Copyright 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By Beth Wyse

Mark Junge, Tray Batey and John Jacobi gave Vesrah Suzuki its seventh consecutive win of the Dunlop/WERA National Endurance Series, riding a Suzuki GSX-R1000 to a five-lap margin of victory in a 6-hour race at Summit Point Raceway.

Sam Fleming, Mark Crozier and Jeff Walker finished second overall and first in the Mediumweight Superbike class on the Army of Darkness Suzuki GSX-R600.

Team Velocity Racing’s Chuck Ivey, Steven Breckenridge and Reuben Frankenfield won in Mediumweight Superstock and took third overall on a Suzuki GSX-R600. It is the first time the team has been on the overall podium.

Local racer Greg Harrison joined Billy Ethridge and Mark Edwards on the Team Xtreme II Yamaha YZF-R1 to win in Heavyweight Superstock. The team finished 10th overall.

Alan Nelson and Kenneth Martin won Lightweight Superbike on the MRP Motorsports Suzuki SV650. The local team finished 20th overall.

Vesrah had a one-lap lead before the first hour, but Batey ran out of gas in the first stint and the team lost time getting back to the pits. Team InfoTech/Valter Moto took the lead briefly on a Mediumweight Superstock Yamaha YZF-R6, then Army of Darkness led, before Vesrah regained the lead. When a red flag came out for a crash after two hours and 17 minutes, all three teams were still on the same lap. The race was not restarted for nearly one hour.

InfoTech remained in second overall until Bradley Champion crashed shortly after the 4-hour mark. The red flag came out again while the track was cleared of debris.

A brief rain started shortly before the second red flag, but it had stopped by the time the race was restarted.

RESULTS:
1. Vesrah Suzuki (Mark Junge/Tray Batey/John Jacobi), Suz GSX-R1000, Heavyweight Superbike, 207 laps.

2. Army of Darkness (Sam Fleming/Mark Crozier/Jeff Walker), Suz GSX-R600, Mediumweight Superbike, 202 laps.

3. Team Velocity Racing (Chuck Ivey/Steven Breckenridge/Reuben Frankenfield), Suz GSX-R600, Mediumweight Superstock, 200 laps.

4. Eagle Race Team (William Lindsay/Joe Prussiano), Yam YZF-R6, Mediumweight Superstock, 200 laps.

5. Velocity Crew Racing (Kevin Perkins/Paul Youngman/John Joseph/Larry Goldstein), Suz GSX-R600, Mediumweight Superbike, 200 laps.

6. Neighbor of the Beast (Melissa Berkoff/Scott Fisher/Bruce Stanford), Yam YZF-R6, Mediumweight Superstock, 196 laps.

7. LightSmith Racing (Art Diaz/Alstair Smith/And Stutzman/John Light), Suz GSX-R600, Mediumweight Superbike, 196 laps.

8. Ridge Racing (Steve Smith/Todd Stoner/Tim Carroll), Kaw ZX-6R, Mediumweight Superstock, 196 laps.

9. TPM/Advanced Rider Training (Mike Himmelsbach/Jason Stiver/Chris Rich), Yam YZF-R6, Mediumweight Superstock, 196 laps.

10. Team Xtreme II (Billy Ethridge/Mark Edwards/Greg Harrison), Yam YZF-R1, Heavyweight Superstock, 195 laps.