U.S. National Speedway Championship
1997
Final
Costa Mesa
04.10.1997

| 1. Mike Faria |
(15) |
15 |
3,3,3,3,3 |
time |
| 2. Billy Hamill |
(2) |
14 |
3,3,2,3,3 |
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| 3. Charlie Venegas |
(7) |
13 |
3,2,3,3,2 |
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| 4. Greg Hancock |
(16) |
12 |
2,3,3,3,1 |
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| 5. Bart Bast |
(3) |
10 |
2,0,3,2,3 |
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| 6. Shawn McConnell |
(12) |
7 |
2,2,1,0,2 |
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| 7. Bobby Schwartz |
(1) |
7 |
0,2,1,2,2 |
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| 8. Steve Lucero |
(13) |
6 |
0,3,2,1,- |
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| 9. Chris Manchester |
(4) |
6 |
1,0,0,2,3 |
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| 10. Andy Northrup |
(14) |
6 |
1,2,0,1,2 |
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| 11. Eddie Castro |
(8) |
5 |
0,1,1,2,1 |
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| 12. Bob Hicks |
(11) |
4 |
3,1,0,0,0 |
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| 13. John Aden |
(6) |
4 |
2,0,2,-,0 |
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| 14. Bobby Hedden |
(9) |
4 |
0,1,2,1,0 |
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| 15. Brad Oxley |
(10) |
3 |
1,1,1,0,0 |
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| 16. Chad Felicio |
(5) |
3 |
1,0,0,1,1 |
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| R. Matt Becker |
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0,1 |
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"B" Final - Hancock, Bast, Schwartz, McConnell
"A" Final - Faria, Hancock, Venegas, Hamill
1 - qualification
Costa Mesa
17.05.1997

