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OFFICIAL RESULTS
AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES: ROUND 13 OF 23
BLACK HILLS SPEEDWAY - AUGUST 6, 1997
25-LAP GRAND NATIONAL HALF-MILE MAIN EVENT
Pos.    No.     Rider Name, hometown                Mach.   Laps    Pts.    Sponsors
1       80      Rich King, Waterloo, IA             HON     25      23      Corbin Seats/Rogers/Shoei/Sidi/Hap Jones/SuperTrapp
2       23      Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI    H-D     25      19      Benson Ford Jr./TCR/Accel/Bunzl USA/KTD/Dayco
3       89      Kevin Varnes, Pottstown, PA         H-D     25      16      USC Racing/Lancaster H-D/KK/Motion Pro/Arai/B&B
4       21      Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC           H-D     25      15      Benson Ford Jr./TCR/Accel/Bunzl USA/KTD/Dayco
5       27      Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL        H-D     25      14      1-800-FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen
6       3       Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA    HON     25      13      USC Racing/Z Galleries 
7       1       Scott Parker, Swartz Creek, MI      H-D     25      12      Harley-Davidson Motor Co./FickExcavating/HOG/YETI
8       42      Steve Morehead, Findlay, OH         H-D     25      11      F&S H-D/KK/John Shepherd/John Dragoo/Motion Pro
9       9       Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI         H-D     25      10      Bartels' H-D/RC Trucking/Bell/Dayco/Perf. Machine
10      59      Willie McCoy, Richardson, TX        H-D     25      9       Rose Racing/Chico/Rose & Barry Krill/Schaeffer's H-D
11      67      Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA      H-D     25      8       1-800-FASTHOG/Moroney's H-D/Spectro/Saddlemen
12      26      Steve Beattie, Burlington, ON, CAN  H-D     25      7       Deeley H-D Canada/Shoei/Tsubaki/MSR/Champion
13      31      Ken Coolbeth, Jr., Warren, CT       H-D     25      6       H-D of Missouri/Dave Burks Motorsports/W.E. LePage
14      60      Dan Stanley, Bellingham, WA         H-D     25      5       Gardner Racing/Walter Bros. H-D/KK/Millennium Sports
15      22      Dan Butler, Waterford, MI           H-D     25      4       Gardner Rac./Walters' Bros. H-D/KK/Millennium Sports
16      83      Paul Morgan III, Centralia, IL      H-D     25      3       Coziahr H-D/Jim Psaute/Larry Pillard/Robinson Racing
17      33      J.R. Schnabel, West Bend, WI        H-D     25      2       Suburban Motors H-D/Torque Center/Saddlemen
18      66      George Roeder II, Monroeville, OH   H-D     20      1       Mike & Eddie Adkins Racing/KK/Winchester H-D/LSG
Time: None due to red flag
Margin of Victory: 2.353 seconds
Fastest Qualifying Heat: Kevin Atherton, 1:36.552
Attend.: 6,800
 
PRELIMINARY EVENT RESULTS
HEAT 1                          HEAT 2                          HEAT 3                          HEAT 4
Pos.    No.     Rider           Pos.    No.     Rider           Pos.    No.     Rider           Pos.    No.     Rider
1       23      Kevin Atherton  1       89      Kevin Varnes    1       3       Ricky Graham    1       27      Dave Camlin
2       67      Mike Hacker     2       80      Rich King       2       9       Jay Springsteen 2       21      Will Davis
3       59      Willie McCoy    3       33      J.R. Schnabel   3       60      Dan Stanley     3       1       Scott Parker
Time: 3:56.847                  Time: 3:57.690                  Time: 4:02.603                  Time: 3:58.829
 
SEMI 1                           SEMI 2                            SEMI 3
Pos.    No.     Rider            Pos.     No.     Rider            Pos.    No.     Rider
1       66      George Roeder II 1        31      Ken Coolbeth Jr. 1       42      Steve Morehead
2       22      Dan Butler       2        26      Steve Beattie    2       83      Paul Morgan III
Time: 3:12.014                   Time: 3:11.344                    Time: 3:11.345
 
BEER NUTS CHALLENGE
Pos.    No.     Rider
1       89      Kevin Varnes
2       80      Rich King
3       3       Ricky Graham
4       23      Kevin Atherton
5       27      Dave Camlin
6       67      Mike Hacker
 
1997 AMA GRAND NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES POINT STANDINGS
(After 13 of 23 Rounds. Next event, August 9, E. Moline, Illinois)
Pos.    Rider Name, Hometown             Pts.    Wins.   Pos.    Rider Name, Hometown                Pts.    Wins
1       Will Davis, Goldsboro, NC        222     5       11      Mike Hacker, Prince George, VA      90
2       Scott Parker, Swartz Creek, MI   197     2       12      Ken Coolbeth Jr., Warren, CT        77
3       Kevin Atherton, White Pigeon, MI 185     2       13      Kevin Varnes, Pottstown, PA         72
4       Rich King, Waterloo, IA          166     2       14      George Roeder II, Monroeville, OH   64
5       Dave Camlin, Rock Island, IL     131             15      Steve Beattie, Burlington, ON, CAN  56
6       Jay Springsteen, Lapeer, MI      114             16      J. R. Schnabel, West Bend, WI       53
7       Ricky Graham, Salinas Valley, CA 110             17      Dan Stanley, Bellingham, WA         47
8       Joe Kopp, Mica, WA               108     1       18      Willie McCoy, Richardson, TX        44
9       Dan Butler, Waterford, MI        103             19      Terry Poovey, Euless, TX            39      1
10      Steve Morehead, Findlay, OH      94              20      Brett Landes, Los Gatos, CA         38
1997 AMA GRAND NATIONAL MANUFACTURER POINT STANDINGS
1. Harley-Davidson, 273; 2. Honda, 173; 3. Rotax, 69; 4. ATK, 43; 5. Wood-Rotax, 42.
 

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