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AMA Pro Superbike
AMA SBK: Saturday DIS Notebook (UPDATE 13)
Check back here for frequent updates on the 72nd Daytona 200 and Race 2 of the AMA Pro Superbike season from Daytona International Speedway.
(Photo: Brian J Nelson)
PROGRAMMING NOTE: The 72nd running of the Daytona 200 will air on SPEED at 1:30pm ET on Sunday, March 17. Saturday's AMA Pro Superbike season opener will air on SPEED on Sunday evening at 9:00pm.
[Saturday 2:52 pm ET]
And The Winner Is... - Cameron Beaubier closed out a flawless ride in the 72nd Daytona 200 by lapping his way up to fifth position en route to an utterly dominant victory. He was joined in the top three by Y.E.S. Yamaha teammate Garrett Gerloff and Triple Crown/RMR Yamaha's Bobby Fong. Check back later for a complete report...
[Saturday 2:30 pm ET]
10 To Go Cameron Beaubier is leading by nearly 22 seconds with just 10 laps separating him from a first-career Daytona 200 victory.
[Saturday 2:12 pm ET]
Smooth As Silk Cameron Beaubier entered the pits for the second time with 14 seconds in hand. The Y.E.S. Yamaha man enjoyed another smooth stop and go and is looking like he's going to be a hard man to beat with 38 laps completed and 19 to go.
[Saturday 1:47 pm ET]
25 Laps Cameron Beaubier made it in and out for his first stop with no issues. The Y.E.S. Graves Yamaha star currently boasts an 8.970-second advantage over teammate Garrett Gerloff. Triple Crown/RMR Racing's Bobby Fong is third, some 15 seconds in arrears.
[Saturday 1:30 pm ET]
30 Minutes/15 laps In - Poleman Cameron Beaubier has opened up a 2+-second advantage at the front, with Garrett Gerloff, Jake Zemke, Bobby Fong, James Rispoli, and Jake Gagne together in a pack chasing the leader. Meanwhile, the two most recent D200 winners, Joey Pascarella and Jason DiSalvo, have already seen their chances extinguished. The first scheduled pit stops are just now taking place.
[Saturday 1:01 pm ET]
And They're Off - The D200 is officially underway. Following lap 1: Cameron Beaubier, Jake Zemke, Bobby Fong, Garrett Gerloff, J.D. Beach, Jake Lewis, James Rispoli, Jake Gagne, Huntley Nash, Benny Solis, etc.
[Saturday 12:45 pm ET]
15 Minutes Out - The 72nd Daytona 200 will get the green light in just 15 minutes. Check back for race updates once it starts...
[Saturday 11:35 am ET]
Super(bike) Spoilers - Looks like we'll have a fight for the 2013 AMA Pro Superbike Championship after all. Josh Hayes' quest for a fourth consecutive title got off to an absolutely disastrous start at Daytona. After his clutch gave way yesterday, Hayes had his R1 expire on Saturday while holding a slim leader over Martin Cardenas on lap 12 of 15.
Cardenas carried on to score an easy first victory as a member of Yoshimura Suzuki and collected another big points haul, giving Hayes a very difficult path ahead to retain his #1 plate.
Josh Herrin was a part of a three-way fight until he made a mistake, running off in Turn 1 on lap 10. He then fell into a fight with Larry Pegram, who he narrow beat to the line to finish second, while Pegram picked up his second podium in as many days.
Check back for a complete race report shortly.
[Saturday 10:53 am ET]
Late Break - Tomas Puerta somehow managed to escape on the final lap to win Saturday's AMA Pro SuperSport race. The RoadRace Factory Yamaha runner factored heavily up front throughout, but rarely was their any breathing space for any of the contenders as the lead pack numbered 12 strong.
The top ten were separated by less than a half second on lap 5 of 10 and as late as late as the white flag the race seemed certain to be decided by a massive drafting war to the checkers. However, Puerta made his timely last-lap break to hit the stripe with a 1.030-second margin of victory.
