Josh Hayes and his Team Graves Yamaha backed up his convincing Saturday win at Infineon Raceway with another display of superiority, as he took his second AMA Pro National Guard American SuperBike win in as many days and led all but five laps of Superbike competition at the 2.32-mile natural road course.

Hayes, who started on pole position, had to come from behind after some exceptional front-row starts from his competitors. Over the course of the first few laps, however, Hayes slowly picked off the riders in front and rode away to a 3.677-second victory over former teammate Ben Bostrom.

Ben Bostrom on his Pat Clark Motorsports Yamaha and an ever strong Larry Pegram on his Foremost Insurance Ducati both battled off Hayes to repeat their second and third place finishes from yesterday. Pegram led the first five laps of the race before being passed by a charging Hayes, who climbed back from fifth position to take the top spot on lap six, steadily maintaining his lead on the way to his ninth Superbike win.

“I felt like I had an advantage this weekend,” Hayes said. “My bike worked really well and the boys did a fantastic job. I think we learned a few things and it will bode well for the rest of the season. If we keep our nose clean, we can compete for wins any given weekend.”

All three riders commented that it was a different kind of race today, but at the end of the day, the top three matched the conditions perfectly and each rider was delighted with their results for different reasons.

Hayes was relieved that he was able to back up his result from yesterday. He felt that he had such an advantage with Saturday’s clearly dominant performance of his Team Graves Yamaha that he was actually worried that he might not deliver on the advantage he felt that he had over the conditions and competition.

Bostrom was also pleased with his weekend. His new team, Pat Clark Motorsports, has been getting better and better and this is an indication that the team and rider are back up front where they belong and now feel that they can be contenders for the rest of the 2010 AMA Pro Road Racing season.

Pegram, who rides, manages and works on his family-owned Foremost Insurance Ducati team, felt that his performances at a track where he traditionally doesn’t do well was a bonus. He did have more difficulty with slower traffic today, but overall he is leaving Infineon Raceway with a pair of strong results as he heads into the scene of his popular victory last year at Road America.

Behind the top three, Rockstar Makita Suzuki teammates Tommy Hayden and Blake Young enjoyed battling with each other and more as they also duplicated their fourth and fifth place finishes from yesterday. The duo had a close encounter in the turn nine complex on the final lap, which sent Hayden off course momentarily, but both riders retook their respective positions before crossing the stripe.

Young ran as high as second position early in the race before beginning his seemingly race-long battle with points leader Jake Zemke on his National Guard Jordan Suzuki, who did all he could to take sixth, giving no quarter as he fought all the way to the flag.

Jake Holden had another strong run on his M4 Monster Energy Suzuki with a seventh place run, ahead of his teammate Chris Ulrich on his M4 Monster Energy Suzuki. RidersDiscount.com Suzuki rider Taylor Knapp took another solid finish in ninth and Geoff May returned to fulltime National Guard SuperBike competition with a tenth place finish on his Erik Buell Racing Buell motorcycle.

Michael Jordan Motorsports (MJM) maintains the championship points lead after completing races seven and eight of the 2010 AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike Championship held at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA this weekend. National Guard Jordan Suzuki’s Jake Zemke scored a fourth place finish on Saturday and finished sixth in Sunday’s race. Aaron Yates’ replacement rider, Brett McCormick, was running seventh when he experienced a mechanical issue during Saturday’s race and finished thirteenth on Sunday after a minor get-off in turn ten early in the race.

On Saturday, Zemke maintained second place for a number of laps before slipping into fourth in the final stages of the race. On Sunday, Zemke, slightly off the pace, ran in fourth place throughout most of the race until the late stages when he was passed and ended up with a sixth place finish. Zemke holds onto a four point lead in the championship heading to the next event at Road America.

“On Saturday, my bike was moving around quite a bit,” Zemke said. “It was pretty good early on and we were able to get up to second. I didn’t have a huge gap or anything, but I felt comfortable where I was. We definitely started losing grip from the rear tire. I couldn’t really get off the corners. And knowing that, I was trying to push harder going into the corners to try and make up for it. That was causing the bike to move around quite a bit and it was kind of the end of our deal. We faded back from there and tried to minimize the damage and maximize what we could.”

