was gridded near the back of the field ,
and it took him a few laps to get to the
front. Th en he ho ok ed up with Doug
Polen, who used a number of CCS races
for testi ng. Regardless of where he wa s,
Polen pulled in before th e chec ke red
flag .
In the Unlimi ted Superb ike he was
~J st behind Kling, who went on to win by
7.201 seconds , taking the five-lap race in
ni ne m inutes, 43.241 seco nds, a t an average speed of 109.869 mp h.
"We'll come back tomorrow (for the
Formu la USA race) and see what we can
do ," Kling said .
Michael Barnes join ed the Dutchman
team for the week end, and he hooked up
in a d uel wi th Polen . Their battle was in
the Unlimited G rand Prix class, Barnes
and Po len pa ssin g Pen guin Racing
School's Eric Wood to take over first and
S<.'COnd at the sta rt of the third lap.
By the fifth lap, they had nearl y seven
secon ds on Wood , with Barnes motoring
awa y and Polen pulling in. Lee Shierts
finished third.
Barnes, who last rod e th e Dutchman
Yamaha in 1995, said the team needed to
"rename it from the 'Yamamonster' to
the 'Yamamissile' because this thing flies
arou nd the banking."
H e w on th e race by 9.281 seco nds,
averaging 110.912 mph in completing the
five-lap race in nine minutes, 37.755 seconds.
Wood took his lon e win in th e rain y
Expert Middleweight Superbike race on
Friday. Wood and Mike Luke pulled
away a t the start, before a red fla g
stopped the race.
O n the restart, it wa s Wood, Jeffrey
C urtis and Lu ke, wit h Wood pulli ng
away after the third lap, pu tting his feet
d own in the heavily puddled chicane.
He wo n th e five- lap race in 11 min utes, 21.940 seconds , at an averag e speed
. of 93.967 mph.
"It was pretty ugly ou t there," Wood
said. " It started ge tting dark a t the end of
the race. I jus t wan ted to ma ke su re I
could see where I was going."
The multiple winners in the Ama teur
ra nks were Gabriel Hennin g and Keith
Hoogstad , and their races were some of
the most exciting of the weekend.
H~nnin g began his winning wa ys on
Friday , taking the Amateur M iddleweight Sportbike cla ss by the very
narrowest of ma rgin."i - JXl2 of a second .
Th e Honda CBR6OD-mo unted TBR Racing rid er just nip ped Chris Greer at the
line, completin g the five-lap ra ce in 10
minutes, 22.491 seconds, at an average
s p eed of 102.94 1 mp h. Scha u m b u rg
Honda's Jam es Stancel was third.
In the Amateur Heavyweigh t Sportbike cl.,.., Henning an d Greer split from
the 55-rider pack and ran n"", to tail for
the entire five laps. Gr eer took th e lead
on the west banking a nd in to th e chica ne,
holding about a three-bike-length advan tage as they made their run to the flag.
Henning hoo ked up in the draft, and
drove aro un d Gree r to win by .030 of a
second .
" Fo rtu na tely, it worked out," Henning sa id . " It was a lmost a repeat of
Thursday's race. II's good running wi th a
gu y like Chris (Greer)."
Henning won in 10 m inutes, 27.253
seconds , at an average speed of 102.160
mph. Keith Hoogstad was third.
Hoogstad also won a pair of races, the
first being Friday's wet Amateur Mid dleweight Superbike contest. Third off
th e s tar t, Hoogstad moved up a spot
w he n Ga briel Henning crashed in the
first horsesh oe on the third lap .
That put MORE Road racin g's Bobby
Ludlum in the lead , wi th Hoogstad second, as He nning remounted afte r losing
a hand ful of spots. The fight wou ld go to
the end , beginning in earnes t exiting the
.chica ne a fter running int o traffic. Both
Ludlum and Hoogstad stuck to the bottom of the track, with Hongstad staying
down to run underneath Ludlum at the
flag by less than half a bike length. The
officia l margin of victo ry was .005 of a
second .
Hoogstad wo n his first race in 11 min utes , 56.812 seconds, at an average speed
of 89.396 mph.
"I went off my bike throu gh the fast
left and climbed back on with two laps to
go," Hongstad said .
In the Amateur Heavyweight Superbike ra ce, Greer and Hoogstad pulled
awa y from th e 42-rider pack early on .
Greer led most o f th e way, with
Hoogstad co n te n t to s i t a nd wait. 11
wasn't until the final lap that Hongstad
took the lead go ing into tum one, with
Greer taking it back in the Intern ational
Horseshoe . Th en H oogstad was b y
Greer, taking th e lead go ing out of th e
chicane. Side by sid e, th ey made their
way to the stripe, with Hongstad on the
top of the track to take his second win,
this time by .370 of a second . .
