AMA Pro SuperSport Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia April 17, 2010 Provisional Race One Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. J.D. Beach (Yam YZF-R6), 16 laps 2. Cameron Beaubier (Yam YZF-R6), -0.108 second 3. Huntley Nash (Yam YZF-R6), -2.080 seconds 4. Travis Wyman (Yam YZF-R6), -5.402 5. Tomas Puerta (Yam YZF-R6), -5.870 6. David Gaviria (Kaw ZX-6R), -22.109 7. Sam Nash (Yam YZF-R6), -22.266 8. Miles Thornton (Yam YZF-R6), -22.772 9. James Dellinger (Suz GSX-R600), -23.082 10. James Cohrs (Yam YZF-R6), -25.969 11. Eric Stump (Hon CBR600RR), -32.535 12. Ryan Kerr (Kaw ZX-6R), -42.457 13. Kyle Keesee (Kaw ZX-6R), -42.468 14. Brock Terrell (Yam YZF-R6), -45.078 15. Antoine Richards (Suz GSX-R600), -45.126 16. Michael Corbino (Yam YZF-R6), -55.041 17. Daniel Guevara (Suz GSX-R600), -8 laps, DNF, crash 18. Joey Pascarella (Yam YZF-R6), DNS 19. Elena Myers (Suz GSX-R600), DNS 20. James Rispoli (Suz GSX-R600), DNS 21. Charles Strong (Yam YZF-R6), DNS 22. Hunter Propst (Suz GSX-R600), DNS More, from a press release issued by AMA Pro Racing: BRASELTON, GA (April 17, 2010) – After a 0.001 of a second loss at the season’s first race, Joey Pascarella has basically swept all before him as he rolled to three consecutive pole positions and race wins on his LTD Racing Yamaha. Today, that streak was broken in the most unusual and unexpected way. Pascarella and the rest of the AMA Pro SuperSport field went out for their initial warm-up lap prior to the traditional standing start, and unfortunately, he came upon some fluid on the track that had escaped in a sudden mechanical problem for another competitor. This unfortunate and unpreventable incident also derailed the hopes of another race favorite, Elena Myers, who lost traction on her Richie Morris Roadracingworld.com Suzuki. Both riders suffered injuries that, in Pascarella’s case, will prevent him from competing tomorrow in the second of two AMA Pro SuperSport races. Myers is expected to compete. There was still a race to run and now, the four other main characters in this year’s exciting SuperSport series now took center stage. Daytona race one winner Cameron Beaubier and his Rockwall Yamaha teammate, J.D. Beach now basically had the front row to themselves and they took off with Pascarella’s LTD Yamaha teammate, Huntley Nash, and also the third LTD Yamaha rider Tomas Puerta in hot pursuit. Beaubier and then Beach would lead, each passing and re-passing each other lap after lap. Nash was trying as hard as he could to take the fight to the first two, and one time he did get by Cameron at turn seven, only to have Beaubier re-pass him as they dove down into the turn ten complex. Out from under the famous Road Atlanta bridge, the three would be battling all the way down the front straight, setting each other up for the next pass. Meanwhile, Puerta was just back from the first three and it would only take the smallest error from any of the three ahead for him to also join the fray. It almost seemed that leading wasn’t the place to be since whomever was in second place coming down into turn ten, he could slip inside the leader under braking and hold the lead all the way under the bridge and past the start finish line. As the race came down to the last lap, Beaubier and Beach had pulled out a slight margin to Nash and it now was between the two Rockwall Yamaha riders. Beaubier looked like he had it won and then Beach passed him on the long straight coming down to the turn ten complex for the last time, but this time he had enough of a margin that he was able to hold on for the win, finishing 0.108 ahead of Beaubier. It was an exciting win for Beach and he expressed his delight in the post race press conference, “I have been racing with Cameron since 2007 and I was going to do anything to win, I was just going for it,” said J.D. Beaubier was disappointed not to have won, but his run of very strong showings continues as he and Beach show just how competitive the SuperSport class is. Nash and Puerta also finished up with strong results, Puerta was just beaten at the end by Travis Wyman on his Yamaha. Top Gun entry, David Gaviria on his Kawasaki took sixth and Huntley’s older brother, Sam Nash took seventh on his Yamaha. Eighth was Miles Thornton on his Yamaha, followed by Top Gun riders James Dellinger and James Cohrs in ninth and tenth on their Suzuki and Yamaha motorcycles, respectively. All in all it was another sensational race, every lap was spellbinding and the skill and respect shown by these Young Gun AMA Pro Racing SuperSport riders is simply awesome to behold. Check www.amaproracing.com for complete results under Road Atlanta race results. Highlights from this weekend’s AMA Pro SuperSport doubleheader can be in seen in same-day delay broadcasts Saturday and Sunday evenings on SPEED. Check your local listings for broadcast times. 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 LTD Racing: IN THE HUNT: NASH AND LTD RACING FIGHT FOR ROAD ATLANTA PODIUM Braselton, GA (April 17, 2010) Huntley Nash earned his third straight podium result on Saturday, taking a close third in the opening AMA Pro SuperSport race at Road Atlanta. Nash led and was a factor in both legs of the red-flagged event and finished just 2.080 seconds off the lead with an aggressive ride at his home circuit. “That was a really fun race for me and it was good to fight for the win,” said Nash. “I’ve been dropping time every session. I’ve been here before, so I wanted to get a good start and stay with the leaders. I tried to take my time all weekend after our crash in the first session and work my way up to speed for the race and it worked out. It’s a bit of a shame it was red-flagged, because I thought I had something for them. I was feeling comfortable racing with J.D. (Beach) and I made a move for the lead. I wasn’t really getting good drives out of turn seven or turn 12 and I thought I could maybe hold onto the lead for a little bit and set the pace. He got me back but we were really having a good time out there and putting on a good show for the fans. I can’t wait for the race tomorrow.” Tomas Puerta finished fifth, another solid result for the Colombian racer. Puerta ran in fourth much of the 16-lap contest but lost grip at the end. “We’ve been struggling some this weekend with things and I wasn’t entirely happy in the race,” said Puerta. “I lost some grip at the rear in the last couple of laps so I couldn’t fight for the podium as I would have liked. We will make some changes and hopefully be able to push even harder tomorrow.” Sam Nash earned seventh place and turned his best laps of the weekend so far as he ran in sixth for most of the event. The Top Gun competitor said he learned a lot in the race. “It was a good one for me and I made some progress for sure,” said Nash. “I lost a spot on the last lap but getting inside the top ten is always nice. We have some improvements for tomorrow and hopefully I’ll continue to go faster.” Polesitter Joey Pascarella and several other riders faced disaster on the warm-up lap when fluid on the track caused them to crash before the race began. Pascarella missed out on a chance to win his fourth straight SuperSport race when he missed the start. Pascarella injured his shoulder and will not race tomorrow. “It’s a shame that we lost Joey because with the lap times they were doing, I think he would have run away with the race,” said LTD Racing’s director of racing Gary Medley. “Huntley did a great job and will improve his bike for tomorrow. He lost a little drive grip late and couldn’t push as hard as he wanted at the end but he ran strong. He’ll be back up there with the others at the front tomorrow. It’s a little bit of the same thing with Tomy, too. We’re pretty confident we can make it better. Sam ran well. He’s getting more comfortable on the bike. He’ll find some more speed. All in all, the boys are doing really good with their riding.”