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125cc Grand Prix Results:

1. Jorge Lorenzo, Derbi, 25 laps, 41:51.624
2. Casey Stoner, Aprilia, -0.232 second
3. Alex De Angelis, Aprilia, -0.372 second
4. Daniel Pedrosa, Honda, -0.589 second
5. Pablo Nieto, Aprilia, -0.771 second
6. Andrea Dovizioso, Honda, -0.899 second
7. Stefano Perugini, Aprilia, -1.240 seconds
8. Gabor Talmacsi, Aprilia, -3.835 seconds
9. Hector Barbera, Aprilia, -4.117 seconds
10. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia, -15.268 seconds
11. Marco Simoncelli, Aprilia, -19.087 seconds
12. Gino Borsoi, Aprilia, -19.445 seconds
13. Arnaud Vincent, Aprilia, -19.584 seconds
14. Mirko Giansanti, Aprilia, -19.673 seconds
15. Thomas Luthi, Honda, -20.466 seconds
16. Alvaro Bautista, Aprilia, -27.902 seconds
17. Roberto Locatelli, KTM, -27.992 seconds
18. Lucio Cecchinello, Aprilia, -32.727 seconds
19. Mika Kallio, KTM, -36.138 seconds
20. Stefano Bianco, Gilera, -40.544 seconds
21. Youichi Ui, Gilera, -41.610 seconds
22. Simone Corsi, Honda, -49.980 seconds

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125cc Grand Prix:

1. Jorge Lorenzo, Derbi, 1:58.679
2. Daniel Pedrosa, Honda, 1:58.940
3. Gabor Talmasci, Aprilia, 1:59.341
4. Andrea Dovizioso, Honda, 1:59.356
5. Lucio Cecchinello, Aprilia, 1:59.489
6. Pablo Nieto, Aprilia, 1:59.518
7. Hector Barbera, Aprilia, 1:59.710
8. Alex De Angelis, Aprilia, 1:59.762
9. Marco Simoncelli, Aprilia, 1:59.855
10. Stefano Perugini, Aprilia, 1:59.874
11. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia, 1:59.900
12. Mirko Giansanti, Aprilia, 1:59.902
13. Stefano Bianco, Gilera, 1:59.950
14. Mike Di Meglio, Honda, 2:00.005
15. Mika Kallio, KTM, 2:00.012
16. Casey Stoner, Aprilia, 2:00.044
17. Gino Borsoi, Aprilia, 2:00.071
18. Masao Azuma, Honda, 2:00.089
19. Alvaro Bautista, Aprilia, 2:00.273
20. Roberto Locatelli, KTM, 2:00.294

24. Arnaud Vincent, Aprilia, 2:00.750

27. Youichi Ui, Gilera, 2:00.850


250cc Grand Prix:

1. Toni Elias, Aprilia, 1:54.641
2. Randy De Puniet, Aprilia, 1:54.645
3. Manuel Poggiali, Aprilia, 1:54.690
4. Sebastian Porto, Honda, 1:54.781
5. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, 1:54.964
6. Sylvain Guintoli, Aprilia, 1:55.063
7. Roberto Rolfo, Honda, 1:55.277
8. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, 1:55.285
9. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, 1:55.990
10. Hector Faubel, Aprilia, 1:56.342
11. Joan Olive, Aprilia, 1:56.492
12. Jaroslav Hules, Honda, 1:56.870
13. Hugo Marchand, Aprilia, 1:56.944
14. Alex Debon, Honda, 1:57.234
15. Anthony West, Aprilia, 1:57.488
16. Chaz Davies, Aprilia, 1:57.752
17. Lukas Pesek, Yamaha, 1:57.789
18. Dirk Heidolf, Aprilia, 1:57.859
19. Eric Bataille, Honda, 1:57.890
20. Johan Stigefelt, Aprilia, 1:57.900


MotoGP:

