SUPERBIKE
AMA SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUNDS 5-6/JUNE 21-22, 2014
BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK/LEEDS, ALABAMA
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here, but that's kind of
how the race went. I've
been putting in a lot of
training in Florida, with
Aldon [Baker], Kenny
[Roczen] and AC [Adam
Cianciarulo]. They've
been pushing me and I
knew it was going to be
a hot race today and we
were really going to have
a strong chance of doing
something special.
"I can't speak for all
of the riders, but when
you're in that long of a
race and hot, your brain
starts to fade and mis-
takes can happen. I put
in a really solid race and I'm just
thankful to be up here. I want to
thank the Yoshimura Suzuki team
for giving me an incredible bike."
Anthony and Clark weren't
alone. The EBR riders Larry
Pegram (fourth) and Cory West
(fifth) both scored their first top-
five finishes of the season.
Sixth-place Sean Dwyer was
followed by Reese Wacker, Trent
Gibson, Johnny Rock Page and
Frankie Babuska rounding out
the top 10 on Saturday. It was
career-best finishes for each and
every one of them.
Cardenas Comeback
Cardenas' Yoshimura Suzuki
didn't need a repair job after his
first-lap crash in Saturday's race,
it needed a headstone. Carde-
nas escaped largely unscathed,
except for a dinged-up left hand.
He shook off the crash and came
back Sunday to finish runner up
to Hayes. It marked his best re-
sult of the season and he felt he
owed the finish to his team.
"It feels so good," Cardenas
said of Sunday's second. "I feel
so sorry for my team, my me-
chanics because I destroyed the
bike yesterday. They did a great
job building up again the bike
and I just wanted to get a good
result today. I ended up second –
that's pretty good. We're looking
forward to the next race - don't
make mistakes and improve a
little." CN
RACE ONE
1. Josh Hayes (Yamaha)
2. David Anthony (Suzuki)
3. Chris Clark (Suzuki)
4. Larry Pegram (EBR)
5. Cory West (EBR)
6. Sean Dwyer (Suzuki)
7. Reese Wacker (Suzuki)
8. Trent Gibson (Kawasaki)
9. Johnny Rock Page (Suzuki)
10. Frankie Babuska (Suzuki)
RACE TWO
1. Josh Hayes (Yamaha)
2. Martin Cardenas (Suzuki)
3. Cameron Beaubier (Yamaha)
4. David Anthony (Suzuki)
5. Roger Hayden (Suzuki)
6. Chris Clark (Suzuki)
7. Chris Ulrich (Honda)
8. Cory West (EBR)
9. Larry Pegram (EBR)
10. Sean Dwyer (Suzuki)
Anthony (left) and
Chris Clark (right) flank
race winner Hayes on
Saturday.
