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The 2010 AMA Pro Daytona Sportbike Championship was the second running of the AMA Daytona Sportbike Championship, an American motorcycle racing series that acts as a feeder series for the AMA Pro American Superbike Championship. Title sponsors for the series include Sunoco, Amsoil, National Guard, Dunlop, Speedcom and SunTrust.
Martín Cárdenas won his first championship riding a Suzuki.
No | Round/Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner | |
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1 | R1 | Daytona | March 3–5 | Danny Eslick | Steve Rapp | Josh Herrin |
2 | R1 | Fontana | March 26–28 | Danny Eslick | Martín Cárdenas | Martín Cárdenas |
R2 | Josh Herrin | Josh Herrin | ||||
3 | R1 | Road Atlanta | April 16–18 | Tommy Aquino | Dane Westby | Martín Cárdenas |
R2 | Josh Herrin | Martín Cárdenas | ||||
4 | R1 | Infineon | May 14–16 | Tommy Aquino | Danny Eslick | Martín Cárdenas |
R2 | Steve Rapp | Danny Eslick | ||||
5 | R1 | Road America | June 4–6 | Josh Herrin | Dane Westby | Josh Herrin |
R2 | Martín Cárdenas | Martín Cárdenas | ||||
6 | R1 | Mid-Ohio | July 16–18 | Josh Herrin | Josh Herrin | Josh Herrin |
R2 | Bobby Fong | Danny Eslick | ||||
7 | R1 | Laguna Seca | July 23–25 | Tommy Aquino | Bobby Fong | Martín Cárdenas |
8 | R1 | VIR | August 13–15 | Danny Eslick | Danny Eslick | Bobby Fong |
R2 | Martín Cárdenas | Josh Herrin | ||||
9 | R1 | New Jersey | September 3–5 | Danny Eslick | Josh Herrin | Martín Cárdenas |
R2 | Martín Cárdenas | Danny Eslick | ||||
10 | R1 | Barber | September 24–26 | Josh Herrin | Clinton Seller | Martín Cárdenas |
R2 | Martín Cárdenas | Martín Cárdenas | ||||
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Pos | Manufacture | DAY | FON | RAT | INF | RAM | M-O | LAG | VIR | N-J | BAR | Pts | ||||||||
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R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | |||
1 | Suzuki | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 133 | |||||||||||||
2 | Yamaha | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 124 | |||||||||||||
3 | Ducati | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 86 | |||||||||||||
4 | Kawasaki | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 33 | |||||||||||||
5 | Honda | 10 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 29 | |||||||||||||
6 | Buell | 8 | 21 | 16 | 18 | |||||||||||||||
Pos | Manufacture | DAY | FON | RAT | INF | RAM | M-O | LAG | VIR | N-J | BAR | Pts |
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