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AMA Nation a l Hot S h o e S erie s R o u n d 4 : D ela war e S t a t e F airground s By D AVE HOENIG PHOTOS BY FLAT T RAK F OTOS HARRINGTON, DE, fIlAY 19 esp ite per sist ent sp rin k les, roun d four of th e AMA Hot Shoe Nat ion als ca rri ed on. A large fi eld of entries (97) , whi ch included the firs t round of the Su perTrap p Sup erTrack er Nat ion al s, sig ne d in under th e threat o f a 90- pe rcent cha nce of rain. T he 7 50 cc Ex pe rt class w as th e l arg est , with 35 ent r ies. Rich K in g turned in th e faste st fo ur -la p qu alifier t o hold t he p ol e in th e f irst h eat. Ki ng's fac to ry -bac ke d Harley led Will Davis and D an Sta nley into th e first tu rn , bu t D avi s had h i s Moroney 's H-D/fa sthog.com /Gould Erectors' Harl ey up fro nt by la p three. D avis pulled to a co m fo rta ble lead. whil e Kin g settled int o a comfortabl e sec on d . Gardn er Raci n g /Walter Br oth er 's D an Stanle y led Mike Varn es' Wh ite 's H-D /S chaeffer's H-D · ba c k ed Ha rle y as th e t wo took t he last two transfer slots . Ke v in Va rn es slid hi s Coziahr H D /Memph is Shades Ha rley t o th e front of th e second heat. Once aga in , lap three wa s th e turning point as Gardner Racing /Walter Brother 's Steve Beattie took over, wi th Varnes close beh ind h im . Saddlemen / Lan caster H -D/ D o dg e B rothers- bac k ed Mike Hack er moved up to make it a three -b ike t ra in . Am e r i can HD /Mike's H -D 's Chris Ev ans was abl e t o ho ld off a h ard - charg ing Paul Ly nc h fo r th e last transfer. Th e la st h e at w a s a d and y . K K Supply /S cha eff er's H·D/Las Vegas H D's Geo Roed er led the last heat with G eorg e Rich t m eye r , J o h nn y Mur phree and B r y a n B i g el o w w edg ed ti ghtly behi nd him . By the end of the first lap, J .R. Schna bel and J oe Ko pp had put themselv es into th e m ix. It was then Ro eder , Richtmeye r, Schn abel , B ig el ow , Kop p and Murphree . Roeder pulled to a big lea d wh ile the rest battled over the last three tran sfer position s. Wh en the du st settle d Kopp h ad push ed h i s Corbin Ra cing / D ave Burks Motorsports/Missouri H -D b acked H a rl e y int o s eco nd . B . A . D. D. A . R. / St a c km a s t e r / E d d i e Ad k ins ' Richtmey er led Powell Rac ing's Schnab el into th e feature. A b i g part o f the sto r y f or t h e 750cc main occurred before the lig ht went gr een . Sec ond -fast qu alifier, Will D avis, lurched acro ss' the chalk lin e and sq ua ndered hi s front row st art. " Som ebody sho ul d just k ic k m e in th e butt," Da v is said . "T here wasn' t even a h int of gr een ." When the light did go gr een it wa s Kevin Varnes lead ing Roed er , Beattie and King into turn one. Surprisingl y , D 18 M ;'Y31,2000' eye I e (Left) Geo Roeder II took t ea m owner Chico Bednar for a vic tory r ide after wi nning t h e 750cc Expert ma in event at the AMA National Hot Shoe event i n Harrington, Delaware. lAbove) Team Harley-Davidson's Rich King led most of the 750cc main event before pulling off with problems on the last lap and handing the win to Roeder . (Below) Sam Lowe (3 2x) battles w ith Aaron Creamer (64U). Lowe finished second In the 600cc Expert main. Creamer was fourth . King went to the top of th e rac e track a n d sto rmed i nt o t h e lead , Ro ed er h eld sec o nd ove r Varn e s as Da v i s c ar v ed h i s wa y to th e fr o nt. Wh i l e most of his co m petiti o n ro de from th e middle of th e track on up , Davis was glu ed t o th e b ottom. D av i s c au ght Varnes o n lap fi ve, g ot by and too k off aft er Roeder. Va rn es hung tou gh , st aying right with Davi s. All thi s tim e, Kin g was cruising to a bi g lead , wi th Roeder a comforta ble sec ond . S ud de nly, co mi ng d ow n f o r t he w hit e flag , K in g pull ed off the tr ac k. Roed er no w had co ntrol and easi ly took th e wi n . D a v i s and Va rnes m oved up to fil l ou t th e pod ium . T h e 600cc E x p e r t class als o requi re d three h eats t o se t the 12 r i d e r m a in. F a st qualifier, Cay ug a Too l/Prog res sive Power spo rt 's Shaw n Clar k t ook t h e f irst h eat w i n over Ri c k y W insett. Ge o Ro ede r ed ged J ohnny Murph ree fo r third . Sam Low e ro ck eted off the li ne in t he seco nd heat and took his Moto Xtrem es/ Ha r riso n F itn ess Rotax to a wire-t o -wire win . A aron Creamer cl os ed drastic al ly at th e end, but c ame up j ust sho rt . J ohn Nic k ens III was a solid th ird as Cory Roth t opped a ti ght