“Sunday was a long race,” Zemke continued. “The times were a lot quicker in the beginning of the race and we definitely had a better pace at the beginning of it. I just ended up glazing the brakes over and I couldn’t get into the corners the way I needed to. But we held on and we’re still in the championship lead, so that’s an important thing. We’re constantly working and moving forward and pretty soon the 54 will be back up on top. Wisconsin is one of my favorite tracks and I’m definitely looking forward to that – getting to something a little bit faster and flowing. I think that’ll suit our bike real well.”

During the weekend, Jake Zemke’s National Guard Suzuki GSX-R1000 was proudly sporting the state patch of the California National Guard’s largest combat brigade, the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The corresponding National Guard state patches will be placed on Zemke’s Suzuki for the remainder of the 2010 season.

Danny Eslick finally attained his first AMA Pro Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL win of the 2010 season on Sunday afternoon in the final race of the West Coast Moto Jam at Infineon Raceway’s 2.32-mile natural road course.

In a weekend that saw riders in each class take well deserved wins, no one was happier and more relieved than Eslick. The reigning Daytona SportBike champion showed that consistency is key, once again pushing his GEICO Powersports Richie Morris Racing Suzuki to the maximum to earn a hard-fought victory over the 31-bike field and take control of the point standings with his fifth podium finish in the season’s seven races.

Over the course of the 22-lap sprint race, nine different riders occupied the top five spots. Eslick surged to the front almost immediately and had to battle intensely in a quest for his first 2010 race win. The lead freight train was rarely separated by more than a second and although Eslick led 19 laps, it was never truly clear who was poised to take the top spot.

Josh Herrin on his Team Graves Yamaha, Steve Rapp with his Team Latus Motors Racing Ducati, Martin Cardenas on his Saturday race one winning M4 Monster Energy Suzuki and pole sitter Tommy Aquino on his Team Graves Yamaha all took the fight to Eslick with intentions to take the win.

Cardenas suffered an early mishap in the turn nine left/right complex and wasn’t able to continue after coming together with another rider, but it was Rapp, who took the lead from Eslick on lap 17, that was poised to be the rider to once again deny Eslick of a 2010 win. In a cruel twist, Rapp unfortunately had the bike slide out from under him while leading lap 21. He was able to rejoin the fray to finish a brave 16th.

A number of other riders also had falls today, one of which necessitated a red flag. Russ Wikle went down in turn five and Michael Beck unfortunately made inevitable contact with him. Wikle was airlifted to Santa Rosa Medical Center for further examination. He was awake and alert when he left the track and was undergoing further examination at the hospital. He had spoken to his parents but the full extent of his injuries was still being evaluated.

When the race wound down, Daytona 200 winner Herrin took second and Dane Westby riding his Project 1 Atlanta Yamaha closed out the podium in third place, his third podium this season. Polesitter Tommy Aquino, who led three laps in Saturday’s race and never fell below seventh position this weekend, battled his way to a fourth place finish.

Fifth was Cory West on his Vesrah Suzuki, followed by Bobby Fong in sixth, who ran as high as second position in the early stages of the race aboard his DNA Energy Drink CNR Motorsports Ducati. Seventh was the second Vesrah Suzuki of Chris Fillmore, eighth was P.J. Jacobson riding for Celtic Racing Suzuki. Eli Edwards took ninth with his Edwards Racing Yamaha and rounding out the top ten was Tyler Odom riding a Honda for Erion Racing.

Eslick completed the day with a spectacular wheelie for the television cameras and also a loud, smokey burnout as he pulled into the Infineon Raceway victory lane. Sunday’s first place finish marked Eslick’s eighth career AMA Pro Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL win, but if his consistent finishes so far this year are any indication, expect to see him in victory lane at least once a weekend for the rest of the season.

Since his exciting first AMA Pro SuperSport win by 0.001 of a second at the season opening race at Daytona International Speedway, Cameron Beaubier has endured a series of unfortunate events that prevented him from winning again. In each case, what seemed like a sure win would be dashed by untimely red flags due to incidents not of his own making.

Today at Infineon Raceway, Beaubier again had a red flag displayed while he was leading the race. It was almost a repeat of yesterday’s red flag, but this time Cameron made an excellent restart and pulled away to a dominant win, his second in AMA Pro competition.

It was even more impressive due to the fact that Beaubier wasn’t riding his usual Rockwall Yamaha, but his own motorcycle with support from Mazda Technologies and Intel and crewed by friends and family. Beaubier reflected on his day, “It feels awesome, I had a little bad luck the last few races, but got a strong start on the restart and just took off. I felt really comfortable and the bike was working great all weekend.”

