Number One Plates 1

On Sunday afternoon, the day after the K&N Filters Grand National Championship presented by Motorcycle-Superstore.com came to an end on the Yavapai Downs Mile. AMA Pro Racing hosted the 2010 Grand National Championship Awards Ceremony at the beautiful Prescott Resort and Convention Center.

For the first time since 2006 the Official Overall Grand National Champion was to be crowned and after capping the exciting year with a win Zanotti Racing and Jake Johnson came away with $17,500.00 cash.

The American Motorcyclist Association’s Ken Saillant presented number one plates to all the Series Champions, Jake Johnson (GNC Twins & Overall), Henry Wiles (GNC Singles) and Jeffery Carver Jr. (Pro Singles).

By virtue of his 20 point win over both Joe Kopp (Latus Harley-Davidson / ENI USA R&M / Lloyd Brothers Motorsports) and Jared Mees (Roger Lake Racing / Blue Springs Harley-Davidson) Johnson won $10,000 from K&N Filters and $5,000 from Harley-Davidson Motor Company plus another $2,500 for winning the “Twins” Championship. Kopp and Mees collected checks for $8,000 and $6,000 respectively from the K&N points fund.

Monster Energy Kawasaki / Jones Bros Racing / Shift Racing’s Henry Wiles won four of the six “Singles” rounds and pocketed $2,500 for his efforts.

Van`s Yamaha / Woody Kyle Racing’s Jeffery Carver collected the Motorcycle-Superstore.com’s $5,000. Carver topped last year’s class Champion, Rod Lake / Mike Velasco Racing / Brothers Powersports’ Brad Baker and Mack Daddy Racing / RHC Products’ Mikey Avila as he posted five wins in the sixteen race series.