OFFICIAL RESULTS MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES: ROUND 1 OF 10 AMA CRUISE AMERICA ARIZONA SUPERBIKE CHALLENGE presented by Honda PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, PHOENIX, AZ - FEBRUARY 14-16, 1997 MBNA SUPERBIKE FINAL - 42-LAPS ON A 1.51 MILE ROAD COURSE - FEBRUARY 16, 1997
Pos. Rider Name, hometown Mach. Laps Pts. 1 Matthew Mladin, Australia DUC 42 37*** 2 Miguel Duhamel, Sarasota, FL HON 42 32 3 Doug Chandler, Salinas, CA KAW 42 30 4 Pascal Picotte, Granby, CAN SUZ 42 28 5 Thomas Wilson Jr., Oregon, OH H-D 42 26 6 Steve Crevier, Pitt Meadows, BC, CAN HON 42 25 7 Larry Pegram, Baltimore, OH SUZ 42 24 8 Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, GA SUZ 42 23 9 Andrew Nobles III, Macon, GA H-D 41 22 10 Tommy Hayden, Owensboro, KY KAW 41 21 11 Gerald Rothman Jr., Manchester, CT DUC 41 20 12 Dale Kieffer, St. George, UT SUZ 41 19 13 Doug Polen, Denton, TX SUZ 41 18 14 Paul Harrell, Canyon Country, CA YAM 40 17 15 James Randolph, Santa Rosa, CA SUZ 40 16 16 Mike Krynock, San Francisco, CA KAW 40 15 17 Brian Gibbs, Stockbridge, GA SUZ 40 14 18 Christopher Rankin, Austin, TX SUZ 40 13 19 Eric Moe, Spring lLake, MI KAW 40 12 20 John Jacobi, Noblesville, IN SUZ 40 11 21 David Kieffer, Laramie, WY DUC 39 10 22 Jimmy Moore, Eugene, OR SUZ 39 9 23 Roger Bell II, Lexington, KY SUZ 39 8 24 Terry Teske, Aurora, CO SUZ 39 7 25 Dean Mizdal, Huntington Beach, CA SUZ 39 6 26 Stephen Cooke, East Walpole, MA DUC 39 5 27 Dax Snow, Saint George, UT SUZ 39 4 28 James Milroy Jr., Omaha, NE KAW 39 3 29 Boyd Bruner, Chicago, IL SUZ 39 2 30 Tom Kipp, Chardon, OH YAM 31 1 Time/Average Speed: 43:52.471, 86.730 mph (New Track Record) Margin of Victory: 9.067 seconds Interstate Battery Pole Position: Matthew Mladin, Australia/DUC - 1:00.823, 89.374 mph (New Track Record) Kinko's Privateer Fast Lap Award: Andrew Nobles III, Macon, GA/H-D **A bonus point and $500 is paid to the the fastest qualifier in Superbike. *A bonus point is paid to the rider leading most laps. ELF 250 GRAND PRIX FINAL 25-LAPS ON A 1.51 MILE ROAD COURSE - FEBRUARY 16, 1997 Pos. Rider Name, hometown Mach. Laps Pts. 1 Rich Oliver, Fresno, CA YAM 25 36* 2 Randy Renfrow, Fredericksburg, VA HON 25 32 3 Kenichiro Iwahashi, Japan HON 25 30 4 Roland Sands, Paramount, CA YAM 25 28 5 Matt Wait, Lodi, CA HON 25 26 6 Mark Foster, San Juan Capistrano, CA YAM 25 25 7 Bobby Keith, Redwood City, CA HON 25 24 8 Chris Rogers, Corona, CA YAM 25 23 9 Greg Esser, Pompano Beach, FL YAM 25 22 10 Brady Welton, Fort Collins, CO YAM 25 21 11 Perry Melneciuc, Lehigh Acres, FL HON 25 20 12 John France, Melbourne, FL HON 24 19 13 Hikaru Miyagi, Osaka, Japan HON 24 18 14 Aurelio Peccei, San Carlos, CA YAM 24 17 15 Derek King, Delta, BC, CAN HON 24 16 16 