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AMA/MBNA Superbike Series Results and Standings from Mid-Ohio

24 July 1997


July 19-20, 1997

RR897/1-6
OFFICIAL RESULTS
AMA/MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES: ROUND 7 OF 10
HONDA SUPER CYCLE WEEKEND presented by DUNLOP
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE, LEXINGTON, OHIO - JULY 19-20, 1997
MBNA SUPERBIKE FINAL - 26-LAPS ON A 2.4 MILE ROAD COURSE -  JULY 20, 1997

Pos No Rider Name, hometown		   Mach	Laps Pts  Sponsors
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 1  17 Miguel Duhamel, Sarasota, FL	    HON	 26  35	  American Honda/Smokin' Joe's/Shoei/AGV Leathers
 2   1 Doug Chandler, Salinas, CA	    KAW	 26  33*  Kawasaki/Muzzy's/Bel-Ray/Dunlop/SBS/US Tsubaki
 3  20 Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, GA	    SUZ	 26  31** American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
 4  66 Mathew Mladin, Australia		    DUC	 26  28	  Fast by Ferracci/DKNYMen/Ducati/Agip/Michelin/Pro Grip
 5  21 Pascal Picotte, Granby, PQ, CAN	    SUZ	 26  26	  American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
 6  16 Tom Kipp, Chardon, OH		    YAM	 26  25	  Yamaha/Dunlop/Bell/Bell2/Sharkskinz/Micron/AFAM/RK
 7  30 Thomas Wilson Jr., Oregon, OH	    H-D	 26  24	  Harley-Davidson Motor Co./Zippo Motor Sports/Dunlop
 8  14 Steve Crevier, Pitt Meadows, BC, CAN HON	 26  23	  Smokin' Joe's Honda/Dunlop/HRC/Pro Honda Oils
 9  11 Ben Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA	    HON	 26  22	  Zero Gravity/Honda/Dunlop/AGV/Kerker/Pro Honda Oils
10 169 Tommy Hayden, Owensboro, KY	    KAW	 26  21	  Kawasaki/Muzzy's/Bel-Ray/Dunlop/SBS/US Tsubaki
11  87 Tripp Nobles, Macon, GA		    H-D	 26  20	  Tilley H-D/Screamin Eagle Perf. Prod./Dunlop/Simpson
12  12 Chris Carr, Valley Springs, CA	    H-D	 26  19	  Harley-Davidson Motor Co., Inc./Zippo/Arai/AlpineStars
13  15 Michael Taylor, Scarborough, ON, CAN KAW	 26  18	  Kawasaki/Dunlop/Shoei/Teknic/Bel-Ray/Burnaby Kawasaki
14  67 Gerald Rothman Jr., Manchester, CT   DUC	 26  17	  Fast by Ferracci/DKNYMen/Ducati Motorcycles/Agip
15  74 Paul Harrell, Canyon Country, CA	    YAM	 26  16	  Attack Performance/Yamaha Motor Corp./AirTech
16  72 Larry Pegram, Baltimore, OH	    SUZ	 26  15	  American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
17  34 Michael Barnes, Boca Raton, FL	    SUZ	 25  14	  Mansson Tech./Bizo/Helimot/Held/Shoei/Red Line/10K Rac.
18  55 Brian Gibbs, Stockbridge, GA	    SUZ	 25  13	  Hooters Restaurants/Team Suzuki Sport/Pirelli/Hindle/Arai
19  25 Dale Kieffer, Las Vegas, NV	    SUZ	 25  12	  DATS Racing/Bridgestone/Honda-Suzuki of Salt Lake City
20  32 Daniel Bailey, Navarre, OH	    SUZ	 25  11	  Ohio Superbike/Mid Ohio Yam Suz Hon/Factory/Ferodo
21 231 Dax Snow, Saint George, UT	    SUZ	 25  10	  DATS Racing/Bridgestone/Honda-Suzuki of Salt Lake City
22  99 Brett Metzger, Newington, CT	    DUC	 25  9	  Cycles! 128/Yoshimura/EBC/Factory/Shoei/Sharkskinz
23  23 Doug Polen, Denton, TX		    SUZ	 25  8	  Team Polen Suzuki/Suzuki/Pirelli/Castrol/Tsubaki/Oakley
24  57 Eric Moe, Spring Lake, MI	    KAW	 25  7	  Beasley Fiberglass/Fox Shox/RK/Shoei/EBC/Yoyodyne
25  61 Christopher Rankin, Austin, TX	    SUZ	 25  6	  Grand Prix Motorsports/Bel-Ray/Arai/Dunlop/Factory Tuning
26  49 John Jacobi, Noblesville, IN	    SUZ	 25  5	  Bells Suzuki/Speedstill/Metzeler/Sharkskinz
27  26 James Randolph, Santa Rosa, CA	    SUZ	 25  4	  Hooters/Team Suzuki Sport/Pirelli/Hindle/Shoei/Fox Shox
28 156 James Kusar, Mentor, OH		    DUC	 25  3	  Norben Company/Beasley Fiberglass/JSI/Arai/Hinds
29 176 Jay Doyle, Troy, MI		    SUZ	 25  2	  Shores Oil Co./76 Race Fuels/Cafe' Concepts
30 201 Jamie McNaughton, Ann Arbor, MI	    SUZ	 25  1	  Dega Racing/Two Brothers/DynoJet/Lockhart Phillips/Syed

