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While Mat Mladin delivered Rockstar Makita Yoshimura Suzuki their 40th consecutive win in unconventional fashion on Saturday at Mid-Ohio, his 70th career AMA Superbike victory that came a day later was strictly by the books.
Monster Energy Kawasaki's Jamie Hacking bulled his way into the lead off the stripe but was overhauled by double champ Ben Spies entering Turn 6 for the first time. Spies' time at the front would only last a lap-and-a-half, however, as Mladin dove underneath him as they swung through the Carousel to conclude the second lap.
At that point Mladin put his head down and continually built up what became an unassailable advantage en route to his fourth win in succession -- his 10th all-time at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
"It was a good race for us," Mladin commented. "We got a decent start and the guys got out there. I didn't want to let them get in a rhythm so I pushed past as quick as I could and wanted to set my pace. We made a couple changes this morning and I realized I had
Spies came home a clear second, just over six seconds behind his rival. While the Texan will obviously be less than satisfied to see the Australian responding to his record-breaking win streak with a run of his own, he has to be pleased to have minimized the damage this weekend, considering his recent appendix surgery, by taking the pole and a pair of seconds.
"We got a better start than yesterday and got into the lead off the back straightaway," Spies remarked. "I just tried to go as quick as I could and then Mat came by and I got in behind him. I was riding as hard as I could and I wasn't losing huge, but a tenth a lap, two tenths a lap. I kind of made a small mistake and then I just tried to run a more comfortable pace. I just didn't have those two or three tenths a lap. That's pretty much it."
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