1. Valentino Rossi, Honda, 1:50.339
2. Sete Gibernau, Honda, 1:50.353
3. Makoto Tamada, Honda, 1:50.674
4. Loris Capirossi, Ducati, 1:50.737
5. Max Biaggi, Honda, 1:50.898
6. Nicky Hayden, Honda, 1:51.114
7. Troy Bayliss, Ducati, 1:51.381
8. Alex Barros, Yamaha, 1:51.395
9. Carlos Checa, Yamaha, 1:51.433
10. Shinya Nakano, Yamaha, 1:51.644
11. Tohru Ukawa, Honda, 1:51.865
12. Marco Melandri, Yamaha, 1:51.900
13. Colin Edwards, Aprilia, 1:52.079
14. Jeremy McWilliams, Proton, 1:52.199
15. Noriyuki Haga, Aprilia, 1:52.661
16. Garry McCoy, Kawasaki, 1:52.727
17. Ryuichi Kiyonari, Honda, 1:52.786
18. Kenny Roberts, Suzuki, 1:52.854
19. Andrew Pitt, Kawasaki, 1:53.139
20. Nobuatsu Aoki, Proton, 1:53.396
21. Olivier Jacque, Yamaha, 1:54.559
22. Chris Burns, Harris WCM, 1:56.477
23. David De Gea, Harris, WCM, 2:04.959
24. John Hopkins, Suzuki, did not ride

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250cc Grand Prix Results:

1. Manuel Poggiali, Aprilia, 22 laps, 42:09.055
2. Roberto Rolfo, Honda, -12.901 seconds
3. Randy De Puniet, Aprilia, -12.965 seconds
4. Sylvain Guintoli, Aprilia, -25.317 seconds
5. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, -47.468 seconds
6. Hector Faubel, Aprilia, -55.694 seconds
7. Joan Olive, Aprilia, -58.264 seconds
8. Anthony West, Aprilia, -58.339 seconds
9. Chaz Davies, Aprilia, -60.193 seconds
10. Eric Bataille, Honda, -62.606 seconds
11. Alex Debon, Honda, -63.500 seconds
12. Erwan Nigon, Aprilia, -69.904 seconds
13. Johan Stigefelt, Aprilia, -74.199 seconds
14. Dirk Heidolf, Aprilia, -74.370 seconds
15. Jaroslav Hules, Honda, -76.913 seconds
16. Christian Gemmel, Honda, -77.037 seconds
17. Lukas Pesek, Yamaha, -79.838 seconds
18. Toni Elias, Aprilia, -87.198 seconds, crash
19. Henk vd Lagement, Honda, -1 lap
20. Alex Baldolini, Aprilia, -11 laps,DNF, mechanical
21. Hugo Marchand, Aprilia, -18 laps, DNF, mechanical
22. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, -19 laps, DNF, mechanical
23. Sebastian Porto, Honda, -20 laps, DNF, crash
24. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, -20 laps, DNF, crash

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Yoshimura Suzuki’s Aaron Yates and Mat Mladin did what they had to do in Saturday’s AMA Superbike race at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama.

Yates, who is second in the Championship, led the most laps and won the race, nearly taking the maximum points possible.

Mladin, the Championship leader, rode a more conservative race to finish fourth, leaving himself with as little work as possible to win his the 2003 AMA Superbike Championship in Sunday’s race. Unofficially, Mladin only needs to finish 24th or better in Sunday’s race to take his fourth AMA Superbike title.

The first half of Saturday’s race was wild as Kurtis Roberts, Ben Bostrom, Miguel Duhamel, Yates and even Mladin fought fiercely for the lead. The leaders passed each other back and forth in nearly every corner of the track, banging fairings at times.

Mladin led for a while until the action at the front got a little too risky and backed off to take a safer position at the back of the group.

Erion Honda’s Roberts and Yates then began a duel for the lead until Roberts felt a vibration from his tires late and settled for second. Yates maintained his pace and collected his third win of the season and the eighth AMA Superbike race win of his career .

American Honda’s Ben Bostrom looked the best he has since Daytona, challenged for the lead early but had to settle for a relatively lonely third.

