Yates Holds Off Holden To Win AMA Superstock Race At Barber Motorsports Park

Yates Holds Off Holden To Win AMA Superstock Race At Barber Motorsports Park

© 2007, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. By David Swarts.

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Aaron Yates rode his Dunlop-shod Suzuki GSX-R1000 to victory in the AMA Superstock race Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park, in Birmingham, Alabama. It was Yates’ second consecutive Superstock win at the track and his 13th career Superstock win (fourth all-time), but maybe more importantly it was the first AMA race win for the Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki team. And as if that were not enough, Yates’ teammate Jake Holden gave the team a one-two finish with his first-ever AMA podium finish. Holden challenged Yates through the second half of the race but lapped traffic prevented him for making any moves on Yates. Graves Yamaha’s Ben Bostrom finished third by fending off a late-race attack by Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies. Yates and Spies are now tied for the AMA Superstock Championship points lead, after two rounds. 2007 AMA Superstock Championship Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama April 22, 2007 Provisional Race Results: 1. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 17 laps 2. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -1.201 seconds 3. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, -7.572 seconds 4. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -7.643 seconds 5. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -28.127 seconds 6. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -28.224 seconds 7. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -31.637 seconds 8. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -36.201 seconds 9. Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -48.446 seconds 10. Scott Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -48.997 seconds 11. Tristan Palmer (Suz GSX-R1000), -49.368 seconds 12. David Weber (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -58.508 seconds 13. Robertino Pietri (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -62.976 seconds 14. Bryan West (Suz GSX-R1000), -76.214 seconds 15. Randy Kienast (Suz GSX-R1000), -87.831 seconds 16. Santiago Villa (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -1 lap 17. James Stroud (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap, 0.556 second 18. Johnny Rock Page (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, -1 lap, 16.610 seconds 19. Matt Hall (Yam YZF-R1), -1 lap, 22.815 seconds 20. Robert Mclendon (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap, 23.106 seconds 21. David Loikits (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -1 lap, 23.311 seconds 22. Chad Rolland (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap, 34.314 seconds 23. Chuck Ivey (Yam YZF-R1), Pirelli, -1 lap, 44.073 seconds 24. Brad Puetz (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap, 65.531 seconds 25. Dwayne Lang (Kaw ZX-10R), -1 lap, 71.751 seconds 26. Ivan Garza (Suz GSX-R1000), -2 laps 27. James Kerker (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -6 laps, DNF 28. John Haner (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -8 laps, DNF, crash 29. M. Biernacki (Yam YZF-R1), -14 laps, DNF Provisional Point Standings: 1. TIE, Spies/Yates, 65 points 3. Bostrom, 61 points 4. May, 53 points 5. Eslick, 52 points 6. Young, 49 points 7. Ulrich, 48 points 8. Jensen, 44 points 9. Palmer, 42 points 10. West, 35 points

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