Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Stump and McD ermi tt were bat tling in the first heat when Stump 's Smokin Mo es /Fr ieze Harl ey-Davidsou-b ac k e d Sp or tster quit. Lima Harl ey -Davidso n's McDerm itt carri ed on fo r th e w in ove r N o ot Irv in and John Clark . The second h e at was a ll D o c 's Harley-Dav idson /J ackson E xc av at ing 's Scott Sch erb . Robert Lew is and B r an d o n Laursen g r a b be d sec ond and th ird . D ean Standi sh le d th e last heat into th e first turn , o nl y to be set back qui ckly by Ro b Pea r son . Pe arson , who wo n the Hart ford , Ohio, round , was th e next fa v orite t o fa ll t o th e m ec h ani cal g remli ns . Gutt err idge Har l e y -D avid son 's J osh Toungett c ame away w ith an ea sy win o v e r Bri an K romroy and St andish . McD ermitt and Sco tt Scherb were leading the m ai n w he n Clark fell in t urn o ne, Th e race was c ompletely r e s t a r t ed wit h the sa me res ul t s . McDermi t t and Sche r b picke d up where they left off as Scherb st alk ed Mc Dermitt fo r six la p s before cha rg- (Above, left to rightl Coolbeth, CarT and Kopp. CarT now finds himself needing to finish only two positions behind Murphree at the Springfield Short Track In order to lock up the title. (Belowl Scott Scherb (6SNI, on the other hand, did clinch the AMA Harley-Davidson Sportster Performance Series one race early by w inning the 883 National at Columbus. Scherb battled with Cory McDermitt (541. (H· D); 6. J .R. Schnabel (H·D); 7. Rich King ( H·D); 8. Ja k e J ohn son ( H· D) ; 9 . Br y an Smith ( H· D ) : 10 . Shawn Clark (H-D ); 11. Mike Hack er (H· O); 12 . Chris H ar t ( H· D) : 13 . W ill ie Mc C o y ( H · D ): 14 . St ev e Bea ttie (H· D): 15. Ja y Sp rin gsteen (H- O) ; 16 . Aaron Creamer (H- D ); 17. Jared Mees (H -D) ; 18. Dominic Beaulac (H-D). Time: 1 t m in.• 46 .689 sec. AMA /PRO GRESSI VE IN SUR A NCE U. S . FL AT TRACK CHAMPIO NS H IP SERIES PO INTS STANDINGS (a fte r t 5 of 17 rou nds ) : 1. Chri s Carr (2 5 3/ 5 w in s) ; 2. J ohn ny Murphree ( 232/1 win ); 3. J oe Kopp (20 4{2 win s); 4 . Ken Coo lbeth ( 198/2 wins ) ; 5 . Ric h K ing ( 163/1 win ) ; 6 . J ak e Jo hn son (13 5/1 w in ) ; 7 . Jay Spr in gs t een ( IO O) ; 8 . Ke v in Ath erton (9 9 ); 9 . Br y an Bigelow (9 8 ); 10 . M ike Hecker (97); 11. J .R. Sch nabel (93/1 win ); 12. Steve Beatti e (79 ); 13 . Geo Roeder (77) ; 14. Shaun Russell (6 6 ); 15. Willi e McCoy (63 ); 16. Jared Mees (53 ); 17. Paul Lynch (5 1); 18. Reun Wood (4 5); 19. Brett Lande s ( 43 /1 win ) ; 20 . (T IE ) Brya n Smit h/Terry Poovey (4 2). HARL EY·DAVIDSON SPORTSTER PERFO RM· ANCE MAIN ( 12 laps ; 17 rid ers ); 1. Scott Scherb; 2. J osh Toun gett; 3. Noot Irv in ; 4. Brian Kromroy ; 5 . Brian Th om as; 6. Corb y Scherb; 7. Brandon Laursen; 8. Dean Standi sh; 9. Shane Fox ; 10. Scott Bec k ley ; 1 1. J o hn W in se tt : 12 . Mi k e Be land ; 13. Co ry McDermitt ; 14 . Ro bert Lewis: 15. To dd Perki ns: 16 . Paul Normand in ; 17. J oh n Cla rk . Time : 5 m in. . 