Mladin finished fourth, after Giovanni Bussei ran off the track in front of him late in the race. Ducati Austin’s Bussei recovered to take fifth.

Millennium Kaufman Suzuki’s Shawn Higbee took sixth. Bostrom’s teammate Miguel Duhamel came back from a lowside crash on lap 10 to finish seventh.

Corona Extra Suzuki’s Jordan Szoke, Kawasaki Canada’s Tom Kipp and Hooters Suzuki’s Vincent Haskovec rounded out the top 10 Saturday.

AMA Superbike Race One Results:

1. Aaron Yates, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 29 laps
2. Kurtis Roberts, Honda RC51, -5.931 seconds
3. Ben Bostrom Honda RC51, -7.774 seconds
4. Mat Mladin, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -26.736 seconds
5. Giovanni Bussei, Ducati 998RS, -31.101 seconds
6. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -50.739 seconds
7. Miguel Duhamel, Honda RC51, -66.643 seconds
8. Jordan Szoke, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -78.232 seconds
9. Tom Kipp, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, -86.003 seconds
10. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -88.932 seconds
11. Jeremy Toye, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
12. Jake Holden, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
13. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
14. Mike Ciccotto, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
15. Scott Jensen, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
16. Brian Stokes, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
17. Robert Christman, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
18. John Jacobi, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
19. Byron Barbour, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
20. Mike Sullivan, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
21. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
22. Michael Sanchez, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
23. Reuben Frankenfield, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
24. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
25. Marco Martinez, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
26. Chris Voelker, Ducati 996, -1 lap
27. C.R. Gittere, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
28. Kevin Hanson, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
29. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
30. Tom Wertman, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
31. Scott Carpenter, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
32. James Kerker, Honda CBR929RR, -2 laps
33. Andrew Deatherage, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -13 laps, DNF
34. Mark Ledesma, Honda CBR954RR, -15 laps, DNF
35. John Haner, Suzuki GSX-R750, -17 laps, DNF
36. Chuck Ivey, Suzuki GSX-R750, -23 laps, DNF
37. Monte Nichols, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -24 laps, DNF
38. Steve Rapp, Suzuki GSX-R750, -27 laps, DNF

Unofficial AMA Superbike Point Standings:

1. Mladin, 521 points
2. Yates, 492 points
3. Ben Bostrom, 461 points
4. Roberts, 438 points
5. Duhamel, 417 points
6. Higbee, 371 points
7. Eric Bostrom, 350 points
8. Jason Pridmore, 339 points
9. Szoke, 283 points
10. Haskovec, 262 points


More, from a press release issued by Mat Mladin Motorsports:

MLADIN EDGES CLOSER TO SUPERBIKE TITLE AT ALABAMA

Birmingham, Alabama, USA (Saturday, 20 September) – A fourth place finish in the first of this weekends two AMA Chevy Trucks US Superbike Championship double-header races sees Mat Mladin take another step closer to clinching his fourth American Superbike crown as the series closes to an end this weekend at Barber Motorsports Park, near Birmingham, Alabama.

Today’s opening 28-lap Superbike national was won by Mladin’s Yoshimura Suzuki teammate and championship challenger Aaron Yates who headed home Erion Honda’s Kurtis Roberts by 5.931 seconds after a thrilling race long battle.

With one race now remaining in this year’s championship, Mladin heads into tomorrow’s final holding a 29-point advantage and only needing to finish 23rd or better if Yates takes his second win of the weekend.

Mladin had been in the thick of the action on the early laps of the race and held the front running position for a number of laps as the race entered its mid-distance. With the lead group consisting of Yates, Roberts, Mladin, the American Honda’s of Miguel DuHamel and Ben Bostrom, plus the Ducati Austin entry of Italian Giovanni Bussei, the group of factory riders engaged in a very close and hard fought battle for the lead. DuHamel was the first to exit the group when he suffered a minor fall on lap ten before rejoining the race to finish seventh, while Bussei ran off the circuit in the closing laps allowing Mladin to consolidate fourth place. Mladin was also credited with the fastest lap of the race, posting a 1:26.502 on lap 5.

