AMA Teamline 750cc Supersport Series: Pridmore Wins Championship
17 September 1997
R97110 September 15, 1997 For Immediate Release PRIDMORE TAKES CHAMPIONSHIP IN TEAMLINE 750CC SUPERSPORT SERIES WESTERVILLE, Ohio -- Jason Pridmore, 27, earned his first AMA national title with his Aug. 31, victory in the Teamline 750cc SuperSport Series at Sonoma, Calif. The win gave the Ventura, Calif., racer a runaway 92 point lead going into the Oct. 5 season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, after he won seven of nine races this season. With only 36 points available to any winner at Las Vegas, Pridmore and his Hyper Cycle Suzuki have a mathematical lock on the title. Pridmore began competing in AMA Pro Racing in 1990, and has raced in the 600cc and 750cc SuperSport classes. He finished second in the 1992 750cc SuperSport series, and had five 750cc podium finishes in 1994. Injuries sidelined Pridmore for the 1995 series, and the 1996 season proved to be a challenge, his best finish a second place at Las Vegas in the 600cc SuperSport final. With 11-career 750cc SuperSport wins, Pridmore is second to Scott Russell on the all-time AMA wins list in that series. This year's Teamline 750cc SuperSport Championship is certainly a career highpoint, but Pridmore also made the history books while carrying on a family legacy. His father is legendary three-time AMA Superbike Champion Reg Pridmore, and Jason's 1997 title marks the first father-son combination to win AMA national road-racing titles. The Teamline 750cc SuperSport Series is limited to production-based motorcycles. SuperSport racers use DOT-approved street tires, and modifications are severely restricted. -30- Connie Fleming American Motorcyclist Association Public Relations Administrator http://www.ama-cycle.org 614-891-2425 Contact: Bill Nordquist Phone: (614) 891-2425 Fax: (614) 891-7368