Martin Cardenas And Jason DiSalvo Battle It Out In Miller Thriller
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caption="The last-minute battle between Martin Cardenas and Jason
DiSalvo had everyone on their feet - Photo: Brian J.
Nelson"][/caption]
Miller Motorsports Park in Utah was the site of many professional
racing series this past weekend, but not all of the competitions
delivered thrilling entertainment for those in attendance. For
example, the Vance and Hines XR1200 riders actually
apologized to fans because their race was so boring, with
little passing and big gaps between the top riders. Those competing
in Daytona Sportbike needed to offer no such apology, as the
last-minute battle between Martin
Cardenas and Jason
DiSalvo had everyone on their feet.
DiSalvo jumped out to an early lead and led for much of the 16-lap
race, but couldn't shake Cardenas completely. The two riders dueled
for much of the race, but Cardenas didn't find an opening until the
very last lap. As the duo approached a group of riders who weren't
on the lead lap, Cardenas took the opportunity to go low on one of
the corners and get past DiSalvo. DiSalvo was still quite close to
Cardenas going into the final stretch, but ultimately lost out to
the Colombian by .1 seconds.
The win was a big one for Cardenas, his fourth in five races thus
far in the Daytona season. Cardenas is on top of the point
standings and got a big boost to his lead due to the second-place
rider, Tommy Hayden,
finishing ninth at Miller.