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Scott Russell has just announced his official retirement from racing.
Russell made his announcement moments ago in a press conference held in the media center at Daytona International Speedway.
Russell said that the extent of the injuries he suffered in a starting grid accident at Daytona a year ago have made it impossible for him to ride a bike at the level at which it takes to win.
From a Care Center Update released by Daytona International Speedway:
Aaron Gobert will be admitted to Halifax Medical Center with a chest injury, right leg fracture and for a closed head injury.
Anthony Gobert is being treated at Halifax Medical Center for an open neck wound that could possibly be an open clavicle injury.
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Aaron Yates caught the lead pack and worked his way up to take the lead in the run to the white flag, charged through the infield and onto the west banking, held off his pursuers through and out of the chicane, and won the Daytona Supersport race on his Yoshimura Suzuki.
Yates was aided by Kurtis Roberts, who spun up his Erion Honda’s rear tire, slid up the banking out of the chicane, and delayed the rest of the leaders.
The race was marred by a fiery crash exiting the chicane on lap 7 of 18, involving Anthony Gobert, Aaron Gobert and Tommy Hayden. One of the Gobert brothers was run over by Hayden in the crash, which saw Anthony Gobert’s Yamaha go end over end and burst into flames.
After reviewing a video tape replay of the Supersport race finish, AMA timing and scoring ruled that Honda’s Miguel Duhamel finished in third place 0.001 second ahead of Jamie Hacking. The change was announced in the Daytona Media Center at approximately 6:10 p.m. Eastern Time.
Revised unofficial results follow:
1. Aaron Yates, Suzuki
2. Nicky Hayden, Honda, -0.402 second
3. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, -0.502
4. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, -0.503
5. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, -0.567
6. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, -6.792
7. Mike Hale, Honda, -17.263
8. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, -17.382
9. Josh Hayes, Suzuki, -17.386
10. Ben Spies, Suzuki, -17.417
11. Tom Kipp, Suzuki, -25.794
12. Miering, Kawasaki, -52.951
13. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, -54.629
14. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, -54.706
15. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, -54.723
16. Alex Gobert, Honda, -61.001
17. Jake Zemke, Honda, -70.007
18. Scott Hermersmann, Suzuki, -77.279
19. Shaun Harris, Suzuki, -85.811
20. John Ashmead, Suzuki, -1:47.576
21. Ray Bowman, Honda
22. Tyler Wadsworth, Yamaha
23. Owen Richey, Yamaha
24. Ty Howard, Suzuki, 17 laps
25. Russ Intravartolo, Kawasaki, 17 laps
26. Chris Greer, Yamaha, -17 laps
27. Kevin Pate, Suzuki, -17 laps
28. David McPherson, Yamaha, -17 laps
29. Richard Ford, Suzuki, -17 laps
30. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, DNF, 14 laps, mechanical
31. Andrew Nelson, Kawasaki, DNF, 13 laps
32. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, DNF, 6 laps, crash
33. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, DNF, 6 laps, crash
34. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha, DNF, 6 laps, crash
35. Santiago Villa, Yamaha, DNF, 5 laps
36. Hector Romero, Yamaha, DNF, 5 laps
37. Jimmy Filice, Kawasaki, DNF, 2 laps
DNS: Owen Weichel, Larry Pegram, Lee Acree, Craig Connell, Jordan Szoke, Jeff Tigert, Dirk Sanchez, Brent Bennett, Scotty Van Scoik.
Race Time: 34 minutes, 26.890 seconds
Victory Margin: 0.402-second
Winner’s Average Speed: 111.611 mph
Winner’s Average Lap Time: 1:54.827
Second-place Average Speed: 111.589 mph
Second-place Average Lap Time: 1:54.850
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Superbike, 80 entries.
