Copyright 2001, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

Vesrah Suzuki won the 2001 WERA National Endurance Championship with a victory in Friday’s 4-hour at Road Atlanta, during the WERA Grand National Finals.

Tray Batey and Chris Ulrich each rode two stints on the Vesrah Suzuki GSX-R1000, winning by 3 laps.

The finish made Chris Ulrich the first second-generation National Endurance Champion in the 26-year history of the WERA National Endurance Series. John Ulrich co-rode to the title in 1983 and 1984.

The race was red-flagged near the end of the first hour for crash-debris clean-up; the race was stopped for 28 minutes and 44 seconds.

Team Pennzoil’s Chris “Opie” Caylor and Jamie Lane finished second overall on a GSX-R750 and were running in second place, on the same lap, when Caylor ran out of gas in the closing moments of the race.

Army of Darkness finished third overall, on the same lap as Pennzoil.

Vesrah Suzuki won five out of nine series events and won the 2001 title by 48 points.

Results follow:

1. Vesrah Suzuki, GSX-R1000, Heavyweight Superbike, 134 laps

2. Team Pennzoil, GSX-R750, Heavyweight Superbike, 131 laps

3. Army of Darkness, GSX-R600, Middleweight Superbike, 131 laps

4. Loudoun Motorsports Racing, GSX-R1000, Heavyweight Supersport, 130 laps

5. Triad Racing, GSX-R600, Middleweight Superbike, 130 laps

6. Ridge Racing, GSX-R1000, Heavyweight Supersport, 128 laps

7. Team Chaos, GSX-R600, Middleweight Supersport, 127 laps

8. SB Motorsports, GSX-R600, Middleweight Superbike, 126 laps

9. Leaning Lizard Racing, ZX-6R, Middleweight Superbike, 126 laps

10. Velocity Crew, GSX-R600, Middleweight Superbike, 126 laps

25. Maryland Motorsports, SV650, Lightweight Superbike, 116 laps