Shrugging off the unpopular rule changes that resulted in slower machines this year for the debut of the American Superbike class, Rockstar Makita Suzuki lead rider Mat Mladin won the 50 mile, 15 lap race at Daytona this afternoon by a margin of 1 second. The excitement came in the photo finish for second where the popular Neil Hodgson (Corona Extra Honda) took second place from Mladin’s teammate Tommy Hayden.
Ducati North America supported Larry Pegram came home in 4th after starting from 3rd on the grid and showed his Ducati 1098R was competitive in this new racing class. Earlier in the week, Pegram’s Ducati had been clocked at in excess of 199 mph on the long Daytona banking.
The Daytona Superbike Press Conference transcript is available at Superbike Planet.
Results Daytona Superbikes
1 Mat Mladin Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
2 Neil Hodgson Corona Extra Honda Honda CBR1000RR
3 Tommy Hayden Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
4 Larry Pegram Pegram Racing Ducati 1098R
5 Blake Young Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
6 Ben Bostrom Yamaha Motor Corp Yamaha R1
7 Aaron Yates Jordan Suzuki Brand Suzuki GSX-R1000
8 Joshua Hayes Yamaha Motor Corp Yamaha R1
9 Michael Laverty Celtic Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000
10 Geoff May National Guard Jordan Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
11 Jeff K Wood Bettencourts Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000
12 Aaron Gobert AGR Inc. Honda CBR1000RR
13 Hawk Mazzotta Aussie Dave Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000
14 Jeffrey Tigert TigerTeam Racing Honda CBR1000RR
15 Chris Ulrich Roadracingworld.com Suzuki GSX-R1000
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