AMA Grand National Dirt Track Series Results from Hagerstown
27 August 1997
GNC1697/1-2 OFFICIAL RESULTS AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES: ROUND 16 OF 23 HAGERSTOWN SPEEDWAY, HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND - AUGUST 23, 1997 25-LAP GRAND NATIONAL HALF-MILE MAIN EVENT Pos No. Rider Name, hometown Mach Laps Pts Sponsors 1 21 Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC H-D 25 23 Benson Ford Jr./TCR/Accel/Bunzl USA/KTD/Dayco 2 1 Scott Parker, Swartz Creek, MI H-D 25 19 Harley-Davidson Motor Co./Fick Escavating/HOG/YETI 3 3 Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA HON 25 16 USC Racing/Z Galleries 4 80 Rich King, Waterloo, IA HON 25 15 Corbin Seats/Rogers/Shoei/Sidi/Hap Jones/SuperTrapp 5 43 Joe Kopp, Mica, WA H-D 25 14 H-D of Sacramento/H-D Inc./MSR/AFAM/Arai/D's 6 27 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL H-D 25 13 1-800-FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen 7 67 Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA H-D 25 12 1-800-FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen 8 23 Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI H-D 25 11 Benson Ford Jr./TCR/Accel/Bunzl USA/KTD/Dayco 9 83 Paul Morgan III, Centralia, IL H-D 25 10 Coziahr H-D/Jim Psaute/Larry Pillard/Robinson Racing 10 9 Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI H-D 25 9 Bartels' H-D/RC Trucking/Bell/Dayco/Perf. Machine 11 29 Dale Jenneman Sr., Grand island, NE H-D 25 8 H-D Central/Frontier H-D/Stadium Bar/Tri Cities HOG 12 42 Steve Morehead, Findlay, OH H-D 25 7 F&S H-D/KK/John Shepherd/John Dragoo/Motion Pro 13 26 Steve Beattie, Burlington, ON, CAN H-D 25 6 Deeley H-D Canada/Shoei/Tsubaki/MSR/Champion 14 66 George Roeder II, Monroeville, OH H-D 25 5 Mike & Eddie Adkins Racing/KK/Winchester H-D/L.S.G. 15 41 Brett Landes, Los Gatos, CA H-D 25 4 Donahue H-D/Audiovox/Quaker State/Arai/AFAM 16 24 Michael Varnes, Birdsboro, PA H-D 25 3 White's H-D/Schaeffer's H-D/Eastern H-D Dlrs. Assn. 17 89 Kevin Varnes, Pottstown, PA H-D 20 2 USC Racing/Lancaster H-D/KK/Motion Pro/Arai/B&B 18 22 Dan Butler, Waterford, MI H-D 1 1 Gardner Rac./Walters' Bros. H-D/KK/Millennium Sports Time: 10:04.591 Margin of Victory: 1.239 seconds Fastest Qualifying Heat: Will Davis, 1:37.760 Attend.: 6,000 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 21 Will Davis 1 1 Scott Parker 2 29 Dale Jenneman Sr. 2 83 Paul Morgan III 3 23 Kevin Atherton 3 24 Michael Varnes Time: 3:59.517 Time: 4:00.128 HEAT 3 HEAT 4 (10 Laps - Top 3 to Feature) (10 Laps - Top 3 to Feature) Pos No. Rider Pos No. Rider 1 80 Rich King 1 43 Joe Kopp 2 42 Steve Morehead 2 67 Mike Hacker 3 27 Dave Camlin 3 89 Kevin Varnes Time: 4:01.218 Time: 4:03.387 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 66 George Roeder II 1 3 Ricky Graham 1 9 Jay Springsteen 2 26 Steve Beattie 2 41 Brett Landes 2 22 Dan Butler Time: 3:16.049 Time: 3:13.897 Time: 3:13.300 1997 AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 16 of 23 Rounds. Next event, August 30, Springfield, Illinois) Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins. Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins 1 Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC 276 6 2 Scott Parker, Swartz Creek, MI 262 4 3 Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI 225 2 4 Rich King, Waterloo, IA 207 2 5 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL 168 6 Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA 160 7 Joe Kopp, Mica, WA 146 1 8 Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI 143 9 Dan Butler, Waterford, MI 122 10 Steve Morehead, Findlay, OH 113 11 Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA 105 12 Kevin Varnes, Pottstown, PA 100 13 Ken Coolbeth Jr., Warren, CT 80 14 George Roeder II, Monroeville, OH 76 15 Steve Beattie, Burlington, ON, CAN 67 16 J. R. Schnabel, West