"Chris (Greer) ra n reall y fast in th e
infield," sa id Hoogstad , wh o sa id he' d
pr obably reti re fro m raci ng after thi s
yea r. "I knew I had power on the ban king . I decided to use it in my favor."
Ho ogstad averaged 104.186 m ph in
winn ing the five-lap race in 10 m inutes,
."
15.056 seconds.
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach , Florida
Resul ts : November 1, 1997
lJW S l'TS M N; 1. Sht-rry Dowling (!.
Patr ick Bt-nn l't h (D ue) ; 6 . Jo hn S ilva (Hon ); 7. ) amo:':'l
Bro wn (Y,l m ); B. (.n.u le!l Sa nd oz (Suz); 9. Sam Sey mou r
(Yam l; 10. Ken Mu rph y (Y.lm).
Time: 31 min .. 46.2'JI Sl'C
.
Dis ta nce: 12 laps, 42.7"' miles
-0
Average s pe e d: HO.67b mph
Margin of vi cto ry: 5.827 Sl'C .
AM CT·2: 1. Derri ck Cantr ell (Suz); 2. St.1CCY You ng
(Kawl; 3. G,l b ril·1 Hl'nnin,; (Hon): 4. Ke ith Hoo gs tad
(Hnn); 5. Pat Mooney Jr. (Ka w): 6. [ared Kapoor (Hon ); 7.
w ood y ,*,p hilrt (Hu n); 8. D.tnit"l. Ca nt'! (Kaw); 9. St-nn
Rrn11 (Ho n).; 10. Fritnk Wiot (i-t.m )
T im,,: 29 rmn .• .;f,.912 ....'C.
'
ni..tanc e 13 lap-, 4(,.2AO mill":'>
A vl"rpt"t'd: 92.719 mp h
l"
Ma rgin o f victory: 49.273 sec,
EX GT-2; I. Crcg Kahle (K.,W); 2. Dav id Mct' bcrso n
{Kaw );3. Kenn eth soyccr (Ho n); 4. Des Con boy (Han); 5.
Mark McConnick (Ho n); b. Jeff C urti... (Kaw); 7. William
Taylor (Suz ); 8. R.1.nd a ll Mmnt."Ilga (Suz) ; 9. Jeff Va nde
Za nde (Ho n); 10. Brian Liven good (Suz) .
T iml': 29 mi n., 45.2b3 Sl'C .
Oi sLlln ce: S ups, 17.800 mtle,
Aveu gr lii eed: 93.324 mph.
p
AM CT-] : Emdnud M" I1d'>Uthorl ki"i ( lGtw); 2. Rich oilnf
Panolt.. (K.tw); 3. nrold R,"t."ffis (Ka w ); 4. William ~offt."tl: II
(K"w); 5. 1.t'OV""'&l (Ka w ); 6. Wood y C.eph.l rt (l-ftm) ; 7.
Ma rio Ma rt in (Su7.) ; 8. Ed Bart o li (5u:r.); 9. Randy FroM
(Ho n); 10. Dud Simon" lSw'J.
T ime: NI A, d ue to red flag.
Di sLlntt: 111.lps , 39.160 m iJes .
Average sp«d: Nt A, due to red f1.Jg.
Mugin 01 victory: ,N I A. due to red I1.lg
.
EX CT-]: 1. Bud Lawter (Suz); 2. St..>th HAhn (Su.z~; 3.
Mik e Lu ke (S uz ); 4 . JOloCph Lec h nu n (Suz); 5. Ma rco
Ma rtin ...z (K;r,w); 6. Keller Kin K (Ya m); 7. Quenni Kin g
(Stu); 8. Ron Howard (K.1w); 9. Scott Ackerman W rite (Suz).
Timl!: 'N I A d lk" 1 rl'd iLtg.
0
Oi ..l~n cr. 10 "'.P'" 35.6tXl mil eo;..
AVC"f~ gl" "ipt'l"d: ~ I A, dlk" lu rn:t l1dg.
~ugin of victoty: NI A, dlk"to rn:t fl.lg .
EX lJW GP : 1. Quenni King (Ya m) ; 2. Pitt MOOll(')'
: S laps, 17.800 mikos
A veuKe Iipel!d: 89.3Q6m ph
Mu g in of victory: 0.005 "*'C.
EX M!W SIB": 1.
Wuud (K.t w) ; 2. J...ffn.y C urti s
(Ka w); 3, Mile Lu k e' (Ka w ); 4. Mnll: S hl'fWOlld (Su z); 5 .
