August 6th, 2006 by R.J.

Ben Spies continued his dominance of the AMA Superbike class at a newly resurfaced Mid-Ohio Raceway this weekend.

Race #1
Ben Spies led the entire race after a great start and an astounding 2.386 second lead after the first lap. He was running more than 8 seconds ahead of the field before a red flag due to an incident in the Keyhole involving Jason Pridmore and Taylor Knapp. After the restart he managed to get the jump for the second time off the line and finished the race more than 5 seconds ahead of teammate Mat Mladin. Miguel Duhamel joined them on the podium in third.

Saturday’s win places Ben Spies 40 points ahead of teammate Mat Mladin in the championship.

Race #2
In what could have very well been a replay from Saturday, Ben Spies, Mat Mladin, and Miguel Duhamel finish Sunday’s race 1, 2, and 3.

While Spies didn’t have quite the blowout start he did yesterday, he still managed to create more than a 4 second lead over Mladin when the checkered lag dropped.

Duhamel, who was plagued yesterday by slippery tires in corner exits, had a much better race today and was leading Mladin before being passed in the final laps of the race.

Ben Spies has now won 10 races this season which puts Mladin’s seventh superbike championship title in jeopardy.