Westby Racing Wins Debut AMA SunTrust Moto-GT Race, At Mid-Ohio

Westby Racing Wins Debut AMA SunTrust Moto-GT Race, At Mid-Ohio

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AMA Pro SunTrust Moto-GT Championship Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio July 18, 2009 Overall Race Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. Westby Racing (Dane Westby/Dustin Meador), Yam YZF-R6, GT1, 76 laps 2. Crozier Motorsports (Mark Crozier/Scott Jensen), Tri Daytona 675, GT1, -52.954 seconds 3. Touring Sport Ducshop Ducati 38 (Cory Rech/Huntley Nash), Duc PS1000LE, GT2, -2 laps 4. James Gang/Hoban Bros. Racing (Paul James/Jeff Johnson), Buell 1125R, GT1, -2 laps, 27.833 seconds 5. Liberty Waves Racing (Eric Pinson/Eric Haugo), Buell 1125R, GT1, -3 laps 6. Four Feathers Racing (Matt Lynn/Josh Day), Yam YZF-R6, GT1, -3 laps, 4.470 seconds 7. Touring Sport Ducshop Ducati 77 (Frank Shockley/Ryan Elleby), Duc PS1000LE, GT2, -3 laps, 8.163 seconds 8. Pair-A-Nines (Jay Springsteen/Scotty Ryan), Kaw EX650, GT2, -3 laps, 41.527 seconds 9. El Rey Beer for Kings 20 (Ben Carlson/Jeff Purk/Calvin Martinez), Duc 848, GT1, -3 laps, 87.876 seconds 10. Team Hurtbyaccident.com 64 (Jimmy Filice/Rodolfo Ramirez), Duc PS1000LE, GT2, -4 laps 11. El Rey Beer for Kings 22 (Liko Miles/Ben Carlson/Calvin Martinez), Duc 848, GT1, -4 laps, 22.927 seconds 12. Old Pros Racing (Paul Schwemmer/J.P. Tache), Kaw ZX-6R, GT1, -4 laps, 31.439 seconds 13. East Coast Powersports (Trey Yonce/Kenny Rodriguez), Suz SV650, GT2, -4 laps, 44.700 seconds 14. Team Hurtbyaccident.com 69 (Santiago Villa/Justin Filice), Suz GSX-R600, GT1, -4 laps, 56.091 seconds 15. Team Hurtbyaccident.com 59 (Bob Fisher/John Linder), Duc PS1000LE, GT2, -5 laps 16. Team MIM/Repsol 26 (Ion Stear/Mitch Stein/Chris Quillman), Suz SV650, GT2, -6 laps 17. Old Glory Buell (Bryan Bemisderfer/Dennie Huff), Buell XB12R, GT2, -6 laps, 68.240 seconds 18. R & R Racing (Brett Ray/Paul Schwemmer), Apr RSV1000R, GT1, -7 laps 19. R& B Motorsports (David Aldana/Philip Cardel), Tri Daytona 675, GT1, -24 laps 20. Team MIM/Repsol 17 (Chris Quillman/Ion Stear), Suz SV650, GT2, -32 laps 21. Scooter Superstore/Hooters Aprilia (Ryan Elleby/Robertino Pietri), Apr RSV1000R, GT1, -75 laps More, from a press release issued by Ducshop Ducati: First and Second for Touring Sport Ducshop Ducati Touring Sport Ducshop Ducati finished first and second in class and third and fourth overall in the GT2 race at Mid-Ohio. Championship leaders, Frank Shockley and Ryan Elleby, finished in second place while Red Bull rookie rider’s Huntley Nash and Corey Rech won the two-hour endurance race, leading the series race for its entirety. Pole setters and reining champions, Frank Shockley and Ryan Elleby came away from the fifth round with an addition five point lead on their championship rivals Pair-of-Nines Kawasaki, with four points for second and an additional point for pole, increasing their lead to 23 points with four races remaining. Team orders, casually set on Friday, were quickly dismissed when Corey Rech shot to the lead, setting blistering times to take the #38 bike to third overall. “I didn’t have the heart to tell the boys to slow the pace so the #77 bike could win,” said team owner Shockley after the race. Fast Frank, as he’s referred to, was not his usual fast self at the Lexington circuit, starting the stint on the championship leading #77 Ducati and handing it to Elleby in fourth position. It didn’t take long for Elleby to get the bike back into second place where he remained until the checkered flag. The team was thrilled with the performance of the two Red Bull rookies, both new to the bike and new to endurance racing. Huntley Nash will compete in the AMA Supersport race tomorrow on a Yamaha. The team heads next to Topeka KS for sixth round at Heartland Park.

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