Yates wins Superstock, McCormick sixth!

From Team Suzuki
with files from John Hopkins

Michael Jordan Motor Sports Suzuki's Aaron Yates celebrated his 15th career AMA Superstock victory by winning Sunday afternoon's 17-lap AMA Superstock race at Barber. This is also Yates' third consecutive AMA Superstock win at the scenic Barber facility.

Yates was joined on the podium by Roadracingworld.com Suzuki's Chris Ulrich. Ulrich came into the Barber race with a fourth-place finish at the season-opening round at Daytona International Speedway. These results put Yates and Ulrich in first-and second-place overall respectively in the AMA Superstock championship points chase.

"I really enjoy the Barber race track a lot," Yates said. "You're always doing something - going uphill, going downhill, jumping over a curb. You're always turning and the track flows really nicely. The Jordan Suzuki GSX-R1000 handles that excellently."

Brantford, ON's Jordan Szoke was the best-placed of three Canadians in the top 10. The two-time defending Canadian Superbike champion placed fourth on his Canadian Kawasaki Motors Kawasaki ZX-10R.

Szoke's 16-year-old teammate Brett McCormick was sixth on another ZX-10R in his AMA national Pro debut, while Francis Martin placed eighth riding the Team Suzuki / Blackfoot / Picotte Performance Suzuki GSX-R1000.

AMA Superstock Top 10 Finishers
1. Aaron Yates (Jordan Suzuki)
2. Jake Holden (Honda)
3. Chris Ulrich (Roadracingworld.com Suzuki)
4. Jordan Szoke (Kawasaki)
5. Ben Thompson (Suzuki)
6. Brett McCormick (Kawasaki)
7. Geoff May (Jordan Suzuki)
8. Francis Martin (Suzuki)
9. Scott Jensen (Suzuki)
10. Randall Kienast (Suzuki)