Dan Bilansky, Jason DiSalvo, Kevin Nolde and Tomas Puerta each won a Michelin Pro Series Sanctioned by ASRA race in challenging conditions Sunday at Daytona International Speedway.

A cold front passed over the track mid-day, leaving the facility cold, wet and windy. This resulted in much of the field sitting out the first race of the day, Superstock. In fact, only three riders took the start.

Armed with a set of Michelin rain tires and a Rentmyninja.com-sponsored Kawasaki ZX-10R, Nolde embraced the conditions and ran away with the win.

Kneedraggers.com Yamaha’s Dane Westby was leading the Superbike race on a rapidly drying track when he encountered a mechanical problem with his YZF-R6 that caused him to retire and that handed the race lead to Tomas Puerta. Once in the lead the 16-year-old Colombian made no mistakes and took his first-ever National race victory on his Ducati Miami/Addict by Bosi 848.

Hal’s Harley-Davidson/Buell’s Bilansky made a perfect last-lap drafting move to steal the Thunderbike win from BMW of Atlanta/Mortons BMW’s Nate Kern. Ray Price Harley-Davidson/Buell’s Dave Estok was leading the race early when an oil leak forced him to retire.

Team M4 Suzuki’s DiSalvo and Evan Steel Performance’s Robertino Pietri were battling for the lead in the premier Factory Pro Sportbike event when Pietri ran straight at the chicane on the back straight. This handed DiSalvo a comfortable lead and the race victory. Pietri’s miscue dropped him to third, but he was able to move up to second with the fastest lap of the race, a 1:51.209, which was a new race lap record for the class.

Defending Sportbike Champion Jeff Wood crossed the line third but was demoted three finishing positions because his Bettencourts Yamaha YZF-R6 exceeded the maximum horsepower limit in post-race checks. This elevated Eric Wood (Jeff’s older brother) to third on his Heyser Cycles Honda CBR600RR.

Michelin Pro Series Sanctioned by ASRA Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida March 1, 2009 Provisional Race Results:

Superstock (wet conditions):

1. Kevin Nolde (Kaw ZX-10R), 9 laps 2. David Loikits (Suz GSX-R1000), -114.737 seconds 3. Antal Halasz (Suz GSX-R1000), -8 laps

Superbike:

1. Tomas Puerta (Duc 848), 9 laps 2. Paul Allison (Yam YZF-R6), -9.727 seconds 3. Eric Wood (Hon CBR600RR) 4. Greg Melka (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Abraham Stacey (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Shane McGoey (Kaw ZX-6R) 7. William Spang (Suz GSX-R600) 8. Dane Westby (Yam YZF-R6), -3 laps, DNF, mechanical 9. Rafael Ferrer (Kaw ZX-6R), -4 laps, DNF 10. Mitsuteru Tashiro (Suz 1200), -8 laps, DNF

Thunderbike:

1. Dan Bilansky (Buell XB12R), 9 laps 2. Nate Kern (BMW R 1200 S), -0.001 second 3. Joel Spalding (Buell XB12R) 4. Fernando Ferreyra (Bim DB5) 5. Sam Rozynski (Buell XB12R) 6. Eric Helmbach (Hon CBR600F2) 7. Joseph Rozynski (Buell XB12R) 8. Jordan Richardson (Buell XB12R) 9. David King (Suz SV650), -1 lap 10. Robert Buroker, Jr. (Duc 748), -6 laps 11. Dave Estok (Buell XB12R), -7 laps, DNF, mechanical

Factory Pro Sportbike:

1. Jason DiSalvo (Suz GSX-R600), 9 laps 2. Robertino Pietri (Yam YZF-R6), -7.212 seconds 3. Eric Wood (Hon CBR600RR) 4. Russell Wikle (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Andres Londono (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Jeff Wood (Yam YZF-R6) * 7. Dane Westby (Yam YZF-R6), stop-and-go penalty 8. Kyle Wyman (Yam YZF-R6) 9. Paul Allison (Yam YZF-R6) 10. Abraham Stacey (Suz GSX-R600) 11. Christian Cronin (Yam YZF-R6) 12. Ray Hofman (Hon CBR600RR) 13. Ivan Debord (Yam YZF-R6) 14. Meghan Stiles (Yam YZF-R6) 15. Salvatore Caruso (Kaw ZX-6R) 16. Alexander Shaw (Kaw ZX-636R) 17. William Spang (Suz GSX-R600) 18. Joseph Piana (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap 19. Andrew Reiss (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap 20. Lloyd Bayley (Yam YZF-R6), -2 laps 21. Kris Turner (Suz GSX-R600), -8 laps, DNF

* docked three positions for exceeding horsepower limit

More, from a press release issued by Daytona International Speedway:

Team M4 Suzuki’s DiSalvo Continues Successes At DIS

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 1, 2009) As he continues to warm up for the reminder of Daytona 200 Week By Honda, Team M4 Suzuki’s Jason DiSalvo won his second race during his 2009 visit to Daytona International Speedway by taking the checkered flag in the ASRA Factory Pro Sportbike event on Sunday.