Time: 38:57.630, 96.098 mph (New Track Record)
Margin of Victory: .120 seconds
Interstate Battery Pole Position: Aaron Yates, 1:28.610, 97.506 mph (New
Track Record)
Kinko's Privateer Fast Lap Award: Michael Taylor

**A bonus point paid to the fastest qualifier in Superbike.
*A bonus point paid to the rider leading the most laps.

Attend.: 18,000

1997 AMA/MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES POINT STANDINGS
(After 7 of 10 Rounds.  Next event, August 17, Colorado Springs, CO)

Pos.	Rider Name, Hometown			Pts.	Wins
------------------------------------------------------------
1	Doug Chandler, Salinas, CA		219	 1	
2	Mat Mladin, Australia			199	 3	
3	Miguel Duhamel, Sarasota, FL		187	 2	
4	Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, GA		185		
4	Steve Crevier, Pitt Meadows, CAN	185		
6	Pascal Picotte, Granby, PQ, CAN		184		
7	Tom Kipp, Chardon, OH			133		
8	Larry Pegram, Baltimore, OH		127		
9	Tommy Hayden, Owensboro, KY		122		
10	Paul Harrel, Canyon Country, CA		113		
11      Tripp Nobles, Macon, GA			 94                  				
12      Chris Carr, Valley Springs, CA		 86          
13      Eric Moe, Spring Lake, MI		 84          
14      Gerald Rothman Jr., Manchester, CT       81  
15      Dale Kieffer, Las Vegas, NV              80          
15      Dax Snow, St. George, UT		 80          
17      Ben Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA		 71          
18      Doug Polen, Denton, TX			 70                  
19      Thomas Wilson Jr., Oregon, OH		 68          
20      John Jacobi, Noblesville, IN		 61          
20	James Randolph, Santa Rosa, CA		 61
20	Christopher Rankin, Austin, TX		 61

1997 AMA/MBNA SUPERBIKE 
MANUFACTURER POINT STANDINGS
----------------------------
1. Honda		218
2. Kawasaki		215
3. Ducati		208
4. Suzuki		199
5. Yamaha		161
6. Harley-Davidson	129


RR897/2-6
OFFICIAL RESULTS
AMA/MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES: ROUND 7 OF 10
HONDA SUPER CYCLE WEEKEND presented by DUNLOP
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE, LEXINGTON, OHIO - JULY 19-20, 1997

