AMA Pro Racing

Thrilling sprint races for AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike, Daytona SportBike and SuperSport will once again be featured alongside MotoGP as part of the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The international event at the 2.238-mile natural road course in Monterey, Calif. has been pushed back one week from last year’s date, scheduled for the weekend of July 27 – 29, 2012. A huge weekend for all things motorcycle road racing, Mazda Raceway is the place to be on this July weekend for fans who want to sample the very best in the sport from famous vantage points like the legendary Corkscrew or Ducati Island.

In 2011’s contest, fan favorite Tommy Hayden started second on the grid but finished on top of the podium over Josh Hayes in a barn burner that many hailed as the most exciting race of the weekend. Ben Bostrom has a long history of success at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, previously taking wins in National Guard SuperBike (2010), Daytona SportBike (2009), SuperSport (2008), SuperBike (2004) and Formula Xtreme (2004), and was asked to pull double-duty last year by riding in both the SuperBike and MotoGP race finals. Danny Eslick won the Daytona SportBike race in 2011 by executing an incredible late-braking pass to take the lead. Last year in SuperSport, Benny Solis took his fourth win of the season ahead of Tomas Puerta.