Bend, WI 61 17 Paul Morgan III, Centralia, IL 60 18 Dan Stanley, Bellingham, WA 51 19 Brett Landes, Los Gatos, CA 48 20 Willie McCoy, Richardson, TX 44 1997 GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK MANUFACTURER POINTS 1. Harley-Davidson 342 2. Honda 224 3. Rotax 69 4. ATK 43 5. Wood-Rotax 42 GNC1697/2-2 OFFICIAL RESULTS AMA HARLEY-DAVIDSON 883cc NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES: ROUND 7 OF 14 HAGERSTOWN SPEEDWAY, HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND - AUGUST 23, 1997 12-LAP H-D 883cc NATIONAL HALF-MILE MAIN EVENT Pos No. Rider Name, hometown MachLaps Pts Sponsors 1 27 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL H-D 12 23 1-800FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen 2 94 Jess Roeder, Monroeville, OH H-D 12 19 Las Vegas H-D/American Asphalt Grading Co. 3 67 Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA H-D 12 16 1-800FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen 4 59 Willie McCoy, Richardson, TX H-D 12 15 DPC Racing/A1 Tires/Avon Tires/Silkolene/Shoei/MSR 5 65 Jason Fletcher, Warren, CT H-D 12 14 1-800FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen 6 35Z Johnny Murphree, Paso Robles, CA H-D 12 13 Bartels' H-D/Bartels' Perf. Prod./Metzeler/Big Twin/EBC 7 33 J. R. Schnabel, West Bend, WI H-D 12 12 John Parker Rac./Torque Center/Suburban Motors H-D 8 65Z Shaun Russell, San Jose, CA H-D 12 11 Bartels' H-D/Metzeler/Big Twin/Arai/Renthal/Alpinestars 9 68 Robert Miller, New Holland, PA H-D 12 10 Howell's H-D/Eastern H-D Dlrs. Assn./Saddlemen 10 34Y Sean Lollar, San Jose, CA H-D 12 9 Hap Jones/Yoko/Corbin/Turbo Blue 11 62 Paul Bertstrom, Foster City, CA H-D 12 8 Dudley Perkins H-D/Red Line Oil/Loral Lake Racing/Arai 12 12C Donnie Krusinski, Colfax, NC H-D 12 7 Colfax 66/Young H-D/Greensboro HOG Chapter 13 26E Yuhiko Hirao, Brea, CA H-D 12 6 CCS Racing/Shoei/DID/Dunlop/AFAM/WP/RS Taichi 14 98A Thomas McGrane Jr., Gap, PA H-D 12 5 1-800FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Diem's Cycle 15 63 Robert Buffington, Prairie du Chien, WI H-D 12 4 Tilley H-D/F&S H-D/Sindt Motors/Bell/Dad 16 52 John Faulkner III, Goreville, IL H-D 12 3 The Wrench/Sill's H-D/Shose/Cycle Tech 17 74 Billy Martin, Stockton, CA H-D 3 2 Skip Fordyce H-D/Bieffe/Motion Pro Time: 5:05.466 Margin of Victory: .253 seconds Fastest Qualifying Heat: Dave Camlin, 1:43.760 PRELIMINARY EVENT RESULTS HEAT 1 HEAT 2 (6 Laps - Top 8 to Feature) (6 Laps- Top 9 to Feature) Pos. No. Rider Pos No. Rider 1 67 Mike Hacker 1 94 Jess Roeder 2 27 Dave Camlin 2 65Z Shaun Russell 3 35Z Johnny Murphree 3 59 Willie McCoy 4 65 Jason Fletcher 4 68 Robert Miller 5 34Y Sean Lollar 5 33 J. R. Schnabel 6 62 Paul Bergstrom 6 12C Donnie Krusinski 7 74 Billy Martin 7 26E Yuhiko Hirao 8 52 John Faulkner III 8 98A Thomas McGrane Jr. Time: 2:33.755 9 63 Robert Buffington Time: 2:33.737 1997 AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 7 of 14 Rounds. Next event, August 30, Springfield, Illinois) Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts Wins. 1 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL 135 5 2 Jess Roeder, Monroeville, OH 124 3 Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA 94 4 Shaun Russell, San Jose, CA 92 1 5 J. R. Schnabel, West Bend, WI 86 6 Johnny Murphree, Paso Robles, CA 77 1 7 Robert Miller, New Holland, PA 69 8 Willie McCoy, Richardson, TX 51 9 Billy Martin, Stockton, CA 50 10 Jason Fletcher, Gaylordsville, CT 39 10 Paul Bergstrom, Foster City, CA 39 12 Jake Zemke, Paso Robles, CA 32 13 Scott Stump, Longhorne, PA 27 13 Donnie Krusinski, Colfax, NC 27 13 Sean Lollar, San Jose, CA 27 16 Victor McAnally, Tulsa, OK 26 16 Bret Beyer, Oshkosh, WI 26 18 Paul Morgan III, Centralia, IL 25 19 Chance Darling, Dayton, OH 22 20 Brian Kromroy, Ononomowoc, WI 21 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 614-891-2425