Bushiee46
24-07-2007, 08:48
SUZUKI SWEEPS LAGUNA SECA
Yoshimura Suzuki's Ben Spies led all laps to take the victory in this weekend's AMA Superbike race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday afternoon with team mate Mat Mladin second place and Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki's Aaron Yates third.
Spies and Mladin's Yoshimura Suzuki team mate Tommy Hayden recovered from an off-track excursion to bring home 13th place and pulled within one point of fourth-place overall in the championship standings. This weekend not only saw defending AMA Superbike Champion Spies pick up his sixth pole position of the season and his 13th career pole, but he also extended his lead in the AMA Superbike points chase.
The race result also marks Spies' sixth win of the season in the class as well as his 17th AMA Superbike career victory. Six-time AMA Superbike Champion Mladin, who started from second position beside Spies, carded his 10th podium spot of the season after riding his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 to an impressive second place. Yates, meanwhile, gave the Jordan Suzuki team its first-ever AMA Superbike podium finish with his third-place result.
Ben Spies:
"We threw down a pretty good time to get the pole position. We got it done but it was close. The Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 was working good right off the truck, though we made a few changes during the middle of the qualifying session that helped us find a little more time. In the race, we got off the line good and that's key now with Mat and I running the same pace. But Mat rode a great race today and I'm really happy for Aaron that he got on the podium for the Jordan team. Overall, it's just great to get all three Suzukis on the box."
Mat Mladin:
"In qualifying, the Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 felt really, really good. At the end of the session we got a little messed up trying to go for a fast lap, but the bike felt good for the race. Unfortunately, we're having some issues with starts. I pushed hard for a while; we started to catch up to Ben and then got into some lappers and backed off again. But congratulations to Ben for a great race and I'm just looking forward to Mid-Ohio."
Aaron Yates:
"In today's race I got off to a pretty good start on my Jordan Suzuki GSX-R1000 and I was pushing really hard. I made a couple of mistakes and it took me about half the race to settle down and work my way back up. It feels good to be on the podium because I really wanted to get up there for the Jordan Suzuki team. They're working hard and the bike is getting better every race weekend. I have a good group of guys behind me and it really motivates me to get up on the podium for them."
2007 AMA Superbike Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Monterey, California
July 22, 2007
Provisional Race Results:
1. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 28 laps
2. Mat Mladin (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -4.924 seconds
3. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -29.237 seconds
4. Miguel Duhamel (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -29.572 seconds
5. Neil Hodgson (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -32.642 seconds
6. Jamie Hacking (Kaw ZX-10R), Dunlop, -36.752 seconds
7. Jason DiSalvo (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, -39.160 seconds
8. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -40.273 seconds*
9. Eric Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, -42.185 seconds
10. James Ellison (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -55.027 seconds
11. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, -61.844 seconds*
12. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -1 lap*
13. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -1 lap, 23.202 seconds
14. Gary Mason (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -1 lap, 61.765 seconds*
15. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -1 lap, 87.309 seconds*
16. Dean Mizdal (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -1 lap, 89.651 seconds
17. David Weber (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -1 lap, 95.722 seconds*
18. John Haner (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -1 lap, 96.811 seconds*
19. James Randolph (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -2 laps
20. Martin Szwarc (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -2 laps, 15.370 seconds
21. Scott Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -2 laps, 20.391 seconds
22. Dominic Jones (Suz GSX-R1000), -2 laps, 27.201 seconds
23. Tim Knutson (Suz GSX-R1000), -2 laps, 34.997 seconds
24. Cory Call (Suz GSX-R1000), -5 laps
25. Matt Lynn (MV Agusta F4-1000R 312), Dunlop, -13 laps, DNF, crash
26. Doug Chandler (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -13 laps, 35.110 seconds
27. Jeff Tigert (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -15 laps
28. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -24 laps, DNF, mechanical
29. Robertino Pietri (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -26 laps, DNF, collision*
30. Luca Scassa (MV Agusta F4-1000R 312), Dunlop, -28 laps, DNF, crash
31. Jason Curtis (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -28 laps, DNF
* Riders we know are on a Superstock-spec motorcycle
Provisional AMA Superbike Championship Point Standings (after 12 of 19 races):
1. Spies, 420 points
2. Mladin, 396 points
3. Duhamel, 306 points
4. Zemke, 293 points
5. Tommy Hayden, 292 points
6. DiSalvo, 276 points
7. Yates, 272 points
8. Hacking, 260 points
9. Eric Bostrom, 225 points
10. Ellison, 215 points
11. Roger Hayden, 197 points
12. Weber, 173 points
13. Jensen, 172 points
14. Holden, 159 points
15. Jones, 158 points
16. Scassa, 138 points
17. Mizdal, 132 points
18. Lynn, 122 points
19. Haner, 116 points
20. Chandler, 93 points
Yoshimura Suzuki's Ben Spies led all laps to take the victory in this weekend's AMA Superbike race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday afternoon with team mate Mat Mladin second place and Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki's Aaron Yates third.
