Riders took to the historic Daytona International Speedway this weekend, both road racers and supercross riders put on a great show for the fans during Daytona's famous bike week. If you enjoy motorcycle racing of any sort, this is your weekend. From Road Racing to Flat Track, you had everything you could hope for in an action packed weekend.

The American Superbike series took to the track on both Friday and Saturday. Unfortunately, with the absence of Mat Mladin, it just wasnt the same. There was lots of great racing to be had either way though. Yamaha Rider, and assumed favorite, Josh Hayes ended up having one too many off track excursions, and with a fried clutch, was relegated back to 14th place in the standings. Ben Bostrom, also one of the favorites just didnt seem to be on the ball and finished back in 18th. Its safe to say, all eyes were on former Suzuki and Kawasaki MotoGP Rider John Hopkins, who is now trying his hand at the AMA once again. From the outside, it seemed like a problem ridden weekend, and he didnt finish either race. The eventual race winner, was National Guard Suzuki newcomer Jake Zemke.

1. Jake Zemke (Suz GSX-R1000), 15 laps
2. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), -0.238 second
3. Larry Pegram (Duc 1098R), -0.259
4. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), -0.291
5. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000), -0.307
6. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), -27.398 seconds
7. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R1000), -27.430
8. Shawn Higbee (Duc 1098), -54.870
9. Shane Narbonne (Suz GSX-R1000), -64.275
10. Barrett Long (Duc 1098R), -71.242

Race 2 Results:

Race two seemed like more of the same. With Hopkins dropping out and Zemke doing the double. It seemed like a much more eventful race, with the "come from behind" win by Zemke. Hayden seemed to do an amazing job holding off the pack, but in his words "The race was just a couple feet too long for me today". The big suprise for the race, was Bostrom, who seemed to come out of nowhere (on his now "privateer") Yamaha, for the last podium spot.

1. Jake Zemke (Suz GSX-R1000), 15 laps
2. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), -0.009 second
3. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), -0.081
4. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), -0.212
5. Larry Pegram (Duc 1098R), -0.858
6. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R1), -1.838 seconds
7. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000), -22.383, ran off track twice
8. Brett McCormick (Suz GSX-R1000), -29.235
9. David Anthony (Suz GSX-R1000), -34.124
10. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R1000), -34.404

As far as the big show for the night - it was the Daytona 200. It really seemed like it could be anyones game. Eslick was the Polesitter, winning a new Rolex Daytona Watch. But then, with the pace so heated, Cardenas took the fastest warmup time before the race. Unfortunately for Cardenas, as the race began, he had a first lap crash which may have ruined any chance he may have had. The race was then Red Flagged and Restarted, without Cardenas. On the restart, it seemed Eslick may have to face a penalty for jumping the start. For some reason that is yet to be determined, the DMG decided against it, and let him race. Take from that what you will. Aquino, Rapp, Eslick, and Westby were in the lead pack. Aquino seemed to be the strongest, but unfortunately a bad pit stop put an end to his hopes of winning, with a huge fuel spill. As the race progressed, it eventually seemed like youngster Josh Herrins race to lose. Suprisingly, a name not common to challenging for AMA race wins, Westby, was putting up a great fight in second. As the race dwindled down to its finish, thats how it finished. With the Yamaha of Josh Herrin finishing in front, and the shocker of the weekend, Westby in 2nd. Full Results below:

1. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), 57 laps
2. Dane Westby (Yam YZF-R6), -7.964 seconds
3. Steve Rapp (Duc 848), -24.496
4. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), -40.973
5. Kevin Coghlan (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, crash
6. Cory West (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap, 39.919 seconds
7. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap, -110.590, ran off track
8. Shawn Higbee (Buell 1125R), -1 lap, 114.030, crash
9. Taylor Knapp (Duc 848), -2 laps
10. Eric Wood (Hon CBR600RR), -2 laps, 15.626 seconds
11. Eric Haugo (Yam YZF-R6), -2 laps, 50.989
12. Ryan Patterson (Yam YZF-R6), -2 laps, 76.795
13. Bobby Fong (Duc 848), -2 laps, 77.343
14. Ricky Orlando (Kaw ZX-6R), -2 laps, 100.129
15. Santiago Villa (Suz GSX-R600), -2 laps, 100.244
16. Paul James (Buell 1125R), -3 laps
17. Andrea Padovani (Duc 848), -3 laps, 18.553
18. Alex Lazo (Yam YZF-R6), -3 laps, 31.987
19. Dario Marchetti (Duc 848), -3 laps, 69.585
20. Walt Sipp (Buell 1125R), -3 laps, 69.855
21. John Ashmead (Kaw ZX-6R), -4 laps
22. Robert Vargas (Kaw ZX-6R), -4 laps, 49.807
23. Kyle Keesee (Kaw ZX-6R), -7 laps
24. Calvin Martinez (Yam YZF-R6), -7 laps, 3.965
25. David Dumain (Yam YZF-R6), -8 laps

Supercross

The Supercross crew never fails to put on a great show, and this was no Exception. Bike week was quite the buzz, with supercross being one of the highlights. Race fans were quite curious to see racing go down on a Ricky Carmichael designed track.

The Lites main saw Austin Stroupe take the holeshot, which was short lived thanks to Blake Baggetts attempt to take the lead during the first lap. As they battled for the lead, it gave Pourcel the opportunity to work his way up from 5th to try to put up a fight to his series rival Stroupe from 2nd place. Pourcel eventually got a pass to stick in a particularly rough section of a quickly deteriorating track. And he took the win, with Stroupe closely behind.

Lites Main Event

1)    Christophe Pourcel
2)    Austin Stroupe
3)    Dean Wilson
4)    Blake Baggett
5)    Justin Barcia
6)    Ryan Sipes
7)    Brett Metcalfe
8)    Darryn Durham
9)    Kyle Cunningham
10)    Martin Davalos

Supercross Main

Ryan Villipoto had a strong start, taking the holeshot over the field on lap one. Unfortunately, Grant Langston had a crash that left him lying in the middle of the track on the first lap. Race organizers felt it was in his best interest to stop the race in the name of Safety. The restart was equally as helpful for Villipoto, who put a gap on his current rivals, Hill and Dungey. Canard, Millsaps and Wey all put in their best effort to displace Villipoto, but as Villipoto is continuing to show comfort in leading Supercross Races, their efforts were in vain. Millsaps seemed to work his way out of the back of the pack into suprisingly joining with the top 5. Another suprise to the race was Windham, who after a poor start was back near 10th place. After much effort he worked his way up to 5th place. Unfortunately for everyone but Villipoto, nobody seemed as prepared for the super rough conditions, as the Outdoor champ Villipoto. He ended up handily taking the win.

Supercross Main Results:

Results
1)    Ryan Villopoto
2)    Ryan Dungey
3)    Trey Canard
4)    Kevin Windham
5)    Davi Millsaps
6)    Tommy Hahn
7)    Nick Wey
8)    Kyle Chisolm
9)    Josh Hill
10)    Ryan Morais