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AMA Motocross Results (8/31/97--Delmont, PA)

3 September 1997

MX1397/1-2
OFFICIAL RESULTS
AMA 250cc NATIONAL MOTOCROSS SERIES: ROUND 13 OF 13
STEEL CITY RACEWAY, DELMONT, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 31, 1997

							Moto
Pos No.	Rider Name	   Hometown	       Mach  Finishes  Pts Sponsors	
1   1	Jeff Emig	   Riverside, CA       Kawasaki	1-1	50 Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA
2   8	Greg Albertyn	   South Africa	       Suzuki	3-4	38 American Suzuki Motor Corp.
3   15	Michael Craig	   Lakeside, CA	       Honda	2-5	38 Honda of Troy/American Honda/Sinisalo
4   5	Mike LaRocco	   South Bend, IN      Suzuki	7-2	36 American Suzuki Motor Corp.
5   11	Ezra Lusk	   Bainbridge, GA      Yamaha	6-3	35 Yamaha Motor Corp., USA
6   2	Jeremy McGrath	   Menifee, CA	       Suzuki	4-7	32 American Suzuki Motor Corp./Suzuki of Troy
7   14	John Dowd	   Chicopee, MA	       Yamaha	9-6	27 Yamaha Motor Corp., USA
8   6	Larry Ward	   Florence, SC	       Honda	5-10	27 Honda of Troy/American Honda/Sinisalo
9   9	Ryan Hughes	   Temecula, CA	       Kawasaki	8-8	26 Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA
10  18	Jimmy Button	   Scottsdale, AZ      Yamaha	12-11	19 AXO/FMF/Acerbis/Renthal/Oakley
11  47	Ryan Huffman	   Roseburg, OR	       Kawasaki	11-13	18 Washougal MX/Scott/AXO/Renthal/Dunlop
12  52	Jason McCormick	   Vancouver, WA       Yamaha	14-12	16 UFO/US Tsubaki/Enzo Racing/Bell/Dunlop
13  19	Buddy Antunez	   Moreno Valley, CA   Honda	15-14	13 Thor/Primal Impulse/Bills Pipes
14  36	Kevin Crine	   Mechanicsville, MD  Suzuki	13-16	13 F&S Suzuki/JT/Sidi/RRP/DAP Designs
15  20	Doug Henry	   Oxford, CT	       Yamaha	37-9	12 Yamaha Motor Corp., USA 
16  103	Brian Swink	   Linden, MI	       Kawasaki	10-36	11 Moto-XXX/HSKS of Ocala/Gaerne/SMP/Bell
17  75	Heath Voss	   Prior Lake, MN      Honda	16-17	9  Great Lakes Airlines/TMR/Tom Morgan 
18  85	Jim Neese	   Greensboro, NC      Suzuki	22-15	6  Jim's M-C Sales/Winter's Mkt./Pirelli
19  44	Anthony Amaradio   Temecula, CA	       Yamaha	19-18	5  Team Noleen/Pro Flex/K2/Dirt Squirt
20  43	Jean Sebastien Roy Acton Vale, PQ, CAN Suzuki	17-33	4  Suzuki/MSR/Morgan Racing
21  164	Ryan Terlecki	   Salem, OR	       Suzuki	18-24	3  Throttle Jockey/JT Racing/Bill's Pipes/Bell
22  371	Jason Thomas	   Melrose, FL	       Kawasaki	21-19	2  Streits Motorsports/RPI Racing/Perf. Eng.
23  734	Blair Morgan	   Prince Albert, CAN  Kawasaki	25-20	1  Canadian Kawasaki/Pro Action/Two Wheel
24  68	Mike Katin Jr.	   East Sparta, OH     Yamaha	20-27	1  Kames Sports/Xtreme/Pro Action/Smith/Bell

1-900-PRORACE Hole Shot Award winners: Jeremy McGrath/Michael Craig
PowerStart Privateer Hole Shot Award winners:  Jason Thomas/Jason McCormick
Attendance: 16,500

