AMA Superbike Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida March 8, 2008 Provisional Race Results: 1. Mat Mladin (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 15 laps 2. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -3.368 seconds 3. Jason DiSalvo (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, -15.338 seconds 4. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -19.900 seconds 5. Jamie Hacking (Kaw ZX-10R), Dunlop, -21.820 seconds 6. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -22.203 seconds 7. Neil Hodgson (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -24.847 seconds, ran off 8. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-10R), Dunlop, -24.908 seconds 9. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -41.588 seconds 10. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -41.648 seconds 11. Akira Yanagawa (Kaw ZX-10R), Dunlop, -42.469 seconds 12. Miguel Duhamel (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -58.567 seconds, crash 13. Chris Peris (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -58.624 seconds 14. Matt Lynn (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -60.898 seconds 15. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -64.128 seconds 16. Scott Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -64.189 seconds 17. Ben Thompson (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -69.391 seconds 18. Brian McCormack (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -91.480 seconds 19. Horst Saiger (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -92.116 seconds 20. Dean Mizdal (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap 21. Santiago Villa (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -1 lap, 0.032 second 22. Keith Marshall (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -1 lap, 0.101 second 23. James McBride (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap, 5.286 seconds 24. Johnny Rock Page (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, -2 laps, 10.560 seconds 25. Eric Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, -5 laps, DNF, mechanical 26. Scott Russell (Yam YZF-R1), Michelin, DNS 27. Robertino Pietri (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, DNS AMA Superbike Championship Point Standings (after 1 of 19 races): 1. Mladin, 38 points 2. Spies, 32 3. DiSalvo, 29 4. Tommy Hayden, 27 5. Hacking, 26 6. Yates, 25 7. Hodgson, 24 8. Roger Hayden, 23 9. Young, 22 10. May, 21 More, from a press release issued by Daytona International Speedway: Mat Mladin Gets Third Win in the AMA Superbike Opening Round at Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin made his way to Gatorade Victory Lane for the sixth time at Daytona International Speedway after winning his third AMA Superbike Opening Round at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, leading the entire 15-lap event. “It was good fun,” Mladin said. “We got a really good start and put our head down and got out to about one second, or a bit over one second, when Ben (Spies) got there into second place. He had a little bit of a go there, so we dropped it a few more tenths and almost got down to qualifying time for a number of laps.” The 2007 AMA Superbike Opening Round winner Ben Spies finished 3.368 seconds behind Mladin, taking second. “The race was pretty good,” Spies said. “We didn’t get a great start and I’m pretty unhappy about that, but got pushed out a little bit. By the time we got to second, I kept my head down and kept plugging away and made one pretty good mistake of my own. Other than that, the race was good. I can’t complain.” Rounding out the podium was Yamaha’s Jason Disalvo. “I’m really fortunate Yamaha gave me this opportunity to come out here and ride this bike,” DiSalvo said. “The YZF-R1 was ripping today and like I said, it’s really great to see all of this hard work pay off “” both the crew and myself.” Mladin’s victory marked Suzuki’s fifth straight Superbike win in Daytona (including the 2004 Daytona 200 By Honda). Suzuki’s Tommy Hayden and Kawasaki’s Jamie Hacking finished fourth and fifth, respectively as Daytona 200 Week By Honda comes to a close. More, from a press release issued by American Suzuki: Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Mladin, Spies are First & Second in Daytona Superbike Race Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Hayden cards impressive fourth-place finish Round 1 AMA Superbike Series Daytona Beach, FL Daytona International Speedway March 6 -8, 2008 Rockstar Makita Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin celebrated his 64th career AMA Superbike victory by taking the win in Saturday afternoon’s season-opening round of the series at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. The six-time AMA Superbike Champion started the race from pole position and was joined by his teammates on the front row of the starting grid: Defending, two-time AMA Superbike Champion Ben Spies was in the second spot and two-time AMA Supersport Champion Tommy Hayden was in the third spot, having posted the fastest lap times on their respective Rockstar Makita Suzuki GSX-R1000s. In the race, Mladin led all 15 laps to victory, while teammate Spies finished close behind in second place and Hayden wound up with an impressive fourth-place result. Mat Mladin: “I got a good start and I put my head down. It was a very good start, and Tommy was just on the outside of me. I tried to get in the corner deep to try and get in the lead. I knew we had a good motorcycle in the Rockstar Makita Suzuki GSX-R1000 today and I knew we could run some fairly good lap times”¦ we did what we had to do today to get the win.” Ben Spies: “It was a pretty good race for us. We didn’t get off the line like we would have liked to. I got up into second, and it took a little bit to get the rhythm down. But once I got clear, I went as fast as I could. Besides the bad start, I made one little mistake the whole race. That’s about it. I was pretty happy with how I rode. It’s happened so many times before, but usually when Mat or I get out there, it’s very hard to do anything about it. I tried to stay close in case he made any mistakes but second was the best we could do today. The Rockstar Makita Suzuki was running great and the Dunlop tires kept us safe and it was a reasonably good race for us.” Tommy Hayden: “I got an awesome start on the Rockstar Makita Suzuki GSX-R1000. I was right there with Mat and then I made a mistake in Turn Three. I ran a little bit wide and I dropped back to eighth. So I put my head down and did everything I could. It was a short race and I just tried to do what I could but I ran out of laps. But I was happy with the bike and I was happy with how I was riding and I’m looking forward to the rest of the season.”