55 .074 sec . HARLEY - DA VID SO N SPORTSTER PERFORM· AN CE SERIES POINTS STANDINGS (Afler 9 or 10 ro u nds) : 1. Scott Sch e rb ( 16 1/ 4 wi n s) : 2 . Scott Stu mp ( 134/1 win ): 3 . Co ry McDe rm itt ( 12 9 ): 4 . Robert Lewis ( 103) ; 5 , (TIE) Josh Toungett /S hawn Beer (93) ; 7, Brian Thoma s (74); 8. (TIE ) Corby Scherb/Me rle Scherb (67) ; 10. John Faulkner 11I (63 ): 11. Andy Springsteen (59) ; 12. Shane Fox (52 ); 13. Br ian Kr omro y (5 1) ; 14 . J ared Mee s (4 9 / 2) ; 15 . (TIE) Dan Gedeon/Deen Standis h (33 ) ; 17. (TIE) Danny Esli c k (28/ 1 win) /R ob Pea rson (2 8/ 1 win ); 19. NOOI Irvin (23) ; 20 (TIE) Stephanie Welch/M;ke Beland (22) . 8. Jo hn Ni cken s III (H-D); 9. Scott Stump (Suz) ; 10. Jeremy Deru yter (H· D) : 1 1. Robert Lewis (H· D) ; 12. Lee J ohnson (Suz): 13. Sam Lowe (Suz). Ti me : 4 m in .• 44.602 sec. HEAT 4 ( 10 laps; 12 rid er s. to p 3 tra nsfer): I. Jake Johnson (H· D); 2. J ay Spri ngsteen (H· D); 3 . Sha wn Clar k ( H·D) : 4 . B ry an Big e low ( H· D): 5 . Dominic Beaulac (H· D) ; 6. Garth Bas tia n (H· D): 7. Jason Tye r (H·D) ; 8. Ric ky Winsett (H-D) : 9. Ken Yoder (H -D ); 10. Kevin Athe rton (H· D ) : 11. Shawn Bee r ( H · D ) ; 12. J err y Vanderkooi (Suz). Ti me : 4 min ., 45 .976 sec. SEMI 1 ( 8 l a ps : 13 r i d e r s , top 2 t ran sfer ) : I . Domini c Beau la c ( H· D ) : 2 . Steve Beattie (H-D ); 3. Pau l Lyn ch (H· D ); 4 . Co ry M cDerm itt ( H -D ) ; 5 . J ess Ro ed er ( H· D ) ; 6 . Ricky Wins ett ( H· D ) ; 7 . J eff Land ru m ( H- D); 8. A .J . Esli ck ( Suz) ; 9 . Shawn Be er (H · D ) ; 10 . Je re m y Deru yt er (H·D ) : 1 1. Scott Scherb (Bue ); 12. Gar y Rogers (H·D); 13. Sam Lowe (Suz). Time: 3 min. , 56 .485 sec. S EMI 2 ( 8 l aps: 13 r id e r s . t op 2 transfer ) : I. Mik e Hack er (H -D ); 2. Bry an Smith ( H · D ) : 3 . Bryan Smith ( H · D ): 4 . Sha un Ru sse ll ( H -D) ; 5 . K ev in A th ert on (H· D); 6. Joe Du vall (H· D); 7. Rau n Wood (H·D); 8, John Nickens III (H·D); 9. Robert Lewi s (H· D) : 10. Tom McGran e Jr . (Suz ); 1 I . Ja son T ye r (H · D) ; 12 . Rob Pear son (H·D); 13, Cory Roth (H·D) , Tim e: No time, due to red nag . SEMI 3 ( 8 l a p s ; 1 2 ride rs. t o p 2 t r ans fer) : 1. Ric h Kin g ( H· D) : 2 . Aaro n Creamer (H· D); 3 . Kevin Varn es (Suz1; 4 . R.J . Overholt (H·D) ; 5. Garth Bastian (H· D) ; 6. Ti m Eades (H· D) : 7. Charl ie Italia (H·D) ; 8. Kyle Long ( H· D); 9. Ken Yoder (H· D); 10 . Jerry Va nderk oo i ( Su z); II . Scott Stump (Suz); 12. Lee Johnson (Suz) . Ti me : 3 min ., 5 4.858 sec. GR AN D NATION A L ( 2 5 laps ; 18 ri ders ) ; I. Ch r i s Carr ( H· D) ; 2 . K e n Coo lbe th ( H· D) ; 3 . J oe Kopp ( H· D) ; 4 . Johnny Mu rph ree ( H -D); 5. Geo Roede r BRIEFLY••• ing by going int o turn one . Robert Lew is and Noot Irvin wer e fi g ht in g over the last podium spot wh en they were joined by To ung ett. On l ap seve n the race c hange d co mp lete ly. M c D erm itt coasted to a stop about the same time as Lewis' S p o r t st e r went up in a cloud of smoke. Sc he rb sud denly had nearly a full straig hta way lea d over T ou ngett. Thumb s Up Ra ci n g / Au gus t a Ha r ley -D av id son ' s Noot Irv in o ut d ue le d Doc' s Har ley-Davidson / Jim Wagn er 's Brian Kr omroy for th ird , The win locked the 20 03 Harl eyDavidson Sp ort ster Perform an c e title f or Sch erb w i t h th e las t r a