Tuner to the stars to receive medal at Lima half-mile
22 June 2000
R00044 Contact: Bill Nordquist
June 22, 2000
Doug White
For Immediate Release
Phone: (614) 856-1900
Fax: (614) 856-1924
Tuner to the stars to receive medal at Lima half-mile
PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- Every racer in the AMA Progressive Insurance
U.S. Flat Track Championships will be looking to move up in the standings
at the June 24 Lima, Ohio, half-mile at the Allen County Fairgrounds. But
the event will also be a bit of a homecoming for one team in particular -
the Harley-Davidson factory squad.
At the Lima event, legendary Harley tuner Bill Werner will receive a
medal commemorating his induction into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame located
at AMA headquarters in Pickerington, Ohio. Werner was due to receive this
medal during the Hall of Fame induction ceremony, July 8 at 4 p.m. at the
museum, but will be busy with his team in Hutchinson, Kansas that day.
Adding to the excitement will be the return of Scott Parker, the rider
who complemented Bill Werner's tuning talents to become the all-time
winningest dirt-tracker in history.
Parker will join a field of racers including series points leader
Chris Carr. Carr enjoys an 11-point lead in the series and is looking to
expand that lead at Lima. Putting pressure on Carr is Euless, Texas, native
Terry Poovey, with 45 points. Just 3-points behind Poovey is Joe Kopp, who
has been on fire so far this season.
Adding to the thunderous roar of the Grand National event will be the
second SuperTrapp SuperTracker race of the season. The SuperTrackers were
dominated by Suzuki in their inaugural season, but Harley-Davidson and
rider Mike Hacker took the checkers at Harrington, Del., in the first 2000
SuperTracker meet.
Lima promoter Dave McCarthy is helping to pump up sponsor Progressive
Insurance, by offering a free event program to any fan who gets an
insurance quote from the folks in the Progressive Insurance tent. So stop
by, get a quote, take home a program, and add a dollar to the rider point
fund, courtesy of Progressive, all at the same time.
While at the Lima half-mile be sure to stop by the Progressive
Insurance tent, near the grand stand entrance, for rider autograph
sessions, video games, free magnetic schedules, posters and other
giveaway items. Once there you can Support the Sport by calling
1-800-FLAT-TRACK on the hotline or by receiving an on-line quote on the
Progressive computer. Don't forget, for every quote made through
1-800-FLAT-TRACK, Progressive pays $1 into the rider point fund.
Qualifying heats begin at 5:30 p.m., with opening ceremonies at 7 p.m.
For ticket information call (419) 666-6450.
For broadcast times, immediate post-race results, rider information,
AMA Pro Racing notes and news, check www.amaproracing.com.
2000 AMA PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE U.S. FLAT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS
POS PTS NUM RIDER, HOMETOWN WINS
1 56 1 CHRIS CARR, FLEETWOOD, PA 1
2 45 18 TERRY POOVEY, EULESS, TX 1
3 42 43 JOE J KOPP, MICA, WA 0
4 41 21 WILLIAM DAVIS, GOLDSBORO, NC 0
5 38 9 JAY SPRINGSTEEN, LAPEER, MI 1
6 36 31 KEN COOLBETH JR, WARREN, CT 0
7 35 11 BRYAN BIGELOW, AU GRES, MI 0
8 28 80 RICH KING, DYSART, IA 0
9 28 67 MIKE HACKER, PRINCE GEORGE, VA 0
10 26 33 GLEN JR SCHNABEL, WEST BEND, WI 0
11 24 10 DAN STANLEY, BELLINGHAM, WA 0
12 20 41 BRETT LANDES, LOS GATOS, CA 0
13 15 59 WILLIE MCCOY, RICHARDSON, TX 0
14 14 69 NICKY HAYDEN, OWENSBORO, KY 0
15 14 24 MICHAEL VARNES, READING, PA 0
16 9 89 KEVIN VARNES, NEW HOLLAND, PA 0
17 9 53 GARY ROGERS, SAN JOSE, CA 0
18 8 29 DALE JENNEMAN, GRAND ISLAND, NE 0
19 7 66 GEORGE A ROEDER II, MONROEVILLE, OH 0
20 7 81A ROY MILLER, NEW HOLLAND, PA 0
21 6 26 STEPHEN J BEATTIE, CANADA, ON 0
22 5 12N JASON M TYER, IRVING, TX 0
23 5 19 PAUL LYNCH, BEL AIR, MD 0
24 3 19K TRENTON W BAILEY, OTTUMWA, IA 0
25 3 83 PAUL R MORGAN III, CENTRALIA, IL 0
26 3 47C GREG G TYSOR, CUMMING, GA 0
27 1 72F LARRY PEGRAM, BALTIMORE, OH 0
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