AMA Supersport Race At Road Atlanta Restarted After Four-Rider Crash On First Lap

AMA Supersport Race At Road Atlanta Restarted After Four-Rider Crash On First Lap

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Safety First Suzuki’s Bobby Fong, Attack Kawasaki’s Steve Rapp and Chaz Davies, and Graves Yamaha’s Tommy Aquino crashed in a chain-reaction incident on the first lap, causing the race to be stopped. Davies and Aquino were able to make the restart. Rapp was treated and released from the infield medical center but did not restart the race. Fong was transported by ambulance to a local hospital to have suspected broken ribs X-rayed. The race was restarted for 13 laps instead of its original 15-lap distance. Pro Honda Oils AMA Supersport Championship Presented by Shoei Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia August 31, 2008 Provisional Race Results: 1. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 13 laps 2. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, -1.376 seconds 3. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, -2.005 4. Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, -5.116 5. Cory West (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, -8.401 6. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, -12.693 7. Michael Beck (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, -18.771 8. Josh Day (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, -19.095 9. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, -19.788 10. Dane Westby (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, -26.271 11. Chad Herrmann (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, -29.900 12. Gabor Rizmayer (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, -35.940 13. Tommy Aquino, Jr. (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, -38.324, crash 14. Marcos Reichert (Hon CBR600RR), -39.605 15. Tony Meiring (Yam YZF-R6), Michelin, -40.347 16. Chaz Davies (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, -44.293 17. Chris Siebenhaar (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, -44.656 18. Nicky Moore (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli 19. Payton Sassaman (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop 20. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-6R), Dunlop 21. J.B. Layman (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli 22. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, -1 lap, crash 23. Garrett Carter (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, -1 lap 24. Michael Morgan (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, -1 lap 25. Abe Stacey (Hon CBR600RR), -1 lap 26. Thomas Moore (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap 27. Eric Pinson (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap 28. Garrett Grier (Kaw ZX-6R), -1 lap 29. Brett Sassaman (Yam YZF-R6), -3 laps, DNF 30. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R600), -4 laps, DNF, mechanical 31. Ryan Clay (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli, -5 laps, DNF, crash 32. Lindsay McGregor (Yam YZF-R6), -8 laps, DNF 33. Josh Glaster (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, -10 laps, DNF 34. Steve Rapp (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, -13 laps, DNF, crash 35. Bobby Fong (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, -13 laps, DNF, crash Provisional Championship Point Standings (after 10 of 11 races): 1. Bostrom, 328 points 2. Zemke, 304 3. Hayes, 282 4. Herrin, 234 5. Young, 231 6. Davies, 212 7. West, 211 8. Gobert, 200 9. Eslick, 180 10. Beck, 169 11. Cardenas, 134 12. TIE, Fong/Shea Fouchek, 124 14. Amantini, 123 15. Rapp, 116 16. Aquino, 111 17. Carter, 110 18. Siebenhaar, 105 19. TIE, Rizmayer/Moore, 98

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