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M4 Suzuki>> CARDENAS ON THE PODIUM IN MID-OHIO DAYTONA SPORTBIKE RACE

July 22 2009

 
CARDENAS ON THE PODIUM IN MID-OHIO DAYTONA SPORTBIKE RACE

Published: July 19, 2009

Team M4 Suzuki returned to the podium following a rare two-race stint out of the top three on Sunday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. AMA Pro Daytona SportBike championship leader Martin Cardenas rebounded from a pair of crash-marred contests to score third place at the conclusion of a thrilling 21-lap contest.

The Colombian was in the mix, contending for the race's lead aboard his GSX-R600 deep into the race before ultimately settling for third to get his season back on track.

The result was Martin's ninth podium finish of the year, a third third to go along with his six victories.

"It was a hard race for me because my confidence wasn't very good after two races with crashes," the former Spanish Supersport champion admitted. "Today that's the best I could do. I tried to stay in the fight for the win but five laps from the end I made a little mistake and decided that third place was good enough for today.

"My bike worked really good all weekend long and thanks to Team M4 Suzuki for doing such a great job this weekend."

With three rounds and six races remaining, Cardenas currently boasts a ten-point championship advantage, 285 to second-placed Danny Eslick's 275.

Teammate Jason DiSalvo finished eleventh after once again getting caught up in the fray early. The New Yorker's result retains his fifth-ranked status in the Daytona SportBike title race at 201 points, just ten removed from fourth.

Cardenas and DiSalvo will look to add to Team M4 Suzuki's bountiful trophy haul in two weeks time when the AMA Pro Road Racing championship heads to Heartland Park Topeka, in Topeka, KS on July 31-August 2.

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