With a championship hanging in the balance discretion proved to be the best reward for Mladin as he eased his pace and allowed the others to go at it while he held a safer position on the circuit.

“It was a good ride today, had a go in the first half of the race and kept it out of trouble after that,” said Mladin. “I got through to the lead and led a few laps, but the boys were getting a bit close and it’s not the time of the year for me to be getting rough and banging bars with people. Halfway through the race I was actually having a ball out there and a bit of fun, but then I decided that this isn’t really the thing to be doing at this point. Aaron (Yates) needed to have a go and he was, while all of the others had nothing to lose and were just having a good go at each other. It was close hard racing, but something I didn’t need to be close to, so I was happy to roll off the throttle a little and bring it home behind them.”

Mladin’s championship fight took another step forward earlier in the day when he clinched his seventh pole position for the season, but more importantly, the extra championship point that he earned for that honour stretched his margin out to 38 prior to the start of the opening race.

His time of 1:25.176 became the benchmark for the new 3.70km (2.3 miles) circuit being the first time that the championship had run at the Alabama track. After being fastest in the opening qualifier, Yates gridded up alongside his teammate after recording the second fastest time with a 1:25.612, followed by DuHamel (1:26.100), with Bussei rounding out the front row of the grid with a 1:26.437.

“Qualifying went well and it’s still very important to score every point that you can because you just don’t know what may lie ahead,” remarked Mladin after securing his 31st career AMA Superbike pole. “It was still hard out there. We’ve had a lot of new tyres from Dunlop to test and evaluate. At times that’s been hard because of the amount of traffic out there, but we have worked our way towards a tyre that suits the conditions.”

The 2003 AMA Chevy Trucks US Superbike Championship concludes tomorrow afternoon with the running of the eighteenth race of the season.

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Unofficial AMA Supersport Qualifying Results:

1. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:28.143
2. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:28.363
3. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:28.538
4. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:28.746
5. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 1:28.753
6. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:28.883
7. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:28.896
8. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, 1:29.172
9. Alex Gobert, Honda, 1:29.258
10. Lee Acree, Yamaha, 1:29.366
11. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:29.563
12. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, 1:30.193
13. Chris Peris, Honda, 1:30.281
14. Marty Craggill, Honda, 1:30.317
15. Jamie Stauffer, Suzuki, 1:30.482
16. Ty Howard, Honda, 1:30.602
17. Jeff Wood, Yamaha, 1:30.663
18. Blake Young, Honda, 1:31.048
19. Chris Rankin, Honda, 1:31.280
20. Darren Luck, Suzuki, 1:31.303
21. Dirk Sanchez, Kawasaki, 1:31.312
22. Shawn Conrad, Yamaha, 1:31.538
23. Heath Small, Yamaha, 1:31.756
24. Logan Young, Yamaha, 1:32.083
25. Michael Sanchez, Suzuki, 1:32.088
26. Greg Myers, Yamaha, 1:32.650
27. James Stroud, Honda, 1:33.197
28. Taylor Knapp, Yamaha, 1:33.560
29. Nathan Dressman, Yamaha, 1:33.736
30. Matt McBride, Kawasaki, 1:34.126
31. Nathan Hester, Yamaha, 1:34.331
32. Joseph Dawson, Suzuki, 1:34.501
33. Greg White, Yamaha, 1:34.931
34. Chad Klock, Kawasaki, 1:35.191
35. Steven Breckenridge, Triumph, 1:35.324
36. Scotty Van Scoik, Suzuki, 1:35.355
37. Chris Siebenhaar, Honda, 1:35.578
38. Jeremy Haiduk, Yamaha, 1:35.632
39. Hector Romero, Yamaha, 1:36.365
40. Michael Morgan, Suzuki, 1:36.458
41. Anthony Cammack, Suzuki, 1:38.341

112 percent of fast time: 1:38.720

DNQ. Michael Radke, Yamaha, 1:39.962

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The AMA Superstock race at Barber Motorsports Park was stopped on lap 13 of 17 due to a crashed motorcycle lying on the course. Scoring has been reverted to lap 12, and the race will be re-started for five additional laps.

