By Beth Wyse Dolgner Vesrah Suzuki took five victories during the WERA Michelin National Challenge Series races at Autobahn Country Club on Sunday. Mark Junge and Tray Batey were the riders responsible for the wins during the eight-lap sprint races at the new track in Joliet, Illinois. Junge took the lead on the first lap of the Open Superstock race on his Vesrah Suzuki GSX-R1000. Batey followed closely on his GSX-R750 but never got past for the lead. The two of them pulled a gap on the field while Arclight Suzuki’s Scott Harwell trailed in third. In 600cc Superstock, Junge had to battle for the lead against Harwell and XT Racing’s David Weber. Junge took the lead on lap four but was not able to break away until the final two laps. Batey won the Heavyweight Twins Superstock race on his Vesrah Suzuki SV1000, winning by nearly half a minute over Cale Swiger. Batey’s second win was in the 750cc Superstock race on his Suzuki GSX-R750, following a red flag for a six-rider crash. Batey pulled away while Harwell, Weber and John Jacobi fought for second. Harwell finally took the second spot on the podium. Batey won the Formula 1 race, again on his GSX-R750, and set a track record of 1:25.9 in the process. Harwell finished second over Jacobi and Weber, riding a Suzuki GSX-R1000. Ben Thompson earned his second consecutive 750cc Superbike victory, riding the racersupply.com Suzuki GSX-R750. He won by 4.9 seconds over Keith Marshall. In 600cc Superbike, Adam Dolney and young teen Josh Herrin had a close race in the opening laps before Dolney pulled away on his Yamaha YZF-R6. Herrin had no competition for second on his Graves Yamaha YZF-R6. The Lightweight Twins Superstock race saw the closest finish of the day. After trading for the lead during all eight laps, Roger Bell edged out Dave Yaakov by just 0.028-second at the finish line. Both riders were on Suzuki SV650s. Kendrick Morrison rode his Honda RS250 to the win in Formula 2 after dominating the race. Throughout the weekend, the Vesrah Suzuki riders all displayed “CJ” stickers on their bikes in memory of Junge’s father and crew member Chris Junge, who passed away a week before the race.