Rome, Georgia: In pleasantly temperate conditions, after winning the top-qualifying, pole-position for the AMA Supersport race at the combined Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca AMA Superbike/MotoGP event, M4 EMGO Suzuki rider Geoff May led the early laps of the race, eventually finishing fifth on his Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa-shod GSX-R600. Attack Kawasaki’s Steve Rapp carried the Pirelli flag to the podium, riding his ZX-6R to third from his sixth-place qualifying position for Saturday’s race, won by Roger Hayden.

May’s M4 EMGO Suzuki teammate, Martin Cardenas, finished seventh while Ben Attard took his Attack Kawasaki home in ninth. Rounding out the top-fifteen finishers were Team Hunter Yamaha’s Cory West in 14^th and Michael Beck in 15^th on his M4 EMGO Suzuki. Rapp is now fourth in Supersport points at 178, a mere seven points from third place for the season. May is sixth in points with Attard rounding out the top ten, with four rounds remaining.

Pirelli riders entered Sunday’s AMA Superbike race using Pirelli Diablo Superbike Slicks on their Superstock-spec machines. M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Geoff May finished 12^th with Roadracingworld.com Suzuki’s Chris Ulrich riding his GSX-R1000 to 15^th.

The next round of the AMA Superbike series is at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, August 3-5, featuring the normal full slate of AMA road racing classes.