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AMA: Grand National Series 2000 race schedule

2 November 1999

                  AMA GRAND NATIONAL SERIES 2000 RACE SCHEDULE

     PICKERINGTON, Ohio --  American Motorcylist Association (AMA) Pro Racing

today announced the tentative schedule for the 2000 AMA Grand National Dirt

Track series. The 2000 Grand National series will visit 20 tracks over the

course of the season, including four mile tracks, 10 half -miles, one TT course

and and two short-tracks. Three race locations remain unnamed, but will be

announced in the near future.

                      2000 AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES

     DATE     LOCATION                                      TYPE         SERIES

     Mar.  11 Municipal Stadium, Daytona Beach, FL          Short Track  GNC
     May   20 Delaware State Fairgrounds, Harrington, DE    Half-mile    GNC
           28 Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL   Mile         GNC
     June  10 Heartland Park, Topeka, KS                    Short Track  GNC
           17 W. Virginia Motor Spdwy., Mineralwells, WV    Half-mile    GNC
           24 Allen County Fairgrounds, Lima, OH            Half-mile    GNC
     July  1  TBA                                                        GNC
           8  Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, IL                  Half-mile    GNC
           15 State Fair Speedway, Oklahoma City, OK        Half-mile    GNC
           29 Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, OH                 Half-mile    GNC
     Aug.   5 New 96 Speedway, Lake Odessa, MI              Half-mile    GNC
            9 Black Hills Speedway, Rapid City, SD          Half-mile    GNC
           13 Peoria Clubgrounds, Peoria, IL                T.T.         GNC
           19 Hagerstown Speedway, Hagerstown, MD           Half-mile    GNC
           26 State Fair Speedway, Sedalia, MO              Half-mile    GNC
     Sept. 3  Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL   Mile         GNC
           16 Cal-Expo Fairgrounds, Sacramento, CA          Mile         GNC
           30 TBA                                                        GNC
     Oct.  7  TBA                                                        GNC
           15 Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA               Mile        GNC

     Total events:  20


                        Date and locations subject to change

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and news, check the Pro Racing pages of AMADirectlink, at

http://www.ama-cycle.org.