race w it h J oh n Win sett and Geo rg e Richtm eyer for the last tran sfer sp ot . The l ast heat saw J .R. Sch nabel l e ad in g J erem y Th o m p so n , Ke v in Varn es and Jo e Kopp in t o t he fi r st turn . Varn es had the point at th e end of la p on e ove r D on Mull en , Schn abel, Ko pp and Chris Hart. Ha rt wa s b l asting t o the fro nt o n h is Perform anc e H-D /Ward Performan c e Rotax . Ha rt held t he l ead by th e th ird lap , n e _ s w ith Varnes fad ing into the fie ld . K opp ga ined a sol id se cond , wh ile Schnabel held off a resurgent Varnes. A la p chart do es not do th e 600cc E xpert main justice . Shawn C lark grabbed the lead and ran a wa y from the field . Sam Lowe was not quite as dom in ant, but was still a so li d second. The real action was found in th e w ar f or pla c e s thr e e through s ix. Ric ky Winsett, A ar on Cr eam er , J o e Ko pp and Ch ris Hart ban ged away for tha t last podium spot. T he last three laps, Hart pick ed off a position a lap to t ak e third at t he fin ish . Cr eamer , Kopp and Wi nsett were cl ose be hind hi m . Two heats w er e used to par e th e 19 6 00cc Pro -Sport entries down to the ir 12 - ri der ma in . Canad ia n r id er Dominic Bea ulac pick ed up wh ere he left off last year as he set fast qualifying t ime. T he Cl aude Racine/Pasc al Pic otte-backed Beaulac th en we nt out an d won th e first heat de spi te con stant pressu re from J aso n Goo dw in. Henry Wiles was an easy th ird , whi le Bill B ro m ley wo rked his way arou nd Greg Sauder. Aaro n Humphrey t oo k the last transfer. T he se con d he at a p pe a re d t o b elong to J o e Zy d in sk y , but J as o n Sp eari n had a diff eren t pla n and ran Zyd insky down for th e win. T he Ste ve Gerrard/M .H . Wh it e/P arents -b ac k ed Sp ea rin took the le ad o n lap se ve n, settin g the top two positions . Shane Livi n g st o n w as a l o n el y thi rd. B ob W eis s edg ed Tim m y M it ch ell f o r fou rt h, while N ick Arm ent narrow l y d ef eated J o ey T y eryar for th e last transfer . Beaula c left little doubt as to the winner of the 600c c Pro -Sport ma in , leading it all th e wa y . Livingston ran into the first turn in second with Zydinsky, Goodwin, Spearin and Wiles right behind hi m . Goodwin moved to sec ond for a lap, before Livingston retook second and held it to the end. Goodwin and Spearin kept Liv ingston hon eN est th e rest of th e way . Delaware State Fairgrounds Harri ngton, Delaware Results: May 19, 2000 [Round 4 of 91 600 EX ( 12 lap s; 12 rid ers) : 1. Shawn Cla rk (Rtx); 2. Sam Lowe (Rtx): 3. Chris Hart (Rtx) : 4. Aa ron Creamer (Rtx) ; 5. Jo e Ko pp (Rtx); 6.Richard Wi ns ett J r. (Rtx} : 7 . Co ry Ro th ( Rtx); 8 . J .R. Schnabel (W-R) ; 9. John Nickens III (Rue): 10. G oo Roeder 11 ( Rtx) ; 11. J ohn ny Murphree (W·R); 12. Kevi n Varn es (Rtx) . lime: 5 min., 20.298 sec . 600 PRO-SPT ( 12 lap s; 12 rKJers): 1. Dominic Beaulac (W-R); 2. Shane Liv ingston (Rtx ): 3. Jaso n Go odwin ( Rtx) ; 4 . Ja so n Speert n {R tx) : 5 . J oe Zydinsky (Rtx); 6 . Bob Weiss (Rtx ): 7 . Henry Wiles (W- R); 8 . T imm y M itch ell (Rtx) ; 9 . G reg Saud er (R ue): 10. Nich Arment (R ue): 11. Bill Bromley (W·R): 12. Aaron Hum phrey (Rtx). TIme: 5 min. , 29 .52 1 sec. 750 EX ( 12 lap s; 12 rider s) : 1. Gee Roeder 11 (H·D); 2. wnt Davis (H·D): 3. Kevin Vames (H·D): 4. Steve Beatti e (H- D);5. Mik ~ Hacker (H-D) ; 6. Chris Evans (H-D); 7. Mik e Vam es ( H-D); 8. Dan Stanl ey (H·D); 9 . George Rlchtmeyer (H-D): 10. J.R. Schnabel (H·D): 11. R Kmg (H·D); 12. Joe Kopp ich (H-D). Time ; 5 mi n., 17.72 1 sec. AMA NATIONAL HOT SHOE SERIES POINTS STANDINGS (After 4 or 9 rounds): 600 EX: I. Joe Kopp (66): 2. Chris Carr (49/2 wins): 3. Ken Coolbeth (44); 4. Rich King (36/1) 5. J.R. Schnabel (32): 6. Mike Hacker (27): 7. Brett Landes (26); 8. Willie McCoy (24); 9. Shawn Clark (23/1): 10 . (TIE)CoryRoth (22)/Paul Lynch (22) . 600 PRO·SPT: I. Jason Goodwin (47): 2. Joe Zydinsky (46); 3. Ja sonSpearin (42): 4. Bryan Smith (42 /1 win ); 5 . Bob Weiss (41 ); 6 . Shane Livingston (28): 7. (TIE) Dominic Beaulac (23/1)/Jared Cheney (23/1 ); 9 . Brian Vincent (2 1); to. Gordon Schopieray (20). 750 EX: 1. Will Davis (6 1/1 win ); 2. Geo Roeder (SO/l ); 3. Steve Beat tie (37): 4. Chris Carr (38/1 ) 5. J.R. S chnabel (37) 6. Bryan Bigelow (35): 7. Chris Evan's (31 ) 9. Mike Hacker (28); 9. (TIE) Rich King/Paul Lynch(24). Upcoming Rounds: Round 5 - Dayton Ohio, June 3 , Round 6 - Peoria, Illinois. June 4

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