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OFFICIAL RESULTS
MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES: ROUND 10 OF 10
NEVADA CLASSIC
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 4-5, 1997
MBNA SUPERBIKE FINAL - 25-LAPS ON A 2.48 MILE ROAD COURSE - OCT. 5, 1997
Pos. No. Rider Name, hometown Mach. Laps Pts. Sponsors
1 66 Mathew Mladin, Australia DUC 25 36* Fast by Ferracci/DKNYMen/Ducati/Agip/Michelin/Pro Grip
2 17 Miguel Duhamel, Sarasota, FL HON 25 32 American Honda/Smokin' Joe's
3 20 Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, GA SUZ 25 30 American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
4 7 Thomas Stevens, Woodstock, GA DUC 25 28 Vance & Hines-Ducati Team/Parts Unlimited/Dunlop
5 14 Steve Crevier, Pitt Meadows, BC, CAN HON 25 26 Smokin' Joe's Honda/Dunlop/HRC/Pro Honda Oils
6 115 Christopher Lindholm, Germany DUC 25 25 Vance & Hines Ducati Team/Parts Unlimited/Dunlop/SBS
7 16 Tom Kipp, Chardon, OH YAM 25 24 Yamaha/Dunlop/Bell/Bell2/Sharkskinz/AFAM/RK
8 1 Doug Chandler, Salinas, CA KAW 25 24** Kawasaki/Muzzy's/Bel-Ray/Dunlop/SBS/US Tsubaki
9 12 Chris Carr, Fleetwood, PA H-D 25 22 Harley-Davidson Motor Co., Inc./Zippo/Arai/Alpinestars
10 72 Larry Pegram, Baltimore, OH SUZ 25 21 American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
11 74 Paul Harrell, Canyon Country, CA YAM 25 20 Attack Performance/Yamaha Motor Corp./AirTech/Red Line
12 87 Tripp Nobles, Macon, GA H-D 25 19 Tilley H-D/Screamin Eagle Perf. Prod./Dunlop/Klotz
13 11 Ben Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA HON 25 18 Zero Gravity/Honda/Dunlop/AGV/Kerker/Pro Honda Oils
14 67 Gerald Rothman Jr., Manchester, CT DUC 25 17 Fast by Ferracci/DKNYMen/Ducati Motorcycles/Agip
15 196 Mario Duhamel, Verdun, PQ, CAN SUZ 25 16 Yoshimura Northwest/Yoshimura R&D/Dunlop/AirTech/Fox
16 52 Ricky Orlando, Lafayette, CO SUZ 25 15 AST Research/Ead's News/Cycles of Boulder/Bel-Ray
17 101 Richard Kirk, Oologah, OK KAW 24 14 AGV/EBC/Acel Racing/Blevins Paint & Body/Bridgestone
18 25 Dale Kieffer, Las Vegas, NV SUZ 24 13 DATS Racing/Bridgestone/Honda-Suzuki of Salt Lake City
19 61 Christopher Rankin, Austin, TX SUZ 24 12 Grand Prix Motorsports/Bel-Ray/Arai/EBC/Composite
20 49 John Jacobi, Noblesville, IN SUZ 24 11 Bells Suzuki/Speedstill/Metzeler/Sharkskinz
21 169 Tommy Hayden, Owensboro, KY KAW 24 10 Kawasaki/Muzzy's/Bel-Ray/Dunlop/SBS/US Tsubaki/Ohlins
22 191 Jimmy Moore, Eugene, OR SUZ 24 9 Ricci Motorsports/Avon Tyres/Bardahl/Northwest Superbike
23 91 David Kieffer, Laramie, WY DUC 24 8 Fast by Ferracci/Bell/Gem City Bone & Joint
24 118 David Duprey, Tucson, AZ SUZ 24 7 Motorcycles Unlimited/Dunlop/Lockhart/Yoyodyne Titanium
25 163 M. Ben Welch, San Diego, CA SUZ 24 6 Rocket MC/Ferodo/Spectro/Factory/Shoei/TK3/Lockhart
26 23 Doug Polen, Denton, TX SUZ 22 5 Team Polen Suzuki/Suzuki/Pirelli/Castrol/Tsubaki/Oakley
27 78 Jason Pridmore, Ventura, CA SUZ 20 4 Team Suzuki Sport/Dunlop/Two Brothers Racing/Maxima
28 39 Terry Teske, Aurora, CO SUZ 20 3 Hypergraphics/2&3D Graphics/Pirelli/T Fog Wheelsports
29 231 Dax Snow, Saint George, UT SUZ 18 2 DATS Racing/Bridgestone/Honda-Suzuki of Salt Lake City
30 97 Rich Oliver, Fresno, CA YAM 7 1 Yamaha Motor Corp., USA/Dunlop/YamaLube/Sharkskinz
Time: 41:16.018, 90.145 mph (New Track Record)
Margin of Victory: .559 seconds
Interstate Battery Pole Position: Doug Chandler, 1:37.080, 91.965 mph (New Track Record)
Kinko's Privateer Fast Lap Award: Jason Pridmore
**A bonus point paid to the fastest qualifier in Superbike.
*A bonus point paid to the rider leading the most laps.
