2007 AMA Superbike Photo Gallery

Tommy Hayden switches from Kawasaki to his new Yoshimura mount for 2007 - Daytona

The reigning Superbike champ has a new, creative number plate - Daytona

Ben Spies is looking for title number two in 2007 - Daytona

Mladin is back to number 66. One more six and he'd really be smoking out there - Daytona

Hacking wanted in to Superbike so bad for '07 he headed over to Kawasaki and the ZX-10R - Daytona

Can Hacking hack it in Superbike on the Kwakker - Daytona

Miguel Duhamel is looking for his sixth Daytona 200 - Daytona

Eric Bostrom is Yamaha's ace in Superbike - Daytona

Ben Bostrom won't be in Superbike, but will campaign the R1 in Superstock for 2007 - Daytona

Ben Bostrom, not in Superbike, for now... - Daytona

American Honda's Miguel Duhamel - Daytona

Monster Energy Kawasaki's Jamie Hacking - Daytona

Yoshimura Suzuki's - Daytona

Monster Energy's Roger Lee Hayden - Daytona

Yoshimua Suzuki's Ben Spies - Daytona

Yoshimura Suzuki's Tommy Hayden - Daytona

Jordan Motorsports Suzuki's Aaron Yates - Daytona

Ben Spies claimed the first of what figures to be many 2007 wins in the Superstock class - Daytona

Ben Bostrom hung on to take second in Superstock, his tires outlasting those of May - Daytona

Ben Spies dispatched Geoff May with three laps to go in the Superstock race - Daytona

Roger Lee Hayden took the checkers in the first Supersport race of the season - Daytona

Tommy Hayden rounded out the podium in Supersport, finishing behind the top-running Monster Energy Kawasakis - Daytona

The Round 1 Supersport podium - Daytona

Jordan Suzuki rider Aaron Yates (20) and Monster Kawasaki's Jamie Hacking (2) crash out on lap one at Daytona - Part 2

Jordan Suzuki rider Aaron Yates (20) and Monster Kawasaki's Jamie Hacking (2) crash out on lap one at Daytona - Part 1

Yoshimura Suzuki's Ben Spies on his way to victory at Daytona.

Attack Kawasaki's Steve Rapp celebrates his first ever Daytona 200 victory in style.

The Attack Kawasaki crew changes tires and fills Steve Rapp's ZX-6R during the Dayton 200.

Defending Formula Xtreme champion Josh Hayes (1) leads the opening lap of the Daytona 200.

Ben Spies tests at Infineon in April.

Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki's Aaron Yates - Barber Motorsports Park

Defending AMA Superbike Champion Ben Spies - Barber Motorsports

American Honda's Miguel Duhamel - Barber Motorsports

Yamaha's Eric Bostrom - Barber Motorsports

Monster kawasaki's Jamie Hacking - Barber Motorsports

Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki's Aaron Yates - Barber Motorsports Park

Defending AMA Superbike Champion Ben Spies - Barber Motorsports

Erion Racing Honda's Josh Hayes - Formula Xtreme Champion - Barber Motorsports

Yamaha's Jason Disalvo - Barber Motorsports

Monster Kawasaki's Jamie Hacking on the ZX-10RR Superbike - Barber Motorsports

Yoshimura Suzuki's Mat Mladin - Barber Motorsports Park

Attack Kawasaki rider Steve Rapp - Barber Motorsports

Yoshimura Suzuki's Tommy Hayden - Barber Motorsports

Yoshimura Suzuki pilot Ben Spies sports good old number 11 in Superstock competition - Barber Motorsports

Steve Rapp and his Attack kawasaki ZX-6R currently lead the Formula Xtreme championship - Barber Motorsports

Formula Xtreme podium - Josh Hayes (1) Aaron Gobert (2) Steve Rapp (3) - Barber Motorsports Park

Erion Racing Honda rider Josh Hayes (1) leads the Formula Xtreme race - Barber Motorsports Park

Graves Yamaha pilot Josh Herrin had his career best finish in AMA Supersport - Barber Motorsports Park

Supersport podium - Josh Hayes (1) Josh Herrin (2) Steve Rapp (3) - Barber Motorsports Park

