Carmichael & Hayden On A Roll!
AMA/Chevy Trucks US Motocross Championships, Round 9: Washougal Motocross Park, Washougal, WA, Sunday, July 28 Honda Racing's Ricky Carmichael won both motos en route to his 9th overall 250cc win in a row, breaking Bob Hannah's record of 8 consecutive wins. Carmichael's win gave Honda's it's first in Washougal since 1995. Carmichael now has 18 consecutive moto wins and a 101 point lead. Honda-supported Kyle Lewis raced his CRF450R to an astounding 3rd place finish overall. The hard-charging Lewis continues to show up many of the top factory riders by consistently finishing in the top of the field. Honda Racing's Nathan Ramsey rode solid to finish just behind Lewis for a 4th place overall. Ramsey crashed in moto 2 while battling with Lewis taking away any chance of a podium finish. Red Rider Mike LaRocco finished the day in 7th place overall after a hard fought battle in moto 2 saw him lose the front end and drop back to 7th for the moto and the day. Red Rider Sebastien Tortelli finished 16th overall with a 40-14 score. In the 125cc class, Honda Racing's Ernesto Fonseca finished 4th with a 6-4 overall score. AMA 125cc Final Results: 1. James Stewart - Kawasaki (2-1) 2. Larry Ward - Yamaha (1-3) 3. Branden Jesseman - Suzuki (2-2) 4. Ernesto Fonseca - Honda (6-4) 5. Matt Walker - Kawasaki (8-6) AMA 125cc Points Standings: 1. James Stewart - Kawasaki - 382 2. Branden Jesseman - Suzuki - 298 3. Chad Reed - Yamaha - 288 4. Ernesto Fonseca - Honda - 275 5. Danny Smith - Honda - 237 AMA 250cc Final Results: 1. Ricky Carmichael - Honda (1-1) 2. Tim Ferry - Yamaha (3-2) 3. Kyle Lewis - Honda (4-3) 4. Nathan Ramsey - Honda (2-6) 5. Robbie Reynard - Honda (6-5) 7. Mike LaRocco - Honda (9-7) AMA 250cc Points Standings: 1. Ricky Carmichael - Honda - 450 2. Tim Ferry - Yamaha - 349 3. Ezra Lusk - Kawasaki - 309 4. Sebastien Tortelli - Honda - 283 5. Kyle Lewis - Honda - 257 AMA/Chevy Trucks US Superbike Championships, Chevy Trucks Superbike Final, Round 13: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH, July 26-28 Honda Racing's Nicky Hayden continues to shine in the AMA Superbike Championship. In one of the most exciting races of the year Eric Bostrom got away early and built a lead of 7.6 seconds at the halfway point of the race. Hayden charged from behind and came within .0341 of a second of beating Bostrom at the line. Hayden took home valuable 2nd place championship points and a 32-point lead with 3 races remaining. Teammate Miguel Duhamel finished in 7th place. Erion Honda Racing's Kurtis Roberts continues his comeback from injury early in the season and finished the day in 6th place. AMA Superbike Final Results: 1. Eric Bostrom - Kawasaki 2. Nicky Hayden - Honda 3. Aaron Yates - Suzuki 4. Pascal Picotte - Ducati 5. Mat Mladin - Suzuki AMA Superbike Points Standings: 1. Nicky Hayden - Honda - 414 2. Eric Bostrom - Kawasaki - 382 3. Miguel Duhamel - Honda 322 4. Aaron Yates- Suzuki - 316 5. Pascal Picotte - Ducati - 304 AMA/Chevy Trucks US Superbike Championships, Chevy Trucks Superbike Final, Round 14: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH, July 26-28 Honda Racing's Nicky Hayden won Sunday's Superbike main event in convincing fashion. Eric Bostrom got away early but Hayden quickly caught and passed him and was pulling away when the red flag came out due to a downed rider. On the re-start Bostrom again got the jump but was followed closely by Hayden. Hayden made his move and made it stick and won the race going away by 1.6 seconds. Hayden now takes a 35 point series lead into the final event of the season a doubleheader at Virginia International Raceway. Erion Honda Racing's Kurtis Roberts finished the event in 4th place, while Red Rider Miguel Duhamel finished 7th. AMA Superbike Final Results: 1. Nicky Hayden - Honda 2. Eric Bostrom - Kawasaki 3. Mat Mladin - Suzuki 4. Kurtis Roberts - Honda 5. Doug Chandler - Ducati AMA Superbike Points Standings: 1. Nicky Hayden - Honda - 450 2. Eric Bostrom - Kawasaki - 415 3. Miguel Duhamel - Honda 346 4. Aaron Yates- Suzuki - 316 5. Pascal Picotte - Ducati - 304 AMA/Chevy Trucks US Superbike Championships, Chevy Trucks Formula-Xtreme Final, Round 13: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH, July 26-28 Bruce Transportation Group / Honda Racing's Jake Zemke finished a hard-fought race in 4th place. Zemke trails series points leader Damon Buckmaster by just two points going into the final round at Virginia International Raceway. AMA Formula-Xtreme Final Results: 1. Damon Buckmaster - Yamaha 2. Jason Pridmore - Suzuki 3. Adam Furgesson - Suzuki 4. Jake Zemke - Honda 5. Josh Hayes - Suzuki 8. Mike Hale - Honda AMA Formula-Xtreme Points Standings: 1. Damon Buckmaster - Yamaha - 246 2. Jake Zemke - Honda - 244 3. Jason Pridmore - Suzuki - 241 4. Mike Hale - Honda - 210 5. Martin Craggill - Suzuki - 159 AMA/Chevy Trucks US Superbike Championships, Pro Honda Oils 600cc Supersport Final, Round 14: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH, July 26-28 Erion Honda Racing's Roger Hayden battled up front for most of the race. Hayden led the race at one point but had both tires break loose on the last lap and nearly high-sided. Hayden who was in 2nd place at the time would recover to finish in 6th place. Bruce Transportation Group / Honda Racing's Jake Zemke followed closely behind to take seventh place. AMA 600cc Supersport Final Results: 1. Aaron Yates - Suzuki 2. Damon Buckmaster - Yamaha 3. Tommy Hayden - Kawasaki 4. Jason Pridmore - Suzuki 5. Anthony Gobert - Yamaha 6. Roger Hayden - Honda 7. Jake Zemke - Honda AMA 600cc Supersport Points Standings: 1. Aaron Yates - Suzuki - 304 2. Tommy Hayden - Kawasaki - 241 3. Damon Buckmaster - Yamaha - 226 4. Jason Pridmore - Suzuki - 219 5. Jamie Hacking - Suzuki - 215