This Henny Ray Abrams photo shows the last lap of round one of the AMA Superbike race at Phoenix International Raceway on Feb. 16, 1997 with Tommy Hayden (Kawasaki ZX-7R) chasing Miguel Duhamel (Honda RC45), Doug Chandler (Kawasaki ZX-7R) and Tripp Nobles (Harley-Davidson VR1000). Duhamel and Chandler were battling for second, while Hayden and Nobles were going a lap down on the final go around in their battle for ninth. Mat Mladin won the race on the Ferracci Ducati and Duhamel got around Chandler to score second. Nobles also held off Hayden’s factory Muzzy Kawasaki to take ninth.

This Henny Ray Abrams photo shows the last lap of round one of the AMA Superbike race at Phoenix International Raceway on Feb. 16, 1997 with Tommy Hayden (Kawasaki ZX-7R) chasing Miguel Duhamel (Honda RC45), Doug Chandler (Kawasaki ZX-7R) and Tripp Nobles (Harley-Davidson VR1000). Duhamel and Chandler were battling for second, while Hayden and Nobles were going a lap down on the final go around in their battle for ninth. Mat Mladin won the race on the Ferracci Ducati and Duhamel got around Chandler to score second. Nobles also held off Hayden’s factory Muzzy Kawasaki to take ninth.

This Henny Ray Abrams photo shows the last lap of round one of the AMA Superbike race at Phoenix International Raceway on Feb. 16, 1997 with Tommy Hayden (Kawasaki ZX-7R) chasing Miguel Duhamel (Honda RC45), Doug Chandler (Kawasaki ZX-7R) and Tripp Nobles (Harley-Davidson VR1000). (Henny Ray Abrams photo)

OFFICIAL RESULTS
MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES: ROUND 1 OF 10
AMA CRUISE AMERICA ARIZONA SUPERBIKE CHALLENGE presented by Honda
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, PHOENIX, AZ – FEBRUARY 14-16, 1997
MBNA SUPERBIKE FINAL – 42-LAPS ON A 1.51 MILE ROAD COURSE – FEBRUARY 16, 1997
Pos. Rider Name, hometown Mach. Laps Pts.
1 Matthew Mladin, Australia DUC 42 37***
2 Miguel Duhamel, Sarasota, FL HON 42 32
3 Doug Chandler, Salinas, CA KAW 42 30
4 Pascal Picotte, Granby, CAN SUZ 42 28
5 Thomas Wilson Jr., Oregon, OH H-D 42 26
6 Steve Crevier, Pitt Meadows, BC, CAN HON 42 25
7 Larry Pegram, Baltimore, OH SUZ 42 24
8 Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, GA SUZ 42 23
9 Andrew Nobles III, Macon, GA H-D 41 22
10 Tommy Hayden, Owensboro, KY KAW 41 21
11 Gerald Rothman Jr., Manchester, CT DUC 41 20
12 Dale Kieffer, St. George, UT SUZ 41 19
13 Doug Polen, Denton, TX SUZ 41 18
14 Paul Harrell, Canyon Country, CA YAM 40 17
15 James Randolph, Santa Rosa, CA SUZ 40 16
16 Mike Krynock, San Francisco, CA KAW 40 15
17 Brian Gibbs, Stockbridge, GA SUZ 40 14
18 Christopher Rankin, Austin, TX SUZ 40 13
19 Eric Moe, Spring lLake, MI KAW 40 12
20 John Jacobi, Noblesville, IN SUZ 40 11
21 David Kieffer, Laramie, WY DUC 39 10
22 Jimmy Moore, Eugene, OR SUZ 39 9
23 Roger Bell II, Lexington, KY SUZ 39 8
24 Terry Teske, Aurora, CO SUZ 39 7
25 Dean Mizdal, Huntington Beach, CA SUZ 39 6
26 Stephen Cooke, East Walpole, MA DUC 39 5
27 Dax Snow, Saint George, UT SUZ 39 4
28 James Milroy Jr., Omaha, NE KAW 39 3
29 Boyd Bruner, Chicago, IL SUZ 39 2
30 Tom Kipp, Chardon, OH YAM 31 1
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Time/Average Speed: 43:52.471, 86.730 mph (New Track Record)
Margin of Victory: 9.067 seconds
Interstate Battery Pole Position: Matthew Mladin, Australia/DUC – 1:00.823,
89.374 mph (New Track Record)
Kinko’s Privateer Fast Lap Award: Andrew Nobles III, Macon, GA/H-D
**A bonus point and $500 is paid to the the fastest qualifier in Superbike.
*A bonus point is paid to the rider leading most laps.