The Superstock race gets underway with eventual race winner Aaron Yates about to capture the first AMA Superstock victory for his Jordan Suzuki racing team - Barber Motorsports Park

Superstock podium - Barber Motorsports Park

Yoshimura Suzuki's Tommy Hayden (22) leads the Superbike race on Sunday while American Honda's Miguel Duhamel tries to figure out a way through a sea of Suzuki's - Barber Motorsports Park

Superbike podium Mat Mladin (1) Ben Spies (2) Miguel Duhamel (3) - Barber Motorsports Park

Yamaha's Eric Bostrom (32) leads the pack over the hill at the start of Sunday's Superbike final - Barber Motorsports Park

Mladin turned the tables on Spies at Barber with his double-victory performance - Barber Motorsports Park

Ben Spies was unstoppable once he got around Mladin in Race 1 - Fontana

Ben Spies claimed victory in Race 1 at Fontana

Ben Spies took back some of Mladin's momentum with a win on Saturday - Fontana

Jordan Suzuki boss, Michael Jordan, you might have heard of him.

Larry Pegram put his Ducati 749R up on the podium in Formula Xtreme behind the Erion Honda duo of Aaron Gobert and Josh Hayes - Fontana

Eric Bostrom found the Superbike podium on Saturday - Fontana

Chaz Davies claimed his the first pole position of his AMA career in the Supersport race, where the Celtic Yamaha rider finished ninth - Fontana

Ben Spies smiling because a) he won the Fontana Superstock race, or b) the woman on the right is his girlfriend. We can see the reasoning for either scenario.

Mat Mladin kept Ben Spies from the double victory by claiming the checkers in Race 2 at Fontana.

Aaron Gobert had a good outing on the Erion Honda in Formula Xtreme, finishing second to teammate Josh Hayes - Fontana

Ben Bostrom checks things out with his Yamaha crew. The elder Bostrom finished fourth in the Superstock race - Fontana

Ben Bostrom on his Superstock Yamaha R1 - Fontana

Eric Bostrom ran strong in California, managing a pair of podium finishes in third - Fontana

The AMA paddock was California dreaming at Fontana.

One of the four starts during the red-flag-plagued Supersport race - Fontana

Jamie Hacking claimed the Supersport win after three red-flag stoppages - Fontana

MotoGP star John Hopkins was on hand to take in the AMA Fontana festivities - Fontana

Jake Holden claimed his second career podium with a second-place finish in Superstock - Fontana

Jake Zemke takes the turn in Superbike. Zeke managed a 6-5 line in California - Fontana

James Ellison missed the top-10 in California, with the former MotoGP rider suffering from some arm tendonitus - Fontana

Hacker has fared better in Supersport than Superbike so far this season. Hacking's best result in the premier class was eighth on Sunday - Fontana

Josh Hayes was unable to fend off a late-lap surge by Hacking for the Supersport victory - Fontana

Josh Herrin was the reason for one of the three red flags in Supersport, with the Yamaha phenom crashing out of the race - Fontana

Mat Mladin proved he wasn't finished by giving Spies all he could handle in Race 2 and holding off the youngster for the win - Fontana

The World Champion was on hand to cheer the Hayden clan to good fortune - Fontana

It's shaping up to be a great battle between Spies and Mladin for the title - Fontana

Hayden and his Yoshimura crew seem to be clicking better than ever and the third Yosh might be on the podium before too long - Fontana

Hayden had his best results of the season with a 4-4 result - Fontana

Ben Spies got back into the Superstock lead with his Fontana victory - Fontana

Hacking is doing his best to recover from his Round 2 DNF with his victory at Fontana, but Hayes holds the lead via his second-place result - Fontana

Jimmy Moore was back in the AMA at Fontana racing a Ducati 749R in Formula Xtreme. Moore is racing a limited AMA schedule as he prepares for Isle of Man - Fontana

Aaron Yates lost a step in Round 3, with the Jordan Suzuki machine struggling with the bottom of the factory Superbike rides - the Monster Energy Kawasakis - Fontana

Yates is a major force in Superstock, where he is the main rival of Ben Spies - Fontana

Tommy Hayden showed some vigor at Fontana with a pair of fourth-place finishes - Fontana

Doug Chandler almost cracked the top 10 on his NFS (No Factory Support) Honda privateer bike - Fontana