Today’s race again saw some tremendous action and yesterday’s historic winner Elena Myers was featured again along with the other Young Gun riders in the 18-lap race around the 2.32-mile natural road course. A number of riders led the race and it was Myers, among others, who took a turn at the front, but this time she also had Joey Pascarella riding his repaired DNA Energy Drink CNR Motorsports Ducati, Huntley Nash on his LTD Racing Yamaha, Austin DeHaven with his Yamaha, local Top Gun entry Tyler O’Hara on his GP Bike Parts Racing Yamaha and another Top Gun entry, Scott Gilbert on his Team Graves Yamaha all wanting a piece of the action up front.

Beaubier eventually worked his way to the front but in a repeat of yesterday, Pascarella had another unfortunate accident. As he came out of turn eleven on lap nine, his bike twitched and he fell off in front of a group of riders. Pascarella jumped up and a couple of riders just missed his stricken motorcycle. The race was red flagged to move his machine. After an inspection, Pascarella’s Ducati was quickly repaired and he was ready to go on the restart, although now at the back of the pack.

On the restart, Beaubier made a perfect getaway and pulled out a commanding lead over Nash and Myers. The group behind, which was comprised of O’Hara, Gilbert and DeHaven, ran nose-to-tail and as, the race wound down, they began to catch Myers.

With three to go, you could see the group closing in on Myers and as the group once again headed into the turn nine complex, everything got shuffled around. When the dust cleared, Myers was down to fifth and even more heartbreak occurred when Gilbert fell in turn four on the last lap. After starting at the back, Pascarella gamely worked his way back up to eighth at the finish to take some valuable points.

Beaubier crossed the line to take a well deserved victory, his second of the season, but as he was racing out of his division, he didn’t gain any points towards the AMA Pro SuperSport East championship. Nash continued his excellent run of results this year and continues to gain valuable track time and experience.

Local favorite Tyler O’Hara took a popular third place, his second of the weekend to the cheers of his friends and family in victory lane. DeHaven finished fourth, Myers took fifth, and Travis Ohge was sixth on his Yamaha followed by Matthew Sadowski on his Suzuki. Eighth was Pascarella, Robert Tinagero took ninth on his Kawasaki and another Top Gun rider, Michael Corbino finished tenth on his Yamaha.

Ben Bostrom, Tommy Aquino and Cameron Beaubier staked their claim on the AMA Pro Road Racing weekend activities at the West Coast Moto Jam as the first round of qualifying concluded on a picture perfect day at Infineon Raceway.

After a somewhat quiet start to the season, Ben Bostrom and his Pat Clark Motorsports Yamaha jumped back into contention with an absolute flier on his very last lap of qualifying to steal the top spot from Josh Hayes, who had been quickest in practice and most of qualifying until the very end of the session.

Hayes, on his Team Graves Yamaha had taken his career first AMA Pro National Guard American SuperBike victory here last year and set the pace from the opening lap of practice. In qualifying, Hayes was in a league of his own with an early lap of 1:36.184 which looked unbeatable until Bostrom went one better with a lap of 1:36.108 to take the provisional pole position for the doubleheader races this weekend.

Bostrom attributed his improved pace to the overall chemistry that has been evolving since the beginning of the season with the Pat Clark Motorsports Team. “It takes time to get things just right, we have been getting better and even though we were better at the last race, we didn’t get the results we thought we could have,” said Bostrom.

After Hayes, Jake Holden, riding for John Ulrich and the M4 Monster Energy Suzuki team in place of the injured John Hopkins, showed tremendous pace by running up front in practice and then posted the third fastest time of 1:36.646 before suffering an accident at turn five in the closing moments of the qualifying session. Holden was uninjured in the mishap.

The Rockstar Makita Suzuki teammates of Tommy Hayden and Blake Young finished the session in fourth and fifth places after both riders showed good speed. Final qualifying is tomorrow before the first of two races on Saturday and Sunday, both of which will be shown on SPEED TV in same day broadcasts. Check your local listing for broadcast times.

In AMA Pro Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL, Team Graves Yamaha rider Tommy Aquino once again showed his speed by taking the provisional pole, just as he did at the last race at Road Atlanta. Aquino was also quick in the earlier practice session, ahead of M4 Monster Energy Suzuki rider and defending race winner Martin Cardenas and Project 1 Atlanta Yamaha rider Dane Westby.