FINAL 1997 NATIONAL MOTOCROSS SERIES POINT STANDINGS
Pos.	Rider Name, Hometown			Pts	Wins
1	Jeff Emig, Riverside, CA		591	7	
2	John Dowd, Chicopee,MA			475	3	
3	Jeremy McGrath, Menifee, CA		431		
4	Larry Ward, Florence, SC		374		
5	Mike LaRocco, South Bend, IN		370		
6	Ezra Lusk, Bainbridge, GA		367	1	
7	Ryan Hughes, Temecula, CA		353		
8	Greg Albertyn, South Africa		337	1	
9	Jimmy Button, Scottsdale, AZ		279		
10	Damon Bradshaw, Boise, ID		264	1	
11      Mike Kiedrowski, Acton, CA              153 
12      Phil Lawrence, Menifee, CA              152 
13      Jason McCormick, Vancouver, WA          147 
14      Buddy Antunez, Moreno Valley, CA        144 
15      Doug Henry, Oxford, CT                  125 
16      Ryan Huffman, Roseburg, OR              118 
17      Anthony Amaradio, Temecula, CA          118 
18      Brian Swink, Linden, MI                 100 
19      Jim Neese, Greensboro, NC               87  
20      Michael Craig, Lakeside, CA             78  


1997 SUPERCROSS/MOTOCROSS
MANUFACTURER POINT STANDINGS
1. Kawasaki		1415
2. Yamaha		1286
3. Suzuki		1197
4. Honda		1162
5. KTM			  15

MX1397/2-2
OFFICIAL RESULTS
AMA 125cc NATIONAL MOTOCROSS SERIES: ROUND 13 OF 13
STEEL CITY RACEWAY, DELMONT, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 31, 1997
								Moto
Pos.	No.	Rider Name	    Hometown	        Mach  Finishes	Pts Sponsors
1	7	Kevin Windham	    Baton Rouge, LA	Yamaha	 2-1	47  Yamaha Motor Corp., USA
2	1	Steve Lamson	    Riverside, CA	Honda	 3-2	42  American Honda Motor Co. Inc./Fox
3	70	Ricky Carmichael    Havana, FL		Kawasaki 1-6	40  Kawasaki Motors Corp./SplitFire/Pro Circuit
4	29	Scott Sheak	    Germantown, NY	Honda	 5-3	36  American Honda Motor Co., Inc./Fox
5	27	Mickael Pichon	    France		Suzuki	 4-4	36  American Suzuki Motor Corp. 
6	112	Stephane Roncada    France		Honda	 7-5	30  Honda of Troy/American Honda/Sinisalo
7	25	Chad Pederson	    Menifee, CA		Yamaha	 10-8	24  Chaparral/Yamaha/FMF/AXO/Acerbis
8	80	Brock Sellards	    New Philadelphia, OHKawasaki 12-11	19  Team Green/SplitFire/Pro Circuit/AXO/Scott
9	88	Josh Demuth	    Marion, OH		Suzuki	 15-12	15  LBZ/Pro Art Works/Pirelli/Cometic
10	45	Jeff Willoh	    Glendale, CA	Yamaha	 13-14	15  Noleen Racing USA/ProFlex/K2/Dirt Squirt
11	32	Casey Johnson	    Murrieta, CA	Kawasaki 6-31	15  SplitFire/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki
12	17	Damon Huffman	    Acton, CA		Kawasaki 24-7	14  Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA
13	37	Tony Lorusso	    East Hartford, CT	Suzuki	 19-9	14  F&S/Dunlop/Scott/Bel-Ray/UFO/Arai/Wiseco
14	107	Ron Tichenor	    Tarpon Springs, FL	Suzuki	 8-36	13  Performance Engineering/One Cyro
15	860	Andrew McFarlane    Australia		Suzuki	 17-13	12  Oakley/MSR/Dunlop/Suzuki
16	33	Michael Brandes	    Quail Valley, CA	Yamaha	 9-29	12  Chaparral/Yamaha/FMF/AXO/Oakley
17	81	Shaun Perolio	    Saugus, CA		Honda	 25-10	11  Primal Impulse/Honda/Bill's Pipes
18	22	Tim Ferry	    Largo, FL		Suzuki	 11-22	10  American Suzuki Motor Corp.
19	71	Casey Lytle	    Santa Clarita, CA	Honda	 16-17	9   Honda of Troy/American Honda/Sinisalo
20	66	Robbie Skaggs	    Macon, GA		Honda	 20-15	7   Manchester Honda/AXO/GT/Renthal 
21	28	Brian Deegan	    Canyon Lake, CA	Suzuki	 14-33	7   Moto XXX/SMP/HSKS/Black Flys/Gaerne
22	109	Nicholas Wey	    Dewitt, MI		Kawasaki 26-16	5   SplitFire/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki
23	50	Jeff Dement	    Humble, TX		Kawasaki 35-18	3   2 Xtreme/Perf. Intn./Xtreme/Shoei/Smith
24	82	Charles Dale Bogard Grand Prairie, TX	Suzuki	 18-30	3   Morgan/MSR/Suzuki/FMF/Smith/Pirelli/UFO
25	140	Ryan Clark	    Albuquerque, NM	Suzuki	 30-19	2   R&S Racing/AXO/RPM Racing/Maxima
26	34	Barry Carsten	    Bayville, NJ	Suzuki	 22-20	1   Bromley's Suzuki/Dunlop/MSR

