Motorsport story by sport.co.uk, Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:51:41 GMT



Ben Spies is now just 14 points behind FIM World Superbike Championship leader Noriyuki Haga after scoring a double victory at Donington Park on Sunday. Spies was the only rider to claim two podium finishes with Haga suffering a heavy fall in race two.Max Biaggi, momentarily took the lead from Spies into turn one, then clashed with Alessandro Polita in his haste to rejoin the race and eventually finished 21st.


Haga, third in race one, moved up to second after Biaggi's error but held the position for less than a lap before he crashed heavily through the fast Coppice turn. The Japanese rider was eventually able to walk away with the support of marshals, but his title lead over Spies is now all but gone.


The American Yamaha star then rode into the distance to claim his second victory of the day and 10th of the year by 6.622 seconds after backing off in the closing stages.