FINAL 1997 MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES POINT STANDINGS
Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins
1 Doug Chandler, Salinas, CA 304 1 11 Chris Carr, Fleetwood, PA 135
2 Miguel Duhamel, Sarasota, FL 292 4 12 Tommy Hayden, Owensboro, KY 132
3 Mat Mladin, Australia 288 4 13 Dale Kieffer, St. George, UT 120
4 Steve Crevier, Pitt Meadows, CAN 269 14 Thomas Stevens, Woodstock, GA 119
5 Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, GA 256 14 Gerald Rothman Jr., Manchestr, CT 119
6 Pascal Picotte, Granby, CAN 239 16 Ben Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA 109
7 Tom Kipp, Chardon, OH 213 17 Thomas Wilson Jr., Oregon, OH 98
8 Larry Pegram, Baltimore, OH 186 17 Dax Snow, St. George, UT 98
9 Paul Harrell, Canyon Country, CA 159 19 Christopher Rankin, Austin, TX 96
10 Tripp Nobles, Macon, GA 151 20 Doug Polen, Denton, TX 93
FINAL 1997 MBNA SUPERBIKE MANUFACTURER POINT STANDINGS
1. Honda, 320; 2. Kawasaki, 298; 3. Ducati, 296; 4. Suzuki, 284; 5. Yamaha, 241; 6. Harley-Davidson, 193.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES: ROUND 10 OF 10
NEVADA CLASSIC
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 4-5, 1997
ELF FUELS & LUBRICANTS 250 GRAND PRIX - 15-LAPS ON A 2.48 MILE ROAD COURSE - OCT. 5, 1997
Pos. No. Rider Name, hometown Mach. Laps Pts. Sponsors
1 1 Rich Oliver, Fresno, CA YAM 15 36* Yamaha Motor Corp., USA/Dunlop/Silkolene/EBC
2 90 Charles Sorensen, Discovery Bay, CA YAM 15 32 PJ1 Oils/Team Turfrey/Dunlop/Valley Machine/Regina
3 95 Matt Wait, Lodi, CA HON 15 30 Barnett Tool & Eng./American Honda/Dunlop/Elf Fuels
4 123 Takahito Mori, Carrollton, TX HON 15 28 Moto Liberty/American Honda/HRC/Bridgestone/Silkolene
5 117 Toshiyuki Hamaguchi, Japan HON 15 26 Moto Liberty/American Honda/HRC/Bridgestone/Silkolene
6 6 Bobby Keith, Redwood City, CA HON 15 25 Team Zero Gravity/J.D. Racing/Dunlop/Arai/Pro Honda Oils
7 24 Nick Ienatsch, Irvine, CA YAM 15 24 Performance Machine/Dunlop/Elf/NGK/Bell 2/Castrol
8 4 Mark Foster, San Juan Capistrano, CA YAM 15 23 Duestche Financial Services/World Sports Imports
9 40 Thomas Montano, Berkeley, CA HON 15 22 World Motors/Motorcycles Unlimited/Ferodo/Arai
10 26 Greg Esser, Pompano Beach, FL YAM 15 21 Ultima Sports Cars/Fabweld/Dunlop/Bell/EBC/Elf/PM
11 11 Jeffrey Vos, Holland, MI HON 15 20 Bridgestone/Neal Sorensen/Carbone Lorraine/Barnett
12 80 Michael Montoya Jr., Los Angeles, CA YAM 15 19 PJ1/Ohlins/Regina Chains/Sunoco Fuels/Arai/Dunlop
13 19 John France, Melbourne, FL HON 15 18 Motorrad-Rennsport/Elf/NGK/Sharkskinz/Ferodo/Mansson
14 189 Edward Marchini, Placerville, CA HON 15 17 Self
15 114 Cal Rayborn III, Rupert, ID DUC 15 16 10-K Racing/Mansson Titanium/Red Line Oil/FMF
16 30 John Burgoyne, Glendale, AZ HON 15 15 TMB/Bridgestone/Ferodo/Barnett/Shoei
17 63 Ty David Piz, Littleton, CO YAM 15 14 Grand Prix Motorsports/Carbon Lorraine/Fay Myers MC
18 5 Perry Melneciuc, Lehigh Acres, FL HON 15 13 Team Motorrad-Rennsport USA/Dunlop/Elf/Arai/NGK
19 14 Hikaru Miyagi, Osaka, Japan HON 15 12 Sangaria Beverage USA/Honda/Billabong/Bike Beat
20 135 Troy Maturo, Glendora, CA YAM 15 11 Front Line Racing/Bank of America/Ferodo/Z Leathers/Arai
21 33 Rocky Wong, Oakland, CA YAM 15 10 World Motors USA/Lata Mix/Galfers/Motul
22 68 Peter Femenia, Mill Valley, CA YAM 15 9 James Siddall/World Sports Imports/P. Femenia & Son
23 23 Derek JT King, Delta, BC, CAN HON 15 8 Derek King Racing/Bridgestone/Arai/AFAM/EBC/Boyesen
24 8 Leon Cortes, Costa Rica HON 14 7 Lacsa/Castrol/Arai/Cortes Racing Team/Elf/Dunlop
25 61 David Pare, Elk Grove, CA HON 14 6 Carbon Tech/Pare Industries/AA Mfg./Del Eckels Racing
26 51 Jeff Ortlip, Folsom, CA YAM 14 5 World Sports Imports/Sharkskinz Racing Bodies/NGK
27 64 Andrew Edwards, Idaho Falls, ID YAM 14 4 Vesco's Sports Center/Motul Oil/Mansson Technologies
28 148 John Morris, Longmont, CO YAM 14 3 Self
29 75 Tom Christian, Bellevue, ID HON 12 2 Carbone Lorraine Brake Pads/Bridgestone/Barnett/Smith
30 169 Daniel Reeser, Avila Beach, CA YAM 3 1 D.P. Safety School/Jake's Take n Bake Pizza Inc./Shoei
Time: 24:58.200, 89.387 mph (New Track Record)
*A bonus point is paid to the rider leading most laps.
