2007 AMA Superbike Championship by Parts Unlimited

AMA Superbike Finals for 2007

This page contains photos from the September 15-16, 2007 AMA Superbike Championship; the season finale for the 16 race SBK series held at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California.

There were four AMA events on Sunday, with the 17 lap (60k) Superstock, 17 lap Supersport, 17 lap Formula Xtreme, and 28 lap (100k) Superbike race.

AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited

First place on Sunday's final race of the championship series was taken by Ben Spies of Longview, Texas, riding a Suzuki GSX-R1000 (No. 1) sponsored by American Suzuki and Yoshimura US. Ben went into this race with a six-race winning streak and seven overall wins with a 292 point total.

Ben Spies (No. 1) passing finish line - Zoom

Second place went to Arron Yates of Milledgeville, Georgia (No. 20), riding a Suzuki GSX-R1000, also sponsored by Jordan Suzuki. Third Place went to Mathew Mladin of Henderson, Nevada, riding a Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000. For a full list of the participants and race results, see link below.

AMA Superbike Race Action Photos

Team Yoshimura Suzuki's dynamic duo of Ben Spies and Mathew Mladin were jockeying for 1st and 2nd, with Mladin (No. 66) in the lead until lap 16, when Spies took, and held the lead for the remainder of the race.

Ben Spies (No. 1) closes in on Mathew Mladin (No. 66) during lap 14 - Zoom




Jake Zemke (No. 98) heading into turn 5 - Zoom




1st Place winner Ben Spies (center), Arron Yates (left), Mathew Mladin (right)




James Ellison (Corona Honda No. 77) - Zoom




Luca Scassa (No. 88) wheelie at turn 3

2007 AMA Superbike Championship Series - Results
*	Rider	No.	Bike	Sponsor
1	Ben Spies, Longview, TX	1	Suzuki GSX-R1000	Yoshimura Suzuki
2	Mathew Mladin, Henderson, NV	66	Suzuki GSX-R1000	Yoshimura Suzuki
3	Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, GA	20	Suzuki GSX-R1000	Jordan Suzuki
4	Jake Zemke, Paso Robles, CA	98	Honda CBR1000RR	Amer Honda
5	Eric Bostrom, Malibu, CA	32	Yamaha YZF-R1	Yamaha Motor Corp
6	Tommy Hayden, Owensboro, KY	22	Suzuki GSX-R1000	Yoshimura Suzuki
7	Jason Disalvo, Stafford, NY	40	Yamaha YZF-R1	Yamaha Motor Corp
8	James Ellison, Palos Verdes, CA	77	Honda CBR1000RR	Corona Honda
9	Jake Holden, Eatonville, WA	59	Suzuki GSX-R1000	Jordan Suzuki
10	Matt Lynn, Ball Ground, GA	50	MV Agusta F4-1000R	MV Agusta Ferracci

Full List: AMA Superbike Race Results

Lap Chart

Full List: AMA Superbike National Numbers & Sponsors

Detailed Laguna Seca Track Map