ELF Fuels & Lubricants 250 GRAND PRIX - 16-LAPS ON A 2.4 MILE ROAD COURSE -
JULY 19, 1997
Pos No Rider Name, hometown		   Mach	Laps Pts Sponsors
 1   1 Rich Oliver, Fresno, CA		    YAM	 16  36* Yamaha Motor Corp., USA/Dunlop/Silkolene/EBC
 2 122 Al Salaverria, San Francisco, CA	    APR	 16  32	 FGF Corse/Aprilia Racing/10-K Racing/Arai/Motion Pro
 3   2 Randy Renfrow, Fredericksburg, VA    HON	 16  30	 Moto Liberty/Honda/Dunlop/AGV 
 4   4 Mark Foster, San Juan Capistrano, CA YAM	 16  28	 Duestche Financial Services/World Sports Imports
 5   6 Bobby Keith, Redwood City, CA	    HON	 16  26	 Team Zero Gravity/J.D. Racing/Dunlop/Arai
 6  11 Jeffrey Vos, Holland, MI		    HON	 16  25	 Bridgestone/Motul/Neal Sorenson/Tom Jensen/Barnett
 7  26 Greg Esser, Pompano Beach, FL	    YAM	 16  24	 Ultima Sports Cars of America/Fabweld/Dunlop/Bell/EBC
 8  35 Mark Orchard, Bowmanville, ON, CAN   YAM	 16  23	 Durmach/EBC Brakes/Media Sign/RNG Refinishing
 9  78 Bruce Lind, Snohomish, WA	    YAM	 16  22	 EBC/Barnett/Silkolene/I-90 Motorsports/Bruce Lind Racing
10 111 Danny Walker, Loveland, CO	    HON	 16  21	 Moto Liberty
11   9 Derek M. King, Folly Beach, SC	    YAM	 16  20	 Barnett/Computrack/Jungle Works/Atlanta Cycle City
12  19 John France, Melbourne, FL	    HON	 16  19	 Elf/Motorrad/Rennsport/Ferodo/NGK/Sharkskinz
13  14 Hikaru Miyagi, Osaka, Japan	    HON	 16  18	 Sangaria Beverage USA/Honda/Billabong/Bike Beat
14   8 Leon Cortes, Costa Rica		    HON	 15  17	 Lacsa/Castrol/Arai/Cortes Racing Team/Elf/Dunlop
15  30 John Burgoyne, Glendale, AZ	    HON	 15  16	 TMB/Bridgestone/Ferodo/Barnett/Shoei
16  81 David Wright, Magnetawan, ON, CAN    HON	 15  15	 The Bear Chair Co./Odorizzi Lumber/Nu Forest Products
17  86 Eric Stephens, New Brighton, PA	    YAM	 15  14	 Stephens' Motorsports/Motul/NGK/Ferodo
18  23 Derek JT King, Delta, BC, CAN	    HON	 15  13	 Derek King Racing/Bridgestone/Arai/Elf/EBC/AFAM
19  72 Colin Gilbert, Great Britain	    YAM	 15  12	 Ultima Sportscar of America/Bridgestone/EBC/Bell
20  27 James Bonner, Coopersburg, PA	    YAM	 15  11	 Himmelsbach Racing/Link Yamaha-Honda/EBC/Dunlop
21 188 Mark Sweeney, Plainfield, IN	    YAM	 15  10	 American Dream Racing/ADR Graphics/Plainfield Cycle
22  21 Tom Chaplin, Windsor, ON, CAN	    YAM	 15  9	 Absolute Racing/Motul/Braking Pads/Bridgestone/AirTech
23  94 William Himmelsbach, Quakertown, PA  YAM	 15  8	 Himmelsbach Racing/Silkolene/EBC/Bell/Dinar Leathers
24  91 F. Charles Mackay, Montreal, PQ, CAN YAM	 15  7	 Motosport Newman/Viking Racing
25  45 Murphy Anderson, Monmouth Jct., NJ   YAM	 15  6	 Self
26  75 Tom Christian, Bellevue, ID	    HON	 15  5	 Carbone Lorraine Brakes/Motul/Bridgestone/Shoei/Smith
27  64 Andrew Edwards, Idaho Falls, ID	    YAM	 15  4	 Vesco's Sports Center
28 138 George Oeigar, Brampton, CAN	    YAM	 15  3	 Arai/Castrol Canada/G&O Machinery Import Export Co.
29  42 Albert Charles, Wilmington, DE	    YAM	 15  2	 AJC Engineering Inc.
30  10 Roland Sands, Paramount, CA	    YAM	 13  1	 Team Performance Machine/Dunlop/Renthal/Mini Suites

Time: 24:33.820, 93.798 mph (New Track Record)
Margin of Victory: 10.360 seconds
*A bonus point is paid to the rider leading most laps.


1997 ELF Fuels & Lubricants 250 GRAND PRIX SERIES POINT STANDINGS
(After 7 of 10 Rounds.  Next Event: August 17, Colorado Springs, CO)
Pos.	Rider Name, Hometown			Pts.	Wins	
1	Rich Oliver, Fresno, CA			252	 7	
2	Randy Renfrow, Fredericksburg, VA	184		
3	Bobby Keith, Redwood City, CA		169		
4	Greg Esser, Pompano Beach, FL		157		
5	Roland Sands, Parmount, CA		145		
6	Mark Foster, San Juan Capistrano, CA	132		
7	John France, Melbourne, FL		131		
8	Al Salaverria, San Francisco, CA	128		
9	Leon Cortes, Coral Gables, FL		123		
10	Hikaru Miyagi, Japan			109		
11      Matt Wait, Lodi, CA			106                     
12      Jeff Vos, Holland, MI			99                      
13      Perry Melneciuc, Lehigh Acres, FL       93      
14      Toshiyuki Hamaguchi, Japan		80              
15      Dereck JT King, Delta, BC, CAN		77              
16      Bruce Lind, Snohomish, WA		70              
17      Eric Stephens, New Brighton, PA		64              
18      John Burgoyne, Glendale, AZ		62              
19      Kenichiro Iwahasi, Japan		58              
19      Derek M King, Folly Beach, SC		58              
				



