AMA Pro Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 7, 2009 Provisional Race Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R600), 13 laps 2. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR600RR), -0.104 second 3. Jason DiSalvo (Suz GSX-R600), -8.688 seconds 4. Chris Peris (Hon CBR600RR), -14.419 5. Danny Eslick (Buell 1125R), -14.598 6. Taylor Knapp (Buell 1125R), -16.553 7. Michael Barnes (Buell 1125R), -20.043 8. Chaz Davies (Apr RSV1000R), -20.304 9. Jamie Hacking (Kaw ZX-6R), -22.968 10. Chris Fillmore (Yam YZF-R6), -27.955 11. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-6R), -28.457 12. Steve Rapp (Yam YZF-R6), -28.708 13. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), -29.361 14. Bobby Fong (Yam YZF-R6), -29.530 15. Ricky Parker (Yam YZF-R6), -49.114 16. Robertino Pietri (Yam YZF-R6), -49.307 17. Damian Cudlin (Yam YZF-R6), -49.351 18. Tommy Aquino (Yam YZF-R6), -49.397 19. Michael Beck (Yam YZF-R6), -49.817 20. Ben Thompson (Apr RSV1000R), -61.584 21. Marcos Reichert (Yam YZF-R6), -74.628 22. Santiago Villa (Suz GSX-R600), -81.246 23. Andres Londono (Yam YZF-R6), -81.605 24. Dane Westby (Yam YZF-R6), -81.771 25. Mark Crozier (Yam YZF-R6), -99.271 26. Jeffrey Purk (Yam YZF-R6), -106.124 27. Eric Haugo (Yam YZF-R6), -117.079 28. Jonathan Lawrence (Yam YZF-R6), -118.309 29. Robert Pretts ((Kaw ZX-6R), 30. Jason Quillman (Yam YZF-R6) 31. Alex Lazo (Yam YZF-R6) 32. Simon Kowalski (Yam YZF-R6) 33. Walt Sipp (Buell 1125R) 34. Michael Morgan (Suz GSX-R600) 35. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-6R) 36. Melissa Paris (Yam YZF-R6) 37. Shawn Higbee (Buell 1125R) 38. Tyler Odom (Hon CBR600RR) 39. Ray Hofman (Hon CBR600RR) 40. Russ Wikle (Suz GSX-R600), DNS 41. Garrett Carter (Yam YZF-R6), DNS 42. Chris Clark (Yam YZF-R6), DNS Provisional Championship Point Standings (after 11 of 20 races): 1. Cardenas, 255 points 2. Hacking, 204 3. Eslick, 199 4. DiSalvo, 179 5. Herrin, 152 6. Peris, 141 7. Zemke, 128 8. Davies, 121 9. Rapp, 112 10. Aquino, 104 11. Knapp, 92 12. Barnes, 90 13. TIE, Hayden/Cudlin, 79 15. Fillmore, 64 16. Beck, 50 17. TIE, Higbee/Pietri, 42 19. Barrett Long, 40 20. Leandro Mercado, 39 More, from a press release issued by American Suzuki: M4 Suzuki’s Cardenas Wins Daytona SportBike Race II at Road America M4 Suzuki’s DiSalvo podiums in Sunday’s race Round 6 AMA Daytona Sportbike Series Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Road America June 5 -7, 2009 Team M4 Suzuki’s Martin Cardenas captured yet another win in the AMA Daytona SportBike class, this time at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The double-header weekend saw the Colombian rider pick up a podium in spite of cold, rainy conditions in Saturday’s race and then take the win on Sunday. This victory marks Cardenas’ sixth win of the 2009 season and allows him to extend his lead in the overall championship points standings. M4 Suzuki teammate Jason DiSalvo also had a strong showing at Road America. DiSalvo picked up another pole position in the Daytona SportBike class his fourth-consecutive one this year and he brought home a third-place result in Sunday afternoon’s race. This result marks DiSalvo’s fifth podium of the season and currently, he’s in fourth place overall in the AMA Daytona Sportbike points standings. Martin Cardenas 3rd place, Race 1 (Saturday) & 1st place, Race 2 (Sunday): “Saturday’s race was good for the championship though it was very tough to race in these conditions. Since the warm-up, there were two times when I almost crashed so I was a little bit scared. In the race, the track was very slippery, so at the beginning some guys came by me and I tried to stay with them some I could stay with, some I could not and I tried to stay in that rhythm and try not to lose as many positions as I could”¦ (Toward the end of the race), I tried to do two laps as fast as I could to try and gain some positions and that worked and I ended up on the podium