Superstock, 102 entries
250cc Grand Prix, 52 entries
Supersport, 54 entries
Pro Thunder, 33 entries
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Unofficial Practice Lap Times:
1. Mike Ciccotto, Buell XB9R, 1:56.900
2. Kirk McCarthy, Ducati 748RS, 1:57.972
3. Tom Montano, Ducati 748R, 1:57.985
4. Michael Barnes, Buell X-1, 1:59.381
5. Carlos Macias, Ducati 748, 2:01.473
6. Ricky Lundgren, Ducati 748, 2:01.919
7. Leo Venega, Ducati 748, 2:02.851
8. Thomas Fournier, Ducati 748, 2:03.594
9. Josh Bryan, Buell X-1, 2:04.808
10. Ian Roper, Ducati 748, 2:05.266
From a press release:
PIRELLI SUPERCORSA PUTS TWO RIDERS ON AMA (750) SUPERSTOCK FRONT ROW, FOUR IN TOP 10 IN DAYTONA QUALIFYING
(Daytona, FL) Hooters Suzuki’s Michael Barnes and Larry Pegram put the Pirelli Supercorsa DOT race radial in two of the four spots on the front row of Daytona’s AMA SuperStock (formerly 750cc Supersport) grid. Supercorsa riders hold four of the Top 10 grid positions for the SuperStock final that will be run on Friday afternoon: Arclight Racing’s Craig Connell holds the sixth spot, and his teammate Lee Acree is inside row three in ninth position.
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Defending AMA Superbike Champion Mat Mladin posted the fastest time in Friday morning’s Superbike practice session at Daytona with a 1:49.968, then crashed at the exit of the International Horseshoe.
Mladin was seen on a Speed Channel closed-circuit TV feed laying on the racing surface holding his left arm and appearing to be in pain.
Stay tuned for more details as they become available.
This just in: Doctors in the Infield Care Center are looking at Mat Mladin’s left elbow and right heel. More information to follow as it becomes available.
Lap times:
1. Mat Mladin, 1:49.958
2. Kurtis Roberts, 1:50.415
3. Nicky Hayden, 1:50.455
4. Eric Bostrom, 1:50.500
5. Miguel Duhamel, 1:50.654
6. Anthony Gobert, 1:50.885
7. Jamie Hacking, 1:50.905
8. Aaron Yates, 1:51.219
9. Steve Rapp, 1:53.555*
10. Pascal Picotte, 1:53.998
11. Jimmy Moore, 1:54.332*
12. Eric Wood, 1:54.887*
13. Larry Pegram, 1:55.071*
14. Chris Ulrich, 1:55.152*
15. Robert Jensen, 1:55.302*
16. Lee Acree, 1:55.917*
17. Michael Barnes, 1:56.077*
18. Brian Livengood, 1:56.362*
19. Stephane Mertens, 1:56.449*
20. Mike Luke, 1:56.458*
21. David Estok, 1:56.549*
22. Chris Caylor, 1:56.820*
23. Pedro Valiente, 1:57.094*
24. Vince Haskovec, 1:57.233*
25. Jordan Szoke, 1:57.248*
26. Cory Call, 1:57.396*
27. Alan Schmidt, 1:57.409*
28. Tony Fania, 1:57.579*
29. Aaron Clark, 1:57.596*
30. Marco Martinez, 1:57.599*
* Superstock machine
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Jimmy Moore won the Daytona Superstock race Friday afternoon, finally winning after finishing second two times (1999 and 2000). Moore’s Corona EBSCO Suzuki was smoking heavily on the last two laps of the race and third-place Michael Barnes reported afterwards that his bike was coated with Moore’s oil.
Moore said his foot was slipping off the footpeg and he slid several times but managed to draft teammate Jordan Szoke to the finish line.
Moore and Szoke were on Dunlops while Barnes was on Pirellis. Barnes reported that he missed a shift in the run from the chicane to the finish line on the last lap.
Larry Pegram, Barnes’ Hooters Suzuki teammate, finished fourth ahead of Scott Greenwood, Tommy Hayden on a ZX-6R, Brian Livengood, Brian Parriott, Lee Acree, Vincent Haskovec and Chris Ulrich, who was 31st on the first lap after running off in the chicane.
Rich Conicelli was 12th, followed by John Ashmead, Dave Estok and Craig Connell.
Unofficial results (GSX-R750 unless otherwise indicated)
1. Jimmy Moore
2. Jordan Szoke
3. Michael Barnes
4. Larry Pegram
5. Scott Greenwood
6. Tommy Hayden, ZX-6R
7. Brian Livengood
8. Brian Parriott
9. Lee Acree
10. Vincent Haskovec
11. Chris Ulrich
12. Rich Conicelli
13. John Ashmead
14. Dave Estok
15. Craig Connell
16. Alan Schmidt
17. Ricky Orlando
18. Tony Meiring, ZX-6R
19. Marco Martinez
20. Ty Howard
Pole-sitter Steve Rapp crashed in turn one at the start of the second lap.
