KOPP WINS BY BIG MARGIN ON BEULAH PARK MILE

Mees Holds Five-Point Lead Over Coolbeth for Championship

GROVE CITY, Ohio (August 16, 2009) - Latus Harley-Davidson/Screamin’ Eagle rider Joe Kopp won his first AMA Grand National Twins event of the season with a dominating performance on the Beulah Park Mile. Kopp, riding a Harley-Davidson XR750, led the entire race and won by an astonishing margin of 22.03 seconds over Moroney’s Harley-Davidson/Screamin' Eagle rider Bryan Smith, who was second.

“I’ve been struggling on my big bike this season, but was really fast at Rapid City last week before the main got rained out,” said Kopp. “Tonight I just had a perfect set-up and a really fast Harley-Davidson motorcycle. This is a great rebound for our team after being disappointed not to get to race at Rapid City.”

Kopp lapped other riders through eighth place, and his margin of victory was unusual for a mile track, where racers typically draft in packs, making it difficult for a single rider to open a significant lead.

“I can’t remember ever seeing a race won by this margin,” said Kopp, who has been racing on the Grand National series since 1991. “Every time I looked back I wasn’t sure if the bike behind me was a lapper or someone catching me. I probably should have slowed down but I was not going to let this win get away from me.”

Kopp also won his heat race and the four-lap Dash for Cash bonus sprint.

Halbert Family/King Kustoms rider Sammy Halbert finished third, 8.5 seconds behind Smith. Deeley’s Harley-Davidson rider Don Taylor was fourth, followed by Glen Schnabel, Jr. in fifth. Harley-Davidson Screamin' Eagle factory rider Kenny Coolbeth, the defending Grand National Twins champion, finished in sixth place. Blue Springs Harley-Davidson/Screamin' Eagle rider Jared Mees, who leads the series in season points, finished eighth.

After six of nine 2009 AMA Grand National Twins Championship events, Mees retains the series lead with 90 points. Coolbeth is second with 85 points. Halbert is third with 84 points, and Carr is fourth with 77 points. Smith is in fifth place with 55. Kopp moves up to seventh place with 68 points.

The 2009 AMA Grand National Twins Championship will next race on Aug. 29 on the Indy Mile at the Indian State Fairground in Indianapolis.

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