Mike Ciccotto came from last on the grid to first place in the Pro Thunder race at Sears Point, riding a Hal’s Performance Buell 1200.

Ciccotto had to start on the back of the grid because he was disqualified from his heat race win after his bike’s fuel failed to pass tech.

Results folow:

1. Mike Ciccotto, Buell, Metzeler
2. Tom Montano, Ducati, Dunlop
3. Dave Estok, Buell, Dunlop
4. Jeff Nash, Ducati, Dunlop
5. Zoran Vujasinovic, Suzuki, Michelin
6. Ricky Lundgren, Ducati
7. Mike Krynock, Ducati
8. Dr. Dave Kieffer, Ducati
9. Michael Hardin, Ducati
10. Charlie Hewett, Ducati

Tripp Nobles led early but DNF, mechanical.

Anthony Gobert edged Nicky Hayden in a hard-fought, back-and-forth Superbike battle at Sears Point. The race drew a record crowd in perfect conditions.

On the podium and again in the post-race press conference, third-place Aaron Yates praised “God and Sears Point” for the Air Fence he hit during the 600cc Supersport race. Yates said that if there hadn’t been Air Fence in the corner where he fell, he probably couldn’t have made the Superbike race.

Yates went on to say that, after the experience, he was looking forward to Road Atlanta and seeing the new Air Fence “that John Ulrich and roadracingworld.com have been working on getting for us.”

Nicky Hayden said he feels like he needs to start winning races if he is to have a shot at the Championship, which is his goal.

Anthony Gobert missed the post-race press conference and was being treated in the track medical center for heat exhaustion, where he was being given IVs.

AMA press officer Larry Lawrence took a tape recorder and got a quote from Gobert before being escorted from the care center by the police.

“It was great,” Gobert said. “Probably the best feeling I’ve had for victory in my whole life. I got a bad start. All weekend we were fastest on race tires. (But) After the start I knew I had my work cut out for me.

“After the 600 race, I pushed so hard trying to beat Aaron Yates I was pretty tired and pretty dehydrated. In the Superbike, the last 10 laps I was just dying, but I wanted to win so bad. Nicky put up one hell of a fight but luckily I had enough for him.”


The race marked Yamaha’s first AMA Superbike win since 1998 at Daytona with Scott Russell and Yamaha’s first win at Sears Point since 1994 with Colin Edwards. The victory was Gobert’s sixth in AMA Superbike competition.


Results follow:

1. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha
2. Nicky Hayden, Honda
3. Aaron Yates, Suzuki
4. Mat Mladin, Suzuki
5. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki*
6. Miguel Duhamel, Honda
7. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki
8. Doug Chandler, Kawasaki
9. Steve Rapp, Ducati
10. Larry Pegram, Ducati
11. Kurtis Roberts, Honda
12. Pascal Picotte, Harley-Davidson
13. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha
14. Jordan Szoke, Harley-Davidson
15. Andreas Meklau, Ducati
16. Mike Smith, Harley-Davidson
17. James Randolph, Suzuki
18. Robert Mesa, Suzuki
19. Tony Lupo, Suzuki
20. Tony Meiring, Suzuki
21. Jim Doerfler, Suzuki

*According to monitored radio communications between AMA officials, Hacking jumped the start and would be docked a lap for failing to respond to a blue flag for a stop-and-go penalty.

Jimmy Moore took over the 750cc Supersport standings after Sears Point. Rich Alexander is second in points and Ben Spies, who rode with a broken wrist and finished eighth in the race, is third in points.

1. Jimmy Moore, 59
2. Rich Alexander, 58
3. Ben Spies, 57
4. Vince Haskovec, 47
5. Alan Schmidt, 40
6. Anthony Lupo, 39
7. Brian Parriott, 38
8. Jason Pridmore, 36
9. Tony Meiring, 34
10. Chris Ulrich, 27
11. Lee Acree, 26
12. Brian Gibbs, 26
13. John Ashmead, 24
14. James Randolph, 24
15. John Jacobi, 23

Sunday Morning 600cc Supersport Practice Times From Sears Point

1. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:36.120
2. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, 1:36.841
3. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha, 1:37.408
4. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:37.499
5. John Hopkins, Suzuki, 1:37.631
6. Brian Parriott, Suzuki, 1:37.654
7. Josh Hayes, Honda, 1:37.719
8. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, 1:37.737
9. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:37.859
10. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 1:38.007

Sunday Morning 250cc Grand Prix Practice Times From Sears Point

1. Rich Oliver, Yamaha, 1:36.772
2. Chuck Sorensen, Yamaha, 1:36.981
3. Roland Sands, Yamaha, 1:37.464
4. Jim Filice, Yamaha, 1:38.350
5. Simon Turner, Yamaha, 1:38.451
6. Perry Melneciuc, Yamaha, 1:39.247
7. Michael Hannas, II, Yamaha, 1:39.777
8. Edward Marchini, Yamaha, 1:40.462
9. Derek McKelvie King, Honda, 1:40.463
10. Andre Castanos, Honda, 1:40.529


The weather is perfect and expected to stay that way today at Sears Point.


