We’ve got nothing but blue skies here in Alabama. The AMA Superbike riders had to fight through the rain during race 1, but they’ll have a dry track this afternoon for the second race at Barber Motorsports Park.
Martin Cardenas took the win during the first Superbike race. It was Cardenas’ first ever AMA Superbike win. Cardenas will be looking to get his first dry track win this afternoon, but Tommy Hayden, Roger Hayden, and Josh Hayes could be tough to beat.
Hayes and Tommy Hayden were absent from the podium for the first time this season at the end of race 1, and you can bet that they’ll be looking for a race win this afternoon.
The AMA Superbike race starts at 3:30. All About Bikes will have live updates throughout the race.
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The Superbike Grid.
- Hayes - T. Hayden - Peris - R. Hayden
- Young - Cardenas - Rapp - Bostrom
The AMA Superbike riders are off on their warm-up lap.
The second race at Barber Motorsports Park will start soon.
The Superbike riders are back on the grid. And They're Off!
Tommy Hayden gets the jmp off the line. Hayden leads the way around the track with Josh Hayes and Blake Young in tow.
Lap 2: Hayden holds onto the lead, and crosses the line .04 seconds ahead of Young. There are five riders up at the front. Hayden is followed by Young, Hayes, R. Hayden, and race 1 winner Martin Cardenas.
The top four riders are riding single file down the Alabama track. Roger Hayden, breifly loses control and loses contact with the front group. Roger was able to keep the bike up, but he drops down to 7th place.
Lap 5: Hayden continues to lead the pack, but Young, Hayes, and Cardenas are all close behind.
Lap 6: Hayden - Young - Hayes - Cardenas - R. Hayden - Rapp - Bostrom - Peris - Pegram - Clark
Hayden is lapping in the high 1'27s but he can't shake the three riders that follow him. Hayden's teammate is riding just .05 seconds behind.
Tommy Hayden's bike is on fire!
Hayden was riding up at the front whe his bike began to smoke. Hayden pulled his bike off to the side. There is no red flag.
Blake young takes the lead as Hayden is forced to retire.
Lap 9: Young - Hayes - Cardenas - R. Hayden - Rapp
Hayes and Young are going back and forth at the top. Both riders are making huge moves at the front.
Young runs wide and hands the lead to Hayes, but the Suzuki rider gets right back in the action and takes the lead back at the next turn.
Roger Hayden is riding in fourth, just a second behin the leaders.
Roger goes down. Roger was pushing it down the stretch, but lost control going into turn 1. Hayden tumbles across the gravel but it looks like he'll be ok.
Hayes takes the lead up front. Hayes - Young - Cardenas - Rapp
Lap 15: Hayes - Young - Cardenas - Rapp - Bostrom - Pegram - May - Clark - Peris - Beach
The leaders are starting to run into some lappers.
Young takes the lead back with 5 laps to go.
Cardenas is starting to fall a little bit off the pace of the leaders. Young still holds the lead with three laps to go.
The white flag is out. Young has three bike lengths on Hayes.
Hayes will have to make a move soon, but Young may have too big of a lead.
Young crosses the line in first. Hayes didn't have the speed on the final lap to make up the gap.
Young wins!
AMA Superbike Race Results
- Young
- Hayes
- Cardenas
- Rapp
- Bostrom
- Pegram
- May
- Clark
- Peris
- Beach