Charlie Weaver raced up from Row 4 to finish second, while National Guard Celtic Racing's Corey Alexander was credited with third after Stefano Mesa was penalized and dropped to the back of the lead pack (12th) after running straight through the chicane on the final lap.
[Saturday 9:50 am ET]
Tune In - Watch the weekend's second SuperSport contest live on SPEED2 now...
[Saturday 9:46 am ET]
The Salvo - Perennial Daytona fast guy Jason DiSalvo will start an uncharacteristically lowly 13th. However, the New Yorker has made a career of slicing his way forward in the draft around the high banks. And despite the relatively chilly conditions, DiSalvo actually lapped faster in the warm-up than he did in qualifying, leading the timing sheets in the D200 competitors final opportunity to see the track before this afternoon's 57-lapper.
Meanwhile, National Guard-backed Corey Alexander headed the SuperSport warm-up. The SuperSport race will get underway at 10:00am.
[Saturday 8:56 am ET]
206+ - Just how fast are today's (comparatively stock) Superbikes? Pretty quick it turns out. The fastest trap speed of the weekend thus far belongs to Monster Energy Graves Yamaha's Josh Herrin, who was clocked at 206.093mph during Friday's qualifying session.
[Saturday 8:53 am ET]
Hayes Back On Top - It didn't take long for the name 'Josh Hayes' to turn up back atop the timing charts after his disappointing opener on Friday. Hayes led the chilly warm-up, turning times in the low '39s, compared with his low-'37 pole. Roger Hayden came back swingning as well, clocking the second best mark, albeit more than three seconds slower as the field gingerly took to the track.
Friday winner Josh Herrin took it easy, running down in tenth.
Race 2 will take place later this morning with a 11:00am start time scheduled.
[Saturday 8:30 am ET]
Mixed Emotions - There was something of a strange, muted reaction following the AMA Pro Superbike season opener on Friday at Daytona International Speedway. Despite the fact that much pre-race optimism up and down the paddock was crushed following practice and qualifying thanks to reigning champ Josh Hayes' dominant pace, there was relatively little elation from the field after the first race of the season concluded with a winner other than Hayes.
Even though Hayes was forced out of the race on lap 5 due to problems with his R1's clutch, he had been unable to escape to that point. Eventual winner Josh Herrin could have easily pointed to that fact to legitimize his first-career AMA Superbike win. Instead, Herrin was borderline bummed-out after his win, admitting that he didn't want his first victory to come in that fashion and added that arm pump issues meant he would have had little hope of sticking with Hayes had he not retired. (The counter argument to that is that Herrin's arm pump issues may have flared up after he got excited when suddenly handed a big lead...).
But the fact is, due to the nature of the sport, first wins are rarely earned the way they are envisioned during in the offseason. Up-and-comers generally get their first when the established stars face unexpected difficulties -- just look to Ben Spies, Blake Young, and even Josh Hayes for examples. All of those maiden wins were almost begrudgingly accepted by the first-time victors, just like Herrin's. And all three experienced many more (and significantly more satisfying) victories as their careers progressed.
Meanwhile, Martin Cardenas couldn't be too happy with second because that win was his... at least until he made a mistake coming up onto the banking for the last time.
And even third-place finisher Larry Pegram, on the box for the first time in 2010, was kicking himself for riding too tentatively in the race, feeling in hindsight that he may have been able to stick with Cardenas and challenge for the win if he had only pushed a bit harder.
Roger Hayden had to watch the race develop from the sidelines and painfully consider what might have been. Hayden explained that his first-lap crash was a result of simply getting in a bit too deep, overly anxious to jump on Hayes on the first lap and not let him make an early break as he's done so many times before.
At least Hayden could comfort himself in the fact that he only trails Hayes by a single point in the championship standings...
