AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Presented by AMSOIL New Jersey Motorsports Park Millville, New Jersey September 4, 2010 Provisional Race One Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R600), 23 laps 2. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), -0.797 second 3. Dane Westby (Yam YZF-R6), -0.841 second 4. Bobby Fong (Duc 848), -0.920 second 5. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), -1.751 seconds 6. Cory West (Suz GSX-R600), -2.080 7. P.J. Jacobsen (Suz GSX-R600), -6.074 8. Chris Fillmore (Suz GSX-R600), -9.202 9. Paul Allison (Yam YZF-R6), -16.724 10. Steve Rapp (Duc 848), -17.805 11. Michael Beck (Duc 848), -41.022 12. David Anthony (Yam YZF-R6), -44.135 13. Russ Wikle (Suz GSX-R600), -49.091 14. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-6R), -49.183 15. Santiago Villa (Suz GSX-R600), -59.333 16. Mike Selpe (Yam YZF-R6), -62.165 17. Brent Lyskawa (Yam YZF-R6), -74.199 18. Reese Wacker (Suz GSX-R600), -74.761 19. Abe Stacey (Suz GSX-R600), -74.762 20. Melissa Paris (Yam YZF-R6), -82.220 21. Michael Morgan (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap, crash 22. Tommy Aquino (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, crash 23. Sam Rozynski (Yam YZF-R6), -15 laps, DNF 24. Kyle Wyman (Yam YZF-R6), DNS Provisional Championship Point Standings (after 15 of 18 races): 1. Eslick, 325 points 2. Cardenas, 323 3. Herrin, 320 4. Rapp, 267 5. West, 208 6. Westby, 193 7. Aquino, 186 8. Fong, 171 9. Fillmore, 148 10. Clinton Seller, 133 11. Jacobsen, 120 12. Amantini, 118 13. Beck, 88 14. Kris Turner, 59 15. Lenny Hale, 54 16. Wikle, 53 17. Villa, 48 18. Tyler Odom, 46 19. Shawn Higbee, 42 20. Allison, 38 More, from a press release issued by Team M4 Monster Energy Suzuki: CARDENAS WINS NEW JERSEY RACE FOR M4 MONSTER ENERGY SUZUKI Team M4 Monster Energy Suzuki’s Martin Cardenas registered yet another brilliant come-from-behind victory today at New Jersey Motorsports Park to close to within striking distance in the AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Championship fight. Starting from the outside of the front row after qualifying fourth fastest at 1:23.683, Cardenas opened the contest running in the midst of a deep lead freight train typical of the unpredictable class. Cardenas survived an early scare when a rival crashed out of the race at speed just in front of him, bringing out the red flag. A cautious restart saw the Colombian shuffled down to eighth position as the race began to take shape again, but Martin systematically worked his way up through the field aboard his GSX-R600 racebike, ultimately arriving at the front on lap 17 of 23. Showing a superior capacity to lay down fast laps on worn tires, Cardenas put his head down and managed to open a small amount of breathing space en route to victory. The win is his seventh of the season, most of any rider in the category, which also equals his class-leading mark of 2009. Martin said, “On the first start I made a good launch. I was in second but lost some positions on the way and was in something like sixth place when a rider crashed in front of me. I was very close to him and lucky not to hit him or his bike. I didn’t make a good start after the red flag because I was very cautious as it’s very easy to crash in the opening turn. “I started to work my way up to the front and I moved into the lead around six or seven laps from the end. I tried to put in a good rhythm and ride fast and maybe try to put a little bit of gap to second guy. It was a small gap but it was good enough to win today. “My bike worked really good. My rear tire was sliding a bit too much early in the race, but I think when the race went on and the grip went off for everyone it leveled off the race, which was good for me. Thanks to M4 Monster Energy Suzuki and all the guys that helped me.” Cardenas’ stunning performance saw him make a major move in the developing title fight. He made up 12 points on the leader and now sits second in the championship, just two points shy of first with just three races left in the 2010 season. Meanwhile, John Hopkins backed up his promising American Superbike front row qualifying position (fourth, 1:21.048) with a strong ride in the race. Getting away in sixth position, ‘Hopper’ guided his GSX-R1000 up to fourth position by lap 13 before coming home with a top-five result in the end, taking the checkered flag in fifth. It was a more difficult day for Chris Ulrich. Ulrich qualified 11th fastest at 1:22.316 but expected a considerably better race result after displaying encouraging race pace. Looking capable of meeting those expectations, Chris battled up to seventh position but suffered a scary 125-mph crash out of the race on lap nine. After the contest Chris was transported to a local hospital to be checked out for precautionary reasons but apart from plenty of bruising and soreness, proved to have no further damage. He will try to race again tomorrow. “I got a rippin’ start to the race and we had a good pace,” said Ulrich. “I found myself behind John Hopkins and another rider and I was looking to make a move for position. I had a big crash when I hit the curb and it overloaded the tire. I went down and it flipped me into the air when I hit the other curb. It wasn’t a good place to crash. “I was happy to be wearing my Dainese chest protector and I was happy to walk away,” continued Ulrich. “I am really sore but we’re going to give it a shot on Sunday. The pace of the first eight laps was encouraging. We’ve been consistent all year but I’m really encouraged we could stick with the lead group.” Team M4 Monster Energy Suzuki will fighting for additional honors at New Jersey Motorsports Park on Sunday. More, from a press release issued by Vesrah Suzuki: 6TH AND 8TH PLACE FINISHES FOR VESRAH SUZUKI IN DAYTONA SPORTBIKE RACE 1 AT NJMP. Cory West finished in 6th place today at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville NJ in the AMA Pro Daytona Sportbike Race 1 and ran with the lead group for the entire race distance. Teammate Chris Fillmore was only 2 places behind Cory in 8th place and ran just off of the lead group. The team will work to improve the set up of the team’s Suzuki GSX-R 600 race bikes for Race 2 tomorrow. Mark Junge Team Owner Vesrah Suzuki “The team is dedicating this weekend to former crew member Mike Larabee who passed away earlier this week by running “ML” stickers on all of the team bikes. Both Cory and Chris were able to stay with their competitors for the race distance. I’m proud of both of my riders today and think Mike would have been too.” Cory West Vesrah Suzuki #57 “We’ve been on the pace from the beginning of the weekend so my confidence was high going into the race. My starts were good and I got into the lead pack right away. I felt very comfortable with the pace and was trying to find places where I was strong. I was lacking grip in the rear towards the very end of the race and that made for some tense moments. It was just too hard to gain any ground on anyone at the end so I had to settle for 6th today. We will try some things in the morning warm up so that we can get on the box tomorrow.” Chris Fillmore Vesrah Suzuki #55 “Today was a solid start to the weekend with an 8th place finish in Race 1 and I was able to run very close to the leaders today. For tomorrow we know where the bike needs to be improved so if our changes are positive I think we should really be able to mix things up at the front. Big thanks to my mechanics and team for the good result today and I look forward to seeing what Penske can come up with for tomorrow’s race.” 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, Arai (Cory), Shoei (Chris), 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