Provisional AMA Superstock Race Results: 1. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki, 15 laps 2. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, -0.008 second 3. Geoff May, Suzuki, -1.991 seconds 4. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, -5.352 seconds 5. John Haner, Suzuki, -5.479 seconds 6. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, -5.614 seconds 7. Michael Barnes, Suzuki, -10.684 seconds 8. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, -10.871 seconds 9. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, -12.363 seconds 10. Jason Perez, Yamaha, -13.790 seconds 11. Eric Wood, Suzuki, -23.709 seconds 12. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, -24.969 seconds 13. Akira Tamitsuji, Suzuki, -26.894 seconds 14. Lee Acree, Suzuki, -27.097 seconds 15. Blake Young, Suzuki, -27.180 seconds 16. Matt Lynn, Suzuki, -30.457 seconds 17. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, -31.694 seconds 18. Mark Miller, Suzuki, -35.445 seconds 19. Brent George, Suzuki, -37.017 seconds 20. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, -39.690 seconds 21. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki, -51.473 seconds 22. Brian Boyd, Suzuki, -1 lap 23. James Kerker, Honda, -1 lap 24. Rodolfo Ramirez, Suzuki, -1 lap 25. Johnny Rock Page, Yamaha, -1 lap 26. David Loikits, Suzuki, -1 lap 27. Montez Stewart, Suzuki, -3 laps 28. Heath Small, Suzuki, DNS Provisional AMA Superstock Championship Standings (After 10 of 10 races): 1. Yates, 323 points 2. DiSalvo, 314 points 3. Rapp, 255 points 4. Roger Hayden, 241 5. Haner, 222 points 6. Jake Holden, 195 points 7. Buckmaster, 192 points 8. May, 189 points 9. Aaron Gobert, 187 points 10. Tommy Hayden, 168 points 11. Wood, 163 points 12. Acree, 159 points 13. Jamie Hacking, 156 points 14. Moore, 150 points 15. Young, 142 points More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki: Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Aaron Yates won the 2005 AMA Repsol Superstock Championship after coming in ninth in the final event of the season at Road Atlanta in Braselton on Sunday. “Thanks to Suzuki for putting together such a great motorcycle because the Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 is awesome,” said Yates. “My team has been great all year putting together a good race set-up and Dunlop has given us excellent tyres this season. It’s all because of these guys that I’ve got this number-one plate.” Going into the final round, Yates had a good qualifying session and ended up in third position on the front row with a best time of 1:23.748. “I went out on race tyres and did some good laps and then went out with a qualifier and did a pretty good lap. I tried to go faster and almost crashed, but I ended up with a lap time that’s better than I’ve ever done on the Superstock bike so I’m happy with it.” When preparing for the race, Yates knew that he didn’t have to win to take the title because he was going in with a 21-point lead. His race strategy, however, was undecided. “I’ve been thinking about the race,” he said after qualifying. “But you can’t really make any plans because it just depends on how the race actually goes. It depends on how I feel when I wake up in the morning – whether I want to go for it or just ride around. I really want to finish the race and I don’t want any issues to come up and trouble us. It’s kind of nice to have the points cushion.” He played it safe when Sunday rolled around. He got a pretty good start and went out in eighth place and rode conservatively to a ninth-place finish in the 15-lap race. “It was hard just hanging back there just cruising along,” said Yates. “I usually don’t make a plan for a race but this time I decided to take it easy off the line and see how it goes. I knew I had to get 14th or better and this was the smart thing to do, I reckon.” Superstock Top 10 Finishers: 1. Roger Lee Hayden (Kawasaki) 2. Jason Disalvo (Yamaha) 3. Geoff May (M4 EMGO Suzuki) 4. Damon Buckmaster (Yamaha) 5. John Haner (Suzuki) 6. Steve Rapp (Jordan Suzuki) 7. Michael Barnes (M4 EMGO Suzuki) 8. Jason Pridmore (Jordan Suzuki) 9. Aaron Yates (Team Yoshimura Suzuki) 10. Jason Perez (Yamaha)