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Kawasaki’s Roger Lee Hayden won his second AMA Supersport of the season, and the second of his career, Sunday at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

Hayden took the lead on lap 10 of 17 when then-leader Aaron Gobert crashed his factory Yamaha YZF-R6 in the final corner. Gobert tried to re-mount and continue on his Yamaha but could not.

Hayden inherited a seven-second lead over Jason DiSalvo, which he maintained well to the checkered flag. DiSalvo took second.

The seat pad on Tommy Hayden’s Kawasaki ZX-6RR came loose mid-race, but it didn’t keep him from passing Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies for the final podium position three laps from the end.

Tommy Hayden’s Supersport Championship lead is now 18 points – where it had been 31 – over his younger brother Roger Lee Hayden.

Spies finished fourth, ahead of Corona Extra Suzuki’s Ben Attard, Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki’s Steve Rapp and Attack Kawasaki’s Tony Meiring.

Some distance back, Championsonline.com’s Michael Barnes took eighth, Rapp’s teammate Chris Peris finished ninth and privateer Jason Perez placed 10th.

Damon Buckmaster, in his first race back since suffering a broken hand/wrist in May, finished 11th.

Provisional AMA Supersport Race Results:

1. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki, 17 laps
2. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, -6.596 seconds
3. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, -9.884 seconds
4. Ben Spies, Suzuki, -13.164 seconds
5. Ben Attard, Suzuki, -19.011 seconds
6. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, -20.028 seconds
7. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, -21.993 seconds
8. Michael Barnes, Yamaha, -33.361 seconds
9. Chris Peris, Suzuki, -38.380 seconds
10. Jason Perez, Yamaha, -38.877 seconds
11. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, -38.879 seconds
12. Nicky Moore, Suzuki, -47.912 seconds
13. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, -47.937 seconds
14. Blake Young, Suzuki, -52.814 seconds
15. Darren Luck, Suzuki, -56.335 seconds
16. Alan Schmidt, Yamaha, -63.661 seconds
17. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, -70.380 seconds
18. Darin Eli Edwards, Suzuki, -73.503 seconds
19. Jeff Tigert, Honda, -77.005 seconds
20. Giovanni Rojas, Yamaha, -78.699 seconds
21. Ben Carlson, Suzuki, -82.830 seconds
22. Grant Riggs, Yamaha, -88.369 seconds
23. Matt Zurbuchen, Yamaha, -1 lap
24. Daniel Doty, Yamaha, -1 lap
25. Montez Stewart, Yamaha, -1 lap
26. Andy Carman, Yamaha, -1 lap
27. Chris Siebenhaar, Honda, -1 lap
28. Jeremy Haiduk, Yamaha, -1 lap
29. Hector Romero, Honda, -1 lap
30. David Lambert, Suzuki, -1 lap
31. Phil Clarke, Yamaha, -1 lap
32. Darren Murrey, Yamaha, -1 lap
33. Lance Williams, Yamaha, -1 lap
34. Corey Sarros, Honda, -1 lap
35. Tyler Jones, Yamaha, -1 lap
36. Matthew Weathers, Honda, -1 lap
37. Brad Gua, Suzuki, -1 lap
38. Scott Jackson, Suzuki, -2 laps
39. Nathan Hester, Yamaha, -2 laps
40. Eric Pinson, Triumph Daytona 600, -3 laps, DNF, mechanical
41. Chris Siglin, Yamaha, -7 laps, DNF, crash
42. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, -8 laps, DNF, crash
43. Heath Small, Yamaha, -17 laps, DNF, crash


Provisional AMA Supersport Championship Point Standings:

1. Tommy Hayden, 263 points
2. Roger Lee Hayden, 245 points
3. DiSalvo, 207 points
4. Spies, 195 points
5. Rapp, 181 points
6. Barnes, 178 points
7. Attard, 139 points
8. Meiring, 130 points
9. Luck, 122 points
10. Eslick, 115 points