AMA Pro SuperSport Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 5, 2010 Provisional Race Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. J.D. Beach (Yam YZF-R6), 10 laps 2. Tomas Puerta (Yam YZF-R6), -2.226 seconds 3. James Rispoli (Suz GSX-R600), -4.803 4. Miles Thornton (Yam YZF-R6), -24.657 5. David Gaviria (Kaw ZX-6R), -24.680 6. Eric Stump (Yam YZF-R6), -41.323 7. Nicholas Hansen (Kaw ZX-6R), -41.489 8. Daniel Guevara (Suz GSX-R600), -57.546 9. Ryan Kerr (Kaw ZX-6R), -57.907 10. Kyle Keesee (Yam YZF-R6), -68.898 11. Michael Corbino (Yam YZF-R6), -78.608 12. Charles Burton, IV (Hon CBR600RR), -121.436 13. Huntley Nash (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, DNF, crash 14. Cameron Beaubier (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, DNF, crash 15. Joey Pascarella (Duc 848), -2 laps, DNF, crash 16. Elena Myers (Suz GSX-R600), -9 laps, DNF, crash Championship Point Standings: SuperSport East: 1. Beach, 114 points 2. Beaubier, 102 3. Puerta, 96 4. Nash, 85 5. Kerr, 50 6. Guevara, 49 7. Thornton, 42 8. Stump, 38 9. Rispoli, 35 10. Travis Wyman, 33 SuperSport West: 1. Pascarella, 143 points 2. Myers, 92 3. Scott Gilbert, 67 4. Robert Tinagero, 64 5. Jake Gagne, 48 6. Austin DeHaven, 34 7. TIE, Travis Ohge/Matthew Sadowski, 28 9. Vittorio Fabregas, 25 10. Eric Stump, 0 More, from a press release issued by LTD Racing: LTD RACINGS TOMAS PUERTA BLAZES TO SECOND IN ELKHART LAKE SUPERSPORT Elkhart Lake, WI (June 5, 2010) Tomas Puerta earned second place for LTD Racing in the hard-fought opening AMA Pro SuperSport race at Road America. The Colombian survived ten furious laps of the 4.0-mile circuit and two-last lap crashes from fellow riders battling for the victory. LTD Racings Huntley Nash led much of the race but crashed out on the last lap while fighting for the win. Kyle Keesee earned tenth in his first event for LTD Racing as he continues to improve. Puerta ran inside the top four the entire race. Tomas, from Medellin, Colombia, turned in a solid performance as those riders battled for position in one of the most exciting contests of the year. After a setup breakthrough that allowed Tomas to showcase his speed, Puerta was back on the podium for the first time since Daytona. At one point, Tomas passed two rivals at once in turn five to lead the race. It was a good race and I tried hard to win it, said Puerta. There was a lot of passing going on. It was fun but it made me nervous, too. Im happy with second place today but I made two mistakes in the race that might have cost me. Everyone in the lead pack was pushing hard and we put on a good show for the fans. There were two crashes at the very end and I decided to play it safe to stay on the podium. For Nash, the race appeared to be a bitter disappointment as the Marietta, Georgia racer got the holeshot and led most of the event with spectacular tire-sliding style. Huntley did his best to earn his first AMA Pro SuperSport win. His best race lap (2:23.355) was better than his qualifying time but Nash crashed out in turn seven on the last lap while in a close third place. Everyone thought Id be mad or disappointed after the race but I was happy with how I rode, said Nash. I led at some point on every single lap. If someone passed me, I came right back and re-passed them. I have finished second and third a few times and I really wanted to push hard to get that first SuperSport victory. After the race, we discovered an issue with the bike from a previous crash that hurt us in right-hand turns and caused some tire wear problems. I crashed in turn seven, which is a right hander, said Nash, who turned 18 earlier this week. Weve already fixed it and the team and I are looking forward to tomorrow. Kyle Keesee improved his lap times in the race. We dropped more time and got faster, said Keesee. Im really looking forward to the race tomorrow. Everything is going well for me this weekend, I just need more laps. More, from a press release issued by AMA Pro Racing: Beach Takes Third Straight AMA Pro SuperSport Win in First Race of Suzuki SuperBike Doubleheader at Road America ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (June 5, 2010) – Rockwall Yamaha’s standout JD Beach soared to the top of the AMA Pro SuperSport East championship point standings with a well-fought victory in the first race of the Suzuki SuperBike Doubleheader weekend at Road America. Under cloudy skies, Huntley Nash led the charge into turn one and began laying down consistent laps around the 4.05-mile circuit in Elkhart Lake, Wis. The Georgia native was challenged by polesitter Cameron Beaubier on lap three, losing the lead only briefly before regaining the position later in the lap. Beach immediately began a battle with teammate Beaubier that would last for the remainder of the race, climaxing on lap seven with Beach passing Beaubier for second and then taking the lead from Nash in turn five. Nash took over the top spot one lap later before being passed by Beaubier again in lap nine under heavy braking. Beaubier lost the lead to Nash four turns later in the carousel section and Nash pulled out to a .549 second advantage on the white flag lap. A set of misfortunate accidents on the last lap shuffled the order once again, with Nash going down in turn seven and handing the lead back to Beaubier. Unfortunately, Beaubier was only able to lead for four turns before having a lowside of his own in turn 12, returning the lead to Beach for the final time. Beach officially led just two laps of the 10-lap final, earning his third AMA Pro SuperSport East victory of the 2010 season and taking over the top spot in the championship point standings over Beaubier, 114-102. “It was a good race,” said Beach, who also won the Pro Singles division race at last week’s AMA Pro Flat Track Springfield TT. “Today in qualifying I had a little bit of a tipover and destroyed the bike. I had to go out in the race on my B bike so I had to get used to that. I just sat there and watched everybody battling. I was going faster than I did yesterday, and then the last lap I set a good lap. I have to get more used to that bike and break away tomorrow.” Tomas Puerta finished 2.227 seconds behind Beach to take the number two spot on the No. 12 LTD Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 and third in the championship points chase. “It was a good race, it was really tough,” said Puerta. “I have to race more focused. I made a couple of big mistakes and I lost the gap so I have to be focusing on the race.” Third place went to James Rispoli, who started in fifth position on the No. 17 James Rispoli Suzuki GSX-R600 after a strong final qualifying session. “We were fighting hard,” said Rispoli. “I was really trying to put solid laps in. Smooth, consistent laps. Overall it was a great race. We were in there in the end and we’ll get things sorted out for tomorrow.” Miles Thornton started from seventh position to finish fourth aboard the No. 72 Yamaha YZF-R6 and David Gaviria closed out the top five on the No. 700 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R and was also the highest placing Top Gun finisher. Highlights from today’s SuperSport race will be shown during tonight’s AMA Pro National Guard American SuperBike broadcast, scheduled to air on SPEED at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT). Tomorrow’s SuperSport final kicks off at 1:30 p.m. local time. Please visit www.roadamerica.com for ticket and schedule information of the Suzuki SuperBike Doubleheader Weekend and visit www.amaproracing.com for additional series information. AMA Pro Racing is the premier professional motorcycle racing organization in North America, operating a full schedule of events and championships for a variety of motorcycle disciplines. Learn more about AMA Pro Racing at www.amaproracing.com.