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AMA: Du Quoin Mile Rained Out; Kopp, McCoy Crowned

17 October 2000


     PICKERINGTON, Ohio --  AMA Pro Racing has announced the Du Quoin Mile round

of the AMA Progressive Insurance U.S. Flat Track Championships has been canceled

due to rain.  The final race of the 2000 season had been rescheduled to run

today after rain halted action over the weekend. Weather and track conditions,

however, remained unfavorable, and the race was canceled early this afternoon.

The decision to call the race was made jointly between race promoter Illinois

Motorcycle Dealers Association (IMDA) and AMA Pro Racing.

     Champions in the three premier racing classes were crowned based on the

points going into Du Quoin:

     Grand National: Joe Kopp, Mica, Wash., 214 pts.

     SuperTrapp SuperTracker: Joe Kopp, Mica, Wash., 103 pts.

     Harley-Davidson Sportster Performance: Willie McCoy, Richardson, Texas, 99

pts.

     An awards presentation will be held at 2:00 CDT today in Du Quoin.


FINAL 2000 AMA PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE U.S. FLAT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP POINT
STANDINGS
POS  PTS  NUM  RIDER, HOMETOWN                           WINS
1    214  43   JOE J KOPP, MICA, WA                      1
2    199  21   WILLIAM DAVIS, GOLDSBORO, NC              4
3    187  1    CHRIS CARR, FLEETWOOD, PA                 3
4    185  80   RICH KING, DYSART, IA                     1
5    146  67   MIKE HACKER, PRINCE GEORGE, VA            1
6    145  11   BRYAN BIGELOW, AU GRES, MI
7    140  31   KEN COOLBETH JR, WARREN, CT
8    111  18   TERRY POOVEY, EULESS, TX                  1
9    104  9    JAY SPRINGSTEEN, LAPEER, MI               1
10   97   69   NICKY HAYDEN, OWENSBORO, KY               1
11   97   20   JOHNNY MURPHREE, FORSYTH, IL
12   94   10   DAN STANLEY, BELLINGHAM, WA
13   87   66   GEORGE A ROEDER II, MONROEVILLE, OH
14   83   89   KEVIN VARNES, NEW HOLLAND, PA
15   76   59   WILLIE MCCOY, RICHARDSON, TX
16   73   33   GLEN JR SCHNABEL, WEST BEND, WI
17   56   19   PAUL LYNCH, BEL AIR, MD
18   53   2    SCOTT PARKER, SWARTZ CREEK, MI            1
19   37   24   MICHAEL VARNES, READING, PA
20   33   15   CHRIS EVANS, CANADA, ON

FINAL 2000 AMA HARLEY-DAVIDSON PERFORMANCE  SERIES POINT STANDINGS
POS  PTS  NO   RIDER NAME, HOMETOWN                      WINS
1    99   1    WILLIE MCCOY, RICHARDSON, TX              3
2    93   77   SCOTT E STUMP, LEVITTOWN, PA
3    78   81   JAMES D HART, SANDOVAL, IL
4    74   82   BRIAN THOMAS, BELLEVILLE, IL              1
5    65   83   PAUL R MORGAN III, CENTRALIA, IL          2
6    64   97   MICHELLE DISALVO, WATERFORD, CA
7    63   12N  JASON M TYER, IRVING, TX
8    57   53   GARY ROGERS, SAN JOSE, CA
9    56   52   JOHN FAULKNER III, MARION, IL
10   54   95C  ROGER LEE HAYDEN, OWENSBORO, KY

FINAL 2000 AMA  SUPERTRAPP SUPERTRACKER SERIES POINT STANDINGS
POS  PTS  NO   RIDER NAME, HOMETOWN                      WINS
1    103  43   JOE J KOPP, MICA, WA                      2
2    78   67   MIKE HACKER, PRINCE GEORGE, VA            2
3    71   59   WILLIE MCCOY, RICHARDSON, TX
4    64   33   GLEN JR SCHNABEL, WEST BEND, WI
5    54   84   BRIAN R KROMROY, MADISON, WI
6    48   82   BRIAN S THOMAS, BELLEVILLE, IL
7    45   81A  ROY MILLER, NEW HOLLAND, PA
8    38   31   KEN COOLBETH JR, WARREN, CT
9    36   11B  GEORGE A RICHTMEYER JR, DELANSON, NY
10   36   63   ROBERT BUFFINGTON, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI