Rockstar Makita Suzuki Factory Racing dominated Saturday's AMA Superbike race in the double-header weekend at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia. The 28-lap race started with an all-Suzuki front row of the grid and ended with a Rockstar Makita Suzuki podium sweep.
Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Ben Spies recorded his seventh pole position of the year in qualifying for this weekend's AMA Superbike double-header at Virginia International Raceway, Alton as Suzuki GSX-R1000s swept the top four places.
Sunday afternoon's AMA Superbike race at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia was all about Suzuki as the manufacturer swept the podium with Yoshimura Suzuki's Mat Mladin and Ben Spies taking first and second place and Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki's Aaron Yates rounding out the podium in third place. This marks the third podium sweep for Suzuki this year. Mladin's and Spies' Yoshimura Suzuki team mate Tommy Hayden carded a strong fifth-place finish.
Yoshimura Suzuki's Mat Mladin celebrated a record 60th career AMA Superbike win after taking the victory in Saturday's AMA Superbike race at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia. Additionally, this is six-time AMA Superbike Champion Mladin's ninth win of the 2007 season and his sixth victory at the circuit. Yoshimura Suzuki team mate and defending AMA Superbike Champion Ben Spies followed Mladin home in second place and this impressive result leaves him in command of the AMA Superbike championship points chase.