Sunday Morning Superbike Practice Times From Sears Point

1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 1:34.099
2. Nicky Hayden, Honda, 1:34.260
3. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 1:34.297*
4. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:34.313
5. Doug Chandler, Kawasaki, 1:34.325*
6. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 1:34.634*
7. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, 1:34.734
8. Pascal Picotte, Harley-Davidson, 1:35.143
9. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:35.642
10. Larry Pegram, Ducati, 1:35.744
11. Steve Rapp, Ducati, 1:36.117
12. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha, 1:36.242
13. Mike Smith, Harley-Davidson, 1:36.650
14. Andreas Meklau, Ducati, 1:36.785
15. Mark Foster, Yamaha, 1:37.031*
16. Jordan Szoke, Harley-Davidson, 1:37.169
17. James Randolph, Suzuki, 1:38.807*
18. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha, 1:39.703
19. Anthony Lupo, Suzuki, 1:40.223
20. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki, 1:41.720
*faster than qualifying time

Note: These were the unofficial times. With less than two minutes to go in the warm-up session when the scoring system went down.


Sunday Morning Pro Thunder Practice Times From Sears Point:

1. Tripp Nobles, Buell 1200, 1:39.213
2. Mike Ciccotto, Buell 1200, 1:39.364
3. Tom Montano, Ducati 748, 1:40.453
4. David Estok, Buell 1200, 1:40.525
5. Jeffrey Nash, Ducati 748RS, 1:42.234
6. Dean Mizdal, Ducati 748, 1:42.557
7. Zoran Vujasinovic, Suzuki SV650/700, 1:43.823
8. Justin McReynolds, Buell 1200, 1:43.973
9. Chris Lacruze, Ducati 748, 1:44.248
10. Ricky Lundgren, Ducati 748, 1:44.773
11. David White, Honda Hawk, 1:44.915
12. David Kieffer, M.D., Ducati 748, 1:45.033
13. Cory West, Suzuki SV650, 1:45.510
14. Mike Krynock, Ducati 748, 1:45.568
15. Brian Long, Suzuki SV650, 1:45.846

The 600cc Supersport race at Sears Point was red-flagged on before the sixth lap was complete due to a crash in turn 11 that left American Supercamp’s Tyler Wadsworth laying on the track with a concussion. Yoshimura Suzuki’s Aaron Yates had grabbed the holeshot and early lead over Eric Bostrom, Anthony Gobert, and Jamie Hacking. Gobert passed Bostrom on the brakes for turn 11 on lap three and took the lead from Yates on the next lap when Yates ran wide in the carousel. Hacking crashed on lap four at the exit of the carousel and was trying to get back in the race for the re-start. The new grid was formed from the lap five running order.

Kurtis Roberts switched to his back-up bike after his A-bike “broke” on the hot lap. During the 15-minute red flag break, Roberts’ crew switched the shock from his A-bike to his back-up machine. Roberts had a moment on lap five and dropped back five positions.

Order At Red Flag: 1. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha
2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki
3. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki
4. Miguel Duhamel, Honda
5. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha
6. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki
7. John Hopkins, Suzuki
8. Jake Zemke, Honda
9. Josh Hayes, Honda
10. Brian Parriott, Suzuki
11. Kurtis Roberts, Honda
12. Damon Buckamster, Yamaha
13. Owen Weichel, Kawasaki
14. Grant Lopez, Suzuki
15. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha
16. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda
17. Lee Acree, Suzuki
18. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki
19. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki
20. Joe Gill, Yamaha


Anthony Gobert Wins Restarted 600cc Supersport Race

Anthony Gobert won the restarted 600cc Supersport race at Sears Point after Aaron Yates crashed while leading in a spirited battle with Gobert.

