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OFFICIAL RESULTS
AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES: ROUND 11 OF 23
ELDORA SPEEDWAY, ROSSBURG, OHIO - JULY 26, 1997
25-LAP GRAND NATIONAL HALF-MILE MAIN EVENT
Pos. No. Rider Name, hometown Mach. Laps Pts. Sponsors
1 21 Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC H-D 25 23 Benson Ford Jr./TCR/Accel/Bunzl USA/KTD/Dayco
2 23 Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI H-D 25 19 Benson Ford Jr./TCR/Accel/Bunzl USA/KTD/Dayco
3 80 Rich King, Waterloo, IA HON 25 16 Corbin Seats/Rogers/Shoei/Sidi/Hap Jones/SuperTrapp
4 27 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL H-D 25 15 1-800-FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen
5 89 Kevin Varnes, Pottstown, PA H-D 25 14 USC Racing/Lancaster H-D/KK/Motion Pro/Arai/B&B
6 1 Scott Parker, Swartz Creek, MI H-D 25 13 Harley-Davidson Motor Co./Fick Escavating/HOG/YETI
7 3 Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA HON 25 12 USC Racing/Z Galleries
8 67 Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA H-D 25 11 1-800-FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen
9 83 Paul Morgan III, Centralia, IL H-D 25 10 Coziahr H-D/Jim Psaute/Larry Pillard/Robinson Engines
10 22 Dan Butler, Waterford, MI H-D 25 9 Gardner Rac./Walters' Bros. H-D/KK/Millennium Sports
11 31 Ken Coolbeth Jr., Warren, CT H-D 25 8 H-D of Missouri/Dave Burks Motorsports/W.E. LePage
12 66 George Roeder, Monroeville, OH H-D 25 7 Mike & Eddie Adkins Racing/KK/Winchester H-D/L.S.G.
13 9 Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI H-D 25 6 Bartels' H-D/RC Trucking/Bell/Dayco/Perf. Machine
14 43 Joe Kopp, Mica, WA H-D 25 5 H-D of Sacramento/H-D Inc./Arai/MSR/Motion Pro
15 24 Michael Varnes, Birdsboro, PA H-D 25 4 White's H-D/Schaeffer's H-D/Eastern H-D Dealers Assn.
16 80X Bryan Bigelow, AuGres, MI H-D 24 3 Marine Transprt./Marshall Dist./Saddlemen/Wiltse Chev
17 41 Brett Landes, Los Gatos, CA H-D 24 2 Donahue H-D/Audiovox/Quaker State/Arai/AFAM
18 42 Steve Morehead, Findlay, OH H-D 9 1 F&S H-D/KK/John Shepherd/John Dragoo/Motion Pro
Time: 8:29.602
Margin of Victory: .804 seconds
Fastest Qualifying Heat: Kevin Varnes, 1:23.106
Attend.: 12,500
PRELIMINARY EVENT RESULTS
HEAT 1 HEAT 2 HEAT 3 HEAT 4
Pos. No. Rider Pos. No. Rider Pos. No. Rider Pos. No. Rider
1 89 Kevin Varnes 1 23 Kevin Atherton 1 80 Rich King 1 1 Scott Parker
2 27 Dave Camlin 2 21 Will Davis 2 83 Paul Morgan III 2 9 Jay Springsteen
3 24 Michael Varnes 3 42 Steve Morehead 3 31 Ken Coolbeth Jr. 3 66 George Roeder II
Time: 3:24.741 Time: 3:24.839 Time: 3:28.405 Time: None due to restart
SEMI 1 SEMI 2 SEMI 3
Pos. No. Rider Pos. No. Rider Pos. No. Rider
1 43 Joe Kopp 1 22 Dan Butler 1 41 Brett Landes
2 80X Bryan Bigelow 2 3 Ricky Graham 2 67 Mike Hacker
Time: 2:46.768 Time: 2:46.162 Time: 2:46.336
1997 AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES POINT STANDINGS
(After 11 of 23 Rounds. Next event, Aug. 3, Peoria, Illinois)
Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins. Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins
1 Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC 196 5 11 Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA 82
2 Scott Parker, Swartz Creek, MI 166 2 12 Ken Coolbeth Jr., Warren, CT 71
3 Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI 151 2 13 George Roeder II, Monroeville, OH 63
4 Rich King, Waterloo, IA 141 1 14 Kevin Varnes, Pottstown, PA 56
5 Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI 104 15 J. R. Schnabel, West Bend, WI 51
5 Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL 104 16 Steve Beattie, Burlington, ON, CAN 40
7 Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA 97 17 Terry Poovey, Euless, TX 39 1
8 Dan Butler, Waterford, MI 92 18 Willie McCoy, Richardson, TX 35
9 Joe Kopp, Mica, WA 85 19 Paul Morgan III, Centralia, IL 33
10 Steve Morehead, Findlay, OH 83 20 Chris Evans, St. Catharines, ON, CAN 30
1997 AMA GRAND NATIONAL MANUFACTURER POINT STANDINGS
1. Harley-Davidson, 235; 2. Honda, 150; 3. Rotax, 46; 4. ATK, 28; 5. Wood-Rotax, 26.
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