Road Racing April 22-24 | Birmingham, AL Results

DiSalvo and Hacking in Wild Superstock Showdown

Missed it by that much…….

Leeds, AL
4/24/05

As promised after Daytona, Team Graves Yamaha came out swinging at Barber Motorsports Park. Located outside Birmingham, Alabama the beautiful circuit played host to the second round of the 2005 AMA Superstock National Championship.
Qualifying saw an R-1, 2, 3 with team riders Jamie Hacking, Jason DiSalvo, and Damon Buckmaster occupying the top three spots.
The race started well with Hacking trying to breakaway after taking the early lead, with DiSalvo in dogged pursuit. Unable to clear off, Hacking found himself dicing for position with DiSalvo late in the race. Unnoticed in the meantime, Tommy Hayden mounted a late charge to catch and pass the Yamaha Duo.
Last lap fireworks saw DiSalvo pass Hacking into the slow turn five, with Hacking trying to mount a charge back around the outside into the “Alabama Coaster” section of the track. Arriving to hot and having to take to the grass at the entrance, Hacking tried to rejoin the track, and unfortunately rejoined beside DiSalvo. The two bumped with Hacking making a return trip to the grass. He luckily stayed upright and rejoined to finish fourth.
It was a battle that fans are going to be talking about for a long time to come. As Yamaha roadracing manager Tom Halverson put it, “Whether you’re team members or not, when you’re racing you’re trying all-out to win.”
It’s all excitement in the Superstock class. Stay tuned for the race next week at California speedway in Fontana, Ca.

Hacking Scores Flawless Supersport Performance

With a pole position in qualifying, followed by a flag-to-flag win in the Sunday final, Factory Yamaha rider Jamie Hacking could hardly have wished for a better ride in the 2005 AMA Supersport Championship event at Alabama’s Barber Motorsports Park on the weekend of April 23-24.

Right from the green flag, Roger and Tommy Hayden gave chase. By lap 12 of the 17 circuits, class champion Tommy slipped ahead of his brother, with Hacking directly in his crosshairs. Jamie refused to wilt under the pressure, however, and proceeded to build nearly a one-second lead over Hayden at the start of the last lap. Even though Hayden closed the gap to near zero by the last turn, he still couldn’t get around the unflappable Hacking and his YZF-R6.  

Jamie earned maximum points for the day having earned pole position, leading the most laps, and of course winning the seventeen lap race. He is now tied for the points lead with Tommy Hayden. As Yamaha roadracing manager Tom Halverson says, “We’re happy to have gained valuable points and this puts in a tie for the lead so early in the series. Jamie won the championship in 2003, then all last year he struggled. He’s definitely back, and he really wants this championship.”