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AMA: Bostrom Wins Progressive Insurance Harley Davidson Supertwins Bonus

11 November 1997

R97142			
November 10, 1997	
For Immediate Release	

BOSTROM TAKES PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE HARLEY-DAVIDSON SUPERTWINS BONUS

WESTERVILLE, Ohio -- Eric Bostrom will take home the largest share of the
Progressive Insurance $10,000 SuperTwins Series championship bonuses.
Progressive -- one of the nation's largest insurers of motorcycles -- also
presented cash awards to other top-10 SuperTwins Series riders.

Bostrom, of Granada Hills, Calif., dominated the 1997 AMA Progressive
Insurance Harley-Davidson SuperTwins Series Championship, winning 10 of 11
races.  His efforts earned him a $2,500 championship bonus from Progressive.

The 1997 season marks the end of the SuperTwins Series, which will be
replaced in 1998 by the Progressive Insurance Pro Thunder Series. 

        Progressive Insurance Championship Bonuses
	1.	$2,500	Eric Bostrom, Granada Hills, Calif.
	2.	$1,700	Dave Estok, Daytona Beach, Fla.
	3.	$1,400	Jake Zemke, Paso Robles, Calif.
	4.	$1,100	Jody Hendley, Mission Viejo, Calif.
	5.	$  900	Jerry Casciero Jr., Bel Air, Md.
	6.	$  750	Nate Wait, Lodi, Calif.
	7.	$  600	Jeff Eklund, Pleasanton, Calif.
	8.	$  450	Jess Roeder, Monroeville, Ohio
	9.	$  350	Jeff Johnson, Minneapolis, Minn.
	10.	$  250	Lance Jones, Anderson, S.C.

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Connie Fleming
American Motorcyclist Association
Public Relations Administrator
http://www.ama-cycle.org
614-891-2425

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