Jake Zemke scored a 6-5 line at Fontana

Josh Herrrin follwed up his second-place Supersport result at Barber with a DNF at Fontana, but the young Yamaha rider figures to be a player in the years to come - Fontana

Mat Mladin and Ben Spies continued their championship duel at Fontana

Ben Spies had to settle for second in Race 1 at Infineon

Erion Honda's Josh Hayes (center) battled with teammate Aaron Gobert (left) for the Formula Xtreme win, with Steve Rapp taking third - Infineon

Mat Mladin claimed a flag-to-flag victory in Race 1 - Infineon

Duhamel bided his time behind DiSalvo and moved into third - Infineon

Jamie Hacking in Supersport action - Infineon

Mat Mladin in Sunday Superbike action - Infineon

Ben Spies took the checkers once again in Superstock - Infineon

Josh Hayes took the win in Supersport - Infineon

Eric Bostrom's Infineon weekend didn't go as planned.

Jamie Hacking in Supersport action, where Hacker was second - Infineon

Mladin has a dominating weekend with the double victory performance - Infineon

Unfortunately Roger Hayden's motor blew in the final laps of Sunday's Superbike race - Infineon

It was another flag-to-flag victory for Mladin in Sunday's Superbike race - Infineon

Ben Spies needs to find a way to match Mladin - Infineon

Spies is definitely on the ropes in Superbike - Infineon

Ben Spies is dominating Superstock - Infineon

Jake Zemke found the podium at Infineon.

Aaron Yates ran into trouble in Superbike - Infineon

Yates has had success at Infineon in the past, but not in 2007 - Infineon

Jamie Hacking in action at Infineon.

E Boz grew up in the area and is usually strong in California, but not at Infineon in 2007.

Jake Holden

Josh Hayes - Road America

Mat Mladin - Road America

Mat Mladin took the win in Saturday's Road America race - Road America

Tommy Hayden scored his first Superbike podium for Suzuki Saturday's Superbike race - Road America

Aaron Gobert scored his first Supersport win at Road America.

Ben Spies came into Road America tied for the points lead, then lost it, then won it back. A busy weekend for the young Texan - Road America

Mat Mladin took the checkers on Saturday, along with the championship lead - Road America

Mat Mladin was blistering on Saturday, but had to hold off on Sunday in the rain - Road America

Aaron Gobert rode an aggressive race in Sunday's rainy Supersport contest, taking the win - Road American

Aaron Yates was vying for a podium finish in Superbike before running off-track in Saturday's 16-lap affair - Road American

Ben Bostrom worked his way up to fourth in the delayed Superstock race - Road American

Ben Spies found his mojo on Sunday, winning both the Superbike and Superstock (seen here in Supertock trim) - Road American

Eric Bostrom was nowhere near podium pace in Wisconsin - Road American

Geoff May finished second to Spies in the Superstock contest - Road American

Jake Zemke was unable to crack the podium code in either Superbike race - Road American

Jamie Hacking got a pair of second-place Sunday finishes, one in Superbike and another in Supersport. That's alot of 2s for number 2 - Road America

The second-place podium finish by Hacking in Sunday's Superbike race was arguably his best result of the year for Kawasaki - Road America

Ben Spies had to battle with Geoff May, but went on to take the win in Superstock - Road America

In a weekend of surprises, one of the most unexpected was a third-place podium finish by Scott Jensen - Road America

Geoff May (left), Ben Spies (center), and Scott Jensen (right) share the Road America Superstock podium - Road America

Mat Mladin savors his Saturday Superbike victory - Road America

Mladin on the podium after his third-place finish, not the usual position for the six-time champ - Road America

Suzuki privateer Scott Jensen celebrates his Superstock podium - Road America

Ben Spies on the gas in Superbike - Road America

Tommy Hayden's third-place podium in Superbike was his best result for Suzuki - Road America

Steve Rapp was fighting with Josh Hayes for the Formula Xtreme podium, but fell to second thanks to Josh Hayes - Road America

Chaz Davies rides this Celtic Yamaha R6 in the Formula Xtreme class.

Chaz Davies is a 20-year-old, Welsh-born rider who is campaigning the AMA Formula Xtreme and Supersport classes in the AMA.