OFFICIAL RESULTS
AMA/MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES: ROUND 8 OF 11
HONDA SUPER CYCLE WEEKEND presented by DUNLOP
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE, LEXINGTON, OHIO - JULY 19-20, 1997

PRO HONDA OILS 600cc SUPERSPORT FINAL
16-LAPS ON A 2.4 MILE ROAD COURSE - JULY 20, 1997 
Pos No Rider Name, hometown		   Mach Laps Pts Sponsors
-----------------------------------------------------------------
 1   1 Miguel Duhamel, Sarasota, FL	    HON	 16  35	 American Honda/Smokin' Joe's
 2   7 Jason Pridmore, Ventura, CA	    SUZ	 16  32	 Hyper Cycle/Team Suzuki Sport/Dunlop/Two Brothers
 3  21 Pascal Picotte, Granby, CAN	    SUZ	 16  31* American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
 4   4 Steve Crevier, Pitt Meadows, BC, CAN HON	 16  28	 Smokin' Joe's Honda/Dunlop/HRC/Honda Pro Oils	
 5  16 Tom Kipp, Chardon, OH		    YAM	 16  26	 Yamaha Motor  Corp./Dunlop/Bell/Bell2/Sharkskinz/Micron
 6  68 Michael Smith, Canton, GA	    KAW	 16  25	 Kinko's Kawasaki/Dunlop/Bel-Ray/Lockhart Phillips USA
 7  97 Rich Oliver, Fresno, CA		    YAM	 16  24	 Yamaha Motor Corp., USA/Dunlop/Silkolene/EBC
 8  69 Tommy Hayden, Owensboro, KY	    KAW	 16  23	 Kawasaki/Muzzy's/Bel-Ray/Dunlop/SBS/US Tsubaki
 9  72 Larry Pegram, Baltimore, OH	    SUZ	 16  22	 American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
10  11 Ben Bostrom, El Segundo, CA	    HON	 16  21	 Zero Gravity/Honda/Dunlop/AGV/Kerker/Pro Honda Oils
11  30 Andrew Stroud, New Zealand	    HON	 16  20	 Erion Racing/American Honda/Honda Riders Club of Am.
12  20 Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, GA	    SUZ	 16  19	 American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
13  70 Rad Greaves, Ann Arbor, MI	    HON	 16  18	 American Honda/Erion Racing/Am. Honda Parts & Acc.
14 217 Jeff Sneyd, Mississauga, ON, CAN	    HON	 16  17	 Honda Canada/Brooklin Cycle/Dunlop/HJC/Kimpex Action
15 121 Brian Gibson, Holland, MI	    SUZ	 16  16	 Dega Racing/Two Brothers Racing/Dyno Jet
16  52 Ray Yoder, Merrillville, IN	    KAW	 16  15	 Four & Six Racing/Team Green Kawasaki/Renthal/EBC/Elf
17 123 Mike Ciccotto, Charleston, SC	    KAW	 16  14	 Team 20-20/Solo Optical USA/Omega Optical/Alcon
18 168 Ken Melville, Glendale Heights, IL   HON	 16  13	 American Honda/Bridgestone/Silkolene/HRC/NGK/Elf/DID
19 167 Keith Wilson, Atlanta, GA	    KAW	 16  12	 Team 20-20/AlpineStars/Arai/Factory/Pro-Tek/Pirelli
20 100 Scott Ackerman, Omaha,. NE	    SUZ	 16  11	 Clifford Cycles/Star City Motor Sports/Sharkskinz
21 130 Sean Kowalski, Schofield, WI	    HON	 16  10	 Kowalski Racing/Dunlop/BFS/Mid-Point Sign & Graphics
22 232 Daniel Bailey, Navarre, OH	    YAM	 16  9	 Ohio Superbike/Mid Ohio Yam Suz Hon/Factory/Ferodo
23 201 Jamie McNaughton, Ann Arbor, MI	    SUZ	 16  8	 Dega Racing/Two Brothers/DynoJet/Lockhart Phillips/Syed
24 195 David McPherson, Altamonte Spgs, FL  KAW	 16  7	 Seminole Power Sports/Team McNology Bikes Only/EBC
25 213 Randall Mennenga, Freeport, IL	    SUZ	 16  6	 Freeport Honda-Kawasaki/Beloit Suzuki/Yoshimura/Ferodo
26 202 Kevin Lehman, Holland, MI	    HON	 16  5	 Performance Motorsports of W.Michigan/Accelleration
27  23 Dax Snow, Saint George, UT	    SUZ	 15  4	 DATS RACING/Bridgestone/Honda-Suzuki of Salt Lake City
28  34 Daniel Brody, Duluth, MN		    SUZ	 15  3	 Duluth Lawn & Sport/Vanson Leathers/Lockhart Phillips
29  83 Matt Brokaw, Fredericktown, OH	    HON	 15  2	 Black Diamond Racing/Mid-Ohio  Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha
30 120 Eric Bostrom, El Segundo, CA	    HON	 15  1	 Zero Gravity/Honda/Dunlop/AGV/Kerker/Tsubaki/EBC

