Dirt Track
Round 12: PMC Race Park
AMA GRAND NA TfONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
By Dave Hoenig
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Photos by Flat Trak Fotos
PEORIA, IL, AUG. 15
ou n d 12 o f th e AM A' s
Grand Nationa l Dirt Track
Series by Dr ag Specialties,
wh ic h has b een w hittled
d o wn to a 19-r a ce se ries,
came to th e Peoria Mo torcycle Cl ubground s wit h near perfect weather on
race day, alt ho ug h heavy rains during
th e week left the fabled IT track soft
and roug h.
As expected, Chris Carr was the man
to beat at the 51st running of the Peoria
TT , a n d Ca rr d idn ' t d is appo int h is
legio n of fa it hfu l fans . Th e H arl ey David son of Sacram ento / Ph oenix Racin g /Big Valley Fo rd -backed Ca rr led
en
wire to wire, claimin g th e 41st Gra nd
en
en
National victory of his career, 13th IT
.n Nati onal and 11th Peoria Nationa l win .
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Furthermor e, a p ivotal point in the
~ 1999 Grand N ational season came clurg> ing the fourth qu alifying heat. Defend et ing Grand N ati on al C ha m pion Scott
12 Parker was chasing Joe Kopp out of tum
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four on the last lap , when his d ay carne
to a sud den and violent en d .
The nin e-time Gra nd Na tiona l Ch ampion made a rar e mistake and paid dearly. Parker was slammed h ard to the