AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike presented by Parts Unlimited Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 6, 2009 Provisional Race Results (wet conditions, all on Dunlop tires): 1. Mat Mladin (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), 13 laps 2. Michael Laverty (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), -4.070 seconds 3. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), -21.275 4. Larry Pegram (Duc 1098R), -25.204 5. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), -25.256 6. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), -40.514 7. Ryan Elleby (Suz GSX-R1000 K8), -44.228 8. David Anthony (Suz GSX-R1000 K8), -49.163 9. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), -51.246 10. Mark Crozier (Suz GSX-R1000 K8), -64.386 11. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), -64.494 12. Jake Holden (Hon CBR1000RR), -89.199 13. Doug Polen (Suz GSX-R1000 K8), -90.326 14. Shane Narbonne (Suz GSX-R1000 K8), -98.878 15. Eric Haugo (Suz GSX-R1000), -103.056 16. Neil Hodgson (Hon CBR1000RR), -110.113, jump start/ride-through penalty 17. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R1), -110.149, crash/pitted 18. Shawn Higbee (Buell 1125R), -186.631, crash 19. Brian Boyd (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap 20. Ron Hix (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap, 0.627 second 21. Trent Gibson (Suz GSX-R1000 K8), -1 lap, 1.088 22. Tim Hunt (Suz GSX-R1000 K8), -1 lap, 6.688 23. Dominic Jones (Suz GSX-R1000 K8), -1 lap, 8.850 24. Marcin Biernacki (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap, 30.229 25. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R1000 K8), -3 laps, DNF, crash 26. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR1000RR), -10 laps, DNF, crash 27. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), jump start/disqualified for not serving penalty Championship Point Standings (after 10 of 20 races): 1. Mladin, 300 points 2. Hayden, 201 3. Bostrom, 171 4. Hayes, 164 5. Pegram, 149 6. May, 143 7. Yates, 131 8. Young, 130 9. Anthony, 109 10. Knapp, 97 11. Ulrich, 76 12. Holden, 75 13. Gobert, 71 14. Hawk Mazzotta, 61 15. Scott Jensen, 59 16. Elleby, 47 17. Laverty, 46 18. TIE, Hodgson/Crozier, 42 20. Haugo, 27 More, from a press release issued by American Suzuki: Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Mladin Wins Wet Race at Road America on Saturday Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Young fifth, Hayden ninth Round 6 AMA Superbike Series, Race 1 Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Road America June 5 -7, 2009 Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Mat Mladin overcame cold, damp conditions to take his ninth (out of a possible 10) AMA Superbike win of the season in the first race of the double-header weekend on Saturday afternoon at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The six-time AMA Superbike Champion started from pole position and got off to a conservative start in the wet. Even so, he took the lead within several laps and led all the way to the race’s end. This season, Mladin has captured all six pole positions in AMA Superbike, which means he has a career total of 61. Additionally, this victory is Mladin’s 81st career AMA Superbike victory. Rockstar Makita Suzuki teammate Blake Young returned to racing after injuring his hand two rounds previous. Despite the nasty conditions, the rookie AMA Superbike rider brought home an impressive fifth-place finish. Rounding out the three-man Rockstar Makita Suzuki team was Tommy Hayden, who struggled a bit before picking up a ninth-place result. Mat Mladin: “We had a bit of a problem in the warm-up so we didn’t get to do any laps. So the first lap, lap and a half, of the race I was trying to get the feel of the racetrack because I didn’t know how it was going to be. It worked out good for us, though. After that first lap, I got a bit of a feel for it and the Rockstar Makita Suzuki GSX-R1000 felt good and I decided to have a go at it”¦. I just kept trying to go.” Tommy Hayden: “I got a terrible start. I think on the first lap, I was about 18th. From there, I kind of worked my way through the field. I managed to put in a few good laps but I realized I need to get a better start tomorrow if I want to run up front.” Blake Young: “The start wasn’t so good for us today. The Rockstar Makita Suzuki GSX-R1000 got off the line pretty good initially, but then I spun the tire, when we crossed over the paint I think, and I just spun it all the way down the straightaway. I got passed and was back around seventh and then I just got a feel for the bike and started clicking off some pretty good laps. I started to catch up, and ended up fifth.” Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing will race again tomorrow at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, on Sunday, June 7, 2009.