American Superbike 2005 - Round Two - Barber

AMA Superbike Race 1

Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin continued his mastery of Infineon Raceway on Saturday with a wire-to-wire victory in the Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown, presented by Supercuts.

Mladin started on the pole, took the lead at the drop of the green flag and never looked back, taking the victory by 9.97 seconds over second-place Aaron Yates (Yoshimura Suzuki). Neil Hodgson (Ducati Austin) was third in the 28-lap feature.

It was Mladin’s fifth career Superbike victory at Infineon Raceway, tying him for the all-time track record with Honda’s Miguel Duhamel. It was also Mladin’s fifth victory in six Superbike features this year as he reclaimed the season points lead from teammate Ben Spies (190-182). Spies placed fourth.

Mladin will hope to make it a sweep of the doubleheader on Sunday in the second 28-lap Superbike feature of the weekend. The green flag will drop on Sunday’s Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown at 3 p.m.

“The bike felt pretty good most of the race,” said Mladin. “The GSX-R performed unbelievably great again, which is making our life much easier. It’s good to get the points lead again, and hopefully we can improve on that tomorrow.”

“I got a pretty lousy start,” said Yates. “I was way back and I did what I could to get by folks. I just chased him (Hodgson) down; I was a rabbit chasing him. I did what I could.”

Mladin started on the pole thanks to Friday’s track-record provisional qualifying time of 1:36.019.

Jake Zemke (Honda) held off teammate Duhamel for the victory in the Lockhart-Phillips USA Formula Xtreme main event. It was Zemke’s third consecutive victory in the class as he upped his lead in the points standings to seven points over Duhamel (142-135).

“Me and Miguel have gotten to race quite a bit the last couple years now, and I have a ton of respect for him,” Zemke said. “It’s always a good race with him and it’s always clean. We have these great battles and it’s always safe. It’s fun racing with Miguel, it really is. I really trust him, and hopefully he feels the same way about me.”

Earlier in the day, Jason Disalvo (Yamaha) grabbed the pole for Sunday’s Repsol Lubricants feature with a fast-lap of 1:36.912 (track record), while Tommy Hayden (Kawasaki) took the pole for Sunday’s Pro Honda Oils Supersport feature (1:37.877, track record).

In addition to the Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown on Sunday, there will also be feature events for Pro Honda Oils Supersport (1 p.m.) and Repsol Lubricants Superstock (2 p.m.). Gates open at 7 a.m.

Superbike Race 1

1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 28, (85.1 mph).
2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 28.
3. Neil Hodgson, Ducati 999R, 28.
4. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 28.
5. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki ZX-10RR, 28.
6. Steve Rapp, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 28.
7. Jacob Holden, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 28.
8. Larry Pegram, Honda CBR1000RR, 28.
9. Martin Craggill, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 28.
10. Eric Bostrom, Ducati 999R, 28.
11. Clint McBain, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 28.
12. Kurtis Roberts, Honda CBR1000RR, 28.
13. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 28.
14. Cory West, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 27.
15. Scott Jensen, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 27.
16. Jeremy Toye, Honda CBR1000RR, 27.
17. Jeffrey Tigert, Honda CBR1000RR, 27.
18. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 27.
19. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 27.
20. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR1000RR, 27.
21. Michael Earnest, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 27.
22. Cory Call, Kawasaki ZX-10RR, 27.
23. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 27.
24. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 27.
25. Miguel Duhamel, Honda CBR1000RR, 27.

AMA 1,000cc Superstock

Superstock Qualifying

1. Jason Disalvo, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:36.912, (86.182).
2. Jacob Holden, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:37.749.
3. Steve Rapp, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:37.999.
4. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:38.046.
5. Aaron Yates, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:38.069.
6. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:38.207.
7. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-10RR, 1:38.488.
8. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:38.664.
9. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:38.747.
10. John Haner, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:38.956.
11. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:39.041.
12. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-10RR, 1:39.042.
13. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:39.803.
14. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:40.590.
15. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:40.902.
16. Brent George, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:40.962.
17. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:42.002.
18. Cory Call, Kawasaki ZX-10RR, 1:42.573.
19. Blake Young, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:42.657.
20. Mark Miller, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:42.773.

AMA Supersport

Supersport Qualifying

T Hayden 1m37.8
Disalvo 1m38.5
Hacking 1m38.9
Aa Gobert 1m39.0
R Hayden 1m39.3
Spies 1m39.3
Attard 1m39.5
Buckmaster 1m39.8
May 1m39.9
Jensen 1m40.4

AMA FX 600cc

FX 600cc Race Result

1. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR600RR, 9, (84.494 mph).
2. Miguel Duhamel, Honda CBR600RR, 9.
3. Ben Attard, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, 9.
4. Robert Jensen, Yamaha YZF-R6, 9.
5. Chris Peris, Yamaha YZF-R6, 9.
6. Danny Eslick, Suzuki GSX-R600X, 9.
7. Alex Gobert, Honda CBR600RR, 9.
8. Clint McBain, Suzuki GSX-R600, 9.
9. Opie Caylor, Suzuki GSX-R600, 9.
10. Kevin Lacombe, Suzuki GSX-R600, 9.
11. Nicky Moore, Yamaha YZF-R6, 9.
12. Shea Fouchek, Suzuki GSX-R600, 9.
13. Nathan Hester, Yamaha YZF-R6, 9.
14. Eric Gulbransen, Ducati 749R, 9.
15. Armando Ferrer, Yamaha YZF-R6, 9.
16. Thomas Montano, Honda CBR600RR, 9.
17. Eli Edwards, Suzuki GSX-R600, 9.
18. Justin Filice, Honda CBR600RR, 9.
19. Victor Chirinos, Yamaha YZF-R6, 9.
20. Matthew Binns, Suzuki GSX-R600X, 9.