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07-05-2007, 17:17
AMA: Fontana Results
Race 1
1 Ben Spies American Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
2 Mat Mladin American Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
3 Eric Bostrom Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1
4 Tommy Hayden American Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
5 Miguel Duhamel American Honda Honda CBR1000RR
6 Jake Zemke American Honda Honda CBR1000RR
7 Aaron Yates Jordan Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
8 Roger Lee Hayden Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R
9 Jason Disalvo Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1
10 Matt Lynn Fast by Ferracci MV Agusta F4-1000R
11 Jamie Hacking Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R
12 Martin Cardenas Kawasaki ZX-10R
13 Scott Jensen HALOF Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000
14 David Weber Millenium Tech/KWS Suzuki GSX-R1000
15 D Jones Suzuki GSX-R1000
16 Jake Holden Jordan Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
17 Johnny Rock Page Suzuki GSX-R1000
18 Dean Mizdal STAR School Suzuki GSX-R1000
19 Luca Scassa Fast by Ferracci MV Agusta F4-1000R
20 Doug Chandler NFS Racing Honda CBR1000RR
Suzuki's Ben Spies won the Saturday race at Fontana, beating teammate Mat Mladin by 6.739 seconds. Yamaha's Eric Bostrom was third.
Mladin and Spies circulated in order for most of the first ten laps, with Mladin holding the lead for all but a few yards. Spies tried several times to take the lead but Mladin would not relent. Once Mladin made a close move to take back the lead from Spies in turn four on lap ten. On the 11th lap, Spies took the lead and he immediately upped the pace with a 1:24.335 to Mladin's 1:25.4.
Spies upped his pace to a 1:24 flat on the next lap. Ben, on harder tires than Mladin, rode off after he took the lead and extended it to over six seconds.
"We were ruffling each other's feathers early on," said Spies. "Mat kicked my butt last week and we had to regroup."
"I knew early in the race that I was going to be in trouble," said Mladin. I was trying to make myself as wide as possible."
Mladin fell into the clutches of Eric Bostrom. Mladin was relegated to third for several laps, but he rallied to re-pass the Yamaha rider. Mladin was able to beat Bostrom by 2.25 seconds at the flag.
It was the first podium finish for Yamaha since they returned to Superbike earlier this season.
Race 2
1 Mathew Mladin American Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
2 Ben Spies American Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
3 Eric Bostrom Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1
4 Tommy Hayden American Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
5 Jake Zemke American Honda Honda CBR1000RR
6 Miguel Duhamel American Honda Honda CBR1000RR
7 Roger Lee Hayden Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R
8 Jamie Hacking Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R
9 Aaron Yates Jordan Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
10 Jason Disalvo Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1
11 Doug Chandler NFS Racing Honda CBR1000RR
12 James Ellison Corona Extra Honda Honda CBR1000RR
13 Kurtis Roberts NFS Racing Honda CBR1000RR
14 Scott Jensen HALOF Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000
15 Martin Cardenas Kawasaki ZX-10R
16 David Weber Millenium Tech/KWS Suzuki GSX-R1000
17 Dominic Jones Suzuki GSX-R1000
18 Johnny Rock Page Suzuki GSX-R1000
19 Matt Lynn Fast by Ferracci MV Agusta F4-1000R
20 Dean Mizdal STAR School Suzuki GSX-R1000
Suzuki's Mat Mladin beat teammate Ben Spies in the second Superbike race at Fontana, winning by 0.035 seconds in a tight battle. Eric Bostrom took third, his second podium of the year for Yamaha.
Mladin led the early going, pushing hard to eek out a 2.5 second lead. Spies rebounded, closing the gap and taking the point briefly on lap 23 after Mladin made a mistake.
But Mladin reversed the trend and retook the lead in traffic soon after he had surrendered it.
The last five laps saw Spies circulate right on Mladin's tail. Spies was unable to formulate a move to get by Mladin. The race to the flag saw Mladin take his 54th career AMA Superbike victory.
"We found something about ten o'clock last night in the truck," said Mladin. "It was good enough, but only just."
Spies currently leads Superbike points 173 to 164 over Mladin.
Suzuki's Tommy Hayden had a good race and moved to fourth place, past the Hondas. Jake Zemke was the quicker of the Honda runners this weekend.
The Kawasakis of Roger Hayden and Jamie Hacking moved past Aaron Yates of the Jordan Suzuki team during the race to take seventh and eighth.
NFS Honda's Doug Chandler finished 11th, the three-time AMA Superbike champ's best race of the year.
