AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Presented by AMSOIL Infineon Raceway Sonoma, California May 16, 2010 Provisional Race Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), 22 laps 2. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), -0.692 second 3. Dane Westby (Yam YZF-R6), -7.951 seconds 4. Tommy Aquino (Yam YZF-R6), -8.079 5. Cory West (Suz GSX-R600), -8.417 6. Bobby Fong (Duc 848), -11.464 7. Chris Fillmore (Suz GSX-R600), -28.790 8. P.J. Jacobsen (Suz GSX-R600), -29.860 9. Eli Edwards (Yam YZF-R6), -53.464 10. Tyler Odom (Hon CBR600RR), -55.282 11. Stevie Bonsey (Yam YZF-R6), -70.084 12. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-6R), -94.160 13. Brian Pinkstaff (Kaw ZX-6R), -1 lap 14. Craig Mason (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 0.084 second 15. Melissa Paris (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 0.491 16. Steve Rapp (Duc 848), -1 lap, 2.691 seconds, crash 17. Shaun Summers (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap, 4.679 18. Gabriel Santacoloma (Hon CBR600RR), -1 lap, 15.429 19. Oscar Covarrubias (Kaw ZX-6R), -1 lap, 18.673 20. Jay Ruess (Kaw ZX-6R), -1 lap, 23.495 21. Ted Rich (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 24.061 22. Clinton Seller (Yam YZF-R6), -5 laps, DNF, crash 23. Kevin Boisvert (Suz GSX-R600), -7 laps, DNF 24. Matthew Presting (Yam YZF-R6), -10 laps, DNF, mechanical 25. Michael Beck (Duc 848), -12 laps, DNF, crashed twice 26. Sebastiao Ferreira (Suz GSX-R600), -13 laps, DNF, crash 27. Russ Wikle (Suz GSX-R600), -16 laps, DNF, crash 28. Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R600), -21 laps, DNF, crash 29. Lenny Hale (Yam YZF-R6), -22 laps, DNF, crash 30. Santiago Villa (Suz GSX-R600), DNS 31. Chip Yates (Suz GSX-R600), DNS 32. Timothy Jones (Yam YZF-R6), DNS 33. Terry Heard (Kaw ZX-6R), DNS 34. Howard Crow (Duc 848), DNS Provisional Championship Point Standings: 1. Eslick, 168 points 2. Herrin, 158 3. Cardenas, 133 4. Westby, 129 5. West, 119 6. Rapp, 104 7. Aquino, 103 8. Fillmore, 80 9. Seller, 65 10. Fong, 62 11. Amantini, 39 12. TIE, Odom/Hale, 36 14. May, 35 15. TIE, Jacobsen/Shawn Higbee, 33 17. Wikle, 25 18. Jake Holden, 24 19. Kev Coghlan, 16 20. Mark Crozier, 15 More, from a press release issued by Team M4 Monster Energy Suzuki: WINNING WEEKEND FOR M4 MONSTER ENERGY SUZUKI AT INFINEON RACEWAY Team M4 Monster Energy Suzuki had a mixed Sunday to round out the AMA Pro Road Racing weekend at Infineon Raceway, as the squad picked up two more strong Superbike results but suffered a stinging disappointment in the SportBike final. Coming off Saturday’s thrilling victory, Martin Cardenas had aspirations of pulling off yet another doubleheader sweep aboard his GSX-R600 at Infineon Raceway, but those hopes were dashed early when the Colombian crashed out of the race on the second lap. Martin made contact with another rider and ended up in the dirt. Despite his difficult day, Cardenas leaves Infineon Raceway third in the Daytona SportBike title race with 133 points. Jake Holden and Chris Ulrich put together similar outings compared with Saturday, the two once again claiming the checkered flag while running in seventh and eighth positions, respectively. Holden, riding in place of the injured John Hopkins, stuck with the front pack during the contest’s early stages again before accepting a relatively lonely seventh. Ulrich, meanwhile, upped his pace aboard his GSX-R1000 and kept the lead group in sight for an extended period as well before securing his seventh top-ten result of the season. Ulrich, who retains his seventh-place ranking in the American Superbike championship standings, said, “Today’s race was similar to yesterday’s but our split was better today. I held onto the lead group a lot longer today. We made some small changes to the front and I went faster today than I qualified. It was key to get in a strong first lap and cling onto the lead group and they pulled me into the ’37s and I stayed there as long as I could. I was at my limit and I feel good about my race. It was a big improvement from last year where we could ride at a good pace for half-distance or so where now I’m able to push at the limit for the entire race. “The bike is getting better every week and so am I. Let’s be honest, we struggled at Atlanta, but we got down to business here and went pretty good. We have Road America coming up and I’m looking forward to going there.” Team M4 Monster Energy Crew Chief Keith Perry remarked, “It seems like in SportBike we’re either going to be on top of the podium or throwing it down, one or the other. Martin is such a competitor and such a hard runner there’s no doubt he’s going to bounce back and be running for the front again at Road America. We’ll just go into the next one and see how it shakes out. “We had very solid Superbike results today,” added Perry. “I know both of them would like to be a couple positions higher than that, but we worked some things out that will allow us to make some progress with the big bikes and we’re looking forward to Elkhart Lake for sure.” Team M4 Monster Energy Suzuki will be back in action on June 4-6 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI.