AMA Grand National Dirt Track Series Results (9/1/97--Springfield)
2 September 1997
GNC1897/1-2 OFFICIAL RESULTS AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES: ROUND 18 OF 23 ILLINOIS STATE FAIRGROUNDS, SPRINGFIELD, IL - SEPTEMBER 1, 1997 25-LAP GRAND NATIONAL MILE MAIN EVENT Pos No. Rider Name, hometown Mach Laps Pts Sponsors 1 23 Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI 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 27 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL H-D 25 16 1-800-FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen 4 16 Ronnie Jones, Oklahoma City, OK HON 25 15 Loral Lake Racing/Arai/Motion Pro/Fox/Red Line Oil 5 3 Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA HON 25 14 USC Racing/Z Galleries 6 9 Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI H-D 25 13 Bartels' H-D/RC Trucking/Bell/Dayco/Perf. Machine 7 42 Steve Morehead, Findlay, OH H-D 25 12 F&S H-D/KK/John Shepherd/John Dragoo/Motion Pro 8 80 Rich King, Waterloo, IA HON 25 11 Corbin Seats/Rogers/Shoei/Sidi/Hap Jones/SuperTrapp 9 43 Joe Kopp, Mica, WA H-D 25 10 H-D of Sacramento/H-D Inc./AFAM/MSR/Arai/D's 10 26 Steve Beattie, Burlington, ON, CAN H-D 25 9 Deeley H-D Canada/Shoei/Tusbaki/MSR/Champion 11 83 Paul Morgan III, Centralia, IL H-D 25 8 Coziahr H-D/Jim Psaute/Larry Pillard 12 66 George Roeder II, Monroeville, OH H-D 25 7 Mike & Eddie Adkins Racing/KK/Winchester H-D/L.S.G. 13 19 Paul Lynch, Street, MD H-D 25 6 M. Lynch Transp./Ridge Sheet Metal/SuperTrapp 14 60 Dan Stanley, Bellingham, WA H-D 25 5 Budweiser/BBRP/Steve Baker/Bell/Maxima/THOR 15 33 J. R. Schnabel, West Bend, WI H-D 25 4 Suburban H-D/Torque Center/Saddlemen/Joe Houpt 16 21 Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC H-D 23 3 Benson Ford Jr./TCR/ Accel/Bunzl USA/KTD/Dayco 17 84 Chance Darling, Dayton, OH HON 20 2 Corbin/F&S H-D/Dick Ford/Turbo Blue/Arai/JT/Tsubaki 18 67 Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA H-D 11 1 1-800-FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen Time: None due to restart Margin of Victory: .434 seconds Fastest Qualifying Heat: Will Davis, 5:49.241 Attend.: 16,000 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 83 Paul Morgan III 2 16 Ronnie Jones 3 84 Chance Darling 3 26 Steve Beattie Time: 5:49.241 Time: 5:49.310 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 27 Dave Camlin 2 60 Dan Stanley 2 80 Rich King 3 3 Ricky Graham 3 66 Goerge Roeder II Time: 5:50.554 Time: 5:49.351 SEMI 1 SEMI 2 (8 Laps - Top 2 to Feature) (8 Laps- Top 2 to Feature) Pos. No. Rider Pos. No. Rider 1 43 Joe Kopp 1 9 Jay Springsteen 2 33 J. R. Schnabel 2 19 Paul Lynch Time: 4:44.278 Time: None due to restart SEMI 3 (8 Laps - Top 2 to Feature) Pos. No. Rider 1 42 Steve Morehead 2 67 Mike Hacker Time: 4:44.048 1997 AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 18 of 23 Rounds. Next event, September 7, Syracuse, New York) Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins. 1 Scott Parker, Swartz Creek, MI 304 5 2 Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC 292 6 3 Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI 267 3 4 Rich King, Waterloo, IA 226 2 5 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL 195 6 Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA 190 7 Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI 170 8 Joe Kopp, Mica, WA 165 1 9 Steve Morehead, Findlay, OH 140 10 Dan Butler, Waterford, MI 122 11 Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA 118 12 Kevin Varnes, Pottstown, PA 107 13 George Roeder II, Monroeville, OH 89 14 Ken Coolbeth Jr., Warren, CT 80 15 Steve Beattie, Burlington, ON, CAN 76 16 Paul Morgan III, Centralia, IL 68 17 J. R. Schnabel, West Bend, WI 65 18 Dan