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The AMA Superbike race at Laguna Seca was red-flagged after 15 of 28 laps due to Jeff Tigert’s crashed Honda CBR1000RR lying in the track at the entrance to turn 11.

In a remarkable coincidence, the red flag will allow Jake Zemke’s crew to make repairs to his ailing Honda.

The highlight of the race prior to the red flag was an amazing lap-two, turn-two pass Mat Mladin made on Ben Bostrom and Zemke to take the lead. Bostrom ran it in very deep underneath Zemke, running them both wide, and Mladin drove underneath both of them; Bostrom had to pick it up as Mladin carved underneath him.

At the time of the red flag, the running order was:

1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki
2. Ben Bostrom, Honda, -0.868 second
3. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, -4.142 seconds
4. Jake Zemke, Honda, -5.896
5. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, -8.576
6. Eric Bostrom, Ducati, -26.392
7. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki, -35.313
8. Jake Holden, Suzuki, -44.794
9. Geoff May, Suzuki, -47.948
10. Larry Pegram, Yamaha, -48.245
11. Jeremy Toye, Yamaha, -58.280
12. Marty Craggill, Suzuki, -58.801
13. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki, -59.073
14. Ken Hill, Suzuki, -65.782
15. Eric Wood, Suzuki -66.366
16. John Haner, Suzuki
17. Chris Siglin, Yamaha
18. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki
19. Mark Ledesma, Honda
20. Mike Sullivan, Yamaha