AMA National Dirt Track Results from Indiana State Fairgrounds
19 August 1997
August 16, 1997 GNC1597/1-1 OFFICIAL RESULTS AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES: ROUND 15 OF 23 INDIANA STATE FAIRGROUNDS, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - AUGUST 16, 1997 25-LAP GRAND NATIONAL 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 21 Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC 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 3 Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA HON 25 15 USC Racing/Z Galleries 5 23 Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI H-D 25 14 Benson Ford Jr./TCR/Accel/Bunzl USA/KTD/Dayco 6 89 Kevin Varnes, Pottstown, PA H-D 25 13 USC Racing/Lancaster H-D/KK/Motion Pro/Arai/B&B 7 22 Dan Butler, Waterford, MI H-D 25 12 Gardner Rac./Walters' Bros. H-D/KK/Millennium Sports 8 9 Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI H-D 25 11 Bartels' H-D/RC Trucking/Bell/Dayco/Perf. Machine 9 27 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL H-D 25 10 1-800-FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen 10 83 Paul Morgan III, Centralia, IL H-D 25 9 Coziahr H-D/Jim Psaute/Larry Pillard/Robinson Racing 11 43 Joe Kopp, Mica, WA H-D 25 8 H-D of Sacramento/H-D Motor Co./AFAM/Arai/D's 12 84 Chance Darling, Dayton, OH HON 25 7 Corbin/F&S H-D/Dick Ford/Turbo Blue/Arai/JT/Tsubaki 13 41 Brett Landes, Los Gatos, CA H-D 25 6 Donahue H-D/Audiovox/Quaker State/Arai/AFAM/ 14 26 Steve Beattie, Burlington, ON, CAN H-D 25 5 Deeley H-D Canada/Shoei/Tsubaki/MSR/Champion 15 18 Terry Poovey, Euless, TX H-D 25 4 Sakaida & Sons Trucking/Climate Control Institute 16 67 Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA H-D 25 3 1-800-FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen 17 45 Jim Sumner, Milwaukee, WI H-D 20 2 Suburban Motors H-D/AJ/Horsepower by Stan/Silkolene 18 42 Steve Morehead, Findlay, OH H-D 15 1 F&S H-D/KK/John Shepherd/John Dragoo/Motion Pro Time: 15:30.138 Margin of Victory: .313 seconds No qualifying heats held. Attend.: 6,300 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 22 Dan Butler 1 43 Joe Kopp 2 25 Steve Beattie 2 1 Scott Parker 3 9 Jay Springsteen 3 42 Steve Morehead Time: 6:19.045 Time: 6:17.196 HEAT 3 HEAT 4 (10 Laps - Top 3 to Feature) (10 Laps - Top 3 to Feature) Pos. No. Rider Pos. No. Rider 1 23 Kevin Atherton 1 80 Rich King 2 3 Ricky Graham 2 89 Kevin Varnes 3 83 Paul Morgan III 3 18 Terry Poovey Time: 6:11.124 Time: 6:14.010 SEMI 1 SEMI 2 (8 Laps - Top 2 to Feature) (8 Laps- Top 2 to Feature) Pos. No. Rider Pos. No. Rider 1 27 Dave Camlin 1 21 Will Davis 2 45 Jim Sumner 2 67 Mike Hacker Time: 5:02.033 Time: 5:00.051 SEMI 3 (8 Laps - Top 2 to Feature) Pos. No. Rider 1 84 Chance Darling 2 41 Brett Landes Time: 5:04.110 1997 AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 15 of 23 Rounds. Next event, August 23, Hagerstown, Maryland) Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts Wins 1 Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC 253 5 2 Scott Parker, Swartz Creek, MI 243 4 3 Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI 214 2 4 Rich King, Waterloo, IA 192 2 5 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL 155 6 Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA 144 7 Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI 134 8 Joe Kopp, Mica, WA 132 1 9 Dan Butler, Waterford, MI 121 10 Steve Morehead, Findlay, OH 106 11 Kevin Varnes, Pottstown, PA 98 12 Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA 93 13 Ken Coolbeth Jr., Warren, CT 80 14 George Roeder II, Monroeville, OH 71 15 J. R. Schnabel, West Bend, WI 61 15 Steve Beattie, Burlington, ON, CAN 61 17 Dan Stanley, Bellingham, WA 51 18 Paul Morgan III, Centralia, IL 50 19 Brett Landes, Los Gatos, CA 44 19 Willie McCoy, Richardson, TX 44 1997 GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK MANUFACTURER POINTS STANDINGS 1. Harley-Davidson 319 2. Honda 208 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- Connie Fleming American Motorcyclist Association Public Relations Administrator http://www.ama-cycle.org