Saddlemen/Lancaster Harley-Davidson/Montgomeryville Cycle’s Jared Mees scored his first career AMA Grand National victory the old fashioned way, he earned it.
During round six of the AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Series at the Allen County Fairgrounds in Lima, Ohio, last night, the 19-year-old Pennsylvanian got off the line third in the 25-lap main event, but he soon settled into a pace that would take him away from Dominic Beaulac, past Kenny Coolbeth and early race leader and two-time defending event champion Joe Kopp. Mees passed Kopp for the lead on lap 12 and was never challenged after that. Kopp held on for second, with Coolbeth third.
Defending series champion Chris Carr also passed Beaulac to take the fourth spot, with Beaulac fifth, ahead of JR Schnabel, Jake Johnson, Geo Roeder II, Johnny Murphree and Bryan Smith.
Here are the results and points standings from the Lima Half Mile:
Allen County Fairgrounds
Lima, Ohio,
Results: June 25, 2005 (Round 6 of 17)
GRAND NATIONAL (25 laps; 18 riders): 1. Jared Mees (H-D); 2. Joe Kopp (H-D); 3. Kenny Coolbeth (H-D); 4. Chris Carr (H-D); 5. Dominic Beaulac (H-D); 6. JR Schnabel (H-D); 7. Jake Johnson (Suz); 8. Geo Roeder II (H-D); 9. Johnny Murphree (H-D); 10. Bryan Smith (H-D); 11. Nick Cummings (H-D); 12. Shawn Baer (H-D); 13. Shaun Russell (H-D); 14. Steve Beattie (H-D); 15. Henry Wiles (H-D); 16. Willie McCoy (H-D); 17. Jess Roeder (H-D); Chris Evans (H-D).
AMA FORD QUALITY CHECKED FLAT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (After 6 of 17 rounds): 1. Chris Carr (105/2 wins); 2. Kenny Coolbeth (82); 3. Joe Kopp (81); 4. Jake Johnson (76/1 win); 5. Jared Mees (71/1 win); 6. JR Schnabel (57/1 win); 7. (TIE) Nick Cummings (56)/Shaun Russell (56); 9. (TIE) Bryan Smith (52)/Johnny Murphree (52); 11. Rich King (48); 12. Kevin Varnes (47); 13. Henry Wiles (39); 14. Bryan Bigelow (37); 15. Willie McCoy (35); 16. Jay Springsteen (28); 17. John Raun Wood (24); 18. Geo Roeder II (23); 19. Dominic Beaulac (14); 20. Chris Hart (12).
