AMA Pro Racing AMA Pro SuperSport Presented by Shoei Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida March 5, 2009 Provisional Race Results (2.91-mile course, all on Dunlop tires): 1. Tyler Odom (Hon CBR600RR), 12 laps 2. Joey Pascarella (Yam YZF-R6), -0.310 second 3. Russell Wikle (Suz GSX-R600), -0.313 4. Kyle Wyman (Yam YZF-R6), -14.874 seconds 5. Matt Sadowski (Yam YZF-R6), -16.044 6. Chris Clark (Yam YZF-R6), -16.154 7. Clint Shobert (Hon CBR600RR), -16.346 8. Ryan Clay (Yam YZF-R6), -26.704 9. Reece Wacker (Suz GSX-R600), -26.704 10. Kyle Keesee (Kaw ZX-6R), -38.471 11. Alex Lazo (Yam YZF-R6), -38.777 12. Andreas Bergman (Hon CBR600RR), -38.888 13. Shane McGoey (Kaw ZX-6R), -55.867 14. Kris Turner (Suz GSX-R600), -55.945, ran off track twice, stop and go 15. Ryan Conrad (Yam YZF-R6), -68.203 16. Huntley Nash (Yam YZF-R6), -68.356 17. James Digiandomenico (Yam YZF-R6), -73.984 18. Thomas Digiandomenico (Yam YZF-R6), -82.823 19. James Ozyjowski (Suz GSX-R600), -4 laps, DNF, crash 20. Lloyd Worrell (Yam YZF-R6), -6 laps, DNF, crash 21. Dustin Dominguez (Kaw ZX-6R), -12 laps, DNF, crash 22. Josh Day (Yam YZF-R6), -12 laps, DNF, crash More, from a press release issued by American Suzuki: Team Roadracingworld.com Suzuki’s Wikle Podiums in first AMA Pro SuperSport Race Round 1 AMA Pro SuperSport Series Daytona Beach, Florida Daytona International Speedway March 4-5, 2009 Team Roadracingworld.com Suzuki’s Russ Wikle made a stunning AMA Pro SuperSport Series debut at the season-opening and inaugural round of AMA Pro SuperSport at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Thursday afternoon. The 17-year-old, Huntsville, Alabama, rider rode an aggressive race on his Roadracingworld.com Suzuki GSX-R600, leading multiple laps before taking third place in the race. Wikle is racing the East Coast championship in the dual-class series. Russ Wikle: “I’m really excited about this finish. I haven’t had a podium since my novice year and to get a podium in an AMA race is pretty awesome, in my eyes. My Roadracingworld.com Suzuki GSX-R600 was running great and I’m looking forward to racing it for the whole season.” AMA Supersport Top 10 Finishers: 1. Tyler Odom, Honda 2. Joey Pascarella, Yamaha 3. Russ Wikle, Roadracingworld.com Suzuki 4. Kyle Wyman, Yamaha 5. Matthew Sadowski, Yamaha 6. Christopher Clark, Yamaha 7. Clint Shobert, Honda 8. Ryan Clay, Yamaha 9. Reese Wacker, Suzuki 10. Kyle Keesee, Kawasaki More, from a press release issued by AMA Pro Racing: Erion Honda’s Odom Wins AMA Pro SuperSport presented by Shoei Season-Opener at Daytona Winner Reels in Pascarella and Wikle for Near Last Lap Victory in 12-Lap SuperSport Sprint DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 5, 2009) – Erion Honda’s Tyler Odom won Thursday’s season-opening AMA Pro SuperSport presented by Shoei race at Daytona International Speedway after passing leaders Joey Pascarella and Russ Wikle two laps from the checkered flag. Odom, who recently turned 16, started fifth in his No. 46 Erion Honda CBR600RR and raced well clear of the leaders for the majority of the 12-lap sprint. After polesitter Josh Day was uninjured when he crashed out early in Turn 1 on his No. 4 ESP Yamaha YZF-R6, Pascarella and Wikle stepped up to stage a great battle for the lead for most of the race. Pascarella, riding the No. 25 Suzuki GSX-R600, unofficially swapped the top spot with Wikle’s No. 5 Roadracingworld.com Suzuki GSX-R600 nearly a dozen times before Odom reeled them in with less than three laps remaining and had enough left in his Dunlop tires to make the winning move. “About halfway through the race I could see them getting closer and closer and tire wear comes in as a big part,” said Odom, who scored the biggest win of his young career. “I don’t mind running on a worn set of tires. My Dad and Kevin Erion have been trying to really stuff into my head to wait for the last laps to make my move. I saw that they were holding me up just a little bit here and there in the infield and I figured if I can get around them for it then I could pull enough bike lengths to not worry about having to draft around them at the end.” Odom passed Wikle at the start of the next to last lap and then took the lead from Pascarella after the first chicane in the infield. The winner crossed the finish line .311 of a second ahead of Pascarella and averaged 101.300 mph in the caution-free race that was completed in 20:37.087. Pascarella and Wikle literally battled to the end and crossed the finish line in nearly a dead heat. Wikle was just .002 of a second behind runner-up Pascarella and the margin back to third place was a snug .313 of a second. “It was a really good race and I got off to a really good start,” said Pascarella, who is also 16. “I actually missed a shift in the last chicane on the last lap and I thought I was going to get passed by Russ. I was surprised he didn’t draft past me. We had a good battle.” Wikle, 17, believed he was well positioned to draft to the front from third on the last lap. “I thought I was sitting pretty fat and happy in third and I thought I was going to be able to draft by both of them with ease,” said Wikle, who is also racing in Friday’s Daytona 200 by Honda AMA Pro Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL race. “Coming out of the chicane I kind of timed it a little off, I guess, and I got right up beside Joey. I think we were just side-by-side around the whole banking. I couldn’t really get in his draft but two thousandths of a second is pretty close.” Kyle Wyman (No. 33 Yamaha YZF-R6) and Matthew Sadowski (No. 77 Kiwi’s Care Yamaha YZF-R6), son of 1990 Daytona 200 by Honda winner David Sadowski, rounded out the top five. AMA Pro SuperSport presented by Shoei is AMA Pro Road Racing’s new showcase of the sport’s future motorcycle racing stars today. The proving ground series is reserved strictly for up-and-coming riders between the ages of 16 and 21 who compete on 600cc sport bikes that are only minimally modified from what you will find at your local Suzuki, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Honda or other motorcycle dealerships. AMA Pro Racing is the premier professional motorcycle racing organization in North America, operating a full schedule of events and championships for a variety of motorcycle disciplines. From its Daytona Beach headquarters, the organization operates and manages AMA Pro Road Racing, which includes AMA Pro American Superbike, AMA Pro Daytona SportBike, AMA Pro SuperSport and AMA Pro SunTrust Moto-GT. AMA Pro Racing also manages and works closely with the day-to-day operational organizations of the AMA Pro Flat Track Championship and the AMA Pro Supermoto Championship Series in addition to other two-wheel and ATV series. Learn more about AMA Pro Racing at www.amaproracing.com.