Springfield Short Track Postponed

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (September 6, 2009) - Despite the valiant efforts of the Illinois Motorcycle Dealers Association, AMA Pro Racing and the Illinois State Fairgrounds staff, the final round of the AMA Pro Flat Track Grand National Singles Championship was rained out Saturday night.  A rain date has been set for Monday, September 7.

Light rain moved into the Springfield area about the time the riders started to unload for the day’s activities and despite a few lulls and a forecast of clearing, Mother Nature won the hard fought battle. Championship points leader Henry Wiles (Jones Brothers Racing / Kawasaki) and Memphis Shades / Yamaha’s JR Schnabel will now have to wait until Monday to settle the Championship.

The track was made race ready several times and qualifying was eventually able to be run. Second year Expert Chad Cose posted his first career fast qualifying time as he rode his Rogers Lake Racing / Columbia Avionics backed Honda to a 13.274 second lap.

After several rain interruptions, the first heat was in the books with Henry Wiles declared the winner.

An on-track incident in Turn 1 stopped the second heat and as everyone tried to regroup, the skies once again opened up, leaving the officials with no choice but to postpone the event.

AMA Pro Racing is the premier professional motorcycle racing organization in North America, operating a full schedule of events and championships for a variety of motorcycle disciplines.  From its Daytona Beach headquarters, the organization operates and manages AMA Pro Road Racing, which includes AMA Pro American Superbike, AMA Pro Daytona SportBike, AMA Pro SuperSport and AMA Pro SunTrust Moto-GT.  AMA Pro Racing also manages and works closely with the day-to-day operational organizations of the AMA Pro Flat Track Championship and the AMA Pro Supermoto Championship Series in addition to other two-wheel and ATV series.  Learn more about AMA Pro Racing at www.amaproracing.com.