FINAL 1997 ELF FUELS & LUBRICANTS 250 GRAND PRIX SERIES POINT STANDINGS
Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins
1 Rich Oliver, Fresno, CA 360 10 11 Jeffrey Vos, Holland, MI 144
2 Bobby Keith, Redwood City, CA 252 12 Perry Melneciuc, Lehigh Acres, FL 143
3 Greg Esser, Pompano Beach, FL 215 13 Hikaru Miyagi, Japan 134
4 Mark Foster, San Juan Capistrano, CA 204 14 Toshiyuki Hamaguchi, Japan 106
5 Randy Renfrow, Fredericksburg, VA 201 15 John Burgoyne, Glendale, AZ 104
6 John France, Melbourne, FL 190 16 Derek JT King, Delta, BC, CAN 99
7 Matt Wait, Lodi, CA 166 17 Charles Sorensen, Discovery Bay, CA 94
8 Leon Cortes, Costa Rica 160 18 Kenichiro Iwahasi, Japan 86
9 Al Salaverria, San Francisco, CA 153 19 Thomas Montano, Berkeley, CA 82
10 Roland Sands, Paramount, CA 151 20 Bruce Lind, Snohomish, WA 70
OFFICIAL RESULTS
MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES: ROUND 11 OF 11
NEVADA CLASSIC
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 4-5, 1997
PRO HONDA OILS 600cc SUPERSPORT FINAL 15-LAPS ON A 2.48 MILE ROAD COURSE - OCT. 5, 1997
Pos. No. Rider Name, hometown Mach. Laps Pts. Sponsors
1 20 Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, GA SUZ 15 36* American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
2 21 Pascal Picotte, Granby, CAN SUZ 15 32 American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
3 7 Jason Pridmore, Ventura, CA SUZ 15 30 Hyper Cycle/Team Suzuki Sport/Dunlop/Two Brothers
4 72 Larry Pegram, Baltimore, OH SUZ 15 28 American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
5 1 Miguel Duhamel, Sarasota, FL HON 15 26 American Honda/Smokin' Joe's
6 68 Michael Smith, Canton, GA KAW 15 25 Kinko's Kawasaki/Dunlop/Bel-Ray/Lockhart Phillips USA
7 2 Jamie Hacking, England KAW 15 24 Kinko's Kawasaki/Dunlop/Bel-Ray/Braking/Lockart Phillips
8 4 Steve Crevier, Pitt Meadows, BC, CAN HON 15 23 Smokin' Joe's Honda/Dunlop/HRC/Honda Pro Oils
9 269 Nicky Hayden, Owensboro, KY KAW 15 22 Muzzy's/2nd Chance Auto Sales
10 120 Eric Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA HON 15 21 Zero Gravity/Honda/Dunlop/AGV/Kerker/Tsubaki/EBC
11 16 Tom Kipp, Chardon, OH YAM 15 20 Yamaha Motor Corp./Dunlop/Bell/Bell2/Sharkskinz/Micron
12 95 Matt Wait, Lodi, CA HON 15 19 Barnett Tool & Eng./American Honda/Dunlop/Elf Fuels
13 166 Steve Rapp, Lafayette, CA SUZ 15 18 Cycle Gear/Dunlop/Goodtimes Racing/Arai/Braking
14 24 Mark Miller, Long Beach, CA SUZ 15 17 HyperCycle/Team Suzuki Sport/Dunlop/Two Brothers
15 54 Richard Alexander Jr., Carmel, NY SUZ 15 16 Team Suzuki Sport/Hudson Valley Racing/Mr. G
16 8 Owen Weichel, Toronto, ON, CAN KAW 15 15 HYD-Mech Saw/4&6 Racing/TransPro Freight/Dunlop
17 11 Ben Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA HON 15 14 Zero Gravity/Honda/Dunlop/AGV/Kerker/Pro Honda Oils
18 89 Kenichiro Iwahashi, Japan HON 15 13 Moto Liberty/American Honda/HRC/Bridgestone/Silkolene
19 65 Christopher Rankin, Austin, TX SUZ 15 12 Grand Prix Motorsports/Dunlop/Helimot European Acces.
