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Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies, 19, won the red-flag-interrupted AMA Superstock race Sunday at California Speedway in Fontana, California.

Spies was second and pressuring Graves Yamaha’s Damon Buckmaster when the race was stopped on lap seven of 17 due to a crash involving Lion Racing Suzuki’s Jake Holden, who crashed exiting turn eight. Holden’s GSX-R1000 was lying in the track, which forced the race to be stopped.

After a short delay, the race was re-started. Spies jumped out to the lead right away, turned the fastest lap of the race (1:26.122) on the first flying lap (lap eight), quickly built a 1.9-second lead and was never challenged. After building a three-second lead, Spies put his Yoshimura Suzuki on cruise control to win by 1.8 seconds.

Buckmaster passed teammate Jamie Hacking halfway through the second segment to earn second place. Hacking held on for third, a few seconds ahead of the other Graves Yamaha riders, Jason DiSalvo, fourth, and Aaron Gobert, fifth.

Roger Lee Hayden beat his factory Kawasaki teammate and older brother Tommy for sixth. Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki’s Steve Rapp finished eighth on a Michelin-shod GSX-R750, just in front of a pack of GSX-R1000s ridden by No Limit Suzuki’s Jason Pridmore, Prieto Racing’s Geoff May, Hooters Suzuki’s John Haner and Millennium Technologies Suzuki’s Shawn Higbee.


Provisional AMA Superstock Race Results:

1. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 17 laps
2. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R1, -1.846 seconds
3. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha YZF-R1, -2.026 seconds
4. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha YZF-R1, -6.942 seconds
5. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R1, -8.381 seconds
6. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-10R, -9.411 seconds
7. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-10R, -9.976 seconds
8. Steve Rapp, Suzuki GSX-R750, -25.496 seconds
9. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -26.918 seconds
10. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -27.155 seconds
11. John Haner, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -27.601 seconds
12. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -27.716 seconds
13. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R750
14. Alex Gobert, Honda CBR1000RR
15. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R1000
16. Anthony Gobert, Honda CBR1000RR
17. Chris Caylor, Suzuki GSX-R1000
18. Jake Holden, Suzuki GSX-R1000
19. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R1000
20. Corey Eaton, Suzuki GSX-R1000


Provisional AMA Superstock Point Standings:

1. TIE, Aaron Gobert/Spies, 62 points
3. Hacking, 61 points
4. Buckmaster, 60 points
5. Tommy Hayden, 53 points
6. DiSalvo, 52 points
7. Roger Lee Hayden, 51 points
8. Rapp, 45 points
9. Haner, 41 points
10. TIE, Pridmore/Higbee, 39 points
12. May, 35 points
13. Acree, 34 points
14. Wood, 31 points
15. Holden, 29 points

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Today is Josh Hayes’ 29th birthday.

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The start of AMA Superstock practice at California Speedway was delayed approximately 30 minutes due to moisture on the racetrack.

Sunday Morning Provisional AMA Superstock Practice Times:

1. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:26.757
2. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:26.865
3. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:26.897
4. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:26.907
5. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-10R, 1:27.575
6. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:27.706
7. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-10R, 1:28.043
8. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki ZX-10R, 1:28.577
9. Alex Gobert, Honda CBR1000RR, 1:28.659
10. Jake Holden, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:28.742
11. John Haner, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:28.810
12. Steve Rapp, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:28.834
13. Chris Caylor, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:28.834
14. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:29.104
15. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:29.156
16. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:29.692
17. Corey Eaton, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:30.349
18. Jason Curtis, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:31.284
19. Anthony Gobert, Honda CBR1000RR, 1:31.502
20. David Sanders, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:31.745

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Provisional Sunday Morning AMA Supersport Practice Times:

1. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, 1:27.732
2. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:27.946
3. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:28.138
4. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, 1:28.330
5. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:28.514
6. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:28.804
7. Steve Rapp, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:29.756
8. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, 1:29.763
9. Michael Barnes, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:30.406
10. Clint McBain, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:30.418
11. Ben Attard, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:30.732
12. Chris Peris, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:31.250
13. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:31.289
14. Nate Wait, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:31.354
15. Nicky Moore, Honda CBR600RR, 1:31.406

Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies only did “a couple” of laps in Supersport practice, according to his crew.

