AMA Pro Road Racing AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Monterey, California July 28, 2012 Provisional Race Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. James Rispoli (Suz GSX-R600), 16 laps 2. Hayden Gillim (Yam YZF-R6), -0.036 second 3. Garrett Willis (Kaw ZX-6R), -7.386 seconds 4. Jake Lewis (Suz GSX-R600), -7.387 5. Corey Alexander (Suz GSX-R600), -10.046 6. Stefano Mesa (Yam YZF-R6), -12.860 7. Elena Myers (Suz GSX-R600), -16.359 8. Tomas Puerta (Yam YZF-R6), -19.099 9. Sebastiao Ferreira (Yam YZF-R6), -20.582 10. Travis Ohge (Yam YZF-R6), -20.670 11. Ryan Matter (Yam YZF-R6), -29.848 12. Wyatt Farris (Yam YZF-R6), -31.560 13. Matthew Sadowski (Suz GSX-R600), -31.863 14. Colter Dimick (Yam YZF-R6), -33.025 15. Javelin Broderick (Yam YZF-R6), -38.039 16. David Sadowski, Jr. (Suz GSX-R600), -41.524 17. Charles Weaver (Yam YZF-R6), -44.284 18. Tyler Linders (Yam YZF-R6), -44.732 19. Nadr Riad (Yam YZF-R6), -49.153 20. Zach Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), -51.547 21. Devon McDonough (Yam YZF-R6), -64.603 22. Lucas Huff (Yam YZF-R6), -65.547 23. Sahar Zvik (Yam YZF-R6), -65.637 24. Roi Holster (Yam YZF-R6), -65.797 25. Thomas G. Montano (Hon CBR600RR), -66.727 26. Matt Schrag (Yam YZF-R6), -86.832 27. Neill Herbert (Yam YZF-R6), -91.854 28. Oscar Covarrubias (Kaw ZX-6R), -1 lap, 15.220 seconds 29. Loren Black (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 17.069 30. Bruce Bleecker (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 18.751 31. Michael Pond (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 20.208 32. Danielle Diaz (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap, 21.292 33. JC Gibbs (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 21.636 34. Greg Schmidt (Duc 848), -1 lap, 23.347 35. Jorge Castro (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 25.534 36. Marcus Wilkerson (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 37.704 37. Nick Grice (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 44.728 38. Ricky Brown (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap, 47.138 39. Jon Appelt (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 51.705 40. Ryan Haddock (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 69.437 41. Luke Luciano (Yam YZF-R6), -3 laps, 89.514 42. Howard Crow (Duc 848), -4 laps, DNF, crash 43. Aaron Hersh (Yam YZF-R6), -10 laps, DNF, crash 44. Dustin Dominguez (Tri Daytona 675R), -16 laps, DNS 45. Josh Chisum (Hon CBR600RR), -16 laps, DNS 46. Jacob Brown (Yam YZF-R6), -16 laps, DNS 47. Andrew Artola (Yam YZF-R6), -16 laps, DNS Championship Point Standings (after 10 of 12 events): 1. Rispoli, 248 points 2. Gillim, 194 3. Myers, 155 4. Matter, 94 5. Linders, 90 6. Ferreira, 78 7. Ohge, 76 8. Willis, 47 9. McDonough, 44 10. Colter Dimick, 41 More, from a press release issued by AMA Pro Racing: MONTEREY, Calif. (July 28, 2012) – GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing’s first race of the weekend will be a hard one to top in the excitement department. James Rispoli won the AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport race on Saturday over Hayden Gillim by just 0.036 of a second with a thrilling last-turn maneuver. The Celtic Racing/Orient Express Racing Suzuki GSX-R600 pilot came closer to clinching the Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport West division championship at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, but will have to wait until the final round before he can claim the number-one plate as his strongest championship rival Gillim kept his chances alive. Rispoli led most of the 16-lap race, but Gillim on the RoadRace Factory/Red Bull Yamaha YZF-R6 harassed him from the opening turns. Rispoli was able to just keep his fellow dirt-tracker at bay as the duo moved away from the rest of the field. Both riders had moments, with Rispoli nearly highsiding in the Corkscrew and Gillim being forced onto the astroturf in the final turn. As the white flag flew, Rispoli knew he would encounter a move from Gillim, and it came in turn five; a bold outside pass Gillim was able to convert. Rispoli’s only chance came at getting a better drive out of the final turn and he made it happen to earn the win when Gillim went a little wide. “As soon as he got by, I tried to get the run back and pass him,” said Rispoli. “Through Rainey Curve, I wasn’t close enough but I thought, ‘This isn’t over.’ Once I saw him a smidge off line, I was on the gas trying to make a run.” It was Rispoli’s fifth win of the year, and he now leads AMA Pro Motorcycle-SuperStore.com SuperSport West by 60 with just one event and two rounds to go. Garrett Willis (GWR Kawasaki) earned his first-ever AMA Pro podium by beating out Jake Lewis (Riders Discount Vesrah Suzuki) by just 0.001. Corey Alexander (National Guard Fairhills Group Celtic Racing) was fifth, ahead of Stefano Mesa (Kneedraggers.com Yamaha) and Elena Myers (Suzuki SportBikeTrackGear.com).