AMA Grand National Dirt Track Series Results from Lake Odessa, MI Event
7 July 1997
OFFICIAL RESULTS AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES: ROUND 8 OF 23 I-96 SPEEDWAY, LAKE ODESSA, MICHIGAN - JULY 5, 1997 25-LAP GRAND NATIONAL HALF-MILE MAIN EVENT Pos No Rider Name, hometown Mach Laps Pts Sponsors --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 23 Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI H-D 25 23 Benson Ford Jr./TCR/Accel/Bunzl USA/KTD/Dayco 2 21 Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC H-D 25 19 Benson Ford Jr./TCR/Accel/Bunzl USA/KTD/Dayco 3 1 Scott Parker, Swartz Creek, MI H-D 25 16 Harley-Davidson Motor Co./Fick Escavating/HOG/YETI 4 80 Rich King, Waterloo, IA HON 25 15 Corbin Seats/Rogers/Shoei/Sidi/Hap Jones/SuperTrapp 5 42 Steve Morehead, Findlay, OH H-D 25 14 F&S H -D/KK/John Shepherd/John Dragoo/Motion Pro 6 9 Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI H-D 25 13 Bartels' H-D/RC Trucking/Bell/Dayco/Perf. Machine 7 31 Ken Coolbeth Jr., Warren, CT H-D 25 12 H-D of Missouri/Dave Burks Motorsports/W.E. LePage 8 43 Joe Kopp, Mica, WA H-D 25 11 H-D of Sacramento/H-D Inc./Arai/MSR/Motion Pro 9 22 Dan Butler, Waterford, MI H-D 25 10 Gardner Rac./Walters' Bros. H-D/KK/Millennium Sports 10 27 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL H-D 25 9 1-800-FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen 11 56 Lonnie Pauley, Salinas, CA H-D 25 8 Corbin/Bell/Supertrapp/Spectro/Turbo blue 12 83 Paul Morgan III, Centralia, IL H-D 25 7 Coziahr H-D/Gutterridge H-D/Jono's/Stubby 13 3 Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA HON 25 6 USC Racing/Z Galleries 14 80X Bryan Bigelow, Au Gres, MI H-D 25 5 Marine Transport/Saddlemen/Shoei/Marshall Dist. 15 15 Chris Evans, St. Catharines, ON, CAN H-D 25 4 American H-D Inc./Shoei/SuperTrapp/Tsubaki/Jaybrake 16 84 Chance Darling, Dayton, OH HON 24 3 Corbin/F&S H-D/Dick Ford/Turbo Blue/Arai/B&B Trading 17 26 Steve Beattie, Burlington, ON, CAN H-D 24 2 Deeley H-D Canada/Shoei/Tsubaki/MSR/Champion 18 89 Kevin Varnes, Pottstown, PA H-D 18 1 USC Racing/Lancaster H-D/KK/Motion Pro/Arai Time: 9:27.351 Margin of Victory: .530 seconds Fastest Qualifying Heat: Dan Butler, 1:35.383 Attend.: 7,200 PRELIMINARY EVENT RESULTS HEAT 1 HEAT 2 (10 Laps - Top 3 to Feature) (10 Laps- Top 3 to Feature) Pos. No. Rider Pos. No. Rider 1 22 Dan Butler 1 9 Jay Springsteen 2 56 Lonnie Pauley 2 80X Bryan Bigelow 3 89 Kevin Varnes 3 84 Chance Darling Time: 3:51.460 Time: 3:49.388 HEAT 3 HEAT 4 (10 Laps - Top 3 to Feature) (10 Laps - Top 3 to Feature) Pos. No. Rider Pos. No. Rider 1 1 Scott Parker 1 21 Will Davis 2 42 Steve Morehead 2 23 Kevin Atherton 3 3 Ricky Graham 3 31 Ken Coolbeth Jr. Time: 3:48.224 Time: 3:45.936 SEMI 1 SEMI 2 SEMI 3 (8 Laps - Top 2 to Feature) (8 Laps- Top 2 to Feature) (8 Laps - Top 2 to Feature) Pos. No. Rider Pos No. Rider Pos. No. Rider 1 27 Dave Camlin 1 80 Rich King 1 15 Chris Evans 2 83 Paul Morgan III 2 26 Steve Beattie 2 43 Joe Kopp Time: 3:04.360 Time: 3:04.528 Time: 3:06.182 1997 AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 8 of 23 Rounds. Next event, July 13, Du Quoin, Illinois) Pos Rider Name, Hometown Pts Wins ------------------------------------------------- 1 Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC 135 3 2 Scott Parker, Swartz Creek, MI 114 1 3 Rich King, Waterloo, IA 111 1 4 Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI 94 2 5 Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI 81 6 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL 69 7 Steve Morehead, Findlay, OH 68 8 Joe Kopp, Mica, WA 67 9 Dan Butler, Waterford, MI 61 10 Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA 56 11 George Roeder II, Moonroeville, OH 55 12 Ken Coolbeth Jr., Warren, CT 54 12 Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA 54 14 Kevin Varnes, Pottstown, PA 36 15 Willie McCoy, Richardson, TX 35 16 Terry Poovey, Euless, TX 33 1 17 J. R. Schnabel, West Bend, WI 30 18 Dan Stanley, Bellingham, WA 28 18 Steve Beattie, Burlington, ON, CAN 28 20 Brett Landes, Los Gatos, CA 24 1997 AMA GRAND NATIONAL MANUFACTURER POINT STANDINGS ---------------------------- 1. Harley-Davidson 166 2. Honda 104 3. Rotax 46 4. ATK 28 5. Wood-Rotax 26 1997 AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES INDUSTRY BONUS AWARD SPONSORS Accel Performance, Arai Helmets, Avon Tires, Bardahl, Beer Nuts, Inc., Bell Helmets, Harley- Davidson Motor Company, Harley Owners Group, Metzeler Motorcycle Tire North America, Mikuni American, Screamin Eagle Accessories, Shoei Safety Helmet, Corp., SuperTrapp Industries/Kerker Exhaust Products, Travelcade/Saddlemen. -30-