Joshua Hageman, Monterey, CA YAM 24 15 17 Leon Cortes, Coral Gables, FL HON 24 14 18 Thomas Montano, Berkeley, CA HON 24 13 19 Andrew Edwards, Idaho Falls, ID YAM 24 12 20 Rocky Wong, Oakland, CA YAM 24 11 21 Jeff Ortlip, Folsom, CA YAM 24 10 22 Mark Orchard, Bowmanville, ON, CAN YAM 23 9 23 Mark Lessac, Brown Deer, WI YAM 23 8 24 Aaron Nichols, Newark, CA YAM 22 7 25 Derreck Dixon, Tucson, AZ YAM 22 6 26 John Burgoyne, Glendale, AZ HON 19 5 27 Mike Sullivan, Centralia, WA YAM 17 4 28 Joseph Cubbage, Monterey, CA YAM 14 3 29 Robin Holliday, Torquay, England HON 9 2 30 Bruce Lind, Snohomish, WA YAM 3 1 Time/Average Speed: None due to red flag Margin of Victory: 14:410 seconds PRELIMINARY EVENTS HEAT RACE #1 HEAT RACE #2 Pos. Rider Name, hometown/mach. Pos Rider Name, hometown/mach. 1 Rich Oliver, Fresno, CA/YAM 1 Randy Renfrow, Fredericksburg, VA/HON Time: 5:19.910, 84.961 mph Time: 5:23.100, 84.123 mph Margin of Victory: 7.080 seconds Margin of Victory: 3.350 seconds PRO HONDA OILS 600cc SUPERSPORT FINAL 25-LAPS ON A 1.51 MILE ROAD COURSE - FEBRUARY 16, 1997 Pos Rider Name, hometown Mach. Laps Pts. 1 Pascal Picotte, Granby, CAN SUZ 25 35 2 Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, GA SUZ 25 32 3 Miguel Duhamel, Sarasota, FL HON 25 31* 4 Ben Bostrom, El Segundo, CA HON 25 28 5 Steve Crevier, Pitt Meadows, CAN HON 25 26 6 Andrew Stroud, New Zealand HON 25 25 7 Jamie Hacking, England KAW 25 24 8 Jason Pridmore, Ventura, CA SUZ 25 23 9 Rich Oliver, Fresno, CA YAM 25 22 10 Mark Miller, Long Beach, CA YAM 25 21 11 Michael Smith, Canton, GA KAW 25 20 12 Kenichiro Iwahashi, Japan HON 25 19 13 Todd Harrington, Saint Charles, IL KAW 25 18 14 Doug Toland, Buena Park, CA HON 25 17 15 Tom Kipp, Chardon, OH YAM 25 16 16 Larry Pegram, Baltimore, OH SUZ 25 15 17 Richard Alexander Jr. Carmel, NY SUZ 25 14 18 Dale Kieffer, St. George, UT SUZ 25 13 19 Rad Greaves, Ann Arbor, MI HON 25 12 20 Eric Bostrom, El Segundo, CA HON 25 11 21 Jack Pfeifer, Las Vegas, NV HON 25 10 22 Dax Snow, Saint George, UT SUZ 25 9 23 Ken Krebs, Bartlett, IL SUZ 25 8 24 Ray Yoder, Merrillville, IN KAW 25 7 25 Robin Holiday, Torquay, England HON 25 6 26 Brian Parriott, Calistoga, CA HON 25 5 27 Thomas Montano, Berkeley, CA HON 25 4 28 Michael Noschese, Mesa, AZ YAM 24 3 29 Daniel Fischer, Schaumburg, IL KAW 24 2 30 Roger Bell II, Lexington, KY SUZ 24 1 Time/Average Speed: 26:59.173, 83.933 mph (New Track Record) Margin of Victory: .260 seconds Fastest Qualifier: Jamie Hacking, England TEAMLINE 750cc SUPERSPORT FINAL 25-LAPS ON A 1.51 MILE ROAD COURSE - FEBRUARY 15, 1997 PosRider Name, hometown Mach. Laps Pts. 1 Jason Pridmore, Ventura, CA SUZ 21 36* 2 Ben Bostrom, El Segundo, CA HON 21 32 3 Mark Miller, Long Beach, CA SUZ 21 30 4 Richard Alexander Jr., Carmel, NY