AMA Superbike Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio August 2, 2008 Provisional Race Results (after three red flags and four starts): 1. Mat Mladin (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 19 laps, crash 2. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -1.965 seconds 3. Jamie Hacking (Kaw ZX-10R), Dunlop, -2.423, crash 4. Jason DiSalvo (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, -7.940 5. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -8.729 6. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-10R), Dunlop, -11.526 7. Eric Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, -11.653 8. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -15.569 * 9. Chris Peris (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -20.666 * 10. Scott Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -21.922 11. Ben Thompson (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -25.192 12. David Anthony (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -31.441 * 13. Ryan Elleby (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -31.888 * 14. Hawk Mazzotta (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -32.128 * 15. Scotty Van Hawk (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -60.066 16. Johnny Rock Page (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop 17. Reno Karimian (Suz GSX-R1000) 18. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -5 laps 19. Matt Lynn (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -9 laps, DNF, crash 20. Kenny Noyes (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -9 laps, DNF, mechanical * 21. Miguel Duhamel (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -10 laps, DNF, crashed twice 22. Neil Hodgson (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -12 laps, DNF, mechanical 23. Robertino Pietri (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -12 laps, DNF, crash * 24. Shane Narbonne (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -12 laps, DNF, crash * 25. Dean Mizdal (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -12 laps, DNF, crash 26. Keith Marshall (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -19 laps, DNF, crash * = known to be riding a Superstock-spec motorcycle Provisional Championship Point Standings (after 13 of 19 races): 1. Spies, 444 points 2. Mladin, 412 3. Hacking, 348 4. Hodgson, 317 5. DiSalvo, 315 6. Bostrom, 300 7. Yates, 276 8. Duhamel, 259 9. May, 241 10. Jensen, 225 More, from a press release issued by American Suzuki: Rockstar Makita Suzuki Wins 40th Consecutive AMA Superbike Race with Mladin at Helm Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Spies brings home 2nd & Hayden 5th Round 13 AMA Superbike Series Lexington, Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course August 1 – 3, 2008 Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing celebrated its 40th AMA Superbike win in a row at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, on Saturday afternoon as six-time AMA Superbike Champion Mat Mladin took the win. Mladin overcame a get-off and three red flags to take this victory, which marks the Australian’s 69th career AMA Superbike victory and his sixth such win of the season. Defending and two-time AMA Superbike Champion Ben Spies was recovering from a recent appendectomy but still started from pole position and followed his teammate Mladin home in second place. Rockstar Makita Suzuki teammate Tommy Hayden, meanwhile, brought home an impressive fifth-place result. The Mid-Ohio race was originally slated to be a 26-lap event, but the multiple red flags resulted in the race being abbreviated to 19 laps. Mat Mladin: “It was a long day for everyone, with three red flags”¦ but that’s the way it goes sometimes. It was good to get the win today for the Rockstar Makita Suzuki crew. I would have preferred to have gotten a full 26-lap race in because we don’t seem to do it very much here at Mid-Ohio. But I’m happy to get the win, and it was a good day for us.” Ben Spies: “The first section of the race was good, I got locked into third place and was pretty comfortable there”¦then the first red flag came out. In the re-start, everything worked out and then there was another red flag and another re-start. In the final bit of the race, I was comfortable on the Rockstar Makita Suzuki GSXR1000 and I was able to make a pass and get second, so I was pretty happy with that.” Tommy Hayden: “It was definitely a long day. I was getting great starts on the Rockstar Makita Suzuki GSX-R1000, which was helping me some. I’ve been slowly making progress all weekend and each re-start was a little better for me. Hopefully we can make a few changes for tomorrow and be better yet.” AMA Superbike Top 10 Finishers: 1. Mat Mladin, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing 2. Ben Spies, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing 3. Jamie Hacking, Kawasaki 4. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha 5. Tommy Hayden, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Racing 6. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki 7. Eric Bostrom, Yamaha 8. Geoff May, Jordan Suzuki 9. Chris Peris, Suzuki 10. Scott Jensen, Suzuki AMA Superbike Points Standings: 1. Ben Spies, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing 2. Mat Mladin, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing 3. Jamie Hacking, Kawasaki 4. Neil Hodgson, Honda 5. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha 6. Eric Bostrom, Yamaha 7. Aaron Yates, Jordan Suzuki 8. Miguel Duhamel, Honda 9. Geoff May, Jordan Suzuki 10. Scott Jensen, Suzuki