Updated Again: Bostrom Beats Zemke In AMA Supersport Race At Auto Club Speedway

Updated Again: Bostrom Beats Zemke In AMA Supersport Race At Auto Club Speedway

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Graves Yamaha’s Ben Bostrom held off Erion Racing Honda’s Jake Zemke and his own teammate Josh Herrin to win the Pro Honda Oils AMA Supersport race Sunday at Auto Club Speedway, in Fontana, California. Herrin, the pole-sitter, got the initial holeshot, but the race was stopped before the first lap was completed. Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Martin Cardenas crashed entering Turn Five and his body collided with Tommy Hayden’s GSX-R600 at high speed, causing Hayden to also crash. Both riders were transported to a local hospital. According to their teams, Cardenas suffered a broken left femur and Hayden suffered a broken ankle. The race was re-started for 16 laps, and Bostrom, Herrin and Zemke almost immediately turned it into a three-rider contest. In the end, it was Bostrom who came out on top (for the second time in 2008), 0.079-second ahead of Zemke, who officially led the most laps of the race. Herrin ran wide in the closing stages and finished 4.869 seconds back in third. Pro Honda Oils AMA Supersport Championship Presented by Shoei Auto Club Speedway Fontana, California April 27, 2008 Provisional Race Results: 1. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 16 laps 2. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, -0.079 second 3. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, -4.869 seconds 4. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, -7.759 5. Cory West (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, -10.489 6. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, -10.621 7. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, -12.442 8. Chaz Davies (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, -12.457 9. Steve Rapp (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, -12.947 10. Shea Fouchek (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, -17.889 11. Michael Beck (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, -21.861 12. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, -33.638 13. Garrett Carter (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, -40.348 14. Chris Siebenhaar (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, -56.157 15. Fredrik Watz (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli, -65.687 16. Scott Jackson (Kaw ZX-6R), -66.011 17. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-6R), Dunlop, -66.450 18. Josh Galster (Kaw ZX-6R), -65.082 19. Ryan Regalado (Yam YZF-R6), -83.892 20. Andrew Brown (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, -1 lap 21. Eric Pinson (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 6.064 22. C.R. Gittere (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, -1 lap, 19.957 23. Misti Hurst (Kaw ZX-6R), -5 laps, DNF, crash 24. Maico Buncio (Yam YZF-R6), -7 laps, DNF 25. Oscar Covarrubias (Yam YZF-R6), -9 laps, DNF 26. Sahar Zvik (Suz GSX-R600), -13 laps, DNF 27. Bobby Fong (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, -15 laps, DNF, crash 28. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, -16 laps, DNF, crash 29. Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, -16 laps, DNF, crash Provisional Championship Point Standings (after 3 of 11 races): 1. Ben Bostrom, 107 points 2. Herrin, 99 3. Zemke, 85 4. Young, 77 5. Rapp, 72 6. Davies, 71 7. Eslick, 69 8. Hayes, 65 9. West, 60 10. Gobert, 53

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