Celtic Racing Yamha's Chaz Davies - Miller

Erion Racing Honda's Aaron Gobert - Miller

Steve Rapp - Attack Kawasaki - Miller

Josh Hayes - Erion Racing Honda - Miller

Formula Xtreme podium - MIller

Yoshimura Suzuki's Mat Mladin - Crash 4 - Miller

Yoshimura Suzuki's Mat Mladin - Crash 3 - Miller

Yoshimura Suzuki's Mat Mladin - Crash 2 - Miller

Yoshimura Suzuki's Mat Mladin - Crash 1 - Miller

Yamaha's Eric Bostrom - MIller

Yoshimura Suzuki's Tommy Hayden - Miller

Monster Kawasaki's Jamie Hacking - Miller

Ben Spies - Yoshimura Suzuki - Miller

AMA Superbike start Saturday - Miller

Yoshimura Suzuki's Ben Spies - Miller

AMA Superbike podium Saturday - Miller

Yoshimura Suzuki's Ben Spies is Number One - Miller

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jamie Hacking picked up his second win of the season at Miller Motorsports Parkway. - Miller

Spies was joined on the podium by Jake Zemke and Miguel Duhamel for Race 2 Sunday. - Miller

This was the picture most of the pack saw for Race 2 - Spies and Zemke's taillights. - Miller

Mat Mladin (66) leads Miguel duhamel during the Sunday superbike final at Miller.

Aaron Yates put the Jordan Suzuki on the podium again with his 3rd in Superstock - Miller

Graves Yamaha's Ben Bostrom was runner-up in Superstock at Miller.

Ben Spies was the shining light for Yosh Suzuki by nabbing a hat-trick including the win in Superstock - Miller

Neil Hodgson is back in the AMA, for one round at least. The British rider is seen here testing a Corona Honda Superbike.

Roger Hayden looked like a veteran when he schooled sophomore rider Herrin in Supersport - Laguna Seca

It was good to see Hodgson back in the AMA, and the British rider almost scored a podium on the Corona Honda - Laguna Seca

The past rounds have seen Mladin's momentum shift over to Spies - Laguna Seca

Spies looked very strong, lapping qualifying results that would put him ahead of some of the MotoGP riders - Laguna Seca

Josh Herrin almost snagged his second career victory in the Supersport race - Laguna Seca

Mat Mladin's poor start spoiled his chance of catching Spies - Laguna Seca

Ben Spies is looking more and more certain of his second Superbike title - Laguna Seca

The Superbike podium finish by Aaron Yates was the first for an ecstatic Jordan Suzuki team.

Aaron Yates celebrates his Laguna Seca Superbike podium.

Doug Chandler turns some laps at Laguna.

Tommy hayden aboard the Yoshimura Suzuki. Aside from little bro Roger, it wasn't a great weekend for the Hayden clan.

American Honda's Miguel Duhamel used his many years of AMA experience to hold off Jordan Suzuki's Aaron Yates at the finish line. - Mid-Ohio

Mat Mladin rode like a man possessed after he got a second chance to start side-by-side to rival Spies. - Mid-Ohio

Sometimes red flags work in your favor so that you get the opportunity to wave the checkered flag. - Mid-Ohio

It appeared Yoshimura Suzuki's Ben Spies was about to run away with the victory in Race 1 until a red flag allowed Mladin to restart even-up with Spies. - Mid-Ohio

Celtic Yamaha's Chaz Davies grabbed a podium spot during the Formula Xtreme race. - Mid-Ohio

Monster Energy Kawasaki's Jamie Hacking rode to a third place finish in Race 2 Sunday in Lexington. - Mid-Ohio

Erion Honda's Josh Hayes won Saturday and became only the second rider to win back-to-back Lockhart-Phillips USA Formula Xtreme races at the Lexington, Ohio circuit. - Mid-Ohio

Mat Mladin added two checker flags to his illustrious resume of 59 AMA Superbike victories. - Mid-Ohio

Ben Spies finished 2-2 at Mid-Ohio and still holds a 17-point lead over teammate Mat Mladin. - Mid-Ohio

Ben Spies is the points leader and got some wet laps in on the new Dunlop test track in the Alabama, which runs sprinklers to simulate conditions in the wet.