Time/Average Speed: 24:59.990, 92.161 mph
Margin of Victory: .010 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: Pascal Picotte, 1:32.460, 93.446 mph (New Track Record)
*A bonus point is paid to the rider leading most laps

1997 AMA PRO HONDA OILS 600cc SUPERSPORT SERIES POINT STANDINGS
(After  7 of 11 Rounds.  Next Event: August 17, Colorado Springs, CO)

Pos.	Rider Name, Hometown			Pts.	Wins
1	Miguel Duhamel, Sarasota, FL		257	 4	
2	Pascal Picotte, Granby, CAN		241	 3	
3	Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, GA		230	 1	
4	Steve Crevier, Pitt Meadows, CAN	214		
5	Rich Oliver, Fresno, CA			192		
6	Jason Pridmore, Ventura, CA		184		
7	Mike Smith, Canton, GA			163		
8	Ben Bostrom, El Segundo, CA		160		
9	Andrew Stroud, New Zealand		159		
10	Jamie Hacking, England			152		
11      Eric Bostrom, El Segundo, CA		141         
11      Tom Kipp, Chardon, OH			141                 
13      Tommy Hayden, Owensboro, KY		129         
13      Larry Pegram, Baltimore, OH		129         
15      Doug Toland, Buena Park, CA		111         
16      Rad Greaves, Ann Arbor, MI		87          
17      Richard Alexander Jr., Carmel, NY       71  
18      Mark Miller, Long Beach, CA		70          
19      Matt Wait, Lodi, CA			68                  					
20      Todd Harrington, St. Charles, IL        67  


RR897/4-6
OFFICIAL RESULTS
AMA/MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES: ROUND 7 OF 10
HONDA SUPER CYCLE WEEKEND presented by DUNLOP
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE, LEXINGTON, OHIO - JULY 19-20, 1997

