2006 AMA Superbike Photo Gallery

American Honda's Jake Zemke - Daytona

Yoshimura Suzuki's Ben Spies - Daytona

Graves Yamaha's Eric Bostrom - Daytona

American Honda's Miguel Duhamel - Daytona

Factory Kawasaki's Roger Hayden - Daytona

Parts Unlimited Ducati's Ben Bostrom - Daytona

Graves Yamaha's Jason DiSalvo - Daytona

American Honda's Miguel Duhamel - Daytona

Yamaha's Eric Bostrom - Daytona

Erion Honda's Aaron Gobert - Daytona

Yamaha's Jamie Hacking - Daytona

Erion Honda's Josh Hayes - Daytona

Buell's Jeremy McWilliams - Daytona

American Honda's Miguel Duhamel - Daytona

Yoshimura Suzuki's Matt Mladin - Daytona

Jordan Racing's Steve Rapp - Daytona

Kawasaki's Roger Lee Hayden - Daytona

Yoshimura Suzuki's Ben Spies - Daytona

Kawasaki's Tommy Hayden - Daytona

American Suzuki's Aaron Yates - Daytona

American Honda's Jake Zemke - Daytona

Jake Zemke had some tough luck in the Superbike race, but came back to win the Dayton 200 - Daytona

Erion Honda's Josh Hayes came up second in the 200, but leads in the championship given that Zemke will not be contesting the remainder of the FX series - Daytona

Zemke celebrates his 200 victory, the first of his career - Daytona

Duhamel came up short in the 200 after his spectacular crash, but he did get the pole position and the accompanying rolex - Daytona

Eric Bostrom and his Yamaha teammate Jason DiSalvo had an early lead in the 200, before the Hondas pulled ahead - Daytona

Mladin pulled out the Superbike victory will a drafting pass on the final straight - Daytona

The Hayden boys were running strong in Superbike, but Roger Lee crashed out pushing up into the top 3. Tommy managed to keep it on two wheels and finished the day in the top 5 - Daytona

Love him or hate him, Mladin is the man in the AMA - Daytona

Mladin is the unquestioned king of the hill, but #11 is the pesky thorn in the side working hard to play the role of usurper - Daytona

Formula Xtreme action - Barber

American Honda's Jake Zemke - Barber

The tables turned in Saturday's race, with Sies bettering his older rival Mladin - Barber

Ben Spies Race 1 winner - Barber

Jason DiSalvo resorts to a little houliganism for celebration on his Formula Xtreme win - Barber

Formula Xtreme podium - Barber

Superstock podium - Barber

Jason DiSalvo - Barber

Jamie Hacking - Barber

Eric Bostrom - Barber

Erion Honda's Josh Hayes - Barber

Kurtis Roberts - Barber

Roger Lee Hayden has been on fire in Supersport and on the ground in Superbike - Barber

Miguel Duhamel, second-place finisher in Race 2 - Barber

Mat Mladin finished third, but was lucky - Barber

Ben Spies did what he had to do at Barber, taking a monumental double-victory - Barber

Spies swept Round 2 of the Superbike championship with impressive wins over his rival teammate - Barber

Ducati Austin's Ben Bostrom - Fontana

Erion Racing - Aaron Gobert - Fontana

Kawasaki's Tommy Hayden - Fontana

American Honda's Jake Zemke - Fontana

Yamaha's Jason Disalvo - Fonatana

Yoshimura Suzuki's Aaron Yates, defending Superstock champion - Fontana

Erion Racing - Josh Hayes - Fontana

Yoshimura Suzuki's Ben Spies - Fontana

Yamaha's Eric Bostrom - Fontana

Yoshimura Suzuki's Mat Mladin - Fontana

Spies and Mladin meet after Spies' Race 1 victory

All anyone saw of Ben Spes on Sunday was his backside - Fontana

Graves Yamaha's Jason Disalvo celebrates his Superstock win with a little smoke - Fontana

AMA legend Doug Chandler decided to scuff some tires with the young pups that took over in his absence with a return run at Fontana.

Yoshimura Suzuki's Mat Mladin battled Spies in race one but settled for second after it became obvious Spies was not going to give up the position - Infineon

American Honda's Miguel Duhamel finished third in race one on Saturday - Infineon

Yoshimura Suzuki's Ben Spies dominated race one - Infineon

Factory Yamaha rider Eric Bostrom picked up his second consecutive win in Formula Xtreme - Infineon

Yamaha's Jamie Hacking celebrates his Superstock win with teammate Eric Bostrom - Infineon

Graves Yamaha's Jamie Hacking (2) leads Aaron Yates (1) and Eric Bostrom (32) in the Repsol Superstock race - Infineon

Yoshimura Suzuki's Ben Spies leads the pack on Sunday - Infineon

Doug Chandler - Infineon

Josh Hayes - Infineon

Eric Bostrom - Infineon

Danny Eslick - Infineon

Jason DiSalvo - Infineon

Neil Hodgson - Infineon

Jake Holden - Infineon

Jeremy McWilliams - Infineon

Mat Mladin - Infineon

Steve Rapp - Infineon

Jason Pridmore - Infineon

Roger Lee Hayden - Infineon

Ben Spies - Infineon

Tommy Hayden - Infineon

Jake Zemke - Infineon

Jamie Hacking, Geoff May and Michael Barnes - 1-2-3 - Supersport Podium - Road America

