AMA Grand National Dirt Track Series Results and Standings from Oklahoma City
22 July 1997
July 20, 1997 GNC1097/1-2 OFFICIAL RESULTS AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES: ROUND 10 OF 23 STATE FAIR SPEEDWAY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA - JULY 20, 1997 25-LAP GRAND NATIONAL HALF-MILE MAIN EVENT Pos No Rider Name, hometown Mach Laps Pts Sponsors ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 21 Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC H-D 25 23 Benson Ford Jr./TCR/Accel/Bunzl USA/KTD/Dayco 2 23 Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI 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 27 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL H-D 20 15 1-800-FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen 5 16 Ronnie Jones, Oklahoma City, OK HON 25 14 Loral Lake Racing/Oakley/Arai/Motion Pro/Fox 6 3 Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA HON 25 13 USC Racing/Z Galleries 7 26 Steve Beattie, Burlington, ON, CAN H-D 25 12 Deeley H-D Canada/Shoei/Tsubaki/MSR/Champion 8 42 Steve Morehead, Findlay, OH H-D 25 11 F&S H-D/KK/John Shepherd/John Dragoo/Motion Pro 9 33 J. R. Schnabel, West Bend, WI H-D 25 10 Suburban Motors H-D/Torque Center/Saddlemen 10 22 Dan Butler, Waterford, MI H-D 25 9 Gardner Rac./Walters' Bros. H-D/KK/Millennium Sports 11 67 Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA H-D 25 8 1-800-FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen 12 31 Ken Coolbeth Jr., Warren, CT H-D 25 7 H-D of Missouri/Dave Burks Motorsports/W.E. LePage 13 56 Lonnie Pauley, Salinas, CA H-D 25 6 Corbin/Bell/SuperTrapp/Spectro/Turbo Blue 14 9 Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI H-D 25 5 Bartels' H-D/RC Trucking/Bell/Dayco/Perf. Machine 15 98 Bret Beyer, Oshkosh, WI H-D 25 4 S&B Racing/Suburban Motors H-D/Air Born Coatings 16 43 Joe Kopp, Mica, WA H-D 25 3 H-D of Sacramento/H-D Inc./Arai/MSR/Motion Pro 17 18 Terry Poovey, Euless, TX H-D 11 2 Sakaida & Sons Trucking/Climate Control Institute 18 66 George Roeder, Monroeville, OH H-D 9 1 Mike & Eddie Adkins Racing/KK/Winchester H-D/L.S.G. Time: 9:40.712 (New Track Record) Margin of Victory: 1.382 seconds Fastest Qualifying Heat: Kevin Atherton, 1:37.767 Attend.: 7,500 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 23 Kevin Atherton 1 26 Steve Beattie 2 21 Will Davis 2 98 Bret Beyer 3 33 J. R. Schnabel 3 43 Joe Kopp Time: 3:55.201 Time: 3:59.162 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 27 Dave Camlin 2 3 Ricky Graham 2 66 George Roeder II 3 67 Mike Hacker 3 16 Ronnie Jones Time: 3:55.138 Time: None due to restart 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 18 Terry Poovey 1 42 Steve Morehead 1 9 Jay Springsteen 2 22 Dan Butler 2 31 Ken Coolbeth Jr. 2 56 Lonnie Pauley Time: 3:12.900 Time: 3:12.377 Time: 3:09.933 1997 AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 10 of 23 Rounds. Next event, July 26, Rossburg, Ohio) Pos Rider Name, Hometown Pts Wins 1 Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC 173 4 2 Scott Parker, Swartz Creek, MI 153 2 3 Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI 132 2 4 Rich King, Waterloo, IA 125 1 5 Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI 98 6 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL 89 7 Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA 85 8 Dan Butler, Waterford, MI 83 9 Steve Morehead, Findlay, OH 82 10 Joe Kopp, Mica, WA 80 11 Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA 71 12 Ken Coolbeth Jr., Warren, CT 63 13 George Roeder II, Monroeville,OH 56 14 J. R. Schnabel, West Bend, WI 51 15 Kevin Varnes, Pottstown, PA 42 16 Steve Beattie, Burlington, ON, CAN 