Eslick Wins Barn Burner in Day Two at Mid-Ohio

LEXINGTON, Ohio (July 19, 2009) - Danny Eslick's No. 9 GEICO Powersports RMR Buell 1125R came out victorious in a battle that went down to the wire with the eventual second-place No. 88 Monster Energy Attack Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R of Jamie Hacking in the second of two AMA Pro Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL races at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.  Six official lead changes came between the riders that claimed the top two spots over the course of the 21-lap sprint race that opened Sunday's races at the Honda Super Cycle Weekend presented by Dunlop Tires.

Martin Cardenas claimed the final spot on the podium aboard the No. 36 Team M4 Suzuki GSX-R600 and the Colombian now leads the Daytona SportBike standings by 10 points over Eslick, 285-275.  Hacking's third-place finish brings him 25 points and lifts his total to 241 markers, good for third in the championship standings. 

Yesterday's second-place finisher, Josh Herrin (No. 8 Graves Yamaha YZF-R6), also led for two laps and finished the day in eighth position after taking an off-course excursion while running in second position on Lap 14.

A more detailed race report will follow at the conclusion of today's races.