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Article: AMA SUZUKI SUPERBIKE DOUBLEHEADER; Spies' run stopped; Teammate Mladin snaps streak at seven

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June 9, 2008
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Elkhart Lake -- Ben Spies' seven-race winning streak was snapped Sunday afternoon at Road America, but the Rockstar / Makita Suzuki team's dominance of AMA Superbike racing remains intact.

Veteran Mat Mladin led the final 12 laps of the 16-lap feature to beat his friendly rival and teammate by 2.695 seconds on the second day of the Suzuki Superbike Doubleheader. It marked the 11th time in 11 races that either Mladin or Spies finished first.

And for Mladin the victory represented a nice turnaround after finishing 8.786 seconds behind Spies on Saturday. Spies led that race from start to finish. Sunday on a wet track, Mladin's average speed was 108.5 mph, which was about 1 mph slower than the ...

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