Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin’s Eric Bostrom won the AMA Superbike race over Yoshimura Suzuki’s Aaron Yates Sunday at Pikes Peak International Raceway. The win was Bostrom’s fourth consecutive AMA Superbike race win on the 1.315-mile infield road course. Bostrom led from the start. Yates came from behind to lead mid-race. Then Bostrom fought back to take the lead from Yates on the final lap. Provisional AMA Superbike Race Results: 1. Eric Bostrom, Ducati, 48 laps 2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, -0.255 second 3. Ben Spies, Suzuki, -22.732 seconds 4. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, -28.135 seconds, pit 5. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki, -31.813 seconds 6. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, -32.994 seconds 7. Mark Ledesma, Honda, -55.165 seconds 8. John Haner, Suzuki, -1 lap 9. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, -1 lap, -3.050 seconds, pit 10. Brent George, Suzuki, -1 lap, -5.725 seconds 11. Shane Turpin, Suzuki, -1 lap, -8.259 seconds 12. Cory West, Suzuki, -1 lap, -9.399 seconds 13. Jake Zemke, Honda, -1 lap, -13.415 seconds, pit 14. Eric Wood, Suzuki, -1 lap, -14.385 seconds 15. Lee Acree, Suzuki, -1 lap, -21.565 seconds 16. Larry Pegram, Honda, -1 lap, -21.576 seconds 17. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, -1 lap, -24.811 seconds 18. Scott Greenwood, Suzuki, -1 lap, -28.980 seconds 19. Nicky Moore, Yamaha, -1 lap, -37.579 seconds 20. Marty Craggill, Suzuki, -1 lap, -41.007 seconds 21. Dan Turner, Suzuki, -1 lap, -41.098 seconds 22. Scott Jensen, Suzuki, -1 lap, -41.322 seconds 23. Mike Sullivan, Suzuki, -1 lap, -41.895 seconds 24. Brad Hendry, Yamaha, -1 lap, -42.292 seconds 25. C.R. Gittere, Suzuki, -2 laps 26. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki, -2 laps, -0.846 second 27. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, -2 laps, -3.288 seconds, pit 28. James Kerker, Honda, -2 laps, -13.756 seconds 29. Reno Karimian, Suzuki, -2 laps 30. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki, -3 laps 31. Neil Hodgson, Ducati, -6 laps, pit 32. Jeremy Toye, Honda, -8 laps, DNF, crash 33. Heath Small, Yamaha, -31 laps, DNF, mechanical 34. Jeff Tigert, Honda, -34 laps, DNF 35. Jake Holden, Suzuki, -43 laps, DNF, retired 36. Sean Fey, Suzuki, DNS Provisional AMA Superbike Championship Point Standings (after 8 of 17 races): 1. Mladin, 255 points 2. Spies, 240 points 3. Yates, 239 points 4. Eric Bostrom, 204 points 5. Hodgson, 201 points 6. Duhamel, 171 points 7. Craggill, 160 points 8. Rapp, 142 points 9. Acree, 141 points 10. Zemke, 132 points 11. Pegram, 131 points 12. Eric Wood, 130 points 13. Hayes, 124 points 14. Jimmy Moore, 102 points 15. Scott Jensen, 100 points 16. West, 99 points 17. George, 86 points 18. Holden, 83 points 19. Clint McBain, 75 points 20. Haner, 73 points More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki: Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Aaron Yates raced to second place in today’s AMA Superbike Championship eighth round at Pikes Peak, Colorado after losing his lead on the final 48th lap to Eric Bostrom. The GSX-R1000-mounted rider had commanded the race for the last 13 laps and finished 250ths-of-a-second behind the Ducati rider – who led the opening 34 circuits – as Yoshimura team mates Ben Spies took third and Championship leader Mat Mladin fourth after having to pit for a new tyre just past the half-way stage. Six GSX-R1000s finished in the top 10: After the Yoshimura trio came Jordan Motorsports Suzuki man Steve Rapp in sixth, Lion Racing Suzuki’s John Haner in eighth and Corona Extra Suzuki’s Brent George. Mladin continues to dominate the series on 255 points ahead of Spies (240) and Yates on 239. Superbike Result: 1 