Rapp DQ'd, Bostrom wins

From amasuperbike.com

Attack Kawasaki's Steve Rapp claimed the Pro Honda Oils Supersport victory on a drying, fog covered Road America circuit Sunday afternoon.

Just after Rapp worked up to first on the race's third lap, a red flag was issued due to a fallen rider, pushing Rapp back to second on the grid for the restart. The Californian quickly picked up where he left off, however, building up a massive lead while teammate Chaz Davies kept a freight train of six tightly-packed contenders at bay behind him for a handful of laps.

Ultimately, Davies' help proved invaluable when title contenders Ben Bostrom, on the Graves Motorsports Yamaha, and Jake Zemke, on the Erion Honda, made a late charge on Rapp, who held a four-second advantage when he took the white flag. Bostrom and Zemke quickly closed the gap, however, and drew to almost within a second of Rapp at the checkered flag.

But upon inspection during the race, it was confirmed by AMA Pro Racing that the rear tire on the #15 Attack Kawasaki ridden by Rapp was illegally modified.

As per page 42 of the 2008 AMA Superbike Championship rulebook, section 4, equipment standard 4.16, section d1 regarding Supersport tires, it is stated that any modification of tires is not permitted.

Considering this rule violation, Rapp was disqualified from the race. All other finishers moved up one position, giving Bostrom the win over Zemke and the second Erion Honda of Josh Hayes.

Superstock winner Blake Young was fourth after starting outside the top 20 (Young actually led briefly before getting in too deep in 5 and running off course). Young's teammate, Cory West backed up last week's third in Utah with a fifth-place run in Elkhart Lake.

Front-row qualifier Garret Carter took sixth for Matsushima Performance while Davies and FX winner Aaron Gobert finished seventh and eighth, respectively. Safety First Suzuki's Gabor Rizmayer was ninth and Matsushima Suzuki's Danny Eslick completed the top 10.

Race Results (8 laps)
1. Ben Bostrom Yamaha YZF-R6 38:57.424/49.839 mph
2. Jake Zemke Honda CBR600RR +0.056
3. Josh Hayes Honda CBR600RR +2.091
4. Blake Young Suzuki GSX-R600 +6.373
5. Cory West Suzuki GSX-R600 +6.580
6. Garrett Carter Suzuki GSX-R600 +15.499
7. Chaz Davies Kawasaki ZX-6R +21.841
8. Aaron Gobert Honda CBR600RR +23.436
9. Gabor Rizmayer Suzuki GSX-R600 +24.671
10. Danny Eslick Suzuki GSX-R600 +24.864
11. Michael Barnes Suzuki GSX-R600 +30.400
12. Bobby Fong Suzuki GSX-R600 +30.648
13. Michael Beck Yamaha YZF-R6 +43.147
14. Josh Herrin Yamaha YZF-R6 +55.770
15. Matt Hall Yamaha YZF-R6 +58.280
16. Fernando Amantini Kawasaki ZX-6R 8 laps
17. Chris Siebenhaar Suzuki GSX-R600 8
18. Shea Fouchek Honda CBR600RR 8
19. Josh Galster Kawasaki ZX-6R 8
20. Tony Kasper Yamaha YZF-R6 8
21. Jonathan Lawrence Yamaha YZF-R6 8
22. Eric Pinson Yamaha YZF-R6 8
23. Dan Ortega Yamaha YZF-R6 8
24. Kurt Stock Yamaha YZF-R6 8
25. Brett Sassaman Yamaha YZF-R6 8
26. Misti Hurst (Lions Bay, BC) Kawasaki ZX-6R 8
27. Simon Kowalski Yamaha YZF-R6 8
28. Paul Heinen Suzuki GSX-R600 8
29. C. R. Gittere Suzuki GSX-R600 8
30. Meghan Stiles Yamaha YZF-R6 8
31. Jessica Lynn Zalusky Yamaha YZF-R6 8
32. Jason Farrell Kawasaki ZX-6R 3
33. Mark Schnettler Yamaha YZF-R6 2
34. Tommy Aquino Yamaha YZF-R6 2
35. Payton Sassaman Yamaha YZF-R6 0-DNF
36. Chad Herrmann Yamaha YZF-R6 0-DNS
37. Nicky Moore Kawasaki ZX-6R 0-DNS
38. Jonas McCluskey Yamaha YZF-R6 0-DNS
39. Marcin Biernacki Yamaha YZF-R6 0-DNS
40. Steve Rapp Kawasaki ZX-6R 8-DQ

Point Standings
1. Ben Bostrom (Yamaha) 191
2. Jake Zemke (Honda) 187
3. Blake Young (Suzuki) 156
4. Josh Herrin (Yamaha) 153
5. Josh Hayes (Honda) 152
6. Cory West (Suzuki) 139
7. Chaz Davies (Kawasaki) 139
8. Aaron Gobert (Honda) 125
9. Danny Eslick (Suzuki) 119
10. Michael Beck (Yamaha) 102
10. Garrett Carter (Suzuki) 102
40. Misti Hurst (Kawasaki) 14
56. Jesse Sherstan (Yamaha) 5
65. Scott Decker (Suzuki) 2