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Unofficial Qualifying Times:
1. Fabien Foret, Honda, 1:38.156
2. Alessio Corradi, Yamaha, 1:38.730
3. Stephane Chambon, Suzuki, 1:38.930
4. Stefano Cruciani, Yamaha, 1:39.085
5. Christian Kellner, Yamaha, 1:39.245
6. Jorg Teuchert, Yamaha, 1:39.275
7. Chris Vermeulen, Honda, 1:39.284
8. Paolo Casoli, Yamaha, 1:39.446
9. Werner Daemen, Honda, 1:39.585
10. Jamie Whitham, Yamaha, 1:39.608
11. Katsuaki Fujiwara, Suzuki, 1:39.697
12. Andrew Pitt, Kawasaki, 1:39.754
13. Robert Frost, Yamaha, 1:39.767
14. Iain MacPherson, Honda, 1:39.775
15. Gianluca Nannelli, Ducati, 1:40.228
16. Piergiorgio Bontempi, Ducati, 1:40.366
17. Antonio Carlacci, Yamaha, 1:40.505
18. Karl Muggeridge, Honda, 1:40.513
19. Robert Ulm, Honda, 1:40.662
20. James Ellison, Kawasaki, 1:40.757
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Mat Mladin’s Yoshimura Crew Chief Peter Doyle described the injuries suffered by Mat Mladin in the International Horseshoe during Friday morning Superbike open practice as follows: “He injured his foot, but there’s no broke bones. The (elbow) shield in his leathers moved up, and his elbow was ground down all the way to the bone. I’m not a doctor, but I understand there’s a sack in the elbow that helps it move smoothly, and that’s burst. They did some X-rays here (at the Daytona International Speedway Infield Care Center), but they couldn’t tell if there were bone fragments in the elbow or rocks from the track, so they took him to the hospital (Halifax Medical Center) for more X-rays. The bottom line is, if the elbow’s broken, he’s not racing. If the elbow’s not broken, he’s racing.”
Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.
Scott Russell has just announced his official retirement from racing.
Russell made his announcement moments ago in a press conference held in the media center at Daytona International Speedway.
Russell said that the extent of the injuries he suffered in a starting grid accident at Daytona a year ago have made it impossible for him to ride a bike at the level at which it takes to win.
From a Care Center Update released by Daytona International Speedway:
Aaron Gobert will be admitted to Halifax Medical Center with a chest injury, right leg fracture and for a closed head injury.
Anthony Gobert is being treated at Halifax Medical Center for an open neck wound that could possibly be an open clavicle injury.
Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.
Aaron Yates caught the lead pack and worked his way up to take the lead in the run to the white flag, charged through the infield and onto the west banking, held off his pursuers through and out of the chicane, and won the Daytona Supersport race on his Yoshimura Suzuki.
Yates was aided by Kurtis Roberts, who spun up his Erion Honda’s rear tire, slid up the banking out of the chicane, and delayed the rest of the leaders.
The race was marred by a fiery crash exiting the chicane on lap 7 of 18, involving Anthony Gobert, Aaron Gobert and Tommy Hayden. One of the Gobert brothers was run over by Hayden in the crash, which saw Anthony Gobert’s Yamaha go end over end and burst into flames.
After reviewing a video tape replay of the Supersport race finish, AMA timing and scoring ruled that Honda’s Miguel Duhamel finished in third place 0.001 second ahead of Jamie Hacking. The change was announced in the Daytona Media Center at approximately 6:10 p.m. Eastern Time.