At the time of the crash, Kawasaki’s Tommy Hayden held a slim lead over Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki’s Steve Rapp.

Attack Suzuki’s Josh Hayes, who had battled with Hayden for the lead earlier in the race and had earned the bonus point for leading the most laps, was cruising in third place with Vincent Haskovec and Jason DiSalvo four seconds behind him.

If the race had ended with that finishing order, Hayes would have won the AMA Superstock Championship over Hayden by two points.

Adam Fergusson was the rider who crashed and caused the race to be stopped. After lying in the gravel trap for a moment, he walked away from the incident.

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Unofficial AMA Superbike Qualifying Results:

1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:25.176
2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:25.612
3. Miguel Duhamel, Honda RC51, 1:26.100
4. Giovanni Bussei, Ducati 998RS, 1:26.437
5. Ben Bostrom, Honda RC51, 1:26.542
6. Kurtis Roberts, Honda RC51, 1:26.560
7. Steve Rapp, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:28.495
8. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:28.498
9. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:28.774
10. Chris Caylor, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:28.863
11. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:28.867
12. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:29.118
13. Jordan Szoke, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:29.151
14. Tom Kipp, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 1:29.306
15. Brian Stokes, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:29.752
16. Jake Holden, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:29.859
17. Mike Ciccotto, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:29.919
18. John Haner, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:30.028
19. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:30.148
20. Jeremy Toye, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:30.581
21. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:30.669
22. John Jacobi, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:30.675
23. Scott Jensen, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:30.700
24. Robert Christman, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:30.781
25. Michael Sanchez, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:30.916
26. Byron Barbour, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:31.125
27. Marco Martinez, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:31.226
28. C.R. Gittere, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:31.338
29. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:31.415
30. Mike Sullivan, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:31.451
31. Chris Voelker, Ducati 996, 1:31.586
32. Andrew Deatherage, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:31.606
33. Tom Wertman, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:31.674
34. Reuben Frankenfield, Suzuki GSX-R7509, 1:31.675
35. Chuck Ivey, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:31.783
36. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:31.818
37. Kevin Hanson, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:32.156
38. Scott Carpenter, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:32.210
39. Mark Ledesma, Honda CBR954RR, 1:32.289
40. Chris Greer, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:32.320
41. James Kerker, Honda CBR929RR, 1:32.363
42. Monte Nichols, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:32.384
43. Troy Green, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:32.572
44. Shawn Conrad, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:32.635
45. John McGarity, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:32.791
46. David Bell, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:32.852
47. Rick Narup, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:32.976
48. Kevin Lehman, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:33.232
49. Douglas Duane, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:33.507
50. Eric Haugo, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:33.883
51. Jason Knupp, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:34.735
52. Brian Boyd, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:34.898
53. Scotty Van Scoik, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:35.052

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Tommy Hayden won his fourth AMA Superstock race of the season Saturday at Barber Motorsports Park on his factory Kawasaki ZX-6R (636cc), but Josh Hayes won his first AMA Championship by finishing second in the final race of the season on his Attack Suzuki GSX-R750.

Hayden took the holeshot on the re-start and was never headed in his run to the checkered flag. Hayes was second and had fellow Suzuki rider Steve Rapp riding shotgun in third, but Rapp got bucked out of the seat with less than two laps to go and dropped back.

Yamaha’s Jason DiSalvo, who was running fifth in the first portion of the red-flagged race, charged forward into third on his factory Yamaha YZF-R6 and began to pressure Hayes. DiSalvo, however, could not pass Hayes and finished third, inches in front of Hooters Suzuki’s Vincent Haskovec.

Rapp recovered quickly from his moment and took fifth.

Hayes won the AMA Superstock Championship by six points over Hayden, 332 to 326 points.

The race was stopped on lap 13 of 17 when Adam Fergusson crashed in turn seven and his machine was lying on the track.