M4 EMGO Suzuki's Geoff May was runner-up in Supersport - Road America

Graves Yamaha's Jamie Hacking - Road America

American Honda's Jake Zemke picked up a pair of 3rd place finishes in Superbike - Road America

Eric Bostrom celebrates after his third-consecutive FX victory - Road America

Jason DiSalvo still holds the lead in the FX points race - Road America

Saturday's Road America Formula Xtreme podium - Road America

Josh Hayes grabbed yet another second-place finish in FX - Road America

Saturday's Superbike podium - Road America

Ben Spies finished second in Saturday's Superbike race, breaking a six-race winning streak - Road America

Jake Zemke ran hard on Saturday and was rewarded with the highest non-Yoshimura finish with third - Road America

Mat Mladin was able to put the hammer down on Spies with a Saturday victory - Road America

Hacking and Yates will be battling hard for the Superstock crown - Road America

M4 EMGO's Michael Barnes podiumed in Supersport along with teammate Geoff May - Road America

Saturday Superbike action at Miller

Ben Spies snagged his seventh win of the season during the Saturday Superbike race at Miller Motorsports Park. The Texan was joined on the podium by his teammate Mladin and Ducati's Ben Bostrom.

Saturday Superbike action at Miller

Honda's Jake Zemke was challenging for the Superbike win, but a crashed dropped him down to an eighth-place finish.

Josh Hayes (right) claimed his first Formula Xtreme win of the year and was joined on the podium by second-place rider, Aaron Gobert (left), and third-place finisher, Eric Bostrom (middle).

Sunday Superbike action at Miller

Yamaha's Jamie Hacking had an excellent weekend at Miller, finishing first in both the Supersport and Superstock races.

Hacking's victory in Superstock was much needed, killing the momentum generated when his nearest rival, Aaron Yates (99), was victorious last round at Road America.

Zemke changed the podium seating arrangement on Sunday, after almost accomplishing the feat on Saturday, before a crash in the latter laps pushed him back to eighth.

Number 1 had to settle for a pair of 2s on the podium at Miller. Considering Mladin is 21-points behind Spies, second-place won't cut it if he is going to hold onto his title.

Zemke spoils the Yoshimura boys' perfect record by stealing a win during Race 2 at Miller.

DiSalvo finished behind Yamaha teammate Eric Bostrom in both Formula Xtreme and Superstock, finishing second in the FX race - Laguna Seca

Mladin is usually so far ahead that he doesn't need to look over his shoulder, but this year the six-time champ is in an unfamiliar position - Laguna Seca

Spies looks like the man to beat with just four rounds to go - Laguna Seca

Spies benefited from a race restart when he grabbed the lead and never looked back - Laguna Seca

Ben Spies has been a familiar sight on the rostrom, but Kawasaki's Tommy Hayden and Ducati's Neil Hodgson were welcome additions for the first time this season - Laguna Seca

Eric Bostrom is right in the thick of things with his Laguna Seca victory in Formula Xtreme - Laguna Seca

Jamie Hacking was a machine after the MotoGP race on Sunday, taking the checkers in back-to-back Supersport and Superstock races - Laguna Seca

Spies is the man to beat right now - Mid-Ohio

Mladin keeps pluggin away, but that Spies kid is pretty fast - Mid-Ohio

No one can beat Eric Bostrom in Formula Xtreme as of late - Mid-Ohio

Jake Zemke recovered from a Saturday DNF to finish fourth on Sunday - Mid-Ohio

Sunday podium - Mid-Ohio

Spies starts up front, grabs the lead early, and then cruises to the checkered flag. It is a formula that will equal a 2006 Superbike championship if he sticks to it - Mid-Ohio

It's getting down to the nitty gritty now. Mladin is used to being in Spies position, not the other way around. Can the reigning champ find a way to best his younger rival? - Mid-Ohio

Yates, Hacking, and Bostrom celebrate their Superstock podiums - Mid-Ohio

Hacking topped the Supersport podium, with one-time title favorite, Roger Lee Hayden, in second and M4 EMGO Suzuki's Michael Barnes in third.

Jamie Hacking has been unbeatable as of late. Another Superstock/Supersport double by the Yamaha rider is making his double title chances almost a sure bet at this stage in the season - Mid-Ohio

Attack Kawasaki's Ben Attard - Mid-Ohio

Josh Hayes is right in the hunt for a FX title - Mid-Ohio

M4 EMGO Suzuki's Michael Barnes was good for a Superstock podium finish - Mid-Ohio

Formula Xtreme jumps off the starting line - Mid-Ohio

Duhamel smooth through the turn - Mid-Ohio

Spies would not stay behind Duhamel for long after the Saturday restart - Mid-Ohio

On Sunday, this was as close as anyone got to taking the win away from Spies - Mid-Ohio

Yoshimura Suzuki's Mat Mladin narrowed the gap on Spies to 39-points with his win at VIR on Saturday.