1-900-PRORACE Hole Shot Award winners: Kevin Windham/Kevin Windham
PowerStart Privateer Hole Shot Award winners: Ron Tichenor/Ron Tichenor

FINAL 1997 AMA 125cc NATIONAL MOTOCROSS SERIES POINT STANDINGS
Pos.	Rider Name, Hometown			Pts	Wins	
1	Ricky Carmichael, Havana, FL		563	8		
2	Kevin Windham, Baton Rouge, LA		468	3	
3	Scott Sheak, Germantown, NY		384	1	
4	Mickael Pichon, France			353		
5	Stephane Roncada, France		323		
6	Casey Johnson, Murrieta, CA		279		
7	Damon Huffman, Acton, CA		277	1	
8	Tim Ferry, Largo, FL			271		
9	Steve Lamson, Riverside, CA		261		
10	Robbie Reynard, Norman, OK		256		
11      Michael Craig, Lakeside, CA             216
12      Michael Brandes, Quail Valley, CA       214
13      Ron Tichenor, Tarpon Springs, FL        193
14      David Pingree, Menifee, CA              174
15      Tony Lorusso, East Hartford, CT         165
16      Casey Lytle, Santa Clarita, CA          134
17      Nathan Ramsey, Hixson, TN               117
18      Brock Sellards, New Philadelphia, OH    115
19      Craig Decker, Palm Desert, CA           113
20      Brian Deegan, Canyon Lake, CA           101

1997 AMA INDUSTRY BONUS AWARD SPONSORS
American Suzuki Motor Corp., Arai Helmets, Arnette, AXO (Mechanix Wear),
AXO (Renthal), Bardahl, Bell Helmets, Boyesen Engineering, Bridgestone Tire
Corp., Dunlop Tire Corp., EBC Brakes, Fox Racing, Kawasaki Motors Corp.,
USA, KAYO Corp. (EK Chain), Oakley, Pirelli Motorcycle Tires, Powerstart,
Pro-Action Inc., Scott USA, Shoei Safety Helmet, Smith Sport Optics, Thor,
Twin Air, UFO/Factory Concepts, Wiseco Piston Inc., Yamaha Motor Corp.,
USA, 1-900-PRORACE.


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