Josh Hayes won the AMA Formula Xtreme race at Infineon Raceway Saturday, beating Erion Honda teammate Aaron Gobert by 1.156 seconds. Steve Rapp finished third on his Attack Kawasaki. Second-fastest-qualifier Michael Barnes crashed in Turn Two on the warm-up lap and was transported to the track medical center with a suspected broken wrist. Barnes then went by private vehicle to Novato Community Hospital for X-rays. The start was delayed because Barnes was lying in an impact zone. Hayes lost the lead to Gobert late in the race when he bobbled and was kicked out of the seat heading through Turn Two, but retook the lead with a few laps to go with an aggressive pass. Gobert’s last-lap attempt to retake the lead ended when he ran off the pavement and onto the dirt in the final chicane, letting Hayes home free. Results 1. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop 2. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, -1.156 seconds 3. Steve Rapp (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, -7.857 4. Ben Attard (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, -8.672 5. Larry Pegram (Duc 749R), Dunlop, -20.086 6. Marty Craggill (Duc 749R), Dunlop, -34.177 7. Cory West (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli, -34.839 8. Jason Perez (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, -40.282 9. Bobby Fong (Suz GSX-R600), Michelin, -43.145 10. Ryan Andrews (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, -44.693 11. Tony Meiring (Yam YZF-R6), Michelin, -55.318 12. Tom Montano (Duc 749R), Dunlop, -66.813 13. Chad Herrmann (Suz GSX-R600), -70.609 14. Barrett Long (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli, -84.584 15. Tyler McDonald (Yam YZF-R6), Michelin, -93.259 16. Darren Luck (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, -93.643 17. Dirk Sanchez (Suz GSX-R600), -103.323 18. Scott Ryan (Suz GSX-R600), Michelin, -103.531 19. David Anthony (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli, – 1 lap 20. David Sadowski (Suz GSX-R600), Michelin, -1 lap, -48.066 21. Kim Nakashima (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap, -61.317 22. Chris Siebenhaar (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap, -61.211 23. Spencer Stuart (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, -71.688 24. C.R. Gittere (Suz GSX-R600), Michelin, -1 lap, -75.134 25. Craig Wierman (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap, -83.574 26. Darren Murrey (Duc 749R), -2 laps 27. Morgan Murphy (Suz GSX-R600), -2 laps 28. Chaz Davies (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, -3 laps, DNF, crash 29. Brant Wiwi (Yam YZF-R6), -6 laps, DNF 30. Kenny Carlotta (Suz GSX-R600), -7 laps, DNF 31. Garry Combs (Yam YZF-R6), -13 laps, DNF 32. Jeff Tigert (Hon CBR600RR), -16 laps, DNF 33. Michael Barnes (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, -17 laps, DNF, crash 34. Ryan Elleby (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, -17 laps, DNS More, from a press release issued by Pirelli: Rapp Places Third in Formula Xtreme Race for Pirelli Rome, Georgia: Saturday’s Supersport practice for the AMA Superbike series at Sonoma’s Infineon Raceway saw four Pirelli riders in the top ten, led by Attack Kawasaki’s Steve Rapp on a ZX-6R at fourth fastest. Geoff May was fifth fastest on his M4 EMGO Suzuki GSX-R600, with Rapp’s teammate Ben Attard seventh quickest and May’s teammate Michael Barnes setting the tenth-best time of the session. In Supersport qualifying Rapp nabbed the inside slot of row two with the fifth quickest time, just past two hundredths of a second from pole-sitter Jamie Hacking’s time. Barnes, May and Attard placed seventh, eighth and ninth on the grid, respectively, all using Pirelli’s standard DOT Diablo Supercorsa tires. On the big bikes of Superstock, Geoff May was fourth quickest in practice for the M4 EMGO Suzuki team, later finding more speed to claim third on the grid during qualifying for Sunday’s race. Meanwhile, Roadracingworld.com Suzuki’s Chris Ulrich and Robertino Pietri earned eighth and 12th on the grid, where they will take their places for the race on the second and third rows. Joining these regulars are Scott Jenson at ninth on the grid and James Randolph in tenth, like the others using the regular race version of Pirelli’s Diablo Superbike Slicks. In Formula Xtreme action Ben Attard posted the third best time in the morning warm up, with his Attack Kawasaki teammate Steve Rapp right with him with the fourth quickest time. Michael Barnes was sixth on his M4 EMGO Suzuki GSX-R600, and Cory West was eighth with his Team Hunter Yamaha YZF-R6. Drama unfolded on the warm up lap with Barnes falling off, breaking his arm. But Pirelli still managed the podium with Rapp placing third behind Joshua Hayes and Aaron Gobert, giving him his third podium finish for the season and securing second-place in the FX championship. Attard rode Rapp’s sister ZX-6R home to fourth while West finished seventh. For those keeping score, Rapp raced on 16.5-inch Diablo Superbike tires, specifically an SC3 front and SC2 rear, while Attard used an SC1 front and SC2 rear. Cory West used Pirelli’s 17-inch Diablo Supercorsa standard SC1 front and rear tires.