AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Presented by AMSOIL Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 5, 2010 Provisional Race Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), 13 laps 2. Steve Rapp (Duc 848), -0.008 second 3. Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R600), -5.251 seconds 4. Clinton Seller (Yam YZF-R6), -9.959 5. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), -22.314 6. P.J. Jacobsen (Suz GSX-R600), -41.512 7. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-6R), -42.773 8. Kris Turner (Suz GSX-R600), -42.793 9. Dane Westby (Yam YZF-R6), -43.602, ran off track 10. Jimmy Wood (Kaw ZX-6R), -44.357 11. Michael Beck (Duc 848), -45.241 12. Lenny Hale (Yam YZF-R6), -51.653 13. Marcos Reichert (Yam YZF-R6), -51.670 14. Paul Allison (Yam YZF-R6), -51.850 15. Santiago Villa (Suz GSX-R600), -66.862 16. Michael Morgan (Suz GSX-R600), -76.664 17. Dominic Jones (Yam YZF-R6), -94.016 18. Bobby Fong (Duc 848), -109.385 19. Melissa Paris (Yam YZF-R6), -115.150 20. Marie-Josee Boucher (Hon CBR600RR), -126.119 21. Reese Wacker (Suz GSX-R600), -141.425 22. Sam Rozynski (Yam YZF-R6), -154.855 23. Calvin Martinez (Kaw ZX-6R), -1 lap 24. Paul James (Buell 1125R), -1 lap, 36.958 seconds 25. Shawn Hill (Suz GSX-R600), -38.976 26. Chris Fillmore (Suz GSX-R600), -10 laps, DNF, crash 27. Cory West (Suz GSX-R600), -13 laps, DNF, mechanical 28. Tommy Aquino (Yam YZF-R6), -13 laps, DNF Championship Point Standings (after 8 of 18 races): 1. Herrin, 190 points 2. Eslick, 184 3. Cardenas, 154 4. Westby, 141 5. Rapp, 129 6. West, 119 7. Aquino, 103 8. Seller, 83 9. Fillmore, 80 10. Fong, 65 11. Amantini, 53 12. Jacobsen, 48 13. Hale, 45 14. Tyler Odom, 36 15. Geoff May, 35 16. Shawn Higbee, 33 17. Turner, 26 18. Russ Wikle, 25 19. Jake Holden, 24 20. Beck, 20 More, from a press release issued by Team M4 Monster Energy Suzuki: CARDENAS AND M4 MONSTER ENERGY SUZUKI THIRD AT ROAD AMERICA Team M4 Monster Energy Suzuki’s Martin Cardenas registered a determined and heady ride in difficult conditions today at Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI to claim his fifth podium result of the 2010 AMA Pro Daytona SportBike season. Battling both the slippery conditions created by a persistent light rain as well as his front running rivals, Cardenas was in contention for the win deep into the contest. The Colombian showed his bravery on the brakes repeatedly, diving into the lead on multiple occasions during the thrilling affair. He ultimately thought better of making a final desperate bid for the win, and wisely accepted third place aboard his GSX-R600 on the final lap after just losing touch with the top two. “The whole race was a little bit sketchy here and there,” Cardenas said. “At the end, the rain came down a little bit harder and it was becoming very difficult to stay on two wheels. It was a great race, but at the end I didn’t want to finish the race on the ground again so I decided to ease up on the last lap. I think third place is a good result for today and I hope for a dry race for tomorrow and hopefully we can get the same result or do a little bit better. “It was a great battle. There were some great passing maneuvers from all of us, but it was too risky to go for the win at the end because of the conditions,” Martin added. “Like I said, it’s good to finish third. To finish on the box is always good.” With his class-leading four victories and five podiums, Martin remains ranked third in the Daytona SportBike championship standings with 154 points. Team M4 Monster Energy Suzuki also logged a pair of top-ten results in the day’s AMA Pro American Superbike contest. Jake Holden scored his best result of the season, bettering his two seventh-place runs taken for the squad at Infineon Raceway with a strong sixth today at Road America. Jake opened the race down in ninth but worked his way up to his final position over the 50-mile contest. Meanwhile, Chris Ulrich took his eighth top-ten result in nine races this season with today’s tenth-place finish. The consistent Californian is now ranked seventh in the AMA Pro American Superbike standings with 113 points. Team M4 Monster Energy will be back in action on Sunday for the second half of the Road America doubleheader weekend. M4 