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OFFICIAL RESULTS
AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES: ROUND 15 OF 23
INDIANA STATE FAIRGROUNDS, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - AUGUST 16, 1997
25-LAP GRAND NATIONAL MILE MAIN EVENT
 
Pos.    No.     Rider Name, hometown               Mach.   Laps    Pts.    Sponsors
1       1       Scott Parker, Swartz Creek, MI     H-D     25      23      Harley-Davidson Motor Co./Fick Escavating/HOG/YETI
2       21      Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC          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       3       Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA   HON     25      15      USC Racing/Z Galleries 
5       23      Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI   H-D     25      14      Benson Ford Jr./TCR/Accel/Bunzl USA/KTD/Dayco
6       89      Kevin Varnes, Pottstown, PA        H-D     25      13      USC Racing/Lancaster H-D/KK/Motion Pro/Arai/B&B
7       22      Dan Butler, Waterford, MI          H-D     25      12      Gardner Rac./Walters' Bros. H-D/KK/Millennium Sports
8       9       Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI        H-D     25      11      Bartels' H-D/RC Trucking/Bell/Dayco/Perf. Machine
9       27      Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL       H-D     25      10      1-800-FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen
10      83      Paul Morgan III, Centralia, IL     H-D     25      9       Coziahr H-D/Jim Psaute/Larry Pillard/Robinson Racing
11      43      Joe Kopp, Mica, WA                 H-D     25      8       H-D of Sacramento/H-D Motor Co./AFAM/Arai/D's
12      84      Chance Darling, Dayton, OH         HON     25      7       Corbin/F&S H-D/Dick Ford/Turbo Blue/Arai/JT/Tsubaki
13      41      Brett Landes, Los Gatos, CA        H-D     25      6       Donahue H-D/Audiovox/Quaker State/Arai/AFAM/
14      26      Steve Beattie, Burlington, ON, CAN H-D     25      5       Deeley H-D Canada/Shoei/Tsubaki/MSR/Champion
15      18      Terry Poovey, Euless, TX           H-D     25      4       Sakaida & Sons Trucking/Climate Control Institute
16      67      Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA     H-D     25      3       1-800-FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen
17      45      Jim Sumner, Milwaukee, WI          H-D     20      2       Suburban Motors H-D/AJ/Horsepower by Stan/Silkolene
18      42      Steve Morehead, Findlay, OH        H-D     15      1       F&S H-D/KK/John Shepherd/John Dragoo/Motion Pro
Time: 15:30.138
Margin of Victory: .313 seconds
No qualifying heats held.
Attend.: 6,300
 
PRELIMINARY EVENT RESULTS
HEAT 1                          HEAT 2                          HEAT 3                          HEAT 4
Pos.    No.     Rider           Pos.    No.     Rider           Pos.    No.     Rider           Pos.    No.     Rider
1       22      Dan Butler      1       43      Joe Kopp        1       23      Kevin Atherton  1       80      Rich King
2       25      Steve Beattie   2       1       Scott Parker    2       3       Ricky Graham    2       89      Kevin Varnes
3       9       Jay Springsteen 3       42      Steve Morehead  3       83      Paul Morgan III 3       18      Terry Poovey
Time: 6:19.045                  Time: 6:17.196                  Time: 6:11.124                  Time: 6:14.010
 
SEMI 1                          SEMI 2                          SEMI 3
Pos.    No.     Rider           Pos.    No.     Rider           Pos.    No.     Rider
1       27      Dave Camlin     1       21      Will Davis      1       84      Chance Darling
2       45      Jim Sumner      2       67      Mike Hacker     2       41      Brett Landes
Time: 5:02.033                  Time: 5:00.051                  Time: 5:04.110
 
1997 AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES POINT STANDINGS
(After 15 of 23 Rounds.  Next event, August 23, Hagerstown, Maryland)
Pos.    Rider Name, Hometown             Pts.    Wins.   Pos.    Rider Name, Hometown               Pts.    Wins
1       Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC        253     5       11      Kevin Varnes, Pottstown, PA        98
2       Scott Parker, Swartz Creek, MI   243     4       12      Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA     93
3       Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI 214     2       13      Ken Coolbeth Jr., Warren, CT       80
4       Rich King, Waterloo, IA          192     2       14      George Roeder II, Monroeville, OH  71
5       Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL     155             15      J. R. Schnabel, West Bend, WI      61
6       Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA 144             15      Steve Beattie, Burlington, ON, CAN 61
7       Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI      134             17      Dan Stanley, Bellingham, WA        51
8       Joe Kopp, Mica, WA               132     1       18      Paul Morgan III, Centralia, IL     50
9       Dan Butler, Waterford, MI        121             19      Brett Landes, Los Gatos, CA        44
10      Steve Morehead, Findlay, OH      106             19      Willie McCoy, Richardson, TX       44
 
 
1997 GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK MANUFACTURER POINTS
1. Harley-Davidson, 319; 2. Honda, 208; 3. Rotax, 69; 4. ATK, 43; 5. Wood-Rotax, 42.
 
 
1997 AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES INDUSTRY BONUS AWARD SPONSORS
Accel Performance, Arai Helmets, Avon Tires, Bardahl, Beer Nuts, Inc.,
Bell Helmets, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Harley Owners Group, Metzeler
Motorcycle Tire North America, Mikuni American, Screamin Eagle Accessories,
Shoei Safety Helmet, Corp., SuperTrapp Industries/Kerker Exhaust Products,
Travelcade/Saddlemen. 
 

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