AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship
Sun Shines,
Carr Reigns
CHRIS CARR
PUT IT ALL
TOGETHER
AT THE
SPRINGFIELD
MILE
By Scon ROUSSEAU
PHOTOS BY DAVE HOENIG!
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Pre-owned Racing's Chris Carr
enjoyed the sun on his face, the
wind and 17 other competitors
at his back, and more reign by
clinching his fifth consecutive and seventh
career AMA Grand National Championship at the Springfield Mile. HarleyDavidsonrrNT Harley.com's Shaun Russell was second, posting his best career
finish at the Springfield Mile. Screamin'
Eagle Harley-Davidson's Rich King was
third, backing up his Memorial Day
Weekend Springfield win with another
podium finish.
Although he only officially led two laps
of the main event, the 38-year-old Carr
was fast when he needed to be and smart
enough to avoid trouble off the final corner as he rolled to his 71 st career AMA
Grand National victory on a Iightningquick Springfield Mile racetrack that saw
riders produce lap times in the high-33second and low-H-second bracket all
day. The IMDA-prepared racetrack was
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partially responsible for the non-typical
way in which this 2S-lap Springfield Mile
developed.
"Every race here is different," Carr
said. "They all shape out a little different,
and when you have a track as fast as it was
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today, it's going to be different than when
we were running in the 3Ss here in the
spring."
King launched his factory HarleyDavidson XR7S0 to the head of the 18rider pack at the start of the main event,
with Carr, Ford teammate Willie McCoy,
Latus Motors Harley-Davidson/jones
Powersports' joe Kopp, Bartels' Russell,
and Mid-America Harley-Davidson/jones
Powersports' Kenny Coolbeth all giving
chase at the front of the draft.