TEAMLINE 750 SUPERSPORT - 16-LAPS ON A 2.4 MILE ROAD COURSE - JULY 19, 1997
Pos No  Rider Name, hometown		    Mach Laps Pts Sponsors
1   7	Jason Pridmore, Ventura, CA	     SUZ  16  35  HyperCycle/Team Suzuki Sport/Dunlop/Two Brothers
2   24	Mark Miller, Long Beach, CA	     SUZ  16  32  HyperCycle/Team Suzuki Sport/Dunlop/Two Brothers
3   34	Michael Barnes, Boca Raton, FL	     SUZ  16  31* Mansson Technologies/Bizo/Helimot/Held/Shoei/Red Line
4   25	Dale Kieffer, Las Vegas, NV	     SUZ  16  28  DATS Racing/Bridgestone/Honda-Suzuki of Salt Lake City
5   23	Dax Snow, Saint George, UT	     SUZ  16  26  DATS Racing/Bridgestone/Honda-Suzuki of Salt Lake City
6   54	Richard Alexander Jr., Carmel, NY    SUZ  16  25  Team Suzuki Sport/Hudson Valley Racing/Mr. G
7   6	James Randolph, Santa Rosa, CA	     SUZ  16  24  Hooters/Team Suzuki Sport/Pirelli/Hindle/Shoei/Fox Shox
8   99	Brett Metzger, Newington, CT	     SUZ  16  23  Cycles! 128/Yoshimura/EBC/Factory/Shoei/Sharkskinz
9   11	Ben Bostrom, El Segundo, CA	     HON  16  22  Zero Gravity/Honda/Dunlop/AGV/Kerker/Pro Honda Oils
10  231	Doug Polen, Denton, TX		     SUZ  16  21  Team Polen Suzuki/Suzuki/Pirelli/Castrol/Tsubaki/Oakley
11  32	Daniel Bailey, Navarre, OH	     SUZ  16  20  Ohio Superbike/Ferodo/Factory/Kerker/ProTek
12  49	John Jacobi, Noblesville, IN	     SUZ  16  19  Bells Suzuki/Speedstill/Metzeler/Sharkskinz/Penske Rac.
13  65	Christopher Rankin, Austin, TX	     SUZ  16  18  Grand Prix Motorsports/Bel-Ray/Dunlop/Arai
14  70	Rad Greaves, Ann Arbor, MI	     HON  16  17  American Honda/Erion Racing/Am. Honda Parts & Acces.
15  205	Jonathan Cornwell, Georgetown, CAN   HON  16  16  McBride Cycle Riders Club/Dunlop/Shoei/Hep-Sur Machine
16  217	Jeff Sneyd, Mississauga, ON, CAN     HON  16  15  Honda Canada/Brooklin Cycle/Dunlop/HJC/Kimpex Action
17  191	Jimmy Moore, Eugene, OR		     SUZ  16  14  Ricci Motorsports/Avon/Bardahl Oil/AirTech
18  119	Shane Clarke, Overland Park, KS	     SUZ  16  13  Donnell's Suzuki/Dunlop/Madsen Eng./Factory/EBC
19  225	Billy Eisenacher, Woodstock, GA	     SUZ  16  12  Dunlop/Peachtree/D&D/Dynojet/Jay Johnson
20  201	Jamie McNaughton, Ann Arbor, MI	     SUZ  16  11  Dega Racing/Two Brothers/DynoJet/Lockhart Phillips/Syed
21  105	Roger Bell II, Lexington, KY	     SUZ  16  10  Bells Suzuki/Speedstill/Metzeler/ProTek/Arai/Factory/EBC
22  203	Mike Ciccotto, S. Charleston, SC     KAW  16   9  Team 20-20/Solo Optical USA/Omega Optical/Alcon
23  128	Brian Beverage, North Ridgeville, OH SUZ  16   8   Self 
24  100	Scott Ackerman, Omaha, NE	     SUZ  16   7  Clifford Cycles/Star City Motor Sports/Sharkskinz
25  12	Keith Marquez, Totowa, NJ	     SUZ  16   6  Elf Lubricants/Tsubaki/Factory/Penske/PowerMist
26  213	Randall Mennenga, Freeport, IL	     SUZ  16   5  Freeport Honda-Kawasaki/Beloit Suzuki/Yoshimura/Ferodo
27  195	David McPherson, Altamonte Spgs, FL  KAW  16   4  Seminole Power Sports/Team McNology Bikes Only/EBC
28  176	Jay Doyle, Troy, MI		     SUZ  15   3  Shores Oil Co./76 Race Fuels/Cafe' Concepts
29  202	Kevin Lehman, Holland, MI	     HON  15   2  Performance Motorsports of W. Michigan/Accelleration
30  120	Eric Bostrom, El Segundo, CA	     HON  15   1  Zero Gravity/Honda/Dunlop/AGV/Kerker/Tsubaki/EBC

Time/Average Speed: 24:56.350, 92.386 mph (New Track Record)
Margin of Victory:  2.390 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: Jason Pridmore, 1:32.867, 93.036 mph
*A bonus point is paid to the rider leading most laps

1997 AMA TEAMLINE 750 SUPERSPORT SERIES POINT STANDINGS
(After 7 of 10 Rounds.  Next Event: August 17, Colorado Springs, CO)

Pos	Rider Name, Hometown			Pts.	Wins
1	Jason Pridmore, Ventura, CA		243	5	
2	Ben Bostrom, El Segundo, CA		188		
3	Dale Kieffer, Las Vegas, NV		164		
4	Doug Polen, Denton, TX			139	1	
5	Richard Alexander Jr., Carmel, NY	135		
6	Dax Snow, St. George, UT		131		
7	John Jacobi, Noblesville, IN		124		
8	Christopher Rankin, Austin, TX		111		
9	Rad Greaves, Ann Arbor, MI		101		
10	Mark McDaniel, Santa Rosa, CA		97		
11      Mark Miller, Long Beach, CA		96
12      Mario Duhamel, Canada   91		1 
13      Brian Gibbs, Stockbridge, GA		88
14      James Randolph, Santa Rosa, CA		76
15      Eric Bostrom, El Segundo, CA		67
16      Scott Ruehle, St. Cloud, MN		66
17      Jimmy Moore, Eugene, OR			62        
18      Michael Barnes, Boca Raton, FL		56
19      Seth Hahn, Georgetown, MA		44
20      Brett Metzger, Newington, CT		44


RR897/5-6
OFFICIAL RESULTS
AMA/MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES: ROUND 8 OF 11
HONDA SUPER CYCLE WEEKEND presented by DUNLOP
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE, LEXINGTON, OHIO - JULY 19-20, 1997

PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE H-D SUPERTWINS FINAL 
11-LAPS ON A 2.4 MILE ROAD COURSE - JULY 20, 1997
Pos No Rider Name, hometown		  Mach Laps Pts Sponsors
1   20 Eric Bostrom, El Segundo, CA	  H-D	11  36*	Miller Electrical Const./Texan H-D/Dunlop
2   12 David Estok, Daytona Beach, FL	  H-D	11  32	Mitchell's H-D Racing/Arai/Dunlop/EBC/No Fear/Tsubaki
3   98 Jake Zemke, Paso Robles, CA	  H-D	11  30	Bartels' H-D/Bartels' Perf. Prod./Metzeler/Big Twin/Vanson
4   60 Joey Gilleland, Canton, GA	  H-D	11  28	Hot Shot Motorworks/Woody Kyle Racing/EBC
5   57 Nate Wait, Lodi, CA		  H-D	11  26	Mitchell's Modesto H-D/Dunlop/Shoei/Elf/Clash King
6   93 Jeffrey Johnson, Minneapolis, MN  H-D	11  25	St. Paul H-D/Cross Roads Custom Machine/Phantom MCs
7   37 Steve Blackburn, Prestonsburg, KY H-D	11  24	Prestonsburg Cycle Center/KK Motorcycle Supply
8   15 Jody Hendley, Mission Viejo, CA	  H-D	11  23	Bartels' H-D/Bartels Perf. Prod./Metzeler/Fox/Vanson/EBC
9   46 Jerry Casciero Jr., Bel Air, MD	  H-D	11  22	Ramsey's Chesapeake H-D 
10  52 Chris Bliss, Poughkeepsie, NY	  H-D	11  21	Moroney's H-D/Power Mist/Atlantic Motorsports/AFAM 
11  44 Timothy Johnson, Mount Morris, MI H-D	10  20	Universal Coating/ModArt/Cummings
12  87 Tripp Nobles III, Macon, GA	  H-D	5   19	Tilley H-D/Dunlop/Simpson/Bates/EBC

Time/Average Speed: 18:37.100, 85.078 mph (New Track Record)
Margin of Victory: 6.790 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: Eric Bostrom, 1:40.903, 85.624 mph
*A bonus point is paid to the rider leading most laps.


1997 AMA PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE H-D SUPERTWINS SERIES POINT STANDINGS
(After 8 of 11 Rounds.  Next Event: August 17, Colorado Springs, CO)

Pos.	Rider Name, Hometown			Pts	Wins
1	Eric Bostrom, El Segundo, CA		286	8	
2	David Estok, Daytona Beach, FL		247		
3	Jake Zemke, Paso Robles, CA		219		
4	Jody Hendley, Mission Viejo, CA		181		
5	Jerry Casciero Jr., Bel Air, MD		151		
6	Lance Jones, Anderson, SC		150		
7	Shawn Higbee, Manhattan Beach, CA	127		
8	Shaun Russell, San Jose, CA		119		
9	Nate Wait, Lodi, CA			110		
10	Jeffrey Johnson, Minneapolis, MN	108		
11      Jess Roeder, Monroeville, OH		104        
12      Robert Bussey, Modesto, CA		94         
13      Jeff Eklund, Pleasanton, CA		93         
14      Tripp Nobles III, Macon, GA		77         
15      Mike Voelker, Glendale, AZ		68         
16      Chris Bliss, Poughkeepsie, NY		65         
17      Robert Brown, San Francisco, CA		53         
18      Todd Evans, Mukwonago, WI		52         
19      Perry Melneciuc, Lehigh Acres, FL       46 
19      Gary Rogers, San Jose, CA		46         


RR897/6-6

OFFICIAL RESULTS
AMA/MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES: ROUND 6 OF 9
HONDA SUPER CYCLE WEEKEND presented by DUNLOP
MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE, LEXINGTON, OHIO - JULY 19-20, 1997