In qualifying, Danny Eslick on his GEICO Powersports Suzuki set the early pace, only to be eclipsed by the continually on-form Steve Rapp and his Team Latus Motors Racing Ducati and then ultimately by Aquino. Daytona 200 winner Josh Herrin took third on his Team Graves Yamaha and Eslick ended up fourth.

Westby (Project 1 Atlanta Yamaha) took fifth ahead of Lenny Hale riding his Hale Racing Yamaha. Martin Cardenas took a quiet seventh place with his M4 Monster Energy Suzuki but remains a favorite for this weekend after his double win here last year and also at last month’s Road Atlanta race. Final qualifying for the Daytona SportBikes will be tomorrow morning in split sessions and race one of the doubleheader weekend will at 3:45 p.m. local Pacific Daylight Time.

The amazing competition in AMA Pro SuperSport continued but with a new twist. East Division Young Gun points leader Cameron Beaubier took the provisional pole position with a sensational lap of 1:40.355, which was just short of a full second faster than West Coast Division Young Gun point leader Joey Pascarella, but Pascarellawasn’t on his usual LTD Yamaha. After his scintillating start to the season with three wins, Pascarella was pleased to announce that he had moved to a new program with the DNA Energy Drink Ducati team of CNR Motorsports.

Making the change with the full blessing of the LTD group, Pascarella acclimated himself to his new Ducati motorcycle quickly and posted the second fastest time in practice and qualifying. Beaubier, who usually rides for the Rockwell Yamaha team in his Divisional races back East, is riding his own bike this weekend supported by his father and Shawn Herrera and his Mazda Technologies Intel team, which makes his speed even more impressive.

Beaubier is coming off the Road Atlanta weekend where he could have won at least one race but for an untimely red flag that thwarted his charge to the front. Taking third and fourth places were LTD Yamaha teammates Jake Gagne and Huntley Nash, both of whom have also showed excellent form this season, Nash taking a number of top three finishes and Gagne splitting his time between riding in the States and his main program in Europe.

Top Gun entry and Auto Club Speedway star Scott Gilbert rejoined the series and took fifth place. Austin DeHaven took a useful sixth place on his DeHaven Racing Yamaha and local favorite Elena Myers took seventh on her Lucas Oil/RoadracingWorld.com/Richie Morris Racing Suzuki. Final qualifying for the SuperSport division will be bright and early tomorrow morning and then the first of the two weekend races will take the green flag at 1:30 PM local Pacific Daylight Time.

Heading across country for the second time this season, Crozier

Roberson Motorsports are ready to put their DNA Energy Drink Ducati’s in the spotlight when the West Coast Monster Jam thunders into action at Infineon Raceway, May 14-16, in Sonoma, Calif.

Showcasing the talents of DNA Energy Drink pilots Bobby Fong (Stockton, Calif.) and Michael Beck (Simi Valley, Calif.) in AMA Pro Daytona SportBike and Joey Pascarella (Vacaville, Calif.) in AMA Pro SuperSport, Crozier Roberson Motorsports now boasts an all California rider lineup.

“Some of the very best road racers in the world have came from California,” says team manager and co-owner Mark Crozier. Names like Wayne Rainey, Kenny Roberts, Gene Romero, David Aldana, Steve McLaughlin and many others have all hailed from the “Golden State”. We want to be able to take our team to the top and with the addition of Michael (Beck) and Joey (Pascarella); we feel we have a great combination.”

All three riders are excited to be returning to Infineon. Last season, both Fong and Beck rode both Daytona SportBike rounds at Infineon with Fong taking a 13th and 9th place finish and Beck scoring a 12th and 11th. This time out they both want to be in the front of the pack.

Pascarella has only ridden at Infineon once, in 2008 in the Red Bull Rookies Cup, where he scored a 6th place finish out of a field of 23.

“I’m definitely looking forward to this race,” says Pascarella, who currently holds a commanding lead in AMA Pro Supersport West. “So far I have scored three wins and one second place finish. I would like to make this my first win for Crozier Roberson Motorsports and DNA Energy Drink. I really like Infineon and think we should do well this time out.”

“It seems ages since our last race,” says Bobby Fong, who currently sits in 10th in the point standings. “I got to do a lot of riding at the test at Jennings and I am eager to get back on my DNA Energy Drink Ducati. Being in 10th is not where I want to be and I have no intention of staying there. It’s full bore ahead.”

Equally as eager to get on the track is, Michael Beck.

