Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin took his first AMA Superbike race win in seven attempts at Mid-Ohio on Saturday, July 21. Mladin was third at the start, passed Jamie Hacking and Eric Bostrom by lap three, extended his lead to as much as four seconds through heavy traffic, and won by 1.864 seconds over Kawasaki’s Eric Bostrom and American Honda’s Nicky Hayden.
AMA Chevy Trucks Superbike Race One Final Results:
1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki
2. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki
3. Nicky Hayden, Honda
4. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki
5. Kurtis Roberts, Honda
6. Miguel Duhamel, Honda
7. Doug Chandler, Kawasaki
8. Steve Rapp, Ducati
9. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha
10. Andreas Meklau, Ducati
11. Mike Smith, H-D
12. Pascal Picotte, H-D
13. Jordan Szoke, H-D
14. Eric Wood, Suzuki
15. Rich Conicelli, Suzuki
16. Andrew Deatherage, Suzuki
17. Tony Meiring, Suzuki
18. Anthony Lupo, Suzuki
19. Douglas Duane, Suzuki
20. Scott Hermersmann, Suzuki
Unofficial AMA Superbike Point Standings Following Race One At Mid-Ohio:
1. Mladin, 298 points
2. Bostrom, 268 points
3. Chandler, 213 points
4. Tommy Hayden, 206 points
5. Duhamel, 193 points