c e at Springfie ld to go , Stu m p maintains his second in th e points over McDerm itt and Lewis . CN Scioto Downs Columb us, Ohio Resul ts : Septe mber 20, 2003 [Round 15 of 171 HEA T 1 ( 10 laps: 13 rid ers, top 3 tra nsfer): 1. Chris Ha rt (H· D) ; 2. Will ie McCoy ( H· D) ; 3 . J ared Mees (H· D ) ; 4 . Rich King (H· D); 5 . Mi k e Hack er (H·D); 6. Jess Roeder (H·D) ; 7. R.J. Overholt (H· D); 8 . Raun Wood ( H- D ); 9 . Je ff Landrum ( H· D ); 10 . Charlie lta lia (H· D): II. Joe Duva ll (H -D); 12. Scott Scherb (Sue); 13 . Brian Th oma s (H-D) . Ti m e; 4 mi n ., 5 2 .183 sec . HEA T 2 (1 0 laps; 13 rid ers, to p 3 tran sfer ) : 1. Ken Coo lbeth (H-D) ; 2. Jo hnny Murp hree (H· D) : 3. J .R. Schnabel (H· D) ; 4 . Kevin Varnes (Suz); 5 . Gary Roger s (H·D ); 6. Sheun Russell (H- D) ; 7. Tim Eades (H· D) ; 8 . Paul Lynch (H·D) ; 9 . Rob Peerson (H·D) ; 10 . Kyle Long (H·D ); I I. A.J. Eslick (Suz); t 2. Cory Roth (H·D); 13 . Tom McGran e J r. (Suz). Ti m e: 4 m in .. 4 6 .709 sec . HEAT 3 ( t 0 laps: 13 rid er s. top 3 tr ansf er ); I . Chris Carr (H·D) ; 2. Geo Roeder (H·D) ; 3. Joe Kopp (H·D) ; 4. Steve Beattie (H·D); ~ . Bryan Smith (H·D); 6. Aaron Creamer (H-D) ; 7. Cory McDermitt (H· D) ; Chris Carr is extremely clo se to nailing down his fifth Grand National title · and third consecu tive . 'Our goal fo r th e year is to w in the C ham p io nship , ' Carr said. ' W e ca me ou t ha rd tonight . and I had a good tim e . W het he r it was a c us hio n or a groove, I had a good time. W e ' re certainly a lot more co m fo rt able in th e points now than w hen we came in . [If we getl a good finish o n t he short tra c k next week a nd beat Murphree by a c o uple o f posi tions o r wi nni ng the race, and it' s over . W e ' re in a g ood position rig ht no w . As lo ng as w e d o n't go there and get behind th e eig ht ball and have to play ca tch up all night. we'll be all rig ht. ' Mike Whe e ler w a s ab se nt from J o hn ny M u rp h re e ' s pi t area as he re c overs from so me surgery. In his p lace was fo rmer TCR/former Bry a n B ig el ow tu ne r Randy Brady, • M y bi ke wa s worki ng in th e mai n , - M urphree said . ' 1 have to give huge props to Randy B rad y . Wheels is down big l im e, a nd we're not s ure w hen he'll be able to come back. W e 'r e trying to ge t Rand y to co m e to Spri ngfield nex t w ee k, to o . - One big ch ange in Johnny Murphree·s program is his ability to get aroun d a cushion race trac k. " Last year I missed three main eve nts . o ther than the one I w as hurt . " Murphree said. " Th e three were Li ma . V ern on and he re , a ll three c us hio n-ty pe trac ks . I decided I w as going to figur e them out this yea r, and we have. It' s a mind set wher e yo u have to go out there. hammer down , ride a little more t hro ttl e -happy than you ' re com fo rta b le wi t h . I' v e forg o tt en about the po ints ; eve rybody keep s trying to b ring it up . It' s cool. I'd love to wi n the Ch a mpi on sh ip , b ut alii wa nt to do is w in rac es . If I w in races, everyt hing else will tak e care o f itself. ' --- cue. EO n e vv s O C TO BER " 2003 23

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