Copyright 2004, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. As AMA officials struggled to sort out the official results at Brainerd, they put Jake Zemke on the top step of the podium, defying race convention and leaving observers wondering what the AMA Pro Racing rulebook means. Race convention is–and the AMA Pro Racing rulebook may or may not indicate–that if the entire field does not complete the checkered flag lap due to red flag, results should be backed up a lap. That would have given Miguel Duhamel the win. The rulebook says, “Races are officially ended for all contestants at the completion of the lap on which the checkered flag is displayed to the winner. Riders will be credited with all laps they complete during a race unless a penalty has been assessed…” The rulebook also says, “If a race already in progress must be stopped, a red flag will be displayed at the finish line and at all cornerworking stations. Riders should proceed around the track at reduced speed and come to a stop on pit road.” In this case, riders were scored as they crossed the finish line, after the red flag, in the order they crossed the line, even if they checked up and were passed by other riders after seeing the red flag. The rulebook also says, “Should the checkered flag be displayed later than the official distance, the finishing order will be decided on the basis of the official distance. Under any other circumstances, the winner is the leader at the time the checkered flag is displayed.” Jeremy Toye was actually the first rider to fall on rain-slickened turn 10, heading for the white flag; officials did not call for a red flag until another lap had gone by and Jack Pfeifer crashed, taking out Greg Fryer with Fryer landing near the edge of the track. Pfeifer and Fryer were moved to the back of the field in the provisional results. Results as seen on the AMA scoring monitors in the pressroom at Brainerd show the following, which is unofficial at this point: 1. Jake Zemke, Honda 2. Miguel Duhamel, Honda 3. Mat Mladin, Suzuki 4. Eric Bostrom, Ducati 5. Ben Bostrom, Honda 6. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki 7. Aaron Yates, Suzuki 8. Pascal Picotte, Yamaha 9. Jake Holden, Suzuki 10. Geoff May, Suzuki 11. Eric Wood, Suzuki 12. Larry Pegram, Yamaha 13. Cory West, Suzuki 14. John Haner, Suzuki 15. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki 16. Andy Deatherage, Suzuki 17. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki 18. Jason Curtis, Suzuki 19. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki 20. Mark Vandal, Yamaha 21. James Kerker, Honda 22. Scott Jensen, Suzuki