AMA Superbike Title All but Decided
AMA Superbike title all but decided
The two rivals traded one-two finishes while their teammate Tommy Hayden finished third in both races to complete a Rockstar Makita Suzuki podium sweep for the weekend.
With one final race remaining, Sept. 28 at Laguna Seca in Monterrey, Calif., Spies holds an insurmountable 620-519 edge over Mladin for the 2008 championship. The only thing standing in the way of Spies coronation is Mladins appeal over his disqualification from the two races at Virginia International Raceway Aug. 15-17. Should Mladin win his appeal and get his two VIR wins reinstated, Spies lead will be cut to 610-593, setting up a dramatic finale at Laguna Seca.
Earlier in the weekend, Hayes and Zemke recorded another one-two finish in the Formula Xtreme race, with Hayes narrowly winning by 0.043 seconds. M4 EMGO Suzuki racer Martin Cardenas completed the podium by finishing 0.360 seconds ahead of Rapp.
The closest finish on the weekend came in the Superstock race with the top three racers separated by 0.169 seconds. Jordan Suzukis Geoff May finished 0.044 seconds ahead of teammate Aaron Yates while M4 EMGO Suzukis Blake Young completed the podium.
Motocross racer Jacob Gagne recorded his first win in the Red Bull AMA U.S. Rookies Cup, beating out Hayden Gillim and Benny Solis, Jr. Gagne was presented with the winning trophy by Dennis Wilson, the father of the late Toriano Wilson who succumbed to injuries Aug. 18 following the Rookies race at VIR.
| AMA Superbike top five standings | |||
| Pos. | Rider | Motorcycle | Points |
| 1st | Ben Spies | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 620 |
| 2nd | Mat Mladin | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 519 |
| 3rd | Jason DiSalvo | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 440 |
| 4th | Jamie Hacking | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 421 |
| 5th | Eric Bostrom | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 420 |
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