Team Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Blake Young started out the 2011 AMA Superbike championship season by winning the first two races at Daytona International Speedway last week-end.

Young’s team-mate Tommy Hayden was not left behind as he took home impressive second- and third-place finishes on his Suzuki GSX-R1000.

The weekend’s first AMA Superbike race saw Young in a multi-rider battle for almost all 15 laps but when the dust had settled, however, Young took the win over Hayden by just .026 of a second.

In the second race, Young was biding his time until the final lap when he stormed the front-runner and took the lead along with his second victory of the weekend.

The next event of the 2011 AMA American Superbike Championship series is at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California, on May 13 – 15, 2011.

AMA Superbike Daytona Round Race No.1
Pos. Rider Team/Bike Gap
1. Blake Young Rockstar ·Makita ·Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 15 Laps
2. Tommy Hayden Rockstar ·Makita ·Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 0.026
3. Josh Hayes Monster Energy Graves Yamaha Yamaha R1 0.051
4. Ben Bostrom Jordan Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 0.502
5. Roger Hayden National Guard Suzuki GSX-R1000 2.664
6. Martin Cardenas M4 Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 14.423
7. Larry Pegram Foremost Insurance ·Pegram Racing BMW S1000RR 26.669
8. Jeremy Toye San Diego BMW Racing BMW S1000RR 32.795
9. Chris Ulrich M4 Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 40.617
10.David Anthony ADR Fly Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000 44.109
11. Etc…….

AMA Superbike Daytona Round Race No.2
Pos. Rider Team/Bike Gap
1. Blake Young Rockstar ·Makita ·Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 15 Laps
2. Josh Hayes Monster Energy Graves Yamaha Yamaha R1 0.071
3. Tommy Hayden Rockstar ·Makita ·Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 0.209
4. Martin Cardenas M4 Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 3.801
5. Ben Bostrom Jordan Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 14.778
6. Larry Pegram Foremost Insurance ·Pegram Racing BMW S1000RR 31.089
7. Chris Clark Yamaha Extended Service, Pat Clark Sports Yamaha R1 36.730
8. Eric Bostrom Cycle World Attack Performance Kawasaki ZX-10 44.319
9. David Anthony ADR Fly Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000 45.650
10. Chris Peris Team Iron Horse BMW ·ESP BMW S1000RR 47.417
11. Etc….