Stanley, Bellingham, WA 56 19 Brett Landes, Los Gatos, CA 53 20 Willie McCoy, Richardson, TX 44 1997 GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK MANUFACTURER POINTS 1. Harley-Davidson 388 2. Honda 255 3. Rotax 69 4. ATK 43 5. Wood-Rotax 42 GNC1797/2-2 OFFICIAL RESULTS AMA HARLEY-DAVIDSON 883cc NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES: ROUND 9 OF 14 ILLINOIS STATE FAIRGROUNDS, SPRINGFIELD, IL - SEPTEMBER 1, 1997 12-LAP H-D 883cc NATIONAL MILE MAIN EVENT Pos No. Rider Name, hometown Mach Laps Pts Sponsors 1 98 Bret Beyer, Oshkosh, WI H-D 12 23 James Hart/S&B Rac./Suburban Motors H-D 2 27 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL H-D 12 19 1-800FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen 3 94 Jess Roeder, Monroeville, OH H-D 12 16 Las Vegas H-D/American Asphalt Grading Co. 4 65Z Shaun Russell, San Jose, CA H-D 12 15 Bartels' H-D/Metzeler/Arai/Big Twin/Renthal/Alpinestars 5 62 Paul Bergstrom, Foster City, CA H-D 12 14 Dudley Perkins H-D/Red Line Oil/Loral Lake Racing/Arai 6 35Z Johnny Murphree, Paso Robles, CA H-D 12 13 Bartels' H-D/Metzeler/EBC/Red Line/Fox/Vanson/EK 7 67 Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA H-D 12 12 1-800FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen 8 68 Robert Miller, New Holland, PA H-D 12 11 Howell's H-D/Eastern H-D Dlrs. Assn./Saddlemen 9 59 Willie McCoy, Richardson, TX H-D 12 10 DPC Racing/A1 Tires/Avon Tires/Silkolene/Shoei/MSR 10 33 J. R. Schnabel, West Bend, WI H-D 12 9 John Parker Rac./Suburban Motors H-D/Torque Center 11 17K Brian Kromroy, Oconomowoc, WI H-D 12 8 Widman H-D/Jim Wagner/Tsubaki/Accel/Scott 12 74 Billy Martin, Stockton, CA H-D 12 7 Skip Fordyce H-D/Bieffe/Motion Pro 13 58 Greg Teague, Duncanville, TX H-D 12 6 Allen-Marioneaux Rac./Bell/Motion Pro/Hickman Leath. 14 52P Brian Thomas, Belleville, IL H-D 12 5 Jim Wagner/Widman H-D/Belleville Enduro Team 15 9G Victor McAnally, Tulsa, OK H-D 12 4 Lonestar Concrete/Myers-Duren H-D/U-Save Auto 16 52 John Faulkner III, Goreville, IL H-D 5 3 The Wrench/Sill's H-D/Shose/Cycle Tech Time: 7:31.060 Fastest Qualifying Heat: Dave Camlin, 3:50.266 Scott Stump who finished 1st was disqualified for illegal engine modifications. PRELIMINARY EVENT RESULTS HEAT 1 HEAT 2 HEAT 3 (6 Laps - Top 5 to Feature) (6 Laps - Top 5 to Feature) Pos. No. Rider Pos. No. Rider 1 27 Dave Camlin 1 94 Jess Roeder 2 98 Bret Beyer 2 17K Brian Kromroy 3 68 Robert Miller 3 33 J. R. Schnabel 4 35Z Johnny Murphree 4 74 Billy Martin 5 52P Brian Thomas 5 9G Victor NcAnally Time: 3:50.266 Time: 3:52.061 (6 Laps - Top 6 to Feature) Pos. No. Rider 1 65Z Shaun Russell 2 67 Mike Hacker 3 62 Paul Bergstrom 4 58 Greg Teague 5 59 Willie McCoy 6 52 John Faulkner III Time: 3:50.280 1997 AMA HARLEY-DAVIDSON 883 NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 9 of 14 Rounds. Next event, September 7, Syracuse, New York) Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins. 1 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL 169 5 2 Jess Roeder, Monroeville, OH 163 1 3 Shaun Russell, San Jose, CA 120 1 4 Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA 118 5 Johnny Murphree, Paso Robles, CA 106 1 6 J. R. Schanbel, West Bend, WI 104 7 Robert Miller, New Holland, PA 99 8 Paul Bergstrom, Foster City, CA 63 9 Willie McCoy, Richardson, TX 61 9 Billy Martin, Stockton, CA 61 11 Bret Beyer, Oshkosh, WI 60 1 12 Scott Stump, Langhorne, PA 41 12 Jason Fletcher, Gaylordsville, CT 41 14 Victor McAnally, Tulsa, OK 38 15 Jake Zemke, Paso Robles, CA 32 16 Sean Lollar, San Jose, CA 30 17 Brian Kromroy, Ononomowoc, WI 29 18 Chance Darling, Dayton, OH 28 19 Donnie Krusinski, Colfax, NC 27 20 Paul Morgan III, Centralia, IL 25 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