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AMA/Progre ssiv e In s u r a n c e U.S. Flat Track Champions hips Round 12: Illin o is S tate F a irgrounds (Left) Scott Parker (2) struggled w ith traction problems, finishing an offform 12th. (Right) Davis (18) p icked his shots carefully, coming from behind to draft Kopp (43) at the lin e. (Below) Davis was clearly fatigued as he celebrated o n top of the podium with D irt Track Hall of Fame i n duc tee Sammy Tanner. McAnally(H-D): 12. Jess Roeder (H·D). Ti me: 4 mi n., 48 .900 sec . SEMI 3 (8 laps ; 12 rid ers, to p two t ran sf er): 1. Scott Parke r (H -D); 2. Nicky Hayden (H-D) ; 3. Kevin Varnes ( H· D) ; 4. Dale Jenneman ( H- D ) ; 5 . Phil Ubhart (H·D): 6. Bret Beyer (H-D): 7. Paul Morgan 1\1 (H-D ): 8. John Nickens III (H· D) ; 9. Jaso n Tyer (H· D); 10. Paul Normandin (H·D ); 11. Joh nny Murp hree (H-D): 12. BrentArmbrust r (H-D). e Tim e: 4 rnln. , 51.324 sec . GRAND NATIONAL (25 laps: 18 riders): I. Will Davis (H-D): 2. Joe Kopp (H-D): 3. Terry Poovey (H· D): 4. Rich King (H·D): 5. Chris Carr (H·D): 6. Ken Coolbeth Jr. (H·D): 7. Lorry Pegram (H·D); 8. Steve Beatti e (H· D): 9 . Ja y Spri ngsteen (H· D) : 10. Willie McCoy (H·D): 11. Bryan Bigdow (H·D): 12_Scott Park er ( H· D): 13 . Nic k y He yd en ( H· D ); 14 . Gee Roeder II (H·D): 15. Mike Varnes (H·D): 16. J.R. Schna bel (H· D ); 17. Mike Hack er (H·D); 18. Kev in Atherton (H·D). Tim e: No time due to red flag . AMA/PROGRESSIVE INSURAN CE U.S. FLAT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS SERIES POINT STANDINGS (after 12 of 15 rounds): 1. (TIE) Will Davis (176/4 wins) / Joe Kopp (176/1) 3. Chris Carr ( 174): 4. Rich King ( 146); 5. Bryan Blqeiow (145): 6. Mike Hacker (140); 7. Kenny Coolbeth ( 120): 8. Jay Springsteen ( 104 / 1): 9 . Terry Poo vey (99) ; 10. Dan Stanley (94); 11. J.R. Schnabel (73) : 12. Nicky Ha yden (7 2); 13 .Geo Roeder II (69 ); 14. Johnny Murphree (66) : 15. Kev in Varnes (65 ); 16. Paul Lynch (56): 17. Willie McCo (5 1): 18. Brett Landes y (33): 19. Chris Evans(32): 20. Scott Park (30). er BRIEFLY••• Prior to the start of the main event. W ill D a v i s could only guess at what he might have in his favor that would help him to capture the first mile race of his career. " Maybe a littl e more luck . who know s?" Davis said. ' W e've got as good a motorcycle as there is here . It' s all just going to be about coming off o f turn four. I've led enough of the wrong laps , now maybe I can lead the nght one. I want it. but not becau se It'S a mile. This is the Hall of Fame race, so it' s a big deal, but I'm not really a mile fan. That short track racing from last night is my favorite of all. ' Ja y Spring st e en ( B a r te l 's J .R . Sc h n abel h ad m oto r t r oubl e , H- D /Corbin R a c ing/R eal M cCoy ' s ) w a s Ha ck er d eparted whe n h e lo st t he o i l , fig hting off t h e heat and struggled t o and Atherton c ras hed . a ninth - p la ce f inish . R ounding out t he Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, Illinois Results : September Z. ZUUU [Round 1Z of 151 t o p 10 wa s F&S H - D /Shoe i /MSR backed Will ie M cCoy . HEAT 1 ( 10 laps; 12 ride rs. top thr ee t ransfe r): " We put a different tire o n for th e main event: McCoy said. " I was I. Ken Coo fbeth Jr. (H·D): 2. Rich King (H·D): 3. try - Will i~ McCoy (H-D); 4 . Nicky Hayden (H ·D); 5. Mike Varnes (H -D); 6 . Paul Lyn ch (H· D); 7 . Bret Beyer (H- ing to t a k e it e a sy and g et it w arm ed D): 8. Roger Lee Hayde (H·D): 9. GregSims (H·D): n 10. Brent Armbruster (H-D): 11. Cory Roth (H·D): 12_Jeremy Thompson (H·D). TIme: 6 min.