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FIRST PERSON/OPINION

Via e-mail:

I was looking forward to working with my whole crew for my first Superbike season. That just isn’t going to happen. Mitch Leonard will not be part of my crew.

This decision was made over my head. It’s a decision that is out of my control. He is awesome and I did not want to lose him. Whoever gets Mitch is really lucky. I am not happy about it.

Ben Spies
Longview, Texas