AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike Presented by Parts Unlimited Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio July 18, 2009 Provisional Race Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R1), 21 laps 2. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), -0.183 second 3. Mat Mladin (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), -3.055 seconds 4. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), -3.251 5. Larry Pegram (Duc 1098R), -5.300 6. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), -6.792 7. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), -7.746 8. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), -16.261 9. Jake Holden (Hon CBR1000RR), -31.205 10. Michael Laverty (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), -22.997 11. Neil Hodgson (Hon CBR1000RR), -31.205 12. Taylor Knapp (Buell 1125RR), -47.247 13. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), -55.379 14. Scott Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000 K8), -80.927 15. Shane Narbonne (Suz GSX-R1000 K8), -81.021 16. Russell Holland (Yam YZF-R1), -81.496 17. Barrett Long (Duc 1098R), -82.090 18. Shawn Higbee (Buell 1125R), -82.221 19. Dean Mizdal (Suz GSX-R1000), -88.203 20. Johnny Rock Page (Yam YZF-R1), -1 lap 21. Dominic Jones (Suz GSX-R1000 K8), -1 lap 22. Greg Winslow (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap 23. James Kerker (suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap 24. Matt Lynn (Suz GSX-R1000 K8), -4 laps, DNF, mechanical 25. Mark Crozier (Suz GSX-R1000 K8), -15 laps, DNF 26. David Anthony (Suz GSX-R1000 K8), DNS Championship Point Standings (After 13 of 20 races): 1. Mladin, 376 points 2. Hayden, 243 3. Bostrom, 221 4. Hayes, 214 5. Pegram, 207 6. Yates, 198 7. May, 186 8. Young, 183 9. David Anthony, 120 10. Knapp, 116 11. Holden, 113 12. Ulrich, 100 13. Aaron Gobert, 87 14. Hodgson, 82 15. Hawk Mazzotta, 69 16. Jensen, 66 17. Laverty, 57 18. Ryan Elleby, 55 19. Crozier, 42 20. Narbonne, 34 More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki News Service: Jordan Suzuki & Rockstar Makita Suzuki Double-Podium in Mid-Ohio Superbike Race Suzuki’s Yates & Mladin bring home 2nd & 3rd on Saturday Round 8 AMA Superbike Series, Race 1 Lexington, Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course June 17-19, 2009 Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Mat Mladin picked up another podium finish in Saturday afternoon’s AMA Superbike race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The six-time AMA Superbike Champion charged hard through the field on his Rockstar Makita Suzuki GSX-R1000 and brought home a third-place finish. Currently, Mladin still leads the overall championship points in AMA Superbike. Joining Mladin on the podium was Jordan Suzuki’s Aaron Yates. Yates battled for the lead for much of the race before finishing an impressive second place. Meanwhile, Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Tommy Hayden and Blake Young both had a bittersweet race. Hayden got a good start but struggled on the back straight and finished sixth, while Young led the first several laps before finishing up in seventh. Aaron Yates: “It was a pretty good race, though we didn’t get off the line like we hoped to. Some guys came by and we were a little slow getting into turn one but we set in and had a good race. I knew it was going to be a pretty good-size pack up front and everybody was running pretty close. It was going to be interesting to see who was there at the end and I felt pretty good about the end of the race. It was tough getting by a few guys”¦ I got to the front pretty quick but we couldn’t really make a move on the leader. But it was fun at the end”¦ I was able to ride like I thought I could, we just ran out of laps.” Mat Mladin: “I was at the back of that five- or six-bike train up at the front. So we went along and picked our way through to third and that was about as far as I could go. These guys were running a good pace out there today, and it’s one thing to get up there and it’s another thing to get past. That was it, we just didn’t have it today.” Tommy Hayden: “The start went all right, the Rockstar Makita Suzuki GSX-R1000 was working pretty good on most of the track but I was struggling a little on the back straight-away getting on it and braking at the end of it, I was giving a lot away. I’m disappointed because I thought we had a lot better than that today. On the rest of the track, I feel really good so if we can fix that one area for tomorrow we’ll be pretty competitive. So we’ll work on that and be back tomorrow.” Blake Young: “We got off to a really good start on the Rockstar Makita Suzuki GSX-R1000. I didn’t lead it into one, but I led it into two. And then I just put my head down and the bike was feeling really good and I put some laps together that were good. But around lap five, the bike started feeling different and I think we just missed the set-up today but we learned a lot for tomorrow’s race and we’ll be back tomorrow.” Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing will race again tomorrow in the second of two Superbike races at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. More, from a press release issued by Pegram Racing: STRONG FIFTH PLACE FOR LARRY PEGRAM AT MID-OHIO Foremost Insurance Pegram Ducati’s Larry Pegram earned fifth in a hard-fought AMA Pro American Superbike race from Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Saturday. Pegram finished just 5.3 seconds behind the winner as Pegram ran with the lead pack the entire 21-lap race, working his way to the front. The Ohio native put on a good show for his home state fans but ended the day wanting just a little more. “It was one of those races where you could have been fifth or first,” said Pegram. “It was a tough race and there were quite a few strong battles out there. Obviously, we were right there with the lap times but we couldn’t make any moves to get past. As a rider, it’s somewhat frustrating but we’ll make some changes with the bike and regroup for tomorrow. The level of competition is high, the Ducati 1098R is a strong machine, and I’m capable of running with those guys out there. We just need to find a little bit more. We weren’t getting onto the straight as good as I wanted and we lost a little time there. The plan for tomorrow is to make a couple of changes and see what we can do.” For more information on Team Foremost Pegram Racing please visit www.pegramracing.com. To learn more about Ducati’s line of racing inspired motorcycles please visit www.ducatiusa.com.