Mat Mladin was testing Dunlop tires in the wet thanks to the Dunlop test track in Huntsville, Alabama.

Dunlop’s figure-eight track, which is equipped with an extensive sprinkler system allowing test rider Rich Conicelli to turn some wet laps.

VIR- Formula Xtreme's Josh Hayes

VIR - Mat Mladin start

VIR - Formula Xtreme's Larry Pegram

While Mladin's smile looks genuine, you've got to feel a sense of consternation in Spies camp.

VIR - Start

Aaron Gobert was unable to continue his success on the CBR600RR, with an eighth-place finish in FX and missing the top-ten in Supersport - VIR

Aaron Yates earned yet another Superbike podium for the upstart Jordan Suzuki squad - VIR

Holden and Yates are burning it up on the Jordan Suzuki team, which is enjoying its most successful AMA season to date - VIR

Tommy Hayden earned a fifth-place finish in Race 2 - VIR

Aaron Yates has been making some of the factory boys look slow - VIR

Ben Spies is enjoying a much safer lead in his Superstock title quest - VIR

Number 11 isn't having any trouble wrapping up the Superstock championship aboard the GSX-R1000R - VIR

Roger Hayden didn't have the race he wanted in Supersport, seeing his points lead slip - VIR

Jason DiSalvo earned a 7-DNF byline - VIR

The factory Yamaha Superbike effort has been struggling, with Eric Bostrom's sixth-place finish the best at Virginia - VIR

Yamaha's Ben Bostrom is second in the Superstock points, but finished fourth at Virginia - VIR

Josh Hayes is unstoppable in Formula Xtreme - VIR

Jamie Hacking could have made up a lot of ground in Supersport, but had to settle for third - VIR

Take away one crash at Laguna and Hayes has had a picture-perfect season - VIR

Mat Mladin has to feel pretty good about his title chances, even six points down - VIR

Hacking managed his third podium of the season on Saturday, and it wasn't even raining - VIR

A big surprise in Supersport was the second-place run of Martin Cardenas - VIR

Jake Holden scored a third-place podium in Superstock - VIR

Geoff May got a disappointing DNF in the STK race - VIR

Mat Mladin was the man at Virginia - VIR

Will Spies be able to stop the man above? He'll have to if he wants the title - VIR

Roger Hayden was able to score a top-five finish, but Hacking got the better result for the Monster Energy Kawasaki team - VIR

Ben got a pair of second-place finishes. Not good enough for a 2007 crown if he keeps it up - VIR

The points lead for Spies has shrunk to six - VIR

The Superbike field gets underway at Virginia - VIR

The championship pressure is all on Number-1 - VIR

Purdee girls in Virginia - VIR

Australian Superbike Champion Jamie Stauffer is set for his AMA Superstock debut at the upcoming Road Atlanta and Laguna Seca rounds.

Yoshimura Suzuki's Mat Mladin made it five in a row at Road Atlanta with his win in Race 1.

Erion Honda's Josh Hayes earned the No. 1 plate at Road Atlanta with his victory Saturday.

Yoshimura Suzuki's Mat Mladin swept the double at Road Atlanta for the second consecutive year and now leads teammate Ben Spies by three points for the championship plate.

Mladin celebrated his Road Atlanta victory by smokin' some tires.

Ben Spies earned the Supersport No. 1 plate Sunday at Road Atlanta.

Attack Kawasaki's Ben Attard finished second in Road Atlanta's Formula Xtreme race, 0.412 seconds off of Josh Hayes winning pace. - Road Atlanta

Martin Cragill claimed a podium spot for the second consecutive race on his Ducati. - Road Atlanta

Monster Energy Kawasaki's Jaime Hacking has been coming on strong the last part of the season, consistently riding his way onto the podium. - Road Atlanta

Erion Honda's Josh Hayes claimed his second consecutive Formula Xtreme championship with his victory at Road Atlanta. - Road Atlanta

Yoshimura Suzuki's Mat Mladin swept the podium at Road Atlanta and now holds a three-point advantage over Spies heading to Laguna. - Road Atlanta

With one more win, Mladin will set a new AMA Superbike record for most consecutive victories with seven. - Road Atlanta

