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Sportst er Performance National win . Smok in Mo es /Fri eze Harley -David son 's S cott Stump and M cD erm itt Racing /Lima Harley -Da vids on 's Cory McDermitt f illed th e p od iu m , du p li cating last week ' s fini sh. Stump and McDerm it t ba ttled tooth and nail t o the fi nis h. Vet eran Robert Lewis br ought h is Cape Fear Harl ey -Da vi d son /Ha rley Dav i d son of H i gh Po int -b a ck ed mount home fourth over yo ung lions, Sha wn B a e r ( B a ttl e fi e l d H a rl e y D av i d son / BRP / M et ro Racing ) and And y Sp ri n gsteen ( Powell Per f o r man c e /WD -40 ) . Spr in gs t e en a n d Ba er also had an ente rtai ning race for fifth with Baer co m ing out on t op . eN PROGRESSIVE' INSURANCE Hales Com ers Speedw ay Milwaukee, Wisconsin Results: August 29, 2003 [Round 13 of 17] HEAT 1 ( 10 laps: 10 rider s, top two transfer ): I. J ohnn y M urphree (Rot ); 2 . Rob Pearson (Rot) ; 3 . Chri s Hart (Rot ); 4 . Dominic Beaul ac (W· R) ; 5. Jake Jo hn son ( Rot); 6 . Br y an Smith ( A T K ); 7 . C l i nt Erickson (Rot) : 8. Shawn Baer (Rot); 9. Willie Broten (Hon); 10. Ricky Win sett Jr. (Rot ). Time : 3 min ., 17 .3 09 sec . HEAT 2 ( 10 laps; 10 riders, top tw o tr ansfer): 1. J ared Mees ( ATK): 2. Tom McGrane J r. (Rot ): 3. Ga rth Bastia n (W-R ): 4 . Cory McD er m itt (Rot ); 5 . Kevin Varn es (Suz ); 6 . Rick Brett (Rot) ; 7 . Tim Eades (Rot) ; 8. Shane U vingston (Hon) : 9 . Steve Gill (W -R) ; 10. J.R. Schnabel (Yam). Time : 3 min .• 2 1.485 s ec . HEAT 3 ( 10 laps; 10 riders, top t w o transfer) : 1. Bry an B igel ow (A T K) ; 2 . T erry Poo ve y (Rot) ; 3 . Kenny Coo tbeth J r. (KTM) ; 4 . J eremy Deruyter (Rot) ; 5 . Shau n Rus sell ( Ro t) ; 6 . Ken Yo d e r ( Ha n ); 7. AM A/P ROGRESSIVE INSURANCE U.S . FLAT TRACK CHA MPIO NSHIP SERIES POI NT Krom ro y ; 17. Joe y T yeryar. lime: 27 m in .• 33 .328 sec. • Red Aag - STANDINGS ( aft er 13 of 17 ro unds) : 1. Chris Carr (2 16/4 win s) ; 2 . J ohnny Murphree (20 5/1) ; 3 . Joe HA RLEY· DAVID SON SPORTSTER PERFORMANCE SERIES POINT STANDINGS (aft er 7 of 10 Kopp (172 / 2): 4. Kenny Coolbeth Jr. ( 156/1) ; 5. Rich King ( 132/1) ; 6. J ake Johnson ( 113/1 ); 7. rounds ) : I . Sco tt Scherb (1 22 /3 win s ) : 2 . Sc o tt Stu m p (1 11); 3 . Co ry Mc Dermitt ( 104) ; 4 . Shawn Baer ( 87) ; 5 . Robe rt Lewis ( 83) ; 6 . Josh T ou ng ett ( 6 5 ) ; 7 . Brian T homa s ( 60 ) ; 8. Andy Spr in g st een ( 59) ; 9 . Merl e Sc herb ( 53) ; 10 . J o hn Faulkner III Bry an Big elow (9 7); 8 . J ay Springsteen (94); 9 . Mike Hack er (89): 10. Kevin Ath ert on (84) ; II. J .R. Schnabel (8011); 12. Steve Beattie (65); 13. Shaun Russell (60); 14. (TIE) Jared MeesWaul Lynch (5 1); 16. (TIE) Willie McCoy/Goo Roeder 11 (50); 18. Raun Wood (45); 19. Brett Landes (43); 20. Terry Poovey (5 1): I I. Jared Mees (49/2); 12. Corby Scherb (45); 13. Brian Kr om ro y (36) ; 14. Dan Gede on (33) ; 15. Shane Fox (32) ; 16. Rob Pearso n ( 28/1) ; 17. Danny Eslick (23/1 ) ; 18 . Stephanie We lch ( 22 ); 19. Bryan Sm ith ( 19) ; 20 . Cl int Er ickson (15) . (42 ). HARlEY ·DAVIDSON SPORTSTER PERFORM· ANCE MAIN ( 12 laps , 17 riders) : 1. Sco tt Sc herb; 2. Sco tt Stu mp; 3 . Cory M cDe rm itt ; 4 . Robert Lewis; 5 . Shawn Beer: 6 . Andy Spring steen : 7 . Cor by Sc herb : 8 . J ohn Fau lk ner III; 9 . John Cla rk; 10. Shane Fox ; 1 1. Bri an T homa s; 12 . Cl int Eri ckson; J 3 . Will ie Broten; 14. Rob Pearson; 15 . Tony Glorn o : 16 . Br ian Upcoming Round Round 16 - Vernon, NY , September 6 BRIEFLY• • • Johnny Murph ree's post-race celebration w as uniq ue to th e Grand Nat iona l scene . A ft er taking his tuner Mike W heeler l or a lap with the chec kered I lag. Mu rphree pulled to the wall in l ron t 01 the large crow d. much to the ir deligh t and the chagrin 01Wheeler. and smoked his rear tire. " A Goodyear 5. tract ion ized all to hell · what wou ld it be good l or . other than a bum o ut? " said Murphree . (Above) Scott Sch e rb (B8N) won the Harley,Davldson Sp o rlst e r Perfonnance main event. (Top, from left to right) Beattie, Murphree and Pearson celebrate t he outcome in the fin al race t o be h eld at Hales. Come rs Speedway. Bra ndon Cart wrig ht ( Rot): 8. J osh T oungett ( Hen) : 9 . Gary Rog ers ( Ha n); 10. Do ug Lawrence (Rot ) . llme : 3 min ., 22.2 82 sec . HEA T 4 ( 10 lap s: 10 riders . top t wo transfe r) : I. Chris Carr ( Rot) ; 2. Ja y Spr ingsteen ( Rot ): 3 . M ik e Hack er ( Rot ); 4 . A .J . Esli ck (5 uz); 5 . Dan Stanley ( Rot) : 6 . Jt"ff Lan dru m ( Rot): 7. J ustin Vo igh t ( Han) ; 8. Kyl e Ragsdale (Ha n) ; 9 . Rob ert Lewis (W- R); 10. Roy Mill er (W · R) . lime: 3 min .• 19 .8 21 sec . HEAT 5 ( 10 laps; 10 rid ers, to p two tr an sf er ): I. Raun Wood (Rot); 2. Will ie McCoy ( ATK); 3. t.Jet hro Halb ert ( Ha n); 4 . Ke vin A therton (Yam) : 5 . Jerad Che ney ( Rot) ; 6. J oe Ko pp ( KT M) ; 7 . Chr is Klinef elt er ( Ha n); 8 . Bre t Beye r ( Rot) ; 9 . Ch ri st ian Vernon (Ha n ) ; 10. Ch ris Boon e (Rot ). TIme : 3 min. , 22.470 sec. HEAT 6 ( 10 lap s; 10 ride r s, t op two transf er ) : 1. Rich King ( H -D) ; 2 . St eve Bea tt ie ( Rot) ; 3. Don Mullen ( Ha n ) ; 4 . Henry W ile s ( Ha n) ; 5 . Sam Low e ( Han ) ; 6 . A aro n C ream er ( Rot ); 7 . Me rle Scherb ( Han ); 8 . Jo hn Hlebo ( Ha n) ; 9 . Bria n Vin cent ( Rot ); 10. Dusti n Crow ( Han ). ? Time: 3 m in., 21.369 sec . SEMI 1 ( 8 la ps ; 12 riders. winn er transfers): 1. Cory McDe rm itt (Rot) ; 2. Domini c Beaula c (W -R) ; 3 . Ch ris Hart ( Rot ); 4 . Shaun Ru ssell ( Rot) : 5 . K ev in Varnes (S uz); 6 . Ken Yod er ( Han); 7. Gary Rog ers ( Ho n) ; 6 . Clint Er ick so n ( Rot ) ; 9 . D oug La wrence ( Rot); 10. Sha ne Uvin gston (Ho n); 11. Shawn Bee r (Rot): 12. SteveGill (W·R). lime: 2 m in.• 4 2.671 sec. SEMI 2 ( 6 laps ; 12 riders . winner t ran sf ers) ; I. Ken ny Coo lbet h J r. ( KTM ); 2. Jake Johnson (Rot); 3 . Gart h Ba st ian ( W· R): 4 . Jeremy Deru yter ( Rot ) ; 5 . Bry an Smith (A T K) : 6 . Ric k y Winsett Jr. ( Ha n): 7. Bra ndo n Ce rt wr iq ht (Rot) ; 8 . Tim Eades ( Ro t ): 9 . Rick Br etl (Rot ): 10. J .R. Schnabel (Yam) ; J I. Josh Tou nge tt ( Han ); 12. Willie Brot en (Ha n). Time: 2 mi n. , 4 3 .5 72 sec. SEMI 3 (8 lap s: 12 ride rs. wi nner transfers) : t. M ik e Hec k er ( Rot); 2 . Henry Wiles ( Han ): 3 . A .J . Eslick (Suz ) : 4 . Brian V incent ( Rot ) ; 5. J oe Kopp ( KTM ) : 6 . Sam Lo we (Ha n) ; 7 . Ch ris Boone ( Rot); 8. Jo hn Hlebo (Rot) ; 9 . J erad Cheney ( Rot): 10. Justin Voight ( Han ); I I. Christian Vern on ( Ha n); 12. Ky le Ragsda le ( Hon) . Time: 2 m in.• 4 3 . 16 5 sec. SEMI 4 (6 laps; 12 rid ers, wi nn er transfe rs) : I. Kevin At herto n (Yam): 2. Do n Mull en ( Ha n): 3 . Dan St an ley ( Ro t); 4 . Aa ro n C re ame r ( Rot ) : 5 . M erl e Sc her b ( Ha n); 6. Roy M i ll er (W -R ); 7. C h ris Kl in ef elt er ( Ha n); 8 . Je th ro Hal bert ( Ha n ) ; 9 . B ret Beyer ( Rot) : 10 . J eff L and rum ( Ro t) : 1 1. Rob ert Lew is (W· R) : 12. Du sti n Cro w ( Ho n) . Ti me : 2 min .