“I’m definitely excited,” says Beck with obvious enthusiasm. The DNA Energy Drink Ducati is an awesome machine and I can’t wait to get on the track. Everyone on the Crozier Roberson Motorsports team is all about winning and they are totally dedicated. With their attitude and hard work, victory lane is right there.”

“Everything is ready,” sums up co-owner Robbie Roberson. “We have three top riders, an excellent crew and top of the line machines. All we need is the green flag and we will be on our way.”

Continuing to expand their team, Crozier Roberson Motorsports have inked a contract with Joey Pascarella to fly the DNA Energy Drink banner in the AMA Pro SuperSport class.

“We have been watching Joey for some time now,” explains team manager and co-owner Mark Crozier. “We had him come out for last week’s test at Jennings Motorsports Park and were very pleased with how he did. He is definitely one of the young guns of road racing and we feel lucky to have him join our team.”

A native Californian, Pascarella has been competing in the two-wheeled road racing arena for the past 5 years. A hard charger, it didn’t take this young racer long to create a name for himself. In his second year of AMA Pro SuperSport, he currently sits first in the AMA Pro SuperSport West Series by a margin of 76 points. With four races complete Pascarella has scored three first place finishes and one second.

“Joining Crozier Roberson Motorsports is really cool,” says Pascarella. “I had no idea what the upshot of the test would be and I was really surprised and happy at the outcome. It is a great opportunity for me and I am looking forward to the rest of the season.”

“We are really pleased with the changes we have made in the past two weeks “says co-owner Robbie Roberson. “We are determined to bring home a championship for DNA Energy Drink and feel that the combined talents of Bobby Fong, Michael Beck and Joey Pascarella will go a long way in helping us reach our goal. All three riders are extremely determined, professional and ambitious and share our determination to win.”

Anyone watching the first five AMA Pro Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL races would agree that the action has never been better and that at least four of the first five races could have been won by any number of riders. Lap after lap, pass after pass, this series has delivered excitement at every corner, yet a closer look at the standings shows that one particular rider is quietly putting his stamp of control of the class in a similar way to the 2009 season.

That rider is Martin Cardenas. Riding his M4 Monster Energy Suzuki motorcycle, Cardenas has put together three wins from five races and is on track to duplicate his season high total of seven wins from last year once again, and a great place for him to continue this trend is Northern California’s Infineon Raceway. Cardenas captured both ends of the Infineon Raceway doubleheader race weekend in 2009 and he comes into this year’s race, May 14-16, off of his most recent double win at last month’s Road Atlanta event. Displaying a calm confidence in his machine and team, Cardenas looks forward to getting back to Infineon Raceway but there are a number of other riders that feel they have the momentum on their side too.

One rider in that category is 2010 Daytona 200 winner Josh Herrin and his very competitive Team Graves Yamaha team. Herrin currently sits on top of the Daytona SportBike standings, just six points ahead of 2009 AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Champion, Danny Eslick. Herrin had a second win at Auto Club Speedway and is also coming off a second place finish at Road Atlanta, so he is ready to continue his strong start to the 2010 season.

Eslick, riding his GEICO Powersports RMR Suzuki, could be mistaken for a race winner so far this year, he has run up front in every race and had a couple of likely wins snatched away at the very last minute. Either way, Eslick hasn’t lost his drive as he fights for each and every position in qualifying and in the races themselves. He hasn’t finished lower than fourth place and a win is certainly coming, sooner than later for sure!

The aforementioned Cardenas is in third place in the standings with Cory West and Dane Westby in fourth and fifth places, respectively. West has been a steady presence at the front of the pack all year long, his move from seventh to first at Road Atlanta was something to behold. His Vesrah Suzuki team has kept him at the forefront and West and his teammate Chris Fillmore will continue to take the fight to the other riders in the Daytona SportBike class.

Dane Westby with his Project 1 Atlanta Yamaha have also put together a solid string of results, a second, third and two fourth place finishes were offset by an unlucky 13th place finish at the second Road Atlanta doubleheader race dropping him down the standings, but he also has been right on the pace all year and is a threat every time he takes to the track.

This year’s Daytona SportBike class has had at least eight to ten riders going for the win every race and another rider who has been in the middle of the action is Team Latus Motors Racing Ducati rider Steve Rapp. Rapp took an excellent third place at Daytona to open the season and he had another strong run to third at Auto Club Speedway in Southern California in April. Last race out at Road Atlanta, Rapp grabbed a pair of sixth place finishes but he could have had more, he led more than once during the weekend.

