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AMA National Motocross Series Results and Standings from Troy, OH

29 July 1997


OFFICIAL RESULTS
AMA 250cc NATIONAL MOTOCROSS SERIES: ROUND 9 OF 13
KENWORTHY'S MOTOCROSS PARK, TROY, OHIO - JULY 27, 1997

							Moto
Pos No Rider Name	    Hometown	      Mach   Finishes Pts Sponsors	
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 1   1 Jeff Emig	    Riverside, CA     Kawasaki	 1-1   50 Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA
 2   6 Larry Ward	    Florence, SC      Honda	 5-2   38 Honda of Troy/American Honda/Sinisalo
 3   2 Jeremy McGrath	    Menifee, CA	      Suzuki	 2-6   37 American Suzuki Motor Corp./Suzuki of Troy
 4   8 Greg Albertyn	    South Africa      Suzuki	 3-7   34 American Suzuki Motor Corp.
 5   9 Ryan Hughes	    Temecula, CA      Kawasaki	 8-3   33 Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA
 6  14 John Dowd	    Chicopee, MA      Yamaha	 6-4   33 Yamaha Motor Corp., USA
 7  11 Ezra Lusk	    Bainbridge, GA    Yamaha	 4-9   30 Yamaha Motor Corp., USA
 8 100 Mike Kiedrowski	    Acton, CA	      Honda	 7-8   27 Honda of Troy/American Honda/Sinisalo
 9  19 Buddy Antunez	    Moreno Valley, CA Honda	10-10  22 Thor/Primal Impulse/Bills Pipes
10  18 Jimmy Button	    Scottsdale, AZ    Yamaha	 9-14  19 AXO/FMF/Acerbis/Renthal/Oakley
11  85 Jim Neese	    Greensboro, NC    Suzuki	12-13  17 Jim's M-C Sales/Winter's Marketing/FMF
12   5 Mike LaRocco	    South Bend, IN    Suzuki	30-5   16 American Suzuki Motor Corp.
13  68 Mike Katin, Jr.	    East Sparta, OH   Yamaha	15-15  12 Kames Sports/Pro Action/Pirelli/Xtreme
14  47 Ryan Huffman	    Roseburg, OR      Kawasaki	14-17  11 Washougal MX/Scott/AXO/Renthal/Dunlop
15  10 Damon Bradshaw	    Boise, ID	      Honda	33-11  10 Manchester Honda Racing/AXO/Shoei/Scott
16  12 Phil Lawrence	    Menifee, CA	      Yamaha	11-35  10 Team Chaparral/Yamaha/AXO/FMF/Oakley
17  52 Jason McCormick	    Vancouver, WA     Yamaha	27-12   9 UFO/US Tsubaki/Enzo Racing/Bell/Dunlop
18  92 Anthony Pocorobba Jr.Zephyrhills, FL   Suzuki	13-36   8 Pro Action/Bieffe/FMF/Barnett/Renthal
19 164 Ryan Terlecki	    Salem, OR	      Suzuki	22-16   5 Throttle Jockey/JT Racing/Bill's Pipes/Bell
20 517 Charles Dunaway	    Lucasville, OH    Kawasaki	16-34   5 Team Green/F&S/Thor/Pro Circuit/Scott/Bell
21 990 Matt Shue	    East Ellijay, GA  Suzuki	17-39   4 FMF/Pro Action/Xtreme/Oakley/AlpineStars
22 585 Brian Stone	    Kansas City, MO   Kawasaki	21-18   3 Shrout's Kawasaki/Edge Racing/Thor/Bell
23 371 Jason Thomas	    Melrose, FL	      Kawasaki	19-20   3 Streits Motorsports/RPI Racing/Perf. Eng.
24 912 Takeshi Koikeda	    Japan	      Yamaha	18-23   3 Yamaha Japan/Bridgestone/Arai/JT/RK
25 610 Andre Pene	    Montgomery, AL    Suzuki	32-19   2 Perf. Engineering/Adams Motorsports/Arai
26  44 Anthony Amaradio	    Temecula, CA      Yamaha	20-24   1 Team Noleen/Pro Flex/K2/Dirt Squirt
	
