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The AMA Supersport race at Daytona International Speedway was stopped on lap five of 18 for a crash in the chicane.

At the time of the crash, a lead group consisting of Aaron Gobert, Jason DiSalvo, Roger Lee Hayden, Tommy Hayden and Michael Barnes was contesting the lead; Jamie Hacking and Damon Buckmaster were swapping sixth; and Aaron Yates was eighth, leading Ben Spies, Steve Rapp, Tony Meiring and Scott Greenwood.

First-year Expert William Meyers, III was the rider who crashed in the chicane. From a video feed of the crash, Meyers lost the front going into the chicane and came to rest on the inside portion of the track. Because Meyers needed medical attention in an impact area, the race was stopped.

According to track announcer Roger Lyle, Meyers was seen sitting up at the accident site.

The Supersport race will be re-started from the original grid for 15 laps.


Update:

The AMA Supersport race was red-flagged a second time on the third lap of the 15-lap restart.

The cause of the red flag was a blown engine spilling oil on the track. Race officials anticipate a lengthy delay to clean up the oil spill.

At the time the race was stopped Aaron Gobert had made a small breakaway, 0.6-second at the line.

Roger Lee Hayden, Tommy Hayden, Barnes, Hacking, DiSalvo, Yates, Buckmaster, Spies, Rapp, Meiring and Greenwood were in a large pack racing for second.

Gobert had also made a small breakaway in the first race start and was reeled back into the group by teammate DiSalvo.

According to Daytona track officials, William Meyers was transported to Halifax Medical Center with complaints of back pain.

The race will be restarted from a new grid based on the running order, for 14 more laps.