• 01.885 sec. up , but it wasn ' t wo rk i n g . It w as unfortunate th at Kev in cra s h e d a nd HEAT 2 ( 10 lap s: 12 ri ders . top three tra nsfer): I. Kevin Atherton (H ·D ): 2. Geo Roeder II (H·D ): 3 . Bryon Bigelow (H-D ); 4. Kevin Varnes (H-D); 5. J im Sumner (H ·D) ; 6 . Paul Bergstrom ( H· D) ; 7 . Phil Libhart ( HoD) ; 8 . Devon Prit chard ( H-D ); 9 . Brian all , but it b ene fited m e . We put o n the t ire w e h ad i n t h e heat race. It was a n ight- an d - d a y di f fere nce . It wo rked Shirley Jr. (H·D): 10. John Nickens III (H·D); II. Shaun Russell (H-D); 12. Victor McAnally (HoD) . lime: 5 m in .• 58 .185 sec . so mu c h b e tt e r. I co u l d hang with th o s e g u y s a n d act ua lly g o t b y a cou - HEAT 3 ( 10 laps: 12 ride rs , top three t ran sfer): J. M;ke Hacker (H·D): 2. Joe Kopp (H-D): 3. Lorry Pegram ( H· D ); 4. Jay Spnnqsteen (H ·D ): 5. J .R. Schnabel (H·D): 6. Paul Morgan 1\1 (H·D): 7_Jess Roeder (H-D); 8. Brett Landes (H-D): 9. Jason Tyer ple wh en th e y m ade m istak e s t here at th e en d. · USC Ra cin g /Lancast er H ·D ' s (HoD); 10. Garth Bastian (H-D): 11. James HEAT 4 ( 10 lap s; 12 riders, top thr ee tra nsfer ): 1. Terry Poo vey (Ho n); 2. Will Davis (H·D ); 3. Chri s Carr (H ·D); 4. Steve Beatti e (H -D) ; 5. Gary Roqer s (H· D) : 6. Dale J enneman (H·D ): 7. Chris Evans (H- fo ll o wed b y a way , w a y , w ay off th e pa c e Sc ott P ar ker. On e d a y aft er winning the se cond Gr and his yo u ng Mdlv~na (H·D): 12. Paul Nonnandin(H·D). lime: 5 min .• 54.416 sec . Bryan B igel o w fi n i s h e d ele venth , National o f eN D): 8. Tim Eades (H-D); 9. Scott Parker (H·D): 10. J aim e A guilar ( H· D ) : 11. Scott St ump (Suz); 12. Johnny Murph ree (H· D) . TIm e: 5 m in., 54 . t 19 sec. SEMI 1 (8 lap s; 12 riders , top t wo tran sfer): 1. c a ree r , TCR /Mi ch igan H -D Dea lers As s o c i at ion -ba ck ed N i cky Ha yden c a me Steve Beattie (H-D): 2. J.R. Schnabel (H·D): 3. Paul Lynch (H-D): 4. Greg Sims (H-D): 5. Jim Sumner (H- hom e a di s app oint ing 13th . S ch a - D): 6. Chris Evans (H-D); 7. Devo n Pritchard (H-D); 8. Shaun Russell (H·D ); 9. Ja ime Aguilar (H-D) ; 10. Jeremy Thompson (H -D) ; 11. Jim Mcl lvena (H· D ); e ffe r 's H ·D /L a s V e g a s H ·D / K K Su pp ly ' s G e o R o e d e r e n d e d up 12. Brett Landes (H-D). 14 t h a fter r estarti ng i n last pla c e. Ti me: 4 m in., 50 .9 17 sec. SEMI 2 (8 laps; 12 rider s, top tw o tr an sfer): 1. J ay Springst een (H · D) ; 2. Mike Varnes ( H· D ); 3 . Wh i t e ' s H a r l e y -D a v i d s on r i d e r Mike Gary Roqers (H·D): 4. Brian Shirle Jr. (H·D): 5. Tim y Eades (H-D): 6. Paul Bergstrom (H-D): 7. Roger Lee V arn e s was the last ri de r t o fin ish Hayden (H ·D) ; 8. Ga rth Ba stian ( H · D) ; 9. Scott Stump (S uz ) ; 10 . Cory Ro th ( H · D) ; 1 1. Vi ctor th e m a i n eve nt , a s 16 th -pl a c e d 34 SEPTEM BER 13, 2000· cue I e n e uv s Though he was unable to recapture the magic of one year ago , Chris C arr was