AMA Grand National Dirt Track Series Results and Standings from Peoria
5 August 1997
1997 GNC1297/1-1 OFFICIAL RESULTS AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES: ROUND 12 OF 23 PEORIA MOTORCYCLE CLUBGROUNDS - AUGUST 3, 1997 25-LAP GRAND NATIONAL HALF-MILE MAIN EVENT Pos No. Rider Name, hometown Mach Laps Pts Sponsors --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 43 Joe Kopp, Mica, WA ROT 25 23 H-D of Sacramento/H-D Inc./Arai/MSR/Motion Pro 2 1 Scott Parker, Swartz Creek, MI H-D 25 19 Harley-Davidson Motor Co./Fick Excavating/HOG/YETI 3 91 Arthur Tresser III, Redwood City, CA WR 25 16 BSM Motorsports/Harry Hoffman HMP/Motion Pro 4 23 Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI ATK 25 15 Benson Ford Jr./TCR/Accel/Bunzl USA/KTD/Dayco 5 60 Dan Stanley, Bellingham, WA ROT 25 14 Budweiser/BBRP/Steve Baker/Bell/Maxima/Thor/Mill 6 27 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL ROT 25 13 1-800-FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen 7 41 Brett Landes, Los Gatos, CA ATK 25 12 Donahue H-D/Audiovox/Quaker State/Arai/AFAM 8 21 Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC ATK 25 11 Benson Ford Jr./TCR/Accel/Bunzl USA/KTD/Dayco 9 12 Rex Fisher, Warren, OR ROT 25 10 Hart Racing/Celorie Bros./Giovanni's/Froh's 10 26 Steve Beattie, Burlington, ON, CAN ATK 25 9 Deeley H-D Canada/Shoei/Tsubaki/MSR/Champion 11 19 Paul Lynch, Street, MD ROT 25 8 M. Lynch Trans./Ridge Sheet Metal/SuperTrapp 12 22 Dan Butler, Waterford, MI ROT 24 7 Gardner Rac./Walters' Bros. H-D/KK/Millennium Sports 13 38 Stephen Mayfield, Acampo, CA ROT 24 6 Mayfield Brokerage/Arai/AFAM/Hap Jones/White Bros. 14 29 Dale Jenneman Sr., Grand Island, NE ROT 24 5 H-D Central/Frontier H-D/Stadium Bar/Tri-Cities H.O.G. 15 13 Mickey Fay Jr., Spanaway, WA ROT 24 4 Dick's Suzuki/Peiroli Racing/R Racing Frames 16 35Z Johnny Murphree, Paso Robles, CA WR 24 3 Bartels' H-D/Dodge Bros. Racing/Red Line Oil/Shoei 17 80 Rich King, Waterloo, IA ROT 19 2 Corbin Seats/Rogers/Shoei/Sidi/Hap Jones/SuperTrapp 18 70 John Hlebo, III, Los Gatos, CA ROT 6 1 Loral Lake Racing/Engines Only/Broken B Ranch Time: 11:35.418 Margin of Victory: .182 seconds Fastest Qualifying Heat: Andy Tresser, 1:51.843 Attend.: 18,500 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 Pos. 1 91 Arthur Tresser III 1 21 Will Davis 2 12 Rex Fisher 2 41 Brett Landes 3 19 Paul Lynch 3 80 Rich King Time: 4:42.389 Time: 4:41.708 HEAT 3 HEAT 4 (10 Laps - Top 3 to Feature) (10 Laps - Top 3 to Feature) No. Rider Pos. No. Rider 1 43 Joe Kopp 1 60 Dan Stanley 2 27 Dave Camlin 2 1 Scott Parker 3 35Z Johnny Murphree 3 70 John Hlebo III Time: None due to restart Time: 4:44.777 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 26 Steve Beattie 1 38 Stephen Mayfield 1 23 Kevin Atherton 2 29 Dale Jenneman Sr. 2 13 Mickey Fay Jr. 2 22 Dan Butler Time: 3:50.032 Time: 3:51.450 Time: 3:48.615 1997 AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 12 of 23 Rounds. Next event, Aug. 6, Rapid City, South Dakota) Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts Wins ----------------------------------------------------------- 1 Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC 207 5 2 Scott Parker, Swartz Creek, MI 185 2 3 Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI 166 2 4 Rich King, Waterloo, IA 143 1 5 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL 117 5 Joe Kopp, Mica, WA 108 1 7 Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI 104 8 Dan Butler, Waterford, MI 99 9 Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA 97 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 49 17 Dan Stanley, Bellingham, WA 42 18 Terry Poovey, Euless, TX 39 1 19 Brett Landes, Los Gatos, CA 38 20 Willie McCoy, Richardson, TX 35 1997 AMA GRAND NATIONAL MANUFACTURER POINT STANDINGS ---------------------------- 1. Harley-Davidson 254 2. Honda 150 3. Rotax 69 4. ATK 43 5. Wood-Rotax 42 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-