The race was red-flagged on lap nine when Reno Karimian’s engine blew on the start/finish straight, oiling the track. In an attempt to beat approaching bad weather, the race was called complete with results backed up to lap eight of 17. AMA Superstock Infineon Raceway Sonoma, California May 21 Provisional Race Results: 1. Jamie Hacking (Yam YZF-R1 LE), 8 laps 2. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), -3.137 seconds 3. Eric Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1 LE), -5.342 seconds 4. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000), -7.871 seconds 5. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000), -10.380 seconds 6. Marty Craggill (Suz GSX-R1000), -13.371 seconds 7. Steve Rapp (Suz GSX-R1000), -17.631 seconds 8. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR1000RR), -17.847 seconds 9. Matt Lynn (Suz GSX-R1000), -18.143 seconds 10. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR1000RR), -20.669 seconds 11. Jason Pridmore (Suz GSX-R1000), -24.294 seconds 12. Dave Stanton (Suz GSX-R1000), -26.133 seconds 13. Damon Buckmaster (Kaw ZX-10R), -27.565 seconds 14. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), -27.686 seconds 15. Cory West (Suz GSX-R1000), -31.978 seconds 16. Ben Attard (Kaw ZX-6R), -32.591 seconds 17. Robertino Pietri (Suz GSX-R1000), -35.477 seconds 18. Akira Tamitsuji (Suz GSX-R1000), -36.988 seconds 19. Jason DiSalvo (Yam YZF-R1 LE), -39.309 seconds, crash 20. Ben Thompson (Suz GSX-R1000), -39.515 seconds 21. Martin Szwarc (Suz GSX-R1000), -46.764 seconds 22. Eli Edwards (Suz GSX-R1000), -50.754 seconds 23. Leonardo Bagnis (Yam YZF-R1), -52.066 seconds 24. Corey Eaton (Suz GSX-R1000), -53.602 seconds 25. Lance Williams (Suz GSX-R1000), -58.380 seconds 26. Premek Glinz (Suz GSX-R1000), -59.267 seconds 27. C.R. Gittere (Suz GSX-R1000), -59.525 seconds 28. Mark Simon (Suz GSX-R1000), -63.075 seconds 29. Andy Carman (Suz GSX-R1000), -63.715 seconds 30. Chris Weiss (Suz GSX-R1000), -66.685 seconds 31. Marco Martinez (Suz GSX-R1000), -73.470 seconds 32. Eric Pinson (Kaw ZX-10R), -76.163 seconds 33. Brad Puetz (Suz GSX-R1000), -80.003 seconds 34. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-10R), -81.984 seconds 35. Reno Karimian (Suz GSX-R1000), -81.985 seconds 36. Sahar Zvik (Suz GSX-R1000), -5 laps, DNF, crash 37. Corey Sarros (Suz GSX-R1000), DNS 38. Brad Hendry (Suz GSX-R1000), DNS Provisional Point Standings 1. Hacking, 138 points 2. Yates, 126 points 3. DiSalvo, 114 points 4. May, 109 points 5. Hayes, 98 points 6. Holden, 91 points 7. Pridmore, 87 points 8. Aaron Gobert, 86 points 9. Eric Bostrom, 80 points 10. TIE, Rapp/Ulrich, 73 points 12. Lynn, 69 points 13. Attard, 68 points 14. TIE, Craggill/Pietri, 64 points More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki: YATES MOVES TO 2ND IN SUPERSTOCK SERIES Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Aaron Yates brought home a second-place finish in the AMA Repsol Superstock race, the defending AMA Superstock Champion moving from third-place to second-place overall in the points standings. The Superstock racing action began late Saturday afternoon when Yates qualified in fifth position on the second row after posting a best lap time of 1:37.557. He fell during the morning’s practice and tweaked the shoulder he’d injured during testing last February. He said: “I hurt my shoulder when I fell this morning and I just can’t push as hard as I need to.” In Sunday afternoon’s 17-lap race, however, Yates got a good start and was out front in third position. He stayed put for several laps before taking over second place and was riding aggressively on his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 when a red flag was thrown with eight laps completed. Because of anticipated weather, the AMA called the race at that point. “You always want to win the race,” said Yates afterwards. “But it was a good race. I got hung up for a while in third place and then I was able to get by and get into second. I tried to chase after the leader but he was too far out there when we got the red flag. Even though I’d rather get the win, second is good for the points in the championship.” Superstock Top 10 Finishers: 1. Jamie Hacking (Yamaha) 2. Aaron Yates (Yoshimura Suzuki) 3. Eric Bostrom (Ducati) 4. Geoff May (M4 EMGO Suzuki) 5. Jake Holden (Jordan Suzuki) 6. Marty Craggill (Hotbodies Racing Mat Mladin Motorsports Suzuki) 7 Steve Rapp (Jordan Suzuki) 8. Josh Hayes (Honda) 9. Matt Lynn (Suzuki) 10. Aaron Gobert (Honda) More, from a press release issued by Pirelli: During Friday’s official