Performance Exhaust, Monster Energy, Suzuki, Geico Powersports, Arai Helmet, Dainese Leathers, GPR Stabilizers, Hotbodies Racing, Vortex, Bazzaz Performance, Galfer Brakes, DID Chain, Roadracingworld.com, and Chicken Hawk Racing. More, from a press release issued by AMA Pro Racing: Herrin Takes Third AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Win in Challenging Conditions in Race One at Road America ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (June 5, 2010) – Josh Herrin won a hard-fought, wild and wet AMA Pro Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL final in race one of the Suzuki SuperBike Doubleheader weekend at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., beating Steve Rapp by a margin of just .008 seconds. It was unclear who would make it to the start/finish line first at the end of any lap in the 13-lap race. Officially there were two leaders and five lead changes at the stripe, but unofficially four different riders led the field at some point around the 4.05-mile circuit, exchanging the top spot in the challenging conditions more than twenty times. As rain drizzled down on the field, 2009 Daytona SportBike Champion Danny Eslick shot to the front of the pack from the start on the No. 1 GEICO Powersports RMR Suzuki GSX-R600 only to be passed by the No. 36 M4 Monster Energy Suzuki GXR-R600 of Martin Cardenas in turn one. Cardenas was subsequently passed by Herrin’s No. 8 Team Graves Yamaha YZF-R6 in turn two. The Colombian outbraked Herrin on the high-speed turn four section and regained the lead. Front-row starter Cory West quickly joined the fray, passing Herrin in turn seven and pressing on Cardenas until his No. 57 Vesrah Suzuki GSX-R600 suffered a mechanical in turn eleven that ended his race. Herrin got a strong run down the back straight and took the lead again under braking in turn 12. Herrin and Cardenas were then trailed by Chris Fillmore’s strong No. 55 Vesrah Suzuki GSX-R600, Clinton Seller’s No. 4 Project 1 Atlanta Yamaha YZF-R6 and Rapp’s No. 15 Team Latus Motors Racing Ducati 848. Cardenes and Herrin traded the lead nine times over the first four laps, Cardenas repeatedly outbraking Herrin going into turn five and Herrin retaking the first position each lap in a sprint to the start finish line coming out of the last corner. Rapp took over the lead on lap five as conditions worsened and the trio traded the top three spots numerous times over the ensuing laps before Herrin settled in to the lead again on lap nine. That same lap, the No. 4 Project 1 Yamaha of Clinton Seller surged to second position in the back section of the track over Cardenas and Rapp. On lap 11, Seller made a deep braking pass into turn one, the lead pack dicing through turn two and going four wide down into turn three. Herrin emerged unscathed, leading the group to turn five before Rapp once again took over. On the white flag lap, Herrin challenged Rapp going under the bridge in the high speed turn four area, making the pass stick for the final time leading Rapp to the finish. “When I went out on the warm-up lap I felt like it was horrible then and once the race started going it got about ten times worse,” said Herrin. “I was surprised at how good the tires were in it. I think that both of these guys and everybody out there that kept it up did an awesome job because it was probably the trickiest conditions I’ve ever ridden in. My Yamaha R6 was working great and my Graves Motorsports crew have been working hard all weekend. The Dunlop tires are awesome, it shows you how good DOT tires are.” Rapp’s second place finish was his third podium of the season. “My race was interesting from the first lap when Cory blew up his motor and oiled everybody behind him,” said Rapp. “I took my Tear-Off off before the race because of the rain, so I didn’t have a Tear-Off. There’s oil all over me as you can see but that was interesting, the first couple of laps trying to deal with that. After that it was just three or four of us in really, really tricky conditions. It was easy following, but then when you got in front you really didn’t know how fast you could go. I think that’s why when someone got in front they slowed down again and it kept going back and forth. The team did great, we have five guys on our team and they