SUZUKI ONE-TWO AT SONOMA
 Rockstar
Makita Suzuki Factory Racing's Ben Spies captured his third
consecutive AMA Superbike victory of the season at Infineon
Raceway in Sonoma, California on Saturday afternoon.
The 28-lap race - the first of two in the double-header weekend
- saw Spies start from the pole position and take over the
lead on the first lap. He went on to lead all the laps and
take the win. Additionally, this weekend's pole position is
Spies' third consecutive at Infineon; his second of the year;
and his 18th career pole position. Securing this one makes
him tied for second for all-time career AMA Superbike pole
positions.
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing team mate Mat Mladin
holds the
record for all-time career pole positions with a remarkable
54. At Infineon this weekend, six-time AMA Superbike Champion
Mladin rode a strong race on his Suzuki GSX-R1000 and finished
in second place to give Suzuki a double podium. Mladin continues
to lead the championship points chase.
Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing's Tommy Hayden is recovering
from injuries sustained at the last round of AMA Superbike
and did not race this weekend.
Ben Spies:
"The Rockstar Makita Suzuki GSX-R1000 was working really
good. We wanted to get a comfortable margin because this track
is really physical and you have to work pretty hard. We just
tried to put some good laps together and that was pretty much
it. It was a pretty hot race and it ended up being a fairly
tough race. Congratulations to Mat and Jamie Hacking because
they were riding great today. Right now, we're just doing
what we need to do for the championship. Tonight, we'll go
back and see what we can do to make
the bike a little better and try to come back and do the same
thing tomorrow."
Mat Mladin:
"There was no catching Ben today; he was just riding
too fast today. Congratulations to him and his team for a
good race. Tomorrow, we'll come back and try to give it another
shot on the Rockstar Makita Suzuki GSX-R1000."
AMA Superbike Top 10 Finishers:
1. Ben Spies (Rockstar Makita Suzuki)
2. Mat Mladin (Rockstar Makita Suzuki)
3. Jamie Hacking (Kawasaki)
4. Eric Bostrom (Yamaha)
5. Aaron Yates (Jordan Suzuki)
6. Neil Hodgson (Honda)
7. Jason DiSalvo (Yamaha)
8. Matt Lynn (Honda)
9. Geoff May (Jordan Suzuki)
10. Miguel Duhamel (Honda)
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