American Motorcycle Association: Hagerstown AMA GNC preview
17 August 2000
PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- 19-year old phenom Nicky Hayden and his 16-year old brother Roger Lee are preparing to toss a wrench into the points battle of the AMA Progressive Insurance U.S. Flat Track Championships, when the series roars into Hagerstown, Maryland, on Aug. 19. Nicky, whose road-racing prowess has earned him international fame, will return to the scene of his first Grand National win. During a break in last year's road-racing schedule, the stars of Earl's Racing Team descended on Hagerstown Speedway. Nicky--then 18-years old--ran away to take the checkers. However, plenty of riders will be gunning for the top-spot on the Hagerstown podium. Sacramento Harley-Davidson rider and defending Champion Chris Carr will be looking to increase his current series points lead. Carr, of Fleetwood, Penn., has 133-points and enjoys a 31-point lead over series second-place rider Will Davis. Davis, of Goldsboro, North Carolina, took a spill during last weekend's Peoria TT race and chose to sit out the rest of the event, due to the head injury he sustained during a softball game weeks before. Hopefully, Davis will be healthy enough to keep the pressure on Carr. Tied with Davis at 102 points, but ranked in third-place due to finish positions, is Corbin's Joe Kopp. Kopp fought a nagging clutch problem at Peoria last week, fixing it just before the main event to finish in second. With that performance Kopp jumped two spots up in the point standings. Also on tap for the August, 19 event will be round four of the Harley-Davidson Sportster Performance series. Belleville, Illinois, native Brian Thomas has 50-points, a scant 4-point lead over series second place rider Scott Stump. Another 4-points behind Stump is defending champion Wille McCoy. Hagerstown will also mark rider Shaun Russell's return to Sportster Performance racing. While at the Hagerstown Half-Mile, be sure to stop by the Progressive Insurance tent for rider autograph sessions, video games, free magnetic schedules, posters and other giveaway items. Once there you can Support the Sport by calling 1-800-FLAT-TRACK on the hotline or by receiving an on-line quote on the Progressive computer. Don't forget, for every quote made through 1-800-FLAT-TRACK, Progressive pays $1 into the rider point fund. Qualifying begins at 7 p.m. with opening ceremonies at 8:15 p.m.. For ticket information call (301) 582-0640. For immediate post-race results, rider information, AMA Pro Racing notes and news, check the AMA Pro Racing pages of AMADirectlink, at www.amaproracing.com 2000 AMA PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE U.S. FLAT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS POS PTS NUM RIDER, HOMETOWN MACH WINS 1 133 1 CHRIS CARR, FLEETWOOD, PA ROT/HD 3 2 102 21 WILLIAM DAVIS, GOLDSBORO, NC ATK/HD 2 3 102 43 JOE J KOPP, MICA, WA ROT/HD 4 98 67 MIKE HACKER, PRINCE GEORGE, VA HD 1 5 94 11 BRYAN BIGELOW, AU GRES, MI ROT/HD 6 86 80 RICH KING, DYSART, IA HD 7 84 9 JAY SPRINGSTEEN, LAPEER, MI ROT/HD 1 8 81 31 KEN COOLBETH JR, WARREN, CT WR\HD 9 75 18 TERRY POOVEY, EULESS, TX ROT/HON 1 10 70 10 DAN STANLEY, BELLINGHAM, WA ATK/HD 11 60 33 GLEN JR SCHNABEL, WEST BEND, WI WR/HD 12 51 66 GEORGE A ROEDER II, MONROEVILLE, OH ROT 13 43 20 JOHNNY MURPHREE, FORSYTH, IL HD 14 42 59 WILLIE MCCOY, RICHARDSON, TX ATK/HD 15 41 19 PAUL LYNCH, BEL AIR, MD HD 16 40 89 KEVIN VARNES, NEW HOLLAND, PA ATK 17 27 69 NICKY HAYDEN, OWENSBORO, KY HD 18 23 15 CHRIS EVANS, CANADA, ON HD 19 21 41 BRETT LANDES, LOS GATOS, CA ATK 20 19 24 MICHAEL VARNES, READING, PA HD 21 16 2 SCOTT PARKER, SWARTZ CREEK, MI HD 22 14 12N JASON M TYER, IRVING, TX HD 23 13 83 PAUL R MORGAN III, CENTRALIA, IL HD 24 12 53 GARY ROGERS, SAN JOSE, CA HD 25 10 29 DALE JENNEMAN, GRAND ISLAND, NE ATK 26 9 61 SHAWN C CLARK, GROTON, NY HD 27 7 81A ROY MILLER, NEW HOLLAND, PA ROT 28 6 57K DONNIE STEWARD, BURLINGTON, IA ATK 29 6 26 STEPHEN J BEATTIE, CANADA, ON ATK/HD 30 6 79 JASON E SENTELL, MILLINGTON, MI HD 31 6 89C CHRIS B BOONE, GOODLETTSVILLE, TN HD 32 6 11S JOHN S NICKENS III, RICHMOND, VA HD 33 3 32P BRIAN J SHIRLEY JR, CHATHAM, IL HD 34 3 19K TRENTON W BAILEY, OTTUMWA, IA ATK 35 3 47C GREG G TYSOR, CUMMING, GA ROT 36 2 90 TIM P EADES, PETERSBURG, VA HD 37 2 70 JOHN HLEBO III, LOS GATOS, CA CCM 38 1 42F CORY L ROTH, MANSFIELD, OH HD 39 1 72F LARRY PEGRAM, BALTIMORE, OH HD -30-