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After struggling in most of practice and in qualifying, Eric Bostrom took the lead at the start of the 48-lap Superbike race at Pikes Peak International Raceway, then held off Jake Zemke in a daring battle through lapped traffic.

Mat Mladin pitted for a new rear Dunlop tire on lap 38 while running third, dropped back to seventh, and finished sixth.

Eric Bostrom’s win was the first in AMA Superbike for the Ducati 999R and the first for Michelin since Larry Pegram won on a Ducati running Michelins, at Willow Springs in 1999. It was Bostrom’s fifth AMA Superbike race win at PPIR, and Ducati’s first win since Ben Bostrom, Eric’s older brother, won on a Vance & Hines Ducati at Brainerd in August of 2000.

Eric Bostrom first showed competitive speed in the final practice of the PPIR weekend, on Sunday morning.

1. Eric Bostrom, Ducati 999R
2. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR1000RR, -1.135 seconds
3. Aaron Yates, Suzuki GSXR-R1000, -20.892
4. Miguel Duhamel, Honda CBR1000RR, -20.924
5. Ben Bostrom, Honda CBR1000RR, -31.540
6. Mat Mladin, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -37.057
7. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki ZX-10R, -1 lap
8. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -7.695
9. Ricky Orlando, Kawasaki ZX-10R, -1 lap, -10.196
10. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -11.250
11. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -11.460
12. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -11.742
13. Dan Turner, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -25.038
14. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -35.013
15. John Haner, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -36.759
16. Darren Luck, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -40.489
17. Mike Sullivan, Yamaha YZF-R1, -1 lap, -46.861
18. Cory West, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -50.906
19. Opie Caylor, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -51.260
20. Rob Christman, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -2 laps
21. Mark Ledesma, Honda CBR1000RR, -2 laps, -0.273
22. David Bell, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -2 laps, -19.674
23. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -2 laps, -19.834
24. Lenny Beckman, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -2 laps, -51.508
25. Jack Pfeifer, Honda CBR1000RR, -2 laps, -56.711
26. Kevin Hanson, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -3 laps
27. Larry Pegram, Yamaha YZF-R1, -5 laps, DNF, mechanical



Provisional AMA Superbike Point Standings:
1. Mat Mladin, 268
2. Jake Zemke, 249
3. Miguel Duhamel, 245
4. Eric Bostrom, 184
5. Geoff May, 175
6. Lee Acree, 156
7. John Haner, 148
8. Josh Hayes, 136
9. Ben Bostrom, 131
10. Cory West, 122
11. Larry Pegram, 121
12. Eric Wood, 119
13. Aaron Yates, 114
14. Opie Caylor, 97
15. David Bell, 90