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April 2, 2010

At Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, Suzuki GSX-Rs storm the podium in both the AMA Daytona SportBike and American SuperBike classes filling 7 of the 12 top three positions. M4 Monster Energy Suzuki’s Martin Cardenas landed on the top step of the podium in Saturday’s SportBike race and Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Tommy Hayden claimed his first career win in Sunday’s Superbike race. On top of that, Suzuki GSX-Rs filled the top ten in both classes.

The weather on Saturday was not ideal for racing, with 50 mile per hour winds tearing across the racetrack. Nonetheless, Jake Zemke of the National Guard Jordan Suzuki team, used his veteran expertise to secure a strong second place finish and maintain his place at the top of the points standings. Aaron Yates of the Jordan Suzuki team, another veteran of the series, took the third spot on the box, making it a Suzuki double podium.

In the Daytona SportBike class, Martin Cardenas of the M4 Monster Energy Suzuki team took his Suzuki GSX-R600 to the top spot. Following Cardenas to the line was the GEICO Powersports/RMR/Suzuki GSX-R600 of Danny Eslick.

On Sunday, it was Rockstar Makita Suzuki racer Tommy Hayden taking the victory in the AMA SuperBike class – the first of his career. In the third spot, Tommy’s teammate Blake Young put together and impressive ride and got his first podium finish for the year. Outside of the podium, eight of the top-10 spots belong to Suzuki’s venerable GSX-R1000.

In the exciting Daytona SportBike Class, Danny Eslick and his GSX-R600 raced to a narrow second-place finish, making it a consistent 2-2 finish. After an unfortunate incident, Saturday’s winner, Martin Cardenas, was able to salvage valuable points with a tenth place finish.

In the Pro SuperSport class, Elena Meyers took her GSX-R600 to her season-best fourth-place finish.

Saturday’s results:

AMA American Superbike:

1. Larry Pegram, Ducati
2. Jake Zemke, National Guard Jordan Suzuki, Suzuki GSX-R1000
3. Aaron Yates, Jordan Suzuki, Suzuki GSX-R1000
4. Josh Hayes, Yamaha
5. Blake Young, Rockstar Makita Suzuki, Suzuki GSX-R1000
6. Tommy Hayden, Rockstar Makita Suzuki, Suzuki GSX-R1000
7. John Hopkins, M4 Monster Energy Suzuki, Suzuki GSX-R1000
8. Ben Bostrom, Yamaha
9. Chris Ulrich, M4 Monster Energy Suzuki, Suzuki GSX-R1000
10. David Anthony, Aussie Dave Racing, Suzuki GSX-R1000

Daytona SportBike:

1. Martin Cardenas, M4 Suzuki, Suzuki GSX-R600
2. Danny Eslick, RMR GEICO Powersports, Suzuki GSX-R600
3. Dane Westby, Yamaha
4. Josh Herrin, Yamaha
5. Cory West, Vesrah Suzuki, Suzuki GSX-R600
6. Tommy Aquino, Yamaha
7. Steve Rapp, Ducati
8. Chris Filmore, Vesrah Suzuki, Suzuki GSX-R600
9. Bobby Fong, Ducati
10. Clinton Seller, Yamaha

Sunday’s results:

AMA American Superbike:

1. Tommy Hayden, Rockstar Makita Suzuki, Suzuki GSX-R1000
2. Josh Hayes, Yamaha
3. Blake Young, Rockstar Makita Suzuki, Suzuki GSX-R1000
4. Jake Zemke, National Guard Jordan Suzuki, Suzuki GSX-R1000
5. John Hopkins, M4 Monster Energy Suzuki, Suzuki GSX-R1000
6. Ben Bostrom, Yamaha
7. Brett McCormick, Celtic Racing, Suzuki GSX-R1000
8. Chris Ulrich, M4 Monster Energy Suzuki, Suzuki GSX-R1000
9. Taylor Knapp, RidersDiscount.com, Suzuki GSX-R1000
10. Chris Peris, BMW

Daytona SportBike:

1. Josh Herrin, Yamaha
2. Danny Eslick, GEICO Powersports/RMR/Suzuki, Suzuki GSX-R600
3. Steve Rapp, Ducati
4. Dane Westby, Yamaha
5. Bobby Fong, Ducati
6. Tommy Aquino, Yamaha
7. Cory West, Vesrah Suzuki, GSX-R600
8. Chris Fillmore, Vesrah Suzuki, GSX-R600
9. Clinton Seller, Yamaha

10. Martin Cardenas, M4 Monster Energy Suzuki, GSX-R600

About Suzuki: The Motorcycle/ATV Division of American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC), Brea, Calif., was founded in 1963 by Suzuki Motor Corporation. ASMC markets motorcycles and ATVs via an extensive dealer network throughout 49 states. ASMC’s parent company, Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC), based in Hamamatsu, Japan, is a diversified worldwide manufacturer of motorcycles, ATVs, scooters, automobiles and marine engines. Founded in 1909 and incorporated in 1920, it has 120 distributors in 191 countries. www.suzukicycles.com.

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