AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike Infineon Raceway Sonoma, California May 16, 2010 Provisional Race Two Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R1), 22 laps 2. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), -3.676 seconds 3. Larry Pegram (Duc 1098R), -6.617 4. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), -8.774 5. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000), -9.603 6. Jake Zemke (Suz GSX-R1000), -12.184 7. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000), -30.230 8. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), -38.496 9. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R1000), -44.910 10. Geoff May (Buell 1125RR), -50.151 11. David Anthony (Suz GSX-R1000), -53.380 12. Chris Peris (BMW S1000RR), -57.234 13. Brett McCormick (Suz GSX-R1000), -83.919, crash 14. Chris Siebenhaar (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap 15. Chris Clark (Yam YZF-R1), -1 lap, 12.239 seconds 16. Trent Gibson (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap, 34.203 17. Johnny Rock Page (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap, 34.951 18. Eric Haugo (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap, 40.167 19. Mark Simon (BMW S1000RR), -13 laps, DNF 20. Brian Parriott (Apr RSV4 Factory), -16 laps, DNF, crash 21. Eric Pinson (BMW S1000RR), -21 laps, DNF, crash Championship Point Standings (after 8 of 18 races): 1. Zemke, 178 points 2. Hayden, 174 3. Hayes, 170 4. Young, 162 5. Pegram, 134 6. Bostrom, 120 7. Ulrich, 102 8. Knapp, 94 9. Clark, 64 10. John Hopkins, 62 11. Aaron Yates, 59 12. Anthony, 56 13. McCormick, 45 14. Shane Narbonne, 39 15. Page, 38 16. Barrett Long, 33 17. Shawn Higbee, 32 18. Peris, 31 19. TIE, Haugo/Pinson, 29 21. Holden, 28 22. Jeffrey Tigert, 27 23. Siebenhaar, 26 24. Skip Salenius, 22 25. May, 20 26. TIE, Tim Hunt/Gibson, 16 28. Parriott, 7 29. Scott Jensen, 6 30 Mark Simon Los Angeles, CA 2 0 0 2 0 31 Tray Batey Gallatin, TN 0 0 0 32 James Romero Iii San Clemente, AZ 0 More, from a press release issued by Infineon Raceway: Yamaha’s Hayes Completes SuperBike Sweep On Sunday at Infineon Raceway DISCOVERY BAY’S ELENA MYERS FIFTH IN SUPERSPORT SONOMA, Calif. (May 16, 2010) — Yamaha’s Josh Hayes completed the sweep on Sunday at Infineon Raceway, taking the victory in American SuperBike at the West Coast Moto Jam. Hayes has now won three of the last four SuperBike features in the Sonoma Valley, including Sunday. He passed race-leader Larry Pegram (Ducati) early on and never looked back, taking the checkers by 3.676 seconds over second-place Ben Bostrom (Yamaha), a Redding native and graduate of Petaluma High School in the North Bay. Pegram held on for third place. Hayes entered the race weekend fourth in SuperBike points standings, but leaves the Sonoma Valley in third (170). San Francisco native Jake Zemke (Suzuki) maintained the points lead by just four points over Tommy Hayden (Suzuki), 178-174. “I felt like I was cheating this weekend, the bike was so good. I felt like I had an advantage,” said Hayes. “It’s still a very difficult course to get around on any motorcycle, mine was just a little bit easier than these boys to get around and it played in my favor. I think we learned a few good things, and I think it will bode well for the rest of the season.” Hayes led 17 laps of the 22-lap feature and clearly had the best bike in the field. Bostrom placed second for the second consecutive day. “I think the bike was better than the rider today. I didn’t feel in unison with the bike, I don’t know what’s going on,” said Bostrom. “I had a blast racing with Larry, which kind of makes my weekend because you live for the fight and want to come out ahead. Everything else is so positive on the team and the bike. I’m looking forward to the rest of the season.” Discovery Bay’s Elena Myers, who became the first female in history to win an AMA Pro Road Race on Saturday, had hoped to make it two straight. Unfortunately, the 16-year-old placed fifth in the SuperSport feature. Roseville’s Cameron Beaubier (Yamaha) took the win in the 18-lap main event, with Huntley Nash (Yamaha) second and Petaluma’s Tyler O’Hara (Yamaha) third. “It feels awesome. The bike was working great all weekend,” Beaubier said. Danny Eslick claimed his first win of the season in the Daytona SportBike main event by just .692 seconds over Josh Herrin (Yamaha). Dane Westby (Yamaha) was third. “I was going to be mad if I didn’t win today after leading a bunch of laps yesterday and today,” Eslick said. “I just tried to keep good, strong laps and keep my head down.” More, from a press release issued by Michael Jordan Motorsports: MICHAEL JORDAN MOTORSPORTS HOLDS ONTO CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS LEAD AT INFINEON RACEWAY National Guard Jordan Suzuki’s Jake Zemke Maintains a Four Point Lead SONOMA, CA (May 16, 2010) Michael Jordan Motorsports (MJM) maintains the championship points lead after completing races seven and eight of the 2010 AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike Championship held at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA this weekend. National Guard Jordan Suzuki’s Jake Zemke scored a fourth place finish on Saturday and finished sixth in Sunday’s race. Aaron Yates’ replacement rider, Brett McCormick, was running seventh when he experienced a mechanical issue during Saturday’s race and finished thirteenth on Sunday after a minor get-off in turn ten early in the race. On Saturday, Zemke maintained second place for a number of laps before slipping into fourth in the final stages of the race. On Sunday, Zemke, slightly off the pace, ran in fourth place throughout most of the race until the late stages when he was passed and ended up with a sixth place finish. Zemke holds onto a four point lead in the championship heading to the next event at Road America. “On Saturday, my bike was moving around quite a bit,” Zemke said. “It was pretty good early on and we were able to get up to second. I didn’t have a huge gap or anything, but I felt comfortable where I was. We definitely started losing grip from the rear tire. I couldn’t really get off the corners. And knowing that, I was trying to push harder going into the corners to try and make up for it. That was causing the bike to move around quite a bit and it was kind of the end of our deal. We faded back from there and tried to minimize the damage and maximize what we could.” “Sunday was a long race,” Zemke continued. “The times were a lot quicker in the beginning of the race and we definitely had a better pace at the beginning of it. I just ended up glazing the brakes over and I couldn’t get into the corners the way I needed to. But we held on and we’re still in the championship lead, so that’s an important thing. We’re constantly working and moving forward and pretty soon the 54 will be back up on top. Wisconsin is one of my favorite tracks and I’m definitely looking forward to that getting to something a little bit faster and flowing. I think that’ll suit our bike real well.” During the weekend, Jake Zemke’s National Guard Suzuki GSX-R1000 was proudly sporting the state patch of the California National Guard’s largest combat brigade, the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The corresponding National Guard state patches will be placed on Zemke’s Suzuki for the remainder of the 2010 season. Look for the 2010 Michael Jordan Motorsports team at their next event at Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI on June 4-6, 2010. ABOUT MICHAEL JORDAN MOTORSPORTS: Legendary NBA star Michael Jordan formed Michael Jordan Motorsports (MJM) in 2004 as a result of his passion for motorcycle racing. His mission is to bring a new level of excellence and style to the motorcycle racing industry. For more information on MJM, please visit www.23race.com, www.twitter.com/23race and http://www.facebook.com/23race. 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