Race 2 was again a Ben Spies affair.
The Texas Terror took the lead with a Michel Fabrizio hot on his tail and after four laps both riders had gapped the field, but Fabrizio could not make close contact with the American rider and by the end of the race had used up his tires.
Carlos Checa had been chasing Spies and Fabrizio, trying to catch the leaders’ pace but crashed out on lap 4 exactly in the same way that Max Biaggi did during Saturday’s Superpole.
The Samurai of Slide, Noriyuki Haga was running in the 4th, but his injuries and a certain dislike for the Miller track saw him slide back and finish 8th.
Brit Jonathan Rea was able to take down a 3rd place finish.
Max Biaggi finished 4th, ahead of Kiyonari, Smrz, Nakano and Haga.
In both races Biaggi had excellent starts and his Aprilia RSV4 is still missing that one small but important step that will soon put the Roman Emperor on the podium.
Jamie Hacking trying to making a hot pass around Luca Scassa, collided with the Italian rider sending him to the gravel trap and himself to the back of the field.
Maybe the most disappointed rider was Leon Haslam who had worked from 12th to 4th on the grid, and was also third when he overtook Rea, but got pushed back to 4th after Rea caught him on the straight.
On the final lap, Haslam hit a kerb that sent him crashing with the finish line almost in sight.
With his second race win at Miller, Spies got his sixth race and retook second place in the WSBK Championship from Michel Fabrizio and reduced Noriyuki Haga’s lead.
Race 2 Results:1 B.
SPIES USA Yamaha WSB YZF R12 M.
FABRIZIO ITA Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R3 J.
REA GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR4 M.
BIAGGI ITA Aprilia Racing RSV4 Factory5 R.
KIYONARI JPN Ten Kate Honda Racing CBR1000RR6 J.
SMRZ CZE Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R7 S.
NAKANO JPN Aprilia Racing RSV4 Factory8 N.
HAGA JPN Ducati Xerox Team Ducati 1098R9 T.
SYKES GBR Yamaha WSB YZF R110 S.
BYRNE GBR Sterilgarda Ducati 1098R11 B.
PARKES AUS Kawasaki World Superbike ZX 10R12 Y.
KAGAYAMA JPN Suzuki Alstare BRUX GSX-R 1000 K913 F.
NIETO ESP Suzuki Alstare BRUX GSX-R 1000 K914 L.
LANZI ITA DFX Corse Ducati 1098R15 J.
ZEMKE USA Stiggy Racing Honda CBR1000RR16 R.
XAUS ESP BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR17 T.
CORSER AUS BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW S1000 RR18 D.
SALOM ESP Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX 10R19 J.
HACKING USA Kawasaki World Superbike ZX 10RWorld Championship Standings after Round 7:1.
Noriyuki Haga 265 points2.
Ben Spies 2123.
Michel Fabrizio 2014.
Jonathan Rea 1335.
Max Biaggi 1266.
Leon Haslam 1227.
Tom Sykes 1138.
Ryuichi Kiyonari 969.
Carlos Checa 9310.
Jakub Smrz 8211.
Yukio Kagayama 7612.
Regis Laconi 7713.
Max Neukirchner 7514.
Shinya Nakano 6115.
Shane Byrne 5816.
Ruben Xaus 4017.
Troy Corser 3618.
Broc Parkes 2519.
Gregorio Lavilla 1120.
John Hopkins 921.
Jamie Hacking 922.
Sheridan Morais 823.
Tommy Hill 624.
Karl Muggeridge 425.
Fonsi Nieto 426.
Brendan Roberts 327.
Roberto Rolfo 328.
Matteo Baiocco 329.
Luca Scassa 330.
Makoto Tamada 231.
Lorenzo Lanzi 232.
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