SPEED.com Motorcycle Racing Editor Chris Martin saw Eddie Lawson win aboard a Kawasaki the first time he attended an AMA Superbike race and witnessed Ben Bostrom win a World Superbike race aboard a V&H Ducati the first time he worked one. He has written about AMA SBK, WSBK, and MotoGP for SPEED.com since 2003. Chris is now on Twitter.
[Saturday 2:52 pm ET]
And The Winner Is... - Cameron Beaubier closed out a flawless ride in the 72nd Daytona 200 by lapping his way up to fifth position en route to an utterly dominant victory. He was joined in the top three by Y.E.S. Yamaha teammate Garrett Gerloff and Triple Crown/RMR Yamaha's Bobby Fong. Check back later for a complete report...
[Saturday 2:30 pm ET]
10 To Go Cameron Beaubier is leading by nearly 22 seconds with just 10 laps separating him from a first-career Daytona 200 victory.
[Saturday 2:12 pm ET]
Smooth As Silk Cameron Beaubier entered the pits for the second time with 14 seconds in hand. The Y.E.S. Yamaha man enjoyed another smooth stop and go and is looking like he's going to be a hard man to beat with 38 laps completed and 19 to go.
[Saturday 1:47 pm ET]
25 Laps Cameron Beaubier made it in and out for his first stop with no issues. The Y.E.S. Graves Yamaha star currently boasts an 8.970-second advantage over teammate Garrett Gerloff. Triple Crown/RMR Racing's Bobby Fong is third, some 15 seconds in arrears.
[Saturday 1:30 pm ET]
30 Minutes/15 laps In - Poleman Cameron Beaubier has opened up a 2+-second advantage at the front, with Garrett Gerloff, Jake Zemke, Bobby Fong, James Rispoli, and Jake Gagne together in a pack chasing the leader. Meanwhile, the two most recent D200 winners, Joey Pascarella and Jason DiSalvo, have already seen their chances extinguished. The first scheduled pit stops are just now taking place.
[Saturday 1:01 pm ET]
And They're Off - The D200 is officially underway. Following lap 1: Cameron Beaubier, Jake Zemke, Bobby Fong, Garrett Gerloff, J.D. Beach, Jake Lewis, James Rispoli, Jake Gagne, Huntley Nash, Benny Solis, etc.
[Saturday 12:45 pm ET]
15 Minutes Out - The 72nd Daytona 200 will get the green light in just 15 minutes. Check back for race updates once it starts...
[Saturday 11:35 am ET]
Super(bike) Spoilers - Looks like we'll have a fight for the 2013 AMA Pro Superbike Championship after all. Josh Hayes' quest for a fourth consecutive title got off to an absolutely disastrous start at Daytona. After his clutch gave way yesterday, Hayes had his R1 expire on Saturday while holding a slim leader over Martin Cardenas on lap 12 of 15.
Cardenas carried on to score an easy first victory as a member of Yoshimura Suzuki and collected another big points haul, giving Hayes a very difficult path ahead to retain his #1 plate.
Josh Herrin was a part of a three-way fight until he made a mistake, running off in Turn 1 on lap 10. He then fell into a fight with Larry Pegram, who he narrow beat to the line to finish second, while Pegram picked up his second podium in as many days.
Check back for a complete race report shortly.
[Saturday 10:53 am ET]
Late Break - Tomas Puerta somehow managed to escape on the final lap to win Saturday's AMA Pro SuperSport race. The RoadRace Factory Yamaha runner factored heavily up front throughout, but rarely was their any breathing space for any of the contenders as the lead pack numbered 12 strong.
The top ten were separated by less than a half second on lap 5 of 10 and as late as late as the white flag the race seemed certain to be decided by a massive drafting war to the checkers. However, Puerta made his timely last-lap break to hit the stripe with a 1.030-second margin of victory.
Charlie Weaver raced up from Row 4 to finish second, while National Guard Celtic Racing's Corey Alexander was credited with third after Stefano Mesa was penalized and dropped to the back of the lead pack (12th) after running straight through the chicane on the final lap.