had to basically rip the whole bike apart. We had an oil leak after qualifying so they worked to the last minute to get it going and it was a great bike.” Cardenas claimed the final podium spot. “It was a great battle with these two guys,” said Cardenas. “There were some great passing maneuvers but it was too risky because of the conditions. It’s good to finish third and on the box is always good. I hope for a dry race tomorrow to try and get the same result or maybe a little bit better.” Fourth place went to Seller, his highest finish to date and Eslick rounded out the top five. Fillmore crashed in lap three to finish 26th. Herrin now leads Eslick in the Daytona SportBike points championship, 190-184. Sunday’s activities at Road America include a rider autograph session at 10:50 a.m., a fan grid walk at 11:30 a.m. and race two of Daytona SportBike competition closing the weekend with a 3:45 p.m. start time. SPEED will be broadcasting same-weekend coverage of both Daytona SportBike races, with race one airing tonight, Saturday, June 5th at 11:00 p.m. ET (8:00 p.m. PT)and race two airing Sunday night at 11:00 p.m. ET (8:00 PT). A re-broadcast of Saturday’s race one final will also be broadcast on Sunday, June 6th at 3:00 p.m. ET (Noon PT). Please visit www.roadamerica.com for ticket and schedule information of the Suzuki SuperBike Doubleheader Weekend and visit www.amaproracing.com for additional series information. AMA Pro Racing is the premier professional motorcycle racing organization in North America, operating a full schedule of events and championships for a variety of motorcycle disciplines. Learn more about AMA Pro Racing at www.amaproracing.com. More, from a press release issued by Vesrah Suzuki: A FRUSTRATING DAY FOR VESRAH SUZUKI IN DAYTONA SPORTBIKE RACE 1 AT THE SUZUKI SUPERBIKE SHOWDOWN AT ROAD AMERICA IN ELKHART LAKE WI. Vesrah Suzuki had a day that started with the best qualifying performances for the team to date in the Daytona SportBike class earning Cory West a front row start in P4 with Chris Fillmore directly behind him in row 2 and ending in frustration with DNF’s for both team riders. Both Vesrah Suzuki riders got off the line well and were in the top 4 to start the race but this would not last. Cory had a mechanical before completing the first lap and Chris had an encounter with the rumble strips several laps later. The pair of DNF’s had the riders slip one position in the championship point standings with Cory falling to 6th and Chris to 9th. Mark Junge Team Owner Vesrah Suzuki “The day started out well with the best qualifying in the Daytona SportBike class that the team has had but misfortune struck during the race this afternoon. We will be looking to rebound in Daytona SportBike race 2 tomorrow.” Cory West Vesrah Suzuki #57 “Our team made great changes to the bikes for this mornings final qualifying and I ended up 4th. I’m very excited to get my first front row start for an AMA national. The race started well and I was running 3rd but on the exit of the carousel my engine let go. It was a disappointment for sure but I think we can fight for the win tomorrow.” Chris Fillmore Vesrah Suzuki #55 “We started the weekend with my best qualifying finish so far with 8th place on the second row. After a pretty good jump on the start I headed down the back straight sitting in 4th and Cory’s exit moved me up to 3rd. I felt pretty comfortable running with the top guys on the opening laps. On the 3rd lap I got passed going in to turn 5 but I got a good run up the hill into 6 to reclaim 4th and got the door shut on me from the outside. We got together which caused me to run off track. I grabbed a bit too much throttle coming back on the track and it just spit me off. I tried to save it but there was nothing I could do. We will have to look forward to tomorrow.” Vesrah Suzuki wants to thank all of their sponsors for their support for the 2010 season Vesrah, American Suzuki, Rockstar Energy Drink, Nielsen Enterprises Suzuki, Traxxion Dynamics Fork Components, Dainese Leathers, Boots and Gloves, AGV Helmets, Graves Motorsports, Hotbodies Racing Bodywork, Sudco Int., Bazzaz, Factory Pro, Maxima Racing Oils, Vortex, DID Chain, Penske Racing Shocks, GPR Stabilizers, Trek Bicycles, GP Tech, Active & Road Rage Designs