AMA PRO HONDA OILS SUPERSPORT CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY SHOEI

From AMA Racing news

Graves Motorsports Yamaha’s combination of youth and experience came together to produce a remarkable 1-2 finish in the Supersport season opener.

Former AMA Superbike champ Ben Bostrom kicked off his first full-time Supersport title push in a decade by winning at Daytona International Speedway. The former World Superbike ace narrowly defeated his teenaged teammate, Josh Herrin, to do so, edging the up-and-coming 17-year-old by a scant 0.012 seconds at the checkered flag.

Both riders have proven to be quick in Alabama, with Bostrom finishing third in last year’s Superstock final and Herrin taking the runner-up spot in the Supersport race.

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Roger Hayden opened his class title defense with a heroic ride at Daytona, bouncing back from a Superbike qualifying crash that left him with torn ligaments and chipped bones in his left wrist to fight for the lead and ultimately claim third at Daytona.

Hayden won the Supersport final at Barber Motorsports Park in 2006.

Erion Honda star Josh Hayes swept the 600cc classes at BMP in ’07, winning both the Supersport and Formula Xtreme finals in convincing fashion.