AMA Pro Road Racing Vance & Hines XR1200 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida March 16, 2012 Provisional Race Results (3.5-mile course, all on Harley-Davidson XR1200s and Dunlop tires):

1. Kyle Wyman, 7 laps 2. Tyler O’Hara, -0.117 second 3. Michael Barnes, -0.413 4. David Estok, -0.785 5. Darren James, -9.376 seconds 6. Travis Wyman, -9.387 7. Michael Corbino, -9.428 8. Gerry Signorelli, -18.116 9. Josh Chisum, -18.269 10. Nicholas Hansen, -25.525 11. Jeremiah Johnson, -25.556 12. Brice Cooper, -25.684 13. Benjamin Carlson, -25.719 14. Paul Schwemmer, -26.001 15. Russell Proctor, -26.014 16. Paul James, -26.144 17. Chris Harmon, -31.142 18. Matthew Heidel, -80.603 19. Shane Narbonne, -1 lap 20. James Pooler, DNS

Championship Point Standings:

1. Kyle Wyman, 31 points 2. O’Hara, 25 3. Barnes, 22 4. Estok, 18 5. Darren James, 16 6. Travis Wyman, 15 7. Corbino, 14 8. Signorelli, 13 9. Chisum, 12 10. Hansen, 11

More, from a press release issued by Dunlop:

Wyman Wins First AMA Pro Road Race of the 2012 Season

Buffalo, NY: Kyle Wyman from Macedon, NY, won today’s AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 series race at Daytona International Speedway. Wyman’s win was an all-American effort: His American-made Harley-Davidson rolled on Dunlop Sportmax® D211™ GP-A tires made in Buffalo, NY. It was the first win of the 2012 season for the new Buffalo-made race tires.

“This is a reflection of all the effort that has gone on in Buffalo by a group of really dedicated people,” said Mike Buckley, Vice President Sales and Marketing. “I want to thank all the guys in the racing department and in the Buffalo factory who helped develop these tires.”

Wyman came into the race with pole position and stayed with the lead pack through the seven-lap race. Heading around the banking toward the checkered flag, Wyman was in third and waited until the perfect moment to use the famous Daytona draft to slingshot past the first two riders and take the win at the line. Wyman””who is one of three brothers competing in AMA Pro this year””is no stranger to Daytona’s victory circle, as he won the XR1200 race here last year as well.

“I really like Daytona,” said Wyman. “I want to thank everyone on my team and also Dunlop tires for giving me the grip I needed to drive past those guys at the line. It was a great race, a lot of fun.”

About Dunlop Dunlop is the largest supplier of original equipment and replacement motorcycle tires in the U.S. and the only manufacturer of motorcycle tires in North America. With North American operations headquartered in Buffalo, NY, Dunlop has been making and selling high-quality tires in the U.S. since 1923. For more information, visit www.dunlopmotorcycle.com.

More, from a press release issued by Harley-Davidson:

Daytona Beach, Fla. (March 16, 2012) Kyle Wyman won a classic four-rider drafting battle on the last of seven laps to earn his second consecutive victory in the season-opening AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 series race at Daytona International Speedway March 16.

Riding under the Kyle Wyman Racing/Kuryakyn/Riders Discount banner, the 22-year-old racer from Macedon, NY, who started from the pole position, out-drafted veterans Michael Barnes (Bartels’ Harley-Davidson) and David Estok (Trev Deeley Motorcycles) and Bartels’ H-D’s Tyler O’Hara on his Harley-Davidson XR1200 motorcycle to win his second career AMA Pro victory. His winning margin over O’Hara was 0.117 second with Barnes rounding out the top three only 0.413 second back. Estok finished fourth.

“It was really just like last year. Four riders at the front swapping positions and trying to play head games with each other where we were going to be on the last lap,” Wyman said. “I knew it was going to be a race from the last chicane to the checkers and that’s what it turned out to be. So I just wanted to be at the right place at the right time. I actually broke probably two or three hundred yards early going into the chicane and let them out maybe twenty bike lengths and that’s all I needed. “

Despite leading the pack on the final trip around the 3.51-mile Daytona road course, Barnes knew he had a slim chance of winning if he was still ahead entering the chicane before the exit onto the last section of the high-banked oval speedway.

“I railed through the infield and the chicane the best I could just to see if it was at all possible but I should know better,” Barnes said. “It’s been done to me as much as I’ve done it to other people. Got schooled.”

The lead group broke from the rest of the 19-rider field almost immediately from the start of the 7-lap, 25-mile race, with several other multi-rider battles forming up throughout the pack at the draft-heavy high banking of Daytona International Speedway’s 3.5-mile long course, including a seven-rider pack that finished tenth through 17th within a one-second gap.

Final Results:

1. Kyle Wyman (KWR/Kuryakyn), 7 laps 2. Tyler O’Hara (Bartels’ H-D/Scrubblade), +0.117 second 3. Michael Barnes (Bartels’ H-D/Scrubblade), +0.413 second 4. David Estok (Trev Deeley Motorcycles), +0.785 second 5. Darren James (Ruthless Racing/Deeley), +9.376 seconds 6. Travis Wyman (Harv’s H-D), +9.387 seconds 7. Michael Corbino (XP Motorsports/Rossiter’s H-D), +9.428 seconds 8. Gerry Signorelli (Kuryakyn), +18.116 seconds 9. Josh Chisum (Bartels’ H-D/Scrubblade), +18.269 seconds 10. Nicholas Hansen (Suburban Motors H-D), +25.525 seconds 11. Jeremiah Johnson (BE-EV.com/New Roc H-D), +25.556 seconds 12. Brice Cooper (Woodstock H-D), +25.684 seconds 13. Benjamin Carlson (Suburban Motors H-D), +25.719 seconds 14. Paul Schwemmer (Peter Brady/Level 10 Contractors), +26.001 seconds 15. Russell Proctor (Tech Spec), 26.014 seconds 16. Paul James (Hoban Cycle/Woodstock H-D), +26.144 seconds 17. Chris Harmon (Vision H-D), +31.142 seconds 18. Matthew Heidel (Online Paddock/Down Home H-D), +1:20.603 19. Shane Narbonne (Suburban Motors H-D), -6 laps 20. James Pooler (VIB-ISO), DNS

The next round of the Vance & Hines XR1200 series will be April 20-22 at Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA.

Company Background

Harley-Davidson Motor Company produces heavyweight custom, cruiser and touring motorcycles and offers a complete line of Harley-Davidson motorcycle parts, accessories, riding gear and apparel, and general merchandise. For more information, visit harley-davidson.com.