Compiled by Alexander Dunstan Note: The 2008 Supersport results were chosen for comparison purposes over 2008 Formula Xtreme because pre-2009 Supersport was generally considered the class with the deepest field and closest competition. Also of note is that pre-2009 Supersport was limited to four brands (Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Yamaha) while Daytona SportBike has a much wider selection of OEMs that can compete in the class. Lastly, Daytona SportBike has had 18 races 2009 YTD while pre-2009 Supersport had 11 races total in the 2008 season. 2009 Wins, Podiums, Poles and Fastest Laps YTD The stats that matter most. Ranking by 2009 Championship points ranking YTD 1. Danny Eslick: 6 (wins) 10 (podiums) 1 (poles) 3 (‘laps) 2. Martin Cardenas: 7 (wins) 10 (podiums) 1 (pole) 4 (‘laps) 3. Josh Herrin: 2 (wins) 9 (podiums) 0 (poles) 1 (‘laps) 4. Jamie Hacking: 0 (wins) 7 (podiums) 1 (poles) 2 (‘laps) 5. Jason DiSalvo: 0 (wins) 6 (podiums) 5 (poles) 1 (‘laps) 6. Jake Zemke: 0 (wins) 1 (podiums) 0 (poles) 2 (‘laps) 7. Tommy Aquino: 0 (wins) 3 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 (‘laps) 8. Chris Peris: 1 (wins) 2 (podiums) 0 (poles) 1 (‘laps) 9. Chaz Davies: 0 (wins) 1 (podiums) 0 (poles) 3 (‘laps) 10. Steve Rapp: 0 (wins) 1 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 (‘laps) 11. Taylor Knapp: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 1 (poles) 0 (‘laps) 12. Roger Hayden: 0 (wins) 2 (podiums) 0 (poles) 1 (‘laps) 13. Michael Barnes: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 (‘laps) 14. Michael Beck: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 (‘laps) 15. Bobby Fong: 0 (wins) 0 (podiums) 0 (poles) 0 (‘laps) 21. Ben Bostrom: 2 (wins) 2 (podiums) 1 (poles) 0 (‘laps) 2009 AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Season Summary: Most race wins: Martin Cardenas (7) Most podiums: TIE Martin Cardenas & Danny Eslick (10) Most poles: Jason DiSalvo (5) Most fastest laps: Martin Cardenas (4) Different race winners: 5 Different podium finishers: 12 Different pole position qualifiers: 6 Different riders with fastest laps: 9 Privateer pole positions: 7 Privateer podium finishes: 17 Privateer fastest laps: 5 OEMs OEMs in top 16: 6 OEMs with race wins: 4 OEMs with podiums: 6 OEMs with poles: 4 OEMs with fastest laps: 6 2008 AMA Supersport Season Summary: Most race wins: Ben Bostrom (6) Most podiums: Ben Bostrom (10) Most poles: Ben Bostrom (6) Most fastest laps: Ben Bostrom (5) Different race winners: 5 Different podium finishers: 9 Different pole position qualifiers: 5 Different riders with fastest laps: 4 Privateer pole positions: 0 Privateer podium finishes: 5 Privateer fastest laps: 0 2008 OEMS OEMs in top 16: 4 OEMs with race wins: 2 OEMs with podiums: 4 OEMs with poles: 3 OEMs with fastest laps: 2 How close is the 2009 competition? Closest, largest and average figures for race victory, top 3 and top 5 for 2009 rounds so far, the first season under DMG rules including spec-tires, spec gas and lower-tune machines. Figures for previous season (2008 Supersport) are also given 2009 Victories Closest race margin of victory: 0.010-second (Herrin/Yamaha – VIR) Largest race margin of victory: 7.556 seconds (Peris/Honda – Road America) Average race margin of victory: 1.41 seconds 2008 Victories Closest race margin of victory: 0.012-second (Bostrom/Yamaha – Daytona) Largest race margin of victory: 7.888 seconds(Bostrom/Yamaha – Laguna Seca) Average race margin of victory: 1.99 seconds 2009 Top 3 Closest top-3 finish spread: 0.624-second (Bostrom, Herrin, DiSalvo – Daytona) Largest top-3 finish spread: 27.49 seconds(Cardenas, Hacking, Eslick – Barber) Average top-3 finish spread: 5.66 seconds 2008 Top 3 Closest top-3 finish spread: 0.904-second (Young, Bostrom, Herrin – Laguna Seca 2) Largest top-3 finish spread: 16.909 seconds (Bostrom, Zemke, Eslick – Laguna Seca) Average top-3 finish spread: 6.23 seconds 2009 Top 5 Closest top-5 finish spread: 1.73 seconds (Cardenas, Hayden, Eslick, Zemke, Davies – Road Atlanta) Largest top-5 finish spread: 27.672 seconds (Cardenas, Hacking, Eslick, Davies, Barnes – Barber) Average top-5 finish spread: 9.61 seconds 2008 Top 5 Closest top-5 finish spread: 3.412 seconds (Young, Bostrom, Herrin, Davies, Zemke Laguna Seca 2) Largest top-5 finish spread: 21.703 seconds (Bostrom, Zemke, Eslick, Fong, Hayes Laguna Seca 2) Average top-5 finish spread: 11.34 seconds