Revised unofficial results follow:
1. Aaron Yates, Suzuki
2. Nicky Hayden, Honda, -0.402 second
3. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, -0.502
4. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, -0.503
5. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, -0.567
6. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, -6.792
7. Mike Hale, Honda, -17.263
8. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, -17.382
9. Josh Hayes, Suzuki, -17.386
10. Ben Spies, Suzuki, -17.417
11. Tom Kipp, Suzuki, -25.794
12. Miering, Kawasaki, -52.951
13. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, -54.629
14. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, -54.706
15. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, -54.723
16. Alex Gobert, Honda, -61.001
17. Jake Zemke, Honda, -70.007
18. Scott Hermersmann, Suzuki, -77.279
19. Shaun Harris, Suzuki, -85.811
20. John Ashmead, Suzuki, -1:47.576
21. Ray Bowman, Honda
22. Tyler Wadsworth, Yamaha
23. Owen Richey, Yamaha
24. Ty Howard, Suzuki, 17 laps
25. Russ Intravartolo, Kawasaki, 17 laps
26. Chris Greer, Yamaha, -17 laps
27. Kevin Pate, Suzuki, -17 laps
28. David McPherson, Yamaha, -17 laps
29. Richard Ford, Suzuki, -17 laps
30. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, DNF, 14 laps, mechanical
31. Andrew Nelson, Kawasaki, DNF, 13 laps
32. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, DNF, 6 laps, crash
33. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, DNF, 6 laps, crash
34. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha, DNF, 6 laps, crash
35. Santiago Villa, Yamaha, DNF, 5 laps
36. Hector Romero, Yamaha, DNF, 5 laps
37. Jimmy Filice, Kawasaki, DNF, 2 laps
DNS: Owen Weichel, Larry Pegram, Lee Acree, Craig Connell, Jordan Szoke, Jeff Tigert, Dirk Sanchez, Brent Bennett, Scotty Van Scoik.
Race Time: 34 minutes, 26.890 seconds
Victory Margin: 0.402-second
Winner’s Average Speed: 111.611 mph
Winner’s Average Lap Time: 1:54.827
Second-place Average Speed: 111.589 mph
Second-place Average Lap Time: 1:54.850
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Superbike, 80 entries.
Superstock, 102 entries
250cc Grand Prix, 52 entries
Supersport, 54 entries
Pro Thunder, 33 entries
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Unofficial Practice Lap Times:
1. Mike Ciccotto, Buell XB9R, 1:56.900
2. Kirk McCarthy, Ducati 748RS, 1:57.972
3. Tom Montano, Ducati 748R, 1:57.985
4. Michael Barnes, Buell X-1, 1:59.381
5. Carlos Macias, Ducati 748, 2:01.473
6. Ricky Lundgren, Ducati 748, 2:01.919
7. Leo Venega, Ducati 748, 2:02.851
8. Thomas Fournier, Ducati 748, 2:03.594
9. Josh Bryan, Buell X-1, 2:04.808
10. Ian Roper, Ducati 748, 2:05.266
From a press release:
PIRELLI SUPERCORSA PUTS TWO RIDERS ON AMA (750) SUPERSTOCK FRONT ROW, FOUR IN TOP 10 IN DAYTONA QUALIFYING
(Daytona, FL) Hooters Suzuki’s Michael Barnes and Larry Pegram put the Pirelli Supercorsa DOT race radial in two of the four spots on the front row of Daytona’s AMA SuperStock (formerly 750cc Supersport) grid. Supercorsa riders hold four of the Top 10 grid positions for the SuperStock final that will be run on Friday afternoon: Arclight Racing’s Craig Connell holds the sixth spot, and his teammate Lee Acree is inside row three in ninth position.
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Defending AMA Superbike Champion Mat Mladin posted the fastest time in Friday morning’s Superbike practice session at Daytona with a 1:49.968, then crashed at the exit of the International Horseshoe.
Mladin was seen on a Speed Channel closed-circuit TV feed laying on the racing surface holding his left arm and appearing to be in pain.
Stay tuned for more details as they become available.
This just in: Doctors in the Infield Care Center are looking at Mat Mladin’s left elbow and right heel. More information to follow as it becomes available.
