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H arley-Davidson Sportster PerformanceS eries Round 4: H agerstown Speedway STORY BY D A VE H OENIG PHOTOS BY FLA T T RAK FOTO S HAGERSTOWN, MD, AGG. 19 PC Ra c in g / T ille y Ha rle y -D a v id so n/Kegel MC ' s Wi ll ie McC o y d e stro ye d the field in ro un d fo ur o f the Harley -Da vidso n S po rts te r Pe rfor mance S e rie s a t Ha ge rstown Spe e d wa y. Th e wire -to -wire victo ry wa s th e second of th e ye ar for the defending S e ries Ch ampion . The win propelled McCo y into a tie for the po ints le a d with S c ott Stump, who finis he d second o n his Frieze's Ha rl e y -D av idson/Roger Gutte rridg e Sportster. "T he b ik e wa s wo rking perfe ct ," McCoy s a id. "We m a de a c hange for the m a in event a nd it was even bet ter . I jus t got a good start and I wasn't s ettl in g for any othe r position tha n first . We 're just here to win rac e s , put the pressure on the other guys . If we w in races , we'll w in t h e cha m pi onship . I got the holeshot a nd ne ve r looked ba c k. Th e DPC g uy s ha ve got the b ike wo rki ng s o aweso me that I just have to not make any mistakes . I go t a goo d lea d a n d th e n tried t o ca lm d o wn . Thi s is a p rett y to ug h tra c k , I a lw a ys s tr ugg le he re , bu t _ we 've got th ings goi ng now , all I ha ve to do is win the ne xt coup le of ra c es ." Work ing h is way u p to third was Ro g e rs Lak e Ra c in g /M it ch ell ' s Mo d e s t o Ha r ley - Da v id so n ' s G ary Rog er s . Nate Wait go t th e hole shot the first time the 12 -lap Nation a l left the lin e , bu t t he ra c e was red -flagged when J ohn Cla rk fe ll in turn thre e . Clark 's b ike wa s too badl y damaged to make th e re start. McC oy made the most of the sec ond chance a nd b lasted to the front ahead of Mitchell's Modesto Ha rle y Dav id s o n/ Am eric an Made Suspe n sion 's Wa it, Wid man Harley -Dav idson/Allen Racing's Jason T ye r and Sills ' Cycle C enter /Ha rt Ra ci n g ' s John Faulkner. Stump blasted to th e front , taking second by lap three . Wa it he ld on to third over Fa ulkner , Michelle Disalvo (Mitche ll's Mo desto Harley -Davi d son/ Don Reeve Tru cking ), Tyer, Gary Roge rs and He nry Wiles (Bra d T iega rd /Ron Ha m p) . Rog e rs dro ppe d Wait o ut of th ird a t the h a lfwa y poin t a n d t h e p od ium positio ns were set. Tye r set Wait back on e m o re s pot , two la ps la t e r. J im Wagne r/Widman's Harley- Davidson's Brian Th om a s was the series poi nts D le a d e r co m ing into t he race , b u t a mul ti-ride r p ile up during th e qualifying heats left h im so m ewh at off the pa ce . Thom as still work ed his wa y u p to finish s ixth a nd is ju st two poi nts be hind the lea d pair. Disa lvo h ung o n fo r s eventh wi t h F a u lkn e r , J am e s Hart ( W he e ls T h r u T im e /Dal e ' s Har ley -Davidso n ) and Wil es ro unding out the top 10 . The first h eat ga v e a g ood indi c a t ion of what was to c o me a s McC o y easily outdis tan c e d Stump a nd James Hart. McC o y's tim e was th e fa ste st of the night by nea rly thre e s e c on d s . Tyer le d Disa lvo home in h e at two , wh ile Rogers , Wiles a nd Th oma s batt led ove r th ird. The last heat was a close ra ce, with wait edg in g Fa ulk ne r for t h e win , with Chris Hart (Pe rform a nc e Harley Davidson) closing in the last few laps, but settling for third . John Clar k ( Ha wg Hill /M ot o rhead Ra c eway Park ) and Br ent Arm b ruste r (S k ip Fordy ce Ha r le y Da vid s on / Su p e rT ra p p ) round ed o ut the qualifiers . eN (Above) M aking his non: Defending Harley -David so n Sportster Pe rfonnance Champion Willie McCoy pulled off another 883 w in at Ha g e rstown Spe edway and pulled int o a t ie f or the series lea d. (Below) McCoy (c enter) celebrates in the w i n n er's c ircle with second-placed Scott Stump (right) and third-placed Gary Rogers (l eft). McCoy and Stump share the serie s l e ad . Henry Wiles; 5 . Bria n Thoma s; 6 . Ma rk Witha m; 7 . S te pha nie Welch; 8 . Jason Goo d win; 9 . Ro ge r Lee 13. Mark Witham; 14 . A I Ead ie; 15. Tim my Mit chell ; 16. Kyle Long ; 17. J ohn Clark . Tim e: 5 m in .• 0 1.203 sec. HARLE Y-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER PERFORMAN CE SERIES POINTS STANDINGS (afte r 4 01 7 rounds ): 1. (TIE ) Will ie McCoy (6 5/2 wins )/ Scott Stump (65) ; 3 . Brian Th oma s (63/1) ; 4 . Ja son Tye r (50) ; 5 . James Hart (47) ; 6. Gary Rogers (45); 7 . Miche lle Disalvo (42) ; 8. J ohn Faulkner III (39) ; 9. Roger Lee Hay den (35) ; 10. Brian Krom roy (30); 11. AI Eadie (29) ; 12 . Chris Hart (26); 13. Paul Morgan III (23 ); 14 . Brent A rm bruste r (2 1) ; 15. To m McGra ne J r. (1 8) ; 16 . A.J . Esli ck (17): 17 . Nate Wait (14) ; 18. John Grant ( 10): 19 . Henry Wiles (9) ; 20 . (TIE) Jeff Hie", (8) / Chris Fitzhugh (8) . Hayden. Time: 2 min.. 34 .244 sec. Hagerst ow n Speedway Hagerst ow n, Maryland Results: August 19, ZOOO [ Round 4 of 71 HEA T 3 (6 laps; 8 ri ders, t op fi ve tra nsfer) : I . Nate Wait; 2. John Faulkner III; 3. Chris Hart; 4 . John Clark: 5. Brent Ar mbruster; 6. Jo e Duv all ; 7. J ohn Grant: 8. J eff Hiers. HEA T 1 (6 laps; 9 rider s. top six transfer) : 1. Willi e McCoy; 2. Scott Stum p; 3. J am es Hart; 4 . A I Ead ie; 5 . Kyle l on g; 6 . T im m y Mi tc hell ; 7. Tom McGrane Jr .; 8. Shane Fox; 9. Gerry Booh er. TIme : 2 mi n., 31.619 sec. HEA T 2 (6 laps; 9 rid ers. top six t ran sfer) : 1. J ason Tyer: 2. Michell e Disalvo; 3. Gary Rog ers; 4 . Time : 2 min.• 35.304 sec. . HARl£Y-DAVIDSON SPOR1'S1El PERFORMANCE SERIES NATIONAL ( 12 laps: 17 rider s) : 1. Wi ll i e McCoy; 2. Sco tt Stum p; 3. Gary Rog ers; 4 . Ja son Ty er ; 5 . Nate Wa it ; 6 . Br ian Th om a s; 7. M ich ell e Disalv o ; 8 . J ohn F aulkner III ; 9 . J am es Hart; 10. Henry Wil es; 11. Chris Hart ; 12 . Brent Armbru ster; e y e I e n e _ s • A U G US T 30,2000 17