Jordan Suzuki’s Aaron Yates gave the NBA legend Michael Jordan his first victory at historic Daytona International Speedway in Thursday’s 13-lap AMA Superstock Series event.

Yates held off his Jordan Suzuki teammate Geoff May, who finished third, and M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Blake Young, who came home second.

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 “That was a nail biter for me,” Yates said in Gatorade Victory Lane. “I knew going in it was going to be tough.

“I got a good draft off of Geoff. I got by him and tucked my head down. I know it was a little bit after half way and I just rode as hard as I could, put in some good laps. With about a lap to go, I heard a bike right behind me in turn one, so I just dug deep and decided to keep the thing in line and just go as hard as I could and I pulled it off for the Jordan’s crew.”

 Suzuki’s Blake Young led for six of the 13 laps and finished in second place, .112 seconds behind Yates.

“It was great,” Young said. “We started off really good, got on the front row. Our plan coming in here was to try get into a decent qualifying, which we did.

“It played out to where we ended up second. I can’t say enough about my bike, my new team, M4 Suzuki, thanks to all the guys. This is a great bike, but first things first. This is the first podium for me and I want to dedicate this to my dad, who passed away. This is for him.”

 Rounding out the top five in the Superstock was Chris Ulrich and Chris Peris.

Yamaha’s Scott Russell, in his return at DIS, completed eight laps and finished 26th aboard Jamie James’ Yamaha.

Bostrom Gets First Career Win at Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Yamaha’s Ben Bostrom captured his first career Daytona International Speedway win in the 22-lap AMA Supersport by a razor-thin margin of .012 seconds over his teammate Josh Herrin.
 
Bostrom, who started from the pole, led for nine laps and kept fans on the edge of their seats until the final seconds of the photo-finish race.

“It was fantastic,” Bostrom said. “I think the season’s going to be like this and it’s going to be great.

 “I didn’t know I had the thing won at all. Josh and I had a fantastic plan going into it, but you know a plan doesn’t really pan out all the time. At one point, we got in first and second, and I gave him a thumbs up and I told him let’s do it.”

Said Herrin: “I was just really happy that our plan ended up working out. Me and Ben worked together really good as a team and ended up pulling away and getting a Yamaha 1-2.”

With a banged-up wrist, the 2006 and 2007 Daytona Superstock winner Roger Lee Hayden finished third.

“I’m pretty happy with third,” Hayden said. “It’s a good start to the season. These guys are definitely both riding really good.

“I tore a ligament and knocked some bone off my wrist, so I just kind of taped it for the race. Once the green flag dropped I didn’t notice it. It wasn’t really a problem. My elbow is pretty swelled up--nothing too crazy. I didn’t really even notice it until I stopped, and then I said ‘my hand hurts’. I guess the adrenaline rush is the best pain medicine there is.”

Kawasaki’s Chaz Davies secured the fourth place position, while Suzuki’s Blake Young placed fifth, after finishing second in the Superstock just minutes before the start of the Supersport.

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