Ben Spies wrings all he can out of his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 during the first couple laps of Saturday's Superbike race - VIR

Despite his best effort, Spies (11) finally gave way to Mladin (1) who would go on to win the 47th AMA Superbike race of his career - VIR

Yamaha's Eric Bostrom celebrates his third consecutive Formula Xtreme victory - VIR

American Honda's Jake Zemke (98) could do nothing to slow the advance of Mladin - VIR

Parts Unlimited Ducati's Neil Hodgson found the podium for the second time this season - VIR

Yamaha's Jamie Hacking on the R6 - VIR

Kawasaki's Roger Lee Hayden on the ZX-6RR - VIR

Yamaha's Eric Bostrom took the Formula Xtreme win - VIR

You can see the swelling to Spies' broken right hand. The Texan rode through the pain and has three more races to keep Mladin at bay - VIR

A shot of Ben Spies' broken right hand. Our on site photographer described the swollen hand as 'the size of a medium water balloon.' If he can overcome the pain, the championship will be all the more sweet for the lightning quick Texan.

Mladin refused to be denied and Spies' hand injury did hurt matters either - VIR

Hacking and company celebrate their Supersport title victory - VIR

Eric Bostrom stole the thunder from Hacking in Superstock - VIR

The second-place finish during Sunday's race was the best Superbike performance of the season for Yates - VIR

Miguel Duhamel is the epitome of a cagey veteran, always seeming to slip up to the front five and fighting for a podium - VIR

Hacking was denied the victory in Superstock, but winning the Supersport championship helped sooth the disappointment - VIR

Elbows out Spies was logged a gritty performance with his 2-4 results - VIR

Jamie Hacking celebrates his Supersport title win - VIR

Aaron Yates was unable to podium in Superstock and as a result fell further behind Hacking in the points - VIR

Roger Lee Hayden is getting back up to speed on the Superbike, but his DNF in Supersport guaranteed the title to Hacking - VIR

Yoshimura Suzuki's Ben Spies has a 25-point lead of his runner-up finish on Saturday at Road Atlanta.

Yoshimura Suzuki's Aaron Yates - Road Atlanta

Yoshimura Suzuki's Mat Mladin takes his sixth win of the season on Saturday at Road Atlanta

Yoshimura Suzuki's Mat Mladin wins again - Road Atlanta

Mladin gets the gold after sweeping Road Atlanta

Graves Yamaha's Jamie Hacking celebrates his Superstock win - Road Atlanta

Graves Yamaha's Jamie Hacking on the way to a Superstock victory - Road Atlanta

The Repsol Superstock race gets underway at Road Atlanta.

Yamaha's Jason DiSalvo - Road Atlanta

Kawasaki's Roger Lee Hayden - Road Atlanta

M4 EMGO Suzuki's Geoff May - Road Atlanta

Yamaha's Eric Bostrom - Road Atlanta

Erion Racing Honda's Josh Hayes took the FX win - Road Atlanta

Kawasaki's Tommy Hayden - Road Atlanta

Mat Mladin (1) puts the moves on Ben Spies (11) in race two - Road Atlanta

Josh Hayes claimed the Formula Xtreme title in a thrilling 16-lap race where the Erion Honda rider was able keep ahead of his championship rival, Yamaha's Eric Bostrom - Mid-Ohio

It wasn't the storybook ending he might have hoped for but Neil Hodgson can hold his head high with a valiant third-place finish - Mid-Ohio

For the first time in years, Mladin will have to surrender the number-1 plate to someone else - Mid-Ohio

Not even a third-row start, red-flag restart, or Mladin's victory were enough to deny Spies his Superbike championship - Mid-Ohio

Ben Spies elbowed his way to his first-ever AMA title with a conservative seventh-place finish, which gave the young Texan a eight-point advantage in the final standings - Mid-Ohio

Josh Hayes came through when it counted most and held off Eric Bostrom to claim the Formula Xtreme number-1 plate - Mid-Ohio

Roger Lee Hayden has endured an injury-plagued 2006 campaign but closed things out with a solid victory in Supersport - Mid-Ohio

Jason DiSalvo was disappointed in Formula Xtreme but ended his year on a positive note with a Superstock victory - Mid-Ohio

Aaron Gobert had an unfortunate DNF in the Formula Xtreme race, where he was up front with his teammate Hayes and the two Yamahas - Mid-Ohio

Yamaha pulled out all the stops but Bostrom just wasn't quite able to get ahead of Hayes for the Formula Xtreme crown - Mid-Ohio

Roger Lee Hayden made the most of his lone race, with the younger Hayden left out in the cold when it was deemed he did not have a provisional to use in the Superbike race - Mid-Ohio

Roger Lee Hayden ended 2006 with a victory in the final Supersport race - Mid-Ohio

After it was all said and done, Ben Spies will head into 2007 as the reigning AMA Superbike champion - Mid-Ohio

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2006 AMA Superbike Photo Gallery

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