Final Results:

1. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha
2. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki
3. Miguel Duhamel, Honda
4. Josh Hayes, Honda
5. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha
6. John Hopkins, Suzuki
7. Jake Zemke, Honda
8. Brian Parriott, Suzuki
9. Grant Lopez, Suzuki
10. Owen Weichel, Kawasaki
1. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda
12. Lee Acree, Suzuki
13. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki
14. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki
15. Stuart Stratton, Yamaha
16. Steve Patterson, Suzuki
17. David Ortega, Suzuki
18. Jeremy Toye, Yamaha
19. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha
20. Owen Richey, Yamaha
21. Gary Hatfield, Yamaha
22. Jeff Tigert, Honda
23. Kevin Carter, Yamaha
24. Kurt Marmor, Honda
25. Blake Lawson, Honda
26. Jeremiah Johnson, Yamaha
27. Davie Norgord, Yamaha
28. David Rodgers, Yamaha
29. Mark Simon, Suzuki, -1 lap
30. Eric Hancock, Yamaha, -1 lap
31. Justin McReynolds, Yamaha, -1 lap
32. Dan Bennett, Suzuki, -1 lap
33. Joe Gill, Yamaha, -2 laps
34. Justin Blake, Honda, -2 laps
35. Lance Williams, Yamaha, -2 laps
36. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, -4 laps, DNF, crash
37. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, -6 laps, DNF, mechanical
38. Geoff Pestes, Yamaha, -6 laps DNF
39. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, -7 laps, DNF
40. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, -8 laps, DNF, crash
41. Robert Bussey, Suzuki, -11 laps, DNF
42. Tyler Wadsworth, Yamaha, -11 laps, DNF, crash
43. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, -13 laps, DNF, crash
44. Jonathan Evans, Suzuki, DNF


600cc Supersport Point Standings:
1. Anthony Gobert, 66
2. Miguel Duhamel, 66
3. Eric Bostrom, 58
4. Tommy Hayden, 50
5. Josh Hayes, 48
6. Jake Zemke, 46
7. Lee Acree, 39
8. Grant Lopez, 36
9. Jimmy Moore, 35
10. Nicky Hayden, 32
11. Kurtis Roberts, 29
12. Jamie Hacking, 25
13. John Hopkins, 25
14. Aaron Yates, 24
15. Brian Parriott, 23

MBNA 250cc Grand Prix Heat Race One Results 1. Rich Oliver, Yamaha 2. Chuck Sorensen, Yamaha 3. Jim Filice, Yamaha 4. Ed Marchini, Yamaha 5. Jeffery Leggitt, Honda 6. Michael Hannas, II, Yamaha Heat Race One: Team Oliver Yamaha’s Rich Oliver took the lead from Corbin Yamaha’s Jim Filice on the first lap, then pulled away to win by 4.4 seconds over GP Tech Yamaha’s Chuck Sorensen. Filice held off PJ1’s Ed Marchini and Jeff Leggitt in a battle that lasted all five laps of the race. MBNA 250cc Grand Prix Heat Race Two Results 1. Roland Sands, Yamaha 2. Perry Melneciuc, Yamaha 3. Simon Turner, Yamaha 4. Derek MacKelvie King, Honda 5. Cory West, Yamaha 6. Greg Esser, Honda Performance Machine’s Roland Sands ran away with the win in the second 250cc Grand Prix heat race by 14 seconds over Sun Sports’ Perry Melneciuc. Melneciuc had a problem on the first lap that allowed Pro-Pac’s Derek King to pass, but Melneciuc got second place back on the last lap when King had a problem of his own, running wide in turn 11. Irishman Simon Turner took third while King recovered to grab fourth. Harder Racing Development’s Cory West swapped positions with Fab Weld’s Greg Esser on the last lap with West, 16, taking fifth, and Esser finishing sixth.

Valentino Rossi topped 500cc qualifying for Sunday’s 500cc Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez. Top times follow:

1. Valentino Rossi, Honda, 1:42.739
2. Loris Capirossi, Honda, 1:43.132
3. Norike Abe, Yamaha, 1:43.234
4. Shinja Nakano, Yamaha, 1:43.247
5. Max Biaggi, Yamaha, 1:43.275
6. Tohru Ukawa, Honda, 1:43.416
7. Alex Barros, Honda, 1:43.592
8. Kenny Roberts, Suzuki, 1:43.688
9.Jurgen v.d. Goorbergh, Proton KR, 1:43.838
10. Noriyuki Haga, Yamaha, 1:43.901
11. Garry McCoy, Yamaha, 1:43.980
12. Alex Criville, Honda, 1:44.018
13. Carlos Checa, Yamaha, 1:44.156
14. Sete Gibernau, Suzuki, 1:44.179
15. Jose Luis Cardoso, Yamaha, 1:44.654
16. Leon Haslam, Honda, 1:45.227
17. Chris Walker, Honda, 1:45.315