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Provisional AMA Supersport Race Results:

1. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 17 laps
2. Ben Spies, Suzuki, -0.437 second
3. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki, -2.342 seconds
4. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, -2.407 seconds
5. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, -9.178 seconds
6. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, -10.846 seconds
7. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, -15.356 seconds
8. Ben Attard, Suzuki, -20.099 seconds
9. Michael Barnes, Yamaha, -20.660 seconds
10. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, -21.457 seconds
11. Lee Acree, Suzuki, -24.233 seconds
12. Nicky Moore, Honda, -25.261 seconds
13. Chris Peris, Suzuki
14. Craig Connell, Suzuki
15. Darren Luck, Suzuki
16. Jason Perez, Yamaha
17. Danny Eslick, Suzuki
18. Alan Schmidt, Yamaha
19. Grant Riggs, Yamaha
20. Brad Hendry, Yamaha
21. Giovanni Rojas, Yamaha
22. Nathan Hester, Yamaha
23. Tyler Jones, Yamaha
24. John-O Bowman, Yamaha
25. Matt Zrubuchen, Yamaha
26. Chris Siebenhaar, Honda
27. Dirk Sanchez, Kawasaki
28. Clint McBain, Suzuki
29. Matt Hartlieb, Suzuki
30. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, DNF, crash


Provisional AMA Supersport Point Standings (after 2 of 11 races):

1. Tommy Hayden, 66 points
2. DiSalvo, 62 points
3. Roger Lee Hayden, 61 points
4. TIE, Aaron Gobert/Hacking, 54 points
6. Barnes, 47 points
7. Rapp, 46 points
8. Meiring, 42 points
9. Acree, 39 points
10. Perez, 35 points
11. Spies, 32 points
12. Eslick, 29 points
13. Luck, 28 points
14. TIE, Aaron Yates/Buckmaster, 24 points

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The AMA Supersport race at California Speedway was red-flagged on lap nine of 17.

At the time the race was stopped, Tommy Hayden was leading, as he had from the start. Hayden was being closely pursued by Yamaha’s Damon Buckmaster and Jamie Hacking and Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies.

The race was stopped for a crashed bike lying on the track at the exit of the turn seven/eight chicane. The bike belonged to Pedro Valiente, who was seen attempting to ride the bike back to the pits.

The race will be re-started for nine laps.

AMA Supersport Running Order (as of lap 8 of 17):

1. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki
2. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, -0.484 second
3. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, -0.845 second
4. Ben Spies, Suzuki, -1.515 seconds
5. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki, -3.861 seconds
6. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, -8.645 seconds
7. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, -8.776 seconds
8. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, -14.500 seconds
9. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, -14.577 seconds
10. Michael Barnes, Yamaha, -17.187 seconds
11. Ben Attard, Suzuki, -17.884 seconds
12. Clint McBain, Suzuki, -22.936 seconds
13. Nicky Moore, Honda
14. Chris Peris, Suzuki
15. Lee Acree, Suzuki

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Provisional AMA Formula Xtreme Race Results:

1. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 17 laps
2. Jake Zemke, Honda, -0.102 second
3. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, -19.943 seconds
4. Alex Gobert, Honda, -26.045 seconds
5. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, -27.689 seconds
6. Larry Pegram, Yamaha, -34.173 seconds
7. Jake Holden, Suzuki, -34.265 seconds
8. Marc Palazzo, Yamaha, -48.595 seconds
9. Corey Eaton, Suzuki, -58.042 seconds
10. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, -77.922 seconds
11. Heath Small, Yamaha, -81.724 seconds
12. Perry Melneciuc, Yamaha, -1 lap
13. Nathan Hester, Yamaha, -1 lap
14. Garth Dillon, Yamaha, -1 lap
15. Jay Tanner, Yamaha, -1 lap
16. Craig McLean, Honda, -1 lap
17. Brian Bartlow, Honda, -1 lap
18. Eric Haugo, Suzuki, -1 lap
19. Ron Northup, Yamaha, -1 lap
20. Kenan Rappuchi, Yamaha, -1 lap
21. Brien Whitlock, Suzuki, -4 laps, DNF
22. Jeff Williams, Suzuki, DNF
23. Steve Crevier, Suzuki, DNS


Provisional AMA Formula Xtreme Point Standings (after 2 of 11 races):

1. Duhamel, 74 points
2. Zemke, 62 points
3. Alex Gobert, 54 points
4. Haskovec, 51 points
5. Holden, 48 points
6. Eaton, 44 points
7. Perry Melneciuc, 39 points
8. Nathan Hester, 36 points
9. Ben Bostrom, 33 points
10. Pridmore, 29 points

