Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.
Nicky Hayden was 6.028 seconds ahead of battling Eric Bostrom and Mat Mladin, and Doug Chandler was catching Bostrom and Mladin, when the second AMA Superbike race at Fontana was red-flagged due to a crashed bike laying in the racing line.
Bostrom said on the podium that his arms had pumped up and he couldn’t feel his hands.
Aaron Yates DNF with mechanical problems, saying afterwards, “it just quit”, and Anthony Gobert cruised to eighth, one lap down, with a front tire that “never came in” according to a crew member.
Hayden is leading the points.
Revised results follow:
1. Nicky Hayden, Honda, 24 laps
2. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, -6.028 seconds
3. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, -6.107
4. Doug Chandler, Ducati, -6.754
5. Pascal Picotte, Ducati, -24.586
6. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, -27.586
7. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, -49.178
8. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha, -1 lap
9. Brian Parriott, Suzuki, -1 lap
10. Andy Deatherage, Suzuki, -1 lap
11. Rich Conicelli, Suzuki, -1 lap
12. Owen Richey, Suzuki, -1 lap
13. Brian Livengood, Suzuki, -1 lap
14. Mike Sullivan, Honda, -1 lap
15. Aaron Clark, Suzuki, -1 lap
16. Robert Mesa, Suzuki, -1 lap
17. John Dugan, -1 lap
18. Scott Jensen, Suzuki, -1 lap
19. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki, -1 lap
20. Rob Christman, Suzuki, -1 lap
21. Pedro Valiente, Suzuki, -1 lap
22. Randall Mennenga, Suzuki, -2 laps
23. Shawn Conrad, Suzuki, -4 laps
24. Kim Nakashima, Suzuki, -5 laps
25. Giovanni Rojas, Suzuki, -5 laps
26. Dr. Jeff Purk DDS, Suzuki, -5 laps, DNF, crash
27. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, -14 laps, DNF, mechanical
28. Marco Martinez, Suzuki, -19 laps, DNF
29. Robert Underwood, Suzuki, -21 laps, DNF, crashed
30. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki, -21 laps, DNF, mechanical