Spies and Mladin's Yoshimura Suzuki team mate Tommy Hayden recovered from an off-track excursion to bring home 13th place and pulled within one point of fourth-place overall in the championship standings. This weekend not only saw defending AMA Superbike Champion Spies pick up his sixth pole position of the season and his 13th career pole, but he also extended his lead in the AMA Superbike points chase.
The race result also marks Spies' sixth win of the season in the class as well as his 17th AMA Superbike career victory. Six-time AMA Superbike Champion Mladin, who started from second position beside Spies, carded his 10th podium spot of the season after riding his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 to an impressive second place. Yates, meanwhile, gave the Jordan Suzuki team its first-ever AMA Superbike podium finish with his third-place result.
Ben Spies:
"We threw down a pretty good time to get the pole position. We got it done but it was close. The Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 was working good right off the truck, though we made a few changes during the middle of the qualifying session that helped us find a little more time. In the race, we got off the line good and that's key now with Mat and I running the same pace. But Mat rode a great race today and I'm really happy for Aaron that he got on the podium for the Jordan team. Overall, it's just great to get all three Suzukis on the box."
Mat Mladin:
"In qualifying, the Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 felt really, really good. At the end of the session we got a little messed up trying to go for a fast lap, but the bike felt good for the race. Unfortunately, we're having some issues with starts. I pushed hard for a while; we started to catch up to Ben and then got into some lappers and backed off again. But congratulations to Ben for a great race and I'm just looking forward to Mid-Ohio."
Aaron Yates:
"In today's race I got off to a pretty good start on my Jordan Suzuki GSX-R1000 and I was pushing really hard. I made a couple of mistakes and it took me about half the race to settle down and work my way back up. It feels good to be on the podium because I really wanted to get up there for the Jordan Suzuki team. They're working hard and the bike is getting better every race weekend. I have a good group of guys behind me and it really motivates me to get up on the podium for them."
2007 AMA Superbike Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Monterey, California
July 22, 2007
Provisional Race Results:
1. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 28 laps
2. Mat Mladin (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -4.924 seconds
3. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -29.237 seconds
4. Miguel Duhamel (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -29.572 seconds
5. Neil Hodgson (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -32.642 seconds
6. Jamie Hacking (Kaw ZX-10R), Dunlop, -36.752 seconds
7. Jason DiSalvo (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, -39.160 seconds
8. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -40.273 seconds*
9. Eric Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, -42.185 seconds
10. James Ellison (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -55.027 seconds
11. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, -61.844 seconds*
12. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -1 lap*
13. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -1 lap, 23.202 seconds
14. Gary Mason (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -1 lap, 61.765 seconds*
15. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -1 lap, 87.309 seconds*
16. Dean Mizdal (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -1 lap, 89.651 seconds
17. David Weber (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -1 lap, 95.722 seconds*
18. John Haner (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -1 lap, 96.811 seconds*
19. James Randolph (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -2 laps
20. Martin Szwarc (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -2 laps, 15.370 seconds
21. Scott Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -2 laps, 20.391 seconds
22. Dominic Jones (Suz GSX-R1000), -2 laps, 27.201 seconds
23. Tim Knutson (Suz GSX-R1000), -2 laps, 34.997 seconds
24. Cory Call (Suz GSX-R1000), -5 laps
25. Matt Lynn (MV Agusta F4-1000R 312), Dunlop, -13 laps, DNF, crash
26. Doug Chandler (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -13 laps, 35.110 seconds
27. Jeff Tigert (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -15 laps
28. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -24 laps, DNF, mechanical
29. Robertino Pietri (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -26 laps, DNF, collision*
30. Luca Scassa (MV Agusta F4-1000R 312), Dunlop, -28 laps, DNF, crash
31. Jason Curtis (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -28 laps, DNF
* Riders we know are on a Superstock-spec motorcycle
Provisional AMA Superbike Championship Point Standings (after 12 of 19 races):
1. Spies, 420 points
2. Mladin, 396 points
3. Duhamel, 306 points
4. Zemke, 293 points
5. Tommy Hayden, 292 points
6. DiSalvo, 276 points
7. Yates, 272 points
8. Hacking, 260 points
9. Eric Bostrom, 225 points
10. Ellison, 215 points
11. Roger Hayden, 197 points
12. Weber, 173 points
13. Jensen, 172 points
14. Holden, 159 points
15. Jones, 158 points
16. Scassa, 138 points
17. Mizdal, 132 points
18. Lynn, 122 points
19. Haner, 116 points
20. Chandler, 93 points