Eric Bostrom took his second consecutive AMA Formula Xtreme race win of the season on his Dunlop-backed Yamaha YZF-R6 Saturday at Infineon Raceway. It was a two-bike race between Bostrom and his teammate Jason DiSalvo for most of the sprint. The pace heated up as the laps counted down, and Bostrom and DiSalvo began exchanging the lead. On the final lap, DiSalvo attempted to pass Bostrom but nearly crashed in the process. DiSalvo saved the near-highside, but the incident sealed Bostrom’s victory. DiSalvo was able to recover in time to finish second and hold onto his Championship point lead. Danny Eslick’s last-lap pass attempt on Josh Hayes was successful, and the Matsushima Performance Suzuki rider took his first AMA Formula Xtreme podium finish on his GSX-R600. Hayes finished fourth on his Parts Unlimited PJ1 Erion Honda CBR600RR, three seconds ahead of Michael Barnes, the highest non-Dunlop finisher on his Pirelli-shod Team M4 EMGO Suzuki GSX-R600. Hayes’ teammate Aaron Gobert, Eslick’s teammate Blake Young, Rockwall Honda’s Ryan Andrews, Safety First Suzuki’s Tony Meiring and Andrews’ teammate Ty Howard rounded out the top 10 finishers. Former MotoGP star Jeremy McWilliams was running eighth and moving up in the order when his Warr’s/Hal’s H-D Buell XB-RR Firebolt quit on lap 10 of 17. Lockhart Phillips USA AMA Formula Xtreme Championship Infineon Raceway Sonoma, California May 20 Provisional Race Results: 1. Eric Bostrom (Yam YZF-R6), 17 laps 2. Jason DiSalvo (Yam YZF-R6), -8.108 seconds 3. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), -24.068 seconds 4. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR600RR), -24.360 seconds 5. Michael Barnes (Suz GSX-R600), -27.717 seconds 6. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR600RR), -40.390 seconds 7. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R600), -44.258 seconds 8. Ryan Andrews (Hon CBR600RR), -51.436 seconds 9. Tony Meiring (Suz GSX-R600), -52.061 seconds 10. Ty Howard (Hon CBR600RR), -60.711 seconds 11. Ryan Elleby (Hon CBR600RR), -65.909 seconds 12. Grant Riggs (Suz GSX-R600), -68.599 seconds 13. Chris “Opie” Caylor (Suz GSX-R600), -68.986 seconds 14. Nicky Moore (Yam YZF-R6), -91.527 seconds 15. Kim Nakashima (Suz GSX-R600), -104.842 seconds 16. Armando Ferrer (Kaw ZX-6RR), -105.211 seconds 17. Victor Chirinos (Kaw ZX-6RR), -1 lap 18. Craig McLean (Duc 749R), -1 lap, 8.654 seconds 19. Kenny Carlotta (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap, 12.610 seconds 20. Jeremiah Johnson (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap, 33.335 seconds 21. Michael Aron (Duc 749R), -1 lap, 41.059 seconds 22. Shawn Reily (Buell XB-RR), -1 lap, 46.210 seconds 23. Johnny Rock Page (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 52.854 seconds 24. D. Murrey (Duc 749R), -1 lap, 58.179 seconds 25. Chris Siebenhaar (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap, 79.782 seconds, two stop-and-go penalties 26. Eric Gulbransen (Duc 749R), -2 laps 27. Jeremy McWilliams (Buell XB-RR), -8 laps, DNF, mechanical 28. James Kerker (Hon CBR600RR), -11 laps, DNF, crash Championship Point Standings (after 4 of 10 rounds): 1. DiSalvo, 133 points 2. Hayes, 120 points 3. Eric Bostrom, 110 points 4. Aaron Gobert, 104 points 5. Blake Young, 91 points 6. Eslick, 81 points 7. Elleby, 80 points 8. Meiring, 77 points 9. Andrews, 72 points 10. Howard, 63 points 11. Caylor, 61 points 12. Nicky Moore, 59 points 13. Chirnos, 53 points 14. Kurtis Roberts, 50 points 15. Eric Wood, 48 points More, from a press release issued by Team M4 EMGO Suzuki: BARNES RETURNS TO FORMULA XTREME WITH TOP FIVE FINISH IN SONOMA Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Michael Barnes made a successful return to the Formula Xtreme class this weekend at Infineon Raceway after missing the season’s opening three races due to a knee injury suffered at Daytona International Raceway. Despite his extended layoff from riding the team’s Pirelli-shod GSX-R600 FX racer, the Floridian guided it to a top-five finish in his comeback performance on Saturday. After leading Friday’s rain shortened session, Barnes claimed a spot on the front row for the 17-lap race during qualifying, which was rescheduled from Friday afternoon to Saturday morning. Starting from the third slot on the grid thanks to his 1: 39.067 lap time, he ran in third early in the race and remained in contention for a podium finish deep into the race before ultimately finishing in fifth. “It’s been a little bit up and down this weekend wondering what the weather was going to do and then using our practice session this morning as qualifying,” Barnes said. “We put in some fast times this morning and the race started out as I wanted it to. I got a strong start but just couldn’t quite stay with the leaders.” “I’m pleased with a top five in my first FX race back,” he continued. “We’ve got the FX bike feeling really similar to my Supersport bike and I think that’s helped us get back up to speed so quickly. While it would have been nice to throw it right on the box, I’ll take this one and move on.” Barnes will have another shot at a podium finish on Sunday. He qualified fourth fastest in Supersport with a fast time 1:38.615 and will start from the outside of the front row for the 17-lap race as a result. “We’ll shift our focus to tomorrow’s Supersport race now,” Barnes said. “We put in a real strong qualifying effort and got on the front row. My team just works so hard, I’m stoked to be back on both of my bikes. I’m feeling as close to 100% as I have all year and I’m looking forward to a strong race in Supersport.” Teammate Geoff May was only one position behind Barnes in Supersport qualifying with the fifth best time in the session (1:38.743). May also impressed in Superstock, guiding his powerful GSX-R1000 racer to a spot on the front row for Sunday’s 60k final. The Georgian was fourth best in the class with a quick lap of 1: 37.430. The team’s developmental rider Shea Fouchek will start tomorrow’s Supersport final from the sixth row. The Texan qualified in 23rd position after posting a time of 1:44.070.