• 4 3 .8 7 4 sec . M urphree 's w in cou pled with Carr's misfortune has once agai n close d the AMA Progressive Insurance U .S . Flat Track C hamp ionship point standings . At the start of the night Carr held a 31 · point lead - a lead that wa s trimmed to I 1. ' This has to be a super bummer l or him. ' said Mu rphree. ' I mean il l was lead ing the championship by 31 points and broke. I'd be over in my tra iler beat ing o n the walls. c rying my eye s o ut. He 's a great competit or . I'm sure he' lI be back stro nger next w ee k. ~ ' There's somet hing wrong wit h the ignition." Chri s Carr said o f his broken bik e. " Ke nny ITolbert · his tunerl took the plug ou t. turned it over and there was no spark . It was goi ng good. I wa s rolli ng aro und o n top beca use I had to ; the hrst lap the brak es went o ut. I couldn't do anything but roll around the top and try and keep off the hay bales . Rich [King] and I had a g reat side- by-side race going until the thing coughed up . It w as fun while it lasted. ' Forme r Ca nadian Nat ional C hampi on Steve B eatti e w as long ove rdue lo r th is kind 01 result . ' I've never ridden a small bike that handled that w ell.' said Beatt ie. ' The clo se st I'v e co me is J o hnny G oad 's bike. the one Jerad IMeesl is rid ing now . I think it was be tter than that o ne tonig ht. M y bike quit at Q uincy . and it wa s the be st thing that co uld have happened to me lor tonig ht . I was tryin g to put mine back together. but I tho ught. 'W hy bother?' Fro m what I'd heard 01 this place , Iligured I'd just be bea ting my head against the w all riding that old W ood 's chassis . I got the thing when I w as 14 years o ld. and it' s w ay o utd ated . I got on Johnny Cooper's new J&M . rode 30 laps at my practice track and ca me o ut and got second to night. It sure makes a big diff erence when you 're o n the right equ ipmen t. I've always l elt I co uld run up front with eve rybody . I just need the break s. and I need to ge t my head toge ther. I'm loo king l orward to the rest of the year now . I lo st my moti vation in Ju ly whe n I hurt myself motocro ssing . I ca me back and just wasn 't aggress ive enough . Ton ight I knew I had to nail the start and just dr ive through ev erybod y ; that' s alillocused o n doing. " GRAND NATIO NAL (25 laps , 16 rider s): I. H ales C o rners Speed w a y has a lo ng history 01 stoc k car raci ng. and th e t rac k surf ace J ohnn y M urp hre e ( Rot) ; 2 . Stev e Beatt ie ( Rot ); 3 . Rob Pearson (Rot ) ; 4 . Ja red Mees (A T K) ; 5 . Bryan Bi g e low ( Ro t ) ; 6 . Mike H a c k er ( Ro t) ; 7 . Ja y Springs teen (Rot ) ; 8 . W illie M cC oy (A T K); 9. Raun show ed it. A lo t 01 work we nt into mak ing the bull ring into a very entertaining race track . " The trac k turned out a lot bet ter than I anticipated . I l igured it would be a pole putter around the bottom . ' said Rich King. ' I've got to take my hat o ff to Steve M orehead o n this one . We 've wen t head to head o n race tracks belore w hen he didn 't do what I thoug ht he sho uld do . but I'm not a race track preparer eit her. It was a lot bett er than I thought it w ould be . " Wood (Rot); 10. Rich King (H·D); II. Terry Poovey ( Rot) ; 12. Tom McGran e (Rot ) ; 13. Cory Mc De rm itt ( Rot) ; 14 . Kevin A the rto n (Yam); 15. Kenny Coo lbelh (KTM); 16. Chris Carr (Rot). lime: 8 min .• 30.244 sec . cycle n e _ s S EPTEM B ER 10. 2003 37

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