Even good starts couldn't help Ben Spies fend off a determined Mat Mladin. - Road Atlanta

Ben Spies won the AMA Superstock class via his victory Sunday at Road Atlanta. - Road Atlanta

Does Yoshimura Suzuki's Ben Spies have enough in him to repel the Mat Mladin storm that's been raining down on Spies' championship title hopes? - Road Atlanta

If Spies hopes to beat Mladin at Laguna Seca, he needs to capture pole and try to put some distance between himself and Mladin early. - Road Atlanta

Check please. Mladin grabbed the holeshot in Race 2 Sunday and checked out early. - Road Atlanta

Ben Spies claimed the AMA Superbike title with his dramatic pass thru the corkscrew at Laguna.

Roger Hayden withstood a red flag delay to close out his first ever AMA title, finishing third in the '07 Supersport finale.

The Superstock podium found two Jordan Suzuki machines on the steps, with Jake Holden taking the win for MJ's AMA squad - Laguna

Jordan Suzuki's Jake Holden closed out the 2007 season with a win - Laguna Seca

Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki's Aaron Yates - Laguna Seca

Monster Kawasaki's Jamie Hacking rode the wheels off his ZX-6R but came up 2nd - Laguna Seca

Roger Lee Hayden - AMA Supersprt champion. Do you like the way that sounds Rog? - Laguna Seca

Cycle News Road Test Editor Steve Atlas took advantage of a one-off ride with Corona Honda. He was 17th in Supersport - Laguna Seca

Spies tastes the victory champagne with a little help from former teammate Aaron Yates - Laguna Seca

Momma says winning Superbike races is better than foosball - Laguna Seca

Yoshimura Suzuki's Ben Spies celebrates his second AMA Superbike championship in as many years - Laguna Seca

Yoshimura Suzuki has been the most dominant team in the AMA paddock and they get another championship thanks to Ben Spies taking the win in the grand finale at Laguna Seca 2007.

Yoshimura Suzuki's Mat Mladin will have to wait until 2008 for a shot at reclaiming the crown he lost two years ago - Laguna Seca

The AMA Superbike championship finale gets underway at Laguna Seca.

Jake Zemke finished fourth in what may be his last ride on an American Honda superbike - Laguna Seca

Cycle News Road Test Editor Steve Atlas took advantage of a one-off ride with Corona Honda. He was 17th in Supersport - Laguna Seca

Ben Bostrom was unable to take the checkers in the final '07 Superstock race - Laguna Seca

Chaz Davies in his final '07 Formula Xtreme race on the Celtic Yamaha - Laguna Seca

Marty Cragill aboard his Ducati in the Formula Xtreme race - Laguna Seca

Eric Bostrom couldn't find the steps with his R1 during the '07 finale - Laguna Seca

It was a disappointing year for the Yamaha return to Superbike, with Bostrom only able to muster a handful of podium appearances - Laguna Seca

With Josh Hayes having crashed in both FX and Supersport competition, Aaron Gobert was left to carry the Erion Honda torch - Laguna Seca

Hacking will have to wear that No. 2 plate for another season, as Roger Hayden claimed the Supersport crown - Laguna Seca

Josh Hayes had a wicked highside in the Supersport main, which brought out the red flag - Laguna Seca

The Jordan Suzuki team works on Jake Holden's machine - Laguna Seca

Geoff May took a tumble in the Supersport main - Laguna Seca

Ducati's Larry Pegram ran strong in FX, earning a season best second-place finish - Laguna Seca

Tommy Hayden was unable to find the same success as his Yoshimura teammates in 2007 - Laguna Seca

Where will Zemke race for 2008 is anyone's guess, but third-place in the championship isn't half bad - Laguna Seca

Mat Mladin gave it everything he had, but it wasn't enough - Laguna Seca

Even without the title, Mladin had a spectacular season, winning more races than any rider in Superbike history - Laguna Seca

You better believe Mladin will be back and hungrier than ever for 2008 - Laguna Seca

Ben Spies proved a lot of critics wrong this season, showing some intestinal fortitude during the season finale - Laguna Seca

2007 AMA Superbike Photo Gallery

2007 AMA Superbike - Check out the action in this MotorcycleUSA.com photo essay