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Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Spies brings home 2nd & Hayden 5th
Round 13 – AMA Superbike Series
Lexington, Ohio
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
August 1 - 3, 2008
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 afternoon 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 such 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 his teammate Mladin home in second place. Rockstar Makita Suzuki teammate Tommy Hayden, meanwhile, 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.
AMA Superbike Top 10 Finishers:
1. Mat Mladin, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing
2. Ben Spies, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing
3. Jamie Hacking, Kawasaki
4. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha
5. Tommy Hayden, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Racing
6. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki
7. Eric Bostrom, Yamaha
8. Geoff May, Jordan Suzuki
9. Chris Peris, Suzuki
10. Scott Jensen, Suzuki
AMA Superbike Points Standings:
1. Ben Spies, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing
2. Mat Mladin, Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing
3. Jamie Hacking, Kawasaki
4. Neil Hodgson, Honda
5. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha
6. Eric Bostrom, Yamaha
7. Aaron Yates, Jordan Suzuki
8. Miguel Duhamel, Honda
9. Geoff May, Jordan Suzuki
10. Scott Jensen, Suzuki
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