Sl t"vt' Tt~:hkt" (l Ion); 6. Kl'1lnl'th Snydt"T (Hun); 7. GR. ;
'
K. hlt" (lGtw ); 8. Rica rdo Su nl" (Kaw) ; 9. Jeff Va ndt" Za nd e
l
(Ho n); 10. W illi.lm Taylor (5u7. ).
Time; 11 min., 21.940 !'ICC.
Diwntt: 5 1apl'l,17 i1OO milel'l
Av~rage spcN: 93.%7 m ph
M~rgin 01 victory: 5.107!ICC.
EX HIW 5PSTMN: 1. Th o m a s Fo u rn i...r (Dud; 2.
Gn.-g Doney (Hon); 3. DUR.lld Ung (Due); 4. J,lmie lollS
(Due); 5. Joh n Aht'l (Due); 6. Sh.,.· Ap!'land (Due); 7. Eric
.
LaCruze (Bue); 8 . Fra n k StrumA n (Kaw): 9. Dunca n
F"r,,:.h (H un); 10. M.rrty 5dul!> (Dud.
T im l": 10 min., 39 .670 'it.'C.
Oi..... ~n C'e: Slap"', 17.llIO mil.....
A vrr~gl" ~prrd: 100.177 mph
Mugin of victory: 8.653!IIeC.
AM HIW S PTS M N: 1. Stefano 8imbi (Dud; 2. Matt
Bl.lshfit'ld tHon); 3. Eric :-.1ercer (Tri): 4. Jerome Contro
(Du d; 5. Tim Solil"ll Dud; b. J.mu~ Tudcr ( Hon); 7. Rich
Audet ( Han) : ti . De n n is As h ford ( Dud; 9 . Ja mes
S",,1."fI;hcimcr (Due ); 10. Mu k Peyton (Due).
EX M/W C P: 1. Clin t Brol z (Ho n); 2. Creg Kah le
(K.1w ); 3. Jt.'ffr..-y Curti!! (K;r,w); 4. Mike Lu ke (Kaw); 5.
David Dt.e (Hon); 6. G reg bst.'T drich
l
(502); 8. Kennl>th S nyder (Han); 9. D,lv id Md "henoon
(Ka w ); 10. Euin Smi th (Holl) .
T im l": 10 m in., 12.R4R...-c'.
Oi sl.l n..-e:5 Mp"', 17.1O} ....C
'
A ver~gt" ~p«'d : 104561 mph
M~rgin 01 victory: 0.0&l :we.
cp SCI..:; 1. C., lvin Rayborn (Dud: 2. Vicky Jdck.-.onBd l (Hon) : 3. Ma sa h lro Iizuka ( Ho n) ; 4. C hris Ulri ch
(Hon); 5. Ro lando Quin le r o (H o n ); 6 . Albert C h a rles
(Due); 7. A,lro n Stei n (Ha n); 8. Todd N o rd by (Ho n); 9.
Lanre Yeagl'T(Ho n); 10. Jdf Yo ung (Han).
Time': 10 min ., 39.6 18 Sl"C'
.
we
DisLlncr. 5 ta.~, 1 7.800 ~
Avenge speed: lOO
.I!l5mph
M~q;in of v ictory: 30 .14S .'M.'C.
Ult SPTB": 1. Jnm it. Bo.'WTOdn ($l IT.) 2. Shan.' PriMo
'
;
(Su :r.); 3. Kevin Hunt (507.); 4. St..>th Hahn (Soz); 5. Steve
Kckcr (Sud; b. Rick Doucette (Suz); 7. Sca n Go ff (Sw;); 8.
Chri.. 51"'1 (So7.); 9. Greg Harri.... (Su:r.) to. Jo n Scbro ht
,'
m
;
(Su:r. ).
..)
Ti me: 10 min., I.(Y' sec.
Di~t~nce:
5 L,P!' 17.800~"'('
,
Ave rollge "'p"l"I.I: 106.618 mph
M.ng in 01 victory: U .3b5 m ph.
AM HIW SI'T HK: 1. C abn cl Henning (Ha n); 2. G ms
G ree r (l Inn ); 3 . Keit h Ho og stad (S U7 4. Ema n u e l
,);
M.lnU l>u th,lkl l> (Ka w ): 5. Ilrtn n Ta ylor (S uz) : 6. Richard
Pnccllo (Kaw); 7. Ed Bartoli (Suz): 8. Kir k Tull och (K.1W);
9. ClM.:! Si mnll~ (5u:r.); 10 . Mario Ma rtin (5u7.).
Time: 10 m in ., 27.253 '*'C.