AMA Superstock Race Results:

1. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 17 laps
2. Josh Hayes, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1.500 seconds
3. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha YZF-R6, -1.567 seconds
4. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1.614 seconds
5. Steve Rapp, Suzuki GSX-R750, -2.363 seconds
6. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki ZX-6R, -3.120 seconds
7. John Haner, Suzuki GSX-R750, -5.821 seconds
8. Chris Caylor, Suzuki GSX-R750, -6.049 seconds
9. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750, -8.280 seconds
10. James Ellison, Suzuki GSX-R750, -8.721 seconds
11. Brian Stokes, Suzuki GSX-R750, -9.577 seconds
12. Jake Holden, Suzuki GSX-R750, -10.557 seconds
13. Lee Acree, Yamaha YZF-R6, -11.198 seconds
14. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki GSX-R750, -13.007 seconds
15. Chris Peris, Honda CBR600RR, -14.851 seconds
16. Jeremy Toye, Suzuki GSX-R750, -15.743 seconds
17. Scott Jensen, Suzuki GSX-R750, -15.919 seconds
18. J. J. Roetlin, Suzuki GSX-R750, -18.881 seconds
19. Jason Peters, Suzuki GSX-R750, -19.409 seconds
20. David Weber, Suzuki GSX-R750, -20.654 seconds
21. Logan Young, Yamaha YZF-R6, -21.703 seconds
22. Marco Martinez, Suzuki GSX-R750, -24.134 seconds
23. Darin Edwards, Suzuki GSX-R750, -24.760 seconds
24. John McGarity, Suzuki GSX-R750, -25.258 seconds
25. Tom Wertman, Suzuki GSX-R750, -26.170 seconds
26. Heath Small, Yamaha YZF-R6, -29.695 seconds
27. James Stroud, Honda CBR600, -29.936 seconds
28. Chad Rolland, Suzuki GSX-R750, -31.853 seconds
29. Taylor Knapp, Yamaha YZF-R6, -32.782 seconds
30. Chuck Ivey, Suzuki GSX-R750, -33.858 seconds
31. Matt McBride, Kawasaki ZX-6, -34.173 seconds
32. Nathan Hester, Yamaha YZF-R6, -36.653 seconds
33. Eric Haugo, Suzuki GSX-R750, -38.387 seconds
34. Danny Eslick, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
35. Joseph Dawson, Suzuki GSX-R600, -1 lap
36. Darren Luck, Suzuki GSX-R750, -2 laps
37. Mike Ciccotto, Suzuki GSX-R750, -3 laps, DNF, crash
38. Corey Eaton, Suzuki GSX-R750, -3 laps, DNF
39. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki GSX-R750, -5 laps, DNF, crash
40. Arash Hoshmandy, Suzuki GSX-R750, -5 laps, DNF
41. Travis King, Suzuki GSX-R750, -6 laps, DNF

Final AMA Superstock Championship Point Standings:

1. Hayes, 332 points
2. Tommy Hayden, 326 points
3. Haskovec, 306 points
4. Meiring, 272 points
5. Fergusson, 259 points
6. Rapp, 237 points
7. DiSalvo, 225 points
8. Caylor, 218 points
9. Haner, 209 points
10. Ciccotto, 200 points
11. Ulrich, 189 points
12. Roetlin, 149 points
13. Jimmy Moore, 142 points
14. Stokes, 136 points
15. Holden, 126 points
16. Toye, 108 points
17. Eric Wood, 98 points
18. Matt Furtek, 93 points
19. Peris/Wertman, TIE, 92 points


More, from a press release issued by Proforma:

HAS-SHOGUN RACING’S HANER FINISHES SEVENTH AT BARBER, NINTH IN POINTS FOR SEASON IN SUPERSTOCK

HAS/Shogun Racing rider John Haner finished seventh today at Barber Motorsports Park in the Genuine Suzuki Accessories Superstock race. The finish helped John lock down ninth place in season-ending points in the ultra-competitve Superstock class, in what is John’s and the team’s first full year of AMA Pro competition. John scored points in every race that he competed in, missing only the Brainerd round to have surgery to correct carpal tunnel syndrome in his right wrist. Haner started from tenth on the grid after Friday afternoon’s qualifying session.

