AMA Grand National Dirt Track Results (8/6/97)
7 August 1997
OFFICIAL RESULTS AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES: ROUND 13 OF 23 BLACK HILLS SPEEDWAY - AUGUST 6, 1997 25-LAP GRAND NATIONAL HALF-MILE MAIN EVENT Pos No Rider Name, hometown Mach Laps Pts Sponsors --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 80 Rich King, Waterloo, IA HON 25 23 Corbin Seats/Rogers/Shoei/Sidi/Hap Jones/SuperTrapp 2 23 Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI H-D 25 19 Benson Ford Jr./TCR/Accel/Bunzl USA/KTD/Dayco 3 89 Kevin Varnes, Pottstown, PA H-D 25 16 USC Racing/Lancaster H-D/KK/Motion Pro/Arai/B&B 4 21 Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC 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 3 Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA HON 25 13 USC Racing/Z Galleries 7 1 Scott Parker, Swartz Creek, MI H-D 25 12 Harley-Davidson Motor Co./Fick Excavating/HOG/YETI 8 42 Steve Morehead, Findlay, OH H-D 25 11 F&S H-D/KK/John Shepherd/John Dragoo/Motion Pro 9 9 Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI H-D 25 10 Bartels' H-D/RC Trucking/Bell/Dayco/Perf. Machine 10 59 Willie McCoy, Richardson, TX H-D 25 9 Rose Racing/Chico/Rose & Barry Krill/Schaeffer's H-D 11 67 Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA H-D 25 8 1-800-FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen 12 26 Steve Beattie, Burlington, ON, CAN H-D 25 7 Deeley H-D Canada/Shoei/Tsubaki/MSR/Champion 13 31 Ken Coolbeth, Jr., Warren, CT H-D 25 6 H-D of Missouri/Dave Burks Motorsports/W.E. LePage 14 60 Dan Stanley, Bellingham, WA H-D 25 5 Gardner Racing/Walter Bros. H-D/KK/Millennium Sports 15 22 Dan Butler, Waterford, MI H-D 25 4 Gardner Rac./Walters' Bros. H-D/KK/Millennium Sports 16 83 Paul Morgan III, Centralia, IL H-D 25 3 Coziahr H-D/Jim Psaute/Larry Pillard/Robinson Racing 17 33 J.R. Schnabel, West Bend, WI H-D 25 2 Suburban Motors H-D/Torque Center/Saddlemen 18 66 George Roeder II, Monroeville, OH H-D 20 1 Mike & Eddie Adkins Racing/KK/Winchester H-D/LSG Time: None due to red flag Margin of Victory: 2.353 seconds Fastest Qualifying Heat: Kevin Atherton, 1:36.552 Attend.: 6,800 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 23 Kevin Atherton 1 89 Kevin Varnes 2 67 Mike Hacker 2 80 Rich King 3 59 Willie McCoy 3 33 J.R. Schnabel Time: 3:56.847 Time: 3:57.690 HEAT 3 HEAT 4 (10 Laps - Top 3 to Feature) (10 Laps - Top 3 to Feature) Pos. No. Rider Pos. No. Rider 1 3 Ricky Graham 1 27 Dave Camlin 2 9 Jay Springsteen 2 21 Will Davis 3 60 Dan Stanley 3 1 Scott Parker Time: 4:02.603 Time: 3:58.829 SEMI 1 SEMI 2 (8 Laps - Top 2 to Feature) (8 Laps- Top 2 to Feature) Pos. No. Rider Pos. No. Rider Pos. 1 66 George Roeder II 1 31 Ken Coolbeth Jr. 2 22 Dan Butler 2 26 Steve Beattie Time: 3:12.014 Time: 3:11.344 SEMI 3 (8 Laps - Top 2 to Feature) No. Rider 1 42 Steve Morehead 2 83 Paul Morgan III Time: 3:11.345 BEER NUTS CHALLENGE 1 89 Kevin Varnes 2 80 Rich King 3 3 Ricky Graham 4 23 Kevin Atherton 5 27 Dave Camlin 6 67 Mike Hacker 1997 AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 13 of 23 Rounds. Next event, Aug. 9, E. Moline, Illinois) Pos Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins 1 Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC 222 5 2 Scott Parker, Swartz Creek, MI 197 2 3 Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI 185 2 4 Rich King, Waterloo, IA 166 2 5 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL 131 6 Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI 114 7 Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA 110 8 Joe Kopp, Mica, WA 108 1 9 Dan Butler, Waterford, MI 103 10 Steve Morehead, Findlay, OH 94 11 Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA 90 12 Ken Coolbeth Jr., Warren, CT 77 13 Kevin Varnes, Pottstown, PA 72 14 George Roeder II, Monroeville, OH 64 15 Steve Beattie, Burlington, ON, CAN 56 16 J. R. Schnabel, West Bend, WI 53 17 Dan Stanley, Bellingham, WA 47 18 Willie McCoy, Richardson, TX 44 19 Terry Poovey, Euless, TX 39 1 20 Brett Landes, Los Gatos, CA 38 1997 AMA GRAND NATIONAL MANUFACTURER POINT STANDINGS 1. Harley-Davidson 273 2. Honda 173 3. Rotax 69 4. ATK 43 5. Wood-Rotax 42 Connie Fleming American Motorcyclist Association Public Relations Administrator http://www.ama-cycle.org