20 70 Rad Greaves, Ann Arbor, MI HON 15 11 American Honda/Erion Racing/Am. Honda Parts & Acc.
21 69 Tommy Hayden, Owensboro, KY KAW 15 10 Kawasaki/Muzzy's/Bel-Ray/Dunlop/SBS/US Tsubaki/Ohlins
22 211 Bobby Keith, Redwood City, CA HON 15 9 Team Zero Gravity/J.D. Racing/Dunlop/Arai/Honda Pro Oils
23 103 Jack Pfeifer, Las Vegas, NV HON 15 8 Jack Pfeifer Sr./American Asphalt/Galfer Brakes/Air Tech
24 56 Daniel Fischer, Schaumburg, IL KAW 15 7 Copier Discount Warehouse/4&6 Racing/Team Green/EBC
25 77 Mark Cernicky, Huntington Beach, CA YAM 15 6 Beach Yamaha/R-Cal Racing/Simple Shoes
26 26 Mike Klein, Encino, CA HON 15 5 Avon Tyres/Crago Racing/Ferodo Brakes/RK Chain
27 167 Keith Wilson, Atlanta, GA KAW 15 4 Team 20-20/Arai/Factory/Alpinestars/Pro-Tek/Dunlop
28 133 Robert Miosek, Loveland, CO HON 15 3 Loveland Motorsports Honda/Tom Wirth/ERICO Mtspts.
29 29 David Wasson, Monterey, CA SUZ 15 2 CABO WABO Racing/Pirelli/Factory/Dynasty/Sharkskinz
30 42 Bryan Kovarick, Santa Barbara, CA HON 14 1 Self
Time/Average Speed: 25:24.500, 87.845 mph
Fastest Qualifier: Pascal Picotte, 1:40.557, 88.785 mph
*A bonus point is paid to the rider leading most laps
FINAL 1997 PRO HONDA OILS 600cc SUPERSPORT SERIES POINT STANDINGS
Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins
1 Miguel Duhamel, Sarasota, FL 347 5 11 Eric Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA 200
2 Pascal Picotte, Granby, CAN 341 4 12 Ben Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA 193
3 Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, GA 322 2 13 Andrew Stroud, New Zealand 176
4 Steve Crevier, Pitt Meadows, CAN 279 14 Tommy Hayden, Owensboro, KY 139
5 Jason Pridmore, Ventura, CA 267 15 Matt Wait, Lodi, CA 132
6 Rich Oliver, Fresno, CA 218 15 Rad Greaves, Ann Arbor, MI 132
7 Tom Kipp, Chardon, OH 211 17 Doug Toland, Buena Park, CA 129
8 Mike Smith, Canton, GA 208 18 Richard Alexander Jr., Carmel, NY 126
9 Jamie Hacking, England 204 19 Mark Miller, Long Beach, CA 120
10 Larry Pegram, Baltimore, OH 201 20 Steve Rapp, Lafayette, CA 94
OFFICIAL RESULTS
MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES: ROUND 10 OF 10
NEVADA CLASSIC
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 4-5, 1997
TEAMLINE 750 SUPERSPORT - 15-LAPS ON A 2.48 MILE ROAD COURSE - OCT. 4, 1997
Pos. No. Rider Name, hometown Mach. Laps Pts. Sponsors
1 7 Jason Pridmore, Ventura, CA SUZ 15 36* HyperCycle/Team Suzuki Sport/Dunlop/Two Brothers
2 24 Mark Miller, Long Beach, CA SUZ 15 32 HyperCycle/Team Suzuki Sport/Dunlop/Two Brothers
3 65 Christopher Rankin, Austin, TX SUZ 15 30 Grand Prix Motorsports/Bel-Ray/Arai/EBC/Composites Unl.
4 34 Michael Barnes, Boca Raton, FL SUZ 15 28 Mansson Technologies/Bizo/Helimot/Held/Shoei/Red Line
5 54 Richard Alexander Jr., Carmel, NY SUZ 15 26 Team Suzuki Sport/Hudson Valley Racing/Mr. G
6 166 Steve Rapp, Lafayette, CA SUZ 15 25 Cycle Gear/Dunlop/Goodtimes Racing/Arai/Braking/JAF
7 196 Mario Duhamel, Verdun, PQ, CAN SUZ 15 24 Yoshimura Northwest/Yoshimura R&D/Dunlop/Air Tech/Fox
8 11 Ben Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA HON 15 23 Zero Gravity/Honda/Dunlop/AGV/Kerker/Pro Honda Oils
9 231 Doug Polen, Denton, TX SUZ 15 22 Team Polen Suzuki/Suzuki/Pirelli/Castrol/Tsubaki/Oakley
10 8 Owen Weichel, Toronto, ON, CAN KAW 15 21 HYD-Mech Saws/4&6 Racing/TransPro Freight/Dunlop
11 23 Dax Snow, Saint George, UT SUZ 15 20 DATS Racing/Bridgestone/Honda-Suzuki of Salt Lake City
12 52 Ricky Orlando,Lafayette, CO SUZ 15 19 AST Research/Ead's News/Cycles of Boulder/Bel-Ray
13 25 Dale Kieffer, Las Vegas, NV SUZ 15 18 DATS Racing/Bridgestone/Honda-Suzuki of Salt Lake City
14 49 John Jacobi, Noblesville, IN SUZ 15 17 Bells Suzuki/Speedstill/Metzeler/Sharkskinz/Penske Rac.
