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ROAD RACE Sunoco Race Fuels Formula USA Shierts could outpower him into the Chicane, then "park it," and get a better drive going out. In the end the power won out. Then came Wood, who was alone, and Fitzpatrick, moving up a spot after John Ashmead, who'd been part of the mix, parked his bike in the West End Horseshoe on the 11 th lap. L"i Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Rorida Results: March 2, 1997 (Round 1 of 10) QUALIFYING, I. Doug Chandler (J 51.201); 2. Chris Carr 052.876); 3. Tray Batey 054.349); 4. Doug Polen (1:54.710); 5. Dave Sadowski 0:54.734); 6. Fritz Kling 054.982); 7. Eric Wood 0:55.991); 8. Eric Moe 0:56.218); 9... Andrew Stroud 0:56.367); 10. Andy Deatherage (1:56.552); 11. Stc~e Gr!gg 0:57.191); 12. Jason F~aser (1:57.448); 13. Chris Taylor (1,57.481); 14. Tom W,Json (1:57.666); 15. Lee Shierts (1:57.850); 16. Aaron Yates (B8.S04); 17. Richard Alexander 0,58.801); 18. Brett Metzger 0:58.926); 19. Shane Prieto 0:59.184); 20. Larry Pegram (1:59.280); 21. Mike Fitzpatrick 0:59.361); 22. PaSCc'11 Picotte ":59.364); 23. Rick Shaw (l :59,766); 24. Paul Netterstrom. 0:59.918); 25. James Randolph (2,00.175); 26. 7.5 seconds back was Batey, then a gap to Deatherage, all alone and well in front of his Zlock teammate Wood. "I had a great battle with Sadowski and Batey early," Carr said. "There was no touching Doug today. He was on a mission and on a bullet. I didn't even think once about trying to stay with him. He was on a different level than I was today." The next scrap was over eighth and involved a variety of different machinery. Andrew Stroud was in the mix on the Britten, along with Suzuki-mounted Lee Shierts, Team Polen Suzuki's Doug Polen and Michael Fitzpa trick on a Kawasaki ZX-7R. They'd strung themselves together from about the 10th lap on with Shierts then ou t front in front of Stroud, Polen and Fitzpatrick. The Britten was a wizard through the infield, but a dog compared to the big-bore Suzuki of Shierts on the long straightaways, which nearly doomed him. On the final lap Stroud made a concerted push through the infield and was on the banking in front. This time, he was able to stay there and finished' just in fron t of Shierts, with Polen next, then Fitzpatrick. RACE TWO Unlike the first race, which was begun under an overcast sky, this one started under brilliant warm sunshine. That was about the only difference, that and Chandler leading every lap, not just the final .13. The numbers added up quickly for Chandler, five seconds by the third lap, 11 by midpoint, then 22.071 at the end. The race was actually a few seconds slower than the first one, though no one really noticed. "We're pretty much happy to get the races behind us," Chandler said after his second win. ''lbat's a good start. We're happy with it." As for whether he had found a tire that could win the Daytona 200, Chandler said, "It's hard to say. We'd like to think so." He also said that he used two very slightly different tires in winning the two races. The cast behind him was similar; consisting of Carr, Sadowski, and Batey, with Kling having to make up for an early off-track excursion. He was up to speed by the fifth lap and catching up to Batey, passing him and Sadowski on the ninth lap. At that point he was about five seconds behind Carr and the margin was elastic, going to as low as 3.5 and back up to five. It was especially hard for Kling to maintain the pace since his front brakes were fading badly and the lever was coming back to William Lincoln IV (Han); 24. Michael Gage (Tri); 25: Joe Pittman (H-D); 26. Jon Schroht (Suz); 27. Chris Taylor (Suz); 28. Tom Fournier (Duo; 29. Rick Schopp (Suz); 30. Sean Sidwell (Kaw); 31. Tray Batey (Suz); 32. Roger Hendricks (5uz); 33. Jason Fraser (Han); 34. John Ashmead (Kaw); 35. Larry Pegram (5uz); 36. Pascal Picotte (Suz); 37. Mark Daigle (Hon); 38. Jim Albritton (Yam); 39. Bill 51. John (Due). Time: 26 min., 27.352 sec. Disb..nce: 14 laps. 50 miles. Average Speed: 113.034 mph. Margin of Victory: 22,071 sec. SUNOCO RACE fUELS FORMUl.A USA C'SHIP POINT STANDINGS Wter 2 of 18 rounds): 1. Doug Chandler 00/2 wins); 2. Chris Carr (64); 3. (TIE) Fritz Kling/D.ve Sadow,ki (58); 5. Andy Deatherage (51); 6. (TIE) Lee Shierts/Eric Wood (47); 8. Doug Polen (45); 9. Michael Fitzpotrick (42); 10. Tray Batey (40); 11. Andrew Stroud (39); 12. Brett Metzger (36); 13. Roger Bell (35); 14. Rick.Kirk (32); 15. Kyle Zazzi (27); 16. Seth Hahn (25); 17. Scott Carpenter (24); 18. James Randolph (22); 19. Mike Walsh (2]). 20. J.son Fraser (19). Upcoming Rounds: Round 2 - Rosamond, California, March 16 Round 3 • Toronto, Canada, June 1 Championship Cup Series Daytona International Speedway (Above - left to right) Kling, Chandler and Carr celebrate. (Below) Ken Krebs was the most successful of the racers taking part in the CCS event at Daytona International Speedway, winning four races, including this victory over Randy Renfrow. By Henny Ray Abrams DA¥TO A BEAG!, FL, MAR. 1 here were a number of standout performers during the three-day Daytona Championship Cup Series races, but none more than Chicago Performance's Ken Krebs. The 29-yearold Illinois native won four of the 26 races; impressive enough in itself and made more so because they were aU earned during the seven races he ran on Saturday. And he might have won a fifth had the Yoshimura Suzuki team opted to not cherry-pick his fina:! race of the day. 'Tha t' 5 so lame, coming to a regional race and winning on a factory bike," said Krebs, who rode a Suzuki GSXR750, at the end of his very productive day. But he wasn't going to let one race spoil his afternoon. He began his winning ways in the Unlimited Sport Bike, followed it with a win in Expert Heavyweight Sport Bike, then added the Unlimited Superbike and Unlimited Grand Prix. He finished third to Yoshimura Suzuki's Pascal Picotte and Larry Pegram in the Expert Heavyweight Superbike. Yoshimura's Aaron Yates pulled in on the final lap while in third. Krebs also rode what he admitted was his underpowered Suzuki GSXR600 to a third in the Expert Middleweight Grand Prix, a fourth in Friday's Expert GT-2 and a fifth in the Expert Middleweight Sport Bike - also on the 600. His only black mark was a crash on the opening lap of the ExReTt GT-l. "Everyone went in to turn one and everyone locked up their brakes," Krebs said. "I plowed into some guy." Penguin Racing School's Eric Wood was another Expert multiple winner. The Massachusetts rider took the Expert Middleweight Superbike and Sport Bike races, both aboard his Ka wasaki 600. Both times he beat the similarly equipped North Carolinian Kris Clubb. Clubb finished second to Deutsche Financial Services' Mark Foster in the Expert GT2 before winning the Expert Middleweight GP The most prolific Amateur was Kirk Tulloch of nearby Orlando. Tulloch rode his Cycle Sports Center/EBC/Silkolenebacked Kawasaki 600 to wins in the T the bars. As he was closing up on Carr he made a mental error in the second horseshoe and Carr was able to gain back some breatlUng room. It was enough to cement his second second of the day. '1 saw three and a half, four, four and half, five, and it stayed at five for two laps," Carr said about the pit board he was getting as Kling gave chase. '1 made a mistake and it came down to 4.5. The last lap I cruised around." At the end the gap was about 3.2 seconds. Sadowski ran around in fifth until Batey's tire problems on the-13th lap, which moved him