Eric Bostrom (Ducati), 2 Aaron Yates (Yoshimura Suzuki), 3 Ben Spies (Yoshimura Suzuki), 4 Mat Mladin (Yoshimura Suzuki), 5 Joshua Hayes (Kawasaki), 6 Steve Rapp (Jordan Motorsports Suzuki), 7 Mark Ledesma (Honda), 8 John Haner (Lion Racing Suzuki), 9 Miguel Duhamel (Honda), 10 Brent George (Corona Extra Suzuki). Championship Points (after 8 of 17 rounds): 1 Mladin 255, 2 Spies 240, 3 Yates 239, 4 Bostrom 204, 5 Hodgson 201, 6 Duhamel 171, 7 Craggill (Suzuki) 160, 8 Rapp 142, 9 Acree (Suzuki) 141, 10 Zemke 132. More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki P.R.: Yoshimura Suzuki on the Podium at Pikes Peak!! –Next round, Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI, June 3 – 5, 2005– Round 5 – AMA Superbike Series Fountain, CO Pikes Peak International Raceway May 21 – 22, 2005 Team Yoshimura Suzuki rounded out the Pikes Peak podium in Fountain, CO, Sunday afternoon as teammates Aaron Yates and Ben Spies finished second and third, respectively. Five-time defending AMA Superbike Champion Mat Mladin finished in fourth. “This was a really good race for us,” said Yates. “It felt great to run up front with Eric (Bostrom) because he’s the man around here. There for a bit I really thought we’d get the win for Yoshimura Suzuki but he was getting a little bit better drive than I was.” During Superbike qualifying, the Yoshimura Suzuki squad shined. Mladin again scored the pole position, via a 54.433 lap time. Spies was also on the front row of the grid in the third position, thanks to a 54.664 lap time. And Yates was in fifth after posting a best lap of 54.960. During the race itself, Yates got a good start and was running in second almost immediately. He made several bids for the lead and did eventually run at the front for several laps toward the end of the race. On the last lap, however, he was overtaken and finished second. “It just feels good to be the top Yoshimura Suzuki finisher and to get up on the podium for the team,” added Yates. Young gun Spies, meanwhile, got off the line a little farther back than teammate Yates. But he put his head down and charged hard and picked off the competition one at a time. By the race’s end, he’d picked up the final podium spot. “This has been a good weekend for Yoshimura Suzuki,” said Spies after the race. “It would have been nice to go for the win, but it’s always great to have a couple of Suzuki GSX-R1000s on the podium. That’s what we came here to do and we did it, so I can’t complain.” Mladin, on the other hand, had difficulties off the line and had to play catch-up from the beginning. To add insult to injury, Mladin had to pit for a rear tire change midway through the race. Despite these obstacles, the Australian still managed to finish within the top five. “Overall the Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 is an amazing motorcycle,” said Mladin. “Yes, we had some problems today and we didn’t get the win. But we’d tried something new and it didn’t work out – lesson learned. Now we’re focused on Road America in two weeks because that’s a track where our bike goes good.” Mat Mladin, Team Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000, #1 4th Place – AMA Superbike 1st Place — Overall Aaron Yates, Team Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000, #20 2nd Place – AMA Superbike 3rd Place – Overall Ben Spies, Team Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000, #11 3rd Place – AMA Superbike 2nd Place — Overall AMA Superbike Top 10 Finishers: 1. Eric Bostrom, Ducati 2. Aaron Yates, Team Yoshimura Suzuki 3. Ben Spies, Team Yoshimura Suzuki 4. Mat Mladin, Team Yoshimura Suzuki 5. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki 6. Steve Rapp, Jordan Suzuki 7. Mark Ledesma, Honda 8. John Haner, Suzuki 9. Miguel Duhamel, Honda 10. Brent George, Suzuki