15 103 Jack Pfeifer, Las Vegas, NV HON 15 16 American Ashpalt/Desert Honda Suzuki of Las Vegas/Trista
16 199 Jerry Evans, Taft, CA SUZ 15 15 GMD Computrack/Jordan Eng./Lockhart Phillips/GP Comp.
17 191 Jimmy Moore, Eugene, OR SUZ 15 14 Ricci Motorsports/Avon Tyres/Bardahl/Northwest Superbike
18 129 Anthony Johnson, Layton, UT SUZ 15 13 T&T Motorsports/AGV/Factory/EBC/Micron Exhaust
19 56 Daniel Fischer, Schaumburg, IL KAW 15 12 Copier Discount Warehouse/4&6 Racing/Team Green/EBC
20 68 Scott Ruehle, Saint Cloud, MN SUZ 15 11 Brewer Racing/Ferree/Body by Northstar/Bristow's Sports
21 12 Keith Marquez, Totowa, NJ SUZ 15 10 Elf Lubricants/Tsubaki/Factory/Penske/PowerMist
22 70 Rad Greaves, Ann Arbor, MI HON 15 9 American Honda/Erion Racing/Am. Honda Parts & Acces.
23 57 Akiharu Shigeno, Tokyo, Japan SUZ 15 8 All American Santa Cruz/Bridgestone/Ferodo/Factory
24 63 M. Ben Welch, San Diego, CA SUZ 15 7 Ferodo/Spectro/Factory/Shoei/Rocket MC/TK3
25 29 David Wasson, Monetrey, CA SUZ 15 6 CABO WABO Racing/Avon Tyres/Bardahl/EBC/Factory
26 39 Terry Teske, Aurora, CO SUZ 15 5 Pirelli/Team Hypergraphics/Factory Carbone Lorraine Div.
27 26 Mike Klein, Encino, CA HON 15 4 Avon Tyres/Crago Racing/Ferodo Brakes/RK Chain
28 100 Scott Ackerman, Omaha, NE SUZ 15 3 Clifford Cycles/Star City Motor Sports/Motorcycle Stuff
29 31 Paul Vogel, Carmichael, CA SUZ 15 2 Swift Auto World/Chandelle Mtrsprts./Rancho MC Dismt.
30 171 Keith Wilson, Atlanta, GA SUZ 15 1 Team 20/20/Arai/Factory/Alpinestars/Pro-Tek/Dunlop
Time/Average Speed: 25:37.280, 87.115 mph (New Track Record)
Margin of Victory: 10 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: Larry Pegram, 1:41.505, 87.956 mph (New Track Record)
*A bonus point is paid to the rider leading most laps
FINAL 1997 TEAMLINE 750 SUPERSPORT SERIES POINT STANDINGS
Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins
1 Jason Pridmore, Ventura, CA 351 7 11 Brian Gibbs, Stockbridge, GA 138
2 Ben Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA 246 12 James Randolph, Santa Rosa, CA 117
3 Dale Kieffer, Las Vegas, NV 224 13 Mario Duhamel, Verdun, PQ, CAN 115 1
4 Doug Polen, Denton, TX 219 1 14 Steve Rapp, Lafayette, CA 102
4 Richard Alexander Jr., Carmel, NY 219 15 Mark McDaniel, Santa Rosa, CA 97
6 Mark Miller, Long Beach, CA 186 16 Michael Barnes, Boca Raton, FL 96
7 Christopher Rankin, Austin, TX 182 17 Scott Ruehle, St. Cloud, MN 90
8 John Jacobi, Noblesville, IN 174 17 Jimmy Moore, Eugene, OR 90
9 Dax Snow, St. George, UT 170 19 Eric Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA 67
10 Rad Greaves, Ann Arbor, MI 146 20 Keith Marquez, Totowa, NJ 58
OFFICIAL RESULTS
MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES: ROUND 11 OF 11
NEVADA CLASSIC
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 4-5, 1997
PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE H-D SUPERTWINS FINAL
10-LAPS ON A 2.48 MILE ROAD COURSE - OCT. 5, 1997
Pos. No. Rider Name, hometown Mach. Laps Pts. Sponsors
1 20 Eric Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA H-D 10 36* Miller Electrical Construction/Texan H-D/Dunlop
2 12 David Estok, Daytona Beach, FL H-D 10 32 Mitchell's H-D Racing/Arai/Dunlop/EBC/No Fear/Tsubaki
3 57 Nate Wait, Lodi, CA H-D 10 30 Mitchell's Modesto H-D/Dunlop/Shoei/Elf/Clash King
4 41 Brett Landes, Los Gatos, CA H-D 10 28 Audiovox/Quaker State/WKR Ent./Woody Kyle Racing
5 36 Shaun Russell, San Jose, CA H-D 10 26 Bartels' H-D/Metzeler/Big Twin/Arai/Alpinestars/Renthal
6 17 Jeff Eklund, Pleasanton, CA H-D 10 25 Bartels' Perf. Products/Metzeler/Fox Shox/EBC/Arai
7 63 Mike Voelker, Glendale, AZ H-D 10 24 Bartels' H-D/Metzeler/Greenfields Turf//Arai/Alpinestars
8 93 Jeffrey Johnson, Minneapolis, MN H-D 10 23 St. Paul H-D/Cross Roads Custom Machine
9 15 Jody Hendley, Mission Viejo, CA H-D 10 22 Bartels' H-D/Buell/Bartels' Perf. Prod./Metzeler
10 59 John Hilton Jr., Dana Point, CA H-D 10 21 Hilton Interiors/SWOL-Sportswear of Leaders/Elf/Arai
11 46 Jerry Casciero Jr., Bel Air, MD H-D 10 20 Ramsey's Chesapeake H-D/Hot Shot Mtrs./Paul Krummel
12 77 Fred Faltersack, Los Gatos, CA H-D 10 19 Self
13 69 Jess Roeder, Monroeville, OH H-D 1 18 Las Vegas H-D/American Asphalt & Grading Co.
