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NG Suzuki Rider Jake Zemke Wins Daytona Superbike Race One
Top ten from the race ...
by staff
Thursday, March 04, 2010

Pos. Rider Team Bike Time
1 Jake Zemke National Guard Jordan Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
2 Tommy Hayden Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
3 Larry Pegram Foremost Insurance/Pegram Racing Ducati 1098R
4 Aaron Yates Jordan Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
5 Blake Young Rockstar/Makita/Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000
6 Chris Ulrich RoadRacingWorld.com Suzuki GSX-R1000
7 Taylor Knapp RidersDiscount.com Suzuki GSX-R1000
8 Shawn Higbee Higbee-Racing Buell 1125R
9 Shane Narbonne DASPerformance.com Suzuki GSX-R1000
10 Barrett Long Longevity Racing Ducati 1098R

Yamaha man Josh Hayes rode off the track several times and finished thirteenth. Former 200-winner Ben Bostrom finished eighteenth. John Hopkins entered the pits shortly after the race started with unknown problems.

A torrid race with many changes for the lead, Zemke took the lead one lap from the end and was easily able to hold off a pack of four or five riders for the win.

Official timing says that the margin of victory was .230, but it looked much, much wider than that. Hayden/Pegram/Yates never had a chance to catch former Daytona 200 winner Zemke.

Update: Hayes was slowed by a bad clutch and rear tire couldn't be persuaded into racing.

ENDS

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