Race 1
1 Ben Spies American Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
2 Mat Mladin American Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
3 Eric Bostrom Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1
4 Tommy Hayden American Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
5 Miguel Duhamel American Honda Honda CBR1000RR
6 Jake Zemke American Honda Honda CBR1000RR
7 Aaron Yates Jordan Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
8 Roger Lee Hayden Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R
9 Jason Disalvo Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1
10 Matt Lynn Fast by Ferracci MV Agusta F4-1000R
11 Jamie Hacking Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R
12 Martin Cardenas Kawasaki ZX-10R
13 Scott Jensen HALOF Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000
14 David Weber Millenium Tech/KWS Suzuki GSX-R1000
15 D Jones Suzuki GSX-R1000
16 Jake Holden Jordan Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
17 Johnny Rock Page Suzuki GSX-R1000
18 Dean Mizdal STAR School Suzuki GSX-R1000
19 Luca Scassa Fast by Ferracci MV Agusta F4-1000R
20 Doug Chandler NFS Racing Honda CBR1000RR
Suzuki's Ben Spies won the Saturday race at Fontana, beating teammate Mat Mladin by 6.739 seconds. Yamaha's Eric Bostrom was third.
Mladin and Spies circulated in order for most of the first ten laps, with Mladin holding the lead for all but a few yards. Spies tried several times to take the lead but Mladin would not relent. Once Mladin made a close move to take back the lead from Spies in turn four on lap ten. On the 11th lap, Spies took the lead and he immediately upped the pace with a 1:24.335 to Mladin's 1:25.4.
Spies upped his pace to a 1:24 flat on the next lap. Ben, on harder tires than Mladin, rode off after he took the lead and extended it to over six seconds.
"We were ruffling each other's feathers early on," said Spies. "Mat kicked my butt last week and we had to regroup."
"I knew early in the race that I was going to be in trouble," said Mladin. I was trying to make myself as wide as possible."
Mladin fell into the clutches of Eric Bostrom. Mladin was relegated to third for several laps, but he rallied to re-pass the Yamaha rider. Mladin was able to beat Bostrom by 2.25 seconds at the flag.
It was the first podium finish for Yamaha since they returned to Superbike earlier this season.
Race 2
1 Mathew Mladin American Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
2 Ben Spies American Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
3 Eric Bostrom Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1
4 Tommy Hayden American Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
5 Jake Zemke American Honda Honda CBR1000RR
6 Miguel Duhamel American Honda Honda CBR1000RR
7 Roger Lee Hayden Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R
8 Jamie Hacking Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R
9 Aaron Yates Jordan Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
10 Jason Disalvo Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1
11 Doug Chandler NFS Racing Honda CBR1000RR
12 James Ellison Corona Extra Honda Honda CBR1000RR
13 Kurtis Roberts NFS Racing Honda CBR1000RR
14 Scott Jensen HALOF Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000
15 Martin Cardenas Kawasaki ZX-10R
16 David Weber Millenium Tech/KWS Suzuki GSX-R1000
17 Dominic Jones Suzuki GSX-R1000
18 Johnny Rock Page Suzuki GSX-R1000
19 Matt Lynn Fast by Ferracci MV Agusta F4-1000R
20 Dean Mizdal STAR School Suzuki GSX-R1000
Suzuki's Mat Mladin beat teammate Ben Spies in the second Superbike race at Fontana, winning by 0.035 seconds in a tight battle. Eric Bostrom took third, his second podium of the year for Yamaha.
Mladin led the early going, pushing hard to eek out a 2.5 second lead. Spies rebounded, closing the gap and taking the point briefly on lap 23 after Mladin made a mistake.
But Mladin reversed the trend and retook the lead in traffic soon after he had surrendered it.
The last five laps saw Spies circulate right on Mladin's tail. Spies was unable to formulate a move to get by Mladin. The race to the flag saw Mladin take his 54th career AMA Superbike victory.
"We found something about ten o'clock last night in the truck," said Mladin. "It was good enough, but only just."
Spies currently leads Superbike points 173 to 164 over Mladin.
Suzuki's Tommy Hayden had a good race and moved to fourth place, past the Hondas. Jake Zemke was the quicker of the Honda runners this weekend.
The Kawasakis of Roger Hayden and Jamie Hacking moved past Aaron Yates of the Jordan Suzuki team during the race to take seventh and eighth.
NFS Honda's Doug Chandler finished 11th, the three-time AMA Superbike champ's best race of the year.