14 98 Jake Zemke, Paso Robles, CA H-D 1 17 Bartels' H-D/Bartels' Perf. Prod./Metzeler/Big Twin/Arai
Time/Average Speed: 18:19.560, 81.196 mph (New Track Record)
Margin of Victory: 7.500 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: Eric Bostrom, 1:49.197, 71.760 mph (New Track Record)
*A bonus point is paid to the rider leading most laps.
FINAL 1997 PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE H-D SUPERTWINS SERIES POINT STANDINGS
Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins
1 Eric Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA 386 10 11 Shaun Russell, San Jose, CA 145
2 David Estok, Daytona Beach, CA 337 12 Mike Voelker, Glendale, AZ 138
3 Jake Zemke, Paso Robles, CA 289 13 Shawn Higbee, Manhattan Beach, CA 127
4 Jody Hendley, Mission Viejo, CA 244 14 Tripp Nobles, Macon, GA 107
5 Jerry Casciero Jr., Bel Air, MD 212 15 Robert Bussey, Modesto, CA 94
6 Nate Wait, Lodi, CA 206 1 15 Robert Brown, San Francisco, CA 94
7 Jeff Eklund, Pleasanton, CA 166 17 Chris Bliss, Poughkeepsie, NY 65
8 Jess Roeder, Monroeville, OH 154 18 Todd Evans, Mukwonago, WI 52
9 Jeffrey Johnson, Minneapolis, MN 152 19 Brian Gibbs, Stockbridge, GA 50
10 Lance Jones, Anderson, SC 150 20 Perry Melneciuc, Lehigh Acres, FL 46
20 Gary Rogers, San Jose, CA 46
OFFICIAL RESULTS
MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES: ROUND 9 OF 9
NEVADA CLASSIC
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 4-5, 1997
PIRELLI FORMULA XTREME FINAL - 15-LAPS ON A 2.48 MILE ROAD COURSE - OCT. 4, 1997
Pos. No. Rider Name, hometown Mach. Laps Pts. Sponsors
1 1 Andrew Stroud, New Zealand HON 15 36* Erion Racing/American Honda/Honda Riders Club of Am.
2 74 Paul Harrell, Canyon Country, CA YAM 15 32 Attack Performance/Yamaha Motor Corp./AirTech/RedLine
3 11 Mark McDaniel, Santa Rosa, CA SUZ 15 30 HyperCycle/Team Suzuki Sport/Dunlop/Two Brothers
4 125 Dale Kieffer, Las Vegas, NV SUZ 15 28 DATS Racing/Bridgestone/Honda-Suzuki of Salt Lake City
5 3 Doug Toland, Buena Park, CA HON 15 26 Erion Racing/American Honda/Honda Riders Club of Am.
6 16 Cory Call, Sacramento, CA SUZ 15 25 Roseville Cycle/RPM/Off Beat Prod./WER/Arai/Clay Carrier
7 49 John Jacobi, Noblesville, IN SUZ 15 24 Bells Suzuki/Speedstill/Metzeler/Sharkskinz/Penske Rac.
8 16 Daniel Turner, Loveland, CO YAM 15 23 Tri City Cycle/Van Mar Plastics/Ultra Turbine Services
9 63 M. Ben Welch, San Diego, CA SUZ 15 22 Rocket MC/Ferodo/Spectro/Shoei/Lockhart Phillips
10 191 Jimmy Moore, Eugene, OR SUZ 15 21 Ricci Motorsports/Bardahl/Avon/NW Superbike/Circuit One
11 172 Boyd Bruner, Chicago, IL SUZ 15 20 Speed Tech Racing
12 112 Keith Marquez, Totowa, NJ SUZ 15 19 Elf Lubricants/Tsubaki/Factory/Penske/PowerMist
13 39 Terry Teske, Aurora, CO SUZ 15 18 Hypergraphics/Z&3D Graphics/Pirelli/T Fog/Wheelsports
14 129 Anthony Johnson, Layton, UT SUZ 15 17 T&T Motorsports/Tom Carpenter/Pirelli Tires/AGV/EBC
15 68 Scott Ruehle, St. Cloud, MN SUZ 15 16 Brewer Racing/Ferree/Body by Northstar/Bristow's S.C.
