1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki -- Mladin threw down one of his vintage dominating performances at Sears Point, winning both Superbike races going away. Mat now has eight career Superbike wins at Infineon and was inducted onto Infineon's Wall of Fame.
Mladin has now made up the points lost to Ben Spies in his Daytona crash. He's now tied with Spies after seven races are in the books. Now the fight for the Superbike championship is really on ...
2. Josh Hayes, Erion Honda -- Hayes won FX and Supersport at Infineon in what so far has been a dream season for the 2006 Formula Xtreme champion. Hayes was perhaps fortunate to come out on top in Supersport as the red flag ended the event early, but in racing, you make your own luck and he was the man on point when it counted.
Hayes leads Supersport (by 12 points) and FX (by 119 points) after four races. He has five 2006 wins.
3. Ben Spies, Suzuki -- Spies may have been disappointed in losing out to Mladin at Infineon in Superbike but he won the Superstock race in Sonoma. Spies is taking care of business in 'Stock as he now leads the points by 23. He's won three races in class, with the only time he was off the box was when he had an issue at Barber.
4. American Honda -- Miguel Duhamel and Jake Zemke both made the podium at Sears Point. While no team can catch the two dominating Suzukis right now, the Honda CBR1000RR has managed to earn a spot on the box six times in 2007.
5. Aaron Gobert, Erion Honda -- After winning the 'Stock championship, Gobert's career took a downturn with setup problems with Yamaha in '05 and injury problems for Erion in '06. Gobert is healthy now and competitive again.
After experiencing the Honda fuel issue in the Daytona 200, Gobert has finished second three times in a row in FX and put up more of a fight to teammate Josh Hayes than Hayes might want.
6. Dunlop -- With the Pirelli sweep in FX at Daytona and the Italian company's increased competitiveness in Supersport and Superstock, Dunlop's domination of the AMA support classes wasn't as certain as it had been in the past.
The Anglo-Japanese company has come back strong, offering its teams a bevy of tires to evaluate in testing and a strong product in the races. They have righted the ship and taken all the wins, post-Daytona.
7. Infineon Raceway -- Every track faces issues and the track in Sonoma is no different than any other. The Track Formerly Known As Sears Point has faced serious weather and safety problems over the years. You still won't see rain racing at Infineon but the date has been moved to later in the year when there is less chance of the wet stuff. That's a relatively easy fix. The track also has arranged for a bevy of non-racing activities in case racing can't go on or is delayed.
What wasn't so simple is rebuilding the track. The circuit has seen numerous safety improvements (as well as permanent garages, terraced grandstands and new office facilities) over the years and is almost unrecognizable from a decade ago. The turn five area was changed for this year and safety improvements continue.
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