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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
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 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
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