AMA Grand National Dirt Track Results (8/9/97)
11 August 1997
GNC1497/1-1 OFFICIAL RESULTS AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES: ROUND 14 OF 23 QUAD-CITY DOWNS, E. MOLINE, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 9, 1997 25-LAP GRAND NATIONAL HALF-MILE MAIN EVENT Pos No Rider Name, hometown Mach Laps Pts Sponsors --------------------------------------------------------------- 1 1 Scott Parker, Swartz Creek, MI H-D 25 23 Harley-Davidson Motor Co./Fick Escavating/HOG/YETI 2 3 Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA HON 25 19 USC Racing/Z Galleries 3 43 Joe Kopp, Mica, WA H-D 25 16 H-D of Sacramento/H-D Motor Co./AFAM/Arai/D's/Dayco 4 23 Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI H-D 25 15 Benson Ford Jr./TCR/Accel/Bunzl USA/KTD/Dayco 5 27 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL H-D 25 14 1-800-FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen 6 89 Kevin Varnes, Pottstown, PA H-D 25 13 USC Racing/Lancaster H-D/KK/Motion Pro/Arai/B&B 7 21 Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC H-D 25 12 Benson Ford Jr./TCR/Accel/Bunzl USA/Dayco 8 42 Steve Morehead, Findlay, OH H-D 25 11 F&S H-D/KK/John Shepherd/John Dragoo/Motion Pro 9 80 Rich King, Waterloo, IA HON 25 10 Corbin Seats/Rogers/Shoei/Sidi/Hap Jones/SuperTrapp 10 9 Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI H-D 25 9 Bartels' H-D/RC Trucking/Bell/Dayco/Perf. Machine 11 33 J.R. Schnabel, West Bend, WI H-D 25 8 Suburban Motors H-D/Torque/Cent Saddlemen 12 66 George Roeder II, Monroeville, OH H-D 25 7 Mike & Eddie Adkins Racing/KK/Winchester H-D/LSG 13 22 Dan Butler, Waterford, MI H-D 25 6 Gardner Rac./Walters' Bros. H-D/KK/Millennium Sports 14 83 Paul Morgan III, Centralia, IL H-D 25 5 Coziahr H-D/Jim Psaute/Larry Pillard/Robinson Racing 15 60 Dan Stanley, Bellingham, WA H-D 25 4 Budweiser/BBRP/Steve Baker/Bell/Maxima/THOR/Mill 16 31 Ken Coolbeth Jr., Warren, CT H-D 24 3 H-D of Missouri/Dave Burks Motorsports/W.E. LePage 17 84 Chance Darling, Dayton, OH HON 12 2 Corbin/F&S H-D/Dick Ford/Turbo Blue/Arai/JT/Tsubaki 18 17F Doug Davis, Union, OH H-D 10 1 ESAB/KK/Cycle Electric/Dick's Paint & Body Time: None due restart Margin of Victory: .380 seconds Fastest Qualifying Heat: Will Davis, 1:57.767 Attend.: 5,300 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 80 Rich King 1 3 Ricky Graham 2 21 Will Davis 2 66 George Roeder II 3 89 Kevin Varnes 3 42 Steve Morehead Time: 4:54.367 Time: 4:56.811 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 9 Jay Springsteen 2 43 Joe Kopp 2 27 Dave Camlin 3 22 Dan Butler 3 60 Dan Stanley Time: 4:53.683 Time: 5:00.398 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 84 Chance Darling 1 83 Paul Morgan III 1 33 J. R. Schnabel 2 31 Ken Coolbeth Jr. 2 17F Doug Davis 2 23 Kevin Atherton Time: 4:09.115 Time: 4:06.179 Time: 4:05.403 1997 AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 14 of 23 Rounds. Next event, August 16, Indianapolis, IN) Pos Rider Name, Hometown Pts Wins 1 Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC 234 5 2 Scott Parker, Swartz Creek, MI 220 3 3 Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI 200 2 4 Rich King, Waterloo, IA 176 2 5 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL 145 6 Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA 129 7 Joe Kopp, Mica, WA 124 1 8 Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI 123 9 Dan Butler, Waterford, MI 109 10 Steve Morehead, Findlay, OH 105 11 Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA 90 12 Kevin Varnes, Pottstown, PA 85 13 Ken Coolbeth Jr., Warren, CT 80 14 George Roeder II, Monroeville, OH 71 15 J. R. Schnabel, West Bend, WI 61 16 Steve Beattie, Burlington, ON, CAN 56 17 Dan Stanley, Bellingham, WA 51 18 Willie McCoy, Richardson, TX 44 19 Paul Morgan III, Centralia, IL 41 20 Terry Poovey, Euless, TX 39 1 1997 GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK MANUFACTURER POINTS 1. Harley-Davidson 296 2. Honda 192 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. Connie Fleming American Motorcyclist Association Public Relations Administrator http://www.ama-cycle.org