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Pegram puts the Ducati 1098R on Top of the Box!!

10 years following his first AMA Superbike win on a Fast By Ferracci Ducati, Larry Pegram put the Team Foremost Ducati 1098R on the top of the box in race 2 of the Road America round of the American Superbike Championship today. Larry’s second ever career Superbike win came after a race long dice with Suzuki’s Mat Mladin.

Pegram traded blows with Mladin lap after lap with the power of the Ducati showing on the long straights. With just 2 laps to go, Pegram took first position and held it with a 0.3 second advantage at the flag.

“I told my guys we’ve got past Barber and Sears Point. Those are my two worst circuits and after finishing third at Sears Point I knew we could win anywhere else,” commented Pegram. “The bike went well in the wet yesterday and I felt confident going into today’s race.”

Pegram’s primary opposition came from Suzuki’s Mat Mladin, who pressured Pegram from flag to flag; stating later that the Ducati 1098 R must have had a “10 mph advantage” over the Suzuki on the straightaway. In an effort to take control of the race Mladin attempted a series of risky passes, only to find Pegram blowing back by. With two laps to go Pegram built up a gap, and put his head down to take the checkered flag.

“Once I made it out front I rode a good pace until Mladin caught me. I didn’t want a four or five way battle come the last few laps so I had to stay on Mladin in order to gap the others. The Ducati was working better than the Suzuki over most the track so I just fought to keep Mat behind me. On the last few corners I kept telling myself to keep my head down and not screw it up! It feels so good to win on my own factory team.

The result is the second event in a row where there has been an upset. At Infineon, Josh Hayes win on the R1 marked the end of a winning streak of 53 consecutive race wins for Suzuki. Pegram’s win today is the first for Ducati in 4 years and he is now 4th in the points order.

Congratulations to Larry and the team for this hard fought win.

Results: Race 2, AMA Superbike at Road America

1 Larry Pegram Pegram Racing Ducati 1098R
2 Mat Mladin Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
3 Aaron Yates Jordan Suzuki Brand Suzuki GSX-R1000
4 Geoff May National Guard Jordan Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
5 Ben Bostrom Yamaha Motor Corp Yamaha R1
6 Neil Hodgson Corona Extra Honda Honda CBR1000RR
7 Tommy Hayden Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
8 Blake Young Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
9 Jake Holden Holden Racing Honda CBR1000RR
10 David Anthony Aussie Dave Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000
11 Shane Narbonne Suzuki GSX-R1000
12 Aaron Gobert AGR Inc. Honda CBR1000RR
13 Ryan Elleby Team Hooters Suzuki GSX-R1000
14 Chris Ulrich Roadracingworld.com Suzuki GSX-R1000
15 Shawn Higbee Higbee-Racing.com Buell 1125CR

Source: Ducati North America Press Release

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