“The M4 Suzuki had a good bit of power,” said DiSalvo, who later in the day won a CCS six-lap sprint race. “l felt like I could draft and accelerate well.”

In his kicking off his first season riding the No. 40 Suzuki for the Team M4 Suzuki, DiSalvo took the checkered flag in Thursday’s Team Challenge in the Solo Division.

Results from the other three ASRA races on Sunday were:

* The Superstock race was delayed 30 minutes due to weather and only saw three entries as most of the field elected to sit out due to track conditions. Kevin Nolde aboard the No. 248 Kawasaki was able to cruise to his first career ASRA win. “I took it easy, easy,” Nolde said. * The Superbike race saw improved weather conditions and greater competition as Tomas Puerta, aboard the No. 848 Ducati, was able to get in front in the last half of the race and hold on for the checkered flag. “The ride is very good,” Puerta said. * The Thunderbike race ended in classic Daytona fashion as Danny Bilansky on the No. 11 Buell passed Nate Kern on No. 1 BMW in the last one hundred yards to win by .001 seconds. “I had a bit of déjà vu from my championship in 2006,” Bilansky said. “It just happened.” Kern, the defending champion, held the lead for most of the race with Bilansky drafting off of him at the last second for the win.

Beginning Monday, AHRMA activities take over DIS for the next two days before the AMA Pro Racing program kicks off on Wednesday.

For more information and tickets for the Daytona 200 Week By Honda events, visit www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com or call 1-800-PITSHOP.

Sunday’s results:

ASRA Finals:

Thunderbike: 1. Danny Bilansky, Buell 1200; 2. Nate Kern, BMW 1200; 3. Joel Spalding, Buell 1200.

Superbike: 1. Tomas Puerta, Ducati 848; 2. Paul Allison, Yamaha 600; 3. Eric Wood, Honda 600.

Superstock: 1. Kevin Nolde, Kawasaki; 2. David Loikits, Suzuki 1000; 3. Antal Halasz, Suzuki 100.

Factory Pro Sportbike: 1. Jason DiSalvo, Suzuki; 2. Robertino Pietro, Yamaha; 3. Eric Wood, Honda 600.

CCS Events:

Amateur Unlimited SuperSport: 1. Charles Justice, Kawasaki 1000; 2. Javier Vazquez, Suzuki 750; 3. Jean Palau, Suzuki 1000.

Expert Unlimited SuperSport: 1. David Loikits, Suzuki 1000; 2. Michael Barnes, Buell 1125; 3. Charlie Mavros, Suzuki 1000.

Amateur Middleweight SuperSport: 1. Hunter Propst, Suzuki 600; 2. Sean Cassell, Honda 600; 3. James Cohrs, Yamaha 600.

Expert Middleweight SuperSport: 1. Jason DiSalvo, Suzuki 600; 2. Tomas Puerta, Ducati 848; 3. Greg Melka, Yamaha 600.

Amateur Heavyweight SuperSport: 1. Ronald Poulin, Yamaha 600; 2. Juan Carlos Osorio, Suzuki 600; 3. James Cohrs, Yamaha 600.

Expert Heavyweight SuperSport: 1. Shane Narbonne, Suzuki 750; 2. Santiago Villa, Suzuki 600; 3. Greg Melka, Yamaha 600.

Amateur Lightweight SuperSport: 1. Jay Smith, Buell 1200; 2. Steve Grujic, Suzuki 650; 3. Brian Mullen, Suzuki 650.

Expert Lightweight SuperSport: 1. Mark Evry, Ducati 1000; 2. Brad Faas, Suzuki 650; 3. Gary Cain, Suzuki 650.

Femmoto Middleweight: 1. Melissa Paris, Yamaha 600; 2. Meghan Stiles, Yamaha 600; 3. Karen Grujic, Kawasaki 600.

Amateur Formula 40: 1. Ronald Poulin, Yamaha 600; 2. James Cohrs, Yamaha 600; 3. Vernon Wellington, Yamaha 600.

Expert Formula 40: 1. John Ashmead, Kawasaki 600; 2. Charlie Mavros, Suzuki 750; 3. Mark McCormick, Yamaha 600.

Amateur Ultra Light Superbike: 1. Michael Sabourin, Suzuki 650; 2. Steve Grujic, Suzuki 650; 3. Al Smith, Suzuki 650.

Amateur Unlimited Superbike: 1. Charles Justice, Suzuki 1000; 2. Jean Palau, Suzuki 1000; 3. Adrian Jasson, Yamaha 600.

Expert Unlimited Superbike: 1. David Loikits, Suzuki 1000; 2. Scott Greenwood, Suzuki 1000; 3. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki 1000.