Team Graves Yamaha rider Tommy Aquino has also put together a strong string of results and he took his first career Daytona SportBike pole position at Road Atlanta, showing his natural speed and ability which will bring him a win any weekend now.

Everyone loves a good action movie and Daytona SportBike rider Melissa Paris is featuring Ironman 2 graphics and leathers on her Yamaha for the May 14th-16th West Coast Moto Jam at Infineon Raceway and she and AMA Pro National Guard American SuperBike points leader Jake Zemke will be taking part in the 5th Annual Grape Crushers Run with LeoVince on Thursday, May 13th. Contact www.leovince.comfor further information on this fun filled ride through the Sonoma Valley.

Infineon Raceway will be the site of all kinds of motorcycle action all during the AMA Pro Road Racing weekend, the West Coast Moto Jam will feature on site Motocross action, Flat track racing, two great historic motorcycle displays, an art show, track talk Q&A sessions and the beautiful Infineon Raceway girls. Along with the Motorcycle Midway and the AMA Pro Riders Dunlop Autograph sessions, there will be something for everyone during the May 14-16 race weekend. Please go to www.infineonraceway.com for schedules and ticket information.

SPEED TV will be broadcasting same-weekend flag-to-flag coverage of both AMA Pro Daytona SportBike races from Infineon, check your local listings for the broadcast times.

Infineon Raceway’s (AKA Sears Point) 2009 AMA Pro National Guard American SuperBike race was the first glimpse of the future, but at the time, it didn’t seem so significant. Now looking back, it was a moment that foretold the future as eventual 2009 AMA Pro American SuperBike Champion Mat Mladin was beaten for the first time after opening the season with seven straight race wins by none other than Team Graves Yamaha rider Josh Hayes. Mladin righted the ship with a win in the second race of the Infineon Raceway doubleheader but he only won three more races on his way to his record seventh championship. It was Hayes who took control of the sport with six wins, including the last four in a row. With Mladin’s retirement at the end of the year, Hayes set the tone for this season in American SuperBike, where there have already been four different winners in six races.

The May 14th-16th West Coast Moto Jam race weekend at Infineon Raceway, just north of San Francisco, will be the perfect place for Hayes to get his first actual race win of 2010. Returning to the track that gave him his first career AMA Pro American SuperBike victory should provide Hayes with the momentum to return him once again to the winner’s circle at the 12-turn, 2.28-mile track.

The other rider that broke the string of Mladin’s win streak in 2009 is Foremost Insurance Ducati rider Larry Pegram. He was the only other rider to post victories after the Infineon Raceway weekend in 2009 and Pegram is one of the riders with a win in 2010. Speaking of the Rockstar Makita Suzuki team that guided Mladin to so many victories, current riders Tommy Hayden and Blake Young have won the last three races in a row, both posting their first career American SuperBike wins, Hayden at Auto Club Speedway and Young in dramatic style at Road Atlanta.

What was perceived as a quiet start for the Yoshimura tuned team has turned into a full fledged assault on the season opening double race winner and points leader Jake Zemke on his National Guard Jordan Suzuki. Zemke, who will be riding in the 5th Annual LeoVince Grape Crushers Run on Thursday, May 13th (visit www.leovinceusa.com for further info), opened the season with a memorable first American SuperBike win for the Michael Jordan owned team and has not finished lower than fourth this year, riding with skill and patience on the masterfully tuned National Guard Suzuki. Zemke’s teammate at Infineon Raceway will again be Brett McCormick, standing in for the injured Aaron Yates who continues to recuperate impatiently at his Georgia home.

Another rider filling in for a sidetracked rider is Jake Holden, who will be riding the M4 Monster Energy Suzuki. Regular rider John Hopkins had medical attention to his injured wrist prior to the last race but unfortunately for Hopkins and his M4 Monster Energy Suzuki team, it became apparent that he needed additional treatment.

Another rider who would love to climb to the top step of the Infineon Raceway podium is California native Ben Bostrom. He has won in American SuperBike down in Monterey at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and actually won an AMA Pro SuperSport race at Infineon Raceway but to date, he hasn’t won there in American SuperBike. Ben and his Pat Clark Motorsports Yamaha team have been moving up the board and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him have a strong run this year.