1-900-PRORACE Hole Shot Award winners: Ezra Lusk/Larry Ward 
PowerStart Privateer Hole Shot Award winners: Brad Hagseth/Jim Neese


1997 NATIONAL MOTOCROSS SERIES POINT STANDINGS
(After 9 of 13 Rounds.  Next event, August 3, Millville, MN)

Pos.	Rider Name, Hometown			Pts	Wins
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 1	Jeff Emig, Riverside, CA		397	 3	
 2	John Dowd, Chicopee, MA			336	 2	
 3	Jeremy McGrath, Menifee, CA		309		
 4	Ezra Lusk, Bainbridge, GA		269	 1	
 5	Larry Ward, Florence, SC		250		
 6	Mike LaRocco, South Bend, IN		245		
 7	Ryan Hughes, Temecula, CA		240		
 8	Jimmy Button, Scottsdale, AZ		208		
 9 	Greg Albertyn, South Africa		194		
10	Damon Bradshaw, Boise, ID		182		
11      Phil Lawrence, Menifee, CA              133
12      Mike Kiedrowski, Acton, CA              123
13      Buddy Antunez, Moreno Valley, CA        105
14      Doug Henry, Oxford, CT                  102
15      Anthony Amaradio, Temecula, CA           83
16      Jason McCormick, Vancouver, WA           81
17      Anthony Pocorobba Jr., Zephyrhills, FL   67
18      Ryan Huffman, Roseburg, OR               65
19      Jim Neese, Greensboro, NC                58
20      Brian Swink, Linden, MI                  50


				
1997 SUPERCROSS/MOTOCROSS 
MANUFACTURER POINT STANDINGS
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1. Kawasaki		987
2. Yamaha		922
3. Suzuki		868
4. Honda		839
5. KTM			15.


MX997/2-2
OFFICIAL RESULTS
AMA 125cc NATIONAL MOTOCROSS SERIES: ROUND 9 OF 13
KENWORTHY'S MOTOCROSS PARK, TROY, OHIO - JULY 27, 1997

					              Moto
Pos No Rider Name	Hometown	     Mach  Finishes Pts Sponsors
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 1  17 Damon Huffman	Acton, CA	     Kawasaki  1-1   50 Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA
 2  70 Ricky Carmichael	Havana, FL	     Kawasaki  2-2   44 Kawasaki Motors Corp./SplitFire/Pro Circuit
 3  27 Mickael Pichon	France		     Suzuki    6-5   31 American Suzuki Motor Corp. 
 4  57 David Pingree	Menifee, CA	     Kawasaki  4-8   31 Kawasaki/Pro Circuit/SplitFire/AXO/Bell
 5  28 Brian Deegan	Canyon Lake, CA	     Suzuki    5-10  27 Moto XXX/SMP/HSKS/Black Flys/Gaerne
 6   7 Kevin Windham	Baton Rouge, LA	     Yamaha   15-3   26 Yamaha Motor Corp., USA 
 7 107 Ron Tichenor	Tarpon Springs, FL   Suzuki    7-9   26 Performance Eng.
 8  32 Casey Johnson	Murrieta, CA	     Kawasaki 12-7   23 SplitFire/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki
 9  38 Nathan Ramsey	Hixson, TN	     Suzuki    8-12  22 American Suzuki Motor Corp.
10 112 Stephane Roncada	France		     Honda    11-11  20 Honda of Troy/American Honda/Sinisalo
11  29 Scott Sheak	Germantown, NY	     Honda     3-23  20 American Honda Motor Co., Inc./Fox
12  22 Tim Ferry	Largo, FL	     Suzuki   10-13  19 American Suzuki Motor Corp. 
13  21 Mike Brown	Piney Flats, TN	     Yamaha   34-4   18 Chesterfield/Yamaha/Oakley/Pirelli
14  37 Tony Lorusso	East Hartford, CT    Suzuki    9-15  18 F&S/Dunlop/Scott/Bel-Ray/Artco/Wiseco/UFO
15  15 Michael Craig	Lakeside, CA	     Honda    32-6   15 Honda of Troy/American Honda/Sinisalo
16  71 Casey Lytle	Santa Clarita, CA    Honda    13-16  13 Honda of Troy/American Honda/Sinisalo
17  67 Paul Currie	Naples, FL	     Kawasaki 36-14   7 Team Green/HSKS of Ocala/Fox/Spy 
18  45 Jeffrey Willoh	Glendale, CA	     Yamaha   14-33   7 Noleen Racing USA/ProFlex/K2/Dirt Squirt
19  34 Barry Carsten	Bayville, NJ	     Suzuki   17-19   6 Bromley's Suzuki/MSR/Dunlop/Sunstar/Scott
20  80 Brock Sellards	New Philadelphia, OH Kawasaki 16-28   5 Team Green/SplitFire/Pro Circuit/AXO/Scott
21  35 Pedro Gonzalez	Monterrey, Mexico    Kawasaki 29-17   4 Kawasaki of Mexico/PG Racing/AXO
22  33 Michael Brandes	Menifee, CA	     Yamaha   18-20   4 Chaparral/Yamaha/FMF/AXO/Oakley
23  88 Josh Demuth	Marion, OH	     Suzuki   21-18   3 LBZ/Pro Art Works/Pirelli/Cometic/Alyson Oil
24 140 Ryan Clark	Albuquerque, NM	     Suzuki   19-35   2 Team RPM/R&S Racing/AXO/Maxima/FMF
25 204 Doug DeHaan	Thorndale, ON, CAN   Suzuki   20-37   1 Morgan Racing/Arai/Oakley/Bridgestone

