Racing

AMA Pro Racing will be working in conjunction with M1 PowerSports for promotion of three exciting new events as part of the 2012 AMA Pro Road Racing schedule.

Harley-Davidson Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec is the 2011 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion. Krawiec clinched the title with a second-round win at the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway that eliminated Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Jr., the only rider in the field with a chance to overtake Krawiec for the championship. Krawiec advanced to the final round and lost to his Harley-Davidson Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines teammate Andrew Hines, who finished the season third in points.

AMA Pro Racing announced today that Barber Motorsports Park will once again play host to the stars of AMA Pro Road Racing, becoming the seventh track to renew for the 2012 season.

On Sunday 23rd October, during the MotoGP race at the Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit, San Carlo Honda Gresini's Italian rider Marco Simoncelli suffered a serious accident wherein he sustained critical injuries.

Cortech Apparel & Gear, presenting sponsor of AMA Pro Road Racing's Live Timing & Scoring webpage and mobile applications, presented the Cortech Fast Man Standing Award at the September 5th season-ending banquet in Atlantic City, NJ. Cortech's Dan Thomas presented the $2,000 check to Monster Energy Graves Yamaha and 2011 AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike Champion, Josh Hayes.

Triple Dakar Rally winner Marc Coma of Spain has renewed his contract as a factory rider with KTM, the Sportsmotorcycle specialist brand from Austria. Coma will continue to compete for KTM in top international rallies and has expressed his desire to stay loyal to the brand where he started his career as a factory rider.

Harley-Davidson Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Ed Krawiec won the opening round of the NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship drag-racing playoffs, extending his lead in the series to 63 points. Krawiec rode a Harley-Davidson V-Rod to the top qualifying spot for the event, and won four rounds in Sunday eliminations, defeating Geico Suzuki ride Karen Stoffer in the final to win his third event of the season.

Two very deserving motorcycle racers have taken Sunoco's "Go the Distance" Award, each receiving a $5,000 check for being the AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike and AMA Pro Daytona SportBike riders who covered the most distance in race sessions in their respective classes during the 2011 AMA Pro Road Racing season.

AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike Race victory to Young, championship to Hayes; Eslick clenches championship before Herrin claims victory in final Daytona SportBike race of 2011; newly crowned AMA Pro SuperSport champ celebrates with spectacular race win; and Fillmore Claims 2011 AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 championship!!

Chris Fillmore raced to his first AMA Pro Road Racing career championship with a determined victory over challenger Michael Beck in the season finale of the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 series September 4 at New Jersey Motorsports Park.