Zemke wins again in Formula Xtreme
7/23/2005
(Lexington, OH) — American Honda's Jake Zemke (#98) took his fifth Formula Xtreme series win of the season Saturday, July 23 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
The race saw Zemke and American Honda's Miguel Duhamel (#17) trade the lead several times, but it was Zemke who took the lead on final lap and managed to hold off Duhamel at the line by just .3 seconds.
Third place went to Parts Unlimited/PJ1/Erion Honda's Kurtis Roberts (#80). The race was Robert's second Formula Xtreme race of the season; he has not ridden in the class since the opening round at Daytona. Roberts ran with the lead pair for a few laps but finished the race more than 14 seconds behind them.
Team M4 EMGO Suzuki's Michael Barnes (#34) was fourth, with Attack Kawasaki's Ben Attard (#12) in fifth.
Saturday formula Xtreme final results (Top 10)
- Jake Zemke (Honda)
- Miguel Duhamel (Honda)
- Kurtis Roberts (Honda)
- Michael Barnes (Suzuki)
- Ben Attard (Kawasaki)
- Ty Howard (Yamaha)
- Robert Jensen (Yamaha)
- Chris Perris (Yamaha)
- Danny Eslick (Suzuki)
- Opie Caylor (Suzuki)
Rider Team Points (after 8 of 10 rounds)
- Jake Zemke American Honda 212
- Miguel Duhamel American Honda 205
- Danny Eslick MPTRacing.com Suzuki 149
- Alex Gobert Parts Unlimited/PJ1/Erion Honda 135
- Ben Attard Attack Kawasaki 112