1-900-PRORACE Hole Shot Award winners: Damon Huffman/Damon Huffman
PowerStart Privateer Hole Shot Award winners: Brian Deegan/Robbie Skaggs


1997 AMA 125cc NATIONAL MOTOCROSS SERIES POINT STANDINGS
(After 9 of 13 Rounds.  Next event, August 3, Millville, MN)

Pos.	Rider Name, Hometown			Pts.	Wins
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1	Ricky Carmichael, Havana, FL		381	 5	
2	Kevin Windham, Baton Rouge, LA		294	 2	
3	Scott Sheak, Germantown, NY		254	 1	
4	Mickael Pichon, France			229		
5	Robbie Reynard, Norman, OK		217		
6	Casey Johnson, Murrieta, CA		216		
7	Tim Ferry, Largo, FL			210		
8	Michael Craig, Lakeside, CA		207		
9	Stephane Roncada, France		206		
10	Damon Huffman, Acton, CA		181		
11      Michael Brandes, Menifee, CA            164 				
12      Steve Lamson, Riverside, CA             130 
13      David Pingree, Menifee, CA              122 
14      Ron Tichenor, Tarpon Springs, FL        118 
15      Tony Lorusso, East Hartford, CT         117 
16      Craig Decker, Palm Desert, CA           113 
17      Casey Lytle, Santa Clarita, CA           94  
18      Brock Sellards, New Philadelphia, OH     78  
19      Nathan Ramsey, Hixson, TN                74  
20      Barry Carsten, Bayville, NJ              65  
21	Jeff Willoh, Glendale, CA		 65
22	Brian Deegan, Sun City, CA		 65

				

1997 AMA INDUSTRY BONUS AWARD SPONSORS
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American Suzuki Motor Corp., Arai Helmets, Arnette, AXO (Mechanix
Wear), AXO (Renthal), Bardahl, Bell Helmets, Boyesen Engineering,
Bridgestone Tire Corp., Dunlop Tire Corp., EBC Brakes, Fox Racing,
Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA, KAYO Corp. (EK Chain), Oakley, Pirelli
Motorcycle Tires, Powerstart, Pro-Action Inc., Scott USA, Shoei Safety
Helmet, Smith Sport Optics, Thor, Twin Air, UFO/Factory Concepts,
Wiseco Piston Inc., Yamaha Motor Corp., USA.