SUZ 21 28 5 Dale Kieffer, St. George, UT SUZ 21 26 6 Brian Gibbs, Stockbridge, GA SUZ 21 25 7 James Randolph, Santa Rosa, CA SUZ 21 24 8 Kenichiro Iwahashi, Japan HON 21 23 9 Rad Greaves, Ann Arbor, MI HON 21 22 10 Chuck Sorensen, Discovery Bay, CA HON 21 21 11 Christopher Rankin, Austin, TX SUZ 21 20 12 Mark McDaniel, Santa Rosa, CA SUZ 21 19 13 John Jacobi, Noblesville, IN SUZ 21 18 14 Jack Pfeifer, Las Vegas, NV HON 21 17 15 Dax Snow, Saint George, UT SUZ 21 16 16 Ray Yoder, Merrillville, IN KAW 21 15 17 Joseph Prussiano III, Houston, TX SUZ 21 14 18 Jimmy Moore, Eugene, OR SUZ 21 13 19 Seth Hahn, Georgetown, MA SUZ 21 12 20 Thomas Montano, Berkeley, CA HON 21 11 21 Dean Mizdal, Huntington Beach, CA SUZ 21 10 22 Roger Heemsbergen, Tempe, AZ HON 21 9 23 Ken Krebs, Bartlett, IL SUZ 20 8 24 Roger Bell II, Lexington, KY SUZ 20 7 25 Brian Parriott, Calistoga, CA HON 20 6 26 Shane Clarke, Overland Park, KS SUZ 20 5 27 Terry Teske, Aurora, CO SUZ 20 4 28 James Romero III, Tempe, AZ HON 20 3 29 Mike Sullivan, Centralia, WA SUZ 20 2 30 Daniel Fischer, Schaumburg, IL KAW 20 1 Time/Average Speed: None due to restart Fastest Qualifier: Jason Pridmore, Ventura, CA/SUZ 1:04.131 (New Track Record) PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE H-D SUPERTWINS FINAL 17-LAPS ON A 1.51 MILE ROAD COURSE - FEBRUARY 16, 1997 Pos.Rider Name, hometown Mach. Laps Pts. 1 Eric Bostrom, El Segundo, CA H-D 17 35 2 Shawn Higbee, Manhattan Beach, CA H-D 17 33* 3 David Estok, Daytona Beach, FL H-D 17 30 4 Nate Wait, Lodi, CA H-D 17 28 5 Jake Zemke, Paso Robles, CA H-D 17 26 6 Jody Hendley, Mission Viejo, CA H-D 17 25 7 Shaun Russell, San Jose, CA H-D 17 24 8 Jess Roeder, Monroeville, OH H-D 17 23 9 Perry Melneciuc, Lehigh Acres, FL H-D 17 22 10 Lance Jones, Anderson, SC H-D 17 21 11 Mike Voelker, Glenale, AZ H-D 16 20 12 Richie Morris, Daytona Beach, FL H-D 16 19 13 Gary Rogers, San Jose, CA H-D 16 18 14 Sean Lollar, San Jose, CA H-D 16 17 15 Steve Vlasblom, New Zealand H-D 16 16 16 Jerry Casciero Jr. Bel Air, MD H-D 16 15 17 Robert Brown, San Francisco, CA H-D 16 14 PIRELLI FORMULA XTREME FINAL 25-LAPS ON A 1.51 MILE ROAD COURSE - FEBRUARY 15, 1997 Pos. Team, hometown Mach. Laps Pts. 1 Andrew Stroud, New Zealand HON 25 36* 2 Doug Toland, Buena Park, CA HON 25 32 3 James Randolph, Santa Rosa, CA SUZ 25 30 4 Brian Gibbs, Stockbridge, GA SUZ 25 28 5 M. Ben Welch, San Diego, CA YAM 25 26 6 Dean Mizdal, Huntington Beach, CA SUZ 24 25 7 Anthony Johnson, Layton, UT SUZ 24 24 8 Akiharu Shigeno, Tokyo, Japan SUZ 24 23 9 Scott Ruehle, Saint Cloud, MN SUZ 24 22 10 Mike Krynock, San Francisco, CA KAW 20 21 11 John Ball, Laughlin, NV HON 12 20 12 Chris Voelker, Bradley, CA HON 9 19 Time/Average Speed: 27:12.129, 83.266 mph Margin of Victory: 7.023 seconds