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early, with a restart, and it did run all Beaulac, who had easily won the eight laps. Therefore Brody Miller other heat race over Mike Hacker and picked up the winner's money, and John Nickens III. Following Beaulac hold off Hacker for second. he only crashed once that day - while loading up his bike! were Murphree, Hacker, Georgie Price and Kopp. With a clear track in front There was no victory lap or rider interview, as the skies were now very Kyle Long easily won the lone of him, Beaulac started to pull away dark, and the 750s were hustled to the 883cc heat race for the class win. A different track greeted riders this from the battling pack behind him. Kopp slipped under Price for fourth Instead, it blew up! Within minutes, the wind picked up and the heavens opened up, quashing any ideas about restarting the race. Heading into the currently listed final Hot Shoe round, Roeder leads Beattie by four points for the 750cc title, with Jess Roeder a non-challenging third, 40 points behind his brother. Murphree leads Kopp by eight points, with Hacker twenty points behind Kopp in third. CN the white flag. Murphree held on to the lead, with Beaulac recovering to by half a lap over Robert Lewis, while year. The track wasn't widened, nor off the fourth tum on lap two, and the the straights leveled; but all of the Saddleman/Lancaster H-D/Super- pea gravel was scraped off, leaving the clay base. This created a narrow trapp/Dodge Brothers-sponsored Hacker dropped Murphree to third off groove on an already narrow track. the second turn on lap three. Kopp slipped off the groove about halfway, Except for the first turn, dust was not much of a problem. As the 750s were wrapping up their heats, the skies started darken- dropping back to fifth. Kopp got by Nickens for fourth two laps later, line. In the heat races, Roeder had won Beattie had a large margin over Jess Roeder and Paul Lynch in the other heat. With the Hot Shoe 750cc points chase tied going into the event, Roeder showed his mastery of this track, Frederick Half Mile Frederick, Maryland Results: July 4, 2001 putting his KK/Las Vegas H-D/Schaeffer's H-D/RoederHarley.com-spon- 250/505 PRO SPT: I. Chris Klinefelter (Hon): 2. Joey Tyeryllr (Rtx); 3. Cory Harmes (Hon); 4. Wes Kite (Hon); 5. Brett Pankey (Hon); 6. Nick Arment (Yam); 7. Bill Bromley (KTM): 8. Andrew Royce (Hon); 9. Mike Brabson (Hon); 10. Kristen Edwards (Yam). 600 PRO SPT: 1. Brody Miller (Rtx): 2. Cory Harmes (Rtx); 3. Brandon Laursen (Rtx); 4. Joey Tyeryar (Rtx); 5. Doug Lawrence Jr. (Rtx); 6. Brett Pllnkey (Rtx); 7. Adam Laviollette (Rtx); 8. Bill Bromley (W·R); 9. Dave Woods Jr. (Rtx); 10. Scott Lowery (Rtx). 600 EX: 1. Johnny Murphree (Rtx); 2. Dominic Beaulac (Rtx); 3. Mike Hacker (Rtx); 4. Joe Kopp (Rtx); 5. John Nickens III (Rtx); 6. Robert Lewis (Rtx): 7. Tom McGrane (Rtx): 8. Tim Eades (Rtx); 9. Gary Rogers (Rtx); 10. Don Mulien (W·R). 750 EX: 1. George Roeder II (H-D); 2. Steve Beattie (H-D): 3. Paul Lynch (H·D): 4. Robert Lewis (H· D): 5. Ricky Winsett (H·D): 6. Jess Roeder (H-D): 7. Shane Livingston (H-D); 8. Ken Yoder (H-D); 9. Dave Rayburn (H·D): 10. Kyle Long (H-D). 883: 1. Kyle Long (H-D): 2. Shane Fox (H·D); 3. Joey Tyeryor (H·D): 4. Ron Kemp (H-D): 5. Timmy Mitcheli (H-D). sored Harley in front of the Gardner while Jake Johnson, making his first Racing/Walters Brothers H-D/Wieblers ing, so referee Rick Reinhold went start as an Expert, moved up to chal- into speed-up mode, announcing that the 600cc Experts were to come to the line, followed by the 750cc riders. lenge his mentor, Price, for sixth late in the race. He got by him, only to crash off the second turn, unhurt. H-D machine of Beattie, Lynch, Lewis, Jess Roeder and Ricky Winsett. Just Consensus among railbirds was that Coming off the fourth turn heading for the 600cc Expert final would be the white flag, Beaulac slipped slightly off the groove, giving Hacker an between the primary rivals for the 2001 600cc Hot Shoe title, Murphree and National champ Joe Kopp, after their close heat race. As the field came off the second turn, however, the pack was led by Dominic opening. However, Murphree was quicker on his Coziahr H-D/Memphis as in the heat, he started to pull away from the field. Around the third lap, a few raindrops started falling, but Roeder kept increasing his lead. Winsett got by Jess off the second turn on the fourth lap. By about halfway, the rain Shades/Motorcycle Windshields- was coming down harder, making the clay surface a little slick. The red flag sponsored Rotax, slipping by both of them as the crossed the line to take for cover, hoping this would blow over. was brought out and everyone headed Friday Night - Springfield Short Track ~~~S Saturday - Hall of Fame Race ~hQvemorefun~ Sunday - Sp~ingfield Mile Advance Tickets: $ 20 VIP PACKAGES ONLY $125 217-753-8866 cue' • n e _!II: A • AUGUST 15, 2001 47