1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 28 laps 2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, -7.396 seconds 3. Ben Spies, Suzuki, -8.400 seconds 4. Neil Hodgson, Ducati, -13.256 seconds 5. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, -17.097 seconds 6. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, -48.067 seconds 7. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, -48.642 seconds 8. Eric Bostrom, Ducati, -58.125 seconds 9. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, -79.722 seconds 10. Marty Craggill, Suzuki, -85.820 seconds 11. Pascal Picotte, Yamaha, -86.172 seconds 12. Larry Pegram, Honda, -1 lap 13. Lee Acree, Suzuki, -1 lap 14. Mike Smith, Suzuki, -1 lap 15. Francis Martin, Suzuki, -1 lap 16. Eric Wood, Suzuki, -1 lap 17. Brent George, Suzuki, -1 lap 18. Scott Jensen, Suzuki, -1 lap 19. Cory West, Suzuki, -1 lap 20. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, -1 lap 21. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki, -1 lap 22. Chuck Ivey, Yamaha, -1 lap 23. Reuben Frankenfield, Yamaha, -1 lap 24. Scott Carpenter, Suzuki, -1 lap 25. Mike Sullivan, Yamaha, -1 lap 26. Matt McBride, Kawasaki, -1 lap 27. David Bell, Suzuki, -1 lap 28. Matt Lynn, Suzuki, -1 lap 29. Jeremy Toye, Honda, -2 laps 30. James Kerker, Honda, -2 laps 31. C.R. Gittere, Suzuki, -2 laps 32. Deam Mizdal, Suzuki, -4 laps 33. John Haner, Suzuki, -8 laps, DNF 34. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, -13 laps, DNF 35. Jake Holden, Suzuki, -18 laps, DNF, crash 36. Jake Zemke, Honda, -18 laps, DNF, retired 37. Brian Stokes, Yamaha, -19 laps, DNF 38. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, -23 laps, DNF, retired 39. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki, -23 laps, DNF, retired More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki News Service: MLADIN HEADS SUZUKI ONE-TWO-THREE Team Suzuki Press Office – April 23, 2005. Mat Mladin led a Yoshimura Suzuki one-two-three at the Barber Motorsports Park AMA Superbike Championship to win by 7.3 seconds as seven Suzuki GSX-R1000s filled the top 10 places. Behind him were team mates Aaron Yates and Ben Spies: Yates rode alone in second place for most of the race before being caught by Spies in the closing stages of the race. Fourth place went to Ducati Austin’s Neil Hodgson, the Brit in a war with Spies for the majority of the race until the Texan found a way past on the 24th of 28 laps. After losing touch with Spies, Hodgson maintained his pace to the finish, ending up a few seconds clear of Miguel Duhamel – the first and only of the factory Hondas to make it to the finish. Jordan Motorsports Suzuki’s Jason Pridmore, the veteran getting the best of a Suzuki-teams battle with Steve Rapp for sixth place. Rapp finished seventh, clear of Ducati Austin’s Eric Bostrom, the Californian in the battle with the two Jordan bikes for the majority of the race. Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Vincent Haskovec and Mladin Motorsports’ Marty Craggill rounded out the top 10 finishers. Mladin’s win keeps him perfect on the season with two pole positions and two race wins. Superbike Final Results: 1. Mat Mladin (Suzuki) 2. Aaron Yates (Suzuki) 3. Ben Spies (Suzuki) 4. Neil Hodgson (Ducati) 5. Miguel Duhamel (Honda) 6. Jason Pridmore (Suzuki) 7. Steve Rapp (Suzuki) 8. Eric Bostrom (Ducati) 9. Vincent Haskovec (Suzuki) 10. Marty Craggill (Suzuki) More, from a press release issued by Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin: BOSTROM AND HODGSON FIGHT TO THE FLAG IN BIRMINGHAM Neil Hodgson and Eric Bostrom earned solid finishes in the points during Saturday’s AMA Superbike race at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. Hodgson had his Ducati 999 Superbike in place to take another podium finish for much of the race but ended up fourth. Eric Bostrom ran in sixth position for a time but took the checkered flag in eighth place in the 28-lap race held in cool and overcast conditions. Hodgson held third place through lap 24 but lost out on the spot when the rider he battled with took advantage of lapped traffic to make a pass. Neil, who was beginning to experience some grip issues, rode valiantly but couldn’t mount another charge for position. “We had a difficult race, to be honest,” said Hodgson afterward. “I felt (Ben) Spies was better than us today. I felt like he was stuck behind me, really.” Neil said the key to improving Sunday’s result is fine-tuning the suspension on the powerful 999 Superbike, something that has been difficult in a rain-filled weekend with little dry track time. “We just have to try to improve the setup of the bike for tomorrow to make it a bit easier. As we stand at the moment, today’s race was the limit,” said the 2003 World Superbike Champion. “But we definitely have good some ideas for tomorrow to try in the warm-up,” said Hodgson. Bostrom finished in eighth position in the race stopped once for a red flag. “I’m looking forward to getting another shot tomorrow,” said Eric. “I slipped the clutch too hard off the start, so I ended up getting behind a few riders. It was a bizarre see-saw battle with some of the guys in front of me. I could make up a lot of time in some spots and they were creaming me in a few others. I worked past them and was trying to get away. Then I missed my marks a few times and had some grip issues, so they got back by me. I think tomorrow is gonna be a better day.” The Californian discussed making several adjustments with the Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin team. “I chose the wrong tire for today plus we’ll make the bike stiffer for Sunday,” said Bostrom. “With those two changes, I think we’ll be able to reach our goal tomorrow of racing in the 1:26 lap time range. I know it’s possible. If we are able to do that here, then I’ll call it a success. Then we’ll go to Fontana where we have done well in the past and look to win the race.” Team manager Tom Bodenbach discussed the second Superbike race of the season: “Obviously, we would have liked for Neil to have been able to hang in there for the podium finish, but it was a tough task. When the grip went off, he didn’t have the drive off the corners to hold off Spies even though he fought hard,” said Bodenbach. “With Eric, he had a tough day at a track that is not one of his favorites. For a while it looked like he was going to be able to move up to sixth, but it just didn’t happen for him today, despite his efforts.” Sunday’s 28-lap event is scheduled for 3:50 PM local time.