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Provisional Sunday Morning AMA Superbike Practice Times;

1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 1:25.818
2. Eric Bostrom, Ducati, 1:26.250
3. Ben Bostrom, Honda, 1:26.575
4. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:27.041
5. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:27.461
6. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki, 1:28.853
7. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki, 1:28.932
8. Marty Craggill, Suzuki, 1:29.080
9. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:29.124
10. Larry Pegram, Yamaha, 1:29.195
11. John Haner, Suzuki, 1:29.303
12. Steve Crevier, Suzuki, 1:29.323
13. Clint McBain, Suzuki, 1:29.601
14. Chris Caylor, Suzuki, 1:29.775
15. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:30.252
16. Jeremy Toye, Yamaha, 1:30.849
17. Cory West, Suzuki, 1:31.607
18. Jason Curtis, Suzuki, 1:31.907
19. Craig Connell, Suzuki, 1:31.961
20. Scott Jensen, Suzuki, 1:32.191

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While some of the factory Superstock/Supersport riders complain about being forced to run back-to-back races, Empire Racing Suzuki’s Lee Acree will compete in the AMA Supersport, Superstock and Superbike races back-to-back-to-back Sunday at California Speedway.

“I don’t get paid a salary, and the only class we get any (significant purse) money in is Superbike. So I have to,” Acree told Roadracingworld.com.

Running the three consecutive races on Sunday afternoon will be a regular occurrence for Acree, who has taken a determined outlook on the situation, saying, “I’ll do it until I am no longer physically capable to do it.”

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Sunday was just another day at the office for Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin at California Speedway. The intense Australian took an early lead with his Dunlop-shod GSX-R1000 in the second AMA Superbike race of the weekend, pulled away with 1:25 lap times no one else could match and came home nearly 10 seconds ahead of second place.

Not only was the win the third consecutive of the 2004 season for Mladin, the four-time and defending AMA Superbike Champion, it also moved Mladin into first on the all-time AMA Superbike win list with 27 victories.

Ducati Austin’s Eric Bostrom was runner-up for the second day in a row. Erion Honda’s Jake Zemke improved from fourth Saturday to third today. And American Honda’s Miguel Duhamel passed teammate Ben Bostrom late in the race to take fourth. Ben Bostrom finished fifth, well clear of DXS Diablo Suzuki’s Steve Crevier. Prieto Racing’s Geoff May finished sixth, the highest-finishing privateer for the second day in a row. Triangle Cycles Yamaha’s Larry Pegram, Empire Racing Suzuki’s Lee Acree (who was riding in his third consecutive race of the day) and Hooters Suzuki’s Eric Wood completed the top 10. Lee’s Cycles/Roadracingworld.com’s Jeremy Toye finished 11th on a Yamaha YZF-R1 test bike, which was still equipped with stock suspension, stock exhaust system and stock bodywork with the headlight and taillight taped over.

Provisional AMA Superbike Race Two Results:

1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 28 laps
2. Eric Bostrom, Ducati, -9.917 seconds
3. Jake Zemke, Honda, -24.699 seconds
4. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, -27.346 seconds
5. Ben Bostrom, Honda, -27.728 seconds
6. Steve Crevier, Suzuki, -74.390 seconds
7. Geoff May, Suzuki, -77.192 seconds
8. Larry Pegram, Yamaha, -1 lap
9. Lee Acree, Suzuki, -1 lap
10. Eric Wood, Suzuki, -1 lap
11. Jeremy Toye, Yamaha, -1 lap
12. Scott Jensen, Suzuki, -1 lap
13. Clint McBain, Suzuki
14. Cory West, Suzuki
15. Jeff Williams, Suzuki
16. John Haner, Suzuki
17. Jason Curtis, Suzuki
18. David Bell, Suzuki
19. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki
20. Rob Mesa, Suzuki
21. Mark Ledesma, Honda
22. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki
23. Corey Sarros, Suzuki
24. Chris Siglin, Yamaha

29. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki
30. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki, DNF
31. Craig Connell, Suzuki, DNF

33. Marty Craggill, Suzuki, DNF, crash

35. Chris Caylor, Suzuki, DNS


Provisional AMA Superbike Point Standings (after 3 of 18 races):

1. Mladin, 112 points
2. Zemke, 88 points
3. Duhamel, 85 points
4. Pegram, 74 points
5. Eric Bostrom, 70 points
6. Acree, 67 points
7. May, 64 points
8. TIE, Jensen/Wood, 57 points
10. Haner, 53 points