AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Presented by AMSOIL Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 6, 2010 Race Two Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R600), 13 laps 2. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), -0.275 second 3. Steve Rapp (Duc 848), -3.485 seconds 4. Cory West (Suz GSX-R600), -6.728 5. Dane Westby (Yam YZF-R6), -9.992 6. P.J. Jacobsen (Suz GSX-R600), -11.600 7. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), -20.139 8. Clinton Seller (Yam YZF-R6), -26.154 9. Chris Fillmore (Suz GSX-R600), -26.401 10. Bobby Fong (Duc 848), -40.916, start infraction/ride-through penalty 11. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-6R), -41.590 12. Lenny Hale (Yam YZF-R6), -41.828 13. Michael Beck (Duc 848), -41.938 14. Marcos Reichert (Yam YZF-R6), -55.465 15. Dominic Jones (Yam YZF-R6), -58.460 16. Michael Morgan (Suz GSX-R600), -58.521 17. Santiago Villa (Suz GSX-R600), -78.790 18. Melissa Paris (Yam YZF-R6), -86.049 19. Marie-Josee Boucher (Hon CBR600RR), -129.278 20. Calvin Martinez (Duc 848), -144.368 21. Sam Rozynski (Yam YZF-R6), -144.532 22. Jimmy Wood (Kaw ZX-6R), -1 lap 23. Shawn Hill (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap, 27.763 24. Tommy Aquino (Yam YZF-R6), -4 laps, DNF, mechanical 25. Paul Allison (Yam YZF-R6), -5 laps, DNF, crash 26. Kris Turner (Suz GSX-R600), -9 laps, DNF 27. Paul James (Buell 1125R), DNS Provisional Championship Point Standings (After 9 of 18 races): 1. Herrin, 216 points 2. Eslick, 198 3. Cardenas, 184 4. Westby, 157 5. Rapp, 150 6. West, 137 7. Aquino, 103 8. Seller, 96 9. Fillmore, 92 10. Fong, 76 11. TIE, Jacobsen/Amantini, 63 13. Hale, 54 14. Tyler Odom, 36 15. Geoff May, 35 16. Shawn Higbee, 33 17. Beck, 28 18. Turner, 26 19. Russ Wikle, 25 20. Jake Holden, 24 More, from a press release issued by Team M4 Monster Energy Suzuki: CARDENAS WINS AT ROAD AMERICA Team M4 Monster Energy Suzuki’s Martin Cardenas rung up a magnificent AMA Pro Daytona SportBike victory today at Road America to put an exclamation point on a stellar weekend. Cardenas once again displayed his late-race brilliance, fighting his way up through a deep pack of contenders to arrive at the front and then biding his time until the inevitable last-lap chess match. Moving into first place on the brakes on the first corner of the final lap, Martin laid down a blistering lap on worn tires about his GSX-R600, which broke open up just enough breathing space to allow him to hold strong to the checkered flag. Cardenas took his fifth win of the season with a slim 0.275-second margin of victory. The win, combined with his Saturday podium, saw the Colombian register an important weekend for his championship hopes as he sits third at the season’s midpoint with 184 points. “I made a mistake on the opening lap and had to work my way up through the pack,” Cardenas said. “Once I arrived to the first group of guys I made a couple more passes and got into the lead. I put in two fast laps and built a little bit of a lead but the guys came back and we started passing in the draft again. “It was a very intense race to the end. I knew to win this race it would have to be on the last lap. With all the long straights, if you pass someone they can pass you back very easily in the draft. I made the move on the last lap and pushed as hard as I could and protected the inside line in the braking zones. This time it worked out and I won. It was a very good result for me and my team.” Team M4 Monster Energy Suzuki also enjoyed a solid day’s work in the AMA Pro American Superbike class, with Jake Holden and Chris Ulrich both improving upon yesterday’s top-ten results. Holden rode his #3 GSX-R1000 to fifth place after putting in a determined bid for fourth, falling less than a second short of the spot at the checkered flag. Ulrich, meanwhile, picked up ninth at the conclusion of the day’s 50-mile Superbike contest. Following his second weekend riding with the team in place of the injured John Hopkins, Holden said, “We progressed this weekend and made some good changes on the bike. We learned a lot and I feel we’ll be even closer to the front at Mid-Ohio. I’m still getting used to the bike and how it works, and it’s hard to test and race at the same time, but I think today’s finish was pretty good. I would have liked to be challenging for a podium of course, but I’m happy with today’s effort.” M4 Performance Exhaust, Monster Energy, Suzuki, Geico Powersports, Arai Helmet, Dainese Leathers, GPR Stabilizers, Hotbodies Racing, Vortex, Bazzaz Performance, Galfer Brakes, DID Chain, Roadracingworld.com, and Chicken Hawk Racing.
AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Race Two At Road America Decided On The Last Lap
AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Race Two At Road America Decided On The Last Lap
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