Kawasaki’s Eric Bostrom won his first Superbike race in two years today at Pikes Peak in Colorado. Suzuki’s Mat Mladin finished second (after team orders had teammate Aaron Yates slow on the last lap, to hand second place to Mladin). Yates finished third.
In the Superbike championship race, Mladin is now 19 points ahead of Honda’s Nicky Hayden going into the final round at Willow Springs next month.
The 600 Supersport race was won by Yamaha’s Jamie Hacking. The real winner, however, was Kawasaki’s Eric Bostrom in second place. His rival for the 600 championship this year, Honda’s Kurtis Roberts, crashed early in the race, and remounted to finish seventh. Bostrom therefore takes a significant eight point lead into the final round of the championship at Willow Springs. Third place today in 600 Supersport went to Yamaha’s Tommy Hayden.
Superbike – Final Race Results – (Top 10)
1. Eric Bostrom (#32 - KAWASAKI) 2. Mat Mladin (#1 - SUZUKI) 3. Aaron Yates (#20 - SUZUKI) 4. Jamie Hacking (#92 - YAMAHA) 5. Nicky Hayden (#69 - HONDA) 6. Steve Rapp (#82 - DUCATI) 7. Larry Pegram (#72 - DUCATI) 8. Doug Chandler (#10 - KAWASAKI) 9. Tommy Hayden (#22 - YAMAHA) 10. Pascal Picotte (#21 - HARLEY-DAVIDSON)
Superbike Championship Points Standing (Top 10)
1. Mat Mladin (#1 - SUZUKI) 365 pts. 2. Nicky Hayden (#69 - HONDA) 347 pts. 3. Aaron Yates (#20 - SUZUKI) 321 pts. 4. Eric Bostrom (#32 - KAWASAKI) 309 pts. 5. Doug Chandler (#10 - KAWASAKI) 263 pts. 6. Tommy Hayden (#22 - YAMAHA) 243 pts. 7. Miguel Duhamel (#17 - HONDA) 237 pts. 8. Jamie Hacking (#92 - YAMAHA) 230 pts. 9. Pascal Picotte (#21 - HARLEY-DAVIDSON) 229 pts. 10. Steve Rapp (#82 - DUCATI) 224 pts.
600 Supersport Final Results (Top 10)
1. Jamie Hacking (#2 - YAMAHA) 2. Eric Bostrom (#32 - KAWASAKI) 3. Tommy Hayden (#22 - YAMAHA) 4. Aaron Yates (#20 - SUZUKI) 5. Jason Pridmore (#43 - SUZUKI) 6. Damon Buckmaster (#6 - SUZUKI) 7. Kurtis Roberts (#80 - HONDA) 8. Joshua Hayes (#131 - HONDA) 9. Jake Zemke (#98 - HONDA) 10. Richard Alexander (#5 - YAMAHA)
600 Supersport Championship Points Standing (Top 10)
1. Eric Bostrom (#32 - KAWASAKI) 247 pts. 2. Kurtis Roberts (#80 - HONDA) 239 pts. 3. Aaron Yates (#20 - SUZUKI) 216 pts. 4. Jamie Hacking (#2 - YAMAHA) 216 pts. 5. Tommy Hayden (#22 - YAMAHA) 214 pts. 6. Miguel Duhamel (#17 - HONDA) 212 pts. 7. Jason Pridmore (#118 - SUZUKI) 163 pts. 8. Richard Alexander (#5 - YAMAHA) 159 pts. 9. Jake Zemke (#98 - HONDA) 156 pts. 10. Joshua Hayes (#131 - HONDA) 156 pts.