John started strong, running fifth for the first three laps, before being passed under power, first by Jason Disalvo, then by Adam Fergusson and Chris “Opie” Caylor. John ran in a safe eighth place until Fergusson fell and brought out a red flag, setting up a five lap shootout. John got another good start and was able to hold off Caylor on the restart for seventh.

“It was a good year,” said John at the end of the day. “We made ten races out of 11, missed Brainerd because of the surgery, but we made points in every race we entered, and that was our goal. I learned all of the tracks, and I was competitive. We were down a little bit on horsepower to the top guys, but we battled every race and I rode as hard as I could ride for every lap of the races. I’m happy that we finished on a good note, another top ten finish, moved up to ninth in the points and didn’t crash one time in the races.”

“I’ve got to give credit to Lance Small (team owner), he put me in a position where I could have the time of my life,” said John. “Thanks to him, I never could have done it without him. I’ve been wanting to do this for the last couple of years, and he made it happen. Of course, I’ve got to thank Brooks Gremmels of Shogun and Steve Harvanek at Motion CycleSports, all my crew, Pirelli tires, Unleashed (clothing), everybody. It’s been an incredible year, and I’m looking forward to coming back next year on a 1000!”

John’s teammate Heath Small raced in the Superstock event as well on his Yamaha R6 in an effort to get more tracktime and testing done prior to the Sunday’s Pro Honda Oils Supersport race, finishing 26th. “We were a little further up before the red flag,” said Heath. “I got another bad start, two in a row. The tires were working good, we were working on the set-up for the race tire for tomorrow. The (Pirelli) blue won’t go the whole race, so we’re working on the set-up for the green.”

Look for Heath in tomorrow’s Pro Honda Oils Supersport race and for John in the Chevy Trucks Superbike event.


More, from a press release issued by Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki:

Rapp Stalking Another Superstock Win–Until The Red Flag

Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki’s Steve Rapp concluded the 2003 Superstock season at Barber Motorsports Park with another top five finish on Saturday, but it could have been much more.

Rapp stalked the race leaders from a close distance for much of the race and made his move into the runner-up position on lap 11 of 17. Unfortunately, just as the two-time ’03 race winner was looking for a way past to claim his third victory of the year on the Michelin-shod GSX-R750, the race was red flagged on lap 14 due to a fallen bike that was laying on the track.

The race was restarted for a five-lap sprint race, and while the 30-year-old quickly moved back into the top three, he suffered a frightening near-highside and dropped a couple of positions in the process. A fantastic save allowed Rapp to hold on for his seventh top five Superstock result of the year.

“Obviously, we were going really well in the first part of the race,” said Rapp. “Perhaps if not for the red flag, we might have been able to win this thing. The Michelin tires were very good over long runs. In the second leg we were going well, too, but we had a little bad luck there. The electric shifter cut out and came back on when I was full throttle and almost threw me off. I don’t now how it looked on the monitors but it felt pretty spectacular.”

Despite not participating in three Superstock rounds, Rapp ended the season ranked sixth in the championship and proved his competitiveness as one of the best riders in the class. “We had a good year and I’d like to thank the team for working so hard. We’ve got some momentum and I can’t wait to prepare for next season,” Rapp said.

Meanwhile, Chris Ulrich ended his year with his ninth top-15 placing of the season. Unlike his more veteran teammate, Ulrich was able to capitalize on the restart, picking up three positions in the final four laps.

“We had a good race out there, scrapping with some of the same rivals we’ve had all year, then the shoulder started bothering me again after around nine laps,” Ulrich said. “After the re-start, I lost a couple of positions when another rider and I bumped, but it was a fun race.”

Ulrich finished his championship campaign just outside the top 10, in eleventh place despite being plagued with an injured shoulder the entire season.