16 57 Akiharu Shigeno, Tokyo, Japan SUZ 15 15 All American Santa Cruz/Bridgestone/Ferodo/Factory
17 47 John Ball, Laughlin, NV HON 14 14 Two Wheels Bike Shop/EBC/GSB Ent./Parts Unlimited
18 121 Cory Andrews, Los Alamos, NM SUZ 14 13 AE Racing/Jiffy Lube/Lockhart Phillips/Yoshimura/EBC
19 105 Roger Bell II, Lexington, KY SUZ 14 12 Bells Suzuki/Speedstill/Metzeler/ProTek/Arai/EBC
20 31 Mark Hensley, Phoenix, AZ SUZ 14 11 Motorcycles Unlimited/Dunlop/Motul/Yoyodyne Titanium
21 115 Michael Kosta, Santa Rosa, CA SUZ 14 10 Synergy Motorsports/California Auto Brokers/JP Perf.
22 41 Jonathan Glaefke, Boulder, CO SUZ 4 9 Twin Peaks Powersports/Cycles of Boulder/Dunlop
23 35 Kris Wilson, College Station, TX HON 2 8 Aberdeen Drilling Schools/Kris Wilson Racing
Time: 25:23.410, 87.909 mph
Margin of Victory: 7.630 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: Andrew Stroud, 1:40.424, 88.903 mph
*A bonus point is paid to the rider leading most laps.
FINAL 1997 PIRELLI FORMULA XTREME SERIES POINT STANDINGS
Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins
1 Andrew Stroud, New Zealand 316 7 11 Dean Mizdal, Huntington Beach, CA 88
2 Doug Toland, Buena Park, CA 267 11 Keith Marquez, Totowa, NJ 88
3 Dale Kieffer, St. George, UT 215 13 Roger Bell II, Lexington, KY 82
4 Brian Gibbs, Stockbridge, GA 165 14 Mark McDaniel, Santa Rosa, CA 78
5 James Randolph, Santa Rosa, CA 131 15 Daniel Bailey, Navarre, OH 74
6 Jimmy Moore, Eugene, OR 124 15 Anthony Johnson, Layton, UT 74
7 Paul Harrell, Canyon Country, CA 122 1 17 Akiharu Shigeno, Japan 72
8 Scott Ruehle, St. Cloud, MN 107 18 John Jacobi, Noblesville, IN 70
9 Terry Teske, Aurora, CO 92 19 Mike Krynock, San Francisco, CA 65
10 M. Ben Welch, San Diego, CA 91 20 Cory Call, Sacramento, CA 53
20 Michael Barnes, Boca Raton, FL 53
20 Daniel Turner, Loveland, CO 53
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Mladin spent most of the race well ahead of the pack after early challenger, Rich Oliver, crashed unhurt on his Yamaha. Mladin's lead began to dissipate in the final laps as the desert heat began to take its toll on the Ducati's tires. Second-place finisher Duhamel on his Honda and third-place Team Suzuki rider Aaron Yates began to close the gap on Mladin, but could not catch him before the checkered flag. Mladin's gap was a scant 0.559 seconds at the checkered flag.
Reigning MBNA Superbike Series Champion Doug Chandler knew he needed only to finish 15th-place or better to win the 1997 Championship. Chandler spent most of the race riding his Kawasaki conservatively and finished eighth, enough to add another to his 1990 and 1996 American Motorcyclist Association Superbike Series titles.
Aaron Yates won the Pro Honda Oils SuperSport support race, his second win of the season. Yates was followed by Suzuki teammate Pascal Picotte in second-place and Jason Pridmore in third.
Rich Oliver won the Elf Fuels 250 Grand Prix, his 20th victory in a row -- extending the record for the longest winning streak in AMA Pro Racing history.
Eric Bostrom was the winner of the Progressive Insurance Harley-Davidson Super Twins race. Bostrom has dominated the Super Twins series, winning ten of 11 1997 series races. David Estok placed second, and Nate Wait followed in third-place.
Chandler Wins Pole for Las Vegas
Superbike Race
LAS VEGAS -- Reigning MBNA Superbike Series Champion Doug Chandler
took the pole Saturday at the Nevada Classic at Las Vegas Motor
Speedway. Chandler's run of 91.965 miles per hour, was a new
motorcycle track record on the 2.5-mile road course.
While it was no surprise that Chandler might take the pole, the 13th of his career and his fourth this season, some might say his determination to lead the field is unnecessary as he is nearly uncatchable in the points race. Chandler, with 280 points, need only finish 15th-place or better to capture the 1997 MBNA Superbike Series Championship. Chandler's closest competitor is 1995 series champion Miguel Duhamel, with 260 points.
"I was fortunate that I got a good clear lap," said Chandler, of Salinas, Calif. "I was really only concerned about a front row position. I feel comfortable, and what I do tomorrow depends on what the pace is like."