Formula Xtreme practice at the AMA Superbike event at Infineon Raceway, M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Michael Barnes set the fastest lap overall on his Suzuki GSX-R600, ripping off a time 1:40.177 with Pirelli’s Super Corsa Pros. In Saturday’s qualifying Barnes upped his pace to set a time of 1:39.067, nabbing a front-row seat with the third quickest time. In the race Barnes ran a clean third for a few laps until finding himself in a battle for that position. At the end Barnes was credited with a hard-fought fifth. In Supersport, Geoff May rode his M4 EMGO Suzuki GSX-R600 to the third fastest time in opening practice on Friday, setting the fastest time for a privateer. In Saturday’s Supersport practice Barnes took over the third fastest time with May claiming the fourth fastest time, both within just tenths of the leading time. In qualifying Barnes and May claimed two spots on the front row with their Pirelli Super Corsa Pros, qualifying third and fourth. Barnes nailed the holeshot in the race’s start and led the field into turn two, where his bike suffered a mechanical. May meanwhile was running third when the race was red fagged on the third lap and unable to be restarted due to rain. The race was called a non-event: no winner, no points, didn’t happen. Geoff May moved up to take the fourth fastest time in Superstock qualifying after setting fifth fastest time in the class’s Saturday practice with a set of Pirelli Diablo Superbike tires mounted on his Suzuki GSX-R1000 (Superstock practice on Friday was rained out.). In the race May was in contention for a podium finish when the race was red flagged because of another rider’s blown engine. The race was not restarted because of threatening rain and May was credited with fourth with eight laps given as the official race length. During the final two laps of the Superstock race the M4 EMGO Suzuki crew recorded May as advancing a second a lap on the race leader. The results from Infineon put May fourth in Superstock points, just 5 points behind third and 29 points behind first with seven events remaining. In Supersport May is still third in points due to none being scored at the Infineon event. May has 79 points and is one point away from second place in the Supersport championship. More, from a press release issued by Yoshimura Suzuki: Yoshimura Suzuki’s Yates Second at Sonoma Superstock Race –Next round, Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI, June 2 – 4, 2006– Round 4 – AMA Repsol Superstock Series Sonoma, CA Infineon Raceway May 19 – 21, 2006 Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Aaron Yates brought home a second-place finish in the AMA Repsol Superstock race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., on Sunday afternoon. With this finish, the defending AMA Superstock Champion moved from third-place overall to second-place overall in the points standings. The Superstock racing action began late Saturday afternoon, when Yates qualified in fifth position on the second row after posting a best lap time of 1:37.557. Yates had, unfortunately, fallen during the morning’s Superstock practice and tweaked the shoulder he’d injured during testing last February. “I hurt my shoulder when I fell this morning,” he explained. “And I just can’t push as hard as I need to.” In Sunday afternoon’s 17-lap race, however, Yates got a good start and was out front in third position. He stayed put for several laps before taking over second place. He was riding aggressively on his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 when a red flag was thrown with eight laps completed. Because of anticipated weather, the AMA called the race at that point. “You always want to win the race,” said Yates afterward. “But it was a good race. I got hung up for a while in third place and then I was able to get by and get into second. I tried to chase after the leader but he was too far out there when we got the red flag. But second place is OK. Even though I’d rather get the win, second is good for the points in the championship.” Aaron Yates, Team Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000, #1 2nd Place – AMA Repsol Lubricants Superstock 2nd Place – Overall SuperStock Top 10 Finishers: 1. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha 2. Aaron Yates, Team Yoshimura Suzuki 3. Eric Bostrom, Ducati 4. Geoff May, M4 EMGO Suzuki 5. Jake Holden, Jordan Suzuki 6. Marty Craggill, Hotbodies Racing Mat Mladin Motorsports Suzuki 7. Steve Rapp, Jordan Suzuki 8. Josh Hayes, Honda 9. Matt Lynn, Suzuki 10. Aaron Gobert, Honda