| 1. Bobby Schwartz |
24 |
4,4,4,4,8 |
| 2. John Aden |
23 |
4,4,4,4,7 |
| 3. Bart Bast |
21 |
(11),4,6 |
| 4. Mike Faria |
20 |
(11),4,5 |
| 5. Brad Oxley |
16 |
(9),3,4 |
| 6. Shawn McConnell |
15 |
(9),3,3 |
| 7. Bob Hicks |
15 |
(10),3,2 |
| 8. Pat Linn |
13 |
(9),3,1 |
| 9. Rick Pearce |
11 |
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| 10. Gary Ackroyd |
10 |
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| 11. Louis Kossuth |
10 |
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| 12. Bobby Hedden |
9 |
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| 13. Robert Curry |
7 |
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| 14. Jerry Black |
7 |
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| 15. Jason Chism |
7 |
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| 16. Kelly Bennett |
7 |
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| 17. Chad Felicio |
6 |
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| 18. Vance Felicio |
5 |
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| 19. Matt Becker |
5 |
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| 20. Jason Daniels |
5 |
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| 21. Paul Colston |
5 |
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| 22. Eddie Castro |
4 |
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| 23. Andy Northrup |
3 |
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| 24. Brian Pappalardo |
3 |
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| 25. Charlie Cooley (R) |
0 |
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2 - qualification
Paso Robles
30.05.1997
| 1. Bobby Schwartz |
23 |
(11),4,8 |
| 2. Bobby Hedden |
22 |
(11),4,7 |
| 3. John Aden |
21 |
(11),4,6 |
| 4. Mike Faria |
20 |
(11),4,5 |
| 5. Bart Bast |
16 |
(10),3,3 |
| 6. Shawn McConnell |
15 |
(8),3,4 |
| 7. Bob Hicks |
14 |
(10),3,1 |
| 8. Andy Northrup |
13 |
(8),3.2 |
| 9. Randy DiFrancesco (R) |
12 |
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| 10. Louis Kossuth |
10 |
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| 11. Jerry Black |
10 |
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| 12. Eddie Castro |
9 |
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| 13. Pat Lynn |
8 |
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| 14. Robert Curry |
8 |
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| 15. Kelly Bennett |
8 |
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| 16. Matt Becker |
8 |
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| 17. Rick Pearce |
7 |
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| 18. Brad Oxley |
5 |
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| 19. Gary Ackroyd |
5 |
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| 20. Chad Felicio |
5 |
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| 21. Brian Pappalardo |
5 |
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| 22. Vance Felicio |
4 |
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| 23. Jason Daniels |
3 |
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| 24. Jason Chism |
1 |
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| 25. Charlie Cooley (R) |
1 |
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| 26. Paul Colston |
0 |
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3 - qualification
Auburn
06.06.1997
| 1. Bart Bast |
24 |
4,4,4,4,8 |
| 2. Bobby Schwartz |
21 |
4,4,2,4,7 |
| 3. Mike Faria |
22 |
4,4,4,4,6 |
| 4. Bobby Hedden |
20 |
4,4,3,4,5 |
| 5. Brad Oxley |
16 |
3,3,3,3,4 |
| 6. Andy Northrup |
15 |
3,3,3,3,3 |
| 7. Eddie Castro |
13 |
3,3,2,3,2 |
| 8. Chad Felicio |
12 |
4,3,1,3,1 |
| 9. Matt Becker |
12 |
3,4,3,2 |
| 10. Louis Kossuth |
11 |
4,2,4,1 |
| 11. Robert Curry |
10 |
3,3,2,2 |
| 12. John Aden |
9 |
t,4,4,1 |
| 13. Bob Hicks |
9 |
2,1,4,2 |
| 14. Vance Felicio |
8 |
2,2,2,2 |
| 15. Rick Pearce |
8 |
3,1,3,1 |
| 16. Gary Ackroyd |
6 |
1,1,4,f/x |
| 17. Kelly Bennett |
5 |
1,3,1 |
| 18. David Fiala |
5 |
2,1,2 |
| 19. Billy Janiro |
5 |
2,-,3 |
| 20. Shawn McConnell |
4 |
2,2,f/x |
| 21. Jason Chism |
4 |
2,2,t |
| 22. Pat Linn |
4 |
1,2,1 |
| 23. Jason Daniels |
4 |
1,2,1 |
| 24. Randy DiFrancesco |
3 |
1,-,2, |
| 25. Jerry Black |
3 |
1,1,1 |
4 - qualificaton
Dixon
26.06.1997
| 1. Bobby Schwartz |
24 |
4,4,4,4,8 |
| 2. Mike Faria |
23 |
4,4,4,4,7 |
| 3. Bart Bast |
21 |
4,4,4,4,5 |
| 4. Bobby Hedden |
20 |
(10),4,6 |
| 5. Eddie Castro |
18 |
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| 6. Bob Hicks |
15 |
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| 7. Chad Felicio |
14 |
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| 8. Andy Northrup |
13 |
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| 9. Louis Kossuth |
10 |
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| 10. Pat Linn |
10 |
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| 11. Gary Ackroyd |
10 |
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| 12. Matt Becker |
9 |
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| 13. Robert Curry |
9 |
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| 14. Billy Janiro (R) |
9 |
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| 15. Shawn McConnell |
8 |
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| 16. Randy DiFrancesco |
8 |
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| 17. Brad Oxley |
6 |
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| 18. Rick Pearce |
5 |
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| 19. Kelly Bennett |
5 |
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| 20. Jason Chism |
5 |
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| 21. Vance Felicio |
4 |
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| 22. David Faria |
4 |
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| 23. Jerry Black |
3 |
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| 24. Steve Martynse (R) |
3 |
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| 25. John Aden |
0 |
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| 26. Jason Daniels |
0 |
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U.S. Speedway Championship
qualifications total standing
| 1. Bobby Schwartz |
24 |
23 |
21 |
24 |
92 |
| 2. Mike Faria |
20 |
20 |
22 |
23 |
85 |
| 3. Bart Bast |
21 |
16 |
24 |
21 |
82 |
| 4. Bobby Hedden |
9 |
22 |
20 |
20 |
71 |
| 5. Bob Hicks |
15 |
14 |
9 |
15 |
53 |
| 6. John Aden |
23 |
21 |
9 |
- |
53 |
| 7. Eddie Castro |
4 |
9 |
13 |
18 |
44 |
| 8. Andy Northrup |
3 |
13 |
15 |
13 |
44 |
| 9. Brad Oxley |
16 |
5 |
16 |
6 |
43 |
| 10. Shawn McConnell |
15 |
15 |
4 |
8 |
42 |
| 11. Louis Kossuth |
10 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
41 |
| 12. Chad Felicio |
6 |
5 |
12 |
14 |
37 |
| 13. Pat Lynn |
13 |
8 |
4 |
10 |
35 |
| 14. Matt Becker |
5 |
8 |
12 |
9 |
34 |
| 15. John Curry |
7 |
8 |
10 |
9 |
34 |
| 16. Rick Pearce |
11 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
31 |
| 17. Gary Ackroyd |
10 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
31 |
| 18. Kelly Bennett |
7 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
25 |
| 19. Jerry Black |
7 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
23 |
| 20. Randy DiFrancesco |
- |
12 |
3 |
8 |
23 |
| 21. Vance Felicio |
5 |
4 |
8 |
4 |
21 |
| 22. Jason Chism |
7 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
17 |
| 23. Billy Janiro |
- |
- |
5 |
9 |
14 |
| 24. Jason Daniels |
5 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
12 |
| 25. David Faria |
- |
- |
5 |
4 |
9 |
| 26. Brian Pappalardo |
3 |
5 |
- |
- |
8 |
| 27. Paul Coston |
5 |
0 |
- |
- |
5 |
| 28. Steve Martynse |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
3 |
| 29. Charlie Cooley |
0 |
1 |
- |
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1 |
Marked in blue, for U.S. Championship Final
California State Championship
Auburn
29.08.1997

| 1. Charlie Venegas |
(9) |
13+3 |
3,2,3,2,3 |
time |
| 2. Bart Bast |
(3) |
13+2 |
2,3,2,3,3 |
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| 3. Jimmy Sisemore |
(7) |
13+1 |
3,2,3,3,2 |
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| 4. Bobby Hedden |
(1) |
12 |
3,3,2,2,2 |
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| 5. Eddie Castro |
(4) |
10 |
0,3,2,3,2 |
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| 6. Louis Kossuth |
(6) |
10 |
2,3,3,0,2 |
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| 7. Pat Linn |
(14) |
9 |
2,2,1,1,3 |
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| 8. Billy Janiro |
(16) |
7 |
3,2,0,2,0 |
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| 9. Bobby Schwartz |
(12) |
7 |
2,1,3,t,1 |
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| 10. Bob Hicks |
(2) |
7 |
1,0,2,3,1 |
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| 11. Chad Felicio |
(15) |
4 |
1,0,1,1,1 |
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| 12. Matt Becker |
(11) |
4 |
1,1,1,1,0 |
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| 13. Steve Lucero |
(8) |
3 |
0,0,0,0,3 |
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| 14. Kelly Bennett |
(13) |
3 |
0,1,0,2,0 |
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| 15. David Faria |
(10) |
3 |
0,1,1,1,0 |
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| 16. Gary Ackroyd |
(5) |
2 |
1,0,0,0,1 |
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| R. Vance Felicio |
(17) |
0 |
0 |
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