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AMA Pro Racing looks ahead to next weekend AMA Superbike doubleheader at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
AMA Pro Racing  |  Posted July 09, 2010   Daytona Beach, FL
Team Graves Yamaha's Josh Hayes and Rockstar Makita Yoshimura Suzuki's Tommy Hayden (Photo: Brian J Nelson)

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course has a long and distinguished history in all forms of motorsports. Many legendary names from every facet of racing have competed and won at the picturesque 2.4-mile, 15-turn road course through the Ohio countryside. Can-Am, Trans-Am, Indy Car, IROC, SCCA and GRAND-AM, as well as many other historic groups, have raced at this track over the years. But there is another form of motorsports that has always had a very prominent role in the vast history of Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and that tradition continues in July with a virtual plethora of motorcycle racing and activities.

Of all the famous names in motorsports that have won at this traditional stop on everyone's racing calendar, AMA Pro Road Racing has delivered their own role of honor when it comes to winners at this technically challenging road course. Legendary motorcycle riders who have won at Mid-Ohio read like a hall of fame list, Fred Merkel, Kevin Schwantz, Bubba Shobert, Scott Russell, Doug Chandler, Miguel Duhamel, Colin Edwards, Nicky Hayden, Ben Spies, Jason Pridmore and Mat Mladin are among the many great names to grace the top step of the podium at Mid-Ohio.

Then there are the current AMA Pro National Guard Superbike riders who have posted victories at Mid-Ohio that will be back for the July 16-18 Honda Super Cycle Weekend Presented by Dunlop Tire. This list begins with last year's double winner, Josh Hayes, and early-season National Guard Superbike winner Jake Zemke. Ben Bostrom and his brother Eric Bostrom both have wins and Eric will be returning to AMA Pro Superbike competition for the first time since 2008. Tommy Hayden has a win at Mid-Ohio (as do his brothers Nicky and Roger Lee, but only Tommy will be competing). Chris Ulrich won in the Superstock class in 2002 and he will be looking to add to his solid points tally this season with another win at this classic venue.

This year's action at Mid-Ohio should be a continuation of the great racing seen from the drop of the green flag back in March at Daytona International Speedway when Zemke and his National Guard Jordan Suzuki took a pair of wins under the watchful eyes of team owner Michael Jordan. Then the momentum shifted to Ohio's own Larry Pegram as he took a popular win at the second race in California with his Foremost Insurance Ducati.


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