Daijiro Katoh was fastest in 250cc qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix. Top times follow:
1. Daijiro Katoh, Honda, 1:43.959
2. Marcellino Lucchi, Aprilia, 1:44.090
3. Roberto Locatelli, Aprilia, 1:44.488
4. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, 1:44.489
5. Tetsuya Harada, Aprilia, 1:44.635
6. Marco Melandri, Aprilia, 1:44.726
7. Naoki Matsuda, Yamaha, 1:44.795
8. Jeremy McWilliams, Aprilia, 1:44.913
9. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, 1:45.125
10. Alex Debon, Aprilia, 1:45.238


Youichi Ui was the fastest man in 125cc qualifying at Jerez. Top times follow:

1. Youchi Ui, Derbi, 1:48.002
2. Manual Poggiali, Gilera, 1:48.762
3. Lucio Cecchinello, Aprilia, 1:48.838
4. Stefano Perugini, Italjet, 1:49.070
5. Simone Sanna, Aprilia, 1:49.071
6. Toni Elias, Honda, 1:49.158
7. Noboru Ueda, Honda, 1:49.236
8. Masao Azuma, Honda, 1:49.262
9. Gino Borsoi, Aprilia, 1:49.264
10. Gaspare Caffiero, Aprilia, 1:49.328

Final Superbike Qualifying Times From Sears Point

1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 1:33.013
2. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha, 1:33.139
3. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:33.492
4. Nicky Hayden, Honda, 1:33.645
5. Larry Pegram, Ducati, 1:34.185
6. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 1:34.341
7. Doug Chandler, Kawasaki, 1:34.421
8. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:34.561
9. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 1:34.610
10. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 1:34.763
11. Pascal Picotte, Harley-Davidson, 1:34.874
12. Steve Rapp, Ducati, 1:34.965
13. Jordan Szoke, Harley-Davidson, 1:35.224
14. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha, 1:35.646
15. Mike Smith, Harley-Davidson, 1:35.867
16. Andreas Meklau, Ducati, 1:36.119
17. Mark Foster, Yamaha, 1:37.446
18. Brian Parriott, Suzuki, 1:37.878*
19. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, 1:38.511*
20. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, 1:38.863*
21. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:39.192*
22. James Randolph, Suzuki, 1:39.216*
23. Rich Alexander, Suzuki, 1:39.236*
24. Anthony Lupo, Suzuki, 1:39.576*
25. Vince Haskovec, Suzuki, 1:39.727*



* = 750cc Supersport entrant on GSX-R750 Supersport bike

1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 1:33.965
2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:34.217
3. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 1:34.289
4. Nicky Hayden, Honda, 1:34.404
5. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha, 1:34.489
6. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, 1:34.95
7. Doug Chandler, Kawasaki, 1:35.266
8. Pascal Picotte, Harley-Davidson, 1:35.317
9. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 1:35.405
10. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha, 1:35.658
11. Larry Pegram, Ducati, 1:35.843
12. Steve Rapp, Ducati, 1:35.984
13. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:36.056
14. Michael Smith, Harley-Davidson, 1:36.250
15. Jordan Szoke, Harley-Davidson, 1:36.808
16. Andreas Meklau, Ducati, 1:36.98
17. Brian Parriott, Suzuki, 1:37.384*
18. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, 1:37.618*
19. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, 1:37.706*
20. Mark Foster, Yamaha, 1:37.770
21. Vince Haskovec, Suzuki, 1:38.330*
22. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:38.836*
23. Rich Alexander, Suzuki, 1:38.862*
24. Anthony Lupo, Suzuki, 1:39.350*
25. James Randolph, Suzuki, 1:39.420*
26. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki, 1:40.156*
27. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:40.242*
28. Robert Mesa, Suzuki, 1:41.250
29. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, 1:41.674*
30. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki, 1:42.067
31. Scott Gooch, Suzuki, 1:42.441*
32. Doug Pitcock, Suzuki, 1:42.513
33. Shawn Reilly, Suzuki, 1:42.859
34. James Doerfler, Suzuki, 1:42.872
35. Ed Milhausen, Suzuki, 1:43.023*
36. Scott Jensen, Suzuki, 1:43.328*
37. Randall Mennenga, Suzuki, 1:44.342*
38. Mauro Cereda, Suzuki, 1:44.798*
39. Greg Fryer, Yamaha, 1:46.351
40. Eric Haugo, Suzuki, 1:46.502

* = 750cc Supersport entrant on Suzuki GSX-R750 Supersport bike