Lap times:
1. Mat Mladin, 1:49.958
2. Kurtis Roberts, 1:50.415
3. Nicky Hayden, 1:50.455
4. Eric Bostrom, 1:50.500
5. Miguel Duhamel, 1:50.654
6. Anthony Gobert, 1:50.885
7. Jamie Hacking, 1:50.905
8. Aaron Yates, 1:51.219
9. Steve Rapp, 1:53.555*
10. Pascal Picotte, 1:53.998
11. Jimmy Moore, 1:54.332*
12. Eric Wood, 1:54.887*
13. Larry Pegram, 1:55.071*
14. Chris Ulrich, 1:55.152*
15. Robert Jensen, 1:55.302*
16. Lee Acree, 1:55.917*
17. Michael Barnes, 1:56.077*
18. Brian Livengood, 1:56.362*
19. Stephane Mertens, 1:56.449*
20. Mike Luke, 1:56.458*
21. David Estok, 1:56.549*
22. Chris Caylor, 1:56.820*
23. Pedro Valiente, 1:57.094*
24. Vince Haskovec, 1:57.233*
25. Jordan Szoke, 1:57.248*
26. Cory Call, 1:57.396*
27. Alan Schmidt, 1:57.409*
28. Tony Fania, 1:57.579*
29. Aaron Clark, 1:57.596*
30. Marco Martinez, 1:57.599*
* Superstock machine
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Jimmy Moore won the Daytona Superstock race Friday afternoon, finally winning after finishing second two times (1999 and 2000). Moore’s Corona EBSCO Suzuki was smoking heavily on the last two laps of the race and third-place Michael Barnes reported afterwards that his bike was coated with Moore’s oil.
Moore said his foot was slipping off the footpeg and he slid several times but managed to draft teammate Jordan Szoke to the finish line.
Moore and Szoke were on Dunlops while Barnes was on Pirellis. Barnes reported that he missed a shift in the run from the chicane to the finish line on the last lap.
Larry Pegram, Barnes’ Hooters Suzuki teammate, finished fourth ahead of Scott Greenwood, Tommy Hayden on a ZX-6R, Brian Livengood, Brian Parriott, Lee Acree, Vincent Haskovec and Chris Ulrich, who was 31st on the first lap after running off in the chicane.
Rich Conicelli was 12th, followed by John Ashmead, Dave Estok and Craig Connell.
Unofficial results (GSX-R750 unless otherwise indicated)
1. Jimmy Moore
2. Jordan Szoke
3. Michael Barnes
4. Larry Pegram
5. Scott Greenwood
6. Tommy Hayden, ZX-6R
7. Brian Livengood
8. Brian Parriott
9. Lee Acree
10. Vincent Haskovec
11. Chris Ulrich
12. Rich Conicelli
13. John Ashmead
14. Dave Estok
15. Craig Connell
16. Alan Schmidt
17. Ricky Orlando
18. Tony Meiring, ZX-6R
19. Marco Martinez
20. Ty Howard
Pole-sitter Steve Rapp crashed in turn one at the start of the second lap.
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Unofficial Qualifying Times:
1. Fabien Foret, Honda, 1:38.156
2. Alessio Corradi, Yamaha, 1:38.730
3. Stephane Chambon, Suzuki, 1:38.930
4. Stefano Cruciani, Yamaha, 1:39.085
5. Christian Kellner, Yamaha, 1:39.245
6. Jorg Teuchert, Yamaha, 1:39.275
7. Chris Vermeulen, Honda, 1:39.284
8. Paolo Casoli, Yamaha, 1:39.446
9. Werner Daemen, Honda, 1:39.585
10. Jamie Whitham, Yamaha, 1:39.608
11. Katsuaki Fujiwara, Suzuki, 1:39.697
12. Andrew Pitt, Kawasaki, 1:39.754
13. Robert Frost, Yamaha, 1:39.767
14. Iain MacPherson, Honda, 1:39.775
15. Gianluca Nannelli, Ducati, 1:40.228
16. Piergiorgio Bontempi, Ducati, 1:40.366
17. Antonio Carlacci, Yamaha, 1:40.505
18. Karl Muggeridge, Honda, 1:40.513
19. Robert Ulm, Honda, 1:40.662
20. James Ellison, Kawasaki, 1:40.757
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Mat Mladin’s Yoshimura Crew Chief Peter Doyle described the injuries suffered by Mat Mladin in the International Horseshoe during Friday morning Superbike open practice as follows: “He injured his foot, but there’s no broke bones. The (elbow) shield in his leathers moved up, and his elbow was ground down all the way to the bone. I’m not a doctor, but I understand there’s a sack in the elbow that helps it move smoothly, and that’s burst. They did some X-rays here (at the Daytona International Speedway Infield Care Center), but they couldn’t tell if there were bone fragments in the elbow or rocks from the track, so they took him to the hospital (Halifax Medical Center) for more X-rays. The bottom line is, if the elbow’s broken, he’s not racing. If the elbow’s not broken, he’s racing.”
