AMA Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix was held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca of Monterey, California
Danny Eslick took another victory at AMA Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix Daytona Sportbike and made a big lead in championship points.

Sunday's AMA Daytona Pro SportBike race at Laguna Seca was shortened by two red-flag incidents from 23 to 10 laps around the 2.23-mile layout of Mazda Raceway, but championship points leader Danny Eslick didn't seem to mind as he collected his second straight victory and third of the year aboard the GEICO Suzuki GSX-R to put a stranglehold on the 2011 title.

Eslick's victory at the seventh annual Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, combined with second-place points earner Josh Herrin's failure to finish, unofficially gives the decorated rider from Broken Arrow, Okla., a sizable 45-point edge with just one event - consisting of two races - left on the schedule. The most points a rider can earn in a single race is 32.

Danny Eslick's comment after Daytona Sportbike Race.

“I got off to a little bit of a rough start,” said Eslick. “For some reason it took me a few laps to get in a good rhythm and start hitting my marks. But being basically a fifteen-lap sprint race [after the restart], we didn’t have much time to mess around – I had to get up there and get up to speed. Race wins definitely help the championship … and this place has a special spot in the motorcycle world, so it’s pretty neat.”

Eslick now leads Herrin in the championship standings by a 45-point margin.

More news of AMA Daytona SportBike race from AMA website

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Danny Eslick's photo from AMA website
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