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OFFICIAL RESULTS
AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES: ROUND 9 OF 15
HOUSTON ASTRODOME, HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 22, 1997
20-LAP 250cc MAIN EVENT
POS. NO. RIDER NAME HOMETOWN MACH LAPS PTS
1 3 Jeff Emig Riverside, CA KAW 20 25
2 11 Ezra Lusk Bainbridge, GA YAM 20 22
3 1 Jeremy McGrath Menifee, CA SUZ 20 20
4 18 Jimmy Button Phoenix, AZ YAM 20 18
5 6 Larry Ward Florence, SC HON 20 16
6 13 Brian Swink Linden, MI KAW 20 15
7 10 Damon Bradshaw Homedale, ID HON 20 14
8 8 Greg Albertyn South Africa SUZ 20 13
9 12 Phil Lawrence Menifee, CA YAM 20 12
10 23 Cliff Palmer Arcadia, OK SUZ 19 11
11 50 Jeff Dement Humble, TX KAW 19 10
12 47 Ryan Huffman Roseburg, OR KAW 19 9
13 55 Jason Frenette Red Deer, CAN KAW 19 8
14 74 Jeff Hedden Valley Center, KS SUZ 18 7
15 477 Jeff Tilton El Cajon, CA YAM 18 6
16 239 Tomohiro Shibayama Carson, CA SUZ 18 5
17 5 Mike LaRocco South Bend, IN SUZ 17 4
18 900 James Eickel Grove City, OH HON 17 3
19 646 Erik Anderson Oceanside, CA HON 15 2
20 20 Doug Henry Oxford, CT YAM 9 1
Time: 19:20.940. Margin of Victory: 3.003 seconds
1-900 PRO RACE Hole Shot Award: Damon Bradshaw
Attendance: 41,011
PRELIMINARY EVENTS
Heat 1 Heat 2 Semi 1 Semi 2
Pos. Name Pos. Name Pos. Name Pos. Name
1 Doug Henry 1 Jeff Emig 1 Larry Ward 1 Mike LaRocco
2 Jeremy McGrath2 Damon Bradshaw2 Jimmy Button 2 Cliff Palmer
3 Ezra Lusk 3 Greg Albertyn 3 Phil Lawrence 3 Erik Anderson
4 Jeff Dement 4 Brian Swink 4 Ryan Huffman 4 James Eickel
Time: 7:43.090 Time: 7:38.840 5 Jeff Hedden 5 Jeff Tilton
Time: 5:47.820 Time: 5:57.060
Last Chance Qualifier
Pos. Name
1 Jason Frenette
2 Tomohiro Shibayama
Time: 6:12.630
1997 AMA SUPERCROSS SERIES POINT STANDINGS
(After 9 of 15 Rounds. Next event, March 29, Orlando, Florida)
Pos. Name, hometown Wins Pts
1 Jeff Emig, Riverside, CA 4 178
2 Jeremy McGrath, Menifee, CA 1 167
3 Doug Henry, Oxford, CT 2 150
4 Greg Albertyn, South Africa 1 141
5 Larry Ward, Florence, SC 139
6 Mike LaRocco, South Bend, IN 130
7 Ezra Lusk, Bainbridge, GA 129
8 Jimmy Button, Phoenix, AZ 94
9 Michael Craig, Lakeside, CA 91
10 Steve Lamson, Riverside, CA 81
1997 MANUFACTURER POINT STANDINGS
1. Kawasaki, 289; 2. Suzuki, 276; 3. Yamaha, 255; 4. Honda, 235; 5. KTM, 15.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
AMA 125cc WEST REGION SUPERCROSS SERIES: ROUND 6 OF 7
HOUSTON ASTRODOME, HOUSTON, TEXAS - MARCH 22, 1997
15-LAP 125cc MAIN EVENT
POS. NO. RIDER NAME HOMETOWN MACH LAPS PTS
1 1 Kevin Windham Baton Rouge, LA YAM 15 25