Two other riders who are having very successful 2010 campaigns are Chris Ulrich and Taylor Knapp, who are sixth and seventh in the points standings respectively. Ulrich, aboard his M4 Monster Energy Suzuki has five top ten results from six races and is poised to benefit from his familiarity with Infineon Raceway. Knapp is seventh in points, just four behind Ulrich, and he has his RidersDiscount.com ex-Mladin Suzuki on form, continuing to impress with his hard work and dedication.

The West Coast Moto Jam Infineon Raceway AMA Pro Racing weekend will feature all kinds of fun activities at the Sonoma, CA track in the days leading up to and including the actual race weekend itself. Beginning on Wednesday, May 12th, there is the 3J’s Motorcycle Track Day which will be your chance to take your motorcycle on the road course plus a lunch, a t-shirt, raffle and an evening reception following the event. All proceeds benefit Speedway Children’s Charities. For information or cost, visit www.3jsmotorcycledays. com. There will also be many fun activities at the track including flat track racing, motocross, vintage bike shows, an art show the Motorcycle Midway and the AMA Pro Riders Dunlop autograph session.

Both AMA Pro National Guard American SuperBike races will be broadcast on SPEED TV, check your local listings for the broadcast times.

The AMA Pro SuperSport series will once again take to the track at the popular Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California for the West Coast Moto Jam, May 14-16.

After the impressive J.D. Beach captured his first two AMA Pro SuperSport race victories at last month’s Road Atlanta races, the series resumes with the two respective SuperSport Young Gun Division points leaders squaring off at the 12-turn, 2.28-mile road course at Infineon Raceway. West division points leader Joey Pascarella hopes to bounce back from his unfortunate injury at Road Atlanta that prevented him from racing and adding to his substantial lead of 76 points. Thankfully, he didn’t lose any ground at Road Atlanta since that was an East Division points race. Pascarella has been the dominant force in SuperSport this season with three wins and one second place.

The East Division points leader and winner of the season opening race at Daytona, Cameron Beaubier will be also competing at Infineon Raceway on his Rockwall Yamaha. The only rider to beat Pascarella on the track will be racing out of his division but hopes to regain his winning ways after finishing second and third behind his teammate Beach at Road Atlanta. Beaubier enjoys a slight ten point lead over Beach and an eighteen point lead over Huntley Nash who will also be competing at Infineon on his LTD Racing Yamaha. Huntley has enjoyed a very productive season with two seconds, two thirds and two sixth place finishes.

The rider who has shown the most tenacity has to be Elena Myers and her Richie Morris Roadracingworld.com Suzuki team. Myers, from nearby Discovery Bay, CA has shown her resolve by bouncing back after incidents at Auto Club Speedway and Road Atlanta to post excellent finishes of fourth at Auto Club and fifth at Road Atlanta. Both races saw her have trouble in the first of two weekend races but she comes right back the next day to race harder than ever, her battle with Tomas Puerta (LTD Yamaha) and Travis Wyman on his Yamaha at Road Atlanta was riveting to watch.

Another exciting element of the AMA Pro SuperSport class is the race within a race. Along with the season long Young Gun battles are the Top Gun riders which are local and other riders who carry an Expert Level license from a recognized road racing entity. These riders can enter the SuperSport races up to the Friday of race week and participate under the halo of an AMA Pro Road Racing event.

One Top Gun rider who was very impressive earlier this year at the Auto Club Speedway event in Southern California is Scott Gilbert. Gilbert raced his Graves Motorsports Yamaha to a second place finish in race one and a third in race two, the best finishes for a Top Gun rider this year. Gilbert will be competing again at Infineon Raceway and will be joined by Kawasaki rider Robert Tinagero who is fifth in West Division points and a number of other riders looking to make their mark in this exciting class of the future.

The Supersport class has produced some of the most exciting racing this year in AMA Pro Road Racing and the combination of the Young Gun riders battling it out for the season points titles and the local Top Gun riders having the opportunity to mix it up on their home turf makes for a great event.

The AMA Pro SuperSport series will feature practice and qualifying beginning Friday, May 14th with final qualifying and the first of two weekend races on Saturday, May 15th and concludes on Sunday, May 16th with the second 18 lap race of the doubleheader SuperSport weekend.

Other activities at Infineon Raceway during the West Coast Moto Jam include a myriad of activities throughout the beautiful facility. There will be historic motorcycle displays from the Japanese Motorcycle Heritage Foundation and Gary Davis Vintage collection, a motorcycle art show, the Motorcycle Midway and the AMA Pro Riders Dunlop Autograph session. Other competition activities include Supermoto USA at the Infineon Karting Center, TTXGP, the first zero-carbon motorcycle race in the USA, Flat Track racing behind the Turn Nine Terrace and Motocross action too. Northern California will be the place to be for everything motorcycles, don’t miss the on and off track fun at Infineon Raceway, May 14-16!

