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The calendar was announced with seven rounds on December 8, 2010. [1] A round at Barber Motorsports Park was added to the schedule on February 16, 2011. [2]
No | Round/Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner | |
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1 | R1 | Daytona | March 10–12 | Jake Zemke | Jason DiSalvo | Jason DiSalvo |
2 | R1 | Infineon | May 13–15 | Jason DiSalvo | Jason DiSalvo | Jason DiSalvo |
R2 | Jason DiSalvo | Jason DiSalvo | ||||
3 | R1 | Miller | May 28–30 | Jason DiSalvo | Josh Herrin | Josh Herrin |
4 | R1 | Road America | June 3–5 | Jason DiSalvo | Josh Herrin | Josh Herrin |
R2 | Danny Eslick | Josh Herrin | ||||
5 | R1 | Barber | June 17–19 | Danny Eslick | Jason DiSalvo | Danny Eslick |
R2 | Cameron Beaubier | Josh Herrin | ||||
6 | R1 | Mid-Ohio | July 8–10 | Josh Herrin | Cameron Beaubier | Dane Westby |
R2 | Cameron Beaubier | Danny Eslick | ||||
7 | R1 | Laguna Seca | July 22–24 | Jason DiSalvo | Cameron Beaubier | Danny Eslick |
8 | R1 | New Jersey | September 2–4 | Tommy Aquino | Bryce Prince | Tommy Aquino |
R2 | Dane Westby | Josh Herrin | ||||
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Pos | Manufacturer | DAY | INF | MIL | RAM | BAR | MOH | LGS | NJR | Points | |||||
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1 | Yamaha | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 331 |
2 | Suzuki | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 327 |
3 | Ducati | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 245 |
4 | Kawasaki | 4 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 20 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 9 | 27 | 14 | 96 |
5 | Honda | 30 | 9 | 24 | 21 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | Ret | DNS | 56 | ||
6 | Triumph | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 23 | 17 | DNS | DNS | 7 | 7 | 32 | ||||
7 | Buell | 22 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Pos | Manufacturer | DAY | INF | MIL | RAM | BAR | MOH | LGS | NJR | Points |
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