still able to put the Hall of Fame race into perspective for both fans and wo uld-be fans of dirt trac k racinq. " As far as this race is co ncerned, in its three-year short period . it has become our Indy 500 . This one event , with the highest ·paying purse , and now the points as wel l. makes it pretty specia l. but when yo u add in its hist orical value , I think that eve rybo dy here really wa nts to win this one today . " The Carl Patrick-built miler that Joe Kopp rode at Springf ield was sporting some rather techloo king pipes made by Bassani, an afte rmarkel exhaust firm that w as really en vogue during the '70s and '8 0s but has slipped into the backg round for the past 20 years . " This is C arl' s perso nal bike, ' Kopp said. ' It feels really fast. ' Nicky Hayden struggled on Satur day. blowi ng up his number-one machine and being forced onto a backup bike for the day 's events. Larry Pegram admitted that he could not wipe the grin off of his face when he was out in the draft once again. " You forget how much fun you have wh en y ou' re out there doing it.· Scott Parker has won the Springfield M ile 13 times . but wasn' t a factor today. ' It was one of those things , I was having trouble with the track: Parke r said. ' 1 couldn't get the bike to tum where I wanted to. it kept getling sideways and they we re getting away . We'll just go back . figure it out and hopefully come back better tom orrow. I think the bike was fast enough but the setup was off . I thought before the red flag we we re reel ing them in, but we made a cou ple of changes and I don 't know if helped or hurt . but we we re pretty much stuck whe re we were at ." Washington rider Dan Stanley suffered another terrible blow to his racing career when he tangled with Bryan Bigelow during a scra tch heat race and was thrown into the wa ll down the back straightaway . Stanl ey suffered fractures to the tw o ve rte brae below the rods that we re used to repair the spinal injury that he suffered during the Sacramento M ile last year . St anley ' s prog nosis for recovery was unknown. Where would the Hall of Fame race be without legends? Former Hartey-Davidson fac tory team manager Dick O'Brien was inducted into the Dirt Track Hall of Fame during a ce remony prior to the main event. beco ming the first non-rider to receive the honor, one whi ch "O B " said that he did not take lightly . Along with O 'Brien, former Dayt ona 200 winner Dick Klamfoth . A scot racing legend Sammy Tanner and former Harley-Davidson fact ory ride r Ceo Roeder were also inducted this year . Former AMA Grand National Champio n and Dirt Track Hall of Fame induc tee Mert Lawwill wa s on hand again at Springfield this year , not only to partic ipate in the fest ivitie s but also to get a littl e research in. as Lawwill is planning on re-entering the motorcycle chassis-building busines s. starting wit h dirt track frame s. • After 10 year s of doing World Cup downhill bicycle racing, I'm going to apply some of that technol ogy to this trade , and come out with a radically differentdesigned chass is," Lawwill said. " Anod izing. Inc. up in Portland, Oreg on , is wo rking on them with me. W e have a target date fo r the first one of December 1. " Lawwill said - get this · that his de sign will have two swinga rms.