MLADIN WINS AT OHIO AMA SUPERBIKES
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing celebrated its 40th
AMA Superbike win in a row at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in
Lexington, Ohio, on Saturday as six-time AMA Superbike Champion
Mat Mladin took the win.
Mladin overcame a get-off and three red flags to take this
victory, which
marks the Australian's 69th career AMA Superbike victory and
his sixth win of the season.
Defending and two-time AMA Superbike Champion Ben Spies was
recovering from a recent appendectomy but still started from
pole position and followed Mladin home in second place as
Tommy Hayden brought home an impressive fifth-place result.
The Mid-Ohio race was originally slated to be a 26-lap event,
but the multiple red flags resulted in the race being abbreviated
to 19 laps.
Mat Mladin:
"It was a long day for everyone, with three red flags…
but that's the way it goes sometimes. It was good to get the
win today for the Rockstar Makita Suzuki crew. I would have
preferred to have gotten a full 26- lap race in because we
don't seem to do it very much here at Mid-Ohio. But I'm happy
to get the win, and it was a good day for us."
Ben Spies:
"The first section of the race was good, I got locked
into third place and was pretty comfortable there… then
the first red flag came out. In the re-start, everything worked
out and then there was another red flag and another re-start.
In the final bit of the race, I was comfortable on the Rockstar
Makita Suzuki GSXR1000 and I was able to make a pass and get
second, so I was pretty happy with that."
Tommy Hayden:
"It was definitely a long day. I was getting great starts
on the Rockstar Makita Suzuki GSX-R1000, which was helping
me some. I've been slowly making progress all weekend and
each re-start was a little better for me. Hopefully we can
make a few changes for tomorrow and be better yet."
AMA Superbike Top 10 Finishers:
1. Mat Mladin (Rockstar Makita Suzuki)
2. Ben Spies (Rockstar Makita Suzuki)
3. Jamie Hacking (Kawasaki)
4. Jason DiSalvo (Yamaha)
5. Tommy Hayden (Rockstar Makita Suzuki)
6. Roger Hayden (Kawasaki)
7. Eric Bostrom (Yamaha)
8. Geoff May (Jordan Suzuki)
9. Chris Peris (Suzuki)
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