40 17 Terry Poovey, Euless, TX 39 1 18 Willie McCoy, Richardson, TX 35 19 Chris Evans, St. Catharines, ON, CAN 30 20 Dan Stanley, Bellingham, WA 28 1997 AMA GRAND NATIONAL MANUFACTURER POINT STANDINGS 1. Harley-Davidson 212 2. Honda 134 3. Rotax 46 4. ATK 28 5. Wood-Rotax 26 GNC1097/2-2 OFFICIAL RESULTS AMA HARLEY-DAVIDSON 883 DIRT TRACK SERIES: ROUND 6 OF 14 STATE FAIR SPEEDWAY, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA - JULY 20, 1997 8-LAP MILE MAIN EVENT Pos No Rider Name, hometown Mach Laps Pts Sponsors 1 65Z Shaun Russell, San Jose, CA H-D 8 23 Bartels' H-D/Metzeler/Arai/Big Twin/Red Line/Fox 2 94 Jess Roeder, Monroeville, OH H-D 8 19 Las Vegas H-D/American Asphalt Grading Co. 3 33 J. R. Schnabel, West Bend, WI H-D 8 16 John Parker Racing/Suburban Motors H-D/Klotz 4 27 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL H-D 8 15 1-800-FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen 5 9G Victor McAnally, Tulsa, OK H-D 8 14 Myers-Duren H-D/HOG Arc #1/Hard Times Lounge & Club 6 35Z Johnny Murphree, Paso Robles, CA H-D 8 13 Bartels' H-D/Metzeler/EBC/Red Line/Fox/Vanson/EK 7 67 Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA H-D 8 12 1-800-FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen 8 62 Paul Bergstrom, Foster City, CA H-D 8 11 Dudley Perkins H-D/Red Line Oil/Loral Lake Racing/Arai 9 68 Robert Miller, New Holland, PA H-D 8 10 Howell's H-D/Eastern H-D Dealers Association 10 74 Billy Martin, Stockton, CA H-D 8 9 Skip Fordyce H-D/Bieffe/Motion Pro 11 34Y Sean Lollar, San Jose, CA H-D 8 8 Hap Jones/Yoko/San Jose Yamaha 12 17K Brian Kromroy, Oconomowoc, WI H-D 8 7 Self 13 52 John Faulkner III, Goreville, IL H-D 8 6 Sill's Cycle/The Wrench 14 84 Chance Darling, Dayton, OH H-D 8 5 Corbin/F&S H-D/Dick Ford/Turbo Blue/Arai/JT/Tsubaki 15 88 Jim Rosa, Hesperia, CA H-D 8 4 Skip Fordyce H-D/Bob Herrick & Jim Kelly Racing/AFAM 16 98A Thomas McGrane Jr., Gap, PA H-D 8 3 Moroney's H-D/1-800FASTHOG/Spectro/K&N 17 52P Brian Thomas, Belleville, IL H-D 2 2 Jim Wagner/Widman H-D/Belleville Enduro Team Time: None due to red flag. Margin of Victory: 1.117 seconds Fastest Qualifying Heat: Paul Bergstrom, 1:44.974. PRELIMINARY EVENT RESULTS HEAT 1 HEAT 2 HEAT 3 (6 Laps - Top 5 to National) (6 Laps - Top 6 to National) (6 Laps - Top 5 to National) Pos No Rider Pos No. Rider Pos No Rider 1 27 Dave Camlin 1 65Z Shaun Russell 1 33 J. R. Schnabel 2 62 Paul Berrgstrom 2 94 Jess Roeder 2 9G Victory McAnally 3 74 Billy Martin 3 67 Mike Hacker 3 35Z Johnny Murphree 4 52P Brian Thomas 4 52 John Faulkner III 4 68 Robert Miller 5 84 Chance Darling 5 34Y Sean Lollar 5 98A Thomas McGrane Jr. 6 17K Brian Kromroy 6 88 Jim Rosa Time: 2:34.123 Time: 2:33.366 Time: 2:33.653 1997 AMA H-D 883 NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 6 of 14 Rounds. Next event, August 23, Hagerstown, Maryland) Pos Rider Name, Hometown Pts Wins 1 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL 112 4 2 Jess Roeder, Monroeville, OH 105 3 Shaun Russell, San Jose, CA 81 1 4 Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA 78 5 J. R. Schnabel, West Bend, WI 74 6 Johnny Murphree, Paso Roles, CA 64 1 7 Robert Miller, New Holland, PA 59 8 Billy Martin, Stockton, CA 48 9 Willie McCoy, Richardson, TX 36 10 Jake Zempe, Paso Robles, CA 32 11 Paul Bergstrom, Foster City, CA 31 12 Scott Stump, Las Vegas, NV 27 13 Victor McAnally, Tulsa, OK 26 13 Bret Beyer, Oshkosh, WI 26 15 Paul Morgan III, Centralia, IL 25 15 Jason Fletcher, Gaylordsville, CT 25 17 Chance Darling, Dayton, OH 22 18 Brian Kromroy, Oconomowoc, WI 21 19 Donnie Krusinski, Colfax, NC 20 19 Rob Gette, Amenia, NY 20 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-