Please go to www.infineonraceway. com for schedules and ticket information.

AMA Pro Racing Approved Test at Barber Motorsports Park Rockstar/ Makita/ Suzuki will be the primary for the next AMA Pro Road Racing approved test to be held June 9th and 10th at Barber Motorsports Park. This test will not be open to the public and teams need to submit a gate list prior to arrival.

Sunoco 260GTX fuel will be available at the pumps and a credit card will be required. Dunlop Tires and fitting services will be available. If you need tires, please inform Dunlop of your needs before the event. Cost will depend on the number of riders that attend. The cost of insurance will be added into the perrider cost of the test. Gates will be open at 6:30 a.m., while the track will be open from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. with a one-hour lunch break. There will be a mandatory meeting on Wednesday morning (time TBD). One representative from each
team must attend.

For more information please contact Rich Doan via email at raceteam1@earthlink. net, by office phone at 909-364-0186 ext.305, or by cell at 909-215-3849.

MICHAEL JORDAN MOTORSPORTS TO BE FEATURED ON ESPN’S “E:60”
Profile to air on Tuesday, May 4

CHICAGO, IL (April 30, 2010) – Michael Jordan Motorsports (MJM) is the subject of a featured segment on ESPN’s E:60 airing on Tuesday, May 4th at 7 p.m. ET. ESPN’s Hannah Storm spent the day with the team and owner Michael Jordan during the first round of the 2010 AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike Championship held at Daytona International Speedway in early March. The ESPN crew was on hand as National Guard Jordan Suzuki’s Jake Zemke scored the first superbike win in MJM’s history.

E:60 combines investigative reporting, in-depth profiles of intriguing sports personalities and features on emerging star athletes. A preview clip of the MJM feature can be viewed at http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/e60/.

National Guard Jordan Suzuki’s Zemke currently leads the AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike Championship by four points. The 2010 MJM team’s next event will be at the West Coast Moto Jam at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA on May 14-16, 2010.

Crozier Roberson Motorsports are pleased to announce that they have signed well-known road racer Jake Holden to pilot their No. 14 DNA Energy Drink Ducati 848 in the AMA Pro Daytona SportBike class beginning at the West Coast Moto Jam, May 14-16 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.

“We are really excited about having Jake join our team,” says team manager and co-owner Mark Crozier. “His talent speaks for itself and we feel that he will be a great asset to the team. In short, both Robbie (Roberson) and I feel that the combination of Jake and Bobby Fong will give us a very strong team.”

Born and raised in Washington, Holden has been racing since he was six years old. Beginning with Dirt Track in the Pacific Northwest, this talented rider made the transition to road racing when he was 15. Finely honing his skills, he moved into AMA racing in 2004 and immediately began to carve a name for himself. Last season, Holden finished 10th overall in AMA Pro American Superbike.

“I am really happy to be a member of the Crozier Roberson Motorsports Team,” says Jake Holden with obvious enthusiasm. “They run an excellent program and the entire team is really motivated and determined to win which is exactly my goal.”

“Having Jake on board will allow me to concentrate on running the team,” explains Crozier. Managing the team, working with sponsors and trying to race was like trying to work two full time jobs at the same time. I decided I could bring far more to the program but concentrating on the management aspect of things. Not racing will let me put all my energy into putting DNA Energy Drink and Crozier Roberson Motorsports in Victory Lane. I know every track we race on and I will be able to help both Bobby and Jake get on the podium every time out.”

In addition to managing the team, Crozier will handle all the test riding and will compete in selected races during the season.

“I am looking forward to having Jake as a member of our team,” says co-owner Robbie Roberson. “His goals, his professionalism and determination fit right in with philosophy and I think he will be a welcome addition.”

Crozier Roberson Motorsports is sponsored by: DNA Energy Drink, Quality Brands, Inc., Arai Helmets, Race Tech, Motion Pro, Pit Bull, EBC Brakes, EK, Melillimoto Ducati, Moto-Heaven.com, XES, Thrust Company, HEL, Woodcraft, Armour Bodies, Puma, Held Gloves, GP Tech, Active, Zero Gravity and Christopher Bean Coffee.