Chandler is known as the master of consistency, and things look good for him at Sunday's race. He and his Kawasaki machine won last year's race at Las Vegas, which was also the season finale for the MBNA Superbike Series. If he takes the 1997 Championship it will be the third of his career, having won the 1990 and 1996 Championships.
Second on Sunday's starting grid is 15th-ranked Harley-Davidson rider Thomas Wilson of Oregon, Ohio. Wilson turned in a 91.856 m.p.h. run on his VR1000. This marks the first time either Wilson or a Harley-Davidson have seen the front row this season.
Australian Mat Mladin will start in third with a 91.674. Mladin is currently ranked third in the MBNA Superbike Series with 252 points.
Rich Oliver surprised everyone by putting his Yamaha on the front row in only his second Superbike race of the season. Oliver, the current AMA 250cc Grand Prix Champion, was given a chance to ride the last two Superbike races of the year for Yamaha and this will be his first-ever start on the front row of a Superbike final. Oliver's speed was 91.622.
The final round of the MBNA Superbike Series Nevada Classic at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will start at 1:40pm on Sunday, Oct. 5.
MBNA
Superbike Series -- Friday qualifying
Qualifying results Friday for Sunday's MBNA Superbike
Series finale on the 2.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway with rider,
hometown or country, make of motorcycle and qualifying speed in miles
per hour (qualifying continues Saturday):
1. Pascal Picotte, Canada, Suzuki, 91.559; track record, (previous
record 91.542, Doug Chandler, Kawasaki, Oct. 5, 1996.)
2. Doug Chandler, Salinas, Calif., Kawasaki, 91.373.
3. Mat Mladin, Australia, Ducati, 91.212.
4. Steve Crevier, Canada, Honda, 90.943.
5. Thomas Stevens, Woodstock, Ga., Ducati, 90.921.
6. Chris Carr, Valley Springs, Calif., Harley-Davidson, 90.698.
7. Larry Pegram, Baltimore, Ohio, Suzuki, 90.601.
8. Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, Ga., Suzuki, 90.519.
9. Thomas Wilson, Oregon, Ohio, Harley-Davidson, 90.468.
10. Tom Kipp, Chardon, Ohio, Yamaha, 90.460.
11. Miguel Duhamel, Sarasota, Fla., Honda, 90.423.
12. Rich Oliver, Fresno, Calif., Yamaha, 90.333.
13. Jason Pridmore, Ventura, Calif., Suzuki, 89.673.
14. Doug Polen, Denton, Texas, Suzuki, 89.609.
15. Christer Lindholm, Germany, Ducati, 89.570.
16. Tommy Hayden, Owensboro, Ky., Kawasaki, 89.252.
17. Michael Taylor, Canada, Kawasaki, 88.311.
18. Paul Harrell, Canyon Country, Calif., Yamaha, 88.026.
19. Ben Bostrom, El Segundo, Calif., Honda, 87.831.
20. Tripp Nobles, Macon, Ga., Harley-Davidson, 87.682.
21. Gerald Rothman, Jr., Manchester, Conn., Ducati, 87.603.
22. Rick Kirk, Oologah, Okla., Kawasaki, 87.372.
23. Michael Barnes, Boca Raton, Fla., Harly-Davidson, 86.837.
24. Chris Rankin, Austin, Texas, Suzuki, 86.374.
25. Ricky Orlando, Lafayette, Colo., Suzuki, 86.354.
26. Mario Duhamel, Canada, Suzuki, 86.276.
27. James Randolph, Santa Rosa, Calif., Suzuki, 85.885.
28. Cal Rayborn III, Rupert, Idaho, Harley-Davidson, 85.845.
29. Dale Kieffer, St. George, Utah, Suzuki, 85.774.
30. Richard Alexander Jr., Carmel, N.Y., Suzuki, 85.732.
31. John Jacobi, Noblesville, Ind., Suzuki, 85.054.
32. David Dupree, Tucson, Ariz., Suzuki, 84.849.
33. Dax Snow, Saint George, Utah, Suzuki, 84.359.
34. Anthony Lupo, San Rafael, Calif., Suzuki, 84.285.
35. Roger Bell II, Lexington, Ky., Suzuki, 84.280.
36. Boyd Bruner, Chicago, Suzuki, 84.275.
37. David Kieffer, Laramie, Wyo., Ducati, 84.208.
38. Jimmy Moore, Eugene, Ore., Suzuki, 83.862.
39. Ben Welch, San Diego, Suzuki, 83.546.
40. David Estok, Daytona Beach, Fla., Honda, 83.445.
41. Terry Teske, Aurora, Colo., Suzuki, 83.049.
AMA Nevada
Classic Facts
AMA Superbike finale wins by rider
Wes Cooley -- 3 wins
Freddie Spencer -- 3 wins
Fred Merkel -- 3 wins
Doug Chandler -- 2 wins
Scott Russell -- 2 wins
Reg Pridmore, Mike Baldwin, Wayne Rainey, Kevin Schwantz, Doug Polen,
Randy Renfrow,
Miguel Duhamel and Mike Hale have each won 1 AMA Superbike season
finale.
AMA Superbike finale wins by manufacturer
Honda -- 9 wins
Kawasaki -- 7 wins
Suzuki -- 4 wins
BMW -- 1 win
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