Ben Spies wrapped up the 2007 AMA Superstock Series presented by Dynojet Championship early by winning Sunday at Road Atlanta. The Road Atlanta win was the seventh of the year for Spies.
Spies, 23, of Longview, Texas, dominated the AMA Superstock class this season earning seven wins in eight rounds. While Spies could go for an eighth win in the Superstock finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca he’ll likely choose to focus his efforts on retaining his AMA Superbike crown. Spies and Yoshimura Suzuki teammate Mat Mladin are locked in a spirited battle for the AMA’s premier road racing title.
This year’s Superstock Championship marks his third AMA road racing title. Spies won Formula Xtreme in 2003 and AMA Superbike last year.
Spies came into Road Atlanta needing only a sixth-place finish to wrap up the championship. Graves Yamaha’s Ben Bostrom and Jordan Suzuki’s Aaron Yates kept Spies honest most of the race.
“I wanted the title for sure, but I wanted to win pretty bad too, ” Spies said of his strategy at Road Atlanta. “It’s great to win the Superstock championship for Suzuki. The Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 is an amazing bike and has worked great at every track we’ve raced at this year. I want to thank Suzuki and my crew for working so hard for me all season long.
“For me to win this without putting as much emphasis on it made it pretty tough. Now the team has to focus on Superbike. ”
The championship was the 14th AMA Superstock title for Suzuki. The class began as 750 Supersport in 1988.
Spies moved from 19th to seventh on the all-time AMA Superstock wins list. The Road Atlanta victory was the 10th of his career.
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