AMA Superbike Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited VIRginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 17, 2008 Provisional Race Results: 1. Mat Mladin (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 28 laps 2. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -9.747 seconds 3. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -31.576 4. Eric Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, -40.339 5. Miguel Duhamel (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -44.905 6. Jamie Hacking (Kaw ZX-10R), Dunlop, -51.433 ran off track 7. Neil Hodgson (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -53.636 ran off track 8. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -58.609 * 9. Jason DiSalvo (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, -74.438 ran off track 10. Matt Lynn (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -1 lap 11. Chris Peris (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -1 lap, 4.187 seconds * 12. Kenny Noyes (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -1 lap, 4.228 * 13. Scott Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -1 lap, 27.477 14. Hawk Mazzotta (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -1 lap, 55.264 * 15. Josh Day (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, -2 laps * 16. Scotty Van Hawk (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -2 laps, 2.184 17. Reno Karimian (Suz GSX-R1000), -2 laps, 13.061 18. Johnny Rock Page (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, -2 laps, 37.554 19. Scott Carpenter (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -5 laps, DNF * 20. Ben Thompson (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -13 laps, DNF, mechanical 21. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -23 laps, DNF, crash 22. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-10R), Dunlop, DNS * = known to be riding a Superstock-spec motorcycle Provisional Championship Point Standings: 1. Spies, 541 points 2. Mladin, 523 3. Hacking, 402 4. DiSalvo, 387 5. Hodgson, 368 6. Bostrom, 365 7. Duhamel, 335 8. May, 311 9. Yates, 288 10. Tommy Hayden, 279 More, from a press release issued by American Suzuki: Rockstar Makita Suzuki Sweeps VIR AMA Double-Header Superbike Weekend Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Mladin, Spies & Hayden 1, 2 & 3 again Round 16 AMA Superbike Series Alton, Virginia Virginia International Raceway (VIR) August 15 – 17, 2008 Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing followed up yesterday’s AMA Superbike podium sweep at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton, Virginia, with another one just like it on Sunday. This marks the fifth such sweep for the Rockstar Makita Suzuki team of Mat Mladin, Ben Spies and Tommy Hayden. The second Superbike race of the double-header weekend again started with an all-Suzuki front row of the grid and ended with six-time AMA Superbike Champion Mladin notching his ninth VIR win, his ninth win of the season and his 72nd career Superbike win overall. Two-time and defending AMA Superbike Champion Spies started from pole position and brought home second place, successfully taking his 15th podium finish of the year. Rounding out the Rockstar Makita Suzuki podium in third place was again Hayden, who led the first lap of this 28-lap race. This finish is Hayden’s second podium in a row after being injured and his sixth podium of the year. Currently, Spies leads the AMA Superbike title chase, Mladin is in second place and Hayden is in 10th. Mat Mladin: “It was a good race for us. It was a little bit cooler today and my Rockstar Makita Suzuki crew made a few changes to the GSX-R1000 that let me know that I could run a consistent pace. I tried to set a fast pace and pull away, and I was able to do that. VIR is a place that I’ve been able to win reasonably comfortably. It’s a traditional road course and it’s got a little bit of everything. I enjoy riding here. Right now, winning races is my priority and my goal, and if I can win a couple more races in Atlanta that would be fantastic.” Ben Spies: “We’re doing everything we can out there, we’re riding as hard as possible on the Rockstar Makita Suzuki GSX-R1000. Thanks to my team for giving me a completely different motorcycle to race today though we just didn’t quite have enough for Mat today. But we’ll keep on riding as hard as we can every weekend. Even though we didn’t get the win, hats off to my teammates for a great race and going one-two-three for Rockstar Makita Suzuki.” Tommy Hayden: “I’ve really gotten my starts figured out in the last few weeks and that’s made a big difference for me. It was a less exciting race for the fans but I enjoyed being up there with my Rockstar Makita Suzuki teammates in first, second and third. My teammates are the best riders by far out here in my opinion and we are on the best bikes as well. It’s nice to have some momentum to finish off the season with and my goal is to be back up on the podium and keep the momentum going.”