AMA Grand National Dirt Track Results and Standings from Eldora Speedway
29 July 1997
OFFICIAL RESULTS AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES: ROUND 11 OF 23 ELDORA SPEEDWAY, ROSSBURG, OHIO - JULY 26, 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 80 Rich King, Waterloo, IA HON 25 16 Corbin Seats/Rogers/Shoei/Sidi/Hap Jones/SuperTrapp 4 27 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL H-D 25 15 1-800-FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen 5 89 Kevin Varnes, Pottstown, PA H-D 25 14 USC Racing/Lancaster H-D/KK/Motion Pro/Arai/B&B 6 1 Scott Parker, Swartz Creek, MI H-D 25 13 Harley-Davidson Motor Co./Fick Escavating/HOG/YETI 7 3 Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA HON 25 12 USC Racing/Z Galleries 8 67 Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA H-D 25 11 1-800-FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen 9 83 Paul Morgan III, Centralia, IL H-D 25 10 Coziahr H-D/Jim Psaute/Larry Pillard/Robinson Engines 10 22 Dan Butler, Waterford, MI H-D 25 9 Gardner Rac./Walters' Bros. H-D/KK/Millennium Sports 11 31 Ken Coolbeth Jr., Warren, CT H-D 25 8 H-D of Missouri/Dave Burks Motorsports/W.E. LePage 12 66 George Roeder, Monroeville, OH H-D 25 7 Mike & Eddie Adkins Racing/KK/Winchester H-D/L.S.G. 13 9 Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI H-D 25 6 Bartels' H-D/RC Trucking/Bell/Dayco/Perf. Machine 14 43 Joe Kopp, Mica, WA H-D 25 5 H-D of Sacramento/H-D Inc./Arai/MSR/Motion Pro 15 24 Michael Varnes, Birdsboro, PA H-D 25 4 White's H-D/Schaeffer's H-D/Eastern H-D Dealers Assn. 16 80X Bryan Bigelow, AuGres, MI H-D 24 3 Marine Transprt./Marshall Dist./Saddlemen/Wiltse Chev 17 41 Brett Landes, Los Gatos, CA H-D 24 2 Donahue H-D/Audiovox/Quaker State/Arai/AFAM 18 42 Steve Morehead, Findlay, OH H-D 9 1 F&S H-D/KK/John Shepherd/John Dragoo/Motion Pro Time: 8:29.602 Margin of Victory: .804 seconds Fastest Qualifying Heat: Kevin Varnes, 1:23.106 Attend.: 12,500 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 89 Kevin Varnes 1 23 Kevin Atherton 2 27 Dave Camlin 2 21 Will Davis 3 24 Michael Varnes 3 42 Steve Morehead Time: 3:24.741 Time: 3:24.839 HEAT 3 HEAT 4 (10 Laps - Top 3 to Feature) (10 Laps - Top 3 to Feature) Pos No Rider Pos No Rider 1 80 Rich King 1 1 Scott Parker 2 83 Paul Morgan III 2 9 Jay Springsteen 3 31 Ken Coolbeth Jr. 3 66 George Roeder II Time: 3:28.405 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 43 Joe Kopp 1 22 Dan Butler 1 41 Brett Landes 2 80X Bryan Bigelow 2 3 Ricky Graham 2 67 Mike Hacker Time: 2:46.768 Time: 2:46.162 Time: 2:46.336 1997 AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 11 of 23 Rounds. Next event, Aug. 3, Peoria, Illinois) Pos Rider Name, Hometown Pts Wins ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC 196 5 2 Scott Parker, Swartz Creek, MI 166 2 3 Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI 151 2 4 Rich King, Waterloo, IA 141 1 5 Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI 104 5 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL 104 7 Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA 97 8 Dan Butler, Waterford, MI 92 9 Joe Kopp, Mica, WA 85 10 Steve Morehead, Findlay, OH 83 11 Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA 82 12 Ken Coolbeth Jr., Warren, CT 71 13 George Roeder II, Monroeville,OH 63 14 Kevin Varnes, Pottstown, PA 56 15 J. R. Schnabel, West Bend, WI 51 16 Steve Beattie, Burlington, ON, CAN 40 17 Terry Poovey, Euless, TX 39 1 18 Willie McCoy, Richardson, TX 35 19 Paul Morgan III, Centralia, IL 33 20 Chris Evans, St. Catharines, ON, CAN 30 1997 AMA GRAND NATIONAL MANUFACTURER POINT STANDINGS ---------------------------- 1. Harley-Davidson 235 2. Honda 150 3. Rotax 46 4. ATK 28 5. Wood-Rotax 26