so I’m happy with that result. “On Sunday, the race went down to the last corner. I was trying to make a good lap and get the win. I made a good run out of the turn and it turned out I could win. Today, especially, my M4 Suzuki GSX-R600 was very fast and it helped me to win the race. I gave it everything I had and thank you to M4 Suzuki.” Jason DiSalvo 3rd place, Race 2 (Sunday): “We had a good start and the first opening laps were pretty exciting with Martin. We were kind of dicing around, but after the opening laps I had some trouble holding the draft down the straightaways and out of the slower corners. It was kind of a lonely race, I was just riding round and waiting for the guys in front of me to get together and for something to happen. But I had a great view of the battle up front, so it was a good race and I’m happy to get another podium. I’m grateful to M4 Suzuki and all the crew, they did a great job all weekend and it’s good to be back on the podium.” M4 Suzuki Racing will race next at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, over the weekend of July 3-5, 2009. More, from a press release issued by M4 Suzuki: CARDENAS AND M4 SUZUKI WIN AGAIN AT ROAD AMERICA Martin Cardenas’ incredible season continued on Sunday at Road America as the Team M4 Suzuki star scored perhaps the most exciting of his six 2009 AMA Pro Daytona SportBike victories. The Colombian broke free of the pack early in the 13-lap affair but was soon joined by the reigning Formula Xtreme champion, Jake Zemke, in the battle for the win. Zemke moved into the lead on lap 7 of 13 at which point Martin chose to sit in his tow and stalk his opponent from behind as the laps wound down. The title leader finally struck on the final lap, diving underneath in the opening turn with hopes of making a break to the checkered flag. Cardenas’ rival came back, however, and the two traded the position a couple more times leading up to a dramatic sequence in which the two chased each other through the final few corners practically alongside each other. Cardenas entered the race’s final corner in second position but he set up his launch off the exit perfectly, positioning his Suzuki GSX-R600 to motor into the lead as he stormed up the hill and to the checkered flag for his sixth win in the last eight races. Speaking about the thrilling final lap, Cardenas said, “My first plan was to pass him early and make a very good lap and get away but he came back by in turn five. I tried to pass him again in the chicane and we went past me in the next turn. We went side-by-side for the last half of the track and it came down to the last corner. He was protecting the inside and I got a great run out of the turn and it worked out for the win. The last lap I just went for it and gave everything to try to win it. “My bike was very fast today and it helped me a lot. Thanks to M4 Suzuki and all the team.” Teammate Jason DiSalvo gave Team M4 Suzuki further reason to celebrate, contesting Cardenas for the lead early before settling into third for his fifth podium ride of the season. DiSalvo and Cardenas have now finished together on the podium three times this season, including their two earlier 1-2 results. “We had a good start and the first opening laps were pretty exciting racing with Martin,” DiSalvo said. “We were dicing around but after the opening few laps I had trouble holding onto the draft down the straights. It was kind of a lonely race. It was kind of a lonely race but I had a great view of the battle up front. “It was good to get back on the podium and I’m thankful to the whole team. They did a great job this weekend.” Cardenas now leads the Daytona SportBike championship race by a mammoth 51 points at 255 points while DiSalvo is fourth at 179. Team M4 Suzuki will look to continue their remarkable run of success following the summer break when the AMA Pro Racing series joins the MotoGP World Championship at Laguna Seca in Monterey, CA on July 3-5.