Josh Hayes had flawless pit stops aboard his No. 1 Erion Honda on the way to a dominating victory Saturday in the 67th Daytona 200 AMA Formula Xtreme Series race at Daytona International Speedway.”My race just couldn’t have gone better,” Hayes, 32.762 seconds ahead at the end of the 69-lap event. “I had the best team. I had the best crew. I had the best motorcycle. I definitely had the best tires.”

Hayes, the 32-year-old Mississippi rider whose previous best result in the Daytona 200 was a second in 2006, gave Honda its 12th Daytona 200 victory.

Attack Kawasaki’s Chaz Davies was second, followed by 2007 winner Steve Rapp.

In the opening round of the AMA Superbike championship, six-time Superbike champion Mat Mladin led all 15 laps on his way to a 3.368-second victory over his Suzuki teammate Ben Spies.

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