SUZUKI 1-2-3 AT BARBER SUPERBIKE
 Rockstar
Makita Suzuki Factory Racing swept the AMA Superbike podium
in the second of two AMA Superbike races at Barber Motorsports
Park in Birmingham, Alabama on Sunday afternoon.
A large crowd turned out to see the six-time AMA Superbike
Champion follow up Saturday's win with a victory on Sunday.
This win is Mladin's third win of the season, his seventh
win at Barber and his 66th career AMA Superbike victory.
Defending AMA Superbike Champion Ben Spies charged hard on
his Suzuki GSX-R1000 but was unable to catch his team mate
and Tommy Hayden also put in an impressive ride and picked
up his second podium of the year and of the weekend by finishing
behind Spies.
Mat Mladin:
"Today was a great day for me and my guys and it was
a great day for the Rockstar Makita Suzuki team. For me, it
was a pretty good race. I just tried to put in a good, solid
ride and be consistent. Our goal all along was to come out
and win as many races as possible. We've gone three for three;
we've gotten both pole positions and led the most laps so
I reckon that's not too bad. Hopefully, we can do it again
next weekend at Fontana."
Ben Spies:
"We got a not-so-good start and then I made my way into
second place but I just couldn't keep Mat's pace. But we're
going to some tracks that I like and we're going to keep giving
it all we've got. He's riding really good right now and we're
chasing him so we've got to step it up. I have to thank my
guys for building me a new Rockstar Makita Suzuki GSX-R1000
last night after I crashed yesterday. Now we're focusing on
Fontana next weekend and we know what we need to do. We just
need to go faster."
Tommy Hayden:
"Rockstar Makita Suzuki - one, two, three - that's the
way it should be and I'm just glad to do my part to make that
happen. It feels good to be up on the podium twice this weekend
and thanks to my team for everything. We did a lot of work
this winter and we've come a long way. I'm definitely happy
with today's race, even happier than yesterday. I felt like
I got a bit of a gift yesterday with Ben crashing. Today,
I really had to earn this one. I just tried to keep my head
down. It was a hard race but it feels good to start off the
season with two podiums. My goal was to get more podiums right
out of the gate and hopefully I'll keep on seeing these guys
a little more often."
AMA Superbike Top 10 Finishers:
1. Mat Mladin (Rockstar Makita Suzuki)
2. Ben Spies (Rockstar Makita Suzuki)
3. Tommy Hayden (Rockstar Makita Suzuki)
4. Jason DiSalvo (Yamaha)
5. Neil Hodgson (Honda)
6. Eric Bostrom (Yamaha)
7. Aaron Yates (Jordan Suzuki)
8. Miguel Duhamel (Honda
9. Matt Lynn (Honda)
10. Geoff May (Jordan Suzuki)
YATES WINS BARBER SUPERSTOCK
Michael Jordan Motor Sports Suzuki's Aaron Yates celebrated
his 15th career AMA Superstock victory by winning Sunday afternoon's
17-lap AMA Superstock race at Barber.
This is also Yates' third consecutive AMA Superstock win
at the scenic Barber
facility. Yates was joined on the podium by Roadracingworld.com
Suzuki's Chris Ulrich. Ulrich came into the Barber race with
a fourth-place finish at the season-opening round at Daytona
International Speedway. These results put Yates and Ulrich
in first-and second-place overall respectively in the AMA
Superstock championship points chase.
Aaron Yates:
"I really enjoy the Barber race track a lot. You're
always doing something - going uphill, going downhill, jumping
over a curb. You're always turning and the track flows really
nicely. The Jordan Suzuki GSX-R1000 handles that excellently."
Chris Ulrich:
"For sure, I didn't expect to be on the podium. I got
a pretty good start on my Roadracingworld.com Suzuki GSX-R1000
and then some guys crashed in front of me. I was trying to
hang on to fourth place and I came over the hill and saw another
rider down. At that point, I just tried my best not to crash.
To get out of Barber with a podium is fantastic. I cant' thank
my Roadracingworld.com
Suzuki team enough. I'm racing against some really fast guys
and I'm looking forward to a long, hard season."
AMA Superstock Top 10 Finishers:
1. Aaron Yates (Jordan Suzuki)
2. Jake Holden (Honda)
3. Chris Ulrich (Roadracingworld.com Suzuki)
4. Jordan Szoke (Kawasaki)
5. Ben Thompson (Suzuki)
6. Brett McCormick (Kawasaki)
7. Geoff May (Jordan Suzuki)
8. Francis Martin (Suzuki)
9. Scott Jensen (Suzuki)
10. Randall Kienast (Suzuki)
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