[Saturday 9:50 am ET]
Tune In - Watch the weekend's second SuperSport contest live on SPEED2 now...
[Saturday 9:46 am ET]
The Salvo - Perennial Daytona fast guy Jason DiSalvo will start an uncharacteristically lowly 13th. However, the New Yorker has made a career of slicing his way forward in the draft around the high banks. And despite the relatively chilly conditions, DiSalvo actually lapped faster in the warm-up than he did in qualifying, leading the timing sheets in the D200 competitors final opportunity to see the track before this afternoon's 57-lapper.
Meanwhile, National Guard-backed Corey Alexander headed the SuperSport warm-up. The SuperSport race will get underway at 10:00am.
[Saturday 8:56 am ET]
206+ - Just how fast are today's (comparatively stock) Superbikes? Pretty quick it turns out. The fastest trap speed of the weekend thus far belongs to Monster Energy Graves Yamaha's Josh Herrin, who was clocked at 206.093mph during Friday's qualifying session.
[Saturday 8:53 am ET]
Hayes Back On Top - It didn't take long for the name 'Josh Hayes' to turn up back atop the timing charts after his disappointing opener on Friday. Hayes led the chilly warm-up, turning times in the low '39s, compared with his low-'37 pole. Roger Hayden came back swingning as well, clocking the second best mark, albeit more than three seconds slower as the field gingerly took to the track.
Friday winner Josh Herrin took it easy, running down in tenth.
Race 2 will take place later this morning with a 11:00am start time scheduled.
[Saturday 8:30 am ET]
Mixed Emotions - There was something of a strange, muted reaction following the AMA Pro Superbike season opener on Friday at Daytona International Speedway. Despite the fact that much pre-race optimism up and down the paddock was crushed following practice and qualifying thanks to reigning champ Josh Hayes' dominant pace, there was relatively little elation from the field after the first race of the season concluded with a winner other than Hayes.
Even though Hayes was forced out of the race on lap 5 due to problems with his R1's clutch, he had been unable to escape to that point. Eventual winner Josh Herrin could have easily pointed to that fact to legitimize his first-career AMA Superbike win. Instead, Herrin was borderline bummed-out after his win, admitting that he didn't want his first victory to come in that fashion and added that arm pump issues meant he would have had little hope of sticking with Hayes had he not retired. (The counter argument to that is that Herrin's arm pump issues may have flared up after he got excited when suddenly handed a big lead...).
But the fact is, due to the nature of the sport, first wins are rarely earned the way they are envisioned during in the offseason. Up-and-comers generally get their first when the established stars face unexpected difficulties -- just look to Ben Spies, Blake Young, and even Josh Hayes for examples. All of those maiden wins were almost begrudgingly accepted by the first-time victors, just like Herrin's. And all three experienced many more (and significantly more satisfying) victories as their careers progressed.
Meanwhile, Martin Cardenas couldn't be too happy with second because that win was his... at least until he made a mistake coming up onto the banking for the last time.
And even third-place finisher Larry Pegram, on the box for the first time in 2010, was kicking himself for riding too tentatively in the race, feeling in hindsight that he may have been able to stick with Cardenas and challenge for the win if he had only pushed a bit harder.
Roger Hayden had to watch the race develop from the sidelines and painfully consider what might have been. Hayden explained that his first-lap crash was a result of simply getting in a bit too deep, overly anxious to jump on Hayes on the first lap and not let him make an early break as he's done so many times before.
At least Hayden could comfort himself in the fact that he only trails Hayes by a single point in the championship standings...
SPEED.com Motorcycle Racing Editor Chris Martin saw Eddie Lawson win aboard a Kawasaki the first time he attended an AMA Superbike race and witnessed Ben Bostrom win a World Superbike race aboard a V&H Ducati the first time he worked one. He has written about AMA SBK, WSBK, and MotoGP for SPEED.com since 2003. Chris is now on Twitter.
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