Hayden Doubles At Sears Point

AMA / Chevy Trucks U.S. Superbike Championship series Round 4: Sears Point
Raceway, Sonoma, CA, May 4, 2002




   Honda Racing's Nicky Hayden won the fourth round of the AMA Superbike
   Championship series at Sears Point Raceway in convincing fashion.
   Nicky's win today was his 3rd Superbike win this season and the eighth
   for Honda at Sears Point. Hayden rode patiently right from the start of
   the race, sitting in third place then making a dramatic pass on both
   Duhamel and Gobert to take the lead. Hayden then pulled away for his
   third win of the season. Hayden commented on the dominating RC51 at the
   press conference, "Yeah, I mean it shows the improvement the team's made
   with the bike and myself this year. That race was awesome!"





   Honda Racing's Miguel Duhamel was on the gas in Sonoma and finished a
   close second behind Hayden for the runner up spot. The all time AMA
   Superbike winner has fared well at Sears Point Raceway and likes the
   track. Dumamel's podium finish was encouraging for his fans. At the
   press conference Duhamel said, " I feel pretty good. The team did a
   really good effort. I mean we've been pretty strong on race tires all
   through the weekend and today we basically put in our qualifying time on
   race tires. The bike's working really good. The race went really well.
   Just a few times I got caught up in slow traffic."





    Erion Racing's Kurtis Roberts missed racing the double-header weekend
   but attended to support his teammates. Kurtis is continuing a stringent
   rehabilitation program form his Fontana crash and hopes to return to
   racing soon.





   AMA Superbike, Round 4, Sonoma, CA, Overall Finishers:


   1. Nicky Hayden - Honda


   2. Miguel Duhamel - Honda


   3. Eric Bostrom - Kawasaki


   4. Anthony Gobert - Yamaha


   5. Pascal Picotte - Ducati








   AMA / Chevy Trucks U.S. Superbike Championship series Round 5: Sears
   Point Raceway, Sonoma, CA, May 5, 2002


   Honda Racing's Nicky Hayden won the second leg of the double header
   Superbike race weekend held in Sonoma, CA. By doing the double and
   winning both Superbike races, Hayden takes a commanding lead in the
   Championship series heading into Road Atlanta in a couple of weeks. This
   was Hayden's eighth win in the last nine Superbike races, including last
   season. He is quickly becoming one of the elite riders in Superbike
   racing in the world. Here's what Nicky had to say at the press
   conference: " It feels awesome, really good. Right from the start,
   actually before the race I wanted to get the holeshot today. Those last
   few laps were I mean a handful. I saw those guys coming back toward me
   and I was just trying to get back through traffic. I couldn't really go
   any faster, you know. The team right now is just awesome. I mean all my
   mechanics work so well together. I mean Merlyn Plumlee and those guys
   they just I mean really, not enough good things I can say about them.
   Miguel knows. His guys are good, too and like you said we work together.
   "


   Honda Racing's Miguel Duhamel also had a fantastic showing in the second
   Sears Point Superbike Race, finishing third overall, thus securing
   podium positions in both Saturday and Sunday's races. At the press
   conference Miguel had these comments: " You know everything went really
   well. The bike was running strong. Just trying to keep Nicky honest out
   there. He was doing a great job. You could tell that he was going off
   his board and making sure that I didn't get too over enthusiastic, but
   try and keep the gap decent. That last lap, I put my head down and tried
   to catch him. We rode pretty well and that's basically it. I'm pretty
   happy. Everything worked good. I mean, back on the box. Back getting up
   there and keeping people honest out there. Hopefully we'll be able to
   improve on that, of course."





   AMA Superbike, Round 5, Sonoma, CA, Overall Finishers:


   1. Nicky Hayden - Honda


   2. Aaron Yates - Suzuki


   3. Miguel Duhamel - Honda


   4. Eric Bostrom - Kawasaki


   5. Pascal Picotte- Ducati








   AMA Superbike Point Standings:


   1. Nicky Hayden - Honda - 178


   2. Anthony Gobert - Yamaha - 118


   3. Aaron Yates - Suzuki - 116


   4. Eric Bostrom - Kawasaki - 114


   5. Jamie Hacking - Suzuki - 107


   12. Miguel Duhamel - Honda - 85





   AMA / Pro Honda Oils 600cc Supersport Series Round 3: Sears Point
   Raceway, Sonoma, CA, May 5, 2002


    Bruce Transportation Group / Honda Racing's Jake Zemke rode his
   CBR600F4i to a hard fought sixth place position in the 600cc Supersport
   event. Zemke's teammate Alex Gobert finished in sixteenth.


   Erion Racing's Mike Hale was right behind Jake Zemke and would
   eventually cross the checkered flag in seventh place. Teammate Roger
   Hayden did not race due to a knee injury. More information to follow on
   Roger Hayden's knee condition.





   AMA Supersport, Round 3, Sonoma, CA, Overall Finishers:


   1. Aaron Yates - Suzuki


   2. Anthony Gobert - Yamaha


   3. Jamie Hacking - Suzuki


   4. Damon Buckmaster - Yamaha


   5. Ben Spies - Suzuki


   6. Jake Zemke - Honda


   7. Mike Hale - Honda


   16. Alex Gobert - Honda





   AMA Supersport Point Standings:


   1. Aaron Yates - Suzuki - 110


   2. Jamie Hacking - Suzuki - 81


   3. Damon Buckmaster - Suzuki - 79


   4. Ben Spies - Suzuki - 73


   5. Mike Hale - Honda - 70


   10. Jake Zemke - Honda - 58


   13. Alex Gobert - Honda - 48





   AMA / Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme series Round 2: Sears Point
   Raceway, Sonoma, CA, May 5, 2002


    Bruce Transportation Group / Honda Racing's Jake Zemke continues to
   gain momentum in the Formula Xtreme series. Zemke who finished third in
   round one, raced to a solid second here at Sears Point Raceway. Teammate
   Alex Gobert finished inside the top ten with a ninth place position.


   Erion Racing's Mike Hale raced hard to a fourth place finish and is
   showing his consistency in the Formula Xtreme class. Teammate Roger
   Hayden did not race due to a knee injury. More information to follow on
   Roger Hayden's knee condition.





   AMA Formula Xtreme, Sonoma, CA, Overall Finishers:


   1. Damon Buckmaster - Yamaha


   2. Jake Zemke - Honda


   3. Martin Graggill - Suzuki


   4. Mike Hale - Honda


   5. Ben Spies - Suzuki


   9. Alex Gobert - Honda





   AMA Formula Xtreme Point Standings:


   1. Damon Buckmaster - Yamaha - 75


   2. Jake Zemke - Honda - 61


   3. Jason Pridmore - Suzuki - 58


   4. Mike Hale - Honda - 54


   5. Ben Spies - Suzuki - 52


   7. Alex Gobert -Honda - 44





   Upcoming Rounds:


   May 17-19, Braselton GA, Round 5


   May 31st, Colorado Springs, CO, Round 6





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