Saturday's AMA Superbike final ended in a rather familiar fashion -- Rockstar Makita Yoshimura Suzuki's Mat Mladin crossed the line first with several seconds in hand over runner-up Ben Spies, with another gap back to Tommy Hayden, who completed the factory Suzuki sweep.
For Mladin, it was the seventh consecutive race that he claimed the checkered flag first, which would equal Spies' all-time record if only his VIR race wins weren't taken away from him following a post-race teardown.
If Mladin is successful in his appeal, he'll have tied Spies' all-time record for consecutive AMA Superbike wins.
Meanwhile, if he's denied, Spies will have locked up his third straight AMA Superbike crown, making him the 'provisional champion' at the moment.
On Sunday, AMA Superbike champion Ben Spies crossed the finish line first thanks to a dramatic come-from-behind victory over his teammate, Mat Mladin.
Tommy Hayden, once again completed the race he did on Saturday in third place.
Next up for Spies is his highly-anticipated MotoGP outing at the Indy GP in two weeks, followed by the 2008 AMA Superbike Championship season finale on September 27-28.
Spies currently holds an unassailable 620-519 advantage over second-ranked Mladin, which is a still-imposing 610-593 point difference even if Mladin's VIR wins are reinstated.
For Mladin, it was the seventh consecutive race that he claimed the checkered flag first, which would equal Spies' all-time record if only his VIR race wins weren't taken away from him following a post-race teardown.
If Mladin is successful in his appeal, he'll have tied Spies' all-time record for consecutive AMA Superbike wins.
Meanwhile, if he's denied, Spies will have locked up his third straight AMA Superbike crown, making him the 'provisional champion' at the moment.
On Sunday, AMA Superbike champion Ben Spies crossed the finish line first thanks to a dramatic come-from-behind victory over his teammate, Mat Mladin.
Tommy Hayden, once again completed the race he did on Saturday in third place.
Next up for Spies is his highly-anticipated MotoGP outing at the Indy GP in two weeks, followed by the 2008 AMA Superbike Championship season finale on September 27-28.
Spies currently holds an unassailable 620-519 advantage over second-ranked Mladin, which is a still-imposing 610-593 point difference even if Mladin's VIR wins are reinstated.