2011 AMA Pro Road Racing - Daytona Photo Gallery

2011 Daytona SuperSport Race 1 podium (from left to right): Stefano Mesa, Tomas Puerta and David Gaviria.

Stefano Mesa (#37) won a last minute tussle with David Gaviria (#700) for runner-up in the first Daytona SuperSport contest.

Suzuki's Elena Myers (#21) finished more than 16 seconds off the pace of the leader in Race 1 at Daytona.

Sam Nash (#44) - Daytona SuperSport Race 1

RoadRacingWorld.com Honda’s Benny Solis (#35) was able to crack into the top-five near the end of the first SuperSport contest and finished fourth behind David Gaviria (#700).

Kyle Wyman (#33) took a close victory in the first round of the XR1200 series after a four-way battle.

Chris Fillmore (#55) finished just 0.016 seconds behind Wyman in second.

Chase McFarland (#19) finished sixth in Daytona's XR1200 race more than eight seconds adrift of Kyle Wyman.

Kyle Wyman (#33), Chirs Fillmore (#55) and Joe Kopp (#3) were separated by just 0.088 seconds across the finish line.

Steve Rapp (#5) finished just off the podium during his debut in the XR1200 series.

Travis Wyman (#24) - Daytona 2011

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In his first return to American SuperBike since winning the 2010 championship, Josh Hayes (#1) earned third.

Suzuki's Blake Young nabbed the lead in the final minutes of the first American SuperBike race at Daytona.

Jordan Suzuki's Ben Bostrom had an intense battle for fourth with Roger Hayden.

Pat Clark Motorsports' Chris Clark (#2) finished 11th and nearly a full minute behind the leader in Race 1 at Daytona.

Foremost Insurance/Pegram Racing BMW's Larry Pegram had a bad start in Race 1 but improved to finish seventh behind Martin Cardenas.

Roger Hayden (#54) made a great return to AMA Racing by taking fourth in his first race at Daytona.

2011 AMA SuperBike Daytona Race 1 podium (from left to right): Josh Hayes, Blake Young and Tommy Hayden.

Tommy Hayden (#22) continued Rockstar Makita Suzuki's success in Race 1 by taking second behind his teammate.

Start of the second SuperSport contest at Daytona

Vesrah Suzuki's Corey Alexander (#5) earned a top-10 finish in the second race at Daytona in eighth.

Ducati's Emerson Connor (#50) overcame his crash in Race 1 at Daytona to finish just off the podium in fourth on Saturday.

Yamaha's David Gaviria (#700) put in a strong defensive ride ahead of Tomas Puerta (#12) to seal the win in Race 2.

David Gaviria - Race 2 at Daytona 2011

AMA SuperSport Daytona Race 2 podium (from left to right): Tomas Puerta, David Gaviria and James Rispoli.

Blake Young landed the victory in Race 2 at Daytona after a tense stand-off with Yamaha's Josh Hayes.

Blake Young (right) receives congratulations from Suzuki teammate, Tommy Hayden.

Josh Hayes (#1) may have led for most of the contest, but in the end he had to settle for runner-up against Young.

Kawasaki's Eric Bostrom finished eighth in Race 2 at Daytona.

After taking a DNF during the first contest, BMW's Chris Peris (#8) finished 10th in Race 2.

Ducati's Jason DiSalvo overcame major setbacks, and benefited from some good luck, to win the 2011 Daytona 200 by just 0.029 seconds.

Cory West (#57) had the lead in the final Daytona 200 lap but couldn't keep it across the finish line.

Kawasaki's J.D. Beach (#73) performed remarkably with the 19-year-old finishing just off the podium in fourth.

Jason DiSalvo relishing in his victory over the Daytona 200

2011 Daytona 200 podium (from left to right): Jake Zemke, Jason DiSalvo and Cory West.

Jason DiSalvo on the starting grid and preparing for the start of the 70th annual Daytona 200.

Jason DiSalvo celebrates becoming the first ever Ducati rider to win a Daytona 200 event.

Jason DiSalvo - 2011 Daytona 200

Despite a blown cylinder and multiple restarts, Jason DiSalvo stayed consistent and never gave up fighting.

Jason DiSalvo's crew executed an ideal pit session during the first half of the race.

Cory West: "I know you’re not supposed to lead out here, but I saw one lapper I thought I could catch a tow off. Jason dropped low and caught me off guard a little bit…. Maybe I could have won it, but I’m just glad I kept my nose clean and brought it home."

Team Graves Yamaha's Josh Herrin finished fifth during the Daytona 200.

Jake Zemke: "To come back third was the best we could do. My hat’s off to these guys; they rode a great race. One time I got shuffled back to fourth or fifth and I didn’t really like being back there—too much action for me. This place can bite you, and as you can see there at the finish, it bit a couple of them. You have to really use your head out there. It’s a long race, and we all want to come home in one piece. For the most part the boys all rode really good, but I want to commend JD Beach—for a rookie kid coming in here, I think he did a really good job."

Jake Zemke - 2011 Daytona 200

The Graves Yamaha team picked up sponsorship from Monster Energy.

Hayes continues to modulate power slides the good ol’ fashioned way with his right wrist.

Josh Hayes (right) finished 3-2 in the AMA Superbike races at Daytona this past weekend.

Cycle World Attack Kawasaki's J.D. Beach - Daytona 2011

J.D. Beach celebrates his fourth-place result in his first Daytona 200.

J.D. Beach - Daytona 2011

Zemke claimed the Daytona 200 pole position, quipping at the time that he was going to hawk the celebratory Rolex to fund his 2011 racing plans.

2011 AMA Pro Road Racing - Daytona Photo Gallery

See photos of the opening Daytona round of the 2011 AMA Pro Racing series.