2 24 Robbie Reynard Norman, OK HON 15 22
3 35 Pedro Gonzalez Monterrey, Mexico KAW 15 20
4 32 Casey Johnson Murrieta, CA KAW 15 18
5 71 Casey Lytle Santa Clarita, CA HON 15 16
6 45 Jeffrey Willoh Glendale, CA YAM 15 15
7 67 Paul Currie Naples, FL KAW 15 0*
8 33 Michael Brandes Menifee, CA YAM 15 13
9 277 Erick Vallejo Corona, CA KAW 15 12
10 125 David Vuillemin France YAM 15 11
11 82 Charles Bogard Grand Prairie, TX SUZ 15 *
12 150 Grayson Goodman Plano, TX YAM 15 9
13 712 Travis Preston Hesperia, CA YAM 15 8
14 44 Anthony AmaradioTemecula, CA YAM 15 7
15 90 Jeromy Buehl London, OH YAM 15 *
16 81 Shaun Perolio Saugus, CA HON 15 5
17 185 David Owens III Oklahoma City, OK KAW 14 *
18 53 Cory Keeney Oakdale, MN YAM 14 3
19 128 Steve Andrich Lake Elsinore, CA SUZ 14 2
20 541 Ryan Duff Chavies, KY HON 14 *
21 417 Tyler Evans Salinas, CA SUZ 13 0
22 140 Ryan Clark Albuquerque, NM SUZ 1 *
Time:14:69.850. Margin of Victory: 6.007 seconds
Holeshot: Kevin Windham
*East coast riders not eligible for Westt Coast Points
PRELIMINARY EVENTS
Heat 1 Heat 2 Last Chance Qualifier
Pos. Name Pos. Name Pos. Name
1 David Vuillemin 1 Kevin Windham 1 Erick Vallejo
2 Robbie Reynard 2 Pedro Gonzalez 2 Steve Andrich
3 Cory Keeney 3 Casey Johnson 3 Grayson Goodman
4 Michael Brandes 4 Jeffrey Willoh 4 Jeromy Buehl
5 Charles Bogard 5 Tyler Evans Time: 4:04.170
6 DavidOwens III 6 Ryan Duff
7 Paul Currie 7 Shaun Perolio
8 Anthony Amaradio 8 Travis Preston
9 Casey Lytle 9 Ryan Clark
Time: 6:01.390 Time: 5:54.200
1997 AMA WEST REGION SUPERCROSS SERIES POINT STANDINGS
(After 6 of 7 Rounds. Next event, March 29, Orlando, Florida East Region 125)
Pos. Name, hometown Wins Pts
1 Kevin Windham, Corona, CA 4 128
2 Robbie Reynard, Norman, OK 109
3 David Vuillemin, France 1 104
3 Casey Johnson, Murrieta, CA 104
5 Craig Decker, Palm Desert, CA 83
6 Pedro Gonzalez, Monterrey, Mexico 67
7 Casey Lytle, Santa Clarita, CA 65
8 Cory Keeney, Oakdale,MN 62
9 Nathan Ramsey, Hixson, TN 50
10 Shaun Perolio, Saugus, CA 58
1997 AMA INDUSTRY BONUS AWARD SPONSORS
American Suzuki Motor Corp., Arai Helmets, Arnette, AXO (Mechanix Wear), AXO
(Renthal), Bell Helmets, Boyesen Engineering, Bridgestone Tire Corp., Dunlop
Tire Corp., EBC Brakes, FMF Racing, Fox Racing, Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA, KAYO
Corp. (EK Chain), Matrix Sports Group (Bieffe Helmets), Oakley, Pirelli
Motorcycle Tires, Scott USA, Shoei Safety Helmet, Slamin Motorsports, Smith
Sport Optics, Thor, Twin Air, UFO/Factory Concepts, Wiseco Piston Inc., Yamaha
Motor Corp., USA.