Distance 5 1. PS, 17.800 miles
l
Ave rage ~peed ; 102.160 mph
M ~f8in 01 victo ry: 0.030 sec .
EX HIW SPTBK: 1. [a mle Bowman (S uz ); 2. John
Jaco b i (502); 3. Mike Luke (Suz); 4. Roger Bell (Suz); 5.
St.-t Hahn (5111;); 6. Sha nt' Prieto (SU1.); 7. Ke vin H u nl
h
(Su7.~; 8. Ste e Reker (Suz) ; 9. Sean Goff (Suz); 10. Roger
v
Hl"lldricks (Sw.).
Time-: 9 mi n .• 59.29M.'M.'C.
IJ i"Unt'r: 5 Mp" . 17.1« milt'!>.
11
AveuRe , pt't'd; 100.925 mph.
Mugin of victory:: 4.839 Sl'C.
Ull SIBK: 1. Fritz Kling (SuL); 4. Ron Ho ward ~w); 5. BuJ Lawt er
(S u z); b. Pa blo RN I ( Du e); 7. Rick Doucette (Suz); 8
Mdr'CO Ma rtmcz (Kawl; 9. Ron Foe (Suz); 10. Rick Naru p
(KAw)
Time: 9 m in ., 43.241 SK .
Distance 5) aps, 17.800 miles
AVC"f~gl" ~prrd : 109.R69mph
Mugin of victory:: 7.201 sec,
SR SPTBK: I. Steve Reker (SIu); 2. Jim F~ino (Suz );
3. Scoll Ca nt re ll (S u z); 4. :-.1 ieha d Lea ni ng (S u7.l; 5 .
Ke m wth Sny dtol' (Hurt> 6. Sotmu el Rhue (Su7.); 7. Stf'Vt"Il
:
Bu rn t·1t (Suz); 8. [kvin Batlle y (Due); 9. Rick S ha w
(Yam); 10. Steve Gaunt lSuz).
T imt': 10 m in.. 16.605 ...-c.
D i"t.ln Cf':5 Llps . 17.800 m ill'!>.
Ave r~gc sp«d: 103.924 mph.
Mugin of victory: 0.020 '\t..'C.
EX M /W SPTBK: 1. Gnog I
(Dud ; lO. Joseph Lt..'ChrTliln (Suz).
Time: 9 mi n.•56.760!Il'C.
ni..I ~ IlC't': 5 Idf"'. 17.HOO mi ll~
Avt"T~~t" , pt>t"d: 107.380 m ph
~brgin of victory:: 4.(152 sec.
AM S/TW: 1. Philip K~IC7.er (507.); 2. AI.ln Tay lor
(Suz); 3. J ~lIll' Contro (Du d; 4. Tim SoliI'll (Du d; 5.
Dt. Ilnis Ash ford (Due); 6. Mark P"Yton (Due); 7. Gahrit......
"
Vig na m li (Du d ; H. WiIli.lm Ha7.ard (Du e); 9. Jeff Swa n
(Yam); 10. Rit.' d rd Richtt'T (Due) .
h
UIL C P: 1. M ike BaI'l'lt.'S (Y~m ); 2. Eric Wood (Kaw);
3. Lee Shlerts (Suz); 4. Ro n H o w ard Ou.w); 5. S hane
Pril"'tn (K"w); 6. Bud Lawtt'T (So7.); 7. Jim Dic kc-n..on
(Suz); 8. GTeK Fry..!' (Yam); 9 . Ron Foye (Suz); 10. ~n
'
&ttlcy (Ya m).
Timr: 9 min., 37.T.:'I5~.
OisLlncr. 5 M?" 17.800 mi~
Av pngt" " pt>t"d: 110.912 mph
'''b rgin of victory: 9.2S1 sec.
EX HIW SllJK : 1. Michad FiIT:p.,l rie L (Kawl; 2. Jo hn
Jacobi (Stu); 3. JOI' Pittman {Kaw l; 4. Rogt'T Dd t (Suz); 5.
Ch ris Tri ckett (Suz); 6. M.Jr'CO Martin.... (Ka w); 7. Stl've
;.
Tt"SChke (Hun) ; 8. Rick Narop ( K.tw); 9. jim Di<::k-m"oOn
(Suz); 10, Ro n Ftl)'t" (Su.z).
.
Time: 9 m in., 55.194 Sl'C.
Uisunce: 5 l.1 . 17.800milc:'l
ps
AVeTolSt" "P"'d: 107.662 mph
Mu gin of victory. 3.452 !il.'C.
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