Repsol Lubricants AMA Superstock Championship VIRginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 20 Provisional Race Results: 1. Eric Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1 LE), 17 laps 2. Jamie Hacking (Yam YZF-R1 LE), -0.506 second 3. Jason DiSalvo (Yam YZF-R1 LE), -5.720 seconds 4. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), -6.924 seconds 5. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR1000RR), -10.610 seconds 6. Steve Rapp (Suz GSX-R1000), -26.473 seconds 7. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000), -33.402 seconds 8. Matt Lynn (Suz GSX-R1000), -35.187 seconds 9. Damon Buckmaster (Kaw ZX-10R), -35.334 seconds 10. Marty Craggill (Suz GSX-R1000), -36.141 seconds 11. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR1000RR), -44.491 seconds 12. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), -46.064 seconds 13. John Haner (Suz GSX-R1000), -49.044 seconds 14. Cory West (Suz GSX-R1000), -56.956 seconds 15. Ben Attard (Kaw ZX-10R), -66.467 seconds 16. Robertino Pietri (Suz GSX-R1000), -66.545 seconds 17. Kenny Noyes (Yam YZF-R1 LE), -73.391 seconds 18. Michael Sanchez (Suz GSX-R1000), -90.814 seconds 19. Brad Hendry (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap 20. Jason Pridmore (Suz GSX-R1000), -5 laps, DNF, crash 21. Troy Meikle (Suz GSX-R1000), -6 laps, DNF 22. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000), -16 laps, DNF, crash 23. Chad Lewin (Suz GSX-R1000), -16 laps, DNF 24. Akira Tamitsuji (Suz GSX-R1000), -17 laps, DNF Provisional AMA Superstock Championship Point Standings (After 9 of 11 races): 1. Hacking, 314 points 2. Yates, 282 points 3. DiSalvo, 252 points 4. May, 241 points 5. Hayes, 218 points 6. Eric Bostrom, 205 points 7. Rapp, 174 points 8. Craggill, 172 points 9. Gobert, 171 points 10. Ulrich, 166 points 11. TIE, Holden/Lynn, 159 points 13. TIE, Buckmaster/Attard, 151 points 15. Pridmore, 145 points 16. Pietri, 141 points 17. West, 122 points 18. Tamitsuji, 111 points 19. Hendry, 85 points 20. Haner, 71 points More, from a press release issued by Yoshimura Suzuki: Yoshimura Suzuki’s Yates Picks up Fourth Place in VIR Superstock Race –Next round, Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA, Aug. 1 – 3, 2006– Round 9 AMA Repsol Superstock Series Alton, VA Virginia International Raceway Aug. 18 – 20, 2006 Yoshimura Suzuki’s Aaron Yates continued his battle for the 2006 AMA Repsol Superstock Championship at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Va., on Sunday afternoon. The defending Superstock Champion picked up a fourth-place finish at the scenic Southern racetrack. The day before, Yates had struggled a bit in qualifying. Posting a fastest lap time of 1:26.566, the Georgian was slated to start from eighth position on the second row of the grid. “I got hung up messing around with qualifying tires instead of focusing on the right set-up,” said Yates. “So we weren’t as fast as we should have been. But I have faith in my crew and the Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 that we’ll be more successful in the race.” Yates and crew were indeed more successful in the 17-lap race. He got an excellent start on his 1000cc Superstock bike and was in second place for the first half of the race. Although he slipped a few positions before the race’s end, Yates still walked away with a top-five result. “The bike started sliding early on,” said Yates. “I think we made the wrong tire choice. We tried a new tire for the race — although it worked well in practice, with the higher temperatures and everything, we just ran out of grip toward the end of the race. But we’re going to Road Atlanta next, which is my home track. And we had a good test there last week, so I’m looking forward to that race More, from a press release issued by Hotbodies Racing Mat Mladin Motorsports Suzuki: Hotbodies Racing Mat Mladin Motorsports Suzuki’s Craggill Picks up Seventh Top-10 Finish at VIR ALTON, Va., (Aug. 20, 2006) Hotbodies Racing Mat Mladin Motorsports Suzuki rider Marty Craggill captured his seventh top-10 finish of the 2006 season in the AMA Repsol Superstock race at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton, Va., on Sunday afternoon. With this finish, Craggill is a mere two points away from taking over seventh-overall in the Superstock Series. The weekend began with qualifying on Saturday afternoon. Craggill posted a fastest lap time of 1:27.064 and carded a third-row spot on the VIR starting grid. True to form, Craggill had more success on race tires than on qualifiers so the Australian used the session to focus on the race track. “VIR is a good track,” he said post-qualifying. “It’s relatively safe, there are a couple of hard-braking spots and I enjoy those. It’s a pretty fun track and the Virginia fans are great.” Sunday afternoon’s 17-lap race was rescheduled due to potential bad weather and saw Craggill get a rough start. “That’s the worst start I ever had,” said Craggill. “I let the clutch out too fast and did a big wheelie. I finally got the front wheel down and everyone came past me. But I worked my way up and felt like I rode pretty good.” Although he found himself far back in the field, the Australian put his head down and rallied on the Hotbodies Racing Mat Mladin Motorsports Suzuki GSX-R1000 Superstock bike. “The bike was good,” Craggill said. “I’m happy with the way I rode. This was one of my best rides this year. I came through, I didn’t fade and my lap times were really consistent. The last three races, I’ve been sick and at the end of the races I was going backward. Here, I felt like I was going forward.” Hotbodies Racing Mat Mladin Motorsports Suzuki’s next AMA Repsol Superstock race will be at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga., the weekend of Sept. 1-3, 2006.