AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama June 19 Provisional Race Results (all on Harley-Davidson XR1200s and Dunlop tires): 1. Steve Rapp, 11 laps 2. Chris Fillmore, -0.156 second 3. Tyler O’Hara, -11.915 seconds 4. Michael Barnes, -12.918 5. Michael Corbino, -29.104 6. Kyle Wyman, -29.212 7. David Estok, -29.674 8. Chase McFarland, -32.772 9. Payton Sassaman, -37.654 10. Brett Sassaman, -54.772 11. Gerry Signorelli, -78.617 12. Matthew Heidel, -78.848 13. Paul James, -83.608 14. Travis Wyman, -1 lap, DNF, crash 15. Bryan Desimone, -1 lap 16. Jeremiah Johnson, -2 laps, DNF, mechanical 17. Shawn Higbee, -6 laps, DNF, mechanical 18. Michael Morgan, -9 laps, DNF 19. Michael Beck, -11 laps, DNF, crash Provisional Championship Point Standings (after 5 races): 1. Fillmore, 135 points 2. Rapp, 119 3. Barnes, 80 4. Kyle Wyman, 78 5. O’Hara, 67 6. Corbino, 65 7. McFarland, 61 8. Beck, 59 9. Eslick, 50 10. Joe Kopp, 45 More, from a press release issued by Geiger Media on behalf of GEICO: GEICO Harleys finish strong in Birmingham, Fillmore remains in points lead BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (June 19) — The GEICO/RMR racing team had its best showing of the season in the Vance & Hines XR1200 class with team riders claiming three of the top six spots Sunday at the Barber SuperBike Classic. Series points leader Chris Fillmore scored a runner-up finish, Michael Corbino earned a career-best fifth-place result, and Kyle Wyman finished sixth. Fillmore started from fourth position and battled it out from the first lap with eventual race winner Steve Rapp. Fillmore was on his tail the entire race but Rapp had too much for Fillmore to overtake. “The race was very frustrating,” Fillmore said. “I was with him the entire time but I didn’t dare try and pass him. Every time I tried to push it I felt my front end get loose and the last thing I wanted to do was push too hard and crash.” Fillmore barely missed getting tangled up in a scary crash on Lap 1 with Michael Beck. He was on the outside attempting to pass Beck when Beck’s Harley got loose. “I don’t know how I didn’t hit him,” Fillmore said. “I had to drive into the grass there to make sure I didn’t get involved but that was definitely lucky to not get wrapped up in that.” Fillmore maintains the class lead after his fifth podium finish of the season. GEICO teammate Corbino started the race from the 13th position and battled his way up from there. “My plan was to get up on the outside on Turn 1 and it worked out well for me,” Corbino said. “I picked off quite a few right in the beginning then I just kept pushing where I knew I was fast and it worked out for me. “I feel like this is the best possible Father’s Day present I could give my dad. I’m glad that I was able to earn my career best finish on Father’s Day, makes it even better than I thought it would be.” Wyman qualified sixth and was supposed to start in the second row but things didn’t exactly go as planned. “I can’t be disappointed since I missed the sighting lap,” Wyman said. “I had an issue with my helmet and I didn’t have it in time so I got held up, which meant that I had to start from the back. Luckily I was riding well and just picked them off one by one.” Wyman is currently fourth in the championship points and Corbino sits sixth. The next round of the Vance & Hines XR1200 series will be July 8-10 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.
AMA Pro XR1200 Race At Barber Decided By 0.156 Second
AMA Pro XR1200 Race At Barber Decided By 0.156 Second
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