pro-Action/Pirelli/Renthal
13  112 TOM CLOWERS JR, SANTEE, CA          	HON  14    8 Team RPM/Papa Joe's/SMP/FMF/Dunlop
14   99 CHARLES R DUNAWAY, LUCASVILLE, OH      	HON  14    7 Honda of Jackson/Thor/Pro Circuit
15   96 CORY KEENEY, OAKDALE, MN         	YAM  14    6 FMF/Extreme/Pro Action/Motul/Applied
16   42 JIM L NEESE, GREENSBORO, NC      	KTM  14    5 King Sport/KTM/Litz Racing/Pirelli
17  434 JEFFREY J BAKER JR, GREENWOOD, IN       KAW  14    4 Jim Faulkenberg/Steve Kopetsky/Pro Circuit
18  695 MARK BURKHART, PICKERINGTON, OH    	HON  14    3 Honda of Troy/Pro Circuit/Dunlop
19   83 JAMES M POVOLNY JR, MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN KTM  14    2 Dr. Medskeri/Cycle Shed/KTM/FMF/Xtreme
20  163 GREGORY G RAND, HILLSBORO, OH       	SUZ  14    1 F&S Suzuki/Pro Circuit/Bill's Pipes
21  583 DERRICK BENT, LEYELLENWOOD, GA     	KAW  12    0 Team Green Kawasaki/Pro-Circuit/Fox
22  541 RYAN A DUFF, CHAVIES, KY         	HON   9    0 ONE Industries/Pro Circuit/Sinisalo

Time: 00:13:23.350
Margin Of Victory: 00:00:07.43
1-900 PRO RACE Hole Shot Winner: Derrick Bentley
#West Coast Riders Not Eligible for East Cost Points

PRELIMINARY EVENTS
Heat	 1		     Heat	 2	            
6-laps top 9 to Main	     6-laps top 9 to Main      
Pos  # 	Name                 Pos  # Name               
 1   6 RICKY CARMICHAEL       1	 21 ROBBIE L REYNARD   
 2 163 GREGORY G RAND         2	 33 CASEY LYTLE        	
 3 583 DERRICK SHAE BENTLEY   3	 67 NICHOLAS A WEY     
 4 434 JEFFREY J BAKER JR     4	 99 CHARLES R DUNAWAY  
 5  41 SHAUN J PEROLIO        5	140 RYAN D CLARK       
 6 695 MARK BURKHART          6	 43 BARRY CARSTEN
 7  38 BRIAN R DEEGAN         7	 42 JIM L NEESE
 8  84 MATT R SHUE            8	541 RYAN A DUFF
 9 112 TOM CLOWERS JR         9	 36 BROCK SELLARDS
Time: 00:05:13.010           Time: 00:05:11.960
   		                           	
Last Chance               
4-laps top 4 to Main      
Pos  # Name               
 1 125 DANNY L SMITH      
 2  83 JAMES M POVOLNY JR 
 3  50 PAUL CURRIE        
 4  96 CORY KEENEY        
Time: 00:03:39.760        

EAST REGION POINT STANDINGS
AFTER 1 OF 8 EVENTS NEXT RACE FEB 21, 1998 ATLANTA, GA
POS RIDER NAME, HOMETOWN        	   WINS	PTS
 1  RICKY CARMICHAEL, HAVANA, FL            1  	25    
 2  ROBBIE L REYNARD, NORMAN, OK            0  	22    
 3  CASEY LYTLE, SANTA CLARITA, CA	    0	20    
 4  BROCK SELLARDS, NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH    0  	18 
 5  RYAN D CLARK, ALBUQUERQUE, NM	    0  	13 
 6  NICHOLAS A WEY, DEWITT, MI		    0  	12  
 7  BARRY CARSTEN, BAYVILLE, NJ		    0  	11 	    
 8  PAUL CURRIE, NAPLES, FL                 0   10       
 9  MATT R SHUE, EAST ELLIJAY, GA	    0  	 9  	
10  TOM CLOWERS JR, SANTEE, CA              0    8
11  CHARLES R DUNAWAY, LUCASVILLE, OH       0  	 7 
12  CORY KEENEY, OAKDALE, MN                0    6 
13  JIM L NEESE, GREENSBORO, NC             0    5 
14  JEFFREY J BAKER JR, GREENWOOD, IN       0    4 
15  MARK BURKHART, PICKERINGTON, OH         0    3 
16  JAMES M POVOLNY JR, MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN 0    2 
17  GREGORY GRAND, HILLSBORO, OH            0    1 

1998 AMA SUPERCROSS BONUS AWARD SPONSORS
American Suzuki Motor Corp., Arnette, AXO Sport-America, Inc., Bell
Helmets, Bieffe Helmets, Bridgestone Tire Corp., Dunlop Tire Corp., Elf
Competition, Fox Racing Inc., Kayo Corporation (EK Chain), N-Style, Oakley
Inc., Pirelli Motorcycle Tire, Plastiche Cassano (Pro Grip), Scott USA,
Shoei Safety Helmet Corp., Smith Sport Optics, SMP Clothing Inc., VP Racing
Fuels, Wiseco Piston Inc., Yamaha Motor Corp., USA

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