PIRELLI FORMULA XTREME FINAL - 16-LAPS ON A 2.4 MILE ROAD COURSE - JULY 19,
1997

Pos No	Rider Name, hometown		  Mach Laps Pts	Sponsors
1   1	Andrew Stroud, New Zealand	   HON	16  36*	Erion Racing/American Honda/Honda Riders Club of Am.
2   3	Doug Toland, Buena Park, CA	   HON	16  32	Erion Racing/American Honda/Honda Riders Club of Am.
3   232	Jeff Williams, Kingston, ON, CAN   HON	16  30	Erion Racing 
4   34	Michael Barnes, Boca Raton, FL	   SUZ	16  28	Mansson Technologies/Bizo/Helimot/Held/Shoei/Red Line 
5   32	Daniel Bailey, Navarre, OH	   SUZ	16  26	Ohio Superbike/Ferodo/Factory/Kerker/ProTek
6   125	Dale Kieffer, Las Vegas, NV	   SUZ	16  25	DATS Racing/Bridgestone/Honda-Suzuki of Salt Lake City
7   105	Roger Bell II, Lexington, KY	   SUZ	16  24	Bells Suzuki/Speedstill/Metzeler/ProTek/Arai/Factory/EBC
8   49	John Jacobi, Noblesville, IN	   SUZ	16  23	Bells Suzuki/Speedstill/Metzeler/Sharkskinz Bodies
9   6	Dean Mizdal, Huntington Beach, CA  SUZ	16  22	Fastrax Racing/AirTech/Attack Perf./Cycle Racer
10  191	Jimmy Moore, Eugene, OR		   SUZ	16  21	Ricci Motorsports/Bardahl/Avon/AirTech/NW Superbike
11  172	Boyd Bruner, Chicago, IL	   SUZ	16  20	Team Sluggo/Speed Tech Racing/Factory
12  112	Keith Marquez, Totowa, NJ	   SUZ	16  19	Elf Lubricants/Tsubaki/Factory/Penske/PowerMist
13  15	Chris Bliss, Poughkeepsie, NY	   HON	15  18	Moroney's H-D/Power Mist/Atlantic Motorsport/AFAM
14  46	Murphy Anderson, Monmouth Jct., NJ SUZ	15  17	Self 
15  98	Michael Kirshbaum, Burr Ridge, IL  YAM	8   16	Highlands Yamaha/Nelson Racing/S-100 Ferodo/Factory
16  74	Paul Harrell, Canyon Country, CA   YAM	7   15	Attack Performance/Yamaha Motor Corp./AirTech
17  28	David Naysmith, Birmingham, MI	   SUZ	3   14	HS Die/Cimlinc/Agylum Motorsports/Eurospeed Equip.

Time: 25:15.290, 91.231 mph
Margin of Victory: 1.200 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: Andrew Stroud, 1:32.692, 93.212 mph
*A bonus point is paid to the rider leading most laps.

1997 AMA PIRELLI FORMULA XTREME SERIES POINT STANDINGS
(After 6 of 9 Rounds.  Next Event: August 17, Colorado Springs, CO)

Pos.	Rider Name, Hometown			Pts.	Wins	
1	Andrew Stroud, New Zealand		212	 5	
2	Doug Toland, Buena Park, CA		190		
3	Dale Kieffer, Las Vegas, NV		137		
4	James Randolph, Santa Rosa, CA		131		
5	Brian Gibbs, Stockbridge, GA		117		
6	Dean Mizdal, Huntington Beach, CA	88	
7	Daniel Bailey, Navarre, OH		74		
8	Roger Bell II, Lexington, KY		70		
9	Jimmy Moore, Eugene, OR			59		
9	Terry Teske, Aurora, CO			59		  
11      Scott Ruehle, St. Cloud, MN		54
12      Mark McDaniel, Santa Rosa, CA		48
13      John Jacobi, Noblesville, IN		46
13      Ben Welch, San Diego, CA		46
15      Mike Krynock, San Francisco, CA		45
16      Akiharu Shigeno, Japan			44        
17      Keith Marquez, Totowa, NJ		41
18      Anthony Johnson, Layton, UT		40
19      Jeffrey Purk, Des Moines, IA		37
20      Greg Fryer, Blaine, MN			36       1 


		

1997 AMA INDUSTRY BONUS AWARD SPONSORS

American Honda Motor Company, Inc., American Suzuki Motor Corporation,
Arai Helmets, Avon Tires, Bardahl, Bell Helmets, Bridgestone Tire
Corp., Dunlop Tire Corp., D&D Enterprises, EBC Brakes, Erion Racing,
Factory Professional Tuning Components, Fast by Ferracci, Four & Six,
Fox Racing Shox, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Harley Owners Group,
Hindle Exhaust, Intersport-Corner SRL, Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA,
Kayo Corporation, Kerker Exhaust, Mansson Technologies, Metzeler
Motorcycle Tire North America, Michelin North America, Micron North
America Ltd., Moto Point, Muzzy's, Pirelli Motorcycle Tire Company,
Screamin Eagle Accessories, Sharkskinz, Shoei Safety Helmet Corp.,
Sudco International, Two Brothers Racing, Vance & Hines, Wiseco Piston
Inc., Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, Yoshimura R&D of America.

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