to fourth. He knew early on that some adjustments he'd made to the rear suspension weren't working and that he wouldn't be challenging the leaders. "We tried some things with the rear shock and it worked out good in the early part of the race, then I overheated the tire trying to stay with Carr," Sadowski said. "Four laps from the end I had very serious tire problems with the front tire. Going into turn one I noticed it and peaked over the front end. I nursed it home." He ended up fourth, about16 seconds behind Kli.ng. Deatherage was another 2.5 seconds behind with the same foursome that contested seventh in the first race contesting sixth in this one. Shierts, Polen, Wood and Fitzpatrick went at it, though with less intensity. Shierts and Polen went back and forth, Shierts getting the nod at the line by about two bike lengths. Polen said tha t John Ashmead (HO.I80); 27. Roger Sell (2:00.314); 28. R.,d Greaves (2:00.460); 29. Chns Voelker (2:00.545); 30. Matthew Winnacker (2:00.560; 31. Owen WeicheJ (2:01.555); 32. Scott Carpenter (2:01.730); 33. Rkk Kirk (2m .811); 34. M;ke Walsh (2:01.876); 35. Joe P;ttman (2,02.291); 36. Kyle Zazz; (2:02.334); 37. Seth Hahn (2:02.334); 38. Jon SchroM (2,02.630); 39. Jerry Lawson (2:02.947); 40. James Bronson (2:03.008); 41. Mark McDaniel (2,03.764); 42. Michael S;dwell (2'03.929); 43. Scott Ruehle (2,04.425); 44. William Lincoln TV (2iJ4.4S6); 45. Michael Gage (2iJ4.465); 46. Ron Howard (2iJ4.894); 47. Jim Kusar (2,04.915); 48. James White (2,05.176); 49. Tom Fournier (2:ll5.262); SO. R;ch Schopp (2'05.933); SI. Sean Sidwell (2:06.353); 52. Jim Albritton (2:06.432); 53. Akiharu Shigeno (2:07.479); 54. Roger Hendricks (2,08.082); 55. Mark Daigle (2:08.S77); 56. Fred Stucky (2'08.941); 57. Bill St. John (210.337); 58. Dean Scarp. (2:10.380); 59. Devin Battley (2:11.112); 60. Tripp Nobles (2,12.914); 61. Sean Goff (2:19.473). SUNOCO RACE FUELS FORMULA USA RACE ON£, 1. Doug Chandler (Muz); 2. Chris Carr (H-D); 3. Dave Sado\"\oski (Hon); 4, Fritz Kling (Yam); 5. Tray Batey (5uz); 6. Andy Deatherage (Kaw); 7. Eric Wood (Kaw); 8. Andrew Stroud (Bri); 9. Lee Shierts (Suz); 10. Doug Polen (Suz); 11. Michael Fitzpatrick (Kaw); 12. Jason Fraser (Han); 13. John Ashmead (Kaw); 14. Brett Metzger (Suz); 15. Kyle Zaui (Yam); 16. Larry Pegram (5uz); 17. Roger Sell (Suz); 18. James Randolph. (5uz); 19. Rkk Kirk (Suz); 20. Scott Carpenter (Yam); 21. Seth Hahn (Suz); 22. Mike Walsh (Yam); 23. Sean Goff (Suz); 24. Rick Shaw (Yam); 25. Jon Schroht (5uz); 26. William Lincoln TV (Han); 27. Michael Gage (Tri); 28. M;chael S;dweJJ (Kaw); 29. Tom Fournier (Dud; 30. Mark Daigle (Hon); 31. Steve Grigg (Kaw); 32. Akiharu Shigeno (5uz); 33. Chris Taylor (5uz); 34. Mark McDaniel (Suz); 35, Jim Albritton (Yam); 36. Aaron Yates (5uz); 37. Pascal Picotte (Suz); 38. James Bronson (Kaw); 39. Paul Netterstrom (Kaw); 40. Roger Hendricks (Suz); 41. Ron Howard (Kaw); 42, Rad Greaves (H.on); 43, James White (Suz); 44. Sean Sidwell (Kaw); 45. Tripp Nobles (H-D); 46. Bill St. John (Due); 47. Joe Pittman (H-D). . Time: 26 min., 25.330 sec. Distance: 141aps,.50 miles, Average Speed: 113.178 mph. Margin of Victory: 26.006 sec. RACE TWO: 1. Doug Olandler (Muz); 2, Chris CarT (H-D); 3. Fritz Kling (Yam); 4. Da,.;d Sadowski (Han); S. Andy Deatherage (Kaw); 6. Lee Shierts (Suz); 7. Doug Polen (Suz); 8, Eric Wood (Kaw); 9. Michael Fitzpatrick (Kaw); 10: Roger Bell (Suz); 11. Rick Kirk (5uz); 12. Brett Metzger (5uz); 13. Aaron Yates (Suz); 14. Paul Netterslrom (}(aw); 15, Andrew Stroud (En); 16.. Seth Hahn (Suz); 17. Scott Carpenter (Yam); 18. Milte Walsh (Yam); 19. Kyle Zazzi (Yam); 20. Rick Shaw (Yam); 21. James RandoLph (Suz); 22. Michael Sidwell (](ow); 23.

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